iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

"Ok, can you show me on the skull where your head hurts?"

A painting of St Jerome pointing at a skull with a pained look on his face. From https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/saint-jerome-93552

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Do you think he'll grow into that? artuk.org/discover/art...

A man wearing a red and ermine robe of office that's swamping him.

The spammers have finally figured out what email will *actually* lure me into their trap...

Screenshot of a spam email from Tractor-Supply, and some text claiming they're giving me something. What a treat!

Jack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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To be frank it's a great chance for some new topical horse names. Fairford Dogging on the inside, Fairford Dogging followed by Red Diesel Smuggler and Marco Rubio's Nixed Press Conference. Irate Farmer gaining ground closely behind Flytipping Polycule.

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Wangleberry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well, the HMO application was withdrawn, and then the planning application was withdrawn. Now all that's left is some belated enforcement action to shut down the currently illegally operating HMO, and then it'll probably have to go on the market and be available to buy as a family home again.

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I will not Doomscroll Doomscrolling is the peace-killer Doomscrolling is the slow-death that brings gradual but inexorable depression I will face the Doomscrolling I will put my phone down and take a shower And when I am dressed I will turn the inner eye to see its path Only shitposts will remain

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Pete @baldiepete.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Great moments in Scottish philosophy history. David Hume uses his iPad to google for the causes of Shiny Toe Syndrome.

The David Hume Statue on the High Street in Edinburgh. It has shiny toes because so many people have been rubbing them.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sir William Wallace looks somewhat worried here... www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti...

Ink drawing of Sir William Wallace, whose facial expression looks like he knows exactly how gruesome his death is going to be.

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I can almost guarantee you that if a man in a het normative family structure finds meal planning easy enough to turn it into an AI task, it is because a woman has made the task easy enough that he is willing to do it.

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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 28/09/2026

them: what do you do? me: i’m a stockbreaker them: don’t you mean stockbroker me, smashing an oxo cube with a hammer: no

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 28/09/2026

I'm always surprised by the lack of personal safety awareness folks walking around wearing work lanyards have. I had to wear a branded top when going to/from one workplace (no changing facility), a stalker saw it and turned up at that workplace looking for me. Don't broadcast your employer, folks!

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like if you think it’s fly tipping, repost if you bet dogging

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As predicted: what widening the pavement at Greyfriars Bobby has done is just given more pavement for idiots to block while they damage a statue, so now pedestrians have to step out into an even more congested (now the bike lane is blocked) junction. Amazing work.

Crowds of tourists gathered around Greyfriars Bobby. And more people standing in the road or walking on the road to get past the crowds of people blocking the pavement.

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For Reasons I now have postcards of Sir Joshua Reynold's Justice that's in Oxford New College chapel.

Two postcards showing the figure of Justice.

Nick 🐙 @nickoctopus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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oh so _now_ the police are worried about masked men

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Jaf @jaffne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Back to work, and back to getting weird LinkedIn messages when I accept a connection request.

Screenshot of a LinkedIn message. It says "Hello and good morning dear, how are you and how was your night, Scotland and work? I hope it's been great with you."

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Found a drawing of my great grandfather in the newspapers, done to accompany publication of his description in a letter home of the military action in the Chitral Expedition that he was part of (we have his diaries from that).

Drawing of a late Victorian gentleman in military uniform with a splendid moustache, and a wild coo's lick going on.

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 27/09/2026

"We saw you from across the souk, and liked your ancient, cursed vibe."

Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz in Mummy 4

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Spong @besidetheteesside.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@actualnames.bsky.social Petra Corr. I would imagine she smells lovely after it's rained.

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Jaf @jaffne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I am so proud of my brave, brave pup, who *forced* himself to go and sleep on my hard, bony shins when I fell asleep on the couch. He thinks only of me and my apparent need for the equivalent weight of a small child on my lower legs.

A blonde dog curled up on top of blankets at the far end of a couch away from the photographer

A close view of the curled up blonde dog lying on shins.

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Jaf @jaffne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I keep getting ads in podcasts for Gemini AI. And every one is like "hey, listen to me ask the app to do a thing that I can do for myself just as easily. Hey, look at that: it did it, how amazing! *extensive disclaimers about speed and accuracy*" So tedious. So wasteful. So useless.

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Cage @ridiculouscage.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Yeah, I really don't want to use this shop now.

Screenshot of a webpage with an AI slop autumn themed image.

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"why would I deceive you?"

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Dan Hon @danhon.com · 26/09/2026

I enjoy that my Google search predictions think that if I write the word "national," then I either want the National Library of Scotland, or the National Museum of Scotland. It is correct 99% of the time.

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my wife: can u make a poster with this venmo code for the school event me: ok here it is my wife: IS THAT PAPYRUS YOU USED PAPYRUS WHY DID I EVER MARRY YOU

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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 26/09/2026

paranormal podcaster: today i’m speaking to a man who says he regularly feels the presence of spirits. mysteriously, two of them appear to be related - a father, and a son. i’m meeting him today in his place of work. richard, hi. catholic priest: sorry what kind of podcast did you say this was?

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Ok: after over 2,000 visitors and me giving about 100 people tours (colleague did the other 100 folk), I walked 4.59 miles today. @mandapen.bsky.social - hour guess was closest - would you like a decorated stone sent?

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I sat down on the bus. This was a mistake.

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Someone just said their wife is coming today because they're really keen to meet me cos they love all the stuff I post online. Huh?

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I have to sleep now cos I have a shitload of stuff to do tomorrow morning to get things set up for Doors Open Day, and then I have lots of building tours to run. How many miles do we think I'll have walked by the time I get home tomorrow evening? Closest guess gets a decorated stone 😁

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Dog has discovered "having pillows piled up on him" and is currently living his best pillow-pile life.

A blonde dog lying on a couch with multiple pillows piled on him.

Another view of a blonde dog lying on a couch with multiple pillows piled on him.

And a other view of a blonde dog lying on a couch with multiple pillows piled on him.

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every once in awhile you remember how load-bearing the beard is

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Jaf @jaffne.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hey lady, maybe after the third time your child almost ran full pelt, headfirst into my shopping basket would be a good time for you to grab their hand and stop them running full pelt around the shop, before they hurt themselves? No?

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The security camera showed me there was someone at the front door. I was not prepared for the experience.

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