iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Joshua Rozenberg @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Is your software a “product”? If not — and it harms you in some way — you may not be able to claim compensation. That needs to change, the government’s law reform advisers suggest. And product liability law might be extended to online marketplaces like Amazon. rozenberg.substack.com/p/consumer-p...

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Consumer protection

Will Amazon have to pay compensation if it sells products that cause harm?

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Read Ruth's excellent thread that shows real expertise on Russian economic and political reality, and Russia's societal response, the myths it tells itself. Spoiler alert - no secret Western plan.

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 23/09/2026

Jisc's digital maturity report on UK HE says they “have moved beyond reactive investment in digital infrastructure”. Hmm. Really? Recent "AI" adoption? www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/funding-and…

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eosc-eden.bsky.social @eosc-eden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Our next bootcamp is now less than 2 weeks away! 🚨 Registration deadline: Monday 28 September. There are very limited number of spaces still available - follow the link below to register and for more info

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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

And as many people have correctly pointed out, this is clearly modelled on Christopher Walken because reasons.

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

For anyone who has been doing their utmost to avoid "AI" discourse but feels like they can't anymore, I offer this encyclopedia entry as a starting point that will hopefully give you the broader context:

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MORPHSS @morphss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

'The word traceability, in place of reproducibility, [...] refers to the extent to which the decisions made by the researcher are transparently documented, allowing readers to see how conclusions were reached' @maddipow.bsky.social in new paper 'Can open science speak qualitative?' ⬇️

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Can open science speak qualitative? Rearticulating open science vocabulary for qualitative research

‘Open research’ (or ‘open science’) has substantially reshaped conversations surrounding rigor, transparency, and accountability, yet its vocabulary remains largely rooted in quantitative, positivi...

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Joe Griffin @thejoegriffin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If you're concerned about migration rules being tightened in Ireland, I recommend writing to your local TDs. Ireland is far from perfect but we do live in a country where you can email politicians' offices directly. If you have something to say, why wait until they're on your doorstep?

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

BOB DYLAN writing in The New York Times on being 80. We’re so used to Dylan being an enigmatic & elusive trickster that it’s always a delightful surprise when he writes something so personal, heartfelt and wise.

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Hugh Shanahan @hughshanahan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I saw @lauralexx.bsky.social new show tonight in Guildford. Lots of fun - do go! (And bring Florentine biscuits - she likes 'em)

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Hugh Shanahan @hughshanahan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Very random thought (may be utter BS so please ignore) as I am attending #RSEcon2026 and similar events. 1/n

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Hugh Shanahan @hughshanahan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

April Johnson points to the Jupyter Code of Conduct jupyter.org/governance/c... and asks - why can't we do these for a our regular work? #RSECon2026

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Project Jupyter Code of Conduct - Project Jupyter Governance

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The Jimmy Kimmel -Talarico interview the FCC didn’t want you to see…so it’s been posted on YouTube Tube instead.

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Hugh Shanahan @hughshanahan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Just a qiuck reminder all - FAIR data is not the same as open data. You can have FAIR data that is only available to particular entities.

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Hugh Shanahan @hughshanahan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Arfon Smith suggests a next step for replicability at #RSEcon2026

Slide comparing before and after necessary steps for replicability

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Hugh Shanahan @hughshanahan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Good quote from Arfon Smith of Schmidt Sciences (his opinion not theirs) at #RSEcon2026

In many domains faster science is a good thing. Unverified science is not.

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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 03/09/2026

I hereby declare the "learn to code" era officially dead: Big declines in the number of people studying computer science in the last year or two 📉 Chart from this week’s edition of our newsletter on AI and the labour market www.ft.com/content/9183...

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Jenni Adams @jenniad.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

NEW training slides on open research in the arts, humanities & qualitative social sciences, codeveloped by staff from 15 UK universities at a hackathon event earlier this summer. Including colleagues from @uoyopenres.bsky.social, @edopenresearch.bsky.social, @openresleeds.bsky.social & more

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Hugh Shanahan @hughshanahan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Very tired of asking people to do something/look something up and getting a response “I asked <favourite LLM> and it said this… <lengthy response>” 1/2

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 14/10/2023

🌓🌎🌞 <-- lunar eclipse  🌎🌓🌞 <-- solar eclipse  🌎🌞🌗 <-- apocalypse

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Tom Hannen @tomhannen.ft.com · 11/08/2026

New @financialtimes.com video with @jburnmurdoch.ft.com strolling around London explaining the housing crisis - free to view www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAcF...

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How to fix the housing crisis | FT

YouTube video by Financial Times

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Bianca Kramer @msphelps.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Collective action for open research information: ORION-DBs starts a new @force11.bsky.social working group to coordinate amongst providers and explore alternatives to proprietary cloud systems Join the public webinar on Sept 4 2026 15:00-16:15 CEST www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

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Toegang geblokkeerd / Access Blocked

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Open Science NL @opensciencenl.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Open Science NL aims to launch the ‘FAIR Research Outputs’ call for proposals in September 2026. The aim of this proposed programme is to enhance the FAIR and openness of research outputs. Read more: openscience.nl/en/news/pre-announcement-first-round-of-the-fair-research-outputs-call

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Exactly. Politicians and officials fixate on education because they think they can control it (they can't). But that's just one side of the equation, and a far weaker one. You can't fix supply first, then demand. Has to be demand-led.

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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Are you a librarian interested in #OpenScience?📚 🔬 🧪 ASAPbio Resident, Melissa Chim, created a handbook just for you! It includes an introduction to #preprints and how librarians can promote them to faculty and graduate students! 👇 buff.ly/6dg6gnU

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Open Science Promotion For Librarians – ASAPbio

Keep up to date on open scholarly communication! Check out what’s new on the blog.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Listening to my generation talk about the 90s the way the previous generation talked about the 70s is tiresome. No that wasnt 'back when movies were good' or 'music still meant something'. There's loads of great shit coming out now and there was loads of slop back then. You just miss being young.

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DataCite @datacite.org · 04/08/2026

"The Plumbing of Progress: Why Open Infrastructure Is Everyone’s Business" – panel session at the @oaspa.bsky.social Conference moderated by DataCite Executive Director Matthew Buys, bringing focus to why sustainability of open infrastructure matters. Join us in Zagreb tinyurl.com/3zh5d35u

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OASPA Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing 2026 - DataCite

Meet DataCite Executive Director Matt Buys at the OASPA Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing 2026, taking place in Zagreb, Croatia, from 21–23 September 2026. Matt will moderate the panel “T...

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Q&A with @devezer.bsky.social about metascience, open science, and her work in this area.

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Q & A with Berna Devezer

Critical Metascience

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Beth Kitson @drbethkitson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

’The Treasury’s approach to public spending was designed for a world that no longer exists.’ www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 30/07/2026

Look, MIT Press are progressive in OA publishing. Heck, I have published with them and have another book under contract with them. But they always think they are the source of influence, never the influenced. They rarely acknowledge the work of others. www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opi...

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Amy Brand: Publishing for a new era - Research Information

EXCLUSIVE: The director and publisher of MIT Press reflects on risk-taking, leadership, innovation and human judgement

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Sanjay Srivastava @sanjaysrivastava.com · 29/07/2026

Over a million Americans died and we hardly talk about that

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MetaROR @metaror.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🌐 How accessible are preprint services and where are they located? That is the question addressed by this article evaluated by MetaROR. The two reviewers are generally positive, though they have some notes on some of the figures and would like to see more statistical tests. 👇 Read it now

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The localisation and accessibility of preprint services: implications for Open Science - MetaROR

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

But each deed you do, each act, binds you to itself and to its consequences, and makes you act again and yet again. Then very seldom do you come upon a space, a time like this, between act and act, when you may stop and simply be. Or wonder who, after all, you are.

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Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I wonder if this error was introduced by an AI transcription software. They always interpret Irish words in creatively bizarre ways. In any case, just knowing that this kind of thing happens is almost enough to give me a panic attack and quit journalism

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Meg Schwamb @megschwamb.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

"All scientific observations at Jodrell are expected to cease on the 1 April 2028 unless alternative funding can be found." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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Joel Suss @joelsuss.ft.com · 27/07/2026

I've written about the troubling, decades-long decoupling of pay & productivity growth The textbook says these should grow together, but reality - far from perfect competition - means capital has captured more of the economic fruits AI risks widening the gap Link 👉 as.ft.com/r/a188bb54-b...

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Terrific thread this:

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Philip Stephens @philipstephens.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Kerry man generous in defeat …after 75 years and a performance that showed all its ospirit Mayo back it it’s rightfully place in Irish football ..the angels are singing ….only wish I was lifting a Guinness in Kiltimagh!

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

THE analysis finds 'although most institutions have policies explicitly preventing staff forming relationships with people they teach or supervise, Aston University and the universities of Essex, Leeds, Liverpool and Southampton were among those that have not moved to an outright ban.' Own goal.

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Staff-student relationships still permitted, despite guidance

English universities still resisting introducing bans on relationships say they risk putting students in a more vulnerable position

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Mick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

“Corrupt leaders are not only rulers of weak institutions...They are mirrors. And what they reveal is often more disturbing than their corruption itself.” www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-pe...

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Why People Worship Corrupt Leaders

The ancient world understood something we prefer to avoid: corrupt power does not survive only by deceiving people. It survives by giving them strength, revenge, belonging, and permission.

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