iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 23/09/2026

If you think you’re alone in being miserable about being Claude‘s condom, you’re not www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/c... Once you get past the loud minority — those who are dead behind the eyes, but smiling for the cameras — no one who is forced to use LLMs all day is happy in this industry

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/07/2026

There's no better time to make the switch: with RAM and storage prices through the ceiling and OSes growing ever-more bloated with AI and spyware (but I repeat myself), this is *the* moment to rehabilitate that old computer with Linux: www.fosslinux.com/158206/linux... 41/

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Linux on Older Hardware: The Complete Revival Guide (2026)

Revive your old PC with Linux in 2026. I tested lightweight distros, zram tuning, SSD upgrades, and browser optimization on a 2014 ThinkPad to show you exactly what works.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Elon Musk, the most hated person in the World in the UK, has called Zack Polanski a scumbag and a traitor. What an amazing endorsement.

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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

There’s a reason they’re targeting libraries. They don’t want you educated. They don’t want you to have a nuanced view of history. Or to read novels that will give you empathy. Or to know about inspiring women, Black or LGBTQ people. They want you intellectually small and easy to manipulate.

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Scott Riley @scott.is · 03/06/2026

if you like zed but hate all the slop shite they’ve been shoveling into it lately then gram is a fantastic alternative that supports zed extensions gram-editor.com

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GRAM

Gram is an open source code editor with built-in support for many popular languages. Gram is an opinionated fork of the Zed code editor.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

It's been 16 months since I left X, and I feel so much better for it. I hadn't realised just how big an impact the daily tsunami of hate, trolling, sealioning and strategic incomprehension was having on my state of mind. I cannot understand why anyone who values their mental health is still there.

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 28/04/2026

I’ll be honest: I don’t click them. AI art signals low effort to me, and that makes me expect that the rest of the associated work will also be low effort

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Mikki Brock @mikkibrock.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I don't see this said enough: the widespread use of generative AI is not only making our jobs as educators harder logistically, but also emotionally. It is genuinely sad to be suspicious of students when you have spent so much time building a pedagogy based on trust and not being a cop. It sucks.

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

So "lawmakers will outlaw use of 31 meat-related names as part of efforts to help livestock farmers in food supply markets"... just when health, climate & environment scientists are stressing the urgency of helping more livestock farmers OUT of food supply markets? And what a silly, pointless move!

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EU agrees to chop meaty names from vegetarian and vegan food products

Lawmakers will ban use of 31 meat-related names as part of efforts to help livestock farmers in food supply markets

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The interviews with Zack Polanski conducted by news media presenters regarding the recent by-election win clearly demonstrate the level of disgust these people have for progressive politics. Despite the interviews being a frustrating watch, it's a sign that the Greens are doing the right thing.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 27/02/2026

Introducing Hannah Spencer MP 💚

INTRODUCING!

Hannah Spencer

The new Green MP for GORTON & DENTON

Green Party

Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions. It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.

The Legislation
Upon winning a general election, a Reform government under Prime Minister Nigel Farage will:
1) Leave the ECHR
2.) Repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights.
3.) Pass The Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill:
This Bill will:
Create a legal duty to remove illegal migrants for the Home Secretary
The Bill opens with a blunt obligation for the Home Secretary: "The Secretary of State shall ensure the removal from the United Kingdom of each person who does not have extant leave to remain and is not an Irish citizen or otherwise protected by regulations made under this Act."
The following parts of the legislation are introduced on an emergency basis, with an in-built sunset clause after 5 years:
Disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention (ECAT)
Derogation is justified under the Vienna Convention doctrine of state of necessity: Britain faces a national emergency in which uncontrolled illegal migration undermines public order.
These treaties will otherwise be used by activist judges to frustrate deportations, even after the repeals of the HRA and ECHR.
Create Detention Power Without Hardial Singh Constraints
This means illegal migrants can be detained until they are deported. Activist lawyers routinely use Hardial Singh to secure their client's bail, after which the client absconds.
If you came to the UK illegally, you are ineligible for asylum. End of story
All asylum claims will become inadmissible if made by a person within the Act's scope. If you came to the country illegally, you are ineligible for asylum in the UK. This strips the Home Office, the immigration tribunals and the higher courts of jurisdiction to even consider claims. A claim that cannot be considered cannot suspend removal and therefore, cannot delay a flight.
Re-entering after deportation and destroying ID becomes a serious criminal offence
Re-entry after deportation will be…

The Operational Plan
We will create an enforcement unit called UK Deportation Command, including an Illegal Migrant Identification Centre - harnessing cutting edge data fusion
A Reform government will create a cutting edge enforcement data centre to relentlessly identify and detain all illegal migrants in the UK. Using powers granted by the new legislation, it will automatically share data between the Home Office, NHS, HMRC, DVLA, banks and the police. It will power bulk warrants, including mandatory biometric capture during any police encounter. Each power addresses a failure mode observed over the past decade - for example, banks and GP surgeries unaware of a customer's status, or overstayers slipping through because a warrant covered only a single property.
Secure Immigration Removal Centres (SIRC) will be built rapidly to detain up to 24,000
Detention capacity for up to 24,000 will be created within 18 months. The Home Office will build Secure Immigration Removal Centres. This will be modular accommodation built in remote parts of the country. Conditions are basic but not punitive: prefabricated two-person rooms, canteen catering, on-site medical suites. Robust perimeters and internal movement controls prevent escapes.
This enables detention-on-arrest: no more bail. This capacity would allow for up to 24,000 illegal migrants to be deported per month.
Initial Voluntary Return Window
A six-month Assisted Voluntary Return window precedes large-scale raids. Illegal migrants will be offered a financial incentive to self-deport. An app will be launched to facilitate this.
The Deportation Flights
The Home Office will scale up charters to 5 flights per day. To guard against last-minute aircraft unserviceability, the RAF will keep one Voyager aircraft on six-hour 'hot-spare' readiness. If a commercial charter breaks down, detainees can still be flown out that night, preserving operational integrity. The legal reset will mean activist lawyers will no longer be able preven…

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 26/01/2026

Bluesky idea: if people who didn't agree with you change their opinions so that they do agree with you, why not be happy that you are making progress - rather than complaining that they are "only just catching up"?

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Setting aside the obvious AI talking points, why would someone want to go see this? It’s void of any environmental, societal or religious context. I’d feel nothing looking at this.

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Nothing is real anymore 😢

YouTube video by JerryRigEverything

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

The fact a cause like this has to exist is absurd. We associate names according to their function. It’s equivalent to claiming plastic chairs aren’t really chairs because they’re not made of wood like they historically have been. Push back against animal food manufacturers policing language!

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Manuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 01/12/2025

It's December 1st, which means that throughout the entire month you should reserve 5-10 minutes every day to read a fantastic article about HTML. ❤️‍🔥 Check out what's hidden behind the first door. htmhell.dev/adventcalendar

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I’m on the fence as to what language to try for this year’s Advent of Code 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 27/11/2025

A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020. It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛 bell.bz/its-been-a-v...

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It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell

Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...

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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 20/11/2025

Forever and always, trans rights are human rights.

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

This is exactly what I feared would happen. I dread to think how many will follow.

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I’ve just experienced my first foray into developing games with Godot and I really enjoyed it. I’m excited to continue playing around with it 👨🏻‍💻

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Ke @keapatz.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

rainy puppy walks ☔️🥹

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Robb Owen @robbowen.digital · 05/11/2025

Feeling a little bit of hope today, as a treat

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

I’m finding the take of “If we all learn to use AI effectively, we’ll be able to counteract the loss of critical thinking that’s associated with using it” to be deeply ignorant. Our history repeatedly tells us that we’re genetically wired to take the path of least resistance for ourselves.

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I like Corbyn and Sultana. They’re ethically sound and have a real passion for the change the lower/middle classes want to see. However, this project ain’t it. It’ll continue to struggle shaking off its initial woes and it’ll struggle to appeal to a younger demographic (as can be seen here).

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I love this feature. Personal blogs are one of the great sources for info.

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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2025

There’s never been a better time to switch from Next.js to Astro nitter.net/rauchg/statu...

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Joe Lanman @joelanman.com · 15/09/2025

huh cool, National Archives has a design system, and it works in the GOV.UK Prototype Kit! design-system.nationalarchives.gov.uk

design-system.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Home

Design your service using National Archives styles and components.

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Zack Polanski has what Mamdani has and Corbyn hasn't: the ability to turn the hysterical attacks of his enemies into jokes. That's temperamental but also probably generational

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

At the BBC ready to go on #MoralMaze & discuss whether the media is enabling the rise of the far right & guess whose conference speech they’re streaming live as I wait 😅😅😅😅😅 Couldn’t make it up🤷‍♀️

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Wes Bos @wesbos.com · 18/08/2025

we are in for a few years of security nightmares

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Working my way through "Elixir in Action" by Saša Jurić. I'm thoroughly enjoying the book and the language thus far.

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The search for an Arc alternative continues... 🧵 I tried the Orion browser from the Kagi folks. I like it a lot, enough to say that it's a potential daily driver. However there are a few quirks that prevented me from making that jump.

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I'm thoroughly enjoying my experience Kagi's browser & search right now. Searching is fast, has bang syntax support and has numerous quality of life features built-in for developers. Highly recommended thus far!

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Feeling proper chuffed today having majorly improved the performance of one of our systems in work ☺️👏🏻

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I loved A Psalm for the Wild Built, so it’s no surprise that cannot wait to get stuck in with this. #booksky

The book A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers leaning on a Dragon Tree plant sitting on a windowsill.

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I’m frustrated by YouTube’s recent mobile UI decision (on iPhone in this case) for Subscriptions. I now have to scroll down past “Most Relevant” and “Shorts” in order to see a list of the most recent videos from those I subscribe to.

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Kieran Sweeden @kieransweeden.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Gidge's music satisfies my craving for minimal electronic music. It's equally relaxing and invigorating. #nowplaying

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Autumn Bells by Gidge on Apple Music

Album · 2014 · 9 Songs

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