iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

James Turnbull @kartar.net · 14/10/2026

I know it's laziness, but at least write your own damn headlines if you're going to use AI. Still, I guess it helps ensure I won't read the article/blog post/etc.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 14/10/2026

Last night I was the rarest of creatures, a pedestrian in the suburbs, on a fruitless quest for a sidewalk.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 05/10/2026

If you'd said to me 10 years ago that there might be a united Ireland in my lifetime, I'd have scoffed. But the unionists' frenzy over Drumcree might actually have toppled the first domino.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 02/10/2026

I ticked two whole things off my TODO list today. I don't know if that's a good day or a bad day.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 02/10/2026

Pascal's wager but for cryptids.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 30/09/2026

DM me your email. It's not a hugely active Slack though.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 16/09/2026

"But I don't understand why oil being more expensive makes food more expensive?" "You do know how food gets to NYC, right? I'll give you a hint: it's not on electric scooters."

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 12/09/2026

Oh I totally missed this. Will have to go find it.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 12/09/2026

Practical Magic 2 was broadly terrible (the script, oh lord, and a total waste of Maisie Williams), but OMFG, Lee Pace is ridiculously good-looking.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 09/09/2026

I thought to myself today, "At least the US nuclear arsenal uses 8-inch floppy disks, so we're safe from that Skynet scenario..." And then I decided to check. Damnit. www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/us...

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 02/08/2026

Getting around to watching Star Trek: Picard. Two thoughts. The first, given how often their ships get boarded surely there'd be like ... better training for it? Two, the Federation is positively evil, with the level of hypocrisy only possible with those who think they hold the high moral ground.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 09/07/2026

"Progressive bad because one progressive bad, so draft centrist candidate" -> this is such an obvious logical fallacy that one assumes that centrist Democrats are hoping no one will notice?

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 01/07/2026

Cell rings. I think I recognise the number and answer (I know - self-inflicted). Dude launches into a sales pitch. I manage to get a word in and say I don't take sales calls on my cell. Offer for him to send me an email. Without a beat he continues the pitch. Instant hang up.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 30/06/2026

I am unreasonably upset I can no longer use em dashes in my writing — because AI has spoiled it for everyone.

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Andy Baio @andy.baio.net · 18/06/2026

I wrote about how I discovered that a new site for The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, John Koenig's long-running Tumblr project-turned-book, was a bootleg made by a marketing agency. They published the complete book verbatim, then added AI-generated art and new AI words, entirely without permission.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 18/06/2026

One of my colleagues said, "I can't join the meeting, I have no energy." I suggested a Red Bull, and they were deeply confused. Turns out, "no energy" they meant "no power/electricity". English, it's a wonderful language.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 14/06/2026

I was today years old when I learned that the rand's currency code is ZAR and not SAR.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 09/06/2026

Misread an email of the "Blah blah is now Red Hat" variety and thought a tool I love had been bought by them. Instead "Blah blah is now Red Hat blah blah cerified" Phew.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 08/06/2026

A distinct lack of planning on my behalf clearly.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 08/06/2026

I expect it remains 42, and in our current timeline, certainly, we still have sod all idea of the question.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 08/06/2026

Having a very Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy moment: it's 4am and there's a man in a bathrobe and flip flops going through TSA Pre with me.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 05/06/2026

lol. Fair. Sarah meets windmills then. :P

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 05/06/2026

@sarahedo.bsky.social I am increasingly supporting a much shorter perspective: maybe we turn it off? :)

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 04/06/2026

Every time I am in Vegas, I am just "why?" over and over.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 19/05/2026

Guess who is the reason that their company painted giant lines on the clear glass sliding doors in our HQ.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 01/05/2026

Same for Teams. I can see it becoming visibly worse.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 27/04/2026

I like a rhubarb pie: tastesbetterfromscratch.com/rhubarb-pie/. If you don't like it very tart, you can make an apple and rhubarb crumble (beyondsweetandsavory.com/apple-rhubar...), best served with custard or cream.

tastesbetterfromscratch.com

Old-Fashioned Rhubarb Pie - Tastes Better from Scratch

Our favorite Rhubarb Pie recipe is so easy to make and you can't beat the sweet and tart rhubarb filling paired with our flaky pie crust.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 07/04/2026

Site that hosts Nazi content turns out to have sketchy business practices. News at 11. *shocked face*

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 26/03/2026

One of my colleagues has started calling me James del socorro. I don't know if I am pertually helpful or need perpetual help. I am going with the former.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 20/03/2026

In my experience, Colombians are often mean to one another just as a matter of course. Nicknames, jokes, and offensive language are often laughed off. But if you have said something mean that actually upsets a Colombian? It's bad. Run.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 17/03/2026

Discogs. (I mostly have vinyl but they sell CDs too)

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 16/03/2026

Yes, it's probably something closer to "anyone but the English" but that doesn't cover Team GB generally.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 16/03/2026

As a US/Australian dual citizen, I was trying to explain the very complex "What sporting team do I support" hierarchy, and I decided a diagram would help.

Flowchart describing what sporting team to support for a US/Australian dual citizen.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 27/02/2026

Sad to hear Dan Simmons has died. The Hyperion Quartet remains one of my favourite series of books.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 23/02/2026

Oh. Then, may I suggest an alternative direction: Ultravox.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 22/02/2026

Have you tried Fields of the Nephilim on him?

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 14/02/2026

Half my life is spent saying "Juan Pablo..." :P

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 28/01/2026

I am turning into my mother. Just picked up some shopping, and the place has new shopping bags. Good size, nice handles, solid construction. Out loud, I said, "Oh, that's a nice bag, will have to keep it." I've thought that before, but verbalizing is a whole new thing.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 25/01/2026

You might have the white of it.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 25/01/2026

First attempt to make Numi Al-Basrah. I think it's going to be too strong & I should have started with one teaspoon of black lime instead of two. But we'll see. Maybe can add some simple syrup. If this doesn't work, I'll try with real dried limes next time.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 25/01/2026

Personally I think the 2nd Amendment isn't worth keeping. However, gun rights advocates don't get to have it both ways: either the 2nd Amendment is a consitutional right or it's not. You don't get to pick and choose when it is because you don't like who is exercising their rights.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 24/01/2026

I told someone in December that this would be Kent State all over again.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 12/01/2026

Oh I know. I multitasked my realization.

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James Turnbull @kartar.net · 12/01/2026

Passing a sign that says "founded in 1986" and I was "why do people put up those signs for companies that are so young." 40 years. That was 40 years ago.

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