iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day. On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga

567130043300

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 7h

Ok so I am in the market for a baseball team to support in the playoffs, make your case

35624

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 8h

now that the mariners season is over I can actually watch other teams and see why people enjoy baseball

4970

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 8h

they were there to pinch some diesel weren't they

1514311

Reposted by Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

Brent C. Lambert @brentclambert.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My first story set in my home of San Diego! The inspiration for this was a Twitter post I saw from a white pagan years ago who said with all seriousness “you can’t accuse me of oppression because I was a Black slave in a past life”.

86916

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 11h

if you take it at face value the whole thing is a comedy skit. Guy wrote article about how AI writing is great using AI sincerely and openly and then they canned it for being AI because their expectation was guy would write without using AI about how using AI is good, just get Donald Glover and lfg

418033

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 12h

"how many times have I told you not to wear my shoes"

4675

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 12h

I accidentally blocked a complete stranger on twitter 4 years ago by accident and could never figure out who it was and it still bothers me

71852

Reposted by Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 13h

“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax

americasvoicecnn.substack.com

CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’

Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.

752262556

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 12h

the real takeaway here is that these people are so fake even in sports fandom that they think the Hawkeyes and Hawks are the same team even though they aren't even the same sport. Zero knowledge of ball or anything except throwing a hissy fit for attention. Pathetic.

41758

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 12h

so if everyone is basically feeding data(as in information not personal details though I bet theres loads of that too) into Google search these days, does that mean what you see in the results is being affected by someone else's interactions with it over time?

2561

Reposted by Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 12h

Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out.

Can the president use taxpayer funds to air his old campaign ads on TV?

No. Federal appropriations law has long barred using taxpayer funds for political advertising.

5239001052

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 12h

perhaps agreeing to play doubles with a guy from Alaska was a mistake, this man thinks I'm going be out there with him at 8:30 am on a day so cold the sun is hiding from it

71282

Reposted by Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 29/09/2026

“the person who is CEO at the time a company goes public will, until their death, have sole power over company decisions, regardless of how much investment they have taken from the public” was just never how any of this was intended to work and it is a catastrophe for corporate governance

131178135

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 13h

ah the two main food groups of the fall growing season- leafy greens and candy

617113

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 13h

this is a fascinating way to say "they are paying a toll under the table"

223630

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 13h

stepped out for literally 4 seconds and now the overweight cat is eating all the high calorie food and the underweight cat is eating the weight loss food because they hate me personally

2261718

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 13h

Google providing the sort of deep insight they'll never tell you about in college

because he is a former tennis player who knows how to control a room's tempo, he handles this book's pacing with absolute precision. Publishers are highly optimistic

3901

Reposted by Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 14h

Norway has solution to this actually, stay at home parents can get their share of the public daycare subsidy as cash, that way parents are not pushed one way or the other. the problem of course is virtually no one on the center or right actually gives a shit about parents

362300478

Reposted by Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 28/09/2026

“We came up with some very astounding numbers,” Wellinghoff said. “If you knock out nine total substations among those three grids, you can black out the entire United States.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/m...

nytimes.com

What if America Went Completely Dark?

The power grid relies on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. If enough fail, the blackout could last years.

1718767

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 14h

allowing these mediocre professional whiners to think that anyone else gives a fuck what cheese they eat is the stupidest thing I've ever heard

121419

Reposted by Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Susan Collins was accused of massive bribery and corruption days ago, glad everyone is focused on the important issues

34703118

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 14h

it's poetic that the two greatest footballers of their era were arguably the most and least elegant footballers off the field to do it

11042

Reposted by Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 14h

Readers and writers of #BookSky, I got a story for you. Last year, I released a major nonfiction and sequel to an award winning mystery. This year, I released an audiobook on forensic history. But like most authors, I struggle to make sales/get recognition, and am a poor AF. Now the funny part: 1/

39827

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Choosing Texas discourse over people Not Choosing Texas, incredible.

7720

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For 9 years this cat has attempted to get me to feed him at 4 am every day and for 9 years he has not succeeded one time and his only takeaway has been well it's certainly not happening if I don't try again, and I'm starting to find him quite inspirational

482104204

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

the Seahawks lost to Marcus Mariota and a team they should have beaten by 35, this is as normal as it gets

61074

Reposted by Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 28/09/2026

I'm just $285 away! Come on Sunday crowd, make my day.

02421

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

the only thing that can save my sports sunday is...the Denver Broncos. I am so cooked

4652

Reposted by Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 27/09/2026

If only there were a more concise word for “an overtly political campaign advertisement paid for by the government.” If only there were a roomful of writers and editors one could consult…

Eric Lipton NYT
@ericlipton.nytimes.com
What an odd moment in United States history.
A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government.
Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit.

231523256

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Mariners season is over and as a fan my only wish for this offseason is for someone to buy the team and move it to a different city

7791

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Reese's would be such a good candy if every bite didn't have enough sugar to kill an elephant

121500

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

neighbour's 22 year old chatting with me at the mailbox and is like "I never get hangovers I think I'm immune" and took all my strength not to be this

static.klipy.com

Furious Styles: Oh Yeah Tre, You Gon' Learn

Alt: Furious Styles: Oh Yeah Tre, You Gon' Learn

3580828

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

this is literally the first time in my life I have heard of this song

774479

Reposted by Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

Finding Facility @music-tax.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

May it please the Court [SPOILER ALERT]

0163

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

That second sentence convinces me that Chris pays about 50% of his pension to scammers every month

825219

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

bro you're reviewing the results of a tennis tournament on a podcast. WTAF do you mean "sorry but I will spoil the results" your literal job here is to spoil the results ffs.

41213

Reposted by Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 27/09/2026

AI is so unpopular that they've decided going with a nonsensical moniker invented by the most unpopular President ever will be a net positive for branding

1021847

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm extremely nervous about how confident I feel before football games these Sundays

4430

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

no this is great, we have come full circle to getting angry at things that don't matter, this is the sign of happiness, I yearn for a time I don't have to be friends with people who hate my fav bands because we are both against nazis running our country

325712

Reposted by Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you’re watching sportsball today be sure to participate in society’s last remaining collective experience on Bluesky, the official app of sports. 🏈

734226

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Romeo Romeo, where the fuck art thou Romeo?"

3321211

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

there is a certain undercurrent of something that can only be described as puritanism on this site, where understanding a bad thing must mean you're into that thing because apparently the only way to battle bad things is to yell loudly they are very bad someone else better fix them but not like this

1344663

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

this is a photo gallery of men who have never had a date

3520112

Reposted by Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026

Araghchi, Iranian foreign minister, explains why US is untrustworthy: "In 2025 they offered negotiations, we accepted, then in the middle of negotiations they attacked us. Eight months later, again they offered negotiations, again we accepted, & again they attacked us in the middle of negotiations"

892543754

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

translation: someone tried to help them save face in the upcoming election but the sundowned man in charge's brain has melted into translucent goo thats leaking out of his ears and didn't understand this and threw a tantrum so the sycophants decided to walk into the ocean together to make him happy

1239091