iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Let books be. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, an annual observation started more than 40 years ago in response to a sudden surge in attempts to censor or remove books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Sound familiar? Find ways to get involved and spread the word: bit.ly/4yvixbB.

LET BOOKS BE. Various line drawings related to libraries and books, including a hand holding a sign made of an open book that reads "Freed for ALL to Read," a tote bag that reads "Totes Resist" carrying a book, a full book cart with the head and tale of a horse with text that reads "A Wild Ride," and a closeup of two feet standing on a stack of books that say "A Soap Box" on their spines. Text at bottom reads "Protect the freedom to read. Banned Books Week, October 4-10, 2026." American Library Association. ala.org/bbooks

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"The Department of Information Studies seeks a scholar specializing in Media Archival Studies whose research and teaching address historical and contemporary media-making contexts, media formats, and the information systems that support their preservation, management, and use."

recruit.apo.ucla.edu

Assistant Professor of Information Studies (Tenure-Track), Specializing in Media Archival Studies

University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!

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Ida Tolgensbakk @idatolgensbakk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hey all #digitalhumanities people, the cfp deadline is around the corner!

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DHKO @dhko.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Årets konferanse 14-15 oktober går av stabelen i Halden, med en førkonferanse fra Bergen og @cdn-bergen.bsky.social på toget til Halden. 👉🏻 Keynotes: Karl Berglund (Uppsala Uni) og Marita Kristiansen (UiB) 👉🏻 Frist på påmelding: 1 oktober! Mer informasjon og program finner du her.

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Konferanse: Norsk nettverk for digital humaniora og kulturorganisasjon (DHKO) – Høgskolen i Østfold

Forskergruppen Tekst-i-kontekst arrangerer 14.-15. oktober den årlige konferansen til Norsk nettverk for digital humaniora og kulturorganisasjon ( DKHO ). Årets DKHO-konferanse fokuserer på digital hu...

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026

over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say

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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Only one chapter into @chanda.blacksky.app's The Edge of Space-Time and I can already tell this book is gonna be *incredible*. Norway people, Tronsmo has it in stock here: www.tronsmo.no/produkt/the-...

The Edge of Space-Time, a book by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, lays on a wooden coffee table. The cover has a black background and a circle divided into two halves: the right half is a rainbowish gradient of pink, orange, yellow and green, while the left half is uneven concentric stripes of black and white.

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Camilla Holm Soelseth @supercamilla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🫯AKADEMIA🫯 Hvis noen vil komme og høre på meg snakke om akademisk friskap (akademisk frihet og fellesskap?) i anledning boklansering av @lystadelise.bsky.social sin nye bok om norsk akademia; Kunnskapskrig. ... Så er det et offentlig arrangement her: facebook.com/events/s/bok...

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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Another temporary contract done, first day of being unemployed (again). Went for a walk in the rain and now baking apple cake. Could be worse!

Looking down towards my black boots on the pavement which is littered with fallen yellow birch leaves. I hold the bottom of a folding umbrella in my left hand.

A kitchen countertop from above. To the left, a mixing bowl with a few remaining sliced apples coated in brown sugar and cinnamon. In the middle, a round turquoise cake tin contains cake batter with apple slices arranged like the spokes of a wheel. To the right, the nearly-empty mixing bowl with the remains of the cake batter. Diverse measuring spoons, bags of sugar, and a sprinkle of cinnamon lay scattered around.

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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Mar coming in with the exact point I've been wanting to make. When AI leads to deaths, it is/will be because people promoting/using it will claim the responsibility lies elsewhere. This *already* happens.

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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Got an email about the Shetland Wool Week Annual being available for preorder, and love seeing the preview of the pages on "Knitting with the seasons of Shetland" because of the season names: voar, simmer, hairst, and yöl.

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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Been thinking about a fancy book for months but have been waiting to order until... I don't know? Saving it as a treat for when I get a permanent position someday? Anyway, today I realized it was stupid to arbitrarily wait and it's probably better to order it now while I actually have a paycheck.

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I'm going to Norway in September to talk about Gender Queer, censorship, and comics! Here's a thread of my events, this one is at the Litteraturhuset in Oslo, a conversation with cartoonist @noradasnes.bsky.social : www.litteraturhuset.no/en/arrangeme...

litteraturhuset.no

Skolebesøk vgs: Genderqueer

Møt forfatteren bak den selvbiografiske romanen «Genderqueer», Maia Kobabe, i samtale med Nora Dåsnes.

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

the horrors persist but so does The Museum of English Rural Life

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ubuit.bsky.social @ubuit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📚🎉 I dag er Nasjonal bibliotekdag! Bibliotekene er en del av samfunnets grunnmur – arenaer for kunnskap, kritisk tenkning og fri meningsutveksling. 🏛️💡 Vi markerer dagen med utstilling på Kultur- og samfunnsfagbiblioteket. Kom innom! 👋📖 #NasjonalBibliotekdag #UiT #Bibliotek #Demokrati

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chris walla, ,, @calculizer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

i'm selling a rare and unusual instrument that means a lot to me and i would love for it to go to someone who it'll also mean a lot to. gimme a shout if you need a special lil guy or if you have questions

steen nielsen hammerspinet, a 61 key single-strung 'una corda' convertible piano / harpsichord

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Alexandra Gallant-Lee @alexandragallant.com · 28/08/2026

ICYMI: SCAM is now available for pre-order. It's also a bit of a scam in and of itself, because it's about famous scammers, sure, but it's really about how fascism, surveillance, transphobia, racism, any hate or extremism - they are all a scam on all of us.

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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My brain saw this as a lace shawl at first.

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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In hindsight, I think one of the reasons King Harald's speech from 2016 made such a big impact on me (and likely others) was that it was right in between the Brexit referendum and the first Trump election. So much ugly political discourse, but here was a head of state celebrating diversity.

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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Når folk siterer Kong Haralds tale fra 2016, er det oftest den delen om at "Norge er jenter som er glad i jenter, gutter som er glad i gutter, og jenter og gutter som er glad i hverandre." Og jeg setter så stor pris på det han sa der. Men like viktig for meg er at i den samme talen, sa han også at

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Anja @anjarolland.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Norge er jenter som liker jenter, gutter som liker gutter, og gutter og jenter som er prinsipielle motstandere av monarkiet men likevel elsker kong Harald

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 27/08/2026

🎓 MIT tells universities to stop relying on AI detectors Its new report says detectors misread non-native English speakers and neurodivergent students. 🔗 aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/#31-a... #AI #HigherEducation #CriticalAI 🧪

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Danielle Alberti @daniellealberti.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

If you exist at the intersection of birding, data viz, and fiber arts, please hit me up. There are dozens of us and i want to follow every one.

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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Really struck by the line, "Namely that our intelligence is embodied, evolved and biological, and inseparable from our bodies." YES.

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DHKO @dhko.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The semester's first DH-Lunch is next Thursday, September 3! Dr.-Ing. Aaron Pereira from @solid-research.bsky.social will share "How to Uncover Ties Between the Fossil Fuel Industry and Academia." More info and registration at the link below:

www4.uib.no

Digital lunsj, webinar, digital humaniora, forskning

In this DH lunch lecture, you'll hear about how fossil footprints shape academia – from institutional structures to research practices – and why a critical understanding of this is crucial for the fut...

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Loving this diagram from Dave Walker's Diagram Club (which you should all follow btw) and I may use it when teaching GDPR... diagramclub.substack.com/p/090-eight-...

Cartoon. It has a bucket that says "using this bucket" and it says - we may collect some data. The check boxes say "fine" and "I shall kick it over" By Dave Walker

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026

One thing I wish people would realize is just how central JK Rowling is to the entire anti-trans ecosystem. Looking at a network node analysis of the top 200 anti-trans X accounts, she is the most central figure spanning both sides of the Atlantic from Republicans to Labour.

A network graph visualization on a dark background showing connections between various accounts. The central, highly connected node is labeled "J.K. Rowling," with lines radiating out to many other nodes color-coded by region (UK, US, etc.). A detail panel on the right displays stats for her account, including her role as "Author & commentator," an in-degree of 153, an out-degree of 84, and 14 million followers.

A scatter plot graph on a dark background comparing accounts based on "followers (log)" on the x-axis and "in-degree" on the y-axis. The data points are color-coded by region. J.K. Rowling is highlighted as a major outlier in the top right corner, possessing the highest number of followers and the highest in-degree. Other labeled points lower on the graph include various politicians, individuals, and campaign organizations.

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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"What a little bittern." "He's such a little bustard." "You absolute gadwall."

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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

4-year PhD position in Children’s Media in English at the NTNU Department of Teacher Education, working on “Global Childhoods on Screen: Children’s Film, English Learning, and Critical Media Literacy.” This is a salaried position working with wonderful folks (my former colleagues!), deadline Sep 30:

jobbnorge.no

PhD Candidate in Children’s Media in English (306713) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: PhD Candidate in Children’s Media in English (306713), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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French New Wave Memes @fnwave.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

it's Friday Night

'Breathless' (1960)
dir: Jean Luc Godard

guy shoving a microphone into a man's face asking

does the soul exist in modern society?

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Alexandra Gallant-Lee @alexandragallant.com · 10/08/2026

If you're a teacher or librarian and would like a PDF of this comic about using your brain and being creative instead of using AI, send me an email (it's right on my website - alexandragallant.com) and I will send you a copy of it and you can share it with whoever you like

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en fryktinngytende Daniel @sortulv.eurosky.social · 14/08/2026

«en av de beste somrene på ti år»? vi har knapt hatt en eller to uker uten skogbrannfare, fyllingsgraden nærmer seg rekordlavt nivå, Glomma tørker inn, og i Drammen mistet over hundre folk hjemmet sitt på grunn av nettopp brannforholdene på østlandet. drit og dra www.nrk.no/vestland/fre...

Forskjellene mellom landsdelene er store:

Mens Oslo har hatt en av de beste somrene på ti år, har lave temperaturer og mye nedbør dominert i vest og nord.

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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

"Det henger nok litt sammen med det som har skjedd nedover på kontinentet. Der har de altfor fint vær, mens vi har fått lavtrykk og alt dårlig vær." Sagt av en *klimaforkser*, jeg blir SÅ provosert. Jeg skjønner at nordmenn er lei av regnvær, men ekstremvær i Europe =/= 'altfor fint vær', HERREGUD.

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Fred Risberg fra Bergen mener han er «verdens mest værsyke mann» – en av de verste somrene på 10 år

Dårlig sommervær får forsker til å reagere. Hver dag får meteorologene klager fra værsyke.

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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Interested in narrative data visualisation? We're looking for a PhD candidate to join our team at the Center for Digital Narrative, with me and @lauragarrison.bsky.social as supervisors. Apply by 30 August! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

jobbnorge.no

PhD Research Fellowship in Narrative Data Visualisation (303954) | University of Bergen

Job title: PhD Research Fellowship in Narrative Data Visualisation (303954), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, August 30, 2026

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 13/08/2026

🔇 🔇 🔇 My book, Deep Unlearning, is now available for preorders! I don't know how people write so many books because this one took a lot out of me. It turns out, I had a lot to say 😂, with editors cutting out 50k of my words 🫣 ✴️ You can now preorder it at www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U....

Cover of my new book, Deep Unlearning: The Rise of AI and The Radicalization of a Tech Idealist.

There are two concentric circles in the book, the left being circuits in black an white, and the right being a bunch of dots with orange accents. The cover background is cream. And the words are written in black except for "Un" which is in orange.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"As long as we burn fossil fuels without limits, wildfires will do the same in our forests, cities, and towns. But we are not passive bystanders, and these genuine 'trials by fire' are Nature’s stern invitation to mature as a society..." Brilliant piece on the Age of Fire we have created.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

"Ich askid ChatGPT," Well Ich askid the stones, and the forest, and the starres, and the mountaynes, and the moone daunsinge above, and what thei seyde was learninge, and dreames, and growinge thinges, and makinge art, and a flawed honest worlde wher we talke to each othir and care about each othir.

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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The official line from the uni here is just so "We let these kids express their opinion for two whole years - very important for democracy! But now we need to get back to business as usual before the new students arrive" and it's so gross. Free Palestine.

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Palestinaleiren er tatt ned: – Rektor sa stopp

Initiativtaker Mads Erlend Bøe Lysø sier de ikke vil sette opp leiren igjen.

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Dianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Know anyone who wants to do a PhD in STS on Knowledge, Democracy and Community in a Digital Age? Think: energy use, local democracy, and the role of global tech companies, and how those developments are understood, contested, and governed. NTNU has a salaried position available, deadline 1st Sep!

jobbnorge.no

PhD research fellow in Sociology / STS: Knowledge, Democracy and Community in a Digital Age (305607) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: PhD research fellow in Sociology / STS: Knowledge, Democracy and Community in a Digital Age (305607), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Tuesday, Sep...

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chris walla, ,, @calculizer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

candy claws appreciation post

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