iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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D. Merrill @terebifunhouse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

algorithmically curated playlists are for losers and suckers; get out there and discover new things for yourself, instead of letting some shut-in weirdo's desperate attempt to avoid other humans rule your eyeballs

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Jason R. Merrill @jasonrmerrill.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Today's soda is from the 1909 "The Dispenser Soda Water Guide". No. 317 - Mountain Nectar. Why yes, I am still trying to get my presentation for next Saturday together. How ever did you guess?

The image is a screenshot of a soda formula for "Mountain Nectar" from "The Dispenser Soda Water Guide" published in 1909. The text reads:

357 - Mountain Nectar . One - half ounce pure cream , 12 ounce orange syrup , 12 ounce vanilla syrup , 1 glassful shaved ice . Shake well and add enough carbonated water to fill the glass , and serve with nutmeg .

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Jason R. Merrill @jasonrmerrill.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It's that time of year again? Already? Here is where I will be at Dragon Con next weekend. Come say 'Hi' if you get the chance! "Facts behind the Fizz" always fills up fast so line up early.

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Jason R. Merrill @jasonrmerrill.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Have to mention one of my favorite Curry films as it's an adaptation of one of my favorite books by Jerome K. Jerome from 1889: Three Men in a Boat, 1975 Available on Youtube... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jOZ...

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Bronze Age Babies @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Batman knows. Be like Batman.

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Jason R. Merrill @jasonrmerrill.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I still have my headband from the promo team that came to the Atlanta Fantasy Fair that year.

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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Sunday Morning Inspiration and Coffee... Oh and this ⬇️ Simple Act of Kindness Have a peaceful day

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Jason R. Merrill @jasonrmerrill.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Now we know where the Jamesons got the type faces for their newspaper... "American specimen book of type styles", 1912, The American Type Founders Company. via Archive.org archive.org/details/amer...

A page of Newspaper Headline samples from the American Type Foundry Company, 1912:
THE REPORT
EXCHANGE
EVENING NEWS
AMERICAN
Daily Bugle
NEWS ECHO
MICHIGAN BANNER

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Amanda Deibert @amandadeibert.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

#SDCC comic con: our daughter left her 3D printed black dragon in the restroom near E/Starbucks. She printed it herself and is devastated. We checked the restroom and lost and found which means someone picked it up. If you bring it to 5552 I will give you a signed comic as reward

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I want people to understand the full impact of the devastation that First Nations in Canada are facing. It's NOT just that people and wildlife are losing their homes...it's the history that is being lost for generations to come.

A photo of the wildfires in canada. Fire rages through forest area with vright orange flame and dark gray smoke.

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Amalia S. Levi, PhD @amaliasl.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

📢 Once more for the people in the back: - Most [more than 95%] of archives have not been digitized. - Most of humanity's knowledge and memory is *not* reachable by LLMs. - Believing that AI can provid you with comprehensive, definitive, "intelligent" results is folly.

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Oh, you've made a video game? And you want people to play it? Well, let's talk about how to do that better. How, exactly, can you make sure people care about your game and want to tell other people about it? Check it out here: docseuss.medium.com/its-not-enou...

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it’s not enough to build something, part 1

Some years ago, before I entered the industry, I had a minute disagreement with someone in the comments section of a Kotaku article. I was…

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Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 25/06/2026

Meanwhile memory chips are increasing in price so fast that by the time Neuromancer comes out this fall you will *actually* be able to get killed in Chiba City for 3 MB of hot RAM.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Hello! 👋 I'm hoping to raise money for two Bay Area cat rescues. If you post a screenshot of you donating at least $20, I will answer a style-related question for you. But first, let me tell you about the rescues, why they're worthy of your support, and hopefully get you to adopt a cat. 🧵

Two gray cats. One has their pawn on a person's knee.

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Jason R. Merrill @jasonrmerrill.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Fantastic Ridcully hat from Discworld!

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Canal Cryptid @canalcryptid.eurosky.social · 25/05/2026

How do they rise up.

Illustration of some lilac flowers wrapped in a banner and with an Ankh-Morpork City Watch badge.
Text on the banner reads:
TRUTH!
JUSTICE!
FREEDOM!
REASONABLY PRICED LOVE!
AND A HARD BOILED EGG!

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Ben Kosmina @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Things can be pretty grim right now, so I want to share you one of my favourite websites, @terebifunhouse.bsky.social’s Stupid Comics It’s delightfully, stubbornly old school HTML, and chock full of fantastic writing on dumb comics I’ve linked to one that made me love it, about a spooky tree

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🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃 @zackdavisson.com · 14/04/2026

The most bad-ass rebuttal from Tite Kubo, the author of Bleach.

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Anne Kirn @houseofdarkly.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

You have got to leave Substack. I know there are people with no ill intentions who may *somehow* still not know, or not know how to switch, but you need to find out. People will happily help you!! leavesubstack.com

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You Should Probably Leave Substack

You should probably leave Substack. Here’s why and how.

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Bolt451. He's Our Bastard ❤️ @bolt451.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

This quote from Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell has been in my head the last few days

You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch

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Jason R. Merrill @jasonrmerrill.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Blackbird Finery's next appearance will be at 221BCon in Atlanta, April 10-12! We have a lot of new items for our vendor booth that are sure to delight. We will be demonstrating how drugstore soda fountains made drinks over 100 years ago on Sat @ 8:30pm in Mrs. Hudson's. See you there! 221bcon.com

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@Above96th @above96th.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

A Red-winged Blackbird vigorously defending his territory along Central Park's Harlem Meer this morning. Males arrive early to claim the best spots, which enables them to attract as many as 15 female partners! 💕💕💕 #Blackbirds #CentralPark #birdsseenin2026

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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 25/03/2026

If people didn’t form weird foundational emotional attachments to things like HP, we wouldn’t have this problem. Hold the mass-marketed IP you enjoy a little less tightly, I beg of thee.

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Jason R. Merrill @jasonrmerrill.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I am now looking for work. I have over 20 years of Database experience, but most recently helped maintain D365 Finance and Power Automate workflows. In addition, I am available to speak to your group, convention, or podcast on antique men's accessories and/or hundred year old soda fountain drinks!

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I'm seeing lots of scientific conference panels get criticism for not featuring diverse speakers on the panel. As a frequent conference organizer, here's some advice on how to avoid getting criticized for not having diverse speakers on your panel: 1) Feature diverse speakers on your panel.

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Medieval Manuscripts @blmedieval.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Hwaet! The Beowulf manuscript (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV) is now back online. You can consult the entire manuscript through the online catalogue: searcharchives.bl.uk/catalog/040-...

The opening of Beowulf from the unique surviving manuscript of the Old English text, beginning with a large initial 'H'.

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Jason R. Merrill @jasonrmerrill.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

We had a great time at CONpossible. The picture is from the Friday night meeting of the "Gothic Heroine Book Club".

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redclaycomics.bsky.social @redclaycomics.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Hourly Comics Day 2026, the annual draw-your-day marathon cartooning challenge open to one and all. Most folks finish on the day itself or the next day. I'm one of the stragglers (I take notes, then draw later). #HourlyComicsDay2026 #conpossible #steampunk #madameaskew #chickensoup #possum #cat

Cartoons for Hourly Comics Day 2026 #1: 8 a.m. cook breakfast; 9 a.m. watch tv (couple watching scene from Westminster Dog Show); 10 a.m. Decide to attend Conpossible, a steampunk convention; 11 a.m. car driving to event.

Hourly Comics Day 2026 #2 (at Conpossible) 12 p.m. Bearded man talks about "Arctic Explorers" pointing to picture of a dirigible; 1 p.m. "Friendly Faces" - drawings of four attendees; 2 p.m. Vendors: cartoonist samples jam that supports "B.J.'s Serpentarium, a homeless shelter for lizards," nearby is a booth that sells tiaras.

Hourly Comics Day 2026 #3. 3 p.m. Parasol Dueling; 4 p.m. Compliment Dueling - woman with teal hair holding open fan says "Your smile lights up the room!" Woman with pink hair facing her holding a folded fan says "I love your teal hair!"; 5 p.m. person sleeps in chair while con organizers thank everyone.

Hourly Comics Day 2026 #4. 6 p.m. cartoonist driving home and stuck in traffic. 7 p.m. Fix dinner. Drawing of ingredients for chicken soup - chopped carrots, spinach, chicken, celery, onion - plus cheese and a rice cooker; 8 p.m. Eat, Talk. Smiling cartoonist holds bowl of chicken soup while listening to partner describe a possum chasing a cat. 9 p.m. - on: Draw!

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CONpossible @conpossible.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Dear friends, have you ever pictured yourself vending your wares in the CONpossible vendor area? Due to fairy ring transportation issues (or illness and weather, whichever fits your appropriate timeline), we have lost some vendors from our illustrious vending area at Terminus Manor. (1/3)

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CONpossible @conpossible.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

🍄 GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT! 🍄 #CONpossible2026 is positively delighted to announce our next featured guest and author guest of honor, Mel Todd! Owner of Bad Ash Publishing, she is working to create a place for excellent stories and great authors. (1/3)

“CONpossible proudly presents: Through the Fairy Ring, a cozy cottagecore and aetherpunk adventure hosted at the Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta on February 6-8, 2026! Graphic highlights our author guest of honor, Mel Todd, wearing a purple and blue “tie-dye universe” blouse, set against a fairytale background. Visit www.conpossible.org for more information.”

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CONpossible @conpossible.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

🍄 MUSICAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT! 🍄 Are you ready for an evening of “Dark Carnival Dream Music”? That is how our next guest is billed, and if you have ever been to the con of Dragons you might already know them by name. Please join us in welcoming Dust Bowl Faeries! (1/3)

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CONpossible @conpossible.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

On this snowy winter day, we hope you are warm by your fireplaces, baking fresh bread & perhaps trying another Fae recipe for "Twilight Dream Cheese." Join us Feb 6-8, 2026 at the Sonesta Gwinnett Place! www.conpossible.org Video Credit: @kestrelsnest.social #CONpossible2026 #ThroughtheFairyRing

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Fae Recipes: "Twilight Dream Cheese" — #CONpossible2026

YouTube video by CONpossible (Official)

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 23/01/2026

At the airport.

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Jason R. Merrill @jasonrmerrill.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence. "Formula is method, habitude; found wherever man is found."

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Chris Schweizer @ NYCC (H27) @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Un pour tous, tous pour un! Some characters from my favorite novel, Alexandre Dumas' THE THREE MUSKETEERS.

Full-figure watercolored drawings by Chris Schweizer of Planchet, D'Artagnan, Constance Bonacieux, Porthos, Mousqueton, Grimaud, Athos, Milady Clarick (Milady de Winter), Aramis, and Bazin, from THE THREE MUSKETEERS by Alexandre Dumas. Characters are drawn in Baroque period clothing/costume from the early 17th century.

Full-figure watercolored drawings by Chris Schweizer of Cardinal Richelieu, Monsieur de Treville, Queen Anne D'Autriche (Anne of Austria), the Duke of Buckingham, Comte de Rochefort, Kitty, Berjanoux, Monsieur Bonacieux, John Felton, and Lord de Winter, from THE THREE MUSKETEERS by Alexandre Dumas. Characters are drawn in Baroque period clothing/costume from the early 17th century.

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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 31/12/2025

D1) again, this is difficult to pull off at longer lengths. But you don't get good at a thing by not doing it. E) YOU DON'T GET GOOD AT A THING BY NOT DOING IT done is better than perfect. Don't worry so much about "practicing right" just practice. You can adjust as you need as you go on.

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Gray Whitten @graywhitten.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Our sweet little Trixie the tabby cat is still in the wild here in the Ormewood Park/Glenwood Park neighborhood of #Atlanta… last seen Sunday morning. Please be on the lookout or RT, and contact me if you think you may have seen her. 🙏😿 She is a chipped, indoor cat with no collar.

A cute mackerel tabby cat sitting on a towel

The cutest little tabby cat with her stuffed toast

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Allison Kufta (Resident Physician and Artist) @akufta.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Attention #artists! Stop guessing your hourly rate. If you need $2,760/mo to survive, but you only do "deep work" for 20 hours a week... Charging $25/hr means you are slowly going bankrupt. Here is the math. 🧵

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Jason R. Merrill @jasonrmerrill.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Atlanta! The last vending event of the year for me. Winter Underland, Nov 29 from 6 to 10:30PM. Bringing all the antique & vintage cufflinks/accessories I can fit in my booth along with some other items that normally don't make it out of storage. timetravel.events/winter-under...

A flyer for the "Winter Underland" event:
subtitled "A Dark Holiday Market".
Online tickets $8. Tickets at door $10. 12 and under FREE
November 29, 2025, 6pm to 10:30pm
Food Trucks, Performances, Charity Gift wrapping, Artists.
IAM Local Lodge 709, 1032 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta GA 30060

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

it hasn't helped sell any mags but it appears our nonsense on here has just pushed our account over 5K 'followers', so let's embrace that as some kind of achievement! Like & repost this to be in with a chance to win every in-print issue of Wyrd Science & a t-shirt of your choice*

the covers of Wyrd Science issues 3-7 laid out on a gradient landscape next to the caption WIN THE LOT!

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Helen McCarthy @glider.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Here's the thing: most violence against both women/girls and men/boys is done by men, mostly men they know. It's not strangers or immigrants, it's men. And until men stop being violent on a whim, develop better self control, or are made to stop, they won't stop.

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Jason R. Merrill @jasonrmerrill.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Next show: CONjuration in Atlanta! More details forthcoming but I will be both vending and doing panels. Currently working on my "Fizzy Potion Classes" (antique soda fountain demos). www.conjurationcon.com

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CONjuration – Atlanta's immersive fantasy event full of magic, fandom, and fun!

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Jason R. Merrill @jasonrmerrill.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Great summation of why AI isn't going to give you what you want in the end. 🧵

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/10/2025

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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