iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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The Lurker (Rosemary will return) @rosemaryvictus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm going to say it loud for the people in the back. Voice actors are artists and replacing them with Gen AI is unethical and immoral. This is different than a screen reader/accessibility tool which isn't giving a "performance." This is a machine trying to imitate human emotion and artistry.

D2D conveying an offer to make AI audiobooks with spotify

D2D conveying an offer to make AI audiobooks

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Companies using AI to “model” their clothes on people… the whole point of having models wear the clothes is to show what the clothes ACTUALLY look like on PEOPLE

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If you’re a student and you want to reach out to a group/org/agency & you’re looking for ppl with a specific specialization, emailing an institutional repository, who is def not that specialization to ask for an interview for your startup team is not a good look.

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Important science happening over on The Onion

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Nothing like scheduling a chat with your boss to ask “are we (the staff) fucked bc of this upcoming change” as the primary topic 😅

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

You can’t lose a sale you never had 🤦 Instead of blaming libraries maybe they should blame the cost of everything making ppl have less money for books

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

“A machine that tries to do your job and fails (in sometimes spectacular, embarrassing and even dangerous ways) but which you keep using anyway isn't a tool. It's a scam”

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 03/09/2026

Letting a machine write your emails or spin up a PowerPoint presentation isn't cutting corners, those tasks are what you're being paid for. 'The work is the work' aftermath.site/ai-work-office...

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italianstylemeats @blagueplague.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I mean I don't think anyone is beating "2977 Chowder"

2022 Patriot Day Seafood Sunday menu from The Clubhouse at Aquia Harbour, which features Sept 11 themed menu items.

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librarypunk @librarypunk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

won't anyone think of the biases against AI users?

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Really tried of the genre of bsky discourse that goes: "Here is an incredibly pointless thing I use LLMs for, now please bsky be normal about it." >>

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Meg @prayingmantis.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Happy Skynet day

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Terminator, saying "Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14AM Eastern Time August 29.

Sarah Connor in Terminator 2 smoking. Caption is: Sarah Connor watching you use AI for everything

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Wtf

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Why, when I open the app, my notifications will say something like 17 or 30 and when I open them it’s like not even half that number 🧐 is this a bug

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

your moment of bloooood moooon....

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

THE MOON Through a wobbly telescope with my wobbly hands trying to focus on the focus. lol

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Boner Vivant @dougtilley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Rest in peace to one of the best to ever do it.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com

NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️

Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.

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🌈Tyranny🫧Sparkles🏳️‍🌈 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared.

Black and white photo of Dolly Parton with gay artist Keith Haring.

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Can any cake become a coffee cake if you have it with coffee in the morning

Thinking foot doodle meme. A crude drawing of a person in a thinking pose while holding their coffee cup with their foot in the air at an impossible angle.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Libraries: We cannot both hold sustainability as a core value AND support the use of GenAI

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A long time friend of mine passed. She was my neighbor growing up and after I grew up and moved away I always stayed in touch with her, visits and writing letters… I always thought it was so interesting we were born on the same day 59 years apart.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I love that our ridiculous kaiju comics librarian photo from #alaac26 made it into this week's @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social member benefit email! @libcomix.bsky.social rocks 🤘

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I pre-ordered a book and thought it would be delivered before I moved, but if not then I’d just update the address I forgot the date and I was in between locations when it shipped and my postal mail forwarding hasn’t gone through yet (I did set it up last week tho!) so I’m nervously waiting 😬

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 03/08/2026

Anybody at @moderation.bsky.app want to try to explain why they suspended @matthewcort.land, ANOTHER of the most prominent people out here fighting for disabled and marginalized people? Like… are y'all planning to suspend/ban literally every disabled legal scholar/policy worker out here, orrrr…?

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Adoptee friends & others impacted by adoption: I'm a librarian planning a display for November (National Adoption Month). These are just some of the books that'll be on display—I'd love your suggestions!

A stack of 12 library books about adoption with spine titles shown. The titles are:
* Broken Links, Enduring Ties
* Somebody's Children
* Culture Keeping
* Like Our Very Own: Adoption and the Changing Culture of Motherhood 1851-1950
* Following the Tambourine Man: a Birthmother's Memoir
* Giving Away Simone
* The Violence of Love: Race, Family, and Adoption in the United States
* Choosing Family
* Gay Fathers, Their Children, and the Making of Kinship
* BirthMarks: Transracial Adoption in Contemporary America
* Kinship by Design: A History of Adoption in the Modern United States
* A Living Remedy

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Cleaning the rental before unpacking our stuff is serious business. (Discovered some mold in the bathroom)

Selfie in bathroom mirror while wearing a poncho with hood taped tightly around head. Wearing goggles over glasses, a KN100 mask and cleaning gloves. Mold remover spray sitting on counter.

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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

No longer content with pillaging intellectual work and dismembering our environment (already critically weakened), AI companies are now hellbent on destroying books galore including rare editions. Shut down these nefarious enterprises already.

news.com.au

AI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare books

If you have retreated to physical books because the internet is too full of AI slop, bad news — now they’re shredding the books to feed their AI slop machines.

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Surely the solution here is just *don't use AI tools* for your writing and research and continue to do your writing and research in ALL the ways you were doing it before you started using AI instead of doing the work??

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

This is the most pure John Oliver bait I've seen in a minute.

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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 26/07/2026

Publishers, if you work with Lightning Source or are distributed through Ingram, take note that Ingram is offering an opt-out if you don't want your books sold to AI companies buying them to scan for AI training. ⬇️

ingramcontent.com

AI Opt Out

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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Canadian arts and culture folks: the federal government has launched a (methodologically flawed) survey on "the Cultural Sector's readiness for Artificial Intelligence". If you're ready to resist or refuse genAI, here's your chance to let them know. pch.research-recherche.ca/f/s.aspx?lan...

pch.research-recherche.ca

National Survey on the Cultural Sector’s Readiness for Artificial Intelligence

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Doesn’t matter how much money you funnel into “more training” if it’s still shit training overall 🤷

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

😑 Article quotes someone saying they aren’t using AI to replace people but then goes on about how they generated all these scenes that (prob would have used people to make the scene or create it digitally) and how much money they saved

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Keeping an eye out for a future news post about how the teacher robot was hacked

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

My eyes are so itchy and I haven’t even been outside, but I know it’s another smoky day out there

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Made sure to hit the app at 7 ish this morning. Got the book 😎

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I forgot to login first thing 😔 collective daily limit reached

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

My library set a collective daily borrow limit for hoopla 😱 it resets at midnight I guess I gotta log on fast, cuz the DAILY limit was reached by 9:30 am today I guess that’s wild

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Had someone try to tell me that the ALA150 was bc it was ALAs 150th annual conference and was skeptical when I said it was the 150th anniversary of ALA and they are celebrating all year Both could be true, but I don’t think it is

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I’m putting together a 20 min training on accessibility in presentations for scientists. If you have any tips/resources you love please feel free to share!

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Void in a Cardigan @jumbledcardigan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Sam Niel passed away 😭 Very sad Monday morning news

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New call for proposals for zines to be published in a special issue of the Journal of Library Outreach and Engagement, aiming to reimagine scholarly publishing through the format of #zines. 📚 See the full call for proposals at www.facebook.com/TheRealJLOE & forms.cloud.microsoft/r/tvBkuugFpJ

A flyer for the Journal of Library Outreach and Engagement (JLOE) special issue. Text bubbles say "give us your zines!" and "reimagining scholarly publishing".

The flyer continues "We welcome scholarly and featured zine submissions that present original research, case studies, or comparable material that advance library outreach and engagement discussions. Check out the web form to learn more about this special issue." The microsoft cloud forms url is linked in this Bluesky post.

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