iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Crowbar @crowbar.wtf · 24/09/2026

Australia could welcome and help more refugees instead of giving billions of dollars to the USA to create more of them.

nick @nickzoic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The funniest thing about this one is the creators seem to be just promoting a *fans site when with a little more work they could be earning millions from mining companies trying to make FIFO work seem fun. Or maybe they're doing both.

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nick @nickzoic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Finally Washington DC will be the equal of Ballarat.

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nick @nickzoic.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Messing with hardware again! nick.zoic.org/art//three-a...

A messy bunch of parts connected together with messy wiring. There's three linear stages with stepper motors and a GRBL board to drive them. In the background lurks a yellow multimeter and a linear bearing.

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Crow @abbyjane.cloverdalelane.com · 14/08/2026

I think about this a lot.

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eat shit, René Magritte
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Mauv @ThatsMauvelous • 1d the machine refused to recognize my humanity until i professed to believe that a sign painted to look like a traffic light is indeed a traffic light.
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Monica Morrill @mmorrillart.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who voted for my painting at the 2026 Sooke Fine Arts Show, 'Coastal Splendour II' won the People's Choice Award!

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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

reading MacLeod describe his friend Iain is so based

However friendly he was to the radical left, Iain had little interest in relating the long-range possibility of utopia to radical politics in the here and now. As he saw it, what mattered was to keep the utopian possibility open by continuing technological progress, especially space development, and in the meantime to support whatever policies and politics in the real world were rational and humane. For Iain that meant voting Labour. After the party mutated into New Labour he switched his practical vote to the Scottish National Party and his protest vote to the Scottish Socialists and (I think) the Greens. Even before then, in the early to mid 1990s, he'd come around to the view that Scotland would never be safe from the ravages of Tory governments it hadn't voted for unless it separated from England. This support for independence didn't come from nationalism but from reformism, and from a life-long, heart-felt hatred for the Conservative and Unionist Party.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Whether it's Michelle Obama promoting vegetables and exercise or Donald Trump making groceries so expensive that people are rationing food, both sides have helped Americans lose weight.

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 01/07/2026

Australian journalists in mainstream newsrooms, please help.

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nick @nickzoic.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

You can't make a goose without breaking eggs.

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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 22/06/2026

🚨On Monday July 27 at 2pm AEST, every phone in Australia will get very loud. 🚨 If you are vulnerable, with a phone as part of your escape plan, please make sure that you take steps to protect yourself. If you aren't vulnerable, please help get the word out to protect those who are.

ausalert.gov.au

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nick @nickzoic.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Okay, so: it's entirely possible that some kind of full-body immersion-in-water ultrasound scan could be useful. I mean, I've held in my hand a doodad which can take a 3D image of a baby's abdomen, identify the bladder and provide a realtime urine volume in mL. Pretty cool. 1/

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nick @nickzoic.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

My theory is that Cthulhu is rising from the deep and in dreams he has offered the worst people in the world untold glories to whoever is responsible for the largest number of deaths. It's a bait-and-switch of course but these guys are all suckers.

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Atlas of Variant Effects Alliance @varianteffect.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This Wednesday, are you ready to go beyond the VUS and learn more about using multiplexed assays of variant effects (MAVEs) to inform clinical variant classification? It's free to sign up: bit.ly/3Seq0LL #DeepMutationalScanning #VariantScientistNetwork #VUS #MAVE #AtlasOfVariantEffects

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Rose Mackenzie @rosemackenzie.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

New FOI Weekly just sent. The Federal Government (16 departments, 8 key agencies) published 33 FOI releases last week, all of which are summarised and linked here: record-radar-foi-weekly.ghost.io/rotation-007/

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Rotation 007 · 2026-06-14

The 33 new FOI releases from Federal government departments and eight key agencies this week are summarised below. Notable this week: five releases relating to the NDIS including more detail on a cro...

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Nicolás Alvarez @nicolas17.xyz · 13/06/2026

Here's a relevant wholesome pic from the Internet.

A small black and green rock rests on an acrylic display case in a museum. The sign says:

"Bethan's Rock (2019)

On 23rd August 2019, Bethan visited Poole Museum.

After talking with her mum about what museums do, Bethan decided she wanted to donate her 'most precious' rock to the museum.

She asked that we put it behind glass and look after it, so that everyone could see and enjoy it."

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Rose Mackenzie @rosemackenzie.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The 27 new FOIs from Federal gov depts from June 1-8, summarised and linked. Big release week for Infrastructure and Attorney General's departments including "bot-generated FOIs" claim still not substantiated, Anthropic lobbying + NDIA governance gap: record-radar-foi-weekly.ghost.io/rotation-006/

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Rotation 006 · 2026-06-08

The 27 new FOI releases from Federal government departments and eight key agencies are summarised below. This week: big release week for Infrastructure and Attorney General's departments; Mark Butler...

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Jeff Sparrow @jeffsparrow1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

This is quite a story by @gingerandhoney.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

slate.com

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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nick @nickzoic.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Finally got around to something I've been meaning to do for ages: run *exactly one* program on this computer. nick.zoic.org/art/boot-nak...

A close-up of one corner of a laptop screen.
In chunky, old-school white-on-black text it says:

Hello from init.c!
Read 00000000 00000000

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

At this juncture I’d like to point out: * we’re on the brink of a golden age of medical healing * there’s enough money in the world to solve every problem in the world * a united approach could stop the climate crisis But a small group of sociopaths seeking personal power are going to throw it away.

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Chris Weston @chrisweston.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Tbf most men would beat a gorilla in a boxing match, since the beast is unlikely to stick to the Queensbury rules and would be disqualified. The men would be dead, but they would win.

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Me and a small nugget of love. 🇸🇪♥️🇺🇦 @mnotme.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The human circulatory system, before and after proper cable management.

two images of the human body's circulatory system. One of them with good cable management

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Ignacio Gallup-Diaz @igallupd.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

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Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial

Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.

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it's charloh! (it/its) @charloh.online · 08/04/2026

this bird is spiritually kin to our friend's parrot who, upon meeting us, immediately came over to our arm, bit us hard enough to draw blood, yelled FUCK YOU, then flew away laughing

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nick @nickzoic.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Prenatal classes should include a visit to an old cemetery.

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nick @nickzoic.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Chotiner: Perhaps you imagine yourself as the interviewee? Ricardo: I would never get tired of the, ummm, the ... Chotiner: ... Humiliation? Ricardo: Perhaps.

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Atlas of Variant Effects Alliance @varianteffect.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The 9th Annual Mutational Scanning Symposium starts tomorrow. We can't wait to see you for an action-packed 3 days of insightful presentations and posters and stimulating discussions. www.mss2026.org #VariantEffect26 #MAVE #Genomics #PrecisionMedicine #Symposium #AVEAlliance #AtlasOfVariantEffect

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MSS26

Mutational Scanning Symposium 2026, 25-27 March, Melbourne

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nick @nickzoic.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Drop a movie that traumatized you as a kid.

A black car with exposed supercharger speeds away from a large petrol explosion in a valley between sun-burnt grassy hills.

The last of the V-8 Interceptors.

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Cate (Your Wife) @kallaipdx.com · 22/03/2026

I think punk rock taught me this plus: (1) If you can’t do it, do it anyway (2) No one else will care about it as much as you do, so do as much of it yourself as you can (3) Support other people who are doing it the way you are and don’t cut people down

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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Happy Saint Patrick's Day! I wrote a review for a Mexican-Irish fusion restaurant in Jersey City, but also wrote about American identity in an empire in decline ☘️ johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/everyone-i...

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Everyone Involved Needs to Be Arrested

A review of San Patricios, Jersey City

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Kasey Kagawa @punkey.org · 17/03/2026

This is "my Yankee Candle is defective, I can't smell it at all" but for cocaine

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Jim Unwin @jimunwin.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Neolithic hedgehog sculpture

A very round, stylised hedgehog sculpture

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Irene Gallego Romero @ee-reh-neh.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Registration for MSS26 in Melbourne will close next Monday - we still have a few tickets available, and an amazing line-up of speakers across all areas of variant effects work, so if you were on the fence, check out our program and then smash that "Register now" button! www.mss2026.org

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MSS26

Mutational Scanning Symposium 2026, 25-27 March, Melbourne

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Jordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 28/02/2026

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

‪Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.

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Christopher Downes @cdownes.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Wednesday's cartoon in The Mercury Newspaper: Jon Kudelka helped me get my first cartooning job at The Mercury. He also showed me how to be quick-witted and fearless. I was in a constant state of joke-envy over his cartoons. I'm gonna miss that feeling, but more than that, I'm gonna miss my friend.

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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I wrote about 'MELANIA' johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/my-melania...

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My 'MELANIA' Experience

Melania, 'MELANIA,' and Me

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Deanne aka deakat 🇨🇦 @deakat.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

#ShareGoodNewsToo "A vaccine called GBP511 has begun clinical testing in Australia. Pioneered by UW Medicine researchers, it is intended to protect against COVID-19 and related coronaviruses — including some that haven’t yet jumped to humans. www.ipd.uw.edu/2026/02/gbp5...

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First vaccine targeting SARS virus family enters human trials – Institute for Protein Design

The computer-designed vaccine aims to protect against coronaviruses that haven't yet emerged, including pandemic threats

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nick @nickzoic.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

oh Antiques Roadshow what have you done now?

Bluesky trending topics box:

1. Stephen Miller
2. Political Removal
3. Homan Appointment
4. Antiques Roadshow
5. ICE Operations

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nick @nickzoic.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

I heard a rumour that all the #StrangerThings issues will be resolved in a new special episode of #HalfLife 3.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

it is your DUTY as a parent to be basic and cringe. if your child says "6-7" and you do not say, loud enough for their friends to hear, "8-9?", causing profound silence and intense discomfort, you are neglecting your responsibilities. being cool is for kids. your days of being laughed WITH are over

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 28/12/2025

These two images of Chinese train driver Han Junjia were taken less than 30 years apart. Transformative change is possible when it is relentlessly pursued.

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