iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Back to school. ❤️

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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/03/2026

Trump Repeats False Claim That Iranians Produce Oil From Bodies Like Bees

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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 20/03/2026

Happy Nowruz 🌸 In this scene, Bārbad the Bard sings from the tree to King Khusraw Parvīz II and Queen Shīrīn in the royal garden at Nawrūz. Explore on Digital Bodleian: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/7…

A detailed illustration from a manuscript. The image depicts a gathering of eight individuals in colorful, ornate clothing. They are focused around a central figure on a platform with a richly patterned carpet. One person is pouring a beverage for the main figure. The background features trees with blossoming flowers and a vivid sky. The scene is framed by columns of elegant script in Persian.

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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 12/03/2026

It's fantastic that living writers affected by this are fighting back. But at the risk of sounding like a broken record, had Grammarly stuck to *dead* writers there would be no legal recourse available. Lawmakers need to stop thinking purely in terms of IP rights and start legislating for dignity.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds. I support neither imperialism or dictatorship. Sahar Delijani said it best:

I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves.
Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone.
That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins.
If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after.
Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

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404 Media @404media.co · 23/12/2025

This year marked the first time the AI avatar of a victim—in this case, a dead man—has ever addressed a court, and it raises many questions about the use of this type of technology in future court proceedings. www.404media.co/i-loved-that...

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'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident

How the sister of Christopher Pelkey made an avatar of him to testify in court.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 10/10/2025

AI Deepfakes Of Dead Celebrities Spark Outrage theonion.com/ai-deepfakes-of-dead-c…

“They should be grateful. I’d give anything to see my grandfather dance with Peter Griffin again.”

Phil Chamblee, Lunch Fetcher

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Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

New research shows how AI models default to Western-style directness, missing the cultural cues that govern everyday interactions for millions of Persian speakers worldwide — with the potential to derail negotiations, damage relationships, and reinforce stereotypes. arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/w...

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When “no” means “yes”: Why AI chatbots can’t process Persian social etiquette

New study examines how a helpful AI response could become a cultural disaster in Iran.

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Nilou Davoudi @kotlet00.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

A privilege and a joy to spend these past few days thinking and chatting about death at #ddd17 in Utrecht!! Grateful to the organisers for such a lovely and lively gathering — and to Anna for the photo!! 🥹✨

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Sar Crespi @boron110.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

In the latest from the @science.org podcast series of books on science and death, we hear about the fate of virtual you after physical death w/ @tamigraph.bsky.social www.science.org/content/podc...

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Shane @mcclellandshane.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

“i asked chatgpt” “i asked grok” well i asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

David, famous for his undisclosed nuclear arsenal

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Nothing makes the world’s saddest losers madder than a woman with a PhD…or a woman getting a PhD….or a woman

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Tanya X. Short @tanyaxshort.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

we already have technology to upload/download your personality when you die, we've had it for at least 3000 years, it's called becoming a ghost and haunting or possessing people, fully organic and available in your area from local artisans

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Academics will be like, “I’m a genocide scholar and my work is very important” then refuse to comment on any genocide from this century.

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Shane @mcclellandshane.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I'm happy to see so many people embracing therapy. Some of you need an exorcism as well, but…one step at a time!

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clare @sadderlizards.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

i hope you’re doing well. despite literally everything

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Nilou Davoudi @kotlet00.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The TikTok & Grief presentations are now on YouTube! 🥳 I had the privilege of presenting our research, "#GriefJourney: Narrating Grief in 60 Seconds on TikTok," alongside my colleague and friend, @himanijoshi.bsky.social. Check out the presentations here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kr6...

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TikTok & Grief: Panel Presentations

YouTube video by TikTok Cultures Research Network

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Nilou Davoudi @kotlet00.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Happy #Norouz everyone! It’s the first day of #spring (at long last!). Wishing you all a lovely season of renewal, joy, and fresh beginnings! Oh, and a very happy #InternationalDayofHappiness, too! May your day be as bright as a field of flowers! 🌱🌷🪻🌼

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

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Nilou Davoudi @kotlet00.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Hi friends! Our latest paper, “Come with me on my “griefjourney”: First-person narratives of grief on TikTok” is now live! We explore how #TikTok users navigate their experience of loss and how the platform contributes to the evolving nature of digitally mediated mourning. doi.org/10.1177/1054...

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Susan Swartz @beadmomsw.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

12 years. RIP my darling boy.

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

PhDs will be like "I should be done early next year, or nine years, or never"

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Nilou Davoudi @kotlet00.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Hi Bluesky friends! Just wanted to share my recent blog post with @helsinkiuni.bsky.social Digital Death (DiDe) research consortium. In this piece, I draw from our forthcoming study on how TikTok is emerging as a space for sharing experiences of grief and loss: www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...

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Navigating the #Griefjourney: How TikTok Users Share Their Grief | Digital Death: Transforming History, Rituals and Afterlife | University of Helsinki

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 17/12/2024

What an embarrassing time to be alive

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Too much of a procrastinator to start; too much of a perfectionist to finish

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

People who went to Oxford will be like, “this cold weather reminds me of Oxford, where I attended the University of Oxford, as a member of the University of Oxford”

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胡子哥 @notsaved.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

existential dread starter pack

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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

The Onion should buy Elsevier next

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I love writing because i'm either thinking about a different word for "however", or death

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 03/01/2024

Academics after a gruelling day* *25 emails received, 3 emails sent, 600 words typed, 400 words deleted

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Nilou Davoudi @kotlet00.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Hi friends! I’m new here and have no clue what I’m doing. Anyways, think of me as a Brambly Hedge field mouse but instead of foraging for berries, I’m here foraging for friends, insights on social media platforms, digital death and grief discussions, and good memes that I can squirrel away. 🥳

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