iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

My second job in high school – hired to be a dishwasher at a restaurant. My first night they made me devein shrimp and, though not allergic to them, the smell can frequently be enough to make me vomit. They fired me after 2 hours.

020 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 14/10/2026

I really wish it was easier to configure most routers to block access per device. You could temporarily allow the jerkass TV through then re-block. I know how to do it, but my parents' router doesn't even have it as an option!

020 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 14/10/2026

Mmm... love that vocabulary. I found a way to include that in my book. It confused everyone. I loved it. (*Intermediate* phalange, btw.)

000 0

Reposted by MVC RIP

EM Harding @em-writing.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I'm seeing too many people get scammed, so I'm going to say it, and people can be pressed: You do not pay for beta-readers. Ever. 1/2 #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity

1173 0

Reposted by MVC RIP

Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Every movie, song, and book that you love was made without the technology that people who don’t make art are now insisting is necessary for making art.

3151602148 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 14/10/2026

Boss: "We've signed the ethical a.i. charter. We must let the world know. Bluesky is full of creatives, post about it there." Employee: "Gee, boss, I don't know if that's a good idea." Boss, voice now ring modulated: "DO IT."

061 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 13/10/2026

Glad to know I'm not the only person with a story like this. (All pigeons are Ricky and "we" have conversations.)

110 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 13/10/2026

Put on a song from "Beyond the Black Rainbow" and upgrade to spooky!

010 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 12/10/2026

While not as cool as Val's list, some chapters I had fun titling:

Chapters from MVC's first book: "Are rodeos common in space?", "Several rugs yanked out from underneath unsuspecting chumps", "A feature not a bug", and "The fastest gun in space".

Chapters from MVC's second book: "What was he thinking?", "Oh *that's* what he was thinking", "Space's new fastest gun.", and "Now that's what I call justice vol 2".

121 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 12/10/2026

"Kidding, Kidding. It's a dance with a car" <-- My fav

110 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 12/10/2026

I call this piece, “She Works Hard For the Bikkies.”

MVC’s cat, laying on her side but partially curled up, one arm draped over her body and a back paw peeking out over her tail. Her head is propped up and smooshed against a bump in the bedsheet, so half of her face is hidden. The visible eye is fully closed. She looks comfy.

051 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 12/10/2026

Decided to try out a spooky username... AND a spooky handle! 👻

020 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 12/10/2026

I always look at it as: I may not like pineapple on my pizza but that means more slices for the people who do!

040 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 12/10/2026

Good question! Alt text is for context, and depends on the context of the post! Is it a reply by way of a cat making a silly face? You don’t need to describe its fur, just the face. Is the cat lying in the sun, and you took the photo because of how its fur looks? Describe that fur!

020 0

Reposted by MVC RIP

Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 11/10/2026

Hi, I’m a sighted alt text user! Here are some reasons I use it: - Slow Internet on an airplane - I’m over 40, I have no idea who that celebrity is - Bluesky broke images again - My vision sucks and that text is too small to read otherwise - Conveys further context and authorial intent

12770542091 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 12/10/2026

There’s truly nothing like a screenshot of a tweet from a person I have blocked, mentioning a term I have blocked. And, as always, prefaced by a hand pointing down emoji. *chef kiss*

020 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 11/10/2026

B: "I can't believe you think I'd do something so impulsive!" 🤣

110 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 11/10/2026

It hasn’t been brought into my field of vision until now, which is possibly worse than declining to use it?

100 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 11/10/2026

My neighbors have a miniature dachsund. He's so small he doesn't even bark, he berks. But he is always on patrol and very serious about it and I love it.

010 0

Reposted by MVC RIP

My Bloody Valentine @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I don't want books written by AI, I want bizarre worlds written by weirdos who are working through some gender stuff and will change pronouns after publishing

419150 0

Reposted by MVC RIP

Mei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.

50169155544 0

Reposted by MVC RIP

Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 11/10/2026

Use ALT text. It's relatively easy to do, you can set Bluesky to not allow you to post pics without it, and you can easily search up best practices for it. The added bonus is that you're more likely to get more engagement as well.

214670 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 11/10/2026

Had a good dinner at the local Indian restaurant. Made my favorite cocktail. Favorite incense is going. Record player is spinning Glass Beams. It’s a good night.

An incense stick burns in its holder. Behind it are three boxes of incense sticks. Just to the right of them is a coupe glass with a murky, pale brown cocktail, garnished with a dehydrated lime. Just to the right of that are boxes for India temple and Nag Champa incense cones.

030 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 11/10/2026

I’m still laughing about, “leggy,” all these hours later.

000 0

Reposted by MVC RIP

aila🎧 @aila.dance · 10/10/2026

it’s crazy that we spent $253 billion on the army and $0 on the leggy

532951 0

Reposted by MVC RIP

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/10/2026

In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com

924861345 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 10/10/2026

#WritingCommunity I’m tired, boss. Though, I’ll say, searching for this company on here provides some folks to warn (maybe they don’t know?) or block!

First page of an email from a place called Inkitt, cold pitching MVC for a submission to their contest. It offers prizes and the author keeps their rights.

Page two of the cold pitch email with a link to enter and closing with “there’s over 1m+ readers” on their site.

LinkedIn page for Inkitt, explaining how they are gen A.i. scammers looking to be the next Disney. But hey, they raised a series C! 🙃

041 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 08/10/2026

That's not necessary - thanks for checking! Proton is usually pretty good at letting you know about them when they're present.

010 0

Reposted by MVC RIP

The Self-Published Science Fiction Competition @spsfc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The winner of the fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) is Our Simulated Selves by @nikkinull.bsky.social. “[T]his book could legitimately help a lot of people understand themselves.” — SPSFC 4 winner Wick Welker spsfc.space/2026/10/08/t...

The cover of Nikki Null's science fiction novel Our Simulated Selves, which depicts two abstract figures high above a vast metropolis. The city is real and the people are rendered as ASCII art characters. A portal of rectangles also depicted as ASCII is below them.

22312 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 08/10/2026

Nice - if you find a tracking pixel from mailmerge (dot) eu, feel free to let me know the two numbers in the url. One is part of the png name, the other is at the end. (I'm keeping track of the info. My hypothesis is one scam group. So far, the evidence holds up.)

130 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 08/10/2026

Ooh do you still have the email & know how to view the raw source?

110 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 02/10/2026

[display name uses special characters and/or has a wave icon] [hand pointing down emoji] [image that proper ALT would have prevented me from seeing]

010 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 02/10/2026

Dear "Julie" with a single post about your OF: It doesn't inspire confidence that you've followed me multiple times, especially considering each one has been a different `did` .

010 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 02/10/2026

Heck yeah, awesome news! (And a great announcement image!)

110 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 01/10/2026

The idea of losing something so integral to the web’s foundations hurts. I don’t have money right now but if there’s any way I can help with code/server/etc. for the site, feel free to reach out. If I’m able to, it would be no charge, of course.

001 0

Reposted by MVC RIP

Momma Sciggles @sciggles.com · 30/09/2026

A lot of people assume FA is profitable. If that were the case we wouldn't have needed a GFM when Neer passed to keep it out of probate. It's been two years. The funds were used. FA is struggling financially. And I am 🌟s t r e s s e d🌟 I'm scared to ask for help, I feel like no matter how much-

28744002836 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 30/09/2026

As usual, I close with my refrain: Even I, a former internet troll, could do a better job than the current holder of the position. Exponentially better? Who knows. Probably not. (Also, I don't want the job.)

000 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 30/09/2026

I know I harp on this, but when you moderate to your own feelings and those of high profile users, you moderate detrimentally to the majority of your users. That's what is happening here. People have legitimate concerns, but get told they're being abusive. Do not offer. Or do, with contingency.

110 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 30/09/2026

Said automation will likely flag these posts as abuse, despite them being legitimate and well thought out criticisms. But that isn't even a good measurement anyway! A criticism doesn't need to be thought out or even civil to be taken seriously.

110 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 30/09/2026

A head of trust and safety's responsibility is to all of the users on their site, irrespective of how their interactions with those users go. Claiming to be proud of automating, "abuse," reactions against those users runs counter to the established purpose of the role. It's immature.

110 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 30/09/2026

If I worked at an investment firm and was tasked with due diligence for a potential offer to Bluesky, my recommendation to the firm managers would be to make any proposal contingent upon the removal of leaders who behave like Aaron Rodericks.

140 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 30/09/2026

All that said, not everyone can do this! So I hope others will extend a little dialogue grace for the authors who can’t voice test theirs.

000 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 30/09/2026

My process was collaborative. Friend read a chapter, noted issues, I adjusted in the moment, friend re-read. But I’m sure a full read then fix would probably work, too.

101 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 30/09/2026

Ymmv, but if you have hearing loss, find a really good friend/partner to read your dialogue aloud - even if they aren’t writers, they’ll still catch stuff for you! I did this with my first book, and it worked well.

111 0

Reposted by MVC RIP

Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I would like to see more men talking about how to and peer pressuring each other into calling out misogyny and rape culture. Going against social norms is hard, and it helps to share tips and support.

592243411 0

Reposted by MVC RIP

Xodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

That culture of accessibility drove me to turn the alt text reminder on , and kept me in habits that actually helped me walk my talk. Like not being ableist and using alt text.

2157 0

MVC RIP @mvc.rip · 28/09/2026

I agree but this reply is to let you know I heard the noise in my head.

120 0