iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 13h

I just used my Mac's quick calculator to do 20*30 and I am shocked it didn't just say "Seriously?"

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 30/09/2026

Damn I knew A’ja was the GOAT but 2017 points per game as a rookie?! #wnba #aces #usanetwork

Graphic showing all-time points per game by a wnba rookie. A’ja Wilson shows as 2017 points instead of 20.17.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 28/09/2026

I like the #Denver #Broncos but every time they play that horse-whinney sound in the stadium I think someone called for Frau Blücher.

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Young Frankenstein: He Was My Boyfriend!

Alt: Young Frankenstein: He Was My Boyfriend!

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 27/09/2026

I’m at the age and phone-typing incompetence level where I regularly have to assure my wife I am not having a medical incident.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 26/09/2026

I used #AI to scan in photos of my furnace and air filter manual so I could order the right air filters. It worked great, I just uploaded the photos; it found all the right details and placed the order which arrived today! Yes, technically it's an air fryer and not an air filter. Still impressive!

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 26/09/2026

Is a collection of short stories around the same theme / characters different from the collection of chapters that make up a novel? I imagine so, in the same way a whole season of tv episodes is different from a movie but I am struggling to articulate why.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 20/09/2026

I just read someone on Reddit saying “you have to listen to both sides” to understand what’s going on in #Ukraine, specifically including Russian propaganda. That’s like saying “You need to drink equal amounts of both the poison and the cure.”

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 19/09/2026

Finn is very smart. Cooper is … also a #dog we have. He did eventually figure out how to escape the blanket. Eventually.

Cooper the blue Heeler allegedly trapped under a blanket.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 18/09/2026

Things I’ve learned from the #NFL: one butt equals two feet. The more you know.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 18/09/2026

Awesome photo my wife took from our living room of the hailstorm that just passed through. #weather #utah

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 17/09/2026

I can honestly say the seven miniature donkeys we had back in the day were among my favorite creatures ever. Just delightful animals.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 17/09/2026

In 2013 I designed a logo for the .ninja domains we'd registered. A rush job but I thought it turned out all right. Then came a post on an industry blog saying his leg looks like ... well, if the logo stays visible for more than eight hours, call a doctor. Redesign on the right. Marketing fail!

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 17/09/2026

From my local Facebook. None of this is BAD, it’s just kind of an odd combo. Wouldn’t the self-defense just be turning the other cheek? #utah

Men’s meetup is happening. Join jitsu/ self defense + burgers + Jesus. Friday 6-8pm. Message for details.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 14/09/2026

Professional speaking there are few worse feelings of dread than seeing the "..." next to your boss' name in the Slack DM list but nothing actually gets entered. JUST SAY IT ALREADY!!

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 12/09/2026

In Salt Lake City today for a vegan festival outside the library. First time I have been here, it looks really cool! #slc #utah

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 12/09/2026

#Fall is approaching, blowing in leaf color changes and hot air balloons. #utah

20mph sign in front of a small tree with the beginnings of fall colors.

Small tree with leaves changing from green to red.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 11/09/2026

My new favorite quote from my boss (who speaks Russian) from earlier today while trying to explain something to the team: “Anyway, it's a Russian fairy tale so everyone dies at the end.”

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 09/09/2026

Today in Accidental Renaissance, The Fetching of the Zucchini. #dogs

A silly white dog fetching a GIANT zucchini.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 31/08/2026

I read this story about how Target sent this woman ads for pregnancy products before she even knew she was pregnant, which is completely irrelevant to the fact that YouTube is now serving me erectile dysfunction pill ads all day.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 28/08/2026

#AI makes it possible for people who don’t know what they’re doing to do it anyway. And it shows.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 24/08/2026

A key survival skill developed while working at cube farms was ignoring distractions. People talking, doors slamming, someone stopping by your desk to chat about what should have been an email, etc. Just ignore it. Keep working. This is an ANTI-survival skill working from home with your spouse.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 13/08/2026

President Trump has ordered the DOJ to bring charges against the vandals who stole the water.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 10/08/2026

Today's moment of personal growth realization: Just because it makes sense TO ME doesn't mean it makes sense.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 23/07/2026

One of my clients had a directory listing therapists in their network, which was called the "Find a Provider" page. I was THIS close to abbreviating it "FAP page" to her in a Slack but caught myself at the last minute.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 22/07/2026

Apparently I'm supposed to move towards being conservative as I age, but the exact opposite is happening -- the older I get, the more bullshit I see, the more radical I am becoming.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 21/07/2026

I almost commented on this political post but then realized I'm not really qualified to say the thing I was going to say so I didn't post the comment and then the Old White Guy Police Force showed up at my door and kicked me out of the club! They revoked my Man Card and everything!

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 19/07/2026

I just hope everyone has a good time and that France somehow loses again. #fifa #worldcup

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 19/07/2026

"What Did Helen of Troy REALLY Look Like?" We don't know because SHE'S FICTIONAL! We don't have 800 articles about what Galadriel "really" looked like because SHE TOO IS FICTIONAL! Although you bet your ass if they cast a Black woman instead of Cate Blanchett you'd hear a lot of opinions about it.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 11/07/2026

I ate and went shopping. I did all my work and didn’t yell at anyone. I kept my humanity. Mostly. I tended to our dogs and our plants. I made it through a day then another day and then it was a week. I guess I’ll keep on doing that. I’m tired. But I’m here. Fuck you, entropy. See you tomorrow.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 05/07/2026

We buried my mom on Friday, I got there two hours before she passed. She wasn’t aware at all but I’m glad I was able to be with her regardless. Back home now and nothing seems real. The world doesn’t stop for our grief and that feels wrong, even though I know it’s just how it is.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 29/06/2026

Sitting in a hotel lobby and this guy walked in off the street straight to the back where the restrooms and kitchen are. He looks hard, big beard, tats, piercings, all black. So I’m inventing a new game, “Homeless Street Tough or Head Chef”?

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 26/06/2026

This is a great article, definitely gave me food for thought.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 22/06/2026

You can tell #AI isn't really sentient because Claude just used the term "butt-flush" (regarding two HTML blocks that stack on top of each other) and it didn't even giggle once.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 19/06/2026

Good advice my brother gave me once when I was a teenager struggling with self-esteem issues: "There are people lining up down the street waiting to tear you down, you don't need to help."

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 19/06/2026

A nice photo of our #dogs Finn and Cooper my lovely wife took the other day. Such good boys! Finn is thinking “Why are you not throwing a stick” and Cooper is thinking “You need to chill out on the whole stick thing, bro.”

A blue Heeler and a red Heeler in the yard.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 16/06/2026

Jesus, CNN, given the state of the world can't we just take a win for once?!

"Streaming now on All Access: Why aren't sharks biting people in southern California?"

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 16/06/2026

I’m only ever on Facebook for my business page, and I don’t interact much with content there other than what page members post. Yet Facebook consistently pushes right wing talking points and posts to me even after consistently blocking accounts like Matt Walsh. The algorithm is biased, folks.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 12/06/2026

Pet Peeve: People asking "Is 9am a good time for this meeting for everyone" without specifying a time zone when we have people in five different time zones spread across three countries invited to the meeting.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 10/06/2026

My wife wrote a shopping list once and it said "Goat Creamer" and I was 90% sure it was supposed to be "Oat Creamer" since as far as I know Goat Creamer is not a thing you can buy at Smith's, but I've been married long enough I asked four other women there if they had ever heard of it.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 10/06/2026

I wish my younger self would have spent more time internalizing the lesson of this great song rather than just singing along with it. To wit, spend less time agonizing over Doing The Thing and just DO THE THING! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUgw...

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Indigo Girls - Closer To Fine

YouTube video by IndigoGirlsVEVO

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 02/06/2026

A nice birthday message from Kalamuna, the company I work for! One of our designers put the image together which is awesome, I've never looked that cool in real life! She even got Cooper and Finn in there along with Finn's magically-manifested tennis ball!

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 01/06/2026

We had a great birthday morning on a gorgeous day in the #WasatchBack. #Utah is pretty amazing!

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 29/05/2026

Is it healthy to eat an all-meat or meat-heavy keto diet? Last year, a study concluded that certain people don't need to worry about high cholesterol, but that study was a giant steaming pile of garbage that was finally retracted. Also Jordan Peterson may be dead lol 🧪 skepchick.org/2026/05/eat-...

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EAT A VEGETABLE! Keto Study Retracted

Transcript: Hey, remember Jordan Peterson? He’s the famous Canadian psychologist who hates “woke” stuff, and who helped popularize the carnivore diet. He and his daughter, Mikhaila, announced that …

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 29/05/2026

I think "Now I Have The Complete Picture" would be a good book explaining the impact of #AI on society. The second edition could be "But wait ..."

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 26/05/2026

"AI isn’t taking over the jobs people don’t want to do, it’s taking the jobs wealthy CEOs don’t want people to have." – DaringDoodleDude via Reddit

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 24/05/2026

Exactly this. I saw it happening live, with my own eyes, in real time. Yet the Republicans are acting like we are all nuts for remembering it the way it actually went down. I can never forgive them.

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 20/05/2026

My AI keeps making up fake facts about boats. I guess you could say it's hullucinating. #DadJokes

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Jeff Hebert @heromachine.com · 20/05/2026

Me: Surely the #Gemini AI tool built in to #Google Docs can handle a simple task like applying the existing formatting to new pasted content! I mean, Google created both Gemini and Docs so it ought to be trivial! Ha ha! Me a few minutes later: Oh. Oh, no.

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