iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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Post: kavishj611
All the people who are anti-Al or want to slow Al progress, I have one question:
If Al disappeared tomorrow, could you still get through an entire workday without ChatGPT, Claude, or any other Al tool?
Imagine Al was suddenly banned.
Would you actually be willing to give it up?

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@pyrameadhead
This is like being a meth head and asking someone who's never done meth how they're going to get through their day without meth

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Menestune @menestune.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Highly-endangered Hawksbill Turtle hatchlings emerging from the sand and marching to begin their life in the unimaginably vast ocean. One of the most amazing experiences of my life. As a volunteer, we do not divulge their whereabouts. My heart is melted. #herps #love #marinelife #nokings #turtle

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oh we're doing Romance novel discourse again?

Fred from Scooby Doo unmasks a ghost in two panels. In the first, the masked ghost is, "HERE'S WHY THIS GENRE I HATE IS BAD." In the second, the ghost is unmasked to turn out to be, "I HAVEN'T READ OF IT BUT"

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Chappell Ellison @chappelltracker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

today's hardware designers could never conceive of what Kazuo Kawasaki was doing in 1996

A colorful retro computer setup featuring a purple keyboard, a small teal touchpad, and a teal circular CD-ROM drive with a matching keypad-style controller resting on top. The hardware is arranged against a dark background in a vivid purple-and-turquoise color scheme.

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Captain Awkward @captainawkward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

One tangible reward of becoming an Unrepentant Vibe-Killer For Unsafe Men is that your social circle will rapidly contain fewer Unsafe Men.

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Captain Awkward @captainawkward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Excellent thread! There *are* rewards for being A Good Guy Who Speaks Up even if they are not immediately obvious or publicly bestowed. First, integrity is its own reward. Maybe you didn’t save the world or change hearts & minds. But if you held the line on not making it worse, that’s something.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 29/09/2026

One of the exercises I’ve seen to illustrate this is to have kids in intro programming classes tell the teacher how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and the teacher follows their instructions literally.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic, known as manikomycin, that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant superbugs. By attacking the ribosome in a never-before-seen way, manikomycin can evade the existing mechanisms pathogens have developed to resist antibiotics.

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Azra L Hawthorne @azra-l-hawthorne.itch.io · 29/09/2026

Too many of you are still posting and sharing Substacks. Substack is a NAZI SITE. STOP. SUPPORTING. NAZIS!!!! Way too many of you are far too comfortable with NAZIS!!!! If for some reason you're hesitant/still not sure how try this leavesubstack.com But GET. OFF. SUBSTACK!!!!

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You Should Probably Leave Substack

You should probably leave Substack. Here’s why and how.

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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 29/09/2026

i am such a broken record on this but it's a good thing to - know how to write your own emails - know how to find food you can make/eat - discover travel destinations - communicate directly w/your health care providers without just capitulating to whatever "AI" says/does

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Coral, yr Bird Friend @parodybit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Which libraries have customized the absolute dickens out of their Primo NDE instances? (Besides MPOW.) (I can't figure out how to get the checkboxes to look the way my designer wants, and I want to steal code.)

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 28/09/2026

i think this is correct, and it's why everything is a fucking platform

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ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

ANNUAL HALLOWEEN REMINDER THAT ANYTHING WITH ACTIVATED CHARCOAL *WILL* FUCK WITH YOUR MEDICATIONS

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...

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Interactive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labels

Pork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for.

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Julie Lam @msjulieslam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Healthy #IndoorAir in schools is a health & human right demanding action! We must address "canary in the coal mine" warnings from rising chronic illnesses caused by virus-laden air & pollution. Proud to represent my community at the global #CleanAir event at the UN today @togetherwemask.bsky.social

A masked selfie taken at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly’s side event organized by the Air Club. Julie, wearing a black duckbill N95 respirator, a canary pin, and a MaskTogetherAmerica button, holds up a CO2 sensor showing a reading of approximately 798 ppm.

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Coral, yr Bird Friend @parodybit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I don't know whether the previous owners had a many-year untreated foot odor problem, their pets had some kind of condition, or Something Bad got into the carpet (in two adjacent rooms and on our stairs), but I find myself searching DuckDuckGo for "carpet smells like dirty socks, cleanup"

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Coral, yr Bird Friend @parodybit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm a really solid systems thinker, AND I know my own phone number.

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Tim Osborne Photography 🍁 @timosborne.ca · 23/09/2026

From @atlanticbirding.bsky.social, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Raptors, any bird of prey. So, here's a Great Horned Owl parent leaping out of a nesting cavity, most likely to seek a meal for her youngsters. #birds #owls

A Great Horned Owl with wings above her head begins to launch from a tree hole that was serving as a nesting cavity. One of her fluffy youngsters can be seen behind her.

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KK @kk-maker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Woylie making their escape at all costs. [Australian Wildlife Conservancy]

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's been a _hard_ day.

6-month-old tabby kitten with white markings sleeping on his side on a couch. One paw is draped over his forehead in a manner suggesting that he has a headache, or that he is a Victorian damsel in distress.

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Jessica BOOOOlin: Preorder Getting Hairy, out October 31! @olinj.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

substack = nazis (if you're willing to hang out on the platform that vocally allows nazis to be there, then you are also a nazi) If you're like me and want to make sure you avoid substacks, subscribe to @labeler.antisubstack.fyi

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Coral, yr Bird Friend @parodybit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I don't know, but I'd like to have some words with them

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Coral, yr Bird Friend @parodybit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Haha I've done such a good job of blocking The Baseball Stats Guy Who Won't Stay In His Lane that I had no idea he was on the wrong side of AI. I mean, of course he fucking is. But I found out from an email, not from social media, which means I've curated pretty well.

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an armored personnel carrier full of cats @hex.ooo · 17/09/2026

this is even better than i had hoped for. sets out the isms of the people pushing "ai" - racism, colonalism, fascism, and cultism - in extensive detail. well worth your time. currently you'll need to be in the us or vpn'ed there to watch it

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🎃 Tamummy Crossbones ☠️ @hekkabecca.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

boss, the fascism

Tumblr post by user Nitewrighter that reads:
Me: I don't get it. I thought I was doing a lot better than I was a few years ago. I'm like 10 times more on top of things than I used to be. How does everything feel terrible now?

The Tiny Me in OSHA-approved Hi-Vis Gear Who lives in my brain and pulls all the levers: Boss, it's the fascism. You're completely gunked up with cortisol due to the fact that your entire daily life is now underscored with a haunting awareness of the rapid erosion of your rights, dignity, and any and all social safety nets, and you're also bearing witness to the most vulnerable people immediately being persecuted. This creates a natural stress response that basically means you're going to continue having memory and organizational problems, as well as emotional imbalances.

Me: BUT I HAVE A BULLET JOURNAL AND I MEDITATE NOW.

Tiny OSHA Me: BOSS, THE FASCISM.

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Capn Borscht @capnborscht.bsky.social · 22/03/2024

The best thing about this planet is that every few days I'll learn about an animal I've literally never seen or heard of before, like the Nilgai which is just a stupidly massive antelope

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Ghost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

GHOST IN THE MACHINE is coming to @pbs.org and YouTube September 14th at 10pm ET / 7pm PT! Visit notaidoc.com for details on where to watch and stream!

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This is not an Overreaction @mudlock.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Already, an entire school can qualify if 20% of students do individually. Just expand that all the way down to 0%. Just give all the kids food, man.

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Coral, yr Bird Friend @parodybit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What is up with Rochester leftists choosing Substack? (I just sent a gentle "maybe consider ButtonDown or Ghost" email to a local group I'd like to be part of after they announced their *brand new* SS. One of our progressive candidates in the last primary also had one.)

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Loftia @loftia.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

🎉 LOFTIA IS COMING THIS FALL! 🎉 After 4 years of building Loftia, we’re so excited to announce our release window of Fall 2026! Loftia is a life-sim MMO where you can farm, craft, decorate and build a solarpunk world together! We can’t wait to see you in the skies soon 💛🥰🌱

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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

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Coral, yr Bird Friend @parodybit.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I don't write romance, but a surprising number of my friends do. I *do* love magpies, though, and K.J. Charles has a magpie on their upcoming non-fiction book!

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Think, Write, Edit, Romance — KJ Charles

KJ’s guide to romance writing, from blank page to clean, professional manuscript!

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ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

speaking as someone who's spent her career in analytics, if someone gives you a number but can't explain in simple terms how they got it, they 're either a fool, a liar, or both at once.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Darlings, trust me, you do not miss card catalogues. You miss the aesthetic. The abstract ideal of a simpler, analogue time. You don’t miss the paper cuts, the dust allergy, the extreme reliance on one extremely biased white lady’s viewpoint.

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Annalee @flowerhorne.com · 11/09/2026

There are very real safety concerns we need to address with generative LLMs. Deepfakes, privacy, AI psychosis, etc We don't need to entertain goofy nonsense from people claiming they're inventing the torment nexus from the science fiction classic "Dipshit That's Not The Torment Nexus Go Outside."

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Protect trans kids.

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 09/09/2026

I keep hearing the argument that the 3 big pro AI academics who are usually doomers are right BECAUSE they're experts. What's important about experts is we declare our *perceived* conflicts of interest. How many AI company shares do they own? Because employees are often paid in shares in any case.

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Will Burrows 🖖🥖🥀 @reforest-kelley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We were given a version of this history in school, but what we were told felt so far in the past. Ruby Bridges is not quite four years older than my parents.

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Britta Shoot @brittashoot.com · 09/09/2026

Shouldn't enter the discourse but literally hadn't seen the images from the other site until two min ago. What I'd do for even one more person to see a mask & put one on too. What I'd give for their heart to be open enough that they'd think "wow, what that masker must be enduring" & offer solidarity

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 08/09/2026

Seems like a good time to post quote from Stewart & Norvig (3rd edition) of events in 1997. "Kasparov said that he felt a “new kind of intelligence” across the board from him. Newsweek magazine described the match as “The brain’s last stand.” The value of IBM’s stock increased by $18 billion."

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Britta Shoot @brittashoot.com · 07/09/2026

Know who hates masking? People doing it basically nonstop in public since 2020. I'm glad it doesn't bother some folks! I hate it. And I hate wearing my little mask chain so people might be marginally nicer when thanking me for picking up their shifts while they were sick. I’ll probably delete this

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Coral, yr Bird Friend @parodybit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

@ouinne.bsky.social Chirp had a 1-hour sale where the TENS unit dropped to $129, which seemed like the best I was going to do. So, it joins the glowing egg and the foot massager in Things Winna Recommended That I Bought, lol (The foot massager and egg are doing a lot to get me through the move.)

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Coral, yr Bird Friend @parodybit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Say hello to my little friend 🪶 (Whose tummy feathers are growing back in!)

A green cheek conure who is clearly undergoing a molt--pin feathers are visible on his face. He is standing on a pile of sheets and pillow cases in a linen closet.

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PigeonJennie @jenniemunday.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Female Mallard for #MallardMonday with bonus Shoveler and Teal 🥰 #Birds 🪶 #Duck #Ducks #Wildfowl #Nature #Wildlife #Birding #Birdwatching #BirdPhotography

Three female ducks, all facing to the left, stand in shallow water at the edge of a mud scrape. To the left a Shoveler. A large duck with mottled brown plumage, orange eye, and huge spatulate orange/brown bill. To the right of the Shoveler is a Mallard - similar in size and plumage but with a dark blue speculum. The ducks head is turned back over her shoulder, bill tucked under her wing, dark eye open. In front of the Mallard a much small duck also with mottles brown plumage. The Teal also has her head tucked back over her shoulder but her eye is closed in sleep.

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Coral, yr Bird Friend @parodybit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

@janetlunde.bsky.social I'm horrified to report that the airpods seem to work better for me upside-down. (Yeah, no, I didn't know where mine were for most of the time since we had this discussion before.)

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 02/09/2026

"Generic State University has been upholding its mission to provide opportunities and build character in all students since its founding. Now, we turn our attention to the next frontier of education: joining the ranks of Dark Academia." buff.ly/i0tyP36

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Generic State University Pivots to Dark Academia

“Generic State University has been proudly upholding its mission to provide opportunities and build character in all students since its founding. Now, we tur...

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