iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 23/09/2026

The market cannot trust infrastructure it cannot inspect. Should trust frameworks be digital public infrastructure? ib1.org/trust-services

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 09/09/2026

Today in "this may resonate with some of you" Over the past NaN decades, I've heard people saying they don't want to re-invent the wheel, often while I can see them holding a piece of wood that they are whittling it into a wheel. Any tips from the frontline?

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 08/09/2026

Less reporting, same demand for SME data. Here's what the UK's corporate reporting overhaul means for Perseus ib1.org/2026/09/08/uk-corporate-rep…

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 21/08/2026

When you're building data infrastructure, are you designing for the market or with the market? To go far, we go together. ib1.org/nova

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 12/08/2026

(actual single photo with me holding a filter over half my lens!)

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 12/08/2026

(actual single photo with me holding a filter over half my lens!)

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 12/08/2026

Eclipse, from my front door...

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 06/08/2026

NOVA: Addressing the market architecture for a trusted data-enabled economy Thoughts? ib1.org/nova

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 22/07/2026

That was fun! With thanks to those who persisted in spite of the unexpectedly cold evening. Huge thanks to Adrian Philpott for the wonderful visuals! Thanks to Sophie Garrett for selection: the first person I spoke to afterwards said: "This was the perfect thing to end EMF camp with"(!) [photo: TJS]

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 22/07/2026

an update on my 2009 version, based on some conversations over the weekend at #emfcamp

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 13/07/2026

First #EMFcamp Constellation meet-up now scheduled for Friday 11am. Come and say hi! Marshmallows will be provided (no, there is no specific reason why) emfcamp.cl8.io

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 07/07/2026

An early origin of sending 'digitised' images ... this is 1886, but am sure there are earlier examples? babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo…

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 02/07/2026

I'll be playing at #EMFcamp this year! Main music stage, Sunday, 11pm www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2026/347-b…

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 07/06/2026

Not your normal Sunday evening. Everyone ok, but 3 boats nearly set on fire tonight. Police are investigating whether it was "malicious or just reckless"

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 22/05/2026

Turns out that that thing we made last year is becoming useful ib1.org/nova (I'm reminded that it took a while for the Data Spectrum to land, but when it did...well, it's still in use)

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 08/05/2026

Today, in “one of our more random side-quests” [I can confirm both the cake and the gardens are nice]

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 27/04/2026

Hello bsky friends. I'm experimenting with a new thing in my 'spare' time. If you'd like to be an early adopter/tester, ping me dgen.net/0/2026/04/26/broadside

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 27/04/2026

ps. modernday.ntk.net made this for you ;)

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 07/04/2026

For those wanting a different perspective on the world we live in today www.nasa.gov/image-detail/art002e00…

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 27/03/2026

UK Gov Smart Data Strategy - 20 interoperable Schemes by 2035 - £36m of Industrial Strategy investment - cross sector Trust Frameworks and data sharing interoperability www.gov.uk/government/publications/… All foundational to what we've been building at ib1.org

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 26/03/2026

Working across climate, finance, energy, water, sustainability, policy, systems-thinking and/or data governance? Join our growing @IcebreakerOne constellation ib1.org/constellation (it's free) and connect with peers and fellow-travellers.

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 24/03/2026

7th Carbon Budget - Every pound spent on Net Zero benefits 2.2x to 4.1x - Avoiding climate damages benefit: £40B-£130B - Energy losses halved: £30B/year - Far greater health & wellbeing co-benefits than costs www.theccc.org.uk/publication/suppl…

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 07/11/2025

With an even better 'ai chatbot' experience than I could have imagined.

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 07/11/2025

today in _spectacular_ communication & community management from @soundcloud.dev we see the classic "we've updated our terms but won't tell you what's changed, if it's better, or why, who knows! Give us your money, and let us do whatever we want to. We don't like to build trust and we don't care."

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 08/10/2025

Today in opting out of more "the default is AI" nonsense: @linkedin This link should take you right to it, change from "on" to "off" www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 28/02/2025

and now, Google is signalling that its paid-for services are not actually very secure, so you should upgrade to protect against that...? This is such a well-worn, dull path to e14n...

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 25/02/2025

"We’re writing to inform you of the price change ... [which] reflects the significant added AI value" How about no? How we stop forcing AI into everything? To opt-out of Google's ai services, I had to speak to a human to get them to *switch on* the *ability to opt-out*. #monopolyBehaviours

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 24/01/2025

Thinking of friends in areas impacted by the severe gale, violent storm-11 and hurricane-force (100mph) winds hitting the country today. Don't travel. Stay safe. Look out for others.

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 20/01/2025

I've always had Gemini "switched off for everyone" in the orgs I run. Now it's appearing in every document, every email, everywhere in all our stuff. If you wanted to build trust, this is the opposite of what I'd recommend. As a UX, it's also as bad as 'clippy'. How to get rid of it?

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Gavin Starks @dgen.net · 25/11/2024

Today in 'convincing scams' The email headers are convincing - "signed by microsoft.com" and it—by coincidence—tallied with a recent payment. All links go to M$ sites. So, tells that it's a scam? - My name/address are not in the body text - Not much else(!) answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...

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