iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

peat @peat.org · 21/09/2026

Spent some time this summer touching grass and shooting street portraits with the locals. I'm on the hunt for a new series now that the weather's turning ...

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peat @peat.org · 05/09/2026

Learning about TLA+ may have been a mistake. Now I want a much faster computer.

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peat @peat.org · 03/09/2026

... All I really want for Christmas are legal penalties for companies trying to pass off their shitty AI golems as real humans.

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peat @peat.org · 31/05/2026

I suspect y'all would love @sachajudd.com's newsletter. This week was particularly awesome -- about art, AI, and human labor. newsletter.sachajudd.com/archive/made... (photo from a presentation by Jae Lubberink)

A photo of a presentation slide titled "creative renaissance in spite of AI, not via AI" that shows connections between eras and their art: romanticism as a result of nausea from the enlightenment, arts & crafts movement as a result of nausea from the industrial revolution, and "romanticize the toil?" as a result of nausea from the algorithm/AI era. Red letters at the bottom state "you are here" and point to "nausea" for the algorithm/AI era.

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peat @peat.org · 30/05/2026

Really loving how clean the Flickr experience is. No algorithms or advertising stupidness. Huge photos. Clear licensing. So many great artists. I'm grinding on getting more of my photos posted ... there's a few years to catch up on! www.flickr.com/photos/miste...

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Peat Bakke

Explore Peat Bakke’s 823 photos on Flickr!

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peat @peat.org · 25/05/2026

Happy Monday! Please enjoy a conversation about how to effectively tax billionaires and address economic inequality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jRn...

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The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax

YouTube video by Garys Economics

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peat @peat.org · 23/05/2026

Hey all! I'm hosting a workshop about freelancing as a software developer, geared for people who are new to the biz. I'm aiming for late June, and I'd love to hear from you: What topics are you interested in? What format works for you? forms.gle/qocSwYeiGfDZ... (Reposts always appreciated. ❤️)

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peat @peat.org · 09/09/2025

Y'all know what I love? In a dark way. Bad! Not good! I love when people come back to some kind of grounded, well researched truth. In this case: nerding out about chemistry and stumbling into the seedy Montanto shit show. Click bait? Yes. Accurate? Also yes? www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxVX...

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Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds

YouTube video by Veritasium

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peat @peat.org · 09/09/2025

Unpopular opinion incoming. The problem isn't capitalism. It's assholes. [redacted exposition on assholes redefining capitalism and perverting Adam Smith's invisible hand] [redacted fanfic about invisible hands and assholes] [revolution] And kids, that's how @buttplug.engineer became emperor.

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peat @peat.org · 09/09/2025

System prompt: Tell me I'm a piece of shit and fight me on everything; you better have evidence you can back up with citations. I'm gonna look at every thing you send me with caustic cynicism and criticism. Fuck you. [6 months later] I can't wait to tell LinkedIn about how amazing I am OMG.

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peat @peat.org · 09/09/2025

The best and worst thing about being an American who (kinda) speaks German is understanding what Germans are saying about Americans these days. 😅

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peat @peat.org · 09/09/2025

"Good for business." Holy shit does that mean a lot of things. Pretending to be an F100 company, defending your turf and protecting your wealth ... ... or being an entrepreneur, and taking a fair shot at solving other people's problems? Defending yourself vs. solving bigger problems. Hmm. 🤔

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peat @peat.org · 09/09/2025

I don't share this lightly. I believe @devingaffney.com and the @graze.social team are working toward a future that transcends borders and bank accounts. "Decentralization" is a word that scares people with too much money and power. Fuck 'em. Let them be scared. Let's build something better. ❤️

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peat @peat.org · 09/09/2025

The antidote to "MCU fatigue" is the Gen Z version of a low-fi flick about a guy drilling his head because of math, or maybe a bunch of shitty people monologuing and murdering to a retro soundtrack. Aronofsky is 56. Tarantino is a Boomer. ... but I'm old. Who are the filmmakers I'm missing out on?

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peat @peat.org · 30/08/2025

Happy Friday! Have a giant. ❤️

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peat @peat.org · 27/08/2025

It's Wednesday. Have some David Lynch dots.

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peat @peat.org · 15/05/2025

I'm disappointed with recent dystopian fiction. "The Ministry of the Future" and "Fall" and others ... Blockchain? Singularity? AI? They focus on tech, not humanity. The joy (uhhh?) of 1984 and F451 isn't the technology, it's the psychology. What's a good, modern, human centric, dystopian fiction?

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Thought for the day.

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D. Allan Drummond @dadrummond.art · 27/04/2025

For those who’ve just stumbled over here (welcome and thank you!) mostly I work in three dimensions…work in progress, destined for bronze and silver casting #InverteFest

A 3D printed gray resin sculpture of a cicada, wings spread, held partly upside down in my hand to show all the central details. Sculpted from scratch (no scans), assembled from more than a dozen parts.

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peat @peat.org · 26/04/2025

Touched some grass. Felt good. 😊

A photo of an abandoned rail road trestle in the Pacific Northwest forest.

A photo of a snail basking in the morning sunlight. Do snails bask? I have no idea. I like to think this little one was enjoying itself.

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Tara Goddard @drtaragoddard.com · 24/04/2025

be the chaotic good you want to see in the world

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dame @dame.is · 20/04/2025

i hope more people realize that @graze.social + @bsky.app is a form of monetization that has never existed before in the history of social media

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Graze Social @graze.social · 20/04/2025

This is what it looks like when you take control of the attention economy and give that power to the community. We can change how monetization works online to build a better future here.

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peat @peat.org · 19/04/2025

“We are already living in the architecture of totalitarianism.” youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE

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This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED

YouTube video by TED

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 19/04/2025

It is snowing heavily and I went out to bash snow off the plum before it breaks again. ME: I am just going outside and may be some time. ME: *waits expectantly* KEVIN: I don’t get the reference. ME: 😍 OMG LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE SCOTT EXPEDITION

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Graze Social @graze.social · 17/04/2025

🚨Cool new feature alert 🚨 Why should your custom feed be stuck on bluesky? You can now embed your feed on any webpage! Just slap it in an iframe and you're good to go <iframe src="https://graze.social/feeds/embed/1702"></iframe> Docs 👉 www.graze.social/docs/embed-f...

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Docs | Embedding Feeds

If you built your feed on Graze you can easily embed it in any webpage. This guide walks your though how to do get set up and even theme the feed.

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Matt Hartman @matthartman.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Very excited to share Factorial Capital’s investment in @graze.social alongside @betaworks.com. We are at an inflection point where control over the algorithm has potential to shift from platform to person and AI can help people orchestrate their own algorithms techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/b...

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Bluesky feed builder Graze raises $1M, rolls out ads | TechCrunch

Graze, a startup that lets people build and monetize custom feeds for Bluesky's social network, has attracted new capital. Pre-seed investors, led by

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peat @peat.org · 16/04/2025

It was great to meet everyone, and I'm hyped that we made so many new connections! We'll have another meet up next month, and I think we'll find a space with a projector where we can do demos and maybe a lightning talk. This space is moving incredibly fast, and there's so much to learn ...

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Graze Social @graze.social · 14/04/2025

Today on the blog: How @sill.social was able to generate new signups by running sponsored content on @aendra.com's news feed, and how our twist on an old business model will help build a better social web for the next generation

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How Sill uses Graze to sponsor the news feed and grow its user base

We're taking an old business model and updating it for the next generation of social - read more about how Sill used it to convert new users

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Graze Social @graze.social · 12/04/2025

@fadahjassem.bsky.social @ #IJF25 (@≈46:45: "I think there's a lot there that can really help publishers think about where they want to meet their audiences" when it comes to custom feeds

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Graze Social @graze.social · 12/04/2025

@emilyliu.me makes a great point in her talk (43m mark) - this is the first time *ever* that media orgs can *own* the relationship with their audiences via custom feeds. We are building out the tools that will unlock this – just ask @sfstandard.com, @wweek.com, and @timesca.com. Come join us!

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Breaking on Bluesky: live news in a post-Twitter era

YouTube video by International Journalism Festival

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 12/04/2025

His friends have a chance to have a very funny weekend.

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peat @peat.org · 11/04/2025

👋 Hey Portland folks! I'm putting together a casual, family friendly Bluesky/AT Proto meetup next Tuesday (April 15th). I'd love to see you there! If you're interested, please RSVP so I can make sure we have the tables reserved. ❤️ #pdx #atproto #meetup smokesignal.events/did:plc:z4ld...

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Portland, OR - Bluesky & AT Proto Meetup

Starts at 04/15/25 05:00 pm PDT. Who: Anyone who's excited (or merely curious!) about Bluesky or the AT Proto technology powering the next generation of social networks. What: A family friendly, casu...

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Graze Social @graze.social · 08/04/2025

That's whats up

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peat @peat.org · 05/04/2025

This is the AT Proto introduction post I’ve been waiting for. ❤️

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Steve Klabnik @steveklabnik.com · 24/02/2024

With BlueSky finally opening up federation, I think it's time to write up something that explains the whole thing, BlueSky, atproto, the works, in one easy to find place. Just the high level bits, hopefully something that any developer can understand: steveklabnik.com/writing/how-...

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peat @peat.org · 02/04/2025

You know you’ve made it when your coworkers start getting impersonation scam text messages from “you” 🥂

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peat @peat.org · 01/04/2025

Nasty, brutish, and long would be the modern assessment.

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Sacha Judd @sachajudd.com · 27/03/2025

This week: scifi larps, immersive experiences, the hierarchy of cool, Lumon HQ and horseless carriage syndrome. newsletter.sachajudd.com/archive/lose...

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lose yourself

I came across this article about Odysseus, a Finnish sci-fi larp (via the Rec Center). Now, here is where I instantly need to confess something. I spend all...

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 28/03/2025

Bluesky loves links! We don't downrank, and major publishers report that we're sending more link traffic than other sites. Here's the top links shared on Bluesky, updated hourly. theblue.report/week/

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The Blue Report

The top links on Bluesky, updated hourly

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peat @peat.org · 28/03/2025

👋 So long, New York! It was great seeing everyone … I’ll be back soon. 😀

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peat @peat.org · 28/03/2025

It's kinda wild how Discord is the shadow network behind Bluesky and so many AT Proto projects ...

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 27/03/2025

THREAD The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X. By quite a lot. Release the Kraken... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics 1/11

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peat @peat.org · 27/03/2025

"Create a generic anime illustration of this headshot" "Create a photorealistic headshot from this illustration"

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peat @peat.org · 27/03/2025

Love this article about arXiv.org from @wired.com www.wired.com/story/inside... One of the feeds I check every day is my arXiv firehose -- all the posts on Bluesky that reference arXiv papers! It's all over the place and totally fascinating. bsky.app/profile/peat...

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peat @peat.org · 27/03/2025

OMG OMG OMG How did I miss this? Murderbot is here. I mean, Martha Wells is more than Murderbot, but I ❤️ Murderbot so much. If you've heard of books and have any desire to read them, please read Murderbot. @marthawells.com

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peat @peat.org · 27/03/2025

Gentle reminder -- if ya wanna meet some friendly bsky enthusiasts in #NYC, tonight's a good night for it!

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