iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Another busy day at the #JavaCRO conference in #Rovinj, Croatia. It's a bit too sunny on the patio to see my screen properly... (sorry not sorry 😁)

Sandaled feet resting on the patio table next to the MacBook whose screen is barely legible in the warm sunlight. In the background you can see an azure swimming pool below a bright blue sky. Only thing missing is a glass of cold beer - that will need to wait until after my second talk, in about one hour.

010

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Two weeks from now I will be speaking at the #JavaCro conference in Rovinj, Croatia! 🥳 1st talk is about building web applications 100% in Java with @vaadin.com. 2nd is about AI features that avoid data privacy concerns and trust issues. (Say hi the comments if you're also coming to Rovinj! 😊)

Build web applications 100% with Java, Monday October 12 at 3:55pm.

How to Build AI Features that People Trust, on Tuesday October 13 at 3:55pm.

010

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Lia @liasae.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I am now keeping this on speed-dial

Edited old IBM printout in black caps on off-white paper.
'A computer can never be held accountable
Therefore a computer must always do the hacking haha what are they gonna do, put a computer in jail? Haha "oops it's alive" lmao'

81101321

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

🌹Róisín🌹 @bingowastheirnm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yeah the problem is that cis people forgot you're supposed to care when the canary dies. Instead we're getting takes like "now that the canary has finally shit up, we can actually focus on some mining"

176991

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Garvan Walshe @garvanwalshe.org · 20/09/2026

I’ll expand my reply to this to a little thread. It seems that a lot of people in the AI world really believed (perhaps still beleive) they’re building general intelligence or super intelligence or whatever. There are also many people who are not exactly paid to beleive it but

367

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My 20 year old self would be utterly perplexed by my current life. Impressed probably too, but most of all just 🤯

000

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Tanja Suni @tanjasuni.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

1/11 🧵 Islamisaatio ja sharia ovat taas keskustelussa. Mutta miten radikaali-islamilaisista arvoista oikeasti voisi tulla koko yhteiskuntaa koskevia sääntöjä? Aloitin pohtimisen monia kuohuttavasta vain naisille varatusta uintivuorosta 😉👇.

36313

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com

156200198536

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Obscure joke of the day: The imam's wife told me the aubergines keep soaking up all the olive oil, so I asked how much olive oil she's got and she said she just goes to the bazaar and buys more, so I said it sounds like she's just feeding olive oil to the aubergines, and then her husband fainted.

000

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Have had trouble sleeping for the past few weeks, so I got some melatonin in the form of a crystalline powder you pour directly on the tongue. Of course I manage to INHALE it, so now, at half past midnight, I'm still coughing up phlegm and melatonin dust. 😑

000

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 14/08/2026

I'll try! A nuclear reactor has certain maintenance, control, regulatory and other requirements whether it's energy output is 100 MW plant or 1000 MW. To simplify a bit, you will have about the same systems to care for in either case - things like valves, piping, turbine, generator, fuel etc.

121

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Computer: say it. say the words. Me: can we not do this today? Computer: we do this every day. say it. Me: (*sigh) I would like to stay logged in on this device Computer: (*chuckling)

251910239

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 31/07/2026

the Supreme Thursday Injection Gang is pleased to report a near-flawless right leg injection. an apology must be given for how late this is, but on the upside i now have a clean and organized fridge after a good shopping run, so i am not sorry.

142111

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Vaadin @vaadin.com · 30/07/2026

What does it take to build an accessible, user-configurable dashboard component? From keyboard navigation and screen readers to accessible drag-and-drop alternatives, here's a behind-the-scenes look at how we built Vaadin's Dashboard. 👉 vaadin.com/blog/how-we-...

022

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Dr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

They blow up so fast 🥹

2777

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

⚸ Gingersnapped 🐺🌕🎃 @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*

316254886964

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026

New in PN: "Trump’s gaseous Greenland blather seems like a minor monstrosity next to his murderous bombing of Iran. But they’re part of the same phenomenon — a foreign policy driven by ego & inflamed colonial malice, in which US sees no allies, just territory to be won & glorious carnage to commit."

publicnotice.co

Trump's renewed Greenland threats are why we have no allies

And our former friends won't trust us again anytime soon.

621606514

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Wtf I just did a non-stop HOUR on the rowing machine. 20km?!? And it felt GOOD??!? WHAT IS HAPPENING??

Rowing machine display showing a time of 1:02:16, distance 20022 meters, 1853 Cal.

220

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

What is it with Trump and renaming stuff? How will that even fit on... nevermind, it does fit. Carry on!

A map of North America where the label "United States of America" is replaced with "The Guardian of the Hormuz Strait"

000

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Welp, the people in Washington DC finally got a taste of what it's like to be on the receiving end of millions of dollars worth of US firepower 😁

000

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This made me laugh so hard my stomach hurts 😂

000

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

demon core vidal @regretagarbo.rip · 28/06/2026

the owner of my bar just showed me this “report” he wrote for sunday school when he was a kid. i am fucking crying

stephan M. Viggin mary
Virgin Mary was very pretty.
She said she made a bab without a boy perenis. A mom need a boy peenis and a girl peenis to make a baby. A girl peenis looks very ditterant a boys. So she world know, She was not telling truth. Boys bellive preity girls. Vigin Mary was very pretty.

762373427

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

fuck yessss!!! 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇲🇩

000

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Jack @jackloftus.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

In which I write more political satire catharsis to help get me through the days that feel, more and more, like rolling a boulder up a hill.

14610

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

thank you to everyone who sent this to me

204636877

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Robot legs are here and they aren’t going anywhere. [booing begins] Whether you like it or not we are going to cut off all of your legs and arms [booing intensifies] and heads and replace them all with robot legs and only robot legs [shouting over boos] well I can see you aren’t ready for the future

381401289

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Love watching European democracy in action 😁

A laptop showing a live stream of the Eurovision Song Contest voting

150

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

What the designer mocked up vs what was implemented. #ux

The remains of an eurasian woodcock lodged halfway through the grille of my car

050

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Joonas Kiili @kissakiili.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Joten paukut kannattaa laittaa ensikevään vaaleihin, sillä niissä ratkaistaan palaammeko kehittämään hyvinvointivaltion mallia vai siirrymmekö ns. amerikan malliin, missä kustannukset karkaavat käsistä ja hoitoa on tarjolla vain harvoille ja valituille.

031

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

It’s not just selfish -it’s a complete breach of the Budapest Memorandum in 1994 when the US and others encouraged Ukraine to give up its nuclear arsenal in exchange for these countries guaranteeing Ukraine’s borders. The US is duty-bound to assist in Ukraine’s defence or its promises mean nothing.

601097395

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I estimate we're just a few weeks away from Trump declaring that he will build the US equivalent of the Russian War Church to distance the US from woke-Christianity

Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces. At first glance a fairly typical Orthodox church, but somehow very military looking.

The internal interior, which looks like something from a dystopian sci-fi film more than a real church

100

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I'm starting a thread of posts regarding the negotiations. 1/

442587

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Dr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

We're calling Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz the Ayatollbooth, tell your friends

529984

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Dr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The Delphic Oracle told King Croesus of Lydia that if he attacked Persia "a great empire will fall." He saw this as a prediction of victory and attacked. It was his own great empire that fell.

1123476

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Vaadin @vaadin.com · 07/04/2026

Why was our Grid suddenly 7x slower? Spoiler: CSS. In this post, we walk through how small CSS decisions (like box-shadows and selectors) can massively impact performance at scale—and how we fixed it in Vaadin 25. 👉 vaadin.com/blog/css-per...

031

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Think I'm just gonna do a thread about national flags I have feelings about. Purely from an aesthetic pov, completely ignoring politics etc. Alphabetical order.

110

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Trump is saying this now because he's angry that other NATO members aren't doing what he wants. But there are also medium- and longer-term questions about NATO's viability that everyone needs to face up to. 🧵

8390147

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 31/03/2026

some extremely basic follow-up questions the press are failing to ask: - what actions did the admin take to prepare other countries to take on these responsibilities? - what discussions have the admin held with these countries to secure the strait? - who is responsible for coordinating efforts?

49897154

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Vaadin @vaadin.com · 30/03/2026

Building AI features into your #Java app doesn’t have to mean wiring everything from scratch. #Vaadin 25.1 introduces AIOrchestrator—a structured way to connect UI components with LLMs, with support for #SpringAI and #LangChain4j. 👉 Learn more: vaadin.com/docs/latest/...

033

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Dr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

CENTCOM told me Iran keeps hitting their high-value assets so I asked how many they have and they said they just go to the Pentagon and get new ones afterwards so I said it sounds like they're just feeding high-value assets to the Iranians and then INDOPACOM started crying

503838994

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

Anthony Ryan @anthonyryan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Somewhere in the North Korean Propaganda Ministry an official winces and says: “That’s a bit much.”

1041174103961

Reposted by Rolf Smeds

SCREAM, R.D. OLIVAW, SCREAM! @rhidaneelolivaw.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

last i saw, the baby was fine. and you'll be glad to know the bathwater's been taken care of. now. are you in a position to hear something bad.

041

Rolf Smeds @rolfsmeds.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Somebody needs to make a browser plugin that replaces the word "mines" with "mimes". #iran #mines #hormuz #invisiblewall

000