iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Mike Davis @michaeldylandavis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Michael Cisco was my victim on the latest "Deep Background" episode: www.patreon.com/lovecraftezi... My Deep Background interview series gets real about who the creator really IS. Their history... their STORY. @michaelcisco.bsky.social

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Dan Johnson will design games for food @coil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Heck yeah.

Human-made over 5 years

No AI has been used to generate any code or content in or about the game, and never will be. Slow Roads has been a labour of love since the project began in 2021, and has been built with a decade of experience in 3D graphics and creative software development. Textures are hand-drawn, sounds are recorded locally, and all systems are designed and engineered specifically for the unique context of the game. This is a solo-developed project that I take great care over, and I believe AI simply doesn't belong in creative projects like these.

Please note that procedural generation is not a form of generative AI; the procedures used to generate the world in the game are mathematical functions that have been derived and defined by hand, with direct creative intent.

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Suriel Vazquez @suriel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Chernobyl power plant admin: "Our reactor took actions we did not intend"

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 28/09/2026

These AI companies should be responsible for everything they do, and they fact nobody is holding them accountable is driving me insane: aftermath.site/ai-agents-resp...

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It is true that a Dem Congress will not be able to do any effective legislating under the Trump regime. But that’s a given. What Congress can do is investigations that drive stories into the media. Every day should have headlines about Trump stealing from us, about Trump harming us.

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J.D. Buffington @jdbuffington.com · 29/09/2026

We’re gonna fire hundreds of people and shut down channels to deliver slop that costs more financially and environmentally than hiring humans and making real art—to “save” money. I believe the Doctor would oppose this with both hearts.

deadline.com

'Doctor Who': BBC's Matt Brittin Says He Has Watched AI Episode

An artificial intelligence 'Doctor Who' was sent to the BBC's Matt Brittin and he said it was "pretty good"

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Lëspreüh @lespreuh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Mornin'

Dessin dans un petit carnet représentant une sombre créature enrouler ses tentacules autour d'une maison, sapant les fondations. Une métaphore de l'emprise ? La réponse dans notre prochain numéro

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"News is something that they don't want you to print, and all the rest is public relations." 🎯🎯🎯 Perfectly said, thank you @johncusack.bsky.social!!!

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Zac Bentz @zacbentz.com · 29/09/2026

real q: any recs for the best earplugs to see sunn O))) live? i have one week.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 29/09/2026

Oh man I am so jealous. I have no earplug recommendations, but good luck, mate. May your brain not turn entirely to jelly.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 29/09/2026

I'm so proud of her, she kicked ass! It was a lot more fun and far funnier than I expected. Plus we got to come home to find that our dog devoured an entire loaf of bread (that my wife spent hours baking for her boss) and attempted to murder an eggplant, so that was fun too.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 29/09/2026

It was a cool little place! And much cooler people than I expected for improv.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 29/09/2026

Time to watch the Improv 101 Showcase that my wife is in, in like the tiniest little theater I've ever seen. The things people do today for professional development are wild.

A tiny little theater stage with an old blur and red carpet and canvas prints of paintings on the walls, which are made up like painted wood. Blue spot lights and orange string lights accentuate the space.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 28/09/2026

God, grant me the serenity to accept I'm trapped in this nightmare future alongside everyone else, the courage to acknowledge you are a dimestore historical artifact, and the wisdom to deeply interrogate the motivations behind my drunken Bluesky posts.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 27/09/2026

Holy shit am I mentslly exhausted. Why is everything so exhausting? I just want to like ... do my fucking dishes and eat some noodles and watch a movie, but it's the rest of this crap that takes up all my jiggly brain meats.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

People don’t understand how fragile our water infrastructure is. I’ve had contaminated water in the last six years. I’ve had my water co. hijacked for digital ransom. We are in perpetual near drought conditions... in NC, not AZ. AI boosters use pedantry about water use as an accountability shield.

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Roman (he/il) @trcava.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

I made a flyer! Know anyone in CA, OR, WA, or BC who might be interested in collecting mushrooms for research purposes? #mycology #citizenscience Please share widely! 🧪 🍄‍🟫 🌲 A PDF version can be found here: drive.proton.me/urls/W1MM4FG...

A help-wanted poster seeking volunteer mushroom collectors in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.

The poster provided some background info about the research project and study system and how folks can contribute if they are interested.

REQUEST | Calling all mycophiles, naturalists, and citizen scientists in CA, OR, WA, and BC!

Going for a hike in the woods or a walk in your neighborhood park?
• Please keep your eyes peeled for the purple mushrooms of L.a-o!
• Collect the mushrooms* if you are able to access them safely.
• If you can, please take a photo of the mushrooms and the tree(s) you find them under.
*If you find a mushroom that is clearly rotten or moldy, please don't collect it.

"I collected some purple mushrooms. What should I do now?"
1. Please keep the mushroom fresh:
• Store in paper, not plastic.
• Keep cool/ refrigerate, but do not freeze.
• Store mushrooms away from light.
2. Email me to arrange pick-up, delivery, or shipment* of your sample.
* will cover packing and shipping expenses!

"What's in it for those who contribute to this work?"
• You will receive acknowledgement in presentations and publications stemming from this research.
• You will receive copies of journal publications from this research (data available upon request).
• You are invited to attend presentations of this research and to visit the lab at Stanford University.

Page 2 of the help-wanted poster includes reference photos of the study organism and a map of where this species has been observed. All images and the map are sourced from iNaturalist.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 27/09/2026

Original title was "lol these fucking chuds", but they decided it was too on the nose.

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Crossroads: Folk Horror in the United States @crossroadsfolk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Here's our tentative October #FolkHorrorFriday lineup (subject to the whims of Tubi availability): 10/2 The Sacrament (2013) 10/9 The Harbinger (2022) 10/16 The Invitation (2015) 10/23 Suspiria (1977) 10/30 Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 26/09/2026

Sorry to miss Messiah of Evil for #folkhorrorfriday tonight. I enjoy that one, but sadly brain stuff prevented me from doing anything tonight. Hopefully next time!

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 25/09/2026

Where our own domestic journalism could be headed if things don't change soon.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 25/09/2026

Looking forward to having you at the helm.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 25/09/2026

Oh you should, it's a wonderful place. There was this little vegan hemp cafe there called Magokoro, it overlooked the beach and had delicious food. It might sound odd or touristy, but the bread was amazing. I wonder if it's still there. I left Japan right before COVID hit...

An image by Michael J. Riser of Kamakura, Japan from the top of a temple. It overlooks many homes and buildings, plus the sea, on a hazy day through green trees that frame the shot.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 25/09/2026

I did get to visit Kanagawa when I first moved to Japan, but I sure didn't get that view. Gorgeous! I miss the sea there. The seaside views from Kamakura were so lovely it makes my heart hurt to think about them.

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Emperor Norton @ashleynaftule.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"Sai" (Kentaro Hirase & Yutaro Seki, 2025). A group of unrelated people across Japan cross paths w/ a chameleonic man, experience strange synchronicities, and either suffer horrible misfortune themselves or have tragedy strike someone close to them. Like Kiyoshi Kurosawa doing "Paranoia Agent"

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 25/09/2026

They would be if I ever did anything but scroll through my feed. Soon as I segregate something, it just means I'll never look at it again. Which is dumb, I know ...

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 25/09/2026

Huge congratulations to Sarah Read, our own @inkwellmonster.bsky.social, on being elected HWA president! I talked her up to what few folks listen to me. And I'll be wishing luck to the new trustees as well. I think good changes are coming!

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News for 38 Year Olds @newsfor38yearolds.com · 24/09/2026

A Reminder That There Is No Rightward Cultural Shift Bad Faith Times badfaithtimes.com/a-reminder-that-t… Subscribe →

badfaithtimes.com

A Reminder That There Is No Rightward Cultural Shift

Bad Faith Times

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 24/09/2026

I really need to prune my follows. Not because there aren't tons of awesome folks but because my timeline is too busy now and I don't see half of the cool people's posts anymore.

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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

up to $7821 out of a $10,000 base goal! ONE WEEK left!!! share! donate! share! tell your friends! tell your enemies!

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keeeeeene @librarygoblin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ecohororr newsletter this week is about Na Hong-jin's new film HOPE and paranoid cold war sci fi

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Fear of Everything 18: Hope (2026)

paranoia, alien invasions, Cold War horror

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 22/09/2026

Congrats, that's fucking rad! Look forward to seeing it.

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Laird Barron @lairdbarron.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I worked in a factory years ago. Hundreds and hundreds of employees over time... Immigrants, as a group, were the most honest, reliable, hard working people to come through those doors. Fuck Trump. Fuck Miller. Fuck Musk.

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Professionally Nosy @professionallynosy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My Rage Against the Machine/Les Mis mashup is complete. This is my interpretation of the quilt guild’s summer challenge “quilt with your interpretation and/or feelings towards our current ‘democracy’” all hand stitched.

Quilt hanging on a card catalog. Neutral background with navy cursive appliqué “Do you hear thr people sing?” The background is embroidered in red starting light and getting bolder the lyrics to “killing in the name” the quilting effect is a focused sunburst from the center.

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H.B. Tyson @hbtyson.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Our Connection

Digital art of two women gently holding onto one another. Both women are missing their faces. A reddish-orange tangled mass of organic material flows out from where their faces should be and connects them together.

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Lëspreüh @lespreuh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Have a nice day

Dessin dans un petit carnet représentant un manoir habité par de sombres créatures

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404 Media @404media.co · 21/09/2026

While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too. Here's what we learned: www.404media.co/hackers-stol...

404media.co

Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People

While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 20/09/2026

It's not bad. It didn't land 100% for me but I was still surprised how effective parts of it were.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 20/09/2026

You should most definitely pick up a copy of this. The first issue was fantastic!

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 20/09/2026

Thanks for the reminder! Wouldn't want to miss it.

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Academician Prokhor Zakharov @shake1n1bake.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

FBI: While it may be detrimental to agency morale the threat facing immigration enforcement is of such a serious nature we must inform you that, yes, you are all unfuckable losers.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Remember, if you wrote a book, nobody will care about it more than you. You did good, though. Celebrate that shit. Many want to write, few do. Fuck A.I.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 19/09/2026

Thanks for nothing, Supercontinent Gondwana. You see where that shit got us?

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Sloane @sloanesloane.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“Beauty is, in some way, boring. Even if its concept changes through the ages… a beautiful object must always follow certain rules…ugliness is unpredictable, and offers an infinite range of possibility. Beauty is finite, ugliness is infinite like God.” —Umberto Eco, On Ugliness

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The sickness of locking thousands of five-year-olds in a concentration camp while screaming about the danger of a 10th-grade trans boy playing lacrosse is an evil that needs to be yeeted into a million burning suns.

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Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children

Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist

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