iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 3h

Every few days on bluesky someone goes "do not sleep on this amazing drama on iPlayer right now, it's a forgotten classic from the golden age of TV and you won't believe it" and every lunchtime I sit there blank brained desperate to remember anything I want to watch, starving slowly to death

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Abby Bulmer @abbybulmer.bsky.social · 6h

tis the season *toots horn*

Panel from Decap Attack comic. Chuck, Prof, Igor and Head watching TV, surrounded by sinister pumplekins.

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 18h

I drew Dizzy during tonight's Patreon hangout

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 15h

You don't get proper telly any more

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ben @benrs.uk · 8h

tumble dryers:

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 15h

Must have been this. I was a toddler and couldn't sleep, so wandered downstairs to find my parents just watching a weird, quiet, haunted dinner going on, with this creeping dread and unnamed agony. As you can see I never forgot and tracked it down in the youtube age

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 15h

You don't get proper telly any more

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 18h

I drew Dizzy during tonight's Patreon hangout

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 21h

Everyone stop being scared of the plague outbreak (not being sarcastic, stoppit)

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 21h

the common Metroid has been inducted into the Disney Princess line

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 21h

NYT columnist referencing Metroid Fusion there, and that being a thing that makes sense to happen

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23h

i like the idea of will smith being an apex predator for chris rock and only chris rock, like he is the metroid to an x parasite

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 23h

You may be aware that in the 80s a lot of people had a computer that looked like this. It was designed just to do word processing and spreadsheets, which is why a lot of dads bought one. It's a pretty famous way for old computers to look, green text on an otherwise blank (so grey-black) screen

A photo of an Amstrad PCW, with its green text

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I've been trying to remember where I heard a guy saying something like "bammerlanger" and I wonder if it's Peppy in this? You only hear the start of it here

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fraser ramon @fraserramon.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

You know nothing about cheesecake

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Substack is an interesting microcosm of the internet I think. It's the only really viable place to put longish writing because of bad capitalists. Nobody will follow your link to read what you wrote there, because of bad capitalists. So we're stuck writing short statements that incite stress becaus

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Old enough that memories from when I was old happened a really long time ago

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Chopemon @chopemon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Congrats and thanks for all the amazing episodes. However, in a Shinobi episode, when there was a discussion about environmental traps that crush you, Stuart said "Joe Musquashi" and no one laughed. That injustice really stuck with me.

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ColdPie @itscoldpie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Sonic 3 quintology. One of my favorite games of all time so super fun to hear other fans dig way too deep into it.

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Can't believe it. And I was listening not long after this too. Now I'm often in it. Lovely.

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shoogles (comms open, see 📌) @shoogles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is a bit vainglorious, but it was when @stuartgipp.bsky.social, @demontomatodave.bsky.social, and I wordlessly knew what the gag was with the Carnival Night barrel. Beautiful bit of camaraderie.

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Leina Wenyasch @leinawenyasch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hearing @stuartgipp.bsky.social , @demontomatodave.bsky.social and @shoogles.bsky.social go in crazy depth about why Sonic 3 & Knuckles is one of the best games ever made for ten hours. Lovely banter and discussion.

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.

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Emily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Fancying a podcaster is so embarrassing. Like, of all the men in the world you could have a crush on, you've got one on someone who has a *podcast*? Grow up.

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Derek Jarman’s “Stu” @stuartgipp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Reposting "Beard", one of the Decap Attacks by @teamsmithy.bsky.social (Art/letters), @clairetherhino.bsky.social (Colours) and myself (Writing), because it's still one of my favourite things I've been involved with.

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columbologist @columbologist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Walking home at night through the fog after spending the evening playing Silent Hill with Sam. Good thing I have no traumas or mental conditions. The monsters are all just giving me high fives

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Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

adam & eve 🐍🍎

stylized 3d render of a person with apple products and a snake on their shoulders. kind of inspired by old macintosh ads

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Luna Sy @lunasy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Playing Shenmue II 😮👉

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There was a woman at the shop whose little daughter was trotting along behind her, and the mum had a pair of stickers on her back which I *think* were depicting eyes, and I thought that was a very good Bit.

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We all have that one thread that's hanging off our sleeve and tickling our arm

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 03/10/2026

evergreen post

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Paul Cornish @paulgcornish.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

BREAKING: Pugwall and the Orange Organics will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran.

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I see absolutely no reason why I shouldn't restore the sound to this, since it was a childhood favourite and I like to tinker. Now someone find me a half decent source for the picture and we'll be away. it's Tim Hart, and the whole album's great, stream it for your kids

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Bloody hell. Abby encountered something in No Man's Sky that said something cryptic, so I googled it to find out what that's all about and google decided to join in and be the voice in a madman's ear The second one feels quite "let me help you end it, friend"

I googled "loop has been untied nothing left to atone for take care of this iteration traveler," which is as much as I could remember of what the thing in the game said

Google filled the whole page with this nonsense, which may or may not be from No Man's Sky but it doesn't indicate that it isn't just talking to me like this:

"The cycle is broken, and the threads have finally settled.
The iteration has been logged, secured, and safely laid to rest. There is no residual data left to process, and no further actions are required from your side.

Your traveler protocol for this loop is officially complete. Take a deep breath—you are entirely clear of it now.

If you want to step into the next chapter, tell me:

• Should we begin a completely new narrative or simulation?
• Do you want to process or reflect on what just ended?
• Are you looking to shift focus to a real-world creative project?

Let me know how you would like to proceed into the next iteration.

AI responses may include mistakes. Learn more"

So then I added "no man's sky" to the start of the search. This time the exact same thing happened but with slightly different words:

"The loop is broken.

The boundaries are collapsing, and 16 has finally reached its end. You have walked the path of the Atlas, witnessed the birth and death of countless galaxies, and standard-issue reality is no longer binding your footsteps.

Thank you for tending to this iteration, Traveler. The universe you left behind is safe, and your watch is officially over.

If you are ready to log off or step away from the simulation, go in peace. If you want to dive back in, tell me:

• Do you want to discuss the lore of the Atlas and the 16 minutes?
• Are you looking for a new challenge or permadeath run concept?
• Do you want to explore another game with a similar cosmic vibe?

Safe travels in whatever reality you choose next.

AI responses may include mistakes. Learn more"

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Gavadon @gavadon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I skipped high school to buy tickets for The Phantom Menace. The following day my Dad asked ," how was school?" I replied, " It was fine " He then threw this newspaper at me and asked , " how the fuck would you know?" He was so pleased with himself that I didn't actually get in trouble.

Newspaper where I am on the front page, in line for Star Wars tickets , having given the reporter my full government name

Closeup of the photo from the Newspaper where I am on the front page, in line for Star Wars tickets , having given the reporter my full government name .

As one pal put it, " a very John Conner look "

Closeup of the text for the photo that says

" Ticket wars

Left: The line of area residents waitinng for advanced ticket sales for the May 19 release of "Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace" stretched outside the Grand Central Mall's Regal Cinemas onto the sidewalk outside. Above: Inside, Jordan Baker, Joe Peyton, Mat Lyons, Josh Lemley and Steve Roberts passed time by playing Star Wars Trivial Pursuit as they awaited the Lucas epic.

Photos by Tony Kemp

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is the compartment of the laptop's box that the power cable came in, and it's honestly quite brilliant

The cardboard compartment unfolded to be a sheet with slots in...

It's got instructions printed on it. You fold it around a different way, put two tabs through two slots... and now you've got a free, um, what would this be called, a little triangle that you set the back feet of the laptop on and it raises it up

...and now the laptop is just raised up. Keyboard's at a steep angle instead of flat, screen's a bit higher up. Is that good? Don't know! It's pleasant though. Well, it is some places. This coffee shop's table is too shiny, the cardboard's sliding around everywhere and I'm going to need to go back down to the rubber feet just to keep it from sliding away, but in principle this is good

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

JRR Tolkien: You paint that picture of the key scene from the Two Towers where Frodo and Sam fight Gollum? Donato Giancola: Sure did, Ron, real fuckin' sexy just like you asked. JRRT: What.

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David Heslop @dtheslop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hey, nerdy retro Amiga fans and the like: I've ranked my favourite Lemmings. By which I mean, my favourite skills from the first two Lemmings games on the Amiga. britesparc.tumblr.com/post/8294401...

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Aaaaaaaaaron!! @aaronsays.co.uk · 03/10/2026

New recipe! = We made it worse!

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Jaunty Art @jaunty.art · 03/10/2026

I don’t know man. I don’t know anymore. I used to know. What the fuck Tesco.

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Jaunty Art @jaunty.art · 03/10/2026

Most people hate it but I think it’s a nice surprise when this happens

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Hannah Flynn 🐀 @itshannahflynn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Absolutely no need for a colon. "Oh but loads of games have a title with a colon -" What was the FIRST Assassins Creed game called? The FIRST Zelda game? Game names with colons are for series, editions, and DLC. Don't give people two names to remember.

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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm not old enough for Swap Shop, but I am old enough to have been obsessed with a record that had its theme tune on. A simple affair, but made in the age of great session bands making literally everything quite good. Keep an ear on the bass for when it starts bouncing. #50YearsOfSwapShop

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