iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

VirtualGlove, as I’m now calling it is stating to support Batocera, Recalbox, LaunchBox and better support for RetroPie. Binaries for different platforms, merge controllers of you have a setup like mine with the arcade, wireless and VirtualGlove. Plus many improvements. 0.5.0 is coming soon.

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Dylan Inserra-Peirson @dylanfromdallas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

3 quick mental health facts: Serious mental illness costs America $193.2 billion in lost earnings per year. In any given year, one in five adults experience a mental health disorder. Roughly one in 25 adults in the U.S. experiences a serious mental illness in a year. Talk about mental health.

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Power Glove on retro emulation without the glove? Absolutely, you’re welcome: virtualglove.mathan.ca USB camera, Arduino Uno Q and for RetroPie - Batocera coming soon.

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VirtualGlove — Move your hand. Play the game.

VirtualGlove turns camera-tracked hand movement and gestures into responsive RetroPie controls.

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I’d want one too! Provided it didn’t exterminate me. ;) A great read

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Because the fact that a former kid sitting in front of a Commodore 64 while listening to Music for the Masses is now building his own synthesizers with microcontrollers feels less like a reinvention and more like the logical conclusion of the entire story. Artifact may be the next Polyatomic album

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Official Commodore® @commodoreofficial.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Iconic. Indestructible. Arcade accurate. And now a Commodore. The legendary TAC-2 joystick is officially back and in production. Pre-Order your Commodore TAC-2 today: commodore.net/store/tac-2/

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

And there it is in all its glory. This has been a cool multi-year project. I think I can consider this the final piece. Wiring inside cleaned up. Done!

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

At what point do I consider my Retro Arcade Panel project complete. Do I really need a bitpixel display attached to my console? Of course I do!

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I’ve not had coffee in a week and I have the jitters LOL

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Tony Cervo @tcervo.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

😂😂😂

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🍂🫖🍁 Pete’s British Fall 🍂☕️🍁 @pmc871.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

They can’t stand that she will ALWAYS be better than they could ever dream of being. ❤️

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The weird thing about self proclaimed "alpha males" is that if you look at their views on asylum seekers, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, drag queens, women, knowledge, etc They appear to be scared shitless of absolutely everything.

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Jason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Homemade ice cream?

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Merci à l’Economic Club of New York de m’avoir invité à parler de la nouvelle mission ambitieuse du Canada de mobiliser 1 000 milliards de dollars de nouveaux investissements. Nous agissons rapidement et avec ambition pour bâtir une économie plus forte et plus résiliente pour le bien de tous.

Le premier ministre Carney prend la parole devant l’Economic Club of New York, à New York, aux États-Unis.

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

So that explains why the pillows keep getting moved. 🤔

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Really @moderation.bsky.app you put an adult rating on the Kylie Minogue video for All the lovers? It’s hardly adult material, share the love. youtu.be/frv6FOt1BNI?...

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Kylie Minogue - All The Lovers (Official Video)

YouTube video by Kylie Minogue

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

It’s between All The Lovers, Say Something and Lights Camera Action - my favourite Kylie songs. youtu.be/frv6FOt1BNI?...

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Kylie Minogue - All The Lovers (Official Video)

YouTube video by Kylie Minogue

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Kylie was a surprise in my life. Going on vacation to Atlanta, dancing at The Eagle at an underbear party, spinning around, feeling free, dancing to Kylie. I was hooked. She. Is. AMAZING!

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Jurge Cruz-Alvarez @jurge.site · 15/05/2026

did you know @play.date recently got a full-speed Game Boy emulator on its store and the community is ROM hacking some games to add Playdate specific features and updates? 🤯 (video by @bb.wavelengths.online youtube.com/shorts/xAXg7...)

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Jason Paris @jasonparis.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Urban legend says the #MuchMusic archives are hidden away in the basement of CKVR in Barrie. True or not, those tapes are an absolute treasure trove of Canadian pop culture. So glad they're finally preserving this history and making it available for everyone! playbackonline.ca/2026/05/11/b...

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Bell Media partners with YouTube to digitize archive

The company will upload six decades of history for a new global library on YouTube, with the support of AI.

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to this who stepped in, stepped up, and chose to be that mother in someone’s life. You know who you are, you made a difference and you’re seen.

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

@toronto.ca when is the TO Waste App going to be updated with garbage, yard waste and recycling? Yes, recycling was privatized but you’re still involved with coordination. Get the app and calendar updated please.

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I think tonight I’m going to play with my Subsequent 37. I want some gritty bass.

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Jason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I see cellular automata - love tiles for that reason

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

First computer I ever saw in a school in 1982 at Brookville Public School.

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Solidarity RPM @solidarityrpm.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Sky News: Human penises are shrinking because of pollution, warns scientist. Greta Thunberg: See you all at the next climate strike :) news.sky.com/story/human-...

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Roland should totally capitalize on the splashdown time - 70727. A new kind of drum machine. LOL

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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

#Artemis II - Wake up, space enthusiasts! 🚀 NASA have just dropped the official Artemis II wake-up playlist: 🎶 t.co/2fcXhC5iEN Keep your eyes peeled (and ears open) to see which tracks the crew chooses to blast through the Orion speakers for the rest of the journey! 🚀🌕

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 07/04/2026

In the second batch are of the moon Orion gets closer and closer, in the final photo, a crescent Earth can be seen. www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2...

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 07/04/2026

Photos released by NASA taken by a camera on one of Artemis II Orion's solar arrays. The first batch of photos are from the solar eclipse, the Moon and Orion backlit by the Sun and Earth (on the left side of the moon. Saturn can be seen as the bright spot at the bottom right of the moon.

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 07/04/2026

Taking one more small step for man (and woman), and the next giant leap for mankind, launching a new era of celestial exploration, Artemis II & its crew flew around the moon aboard Orion Integrity going further than anyone before them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbpd...

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James 서 @lossless.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Fan videos are coming online from the first night of Obscure, a weeklong series of five shows by Pet Shop Boys featuring a "setlist of non-single album tracks, B‑sides and fan favourites." www.youtube.com/@Automorph/v...

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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

#Artemis II - Today's daily planning conference began with the Artemis II crew awarding Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen with a gold astronaut pin to commemorate his first spaceflight, per NASA tradition. 🚀🌕

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

The first astronaut in history to speak French while en route to the moon — Canada’s very own Jeremy Hansen 🇨🇦

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

You know, if Jeremy Hansen can speak French during his news conference from near the moon on Artemis, Air Canada’s CEO can learn to speak French.

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Dr. Skylar Grayson @skylargrayson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Trump wouldn't know Jesus if He walked across the pool at Mar-a-Lago.

Tweet by James Talarico responding to criticism from Trump, arguing that policies like cutting healthcare, bombing children, deportations, and covering up Epstein files are what truly “insult Jesus.” The image shows Talarico speaking at a church podium with people seated behind him.

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Iain @mathan416.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I had a complicated relationship with my home province of Newfoundland. My last trip home two weeks ago was incredibly healing. I’m not returning to reclaim what I lost. I returned to own what was always mine. youtu.be/fk9ZN_ADdNE?...

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My Newfoundland

YouTube video by Iain The Travel Tech Bear

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