iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

You say that, but how will that clean up deliver value to the user? Checkmate.

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Imagine a boot, tripping over another boot — forever.

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Was the service fast? Or did they, you know, keep you waiting.

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Our new report: local political parties are renting out office space to MPs — who claim the cost on expenses. But in most cases, they pay no tax on that income — or on rent from local businesses. We reviewed 630 sets of accounts. What we found is a systemic failure. 🧵

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Tokyo Sexwhale @tokyosexwhale.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

There’s now a limited run of 50 Japanese style Vader prints in my shop. A3 giclee print, hand numbered on 310gsm Hahnemühle German Etching paper. www.infinitebacon.com/shop/p/swjap...

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Yes! That kind of person who always seems as though they’re kidding, but they never are. Like Pesci: “Funny how?” But they always mean it.

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Kevin James as a sociopath finance guy or CEO. Wolf of Wall Street style. No jokes.

Kevin James looking a bit like Alex Jones.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

There are two problem-solving approaches: 1) identify a problem that you want to solve, then find a method that will solve it or 2) pick a method you want to use, and go hunting for problems. The second way is the stupid way, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that it's the default method in tech.

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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

This fake Donald Trump tweet is once again being widely shared following the president's imposition of global tariffs and the markets plunging in the aftermath. Trump never posted this. It's fake.

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

One of those where the sequels unfairly diminish the original’s reputation. First game has AI and atmosphere up there with Half Life series imo.

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Tokyo Sexwhale @tokyosexwhale.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

SALE! I have all these extra prints floating around my studio this month. If you’d like one at a discount, then the prices are in the photos and all prices INCLUDE postage. (unless you’re outside the UK) Plz DM me if you’re interested.

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Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

It's early in the morning but I don't think the AI Opportunities Action Plan by Matt Clifford has been published, so we don't know (for instance) if the government is streamlining the visa process as was reported by the FT in an earlier draft www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Prime Minister sets out blueprint to turbocharge AI

Artificial intelligence will deliver a decade of national renewal, as part of a new plan announced today (13 January 2025).

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

The Apple notification summaries are pretty hot right now. Exhibit A:

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Apple need to get a grip on the AI notification summaries.

An iPhone notification showing an inaccurate summary of the bbc news content.

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Game Pass PC is $12 but sure, folks are going to drop $10 more for that non-service.

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Is there another film series that falls off as much as Die Hard? First three are solid. 3 is arguably as good as 1, but then it heads for the bin fast.

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Give me a single screenshot from a video game that immediately makes you hear the soundtrack in your head.

A screen shot from Xenon 2: Megablast for the Atari ST

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Tokyo Sexwhale @tokyosexwhale.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Please do share to help promote my Teeny-Tiny business. I sell signed giclee prints, mugs, tees and greeting cards. They all make excellent gifts. You’ll find my little store here: infinitebacon.com Thank you!

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Tokyo Sexwhale @tokyosexwhale.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

TOKYOSEXSALE! Things have been pretty busy at Tokyo-Towers and I have all these odds and sods floating around my studio. Give someone a unique (AND reasonably priced) gift without leaving the house. All prices include P&P (unless you’re outside the UK) DM if interested

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

It’s nearly time for #whamageddon2024 Stay alert, stay vigilant. pbs.twimg.com/media/Dtmj17...

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 26/11/2024

⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️ Rain across parts of southern England Tuesday 2200 - Wednesday 1200 Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning Stay #WeatherAware⚠️

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Tokyo Sexwhale @tokyosexwhale.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I have ONE HUNDRED and TWENTY of these calendars. Bit scary (and at great expense) now everyone is fleeing Twitter. If you could please share this here and I can get below 100 I’d appreciate it www.infinitebacon.com/shop/p/nerdl...

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John Crace @mrjohncrace.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

RIP Tony Todd. One of the best ever to do it. Incredible voice and presence.

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Tokyo Sexwhale @tokyosexwhale.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

I’m giving away one of my 2025 calendars and a runner-up prize of a pack of Star Wars themed Xmas cards. To win just share and follow. I’ll draw 6pm Sunday. There’s also 15% OFF in my store. Just use the codeword BACON at checkout. www.infinitebacon.com Good luck!

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 25/12/2023

The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Muppets.

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 24/12/2023

S-tier Xmas films reserved for Xmas Eve: Muppet’s Christmas Carol, Polar Express, Colbert Christmas, Scrooged.

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

Nah definitely not. Maybe at $200 for an impulse buy, if it had a bridge obvs.

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Tokyo Sexwhale @tokyosexwhale.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

It’s THE FIRST of the bum-slide toward Christmas so to celebrate I’m giving 15% off EVERYTHING in my shop! Just use the codeword XMAS15 and my shop is here www.infinitebacon.com/shop MERRY BUM-SLIDE!

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

Interesting guitar though: never seen an episode SG with dog ear P90 like that. There’s a complete one here on eBay: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/40464085...

ebay.co.uk

Electric Guitar Epiphone Sg Junior Red

We would very much appreciate if you could leave us one, too!

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 23/11/2023

Took the dog for a walk along Windows XP earlier.

A grass area with a blue sky reminiscent of the windows xp default wallpaper

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

Happy third anniversary of the funniest political moment of all time.

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

Wow Sky molly coddling Arteta like he’s suffered a bereavement.

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

You can get light dimming stickers to soften them a bit.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

Apparently, Musk and Sunak discussed what would happen if a Terminator type robot went rogue in the future.... and that to stop it, you'd need a sort of remote "off switch".... and these are two of the most powerful people on our planet, and I think we should be terrified.

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

More people need to give up the security of a regular paycheck and build the Allied Mastercomputer.

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

The best accounts are finding their way here.

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SteamDeckHQ @steamdeckhq.com · 26/10/2023

A Proton hotfix was deployed to fix Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3’s crashing on Steam Deck, but it still suffers from audio issues. steamdeckhq.com/news/proton-...

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Proton Hotfix Deployed for Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 - Steam Deck HQ

A Proton hotfix was deployed today that helps get Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 running on the Steam Deck.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14/10/2023

Shameless plug for my appearance at the Yeovil Literary Festival on 28th October. If you're local, please do come along. I promise surprises about some of our favourite heroes... and villains www.westlandsyeovil.co.uk/whats-on/all...

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 14/10/2023

This made me go and look up the lyrics to No More Heroes on Genius, and I was surprised to find it’s Lenny Bruce he’s singing about, not Lenin. The more you know. Enjoying your book so far btw, about 1/2 way through. The Chanel chapter is wild.

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David John Smailes @davidjs-uk.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

Daily Mail unexpectedly channelling Prince’s ‘Gett Off’.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

musk’s neuralink didn’t just kill monkeys—they tortured them. www.wired.com/story/neural...

elon musk on 9/10/23: No monkey has died as a result of a Neuralink implant.

First our early implants, to minimize risk to healthy monkeys, we chose terminal moneys (close to death already),

from WIRED story today: THE TAN MACAQUE with the hairless pink face could do little more than sit and shiver as her brain began to swell. The California National Primate Center staff observing her via livestream knew the signs. Whatever had been done had left her with a “severe neurological defect,” and it was time to put the monkey to sleep. But the client protested; the Neuralink scientist whose experiment left the 7-year-old monkey’s brain mutilated wanted to wait another day. And so they did.

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