iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Skot Armstrong @skot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

conjuring up some weekend plans with the coven

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

SWORDS AND ICE MAGIC (1977)  Acrylic on Illustration Board - 24” x 16”   This cover was for the sixth book in a series by Fritz Leiber featuring the beloved characters Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. 1/4

Through the haze of a mountaintop flurry, Grey Mouser steps with determination toward the camera, rapier angled low, as wind whips his hooded cloak. Bearded Fafhrd with short red-blonde hair, curly and tousled, towers next to him. A bandolier of metal buckles crosses Fafhrd's sleeveless scarlet tunic. His thickly muscled arms are bare to the elements as he boldly stares distantly with his sword angled up at the ready. One fur-cuffed boot is buried in a bank of snow. A mountain peak composed of ghastly faces rises above them highlighted icy white with shadows of soft blue.

830947

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Archangel Beth @archangelbeth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

And suddenly it makes a _lot_ of sense.

16128

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Cassie, Anxious Millennial Pixie @cassieceleste.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

we must acknowledge the true victims of AI: people who were horny for fictional evil hot AIs back when it was just a cool sci-fi trope

413445

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

325 #kakapo! The chicks from this year's record breeding season are now juveniles and so have been added to the population. In 1995 there were just 51 kākāpō left. Recovery of critically endangered species _is_ possible with sustained effort. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots

251156367

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

So Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.social · 25/08/2026

There are so many donations happening right now that the site has crashed.

2641911143

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Dragon Nexus @dragonnexus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

He does at least have a legit reason for disliking Spider Man. Or rather people who wear masks. His wife, Joan, was murdered by a masked gunman. His crusade is against people who hide their faces as a way of being able to do whatever they want. So JJJ would be anti-ICE.

634322

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Lizzy (attack regardless of target) @icecreamjones.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

literally the funniest jonah panels in history especially given the present trend

162821730

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

mimi 🔞 comms open @mimikyyo.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

im begging mfers to stop asking for an ao3 app, we are in a rising age verification/censorship wave. the last thing we need is ao3 being subjected to that insidious bullshit🫠!

5287117

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

baroquegothik ✤ Commission: OPEN @baroquegothik.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

'You didn't think I'd ever let you go, did you?' #oc

15014

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Please join me in supporting this Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers! Just like in Chicago, the DOJ is trying to make examples of people who LEGALLY resisted this administration’s reign of terror. (See their story.) Let’s fight back!! chuffed.org/project/1865...

chuffed.org

Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers

On the morning of June 16th 2026 fifteen anti-ICE organizers were indicted on federal conspiracy charges in Minnesota, 12 of whom were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities. This fundrai...

31124658

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 18/06/2026

#Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery, but the fight for freedom didn't stop there. After emancipation, formerly enslaved Americans built schools, learned to read and write, and pursued higher education. theconversation.com/juneteenth-r... #edusky

theconversation.com

Juneteenth reminds us of Black Americans’ long struggle for education following end of slavery

Enslaved people were not just enslaved physically, but mentally as well. as widespread laws in the South barred enslaved people from receiving an education.

36726

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Wendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

i sat a 4.5+ hour public education policy meeting so i could talk about how much i hate ai for 2 minutes during open comment period. because i hate it that much. and it does not belong in our schools and edtech ppl are GRIFTERS

23881116

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

At the end of the term I asked my college creative wriing students to submit anonymous thoughts on AI. No real surprises: Mood ranges from resignation to despair, capitulation from embittered erosion of standards to total, feelings of betrayal from deep to furious. 1/

7455251989

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

cory @corycatte.crowcouncil.art · 17/06/2026

this was a big piece i did for one of my besties ( @evans-endeavors.bsky.social ) last year! of one of his family's dogs (Opal) with a unicorn horn based off of The Unicorn in Captivity tapestry.

a fantastical golden retriever with a unicorn horn laying contently in a garden inspired by gothic tapestry art.

28424

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Silicon Republic @siliconrepublic.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

As part of its “conduct requirements”, Google must rank search results organically and make free of charge data portability available to third-party businesses.

siliconrepublic.com

UK orders Google to improve search clarity to help businesses grow

UK’s competition watchdog has ordered Google to tweak its search tool to help businesses reach more customers.

04612

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 18/06/2026

Yeah, I'll be turning this off now, Google, thanks for nothing

Google has just added an "AI Inbox" to Gmail, which apparently roots through your email to give you updates you wouldn't need if you just read your email. You can turn it off. I did.

2686079

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 18/06/2026

Accurate.

Screenshot of a social media post by Angus McIntyre (@angusm@mastodon.social). The post humorously claims that the UK government's plan to teach 10 million British children how to use VPNs could become one of the largest IT education projects ever. It jokes that experts support the scheme because peer education and incentives will help it succeed, and includes a mock quote saying that, with the rise of autocratic governments worldwide, VPN literacy is more important than ever and that the project comes at the right time. The humour derives from the implication that government internet restrictions would encourage widespread VPN use among young people.

131369437

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Ilyena_Sylph @ilyenasylph.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This is amazing. 'Lumumba vea' indeed, sir.

0105

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

72-hour-update: At $12095, we are under $10K away from meeting our base goal, which will allow us to continue publishing in 2027 - and less than $500 away from hitting our next milestone, and unlocking a fantastic essay on worldbuilding! Support us here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

backerkit.com

Strange Horizons 2027 Fundraiser

The annual Strange Horizons fundraiser! Support this free, online, award-winning, weekly magazine of SFFH, which runs entirely on reader - YOUR - donations!

02425

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Laur Bagley @laur-rants.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

WOW the response to this has been wonderful so far, thank you everyone! 😭❤️ To those who may not realize it, I have custom requests for these open on my ko-fi! A custom pose, a new dog breed, or simply a flag recolor, all of that is available. 7/10 slots left! ko-fi.com/c/3a27e1add0

illustration by laur-rants, 2026. A custome Silken Windhound, white with brown spots and a black mask, running to the right. Behind him, like splatters of paint, is the colors of the non-binary flag.

26437

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

✯ A Pained Inkwell ✯ @aorticinkwell.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I just really liked this little guy from today. 🥹 #art #sketch #ink #oc

A moth gentleman resting their hands on a cane. In ink and marker.

518960

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Laur Bagley @laur-rants.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Happy Pride, Everyone! This is my latest and largest Pride project to date: Let Your Colors Run! Celebrating pride with ten different hounds, with ten different pride flags! Nothing felt more natural than taking two things that matter so much to me, and bringing them together.

37842

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

🍊 tsu @tsurudraws.art · 18/06/2026

also sometimes people just don't want to see NSFW content without warning being pro-NSFW is both advocating for it AND properly tagging it for folks who don't want to see it (for any reason) just because I don't want to eat what's on their menu doesn't mean i want their table empty, yknow?

727691152

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Vi 🌱 @leafvvi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

#Ghoap #Ghostsoap #Art Ghost has a very important PSA (pigeon service announcement)!

Drawing of Ghost as a pigeon on a concrete path, looking disgruntled and holding a piece of paper in his mouth. The paper has a light green background and a drawing of Soap as a pigeon on it (brown with a mohawk). Text on the paper says "Be nice to pigeons" in all capital letters. There is a small note on the paper that says "especially this one!" with an arrow pointing at Soap. Small text above Ghost's head says "*disgruntled coo*".

543874

prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I just went to look up how much rain we got last night, to see if I need to water the new shrub. And the browser simultaneously asked me to turn on my location so it would know where to look while delivering a literal map of my neighborhood with some businesses it thought I would enjoy.

030

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Kii @kiikiibee.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

session one of Daggerheart is nearly upon us, so I did a little drawing of Fiadh as a treat 🌊

9687144

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

BB "Juniper" Abaddon @juniedreamcast.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

i will not stand for "larp" becoming the new "poser". there is nothing in this world that requires more genuine unbridled passion in the face of people calling you a total nerd than live-action roleplay

466612869

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

i assume banning kids from social media will be accompanied by a huge investment in teen-friendly communtiy spaces (like youth clubs) and social activities? No? Huh.

642860771

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Joseph Zucker @josephzucker.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Some people are responding that "you can't defeat fascism with sportsball" but A People's History of Soccer outlines multiple examples of the sport indirectly effecting change because supporters built a sense of collective solidarity and identity in the face of adversity

312126

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The final #kakapo chick (Pearl-4B) from this year's cohort has fledged the nest (defined as roosting outside the nest for the first time). There are 91 chicks alive. They won't be counted towards the population until they're 150 days old. 📸 Petrus Hedman #conservation #kakapo2026 #parrots #birds

A kākāpō chick receiving a health check on a person's lap. Credit: Petrus Hedman

15847199

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Megan Greenwell @greenwell.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

deeply uncool to find NYC the greatest city on earth, but Pride + Knicks + Cool Mayor + World Cup + summer weather really has created unprecedented vibes. Took this as a guy next to me shrieked OH MY GOD, GOD IS GAAAAAAY!

32210213

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Foz Meadows @fozmeadows.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

the knicks win, thus proving zohran mamdani has the mandate of heaven

81450328

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

HolBat(Commission open on November) @kholbatar.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Warning! Commission art Thank you for support! #commission #artsky #starwars

Cybernetic warrior with a red energy blade against a crimson disc. Black-and-red palette, digital glitch effects. **WARNING**.

433675

prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Stay the fuck away from Namecheap, I guess. This is crazy.

030

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

John Leavitt @leavittalone.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This suggests a Bene Gesserit program to produce the ultimate horror dandy

219845

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

DanHELL M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The burger you had when you were eight and it was some kind of reward and both your parents were there, alive, happy, in love, proud of you, and you were unaware that days like that would end. You will spend every minute in a fast food line chasing that feeling and never taste it again.

74813

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Atelier Alyssa ⭐💫 @alyossan.art · 27/05/2026

Part of why the "become obsessed with a blorbo to improve at art" thing is true is because they'll make you do shit you normally might not even try Blorbo is a knight in a fantasy series? Welp I guess I gotta learn how to draw armor now Blorbo has a mech? Welp I guess I'm drawing a fucking mech

2431181253

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 28/05/2026

President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...

So let me say it as clearly as I can: Without basic scientific research, supported by the kind of farsighted public investment that allows large-scale, undirected, curiosity-driven inquiry, the scientific pipeline will run dry.
In daily life, people may not feel the effects right away, or even in 10 years. But we will feel it. And when someone we love needs therapies that could have emerged but didn't or when other countries now
investing in science can launch new science-based industries or run their societies on vast resources of fusion energy or reap the benefits of quantum computing power or advanced medical breakthroughs, America will wish it sustained its leadership in scientific research here and now.
Sally Kornbluth is the president of MIT.

447188346434

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Shan 🐸🇧🇷 @shanblackrx.art.br · 28/05/2026

Brazilian folklore for mermay, fuck yes!!!

092

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Boo-tros Boo-tros Ghoulish @dlbowman76.com · 28/05/2026

As an old-school Doctor Who fan, I love a good corridor. This is a terrific list.

13810

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Dr. Adelle Bricking 🌼 @archaedelle.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

An unusual request in the name of archaeological science: Would anyone happen to have a Shetland or Exmoor pony that wouldn’t mind sending some fur samples to me? We’re trying to compare a potentially preserved fur specimen but there’s (perhaps unsurprisingly) few sources on fur fibre diameters!

451054514

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Joumana Medlej @majnouna.com · 28/05/2026

Now that all my backers received their copies (both digital and printed), Inks & Paints of the Islamic Golden Age is available as an ebook: payhip.com/majnouna/col...

Cover of the aforementioned book, featuring a geometric pattern painted in different colours and seashells used as paint pans for the same colours

39442

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.co.uk · 27/05/2026

It's always mental when i see ostensibly liberal US americans wring their hands about convicts being "rewarded" with free healthcare when like The US prison is extremely profitable for prison owners and the states bc convicts are forced to labour for little or no pay

34010

Reposted by prettyarbitrary

Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Librarians who co-sign deliteracy & deskilling can go straight to hell, which is an infinite slidedeck presentation of inaccurate AI summaries of books deaccessioned into oblivion.

215437