iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/10/2026

Hot news for the sea lion in my comments bothering everyone about how training data is fair use www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-...

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AI training of copyrighted material not fair use: Third Circuit

Using someone else's "creative spark" to start a competing business runs afoul of copyright law, the panel found.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 06/10/2026

It's Knife Ghost season.

A pumpkin patch. In the distance, a faint image of a blue ghost surrounded by a halo of carving knives. The text reads: you're carving. The knife ghost waits. Because you're using a knife. Instead of a pumpkin carving kit. Always use a pumpkin carving kit, never a knife.

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Robert Rose @robear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A good fresh Star Trek take on those fake isekai title jokes

A tumblr screenshot showing a post and two reblog responses, reading:
1. "star trek would be the ideal fictional universe to get trapped in because you'd explain your situation and they'd be like yeah makes sense. no further questions. fortunately we can use the mysterious warp signature emitting from this system's icy moon to counterface with the solar radiation and slingshot you back home"
2. "I'm from a universe where your world is all a work of fiction." Benjamin Sisko, nodding. "That happened to me once."
3. "I Got Isekaid Into The Star Trek Universe And They Quickly Understood What Was Happening"

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 01/10/2026

ICYMI we're serializing a free light novel and it starts TODAY!

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justfrank13.bsky.social @justfrank13.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My generation was trained to do one thing, generate income at all personal costs as a financial battery for a family then die early for the effort. It tracks, you have work friends that disappear when you retire then🪦

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Agree With Abdul El-Sayed 💯%....

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Shane M. Bailey @shanembailey.com · 28/09/2026

Book 1 and 3 of @seananmcguire.bsky.social's (as Mira Grant) excellent Parasitology series are on sale digitally. $1.99 and $2.99. The middle book is full price but very worth it. www.amazon.com/dp/B074C8M94...

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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 28/09/2026

Just in case it wasn’t clear, when they say the U.S. Government’s paying for this, that’s YOUR taxpayer dollars they’re using. I’ll say this as many times as I need to: it is ILLEGAL to use American taxpayer dollars from the government to pay for candidates’ or parties’ political ads.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Or Anything You Aspire To Be.......

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

25 years ago today, George W. Bush signed the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force into law. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against it, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

👇👇👇👇

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I’ve shared this before, but it bears repeating. A lot.

This graphic has a black background and white letters for the words “Support these data centers: Schools, Libraries, Bookstores.”

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John Kusters Jr @jkusters.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I just finished “A Wizard’s Guide To Defensive Baking” by @tkingfisher.com. For such an absurd concept, this book delivered hugely on warmth, humor, character, and a tremendous amount of satisfaction. Five 🌟s!

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scotchy.bsky.social @scotchy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It's ok Will, I thought it was clever.

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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I am generally opposed to capital punishment but I now concede there's a strong case for applying the death penalty to anyone who intentionally pursues a line of R&D that they *believe* will lead to the extinction of the human species. And Sam Altman and the AI bros are standing on the trapdoor.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/02/2026

GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 08/09/2026

I have received news of a perfectly named cafe located on the waterfront of Nova Scotia's capital, if you know what I mean

"Broken Man cafe" sign on a big plate glass window, through which one can see cafe tables and chairs and backs of people's heads. In the distance, a sign indicates that this is Pier 22 on the Halifax waterfront

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Eleanor Martinez @northstar1939.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Perfectly states what I've been saying for some time, now.

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scotchy.bsky.social @scotchy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Confirmed: Milksnake now an Addled Milksnake.

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John Maguire @johnmaguire.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Data centres should pay ten times the consumer rate for energy. They should subsidise us, and not the other way around.

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🇺🇸🇨🇿🇺🇦⚫ @czeckmate2024.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

All Russian oligarchs living in luxury in the West should be rounded up, given a suitcase w a change of clothes abd dropped off at a border crossing. All their assets in the West confiscated.

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Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

My country, right or wrong. When right, to be praised. When wrong, to be fixed.

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scotchy.bsky.social @scotchy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

To clear individual items from history, long press / left click and select 'remove from history' from popped up menu.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

EXACTLY 👇 THIS.......

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Miss Sage Hunter“Hello, Beautiful Humans.” ™₂₀₁₈ @pollypocketoxo.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Unpopular opinion: dinner after sex is objectively superior. Sex works up an appetite. Dinner beforehand just risks making you sleepy, overfed, and far too comfortable. So really, the proper order is simple: chemistry first, carbs second. 🥂😉 And honestly… I will die on this hill.

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scotchy.bsky.social @scotchy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Well then you have absolutely nothing to worry about. You're wonderful. Just keep being you.

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scotchy.bsky.social @scotchy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Think of this as a victory lap. The hard work is done. There _may_ be a bonus trophy, there may not. But you have already WON! I know it is cliche, but just having been nominated is an amazing acknowledgment of your accomplishments. Give yourself permission to just take it all in and enjoy.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

END CITIZENS UNITED.......

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Hey, guys, when the librarians get pissed about the destruction of books, it’s time to put those listening ears on. Because we are very comfortable with the idea that books are tools that can be retired. What’s happening right now is not that.

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scotchy.bsky.social @scotchy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you: Greetings. I am my own over-self-confidence ... and a ladder.

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Lindsey Rachev @lrachev.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

There it is.

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 01/08/2026

If you're voting for the Hugos this weekend, please consider A GIRL AND HER FED for "Best Graphic Story or Comic." We're eligible as we wrapped the most recent act in 2025, a 20-year project about the illusions of freedom we somehow managed to land. #Hugos #WorldCon #GraphicArt #GraphicStory #Comic

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful