iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This is what it feels like any time my health comes up, and has for a long time. Yes, I'm fat. No, that's not the cause of my health problems.

A four panel comic set in a doctor's office.

Doctor: "Hi, I'm Doctor Douglas. What seems to be the problem?"

Patient, holding her detached left arm in her right hand: "I woke up this morning and my arm had fallen off."

Doctor: "Ummm... first thing, let's get you on a diet."

Patient, now visibly upset: "A diet? To reconnect my arm?"

Doctor: "Your weight is the real issue here... How many times a day do you eat fast food?"

Patient, now yelling: "I'm here about my arm!"

Later, in her office, the doctor types a report, beginning: "Patient was uncooperative..."

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

That's Klies in the background there.

A disheveled looking brown kitten, holding up both front paws and looking a lot like the Aliens meme guy from the History Channel. In the background is an alarmed looking tuxedo kitten, looking on. The picture is captioned, "Awiens".

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Post the best picture you've ever taken of your pet.

A closeup shot of a very handsome tuxedo cat's face. RIP Sheldon.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This fine upstanding knight sees nothing wrong with the original pronunciation, but applauds your personal growth.

Art of Cyan Garamonde from the video game Final Fantasy 6.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Here are my sweet girls, Timber (left) and Willow (right), camped out on a freshly stolen seat. I hope they help make your day a little better. They always do for me.

Two cats, a calico and a silver tabby, sitting on a brown recliner.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Timber, meanwhile, has discovered that my computer exhaust fan is a great source of warms. I'm sure all the cat hair falling in will be great for performance, right?

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

But yeah, I'm pretty sure I know how I'd implement it technically. The hard part would be making it look and sound right. Foundry does a good job on that front, too. Pew pew!

Screenshot of a Minecraft style mountainside, being carved up by a massive green laser beam coming from the sky off to the left.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

New art day! New art day! The inimitable @exitrealitystudios.com has once again knocked it out of the park with my commission for a nameless wizard of greenery and life. I love new art day!

Artist's drawing of a wizard of life and greenery. An old, thin, white man with a long gray beard. He wears forest green robes with brown trim, with white cloth wrapped around his upper arms, waist, and lower legs. He steadies himself with a gnarled wooden staff in both hands and has a pouch of spell components hanging at his right side. The wizard stands on green grass, backdropped by undergrowth and warm sunlight.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

This is a cat checkpoint; relinquish your most recent cat photo.

Two cats, a calico and a silver tabby, sitting on the cushions of a brown couch.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Happy birthday to Willow and Timber! These sweet little angels turn two today!

A silver tabby cat, sitting on a desk in front of a computer monitor, looking at the camera. Her name tag reads "Willow".

A calico cat sitting atop a pile of mail on a desk stand. She's starting at something off camera.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Everyone, I'd like you to meet Grace. She's the mascot for my next big Minecraft mod project, which I'm currently calling A.F.T.E.R. She's getting ready for her first trip into space! I'm so thrilled with the way @exitrealitystudios.com captured her!

Drawing of a woman in a spacesuit, posing for the camera in the style of old NASA portraits with her helmet on a table in front of her. The woman has blue-green eyes and strawberry blonde hair, and is smiling for the camera, thrilled to be going to space soon. The spacesuit is bright orange, with numerous identifying patches. Behind her is the backdrop of a night sky's starfield.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Imagine someone saying this about literally any other branch of engineering. Imagine them saying that getting the bridge built quickly was more important than making sure it didn't collapse and kill people. These people are mad.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Here's the Muppets, delivering some wisdom.

The top frame shows Kermit the Frog gesturing toward a small otter Muppet in a suit and glasses, while saying, "And now, a word from our lawyer." The bottom frame shows the same scene, except now the otter lawyer is holding up a sign that simply says "don't".

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Apparently the backend code of my current Archipelago server has... opinions about me. I want to be mad, but it's both amazing and apt. Regardless, mad or not, I've been put directly in the ground.

A screenshot of a game of Stardew Valley. The player is checking their mail, which reads, "I searched for the perfect item to show my feelings for you, and I got you this Progressive Trash Can." It's signed, "Secret Admirer".

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Pizza Chicago may be my favorite, but I have a soft spot for my local Round Table. Sometimes they send me cute, hand drawn doodles with my order.

A doodle on receipt paper, depicting a knight with a slice of pizza impaled on his sword, as well as a smiley face giving a thumbs up. It reads "Thank you! Have a nice week."

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Celebrating my return to gastrointestinal health in the wisest possible manner.

A slice of delicious deep dish pepperoni pizza.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

In the meantime, here's Timber as she was helping me design my Tav.

Photo of a sweet calico kitty napping atop a stacked pair of laptops. One hind leg is draped down over the edge of the shelf they sit on.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Okay, I made decisions. Behold, my Tav!

The end of the character creation screen of Baldur's Gate 3. Shows a bearded, brunette, male, human bard in the standard starting gear, ready to get tadpoled.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Well, since you asked so nicely...

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Your PFP is your therapist. ...you know, I could do a lot worse. At least I'd get a lollipop.

A picture of Baymax from the movie Big Hero 6 leaning into a red-backgrounded frame and waving.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

To paraphrase a famous quote, the differences between us, Gazans, Israelis, and Iranians are much smaller than the differences between each of us and our respective governments. And our governments are very much the same.

Quote reads: "You can support Gaza without supporting Hamas. Criticize Israel without being antisemitic. Grieve for Iran without endorsing extremism. Feel for innocent Israelis without backing the Israeli state. Empathy isn't allegiance, it's humanity. These positions aren't binary or mutually exclusive. You can hold complexity, conscience, and compassion all at once."

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

She's not supposed to be on the desk, but how can I say no to this face?

An adorable silver tabby cat, curled up on the desk between me and my keyboard.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I got new art in today, and I'm so happy with it. It's of my Minecraft wizard, and I really dig the styling of the piece, it's very different from what I usually go for. I don't know a lot about art theory, but I want to call it art nouveau? All I know is I love it. Thanks to @mxalppy.bsky.social!

A highly stylized art piece, possibly art nouveau, of a very stylish wizard. He wears a white and black suit, with a gold-embroidered purple coat and sash. On his head, he wears purple-lensed golden goggles above his golden eyes. His hands are outstretched and wreathed in pale blue mystical energy. Behind him is a silver pentacle design with symbols denoting the five primal sources of magick at its tips: Earth, Sea, Sun, Moon, and (hidden behind his head) Sky.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Ooh, ooh, do Wizard Verdus! I bet Tass could rock that coat.

A picture of a brown-haired wizard in a purple coat with gold embroidery. He holds up a wand and is channeling lightning all around himself with a determined look on his face.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

I normally have trouble doing things that would cause me to be disliked, but standing up for trans folk? That I can do.

Drawing of a scene in which a brown rat is defending a rat in trans pride flag colors from a mob of other rats wielding pitchforks and torches. The caption reads, "Having a moral backbone requires having the courage to be disliked."

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

These two sweet girls have their birthday today! They're turning one, which I believe means they're now officially cat teenagers. Happy birthday from Willow and Timber!

Two young cats sharing a cat bed. The one on the left is a calico and giving the camera the stink eye. The one on the right is a silver tabby and is otherwise occupied grooming her sister.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

More modelling today! While I liked the last set and had fun making them, on reflection I don't think they really fit Primal Magick's overall vibe. So I'm tried something different! This one is two blocks tall and will be the simplest of three versions. It was fun getting to play with cube rotation!

A preview of a block model for Minecraft. It's a very small treehouse, consisting of a light blue bed on a plank platform, nestled in the boughs of an oak sapling.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Anyway, these are what I made today, some tiny houses for sheltering pixies that you want watching over your Minecraft base. There's room for touch-ups, sure, but I don't hate how they've come out.

A model of a block in Minecraft, consisting of a simple lean-to with a teal cloth roof and a small blue and white banner hanging from it. Under the lean-to is a small light blue bed.

A model of a block in Minecraft, consisting of a tiny house with sun-colored walls and a moon-colored roof. Tiny glass windows adorn each wall, and a red and white banner hangs over the front door.

A model of a block in Minecraft, consisting of a tiny castle with golden marble walls. At each corner of the castle is a tower, each of which hangs royal purple banners.

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I made more 3D art for Primal Magick today! It's another device, this time meant to funnel mana into various machines that use it for power. I'm super happy with how it came out!

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Michael Bunting @daedalus4096.bsky.social · 11/04/2025