iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 27/09/2026

you can take a bite of me sure i only want a little nibble of your soul in return tee hee pretty p l e a s e

The new Cinnamon Toast Crunch mascot stares into the camera lens with its now overly-detailed cartoon eyes. The mascot is also smiling, as if beckoning you to begin feeding on it.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 25/09/2026

Nextdoor is not a dating app!

A thirsty man on Nextdoor writes:

THANKS to all the SINGLE, EMPTY-NESTER LADIES, around their early-50's, who wished me (a single, empty-nester dad) a Happy Birthday!

Who knows, maybe next birthday I won't be single? What do you think?

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 29/08/2026

I’ve been having fun with the EP-133 I purchased earlier this year. Here’s one of my first attempts at making something with the onboard sounds, recorded a few months ago.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 07/08/2026

I got an old used boombox from an online auction; @kosuradio.bsky.social and @kgou.org have never sounded better in my house.

A Sony CFD-F10 cassette/radio/CD player boombox.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 30/07/2026

My portable CD player is nearly 26 years old; it can still play compact discs manufactured today, has replaceable batteries, and has not lost functionality due to an update.

A closeup view of the manufacturing sticker on a Philips AZ 9103/17 portable CD player that claims a manufacturing date of November 2000.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 29/07/2026

I can’t stop winning at Cloudburst from @rae.wtf. 🌡️ play.date/games/cloudburst

A screenshot of the Cloudburst for Playdate scoreboards listing me as the hottest temperature of the day.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 26/07/2026

Saw cousins of yours at a museum gift shop today, @possiblyaxolotl.com

A mini garden axolotl play set for children, where chia seeds may grow amongst small axolotl figures.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 21/07/2026

I should’ve waited a day to boast about my Cloudburst (from @rae.wtf) score, because yesterday’s score of 98 has definitely been exceeded. 🥵 play.date/games/cloudb...

A Panic Playdate running the program Cloudburst displaying a temperature for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. (106° F, 111° F “feels like”)

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 20/07/2026

The only scoreboard I can consistently find a place on is @rae.wtf’s Cloudburst for the Playdate. play.date/games/cloudb...

A screenshot of the Cloudburst for Playdate scoreboard with me at first place. The scoreboard tracks highest temperatures in real life locations, so I did nothing to get on this scoreboard other than opening the application on my Playdate while connected to the internet.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 29/06/2026

Sunday’s a day for silly bops

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 26/03/2026

I have no idea what I’m doing. #ep133 #koii

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 13/03/2026

🌼 🌅 Good evening, Oklahoma.

Daffodils blooming in the foreground of a yard in Oklahoma, USA.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 09/03/2026

You’d better believe it!

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 05/01/2026

My son saw me playing a game on my @panic.com @play.date and felt inspired to make his own copy out of building bricks.

A boy holds in his hands a building blocks facsimile of a Panic Playdate handheld console.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 30/12/2025

I found an old Sony PlayStation Portable compatible speaker (SRS-U10) at Goodwill today and figured it would be a great fit for my @panic.com @play.date. #psp #sony #playdate #panic #handheld #gaming #game

A promotional photograph from Sony advertising the connectivity feature of the PlayStation Portable handheld console.

The Sony SRS-U10 speaker connected to a Panic Playdate handheld console.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 11/12/2025

Seriously great news for me today.

An AT&T Fiber ad stating that the service will soon be included in my area.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 11/12/2025

Everyone, go check out @jonsimantov.bsky.social’s program for the @panic.com Playdate! It’s your own little internet-enabled walkie-talkie that makes voice messages fun to do. www.theverge.com/news/834808/...

A Panic Playdate running helloyellow with a red old-fashioned-style 3.5mm plug phone handset connected to the Playdate headphone jack.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 16/11/2025

Weird, I only know of one way to responsibility use AI apps for learning: you don’t.

A cropped screenshot of the Apple App Store card for AI apps, labeled “Make AI Your Study Buddy: A few ways to (responsibility) use AI apps for learning.”

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 27/10/2025

Setting up dangerous consequences for not being a part of a specific social class is guaranteeing tragedy for those who find themselves falling out of that class. Just ask the Spartans who experienced precisely that scenario. acoup.blog/2019/09/05/c...

Text from the article “This. Isn’t. Sparta” by Bret Devereaux.

But my main point here is that falling out of the spartiate system meant social death. Remember that the spartiates are a closed class – failing at being a spartiate because your kleros is too poor to maintain the mess contribution means losing citizen status; it means your children cannot attend the agoge or become spartiates themselves. It means you, your wife, your entire family forever are shamed, their status as full members of society forever revoked and your social orbit collapses on you, since you are cut off from the very ties that bind you to your friends. No wonder Pantites preferred to hang himself.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 16/10/2025

Is Trump thinking of an old sauna? (photo from ebay.us/m/T2IirT)

An open vintage personal steam sauna for sale on eBay.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 16/10/2025

It’s on my shelf; I hope to get to it soon!

A hardcover copy of “Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes.”

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 02/09/2025

What’s even funnier is that it appears to be linking to an Instagram post goofing on the flaw as evidence of the inaccuracy being true.

A screenshot of a Google search that includes an inaccurate AI result that includes a link to an Instagram post referencing the error, apparently using that link as proof that its flawed result is correct.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 29/08/2025

I recently finished “Character Limit” on audiobook and found it so noteworthy that I had to go get a hardcover copy.

A hardcover copy of “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter” standing upright on a shelf, illuminated by a nearby desk lamp.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 20/08/2025

This restroom door confused me. I’m glad I double-checked the lock, because I looked at the red background and assumed that meant the door was secured.

A door handle and lock with a color-coded label for the locked and unlocked position of the bolt lock. The “locked” graphic has a green background while the “unlocked” graphic has a red background.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 16/08/2025

My family and I were up on Fidalgo just last month and had a great time on the coastline.

A coastline view from Washington Park on Fidalgo Island. Trees line the edge of the land and boats are visible near the horizon.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 04/08/2025

Lisa and I got to enjoy the antics of a hummingbird from the porch of a house in Anacortes, Washington.

A hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower in Anacortes, Washington.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 25/06/2025

Scissortail Park is looking much better this year.

A view from the northern entrance of Scissortail Park, out over the pond and towards the bridge connecting the two sections of the park.

A poorly-stitched panoramic image of Scissortail Park, taken from the metal tube slide within the park and facing towards the downtown office buildings to the north of the park.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 23/06/2025

I went on a walk in the park with the family the other day and brought my old point and shoot camera with me. #canonsx150is

A turtle perches on top of a rock in a pond, warming in the sun while warily looking at the photographer.

A stream of water cascading over a few layers of rock, lit by dappled sunlight.

A field in a park: tall grass waves in the wind in the foreground; a tall tree stands taller than the photo in the middleground; a row of short trees stand staggered in the background.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 17/06/2025

Time to restart the clock

A silhouette of the Oklahoma state shape with the following words printed on top of the shape:

“Integrity is Our Responsibility

0 days since Oklahoma was a national embarrassment”

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 12/06/2025

This is a quick glimpse in the Playdate Simulator, but you can get the app* at browser.particlestudios.eu *I didn’t develop it; I’m just a fan

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 05/06/2025

That little part of the sky where the sun is peeking through a curtain of clouds looks really beautiful to me.

A shot of the horizon with storm clouds covering much of the sunlight, with small patches in the cloud cover allowing filtered sunlight to shine through.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 10/04/2025

Is this a stupid idea? I don’t know, but why not find out? #digg

An email from Digg.com welcoming early adopters to the new platform being prepared.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 15/02/2025

That looks like my kid’s play house.

A play house for children, covered in a light dusting of snow. The front of the house features three windows in a triangular formation, with a windowed door in the center. The house was made by KidKraft and the house model is named Forestview II.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 03/02/2025

Oklahoma City road planning is too anti-pedestrian: under the tag #OKCBetterSafer they’re posting that they’re widening roads from two to four lanes across the city, and one such instance is widening a road to allow greater access to a turnpike while separating a local community from its school.

A post on a social network from the City of Oklahoma City, referencing a road widening project. The post includes the following text:

“Project Update: SW 15th Street from Czech Hall Road to John Kilpatrick Turnpike continues to make progress. The #OKCBetterSafer project will widen the roadway from 2 to 4 lanes, add sidewalks and drainage improvements. Construction is anticipated to be complete summer 2025.”

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 09/01/2025

It’s not much but it’s the best I can expect in Oklahoma City.

A parking lot of a corporate building during a small winter storm in Oklahoma City. The ground is covered in a light dusting of snow, the sky is grey, and small snowflakes lazily fall from the sky.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 23/10/2024

Seriously, there’s a blimp.

A blurry photo of a blimp, photographed from a conference room.

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David Hepworth @dhepworth.com · 23/10/2024

Why are there two Black Hawk helicopters and AN AIRSHIP hovering over Oklahoma City right now?

A screenshot of ADSB Exchange, depicting flights over Oklahoma City, OK.

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