iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Bear and rabbit are using a ouija board. A tint ghost appears above it. Rabbit says “OMG, a ghost!” Bear says “Aw, it’s so small” and the tiny ghost says “I used to be a mouse”

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GESSwrites @gesswrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Went to a screening and QnA of @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social. youtu.be/Ykll4MWltsQ?... If you care at all about public access to books/reading materials in the USofA, watch this documentary to learn some of what has been going on.

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THE LIBRARIANS | Official Trailer

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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Astronomy Picture of the Day (unofficial bot) @fanapod.baldanders.info · 03/10/2026

#apod 2026-10-03 Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge Image Credit: Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, MSSS - Panorama: Andrew Bodrov Web page: science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod…

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

HiPOD: A Relict of Ice Context Camera data shows a cauldron-like subsidence and domal infill in this crater. It resembles the Terra Sabea in-crater relict ice described in some research. HiRISE can test relict-ice hypothesis with higher resolution. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077249_1570 #Mars

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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 02/10/2026

This! Which tells me, personally, that if they truly believe that its OK to make a sentient being that they enslave, well, they probably think it's ok to do that to humans.

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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We already KNOW what will improve lifespan, aging, and healthspan in society! We do! Clean air, walkable habitats, healthy food access, less life stress, good education, good accessible healthcare. But none of these longevity obsessed gurus want that. They don’t give a shit about that.

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Michael Scott Moore @michaelscottmoore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My former SPIEGEL colleague Charles Hawley on having a trans kid in Europe — and therefore not going home to the States for the holidays. michaelscottmoore.substack.com/p/043-charle...

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 02/10/2026

Butterbutt. An older comic.

A four-panel comic titled "yellow-rumped warbler poem". In panel 1, a yellow-rumped warbler stands on a branch in a late autumn scene, and says "Fall is here." In panel 2, the warbler watches a brown leaf fall to the ground, and says "Winter's near." In panel 3, the warbler faces the viewer as brown leaves fall, and says "Need some cheer?" In panel 4, the warbler is showing its luminous yellow rump, and cheerfully says "See my rear."

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Ren @bothildr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

oh wow, never realized how many excellent films came out that year, incl. many personal faves but The Red Violin is one i'd for to the mat for

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Ren @bothildr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

yes, Green ones ;) what we may need in brightest day, in blackest night . . . (it's connecting to a DC comics series)

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Ren @bothildr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

walking downtown #YEG today w/ the younger offspring & saw a city employee preparing a parking ticket for a cyb3rtruck, & cheered her on

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Ren @bothildr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

scrolled back a ways so i could repost this and holler "SAAAME"

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Instead of a thousand words. Pavlo, a Ukrainian Defender who has returned from Russian captivity, takes down his picture from a wall of missing and captives. He spent 50 months in Russian captivity. That's over four years.... 📷: iamslimaa/Threads

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Please try to reclaim your precious precious attention, at all costs. Do puzzles. Take walks without a phone. Dear god, try to read, almost anything that isn’t a manifesto will really do. You are going to need your brain.

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 24/09/2026

Pals I see you sharing links to London Daily & need you to know it's AI bullshit. The Louise Michel is real, Banksy really funded it, but that started in 2020 & the LD link people are sharing is timestamped to today but written as if it's 2020 & elides all the actual journalism about it.

Screenshot reads as follows:

Welcome to London Daily, an innovative and unique news experiment driven by advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Our AI system conducts extensive research and fact-checking, presenting a non-biased and diverse perspective on each topic. It meticulously filters out biased or manipulated content, offering you factual summaries essential for your knowledge as an informed citizen.

Our aim is not to replace mainstream media but to provide you with succinct summaries of key headlines, encouraging you to explore these stories in greater depth through your favorite mainstream news sources.

As a privately funded, non-profit initiative, our mission is to provide a concise and comprehensive overview of current events as part of a broader project to enhance fact-checking and AI journalism for journalists and publishers worldwide.

We are building a tool that will help professional journalists and traditional mainstream news outlets enhance their news delivery, boost their readership, ease their workload, and lower their costs while increasing their productivity—all aimed at improving content reliability and readability.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 22/09/2026

Our subscription drive is still going and is now 70 new subscribers short of its goal. We had hoped to reach that in time for our 20th anniversary issue in October so we could give everyone their raises as part of that celebration. It's going to be close. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Subscribe to Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

HiPOD: Sulfate Deposits in Iani Chaos This HiRISE image shows light-toned layered deposits within Iani Chaos. Many of the same deposits occur within the depressions of Iani Chaos, as well as several nearby regions like Aram and Aureum Chaos. More: uahirise.org/ESP_092877_1780

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

British mathematician & physicist Phyllis Nicolson co-developed the Crank–Nicolson method, a foundational algorithm in numerical analysis. Her contributions during/after WWII laid the groundwork for modern computational science, fluid dynamics & heat transfer modeling. Born #OTD 1917. #WomenInSTEM

A black-and-white portrait of British mathematician and physicist Phyllis Nicolson (born Phyllis Lockett, 1917–1968). The head-and-shoulders shot is against a clean, plain, and bright studio background with no visible objects. Nicolson is posed facing forward with a subtle, pleasant smile and bright, intelligent eyes. She wears her dark, wavy hair styled in a mid-century chin-length cut with volume around the ears and curls framing her face. Her attire is a simple, light-colored collared shirt. The overall mood is dignified, optimistic, and intellectual. The composition utilizes soft lighting that minimizes harsh shadows, highlighting her features cleanly. This image holds historical significance, capturing a pioneering woman in STEM whose wartime and postwar contributions co-developing the Crank–Nicolson method laid foundational work for modern computational science.

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Ren @bothildr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

surprised to notice an absurdly high no. for Followers on my @bsky.app profile, about 4x what shows in my actual list. i think it must be counting all the bots & spammers I've blocked. anyone else notice similar on their profile?

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Ren @bothildr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

lol we caved. the heat is on. *cue Glenn Fry 80s saxaphone riff*

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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The myth Alberta 'subsidizes' the rest of Canada is the most powerful meme in the separatist armoury. But it's utterly false. I show that most Albertans get more back from federal programs than they personally pay in federal taxes, for @thetyee.ca: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... #abpoli /2

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No, Alberta Does Not ‘Subsidize’ the Rest of Canada | The Tyee

The vast majority of workers get more from federal programs than they give.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 15/09/2026

THIS IS TODAY AHEM

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

1/x The widest ships in the world are not tankers or aircraft carriers. They are four Norwegian survey vessels, 104 metres long and 70 metres across the stern, shaped like slices of pie. They exist for one purpose: to listen to rocks. This is the Ramform Titan class. #shipbuilding

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Ren @bothildr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

and i opened all the vents, so we can change our minds at any time ;)

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Ren @bothildr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

too right! tho K & discussed, decided we're going to stick it out, at least for this week. (C is away.) it's supposed to be warmer today & the rest of the week. i can meanwhile put on warmer socks. 😜

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Ren @bothildr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

just dumb pride, mostly! we try to make it to Oct. 1 each year. & no one likes the burning dust smell of the heat coming on for the first time in 6 mos. but! this morning, my toes are froze. even with socks on. so today may be the day after all. gotta go make sure all the vents are open & clear...

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Ren @bothildr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

aaand then the overnight low was 2C last night (~37F). K & i have been debating whether to turn heat on. we haven't yet. heh. but! it's supposed to be warmer the rest of the week!

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Ancient Egyptian Prayer Bot @egyptianprayerbot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

May you cross the sky as one who is on his throne, may you tread on the heart of him who would exclude you, (CTF1)

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Ren @bothildr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

it's only Hoth about a third of the year, and! our hottest summer days are like early spring in Austin 😊

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Ren @bothildr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

ye gods, no a benefit of living on Hoth here, you see fewer toes

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Ren @bothildr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

what's happening w/ toes that they s/b covered?

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

When creating PDFs, avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using "Save As" or "Export" can preserve these tags.

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Ethan Sacks @ethansacks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

On the morning of September 11, 2001, I stood with a face full of shaving cream smearing the phone as I reassured my brother-in-law in Japan that my wife was in the other Tower. Her family were worried over the breaking news they were getting from across the Pacific. We watched together ... 1/

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Dr. Wendy Panero @mineraltoplanet.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I just noticed that the number of recognized exoplanets [6360] recently surpassed the number of recognized minerals [6239]. It’s like noticing your car odometer at 100,003 miles. #mincup26

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