iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

It's a testament to Keon Alexander's performance that Marco Inaros is such an irredeemably hateful prick in every single frame he's on screen.

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Paul C @demondownload.xyz · 6h

Pre-ordered a new phone a couple weeks ago; it's not due out 'til December but I'm chomping at the bit to get my hands on the thing. Haven't been this hyped for a new phone since the Palm Prē—hopefully this one is a bit more capable than it turned out to be.

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Paul C @demondownload.xyz · 16h

I think the Windows lock screen is hitting on me.

Close-up photo of the Windows lock screen.

Coral reef
Like what your see?

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026

Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.

wisn.com

Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport

Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.

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Paul C @demondownload.xyz · 28/09/2026

Finally, a truly useful phrase from Duolingo.

Duolingo phrase with Falstaff the bear.

心配なことがたくさんあrます。
There are many things to worry about.

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Minovsky @minovskyarticle.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

I hate when people complain about Monster of the Week as a format. A new monster every week? Are you even listening to yourselves?

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If the AI era has taught us anything, it’s this: it’s fine to judge people based on their aesthetic preferences

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026

Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.

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Brian Ashford @brianbloodaxe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Keep this handy for the next time someone tells you that there is no genocide in Gaza.

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 27/09/2026

Burnham, as expected, fuelling far-right narratives instead of addressing them He knows painting these as "legitimate concerns" will only embolden and legitimise them He knows they are minoritarian but he makes them "the people" He's comfortable for the rest of us can suffer the consequences

Burnham says concerns of women in Piddington about camp for asylum seekers 'understandable'

Q: What would you say to the women of Piddington concerned about having a camp for asylum seeker near their village, or women in other villages with similar concerns?

Burnham replied:

Those concerns are understandable and they have to be addressed in whatever solution is finally agreed.

There were also concerns expressed about the use of hotels and the reason why the nature of accommodation is changing across the country is because a commitment was given to end the use of hotels, and that was what many people were calling for a few years ago.

Burnham says he will be 'relentless' in dealing with small boats, but sidesteps offshore processing question

Q: Would you consider more radical policies, such as sending asylum seekers to a country like Albania to have their claims processed there?

Burnham avoided the question, but stressed there was some evidence that “things are going in the right direction.”

He said he would be “relentless” in addressing this issue.

And he praised what Shabama Mahmood, the home secretary, is doing on this.

She’s got a strong grip on this issue. What we have been doing is working, but more is needed and more will be done.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’d underline here that “we” have not fucked it here: “Britain” has not disastrously screwed up. 99.9% of the populace are largely blameless, or they are just clueless dickheads. This situation was deliberately created by a comparatively tiny clique of political insiders and their media friends.

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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"i have created the machine that thinks." you fucked up a perfectly good graphics card is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety

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the gretchen of the earth @humanremains.northsky.social · 26/09/2026

"what's for dinner?" "moral and ethical story about how we live together in this moment"

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Keza MacDonald @mackeza.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Guardian is doing some major hiring right now! If you have 2-3 years' experience in journalism, media and/or content creation, you can apply for the Digital Journalism Scheme - full time roles including 20% training time, £48k pa workwithus.theguardian.com/digital-jour...

workwithus.theguardian.com

Digital Journalist Scheme

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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Heard an interview today where someone said the dumbest thing ever. "When an AI agent hacks a website, there's no law that can arrest the AI." No mf, you arrest the person who pressed "deploy." wtf are we doing here? Did COVID turn everyone's brains into applesauce?

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Michael Birtwhistle @salfordmh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

such an important point never really addressed by the powers that be - the stock market should be a measure of value, but instead the measure is more valuable to gamble with than it is as a measure, so everything goes in to manipulating it and gambling on it, rather than building useful companies

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shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

join the military, you get to starve on a rusting ship that repeatedly sails into and out of the range of enemy missiles in order to manipulate gambling websites where people bet on your death

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Liz Edwards @lizaledwards.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I saw this screenshot going around, found this detail charming, looked more into the game (I've never played a Silent Hill) & decided to buy it. Btw these are the "unimportant" background assets AI idiots think AI should be used for

Screenshot of a Twitter post by Val / @shegoingtogloat - it's a Silent Hill screenshot showing a close up of a cork board. On it, a paper says "Welcome to Shorefront Family Clinic" in a classic wiggly 3D font style. The tweet text is: Is this a Silent Hill asset made using PowerPoint lol"

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 24/09/2026

Wonderful news!

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”

APStylebook @APStylebook
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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.

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Sean Coe @seanandcoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Knights of Guinevere episode 2 out October 9th! See you soon! #KnightsofGuinevere #KOG #Glitch #glitchproductions

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Paul C @demondownload.xyz · 23/09/2026

Honorable mentions also to PLANETES, Gunbuster, Wings of Honneamise, Hyouka and Tatami Galaxy.

My 9 animes: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Perfect Blue, Castle in the Sky, Serial Experiements Lain, O Maidens in Your Savage Season, Gatchaman CROWDS, and Kids on the Slope.

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SMD's pension @anothersmd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The whole "small boats" issue is a problem created out of thin air by successive right wing governments and amplified by a racist media who don't want a single brown person in this country. It's so simple it fits in one post and I can add this sentence too.

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Russell Irving @rginteger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I'm not much of a Pokémon person, but my son is & trying to buy him cards at retail prices has been nigh on impossible the last couple of years, and I refuse to pay scalpers for anything. So it warms the cockles of my heart to see so many of them having a full meltdown about the recent set. Enjoy!!

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Fundamentally so much of this action against the people crossing the channel and against the RNLI- rests upon a fundamental and twisted logic that its better to let these people drown then it is to bring them to our shores. And frankly it should be said more often this is a barbaric view

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Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Even though the Halo franchise has been gutted for failing to meet unrealistic expectations, at least Bungie, the original creators of Halo, have also been separately gutted for failing to meet unrealistic expectations

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026

FAFO aside, his shock is a great distillation of how whiteness as a social construct is built around shattering communal understanding of our interconnected human ecosystem in favor of a mythical individualism How whiteness leaves its adherents defenseless against our shared oppressors: capitalists

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Leona Scream @editor.scot · 21/09/2026

This is excellent. So many good points, particularly on how art is a galvanising force that’s collectivist by nature

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Amid much talk that the US is about to escalate big time against Iran, it is worth recalling that this is a war of aggression - the supreme crime, from which all the lesser ones flow - and that all the senior political and military figures who started it are war criminals.

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Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 25/06/2026

Meanwhile memory chips are increasing in price so fast that by the time Neuromancer comes out this fall you will *actually* be able to get killed in Chiba City for 3 MB of hot RAM.

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Paul C @demondownload.xyz · 21/09/2026

I'm rewatching The Expanse at the moment, and although I Have Some Thoughts about elements of the storytelling, Cara Gee's performance as Drummer is a real highlight.

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Anthropic, Meta, and Google "breaking containment" incidents all resulted from setup errors (or a stunt) by the same company: Irregular. Irregular created a sandbox that wasn't really a sandbox because it had a live internet connection, and gave instructions that were then carried out online.

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Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Narnia books as Isekai Manga

1. My Sweet Tooth Made Me The Villainess’ Slave
2. In Another World, The Dwarves Picked Me To Lead The Revolution
3. All At Sea With My Level 0 Sailing Skills
4. On A Mission In Another World And I Can’t Remember The Cheat Codes
5. That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Horse
6. Help! My Uncle’s In Love With The Demon Queen!
7. Reincarnated In Another World Just As The Game’s Ending

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

these teams have long running institutional knowledge of the franchises they work on and don’t make every new installment with a team of underpaid juniors being bossed around by clueless suits

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 17/09/2026

I mean, yes, obviously, no shit

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ᚅᚓᚃ ᚆᚐᚔᚏᚇᚑ ᚃᚆᚑ ᚇᚔᚄ @ciara2001.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026

"You must use the toilet of your biological sex.... NO, NOT LIKE THAT"

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Bill-a Lugosi's Dead @neokefka99.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In a world of Sheerans, be a Kristofferson.

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 16/09/2026

How you write a headline:

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Kate @rebelraising.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I mean this is bullshit. "Without permission" means that the programs that humans created were not created with the correct restrictions, not that the naughty little monkeys did a naughty thing. They're not alive. They're things, made by people.

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outstar 🧛 "professional vampire simp" @outstar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

considering signing up for world of warcraft forever beta

Futurism article: Therapy chatbot tells recovering addict to have a little meth as a treat. "Pedro, it's absolutely clear you need a small hit of meth to get through this week"

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