iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Kevin Sanders

Freedom Press @freedompress.bsky.social · 20h

Lesnes Estate: Block party against demolition In Thamesmead, the threat of “redevelopment” meets resistance, community and a little anarchist chaos Gertrude Springer freedompress.org.uk/2026/10/03/l...

freedompress.org.uk

Lesnes Estate: Block party against demolition - Freedom Press

In Thamesmead, the threat of "redevelopment" meets resistance, community and a little anarchist chaos

044

Reposted by Kevin Sanders

Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 20h

Happy birthday Steve Reich appy birthday Steve Reich H ppy birthday Steve Reich Ha py birthday Steve Reich Hap y birthday Steve Reich Happ birthday Steve Reich Happy birthday Steve Reich Happy irthday Steve Reich Happy b rthday Steve Reich Happy bi thday Steve Reich Happy bir

14439118

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

I got this toy projector to watch films in bed. So I have started with Conclave.

070

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

Bad Gateways yonder an archive that "Anna" may have something to do with.

010

Reposted by Kevin Sanders

Ashley Blewer @ashleyblewer.com · 02/10/2026

my "brashley" persona has awoken from the grave to say: this is such a quintessential example of the type of oversimplification of technology management within the archives sector that exploits, burns out our very best. The mental load required vs time allotted (& presumably v low pay) is astounding

273

Reposted by Kevin Sanders

Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

Preprint: Not Plausible, But Verifiable - Scholarly Metadata in the Age of AI. Preprint, by Toby Steiner and Vincent van Gerven Oei. Article forthcoming in Tendencia Editorial UR Nº 41 (U. del Rosario, Bogotá) at FIL Guadalajara 2026. doi.org/10.59350/c1v...

doi.org

Not Plausible, But Verifiable: Scholarly Metadata in the Age of AI

by Toby Steiner & Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei Preprint; to appear in tendencia editorial UR – Nº 41 Especial · Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, 2026

113

Reposted by Kevin Sanders

Ian Linkletter @linkletter.org · 01/10/2026

When Turnitin says they do not train "Generative" AI models with student data, they are not saying they do not train AI models (such as classifiers) with student data. I'd like them to explain how students going back to the late 1990s consented to AI training on their copyrighted work.

1328

Reposted by Kevin Sanders

Marie Thompson @joyousnoises.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I mean I spend a lot of time complaining about trains but today was the first time I have been bitten (hard) by a ferret on one....

131

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

That *I* make no distinction between theory and practice is because, in my experience, there is no difference between theory and practice. The whole is what I'm interested in, and *how* that relates to theory and practice is again part of the whole.

140

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

In other news, it is wild that it is this warm in October. See also: we need 120% of average rain for seven consecutive months to get out of drought... well that didn't happen last month. So...

110

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

But all of this occurs through active participation, not coercion through mandates, policies, and so forth. Such passive massifying of engagement with what we refer to as "open access" nullifies it to a static "thing", even though it has never been hegemonic or fixed, even from its coinage.

010

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

Experimenting with digital, online publishing has consistently been far more of plastic enterprise; giving forms, taking forms, and destroying forms. The processes of recursive questioning *enable* a plurality of forms and mobilise experimentation.

110

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

I've been reviewing old OA lore, and it is very frustrating that there has been a through-line of failure with regards to recognising OA as more of question (or series of questions) rather than an answer.

111

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

(What feels particularly potent is that this is happening beyond the hellscape of Anglophone academia.)

010

Reposted by Kevin Sanders

Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our annual report for May 25-April 26 is now out! It’s been a year of steady growth, with new library supporters, new publishers, and new faces. Between them our members published 326 OA books in this time, an impressive output that rivals many commercial publishers! obc.copim.pub/six-years-in...

obc.copim.pub

Six years in the making: our 2025–26 Annual Report is here

Our 2025–26 Annual Report: 98 supporting libraries, 326 open access books from our members, new Diamond OA funding, and the OBC's move to independence.

014

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

Interesting to hear from colleagues, peers, & friends on the recent OA Tage event in Linz. I am pleased that terms like "Capitalist Academia" are starting to become part of the discourse, particularly because of the plurality of politics of all things open; we have a lot to think through and do!

140

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

(I genuinely think Stay Annuva Day is beautiful)

000

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

In which case I would suggest youtube.com/playlist?lis...

youtube.com

V.Vm - Sick Love - YouTube

100

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

b/w SOPHIE It's okay to cry (I'm not very good/proficient at crying, but I wish I was better at it.)

010

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

A lot of depression, but more frustration. What a wonderful concerto!

010

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

I am broke, but I still clear invoices within 12 hours (with a tip.) Labour sucks, and we are worth more than it. But I respect it. I know nobody has any time for my insights, and to be fair, I agree. I am awful. I do my best to not be the worst version of myself. That's all we can do, right?

000

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

I have had enough of a day to say, quite earnestly, that I want to decapitate the world. I'm just not sure where the neck of it is. Then there's the industrial and technological problems. But I am done with this whole malarkey. The torture has been going on for too long.

130

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

Trying to rescue the battery by isolating it and letting it charge independently. I know it is a lost cause, though. (They just didn't have any starter batteries in at the chandlery.) On the plus side, I'll have to get my engineer back out to sort it (I could domit myself, but he's lovely.)

001

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

Well, worked around that. See if I can save the battery before rushing to buy a new one. It has its own solar, and shouldn't have issues, but such is my luck... engine ran well. Time to get the old oil out...

100

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

Great. Starter battery appears to be shot. Ugh.

100

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

There is so much great work on affect and relationality in (OA) publishing, and yet the policy landscape has a habit of echoing all the problems with legacy/commercial publishing's dynamics. Somewhat frustrating. Although one could argue that the purpose of policy is a form of political continuity.

000

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

The tone of the article is all off (as usual.) Positioning striking workers against students is a means of obfuscating the shared frustrations with the employer and institution.

030

Reposted by Kevin Sanders

Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How do you persuade your institution to fund open access? Join us on 22 October (11:00 CEST / 10:00 BST) for a free Open Access Week webinar with colleagues from the University of Essex and TU Delft, plus the Open Book Collective. Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

0108

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

(Aka take *everything* out of the rear cabin day.)

100

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

Engineer day: time to get the engine serviced.

100

Reposted by Kevin Sanders

Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind

1002195780

Reposted by Kevin Sanders

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

'The Westminster government’s contribution to funding domestic undergraduates studying in England fell in real terms from £8.9 billion in 2012-13 to just £3.3bn in 2024-25, a drop of more than 60 per cent, an analysis has found.'

29694

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

'Mistakes & regrets' perhaps best articulates the palette of the late 90s.

000

Reposted by Kevin Sanders

Sam Grinsell @samgrinsell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Shout-out to the English announcements at Palermo Airport that pronounce Bologna as baloney

172

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

A thread that should get more attention than all the ~legitimate concerns~ discourse combined. (Take the hell out of healthcare!)

093

Reposted by Kevin Sanders

Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 29/09/2026

"They then often had 2–3 days — and in some cases just 24 hours — to assess a manuscript and submit their report to the platform. Most interviewees reported receiving payments of €30–40 (around US$35–45) per review." This right here is why peer review micropayments are a bad idea.

nature.com

Paid to peer review: firms are paying researchers to assess manuscripts for journals

Freelance peer-review jobs through third-party companies raise practical and ethical questions.

1126

Reposted by Kevin Sanders

Velour Shirt @object.works · 29/09/2026

This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose

692144712

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

academia dot edu are offering paid services to track your (well, when what may be your name...) "mentions"‽ Honestly, I give up. Admit defeat.

010

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

~20 whatever I hope they're having a grand ol' time.

000

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

~25 years ago I had a frisson with someone that was really into Jackson Browne. This just popped into my head: youtu.be/lbRKL6HHN88?...

youtu.be

In the Shape of a Heart

YouTube video by Jackson Browne - Topic

100

Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

I made the unwise to scrape the front third of my scalp off again. One day I will learn to let things heal. (To be fair, I'm about to croak it, and I think it would be funny to find my scalp in dire straits. I'm trying to give it back.)

000

Reposted by Kevin Sanders

STC @blobbystc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Idk man uk is a pretty secular place so this seems to be to please some dark money us donors

172