iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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Carlos Salazar ➡️ Gen Con @carlosmakesgames.bsky.social · 2h

I saw someone post “They should invent a con that doesn’t make you sick” and I’m happy to report they did! It’s called “Any Con That You Wear A Mask Too” I know it’s not a guarantee but I have masked at cons since we opened back up and have never gotten con crud…it keeps others safe too!

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 6h

[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!

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Knobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of Many

Auto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back.

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mcc @dryad.technology · 04/10/2026

Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job. Think about that in context of

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 12h

🐾🐾🤍

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Annalee @flowerhorne.com · 13h

Begging news media to stop making themselves unwitting NPCs in a weird cult's alternate reality game You do not need to breathlessly repeat claims that LLMs will end the world or create utopia with handwavy details or abstract philosophical arguments Ask follow-up questions or hire people who can

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hello little one. 😍

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

These people are bad at communicating. Opening: "Our product will ruin your ability to make a living and feed your family!" and wondered why I wasn't excited Then: "This might exterminate us all" and wondered why I wasn't excited Now: "Suffer so I can get richer" and wonder why I'm not excited

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Rhys Pockett @notrhyspockett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is a crazy story, and definitely changed my thinking on how I (boring office job haver) had to think about modern slavery. I recommend reading about it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operati...

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Operation Blooming Onion - Wikipedia

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🐾🤍..

A black cat with enormous round eyes holds out a small red heart towards the viewer. Text reads: “A big thank you to everyone who is still putting good things into the world when the world gives us so many reasons not to.” Beside the cat, an arrow points to the heart with the words “For you.”

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I love autumn and October a lot. It's possibly my favorite month. I really wish every second October was not ruined by pre-election existential dread.

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Hinokodo @hinokodo.com · 01/10/2026

Just heard #PaxUnplugged is going full Human Made. Proud of em, it's my favorite gaming con. And it's nice to know they'd prefer to present the works of real creative human beings. That's one less sign booths need to make, but if you'd like to anyways, here's a free icon hinokodo.itch.io/human-made

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Human Made by HINOKODO

An icon pack made by humans

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Russ Luzetski @rabit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My thought is that Pale Night is the Abyss's manifestation of it's mental self into reality. Pale Night is the creator of the original Tanar'ri — because the Abyss is the creator of the original Tanar'ri. 😉

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Amanda Valentine @ayvalentine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sharing one of my favorite cross stitch patterns for reasons. Patterns are free (tips welcome) and are full stitches and limited palette, so generally good for beginning stitchers or good relaxation for experienced stitchers. ko-fi.com/s/338a99a076

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This Fucking Year v3 - Amanda's Stress Stitching Patterns's Ko-fi Shop

Digital cross stitch pattern of "I'm here, I'm queer, I'll make it through this fucking year" This is one of three variations on this theme. It's Meg ...

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Amanda Valentine @ayvalentine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Heading into the midterms, here's one of my favorite cross stitch patterns that feels relevant. Patterns are free (tips welcome) and are full stitches and limited palette, so generally good for beginning stitchers or good relaxation for experienced stitchers. ko-fi.com/s/8e5fbf75cc

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Andor - Nemik Manifesto Small - Amanda's Stress Stitching Patterns's Ko-fi Shop

The first pattern (also available!) is an awkward size for framing, although I like the sort of hand written font. This one tightens everything up so ...

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Russ Luzetski @rabit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I have the opposite problem: I created a hemisphere to use for the (spoiler) last room of a certain lost cavern, and the nibling for whom we started this campaign is going to graduate and leave for college before they get to it! 😆 I'm sure I'll find another use for it, though... 😏

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)

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Russ Luzetski @rabit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For full context: - They level when the group feels like it's appropriate for the campaign, characters, and story. - We hit the planned campaign end point a couple of years ago, but the group had more things they wanted to do in the world, so we kept going... 😏

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Russ Luzetski @rabit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm lucky that the folks I run games for aren't into significant shenanigans. There are interesting, character side quests, definitely, and they can even have campaign consequences. 😊 Current bi-weekly game is meeting 2/3 of the time and has been going for more than 9 years. They're 8th level. 😆

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Indivisible Central Indiana @indivisiblecentind.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🚨 If you haven't checked your voter registration lately in Indiana, we are urging you to do that before the October 5th voter registration deadline. At a recent voter registration event, 7 out of 100 long-time Hoosier voters found their registrations had been removed. Visit indianavoters.in.gov NOW!

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."

Ukrainian female soldier: Okay, I said the idea is this: There is enough time to empty one full can of 32 grenades and be gone by the time the return mortar fire reaches us. I did the math.

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 30/09/2026

Chicagoland friends, I have a favor to ask. I have a pro bono client, a Black woman, who is currently facing charges for allegedly pointing a gun at her abusive ex - who admitted to raping her. I would love if there could be a show of support for her at her next few court dates.

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Handelabra Games @handelabra.com · 30/09/2026

Check out the latest from Greater Than Games with Defenders of the Realms: Definitive Edition on Gamefound! Help bring the return of a beloved fantasy cooperative classic reimagined to life! gamefound.com/en/projects/...

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Defenders of the Realm: Definitive Edition by Greater Than Games - Gamefound

Defenders of the Realm: Definitive Edition is the return of a beloved fantasy cooperative classic reimagined by the team behind some of tabletop gaming's most celebrated cooperative experiences. Play ...

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SeanKReynolds has a Patreon! @seankreynolds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

172 students. 1 music video. 1 take. 100 kinds of creativity and awesome. "LIPDUB - I Gotta Feeling" —Université du Québec à Montréal, 2009 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zcO...

screenshot from the start of the video, showing a wide staircase leading into a university building, with students sitting and standing on it

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 30/09/2026

This is now a sycophancy test. Joking about it I’ll accept, barely, but anyone who even remotely indulges this is a coward

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Imaginary Worlds @emolinsky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Everything the BBC exec says in this article feels like it was said by a Doctor Who villain in an anti-AI episode that would probably feel too preachy.

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'Doctor Who' Has Entered the AI Debate in an Alarming Way

A BBC boss saw an AI-generated episode of the series and deemed it 'pretty good.'

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

While we’re at it maybe it’s time for non-social Greek orgs (pi tau sig, for instance, my fellow Mech Es) to move away from the Greek trappings

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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

5 potatoes cubed is still 5 potatoes because potatoes are root vegetables

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Russ Luzetski @rabit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

AKA the one obyrith smart enough to take on a humanoid form to mess with the sanity of mortals... 😏 That's my head canon, anyway. 😁

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Russ Luzetski @rabit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our friends at Greater Than Games just started a crowd funder for an updated version of Defenders of the Realm. 😀 I've been able to play this a few times in the past couple of years, and I think it's a blast! gamefound.com/en/projects/...

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Defenders of the Realm: Definitive Edition by Greater Than Games - Gamefound

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Carl Klutzke @carl-with-2-ks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This year's midterm US elections are not "business as usual". They're a critical step toward stopping the authoritarian takeover of our country and our state. If you've never voted before, here's a good guide to getting started. voices4democracyindiana.substack.com/p/how-to-vot...

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How to vote in Indiana

Giving you the “how” and not just the “do”

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Alanah Pearce @alanahpearce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Are you or have you ever been a narrative designer (as your official job title)? I would like to interview you for a video! Pls reply to this if you’re interested ❤️.

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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Morning Kitten

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Clark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is delightful

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Russ Luzetski @rabit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's the 2020s — I don't think folks are likely to judge. 😔 But I understand feeling like we're not holding up to our own standards. It's... It's been a hell of a decade. 🥺

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." UN Declaration of Human Rights, which the United States violates.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have literally seen dudes tailspin because of a super-casual "Pretty rapey/racist/weird/etc., dude." from a friend. Fuck some girl/brown person and their dumb opinions, they don't care about us. But they are 100% not prepared to hear it coming from you.

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Russ Luzetski @rabit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Now I need to figure out how to get this... 😏

A post saying, "I've never related to a piece of furniture before". The post is quoting another post that says, in all caps and followed by many exclamation points, "I want nervous chair", with a picture of a wooden chair that has a wavy edge everywhere it should have a straight edge (except the surfaces the person would use in sitting on it). The effect of the wavy lines makes it look like the chair is shaking.

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Also reminder the best help for food pantries, or people struggling or any 'need' is cold hard cash. Always. Always always always. Food pantries can make that money stretch MUCH BETTER THAN YOU CAN, and it'll go to their most urgent needs. I mean, the other stuff is great too but cash is king

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Russ Luzetski @rabit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Our bodies are infuriating. 😔 Good luck...

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This dog does not just obey commands, it solves problems like a toddler would, testing strategies until one works.

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Russ Luzetski @rabit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ah, crap. I was hoping to ask if you'd seen the gender bent version, but didn't get to it. 🤦🏻‍♂️

The cover of "She is the Ancient", by Beth the Bard

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writing as Filamena Young @filamena.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is the real 'threat to men' you'll never see fought against by MAHA and the Right.

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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social

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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day

Take five minutes to not destroy civilization

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Russ Luzetski @rabit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

And even then, it will probably turn out to be a damn fool idea. 😒 😔

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