iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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💥Richard with an💥R @rbwaltonthereal.com · 14/09/2026

Me in a bookstore: Where's the self-help section? Clerk: If I told you, it would defeat the purpose.

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QuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

techno-optimists befuddled by declining popular support for “the robot that tells you to kill yourself”, “the pervert glasses“, and “the camera network that stalks you”

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Did I get up at 6:15 on a Sunday morning to watch a rocket launch? You better believe it! Good luck to all involved with the Nancy Grace Roman telescope!

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Will there ever be a time this isn’t true? 😮‍💨

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Temu Tisha Campbell @thatgirlbamz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

So.. having a preference for physical books is elitism? THE INTERNET HAS FRIED YOUR BRAINS!

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Cezary Jan Strusiewicz @ostrichson.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

With great power, comes a great responsibility to punch a Nazi.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/08/2026

Sending this out to whoever needs to see it: It's okay if you read slowly, there's no great victory in being able to read quickly, everyone kind of has their own reading speed, and that's perfectly fine. I'm just really happy you're reading. I hope it gives you joy at any pace. Thank you!

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troyliss @troyliss.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The only good thing to come out of the dipshit Odyssey discourse is that at one point I commented “if we’re worried about accuracy, then Jason Mantzoukas should be playing Odysseus,” and now I can’t get it out of my head 😄

Impressively-Greek-looking Mantzoukas with long, wild hair and crazy beard, wearing a leather jacket and laughing at something off-camera.

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Commiserations to the England supporters from an Anglophile in Alabama.

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

A week ago I was watching him in The Hunt For Red October at a free screening at the library. It wasn’t long before that Neil was talking about wanting to make another film again, having become cancer free. I’m sad we won’t get to see what that might have been. Godspeed, Sam Neil…

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Sam Neill’s 20 best roles

The New Zealand actor, who has died at the age of 78, delivered stellar performances for more than 40 years. Here’s our pick of his best roles

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I’m not saying there’s an attempt to manufacture outrage about Nolan’s Odyssey BUT I’ve had six posts pop up in my Facebook feed just today from pages with “GREEK” in the name (and yes in all caps) making near identically worded posts with AI slop images attached.

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We’ve got a kids soccer camp happening on the college campus I work at this week so we just listened to dozens of kids on their lunch break watching the World Cup and chanting “ARGENTINA!” at the top of their little lungs.

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

It’s that time of year again (and again and again). #IYKYK #DoctorWho

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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Just a reminder that patriotism isn't holding a bible and wrapping yourself in the flag while you violate the Constitution and plunder the country. Happy 4th of July, stay cool and safe!!

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Enjoy your Fourth of July, wherever you may be.

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

On the one hand, at least Caine authorized the company to use his voice. But there’s readings by countless others (including Clare Danes of the Emily Wilson translation). So who’s the audience for this, besides someone who might associate Caine with the upcoming Nolan film that he’s not even in?

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You’re only supposed to blow the bloody hooves off: AI Michael Caine narrates Odyssey audiobook

AI company ElevenLabs unveils its officially licensed replica of the iconic actor’s voice in a retelling of Homer’s epic poem, while director who previously recorded the star recalls real-life experie...

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Tom Wilson @feedthedrummer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

British PM: Vacant James Bond: Vacant Doctor Who: Vacant If the King disappears in the next couple of weeks I think we may sink into the ocean.

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A moment of coolness earlier in the evening. The dot on the upper left is Jupiter, the brighter one to its right is Venus.

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The Hill @thehill.com · 03/06/2026

#BREAKING: House lawmakers passed legislation designed to force President Trump to end the Iran War, marking a victory for Democrats and the constitutional purists who say the conflict is illegal without explicit congressional approval.

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House passes resolution to end the Iran War

House lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation designed to force President Trump to end the Iran War, marking a victory for Democrats and the constitutional purists who say the conflict is illegal…

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The Halfling and the Spaceman (podcast) @andhalfling.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

We were excited to have Matthew Kresal! He's an author, critic, and podcaster of varied interests. He's written about and discussed topics such as the BBC's Doctor Who, Cold War fact and fiction, and the UFO phenomenon on podcasts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eqR... @kresalwrites.bsky.social

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Matthew Kresal, Author, Critic, and Podcaster

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Question for those in the UK on behalf of a friend: how many tennis balls comes in a standard pack on your side of the pond?

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

What happens when you're a space geek with video editing software, copious amounts of video, and a song choice inspired by Project Hail Mary? A tribute to two crewed lunar missions more than fifty years apart. #ArtemisII #Apollo8 #ProjectHailMary

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The Sign of the Times: An Artemis 2/Apollo 8 Tribute

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Sea Lion Press @sealionpress.co.uk · 11/04/2026

Congratulations to #NASA and partners for an absolutely textbook crewed lunar mission - something we once feared we'd only see again in #AlternateHistory fiction.

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Ain’t it beautiful? Welcome home, Artemis II!

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

As someone who loves hot sauce and has two of these on a regular basis (with one in my fridge as I type), I wholeheartedly approve.

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i am 40 fish all hungry for meat @carbidecarbon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

they really said "they should have sent a poet"

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Absolutely incredible Nutella ad.

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I've spent a lifetime dreaming of this moment. And I can't help smiling and feeling a little teary eyed. That I can do so in a hospital lobby while my Mum has hand surgery is just 1 of the wonders that would have been all but unimaginable more than 50 years ago. What a time to be alive. #ArtemisII

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The two recently recovered episodes of Daleks Master Plan are on the official Doctor Who Classic YouTube? My plan to go to bed at a decent hour has gone out the window!

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Sea Lion Press @sealionpress.co.uk · 31/03/2026

Humanity is about to go back to the #Moon for the first time in 54 years with the #ArtemisII mission. Tom Anderson, a longtime #space enthusiast who's been waiting for this half his life, looks at the long wait and the #WhatIf moments. #NASA #Moonshot www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/it-s-be...

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It’s Been a Long Road: Artemis II

By Tom Anderson.The 2000s Star Trek prequel series Enterprise had a controversial opening sequence; not so much for the imagery used (which shows technological progress in exploration from wooden sail...

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Matthew Kresal @kresalwrites.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

54 years. Give or take a few months, that’s when Casper (the Apollo 16 command module on the left) went to the Moon on the penultimate Apollo lunar mission. Now, at long last, Artemis is taking another crew back. Godspeed, Artemis II!

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 08/03/2026

Hey, remember how I said that my third friend in the oil industry didn’t respond? Yeah they got back to me. It’s not looking good, team

Friend:
Today 13:53
I modeled out persistent strait closure factored in refinery capacity, electricity demands given northern hemisphere warming. Pulling out all the stops and allowing Russian oil into the market (does virtually nothing) oil is $156.00 per barrel by July 4th weekend

Me:
jesus

Me:
What level of demand destruction are you factoring?

Me:
My basic thesis is that this has to be resolved within 60 days of the global economy is completely fucked

Friend:
Durable goods fall first aluminum production grinds to a halt and cascades from there. After 100 days the demand drive is basically food and electricity

Me:
Auto-reply: currently driving

Me:
We're showing plastics too

Me:
Particularly at the low end

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