iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In an achievement that is probably only exciting to me, for the first time in my entire life I just managed to clear an Expert level Minesweeper board without clearing any of the bombs

120

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future

205189175397

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 18/09/2026

Humaning.

A four-panel comic. In panel 1, a Northern Cardinal and American Goldfinch perch above a busy crowd in a city, looking down. The cardinal says "It's a nice day to go humaning." The goldfinch says "Just look at them. Majestic." In panel 2, a close-up of the two birds. The cardinal says "Nobody tells you that you'll reach a certain age and suddenly get into humaning. I hit 3 years old, and then bam."The birds are looking out over the crowd scene. In panel 3, the cardinal says "Their calls sound funny to us, but each one has a unique meaning." Below, people are saying various things: "I'm tired." "Where's my phone?" "I'd murder a burrito." In panel 4, the birds look down excitedly at a man walking by. The cardinal says "Wait, is that a guy who got dressed in the dark and put his shirt on inside out and backwards?" And the goldfinch exclaims, "Holy... that's a lifer!"

6072001818

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Aidan Clarke @cranchyroll.com · 11/09/2026

I hated the show Caillou as a kid, but my sister liked it. The one and only day that I decided to be gracious and let her know that Caillou was about to start was September 11th, 2001, and if you can believe it, they weren't showing Caillou that morning.

13113

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Moa @moa810.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Letting human translators to review AI translations is quite ridiculous. It’s like asking professional people for repairing a broken stolen car when they have enough skill to make new cars legally.

113341

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Last week at Broken Frontier… “Shedding Light on the Absence of Queer Narrative is Like Laying Flowers for the Ghosts of Queer Souls” – Marina Lisa Komiya on the Themes of ‘On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides’. www.brokenfrontier.com/on-their-fro...

brokenfrontier.com

"Shedding Light on the Absence of Queer Narrative is Like Laying Flowers for the Ghosts of Queer Souls" - Marina Lisa Komiya on the Themes of 'On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides' – ...

In our third feature on Marina Lisa Komiya's 'On Their Frontlines' this month at Broken Frontier, the artist talks to us about the book.

075

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 08/09/2026

INTERVIEW: Marina Lisa Komiya (@mlkarter.bsky.social) talks On Their Frontlines, queer history, Japanese war brides, postwar Japan, and the real-world research behind her manga debut with AIPT’s @davidbrooke.bsky.social. Read the @fantagraphics.bsky.social interview here:

aiptcomics.com

Marina Lisa Komiya on queer history and Japanese war brides in ‘On Their Frontlines’

Plus, the real-world research behind her affecting manga debut.

01913

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

1996: can't use the internet without your phone 2010: the internet stretches before you like the vast expanse of a new frontier. You dance through it, unhindered. Unburdened. You have never heard of 2-factor authentication. 2026: can't use the internet without your phone

2244391180

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Cal C @cdcubed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

tepid take for letterer appreciation day: if manga translators ever get a 2x raise (hah), letterers deserve 3x. 4x if we're talking full SFX/signage retouch. and more for rush simuls where they have like ~24h to get it done. anything less is unlivable, and an insult to their time and skills

16931

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Erica Friedman @okazu.yuricon.com · 31/08/2026

I started with con crud, took an antibiotic. Never got any better. It's clearly viral, now, not RSV, COVID or flu, but I can barely lift my head. People please, I beg of you, mask in large crowds. It's a pain, but this has robbed me of two full weeks of my life so far.

1418

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Nothing to shame you out of afternoon procrastination faster than a three-year-old marching into your office, looking at your computer screen, and demanding, "WHY ARE YOU PLAYING A GAME?!"

040

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Brandon Bovia @brandonbovia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I'm still available for work btw! Anything and everything is appreciated 🫶

13126

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.” imaginationlibrary.com My little nephew, also a recipient of books through this program, has treasured all of the titles shown below, and I hope that many more children can continue to benefit 💖

imaginationlibrary.com

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

0126

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Garry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚

107143315751

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Reactions in my household to me producing this object from my bag: My 3-yr-old nephew: "it's a rooster! It's wearing a thingy!" (gleefully snatches it and starts playing) My sister, former seasoned con-goer, finally seeing it a minute later: "...OH NO 🤣"

081

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I love meeting so many other hard-working people working in loc because it inspires me to work even harder too. The jobs are rarely ever easy but there's so much passion in what we do 🔥

0110

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Banshee Lover's Rage @annlynzee.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Translator Jan Mitsuko Cash gets standing ovation after winning Best Translation and calling on the manga publishers to double their rates and describes the poor working conditions of translators that create their success.

31287473

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Just the other day I got my advance copy of On Their Frontlines and it came out absolutely stunning in print! Beautiful lettering and some retouches from the author themself ✨️ Very proud to have worked on this book- Check it out when it drops next month from @fantagraphics.bsky.social

2175

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Sad girls @yenpress.com ... (I'm at ANYC btw! If you're here this weekend hit me up!)

020

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

When you burn an entire inspiration point and then the dice say:

roll20 screenshot showing double nat 1's (12 with a modifier of 11) on an Athletics roll

040

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

shino @ Thine Curse of Loss @4nokivn.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

now that the bsky video length limit has increased, i can finally upload one of my favorite scenes from the classic yuri anime strawberry panic (go watch it if you haven't already)

713552

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Erica Friedman @okazu.yuricon.com · 16/08/2026

Today on Okazu - LGBTQ+, Yuri, BL Panels, Events and Signings and at Anime NYC 2026! I rounded up as many of the fun queer stuff at Anime NYC as I could find, to help you plan out your con schedule. Drop by Table 2028 to say hi and get signed books! okazu.yuricon.com/2026/08/16/l...

Black and Red block italic letters that read ANIMENYC,. The I is a red explanation point, the word anime is written in Japanese in white on the red of the 'N'

01915

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Johnny Normality (Spooky Mode) @probgobl.in · 14/08/2026

EVERY STORY ABOUT BEAVERS FOR THE LAST DECADE READS LIKE: WE RELEASED A DOZEN PADDLE TAILED LITTLE FREAKS AND THEY IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A TERRAFORMING PROJECT THAT REVERSED A CENTURY OF ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE IN THREE WEEKS.

11187843445

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

cozy milly 🍂 GWF prep @mischiefmilly.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

this sentiment is definitely applicable here

tumblr post by nurseleonedeactivated-deactivat

i think ppl would be a lot happier and better-adjusted on here if they realized that being online on a website is like being in any other casual public space full of people. if u walk into walmart u dont immediately think to yourself “i have to be friends with everyone in this walmart and if not everyone likes me i’m a failure” and u really shouldn’t feel that way online either. likewise if there’s a guy in the walmart parking lot shouting obscenities u probably wouldn’t answer him and that’s literally an exact equivalent to some of the weird stuff that people on here seem to feel they’re obligated to respond to.

2575963287

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Cal C @cdcubed.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

this is worth a read covers the points about: -problematic non-crediting of humans (who hopefully exist?) -the extreme unlikelihood of the rare language pairs being done by real people -the issues with using English as a pivot language (JPN->ENG->___) in creative TL

3201135

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Tom, Legally Certified Date Simmelier @iiotenki.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

i think you should pay your translators, translation editors, and letters royalties on the series that helped your global manga publishing company reach 100 years in business before you cobble together another "see? you don't have to pirate anymore, we promise" endeavor, but maybe that's just me lol

3338161

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Would be pretty cool if AFAB people actually got accurate health information about their own bodies, so I wouldn't have to find out through Dr. Google that perimenopause can start as early as your late 30s (and seems a very likely explanation for the cluster of Weird Health Symptoms I've had lately)

060

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Shen Comix @shenanigansen.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

you know you're getting old when you see those wistful "nostalgic.... for a time i never lived in" memes online and they're talking about like, 2007

472107209

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Glad to see these all making it up here! The Purple Moon games were really important to me growing up 💖

030

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

My Abandonware @myabandonware.com · 22/07/2026

New release: Secret Paths to Your Dreams (1999 - Win/Mac) - www.myabandonware.com/game/secret-p… #abandonware

Secret Paths to Your Dreams in game screenshot

081

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved (ADV/VN) @traindetective.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Nice review of a really lovely game. Should go without saying coming from us, but the world could use more "linear" narrative-focused adventure games. And if you like Hotel Dusk, don't forget to play Last Window, too!

1376

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

J-Novel Club @jnovelclub.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

OUT NOW from J-Novel Club: God Sleeps in Seafoam In a land of spirits, the spiritless Akira awakens a slumbering fire god, and no sooner does he receive her blessings than an ancient evil threatens to devour his new home. buff.ly/Ery6Tun

011

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This genuinely breaks my heart, holy hell :( This guy was such a good sport and such a joyful part of the Otakon experience back in those years. You could always count on your day being better when you were out in the sweltering Baltimore heat and heard that "I GOT THAT ICE. ICE. COLD. COLD."

050

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The fact that I was mildly obsessed with Dilandau at 12 years old I think really should have clued me into certain things about myself a lot sooner 😂

030

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Cameron Lauder @unarmedoracle.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I don't use AI in my personal or professional writing, and will never, so some dipshit saying that actually everyone uses it is untrue in the same way that saying that nobody washes their hands after using the bathroom is untrue -- a lie to excuse a repulsive personal failing.

61266391

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Every manga translator a gangsta until a handwritten afterword or a full bibliography pops up

1111

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Lauren Deschain @thatnerdchick.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Thanks, Vonnegut. 💜

277189365173

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing! @cathypegau.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

It's taking our ability to think for ourselves and to interact with real humans because that is too difficult (read: requires us to feel bad at times and consider other people's feelings). This shit has got to go so we can retain our humanity!

27242

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Everest Pipkin @everest.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

found a website on a hard drive from 2011 but the images corrupted

929956

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Things that make me remember I have a linguistics degree: Seeing a written script that I have never encountered before and getting inordinately excited that I can immediately decipher it just by looking at the Romanized transcription

Screenshot of Wikipedia article about Taana script, showing a sign from a Mosque, with written commentary on top of it

010

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Genuinely sometimes a project that should take me a week to complete will take me three or more, because I'm juggling so many jobs simultaneously that at times just switching focus can take all day. Couple that with the stress of contract drought periods and it does not make for a productive worker

0194

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Aidan Clarke @cranchyroll.com · 18/05/2026

If you want manga to be released in English quicker, one really good way would be to have translators and letterers as salaried employees instead of freelancers. It's a lot easier to hit deadlines when your employer knows your workload and you don't need to juggle multiple jobs!

4383160

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Weird Alex @jackalpants.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Hey so if you're in the USA, the FCC is floating the idea of making shows put a warning up if they include or discuss trans people and trans lives. A short paragraph saying this is messed up would help a lot! You gpt less than a week. Submit your comment by May 22: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

In a Public Notice released on April 22, 2026, the FCC is asking Americans to submit comments about whether the TV Oversight Management Board (TVOMB) should create new TV ratings to alert viewers to "transgender and gender non-binary programming" and "the discussion or promotion of gender identity themes."

9321692103

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

jezael @jezael.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

another way of making FX using polygonal lasso tool

05923

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

again this is why making things with ai can be toxic to your soul, because it makes you think 'look how much i have GIVEN. I GIVE EVERY DAY. LOOK I WROTE A PROMPT.' in reality you have actually just gotten a dopamine hit by pretending youve given something back to this timeline. an empty gift box

425029

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

"Thinking about random mutuals on Tumblr from 16 years ago who I'm sure I'll never cross paths with again but I hope they're doing alright" kind of evening

280

Diana T. ★ Laiska @laiska.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I still don't plan on paying for this game anytime soon (I still don't have enough time on my hands to justify the sub) but I am so happy to finally have my bunny boy, I could stare at him all day...

screenshot of a Final Fantasy XIV male Viera wearing fishing gear and holding a fishing pole over a bridge. It is night time.

020

Reposted by Diana T. ★ Laiska

Timothy @landbeforetim.myatproto.social · 01/05/2026

Bring back the ancient knowledge

Things you read on a blog might make you angry. They might upset you. Stop visiting that blog. Don't waste your time posting comments. Move on and find a new blog. There are so many fun blogs on the Internet. You'll easily find a better one.
There is always another fun new blog to read online.

56165137381