iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 7h

We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs

Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.

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The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 3h

Dress botfrens.com/collections/223/conten…

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 3h

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 2h

The graded shading that radiates outwards from the hip has created the impression of a firework launched into the night sky in a starburst of silver. You can almost hear the crackle of the sparks as they fade. Early #1920s #PalaisGalliera #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A flapper style 1920s evening dress of black chiffon decorated almost entirely with silver beadwork in a firework design. It centres over one hip and then burst outwards in shaded silver lines

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 4h

Look, I know that having emotions and having to deal with them for yourself or others sucks rocks sometimes. I really, really do. It’s not fun! It takes work! And introspection! And empathy! But handing everything over to computers isn’t actually going to *help* that.

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The Bibliographical Society @bibsoc.bsky.social · 4h

2026 is the 550th anniversary of England's first printer, William Caxton, establishing his printing press in Westminster, London. To celebrate, the Bibliographical Society is hosting a series of videos from libraries in the UK and around the world introducing viewers to items printed by Caxton ...

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Caxton 550 - YouTube

2026 is the 550th anniversary of England's first printer, William Caxton, establishing his printing press in Westminster, London. To celebrate, the Bibliogra...

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sirosenbaum.bsky.social @sirosenbaum.bsky.social · 5h

thinking about Shakespeare's sonnets about immortality and realizing how weird it is that the AI cult believes in the idea of preserving human consciousnesses while actively destroying the only technology we currently have to do that: Art

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Katherine Addison/Sarah Monette @pennyvixen.bsky.social · 5h

A lengthy & much needed (jfc the news this morning) timeline cleanse. You definitely want to see the whole thread. (My fave is the all-blue cat in the foreground of the first photo, although everything else is a close runner-up.)

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 5h

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Storytelling is part of what makes us HUMAN. The urge of people who lack self awareness to remove humans from the things that make us human makes me sick. Also, hooo boy, way to miss every single point made on the show in an over 60 year history. 🫠

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 22h

There is something curiously bird-like about this gown, with a layered plumage cascading at the back. It is sumptuously described as being made from raspberry coloured lace, and is beautifully layered, crafted in 1958 by Jean Dessés #philamuseumart #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Back view of a layered strapless red lace dress. It has a fitted bodice and a flat front with an expanse of layered lace at the back like the tail of a bird

Front view of the red lace strapless 1950s evening dress showing the flat front and the layered sculpted back

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 17h

“Princeton University Library seeks an accomplished, visionary, and collaborative leader to serve as the John T. Maltsberger III ’55 Associate University Librarian for Special Collections.”

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John T. Maltsberger III '55 Associate University Librarian for Special Collections - CLIR+DLF Job Board

Princeton University Library (PUL) seeks an accomplished, visionary, and collaborative leader to serve as the John T. Maltsberger III ’55 Associate University Librarian for Special Collections (AUL SC...

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 21h

Well, as soon as I got home I went back to bed, and I’m still muzzy enough that now all I can manage is GBBO. Like, crochet practice feels challenging. :sigh: :sips ginger tea:

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University of Illinois RBML @illinoisrbml.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Congratulations to our Velde Graduate Fellowship recipients for 2026-2027! Read more about their projects in our new blog post (link below).

Graphic with text: "Meet our 2026-2027 Velde Graduate Fellows. Megi Mecolli, Camellia Paul, Sophie Weinberg."

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A. Lynn Evenson @wanderingyeti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hey smart people of Bluesky, where do I look for good academic resources on folklore studies? Or any good books in that vein that I should add to my TBR? 📚📜

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 29/09/2026

Well, whatever my body was doing, it is doing again, so I am going home sick. Hoping that if I give it the rest it is asking for, this thing will move on.

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Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this c. 1925 evening dress with an embroidered cream silk chiffon bodice and cap sleeves and a 'skirt' of long beaded fringe, attributed to Reville and Rossiter. London Museum collection. #fashionhistory

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Jimothy the Raccoon @jimothythe-raccoon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hydrate, Paw, and Bounce #jimothy #seattle #jimothyraccoon

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Academic here, yeah I know it’s September still!

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The drama of the mid 18th century encapsulated in structured silk. Pale Gros de Naples was chosen for its distinctive ribbed weave structure supplemented with a riot of florals. It is sculpted in such a way, it seems it could stand up on its own #MuseodelTraje #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Side view of a short pale blue silk jacket with deep cuffed elbow length sleeves and colourful floral motifs. It has a pleated peplum at the back

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Buddhas in the West Material Archive @buddhasinthewest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In the late 18th century, British imperial expansion fueled an appetite for accounts of distant lands and cross-cultural encounters. Readers eagerly consumed vivid travel narratives, often illustrated with engravings of religious “exoticism.” 🧵 🗃️ 📜 #China

A black-and-white engraved illustration shows a large, bearded humanoid figure seated or standing in the center, surrounded by numerous much smaller people. The figure wears a tall, pointed cap, a broad layered garment decorated with rows of circular trim, and a sunburst-like hem at the bottom. Its face has prominent eyes, a long nose, a mustache, and a full beard. Several curving, handwritten-looking marks appear on the figure’s lower garment. Crowds of robed or formally dressed people fill the sloping terrain on both sides and gather around the figure’s base. Draped fabric or a canopy extends across the upper background, while heavily crosshatched lines create texture throughout the scene.

A black-and-white engraved print presents two religious scenes within an ornate rectangular border. A heading appears above the scenes, and explanatory captions are printed below.

In the left panel, a large multi-armed figure identified in the caption as Amida stands on a pedestal. The figure wears a tall pointed headdress, layered robes, necklaces, and a large circular ornament around the lower body. Numerous small worshippers kneel or stand in rows around the figure. Draped fabric hangs overhead, and a large blank rectangular panel and smoking vessels appear near the bottom.

In the right panel, a seated figure identified as Confucius appears on a raised platform, surrounded by several robed attendants or worshippers. The central figure wears a tall, patterned headdress and a sash marked with characters. Hanging panels with vertical inscriptions and small suspended objects fill the background. Several people gather on the stepped platform below, with tall incense burners emitting smoke.

Transcribed Text:

Engraved for PORTLOCK'S. New COLLECTION of VOYAGES & TRAVELS.

One of the forms in which AMIDA is worshipped
by the people of JAPAN and TARTARY.

The Image of CONFUTIUS with the SUTANGS,
as exhibited in the College of the CHINESE.

Published by Alexr Hogg. May 10. 1794.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.

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Kate Jewell @katejewell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What Kevin said. And public media (which can be housed at universities- esp regional publics)!

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Dreamliner Ontario @mostlyharmless.northsky.social · 29/09/2026

What Abdul said. Every word.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The exacting nature of Charles James and his extraordinary pattern cutting is apparent in his surviving designs but also in the photographs of him at work. Here the #1950s brings his petal dress and an image of him finessing an origami-like ensemble @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A short sleeved pale green silk evening dress whose full skirt and sculpted layers look like the greenery of a floral stem

A black and white photograph of a model standing in a complicated looking skirt suit. Sitting on the floor is a designer Charles James, inspecting the hem at the back of the skirt

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 29/09/2026

Back in #lyra 1 class tonight. This is a combo I am very familiar with, but there is always more to perfect. Especially since I was doing it on my LEFT side (the one I'm not always great about training). Peter Pan, Birdie, forward roll, split under the bar, pencil, stapler, staple remover. #aerials

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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 28/09/2026

Thanks to y’all’s help & some more research, my list of video games that include printing presses is growing I think I’ve found a student who wants to work on this project with me, so any other suggestions—particularly from the 80s & 90s—would be most welcome I can’t find an existing list anywhere

Sid Meier's Colonization (1994)
* Anno 1404 (2009)
* Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
* Dishonored (2012)
* Assassin’s Creed 3 (2012)
* Anno Online (2013)
* Bioshock Infinite (2013)
* Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
* Fallout 4 (2015)
* Civilization 6 (2016)
* Graveyard Keeper (2018)
* Anno 1800, Empire of Skies DLC (game 2019, DLC 2022)
* Hitman 3 (2021)
* Pentiment (2022)
* Baldur’s Gate 3 (2023)
* Esoteric Ebb (2026)
* The Sinking City 2 (forthcoming)
* Stop the Press! (forthcoming)

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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This Monday needs some George Michael: www.youtube.com/watch?v=diYA...

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George Michael - Freedom! ’90 (Official Video)

YouTube video by georgemichaelVEVO

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 28/09/2026

Annual required state ethics training complete. ☑️

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’ve never seen the battle with the Rebel Angels depicted as a spanking before.

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 28/09/2026

Just scheduled my flu shot. (Covid shot already completed).

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 28/09/2026

Just finished Wickhills by Premee Mohamed, and it was really, really good. Still parsing brain cells for full review, but if you were on the fence and you like thoughtful spy stuff, well, this is Le Carre but make it fantasy. The good kind of twisty!

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 28/09/2026

If you want to see me getting interviewed on the campus broadcast network, here's the link: ui7newsroom.com/good-morning... My interview begins around the 8:30 mark.

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Good Morning Illini | UI7 Newsroom | Department of Journalism | Illinois

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 28/09/2026

Just did an interview about the exhibit for WCIA. Hoping I'll catch a clip later (I'll be in lyra class during the usual broadcast hours...)

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 28/09/2026

Today is my birthday! Please buy my books, I'm so broke

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 28/09/2026

This week's schedule for the day job is way less jam-packed than the last 2 weeks, and I am deeply grateful for that.

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Dr Amara Thornton @amalexathorn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Including a plug for a talk that @poisonchallis.bsky.social and I are doing on 9th November @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social! Come along!

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Simon is on strike ✊🏻 @simonxix.com · 28/09/2026

Historic England outsourced their digital image provision to a third-party company. Then the company went bust and now all their images are inaccessible. Tell me again how outsourcing to the private sector is sustainable?

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David Harvey @topladave.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In Case You were Wondering. There are 96 bags of poop on the Moon, and there are very good reasons to get them back. www.iflscience.com/who-exactly-...

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Who Exactly Owns Neil Armstrong's Moon Poop? And Why Is It So Important We Get It Back?

There are 96 bags of poop on the Moon, and there are very good reasons to get them back.

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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026

Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.

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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport

Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.

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Melissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I am tired of having to pretend that the value of studying my discipline solely rests on the "marketable skills" we teach. Sometimes things are just worth knowing and doing because they make your life bigger and richer.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 27/09/2026

Being not Jewish, I was not aware of the key role Fruit Gems had in Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and other celebrations, I was just sad on my own account they were no longer going to be made. But now we all will have reason to celebrate: ejewishphilanthropy.com/sunkist-says...

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Sunkist says it will bring back beloved Fruit Gems after national outcry following eJP report

‘We hear you, Sunkist Fruit Gems fans!’ the company wrote, saying it had found a new manufacturer for the kosher synagogue staple

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Two design powerhouses here with soft lemony drapery by Halston and a pearly tasseled belt by Diane Von Furstenberg combining into a mid #1970s gem #FIDMMuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Partial view of a layered pale yellow evening dress with a deep v neck and side that is gathered in with a pearl tasseled belt

Full length view of a pale lemon chiffony draped dress with a layered, fluted hem from the mid 1970s

Fabric detail of the mid 1970s pale yellow dress which shows the tasseled end of the pearly belt

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 27/09/2026

Today's plan is knitting, laundry, TNG. (I'm in season 7) I am attached to all of these characters, but I think I like Indignantly Undignified Worf the best of all. 😅

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Star Trek Tng

Alt: Star Trek Tng Worf dressed as Will Scarlet on the holodeck, saying I protest! I am NOT a Merry Man

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 27/09/2026

This thing where I have been battling my digestive system for several days through slow-rolling "THAT disagreed with me and needs rapid exit" where there is no visible single source is middle aged bullshit of the highest order. 😑

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