iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) @cncf.io · 23h

From 100 people lined up at 7 AM to 900+ attendees, CNCF Ambassador Ronald Requena shares lessons from KCD Lima 2026 and scaling Peru's cloud native community. Read the full story: www.cncf.io/blog/2026/09/15/what-i-…

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 28/09/2026

Today is my birthday! Please buy my books, I'm so broke

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Microsoft has argued that the statements describing mass AI training on people’s work as potentially the “largest theft of labor in human history” and an “astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” were one employee’s personal views, not the company’s legal position.

motherjones.com

AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”

Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

OpenAI models independently uploaded user photos that had been shared with ChatGPT to the public internet. This seems a lot worse than hacking. Images you’ve shared with ChatGPT being randomly remembered by an AI agent from its training data then posted to the internet is wild.

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amye @amye.org · 25/09/2026

Portland is taking Dolly Parton Day seriously. Three cars have passed me playing Jolene, Coat of Many Colors and 9 to 5.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We’ve got to build it before China does.

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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"And I suppose we should go back to using hammers instead of nail guns, right?" I dare you to use a probabilistic nail gun.

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Josh Berkus @fuzzychef.org · 25/09/2026

So 5 years ago when the CodeGen thing was just getting going I consulted informally with a VC funding a CodeGen startup. "It's not a solution, it's a problem," I told him about the proposed tech. "Look, this tool replaces junior developers ..."

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Mallory Where @malwhere.northsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm not saying they should be ashamed for not taking Physics 101 in college. I'm saying they should be ashamed for not paying attention to Project Hail Mary

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 25/09/2026

“The chips can operate for about 15 minutes in space before needing to be shut down so they can cool off, said Travis Beals, Google’s senior director of product management for Project Suncatcher.” What could possibly go wrong?

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Gingerspiced @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

some waymo reps are right next to me at a coffee shop casually discussing how to override city authority by appealing to the state 🤪

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

5/ RSV protection for babies is running into its own set of problems. RSV is the leading cause of hospitalizations for kiddos, so it's a pretty big deal. Fortunately, we have monoclonal antibodies, which are shots that protect babies under 8 months against severe RSV during their first season.

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is the sort of thing you'd pitch as the premise for a series of YA thrillers with cyberpunk vibes. The sequel would involve a school trip that's just openly called the Lord of the Flies tour.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 21/09/2026

George Lucas Frantically Hosing Wasp Nest Out Of R2-D2 Before Museum Opening theonion.com/george-lucas-frantical…

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 21/09/2026

31% net positive on military junta, higher than Trump dying in his sleep, is....absolutely something

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Josh Berkus @fuzzychef.org · 19/09/2026

For today's #Caturday, I bring you: Neighborhood Watch.

back view of a large black cat, sitting up and staring out the window around a curtain. He's keeping track of what all the neighbors are up to. He does not approve.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

if you need to "check everything" that an LLM spits out in peer review, aren't you just making MORE work for yourself? What is even happening, and why is adding more steps and labor somehow considered the "better" way to do peer review???

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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 19/09/2026

We are saddened by the loss of NPR journalist and SAG-AFTRA member Rose Friedman, who died at 38. A proud shop steward, Rose helped win increased paid parental leave for NPR employees. Our condolences to her family, friends and NPR colleagues. #SagAftraMember ow.ly/cNFC50ZPpMs?

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Editor Rose Friedman, who helped shape NPR's cultural coverage, dies at 38

Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide.

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Linda Arbuckle @lindaarbuckle.com · 19/09/2026

The US has denied Palestinian officials visas to attend the UN General Assembly, + bring issues before the Intl Criminal Court. Think they're afraid of consequences of things presented to a court? How is this helping to settle the Israeli war on Palestinians? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com

Trump administration again denies entry visas to Palestinian officials ahead of UN general assembly

For the second year in a row, the administration has barred the Palestinian delegation from US travel for the forum

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026

They are trying to blame AI for these kinds of mistakes in the way that you put googly eyes on a rock and then pretend it's a scapegoat.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026

The AI industry wants you to say "the AI just did that thing on its own!" Like, United Health's AI that's denying a shitload of claims with a 90% error rate? They wanted you to think it's just the AI.

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

While I'm in SLC, I will also be doing an event with Annalee Newitz and Seanan McGuire at the Urban Arts Gallery (116 S Rio Grande St.) on Friday, September 25th at 8 p.m. The event is sponsored by Legendarium Bookstore. legendariumbooks.com/events/63760... for tickets!

COUNCIL OF QUEER FRIENDS!
AUTHOR PANEL

September 25 at 8 p.m., Urban Arts Gallery. 116 S. Rio Grande Street, SLC.

SEANAN MCGUIRE
ANNALEE NEWITZ
NAOMI KRITZER

(Pictures of our books: Every Heart a Doorway for Seanan, Automatic Noodle for Annalee, Obstetrix for me.)

LEGENDARIUM. Get your tickets now!

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hey, Salt Lake City folks! I will be coming to SLC next weekend for FanX and doing programming (and signings) on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday! fanxsaltlake.com

FanX Author ... Naomi Kritzer. Salt Palace Convention Center. There's a picture of me and a picture of my book.

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Gingerspiced @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is why piracy is ethical

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Claire Giordano ✨ @clairegiordano.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🎙️ New @talkingpostgres.com podcast Ep43 is out! With guest Peter Eisentraut, a PostgreSQL committer & longtime contributor Ft: Commodore 64, psql tab completion, SQL standard, Cyber Resilience Act, trademarks & more Listen here: 🎧 talkingpostgres.com/episodes/25-... 📺 youtu.be/qQ3FG5-D92g?...

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Gingerspiced @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🌬️🌻🐝 u have been blessed with the lad of contentedness 🌾🪻🦋 ✨repost to give someone else contentedness on this beautiful day✨

a black cat, sleeping with his tummy up, content in his life

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Marco Rogers @polotek.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

From the article: ...in 2023, BBM started testing what the company called “robot” content. The same writer eventually found herself assigned to BBM’s “robot team,” where she was instructed to “generate articles using AI, and then… edit it so it sounds human-written.” futurism.com/artificial-i...

futurism.com

How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month

Brown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

9/ What does this mean for you? Measles remains highly preventable. About 96% of cases continue to occur among people who are unvaccinated. If you’re up to date on vaccines, you're very protected. If you have an infant under 12 months and are near an outbreak, ask about getting them vaccinated early

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

1/ Schools are back, which means respiratory viruses are starting to pick up right on schedule. How do we track those numbers? One of the things we watch is influenza-like illness, or ILI. Each week, clinicians report how many patients they’re seeing with symptoms like fever, cough, and sore throat.

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Josh Berkus @fuzzychef.org · 17/09/2026

Has anyone successfully used #Luma to promote and collect RSVPs for a #meetup? We've been trying the platform out, but in 6 mo of events posted, at this point 0% of our attendees actually come from there.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 19/08/2026

60 yrs ago, sex workers, drag queens and street youth held a landmark riot against police in SF's Tenderloin—the world's 1st Trans District now that space is held by Geo Group. trans people are still arrested at SF Pride—over tagging Flock cams. the trans fight against police in '66 and today:

theguardian.com

The fight to protect a trans landmark in California from ICE’s biggest contractor

Compton’s Cafe is one of the earliest examples of LGBTQ+ resistance. Today, a prison company occupies the site

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 17/09/2026

it would be cool if people wanted to talk about how trans people are organizing for their rights and safety as much as people want to talk to cis people about what they think about the existence of trans people

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

honestly who wouldnt want this buckaroo to be your ASSOCIATE MEMBER?

cover of CANADA POUNDD MY BUTT AND COVERS MY PANCAKES WITH REAL MAPLE SYRUP IN AN EROTIC WAY ALSO IT IS DELICIOUS featuring a shirtless buckaroo on the right and a handsome sentient canada on the left

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Apparently, a prominent member of Congress has told a colleague that she has tested positive for Covid, and while her case is making the news, please understand you probably have a colleague who also has it, they just haven’t tested or told you they have it.

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Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) @cncf.io · 16/09/2026

Join the Kubernetes v1.37 release team Live next Wednesday! You will get for a breakdown of new features, API updates, and key changes coming to #cloudnative clusters. Save your spot: bit.ly/4ga8bqQ #Kubernetes #opensource

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Red Hat Open @redhatopen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Fedora 45 Beta is here! Fedora is a key upstream community for Red Hat, where new technologies are developed, tested, and refined before making their way into Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Learn more about the latest release, Fedora Linux 45: www.redhat.com/en/blog/fedo.... #opensource

redhat.com

Fedora 45 Beta now available

The Fedora Project is excited to announce that the beta version of Fedora Linux 45—the latest release of the free and open source operating system—is now available.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 15/09/2026

The U.S. AI industry is being run by a batshit rationalist sex cult, and no, I am not being hyperbolic - they’re genuinely Like That:

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I went to an rationalist/EA Al doomer event last night with the goal of meeting someone who could calmly explain to me the argument for how they get to the conclusion that Al will kill everyone.
Because these are rationalists, I expected to find people who could lay out a serious extinction pathway, walk through the assumptions and intermediate steps, identify choke points where negative pathways could potentially be regulated, and entertain disagreement about where their assumptions might break down.
My experience was the exact opposite.
The people I spoke to seemed psychologically unable to entertain the possibility that their conclusion (that Al literally kills everyone, which was a point that many would not even budge on) might be wrong.
Their most extreme conclusion was treated as an axiom.
I had multiple people walk out of conversations with me when I questioned their inevitable extinction premise.
At one point during a panel, the moderator asked everyone in the audience who was still skeptical of Al doom to raise their hands. About half the room did. He then told all of the skeptics to leave the panel and go with one of the speakers, who would answer their questions separately. They filtered out all the skeptics, and continued the panel only with the subset who accepted their extreme position.
I genuinely felt like a heretic just for questioning whether superintelligent Al inevitably leads to the extinction of humanity, or entertaining the possibility that the future might actually turn out well.
That does not mean Al safety is fake. Obviously there are serious questions about rapidly advancing Al systems and what happens as they become much more capable. Those are exactly the conversations I went there hoping to have.
But what I encountered was an apocalyptic death cult. These people are not rational. They are deeply afraid, they reinforce that fear in one another, and they have become so emotionally committed to apocalypse

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DevOpsDays PDX @devopsdayspdx.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Did you miss out on #DevopsDaysPDX this year? Or maybe you're already jonesing for next year.... You've got three more days to snag the super early bird 50% discount. (The discount shows up in your cart) tickets.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-p... (tentatively scheduled for Sept 7-9 in the same venue)

tickets.devopsdays.org

DevOpsDays Portland 2027

Sept. 7 – 9, 2027

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Josh Berkus @fuzzychef.org · 15/09/2026

#Publishers have just touted Yet Another Study proporting to show that #libraries are making #ebooks unprofitable. This study is the kind of thing you get when you hire researchers, and ask them to prove a preordained conclusion. Better info: ebookstudygroup.substack.com/p/new-joint-...

ebookstudygroup.substack.com

New Joint Statement: Dismantling the AAP/AG’s Flawed E-Lending Report

Decisions about the library mission do not belong in the hands of multinational publishers manipulating licenses to extract maximum profit from public coffers.

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Josh Berkus @fuzzychef.org · 15/09/2026

Anyone else seeing #Zoom in the browser ballooning up to 50G memory usage? This started a few weeks ago and is making it hard to reliably use Zoom.

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