iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Day of nine billion annoying little errands that are all inconveniently spaced just far enough apart to be a pain vastly improved by this delightful gentleman being the official store greeter at the flooring warehouse

A medium shaggy black and tan dog lies half on his side as if poised to roll on his back for belly rubs

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Jenny with a Green Ribbon Around Her Neck @readingtheend.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

hi hello I have been reminded of Sarah Rees Brennan's In Other Lands, which I am about to start rereading, which makes today the perfect day to tell YOU to also read In Other Lands. I shall now enumerate the reasons that In Other Lands is a perfect human book.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

…….pulling back the curtain properly on the window of my (second storey) work room and realising the ivy is trying to eat my house again 😑

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oooh thank you, I’ll add those to the library list 👀

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 30/09/2026

We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs

Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I feel like mine is juuuust beginning to return from the attention economy war after about a decade, but also that if I look at it too hard it’s going to shriek and run away again 😂 any recs for fellow recoverers?

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

working myself to the bone to pay for your fancy ass cat food and this is the thanks I get 😩

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Worked normal day shift + the bar at an event, got home just before midnight aching all over, had a cup of tea in bed - get up briefly to go to the loo before I put the lights out and hopefully collapse into blissful unconsciousness, and this is what I come back to 😂

A black cat sits semi-upright reclining against a pillow in the centre position of a bed, having clearly occupied the space his human has briefly left vacant. He appears unrepentant.

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Flora 🏺 Ancient History Art @flaroh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy Autumn omnes!🏛️🍂🌋 This morning it was the Autumn equinox, the official start of autumn here in the northern hemisphere 🍂 to mark the occasion I’m sharing my ‘Autumn in Pompeii’ piece complete with some of the reference images (see replies)

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

‘We call ourselves Homo sapiens, meaning ‘wise humans’ - [side eyes camera] - bit presumptuous’

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Watching the premier of the new ‘How To Live on Earth’ documentary (it’s just started on YouTube if you’re interested!) and Cumberbatch’s opening line is ‘why would anyone want to live on mars, it’s horrible’ 😂

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Setting aside my quibbles with ‘as nature intended’ as a stock phrase, my brother in agriculture, by that logic nature also ‘intended’ the e.coli you ordered with your raw milk, so good luck with that

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Listening to a YouTube video about the impacts of beaver rewilding, and the algorithm serves me up with an ad about organic farming, which I only properly tune into after several seconds. I am being advertised ‘organic raw milk, as nature intended’ 💀💀💀💀

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As….opposed to speed….for kids??????

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Oh man that’s the worst 😩 mine are wrapped up and stored in the attic with the other family heirlooms lol - one day I’ll have enough room for more bookcases and they can take pride of place 😤😂

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Aw yeah, Redwall spotted in the wild 🙌 man, I was *obsessed* with those books 😂

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...

rnli.org

Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Sho | Dora Ingrid @doraingrid.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Fellow artists and game devs, Pine Studio is looking for a 3D character artist! I'd appreciate the shares to get the word out and apply if you think you're a good fit! I've had a lovely time here the last 2,5 years (time flies!) and I can confirm that the team is pretty awesome. Come join ussssss!

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Roland Pierik @roleo.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026

The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...

bbc.com

No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland

A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".

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tunes to make you run away @whippoorwont.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.

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Robin Thorne @whatrobindoes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Season of the Witch Campaign Wrap Up! Thank you to everyone who contributed, posted, or had nice words to say ❤️

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Oh, looking forward to finding the other ten percent along with Jacob’s last offering over the next few visits 😂

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Every time I see one of these headlines, I’m torn between two reactions - one is deep suspicion that I’m falling for a trap by reacting at all, and the other incredulity at a sentence that essentially reads ‘Arsonist warns fires are deadly, continues to fling gasoline everywhere!’

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

My hindbrain: I get it, but also, think of the frostbite

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Mike || Comms on hold until my bones are fixed @michalputo.art · 07/09/2026

RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

When the way you’re sitting isn’t conducive to lap naps, but your cat is determined

A small grey cat sits on the arm of a sofa with her tail tucked neatly around her rear legs. Her front paws and upper body are in the classic loaf position, but on the knee of the person taking to picture, forming a disgruntled cat bridge from sofa arm to lap

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Solaire 🔜 GATEway FATE 🐏 @solairelunaire.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

i must not fear The Project

tumblr post by gailynovelry:
"The fastest way to accomplish The Project is to cease being afraid of The Project. The Project cannot maim you. The Project cannot kill you. The Project is more afraid of you than you are of it. It is okay if The Project turns out differently from how it was in your head, and it is okay if it has flaws. You are capable of engaging with The Project."

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

darth there is a type of lantern shark called a dwarf lantern shark and not only does it glow in the dark, it’s also small enough to fit in the palm of your hand just a lil glowy guy

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

But all that to say: I’m now attempting to doodle with a splint on my gripping index finger for the first time and christ, is this how easy it’s meant to feel

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I think I must have looked slightly concussed; she kept asking gently if I had any questions lol

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Had my first in-person with the occupational therapist today (essentially; hand physio for my bewilderingly flexible joints) and I’ve come away juggling an absolute array of splints and braces and compression gloves and weird sticky stuff to make gripping easier and exercise printouts and -

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Félix the Rover @therovercomics.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

European artists! The EU commission is opening a feedback on the use of AI in the cultural and creative fields. Their vision is clearly pro-use of AI, but we clearly have an opportunity to push back: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

ec.europa.eu

European Commission - Have your say

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LaurenWalshArt @laurenwalshart.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

And here I stand. Still able to draw.

Just in: widespread ai outage underway as ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok are all down.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It was made with ancient charcoal! Given as a gift as part of old traditions! Of the place where the oaks that were harvested for charcoal grew! It makes me feel things 😭

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

She gave it to my uncle and it’s now got pride of place in his sunroom, and particularly in this age of AI slop, something about this whole sequence of events fills me with absolute joy 😭

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My uncle passed it onto Louise, having told her the whole story - and she promptly turned round and produced this gorgeous bit of art using this charcoal that had been carbon dated to around about the 1300’s (and by sheer coincidence, nailed the location of the actual dig)

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Another friend of my uncle had been peripherally involved and brought him some of the excess charcoal they’d found as a fun twist on the First Footing tradition when he visited over Hogmanay

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The crazy part is this: she did it with charcoal that had been excavated during an archaeological excavation on the shores of the loch, looking for evidence of charcoal-burning industry in the area

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This is hanging in my Uncle’s house in Ayr, southwest Scotland, and it’s got the most incredible story. It’s a lovely charcoal rendering of Loch Eck, a freshwater loch in Argyll and Bute, done by a local artist (Louise McBride) who he’s known since she was a kid, having been a friend of her parents

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Okay buckle up folks because I have a lovely art story for you:

A somewhat poorly lit photo of a framed charcoal landscape, depicting a Scottish loch surrounded by hills (by artist Louise McBride)

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I love that this is how I found out Starmer stepped down as an MP

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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I would 100% support a law that says if any digital platform removes your access to media you paid for then they are required to refund you the entirety of the original purchase price. That would solve this whole thing in a hurry.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Admittedly this has resulted in me realising I share a birthday with the weird badger song, so that’s nice I guess [crumbles into dust]

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