iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We have moved out of the house and garden we have lived in and loved for over 28 years. Here are some final garden photos. I'm sorry on this occasion I cannot do the alt text because the screen is a bit blurry.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Reviewing a paper, found an odd reference. Could not find paper on journal web site, Google, PubMed. Asked @googleai.bsky.social: is this paper real? G: Yes it's real, look at journal web site Me: the DOI goes to a different paper G: Yes I was wrong, it's typical of an AI hallucination

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Nope it’s four minutes straight through, for me. I never take these instructions literally any more, since that recipe told me to stand in boiling water for five minutes.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Dammit I came here to say that!

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A lot of people are asking questions already answered by my T-shirt.

T-shirt showing a 20-sided die that has rolled a 1, and text “Don’t worry, I have a plan.”

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I’ve pretty much got the hang of it now. PS “diddly snikes” RIP Steve

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The paper contained no declaration of AI use. However, the style all the way through was "Not X but Y" and four of the six sentences in the Conclusion section were written like that. I think it was written by AI. How do others approach this situation?

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I was asked to review a paper. The authors came from a country where English is not the first language. The paper was a long detailed narrative review written in impeccable English, well-structured, and all the content seemed correct. It would be a great resource if published.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

You've got to feel sorry for the laparoscopists though.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

And not to forget Xerox Enlargement Microscopy: photocopy something at 200% enlargement, then do the same to that, and keep going until you can visualise individual atoms.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I recommend the Annals of Improbable Research and the previous Journal of Irreproducible Results. Came up with such gems as: * Applied Phrenology: hitting someone on the head to change their personality. * Reverse Phase Astrology: using events on Earth to find new planets

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Aspirational goal setting and unflinching commitment to execution. I admire this.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Wow, you just triggered an algorithm somewhere...!

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

You're going to love sodium and potassium.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

How do you tell when this stuff actually goes off?

View of the upper part of the side of a white plastic container with the printed words:
BEST BEFORE 13:14 20 AUG 2026 18782

The other side, showing it is Farmdale Light Sour Cream

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Sometimes, albeit very very rarely, you are able to impress your children.

A series of SMS messages involving my daughter, my wife, and me.

The first is a screenshot of a video from my daughter showing Venetian blinds at an angle. We all know what is going on here.
Text messages from daughter:

How am I meant to do this help

and

60s are calling and want their technology back
2 string pull= up
1 string at a time wobbles down until it doesn't

Continuing the story with more texts.
Me: Make it level, then grab all cords and pull sideways to release all catches
Daughter: What [open mouth emoji]
Daughter: oh my gosh you absolute GENIUS
Me: The whole point of going to your first rodeo is so that in due course you are able to go to rodeos that are not your first.
Wife: Dad is really good with them
Daughter: I didn't know you were good at rodeos
Me: I wasn't at first

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Aaron Meyers @aaronmeyers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#Census done, took about 15min. Glad we didn't have to go to Bethlehem for it, with all the bad accommodation reviews.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

You have wit. It’s widely known that I have a half share. Check and mate.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I hope you came back with a quick “You are, no returns!”

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Your hands hold cold razor sharp steel, capable of separating life from death. I’m holding a phone and perhaps a couple of grudges. Your move.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A very warm welcome to Kuranga native plants nursery and cafe, open as of today in #Warrandyte on the site of the old Beasley’s nursery. Great have this excellent business and lovely people here.

The entrance to Kuranga native nursery in Warrandyte. A path leading through a fence of vertical bars like a pool fence, with the Kuranga sign overhead with lights either side, and a smaller sign on the ground shown in next picture. Some native plants and fresh garden beds are visible.

Sign reading:

Welcome to NATIVE KURANGA NURSERY
Home of Australia's largest range of Australian flora.We love Australian plants and the opportunity to share them with you.

Outdoor part of cafe area with tables, chairs, sun umbrellas. Native plants are on display. It is a lovely sunny but cold winter day in Warrandyte.

The current cafe menu (opening day):

MANNA GUM CAFE BY KURANGA

DINE IN MENU

EGGS YOUR WAY ON TOAST / 15.0 / GFO VO VGO / add some extras:
BREAKFAST EXTRAS
* + Precinct GF bread / 4.5
* + smoked salmon / 9.0
* + avocado / 6.5
* + sautéed spinach / 6.0
* + garlic mushrooms / 6.5
* + halloumi / 8.0
* + bacon / 8.0
* + butter / 1.5
* + Kookaberry Farm jam / 3.5
* + Meredith Dairy goat cheese / 8.0
* + chorizo / 8.0
* + native basil tomatoes (2) / 8.0
* + native thyme hash brown / 9.5
* + poached or fried egg / 4.5
* + hollandaise / 5.0
* + relish / 3.0

BACON & EGG ROLL / 18.0 / GFO
with bush tomato relish

EGGS BENEDICT / 25.0 / VO GF
bacon, lemon myrtle hollandaise, spinach, sourdough

ACAI BOWL / 25.0 / VO VGO GF
with toasted coconut, seasonal fruit, peanut butter, chia, cocoa nibs, goji berry

SMASHED AVO / 24.0 / GFO VGO
beetroot hummus, pumpkin caramel, smashed avocado, saltbush dukkah, sourdough

BUSH TOMATO FRIES / 14.0 / VG V
TRUFFLE FRIES / 18.0 / VG

WATTLESEED SCONES / VG / 20.0
Subtle coffee, chocolate, hazelnut flavour. 2 scones served with double cream, Kookaberry Farm jam and house-made macadamia butter

LEMON MYRTLE SCONES / VG / 20.0
Aromatic lemongrass lime and lemon flavour. 2 scones served with double cream, Marvick Native Farm desert lime marmalade and house-made macadamia butter

SELECTION OF CAKES AVAILABLE - see our cake display cabinet

Please be aware that our food may contain or come into contact with common allergens, but not limited to: dairy, eggs, wheat, soybeans, tree nuts, peanuts, fish, shellfish or wheat.

V = Vegan | VG = Vegetarian | VGO = Vegetarian Option | VO = Vegan Option

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Thank you. My time machine is going to was have to have will need had servicing.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The loudest part is often her eye-rolling.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Which made this ad campaign for Whiskas cat food particularly memorable.

Screenshot of an ad for Whiskas cat food with the slogan “Feed their curiosity” and showing the tail of a presumably living cat which, we can infer, must not have liked the product.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Useless things. You might as well squirt it up… what? Oh. Never mind.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

That’s a bit harsh, New Zealand is a great… what? Accent? Oh. Never mind.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Beautifully done at the end there using the post-reply format!

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

You’ve taken me back to my childhood, tearing open the end of the newspaper-wrapped package of joy and scalding my fingerprints off searching for a dim sim.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Ever get that feeling you are being watched…?

A rainbow lorikeet sitting in the banksia outside my study window. Deep blue head and belly, orange chest with yellow at the border, bright green wings and tail, orange beak used to express its ample attitude and effrontery if you interrupt breakfast. Breakfast today comprises yummy Banksia Spinoza “Birthday Candles” (aka “bird corn according to my grandchildren), with cylindrical flowers of yellow-gold spikes / tubular florets tipped with red. It’s a cold and sunny winter day in Australia and I know what I would rather be doing.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I feel this. This is a major design flaw of the whole fish and chips process: it can never come soon enough. The consolation here is that what you eventually get has not been pre-prepared and sitting for hours under a heat lamp.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

My mum would have approved.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

My granddaughter too when very little. Roaring “What the [truck] doing?”

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Add “-ai” to your search to reduce hallucinations.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Actual exchange: Google, confidently: you researched estrogen therapy for #ProstateCancer and were instrumental in the PATCH trial. Me: Absolutely not true. G: Yes sorry, I made that up. Me: Well, don’t do that. G: I can’t help it. So yes, if you’re wondering: we’re screwed.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

“Bemused adoration” pretty much sums me up with my grandchildren. And children for that matter. Wife. Actually now I think of it…

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Phew. I just knew @heardislandgov.bsky.social would never violate an Oxford comma!

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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

If you need something to hew you more closely to your purpose, your true North, in the practice of medicine today, read this- the Syme Oration in full. @racsurgeons.bsky.social

surgeons.org

A standing ovation at the George Adlington Syme Oration during RACS ASC

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I was going to make a joke about that, but it just felt like a cheep shot.

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Ian Davis @profiand.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

“No significant differences were observed.” Fixed it for you @eururoloncol.bsky.social

Highlighted text from methods:

A significance threshold was set at p< 0.05.

Highlighted text from results:

adjusted OS estimates also differed numerically but were not statistically
significant (HR 0.48, 95% CI 0.21-1.07; p = 0.1). In patients with concomitant visceral metastases, TTF and OS estimates also differed numerically by treatment group; however, these differences were not statistically significant.

Highlighted text from conclusions:

In multivariable analyses, triplet therapy was associated with TTF and OS estimates that differed numerically by treatment groups; subgroup estimates also varied numerically in patients with >10 bone metastases, without evidence of heterogeneity on interaction testing. Among patients with ≤ 10 bone metastases, no clear between-group differences in TTF and OS were observed, and in patients with concomitant visceral metastases, TTF and OS estimates also varied numerically, but did not reach statistical significance.

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