iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

I don't know that I know what I'm doing here on bsky, but I do know it is satisfying to block anyone who follows me and 10,000 other accounts. It's like a video game.

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

From my9games.net. I limited myself to 1 per series and tried not to just spray it with NES era games.

Title- My 9 Games that shaped who i am. The cover images are Final Fantasy, Phantasy Star, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Stardew Valley, Loom, Halo 2, Civilization II, Super Metroid, No Man's Sky

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This kind of AI BS (from "Master Woodworking" is what makes me reluctant to try new content creators. (This one is incredibly obvious, this time, and was an easy block.)

Screenshot of @woodworkinghacks.bsky.social 's post of a youtube video on Is Your Workbench the Right Height? Includes screenshot from the video with obvious AI text saying "The Right Workbench Size?"

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

@aniking.bsky.social grabbing food in your old town on the way back from the UP. <3

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Sam Reich @samreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

an all-star cast! guest hosts! new minigames! and the same game samer you know and love. 🥰 make some noise season 5 premieres october 5

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 04/09/2026

Cheating on a bribery scheme is a *mood*. This isn't just enshittification, it's enshittification *inception*. Amazon managed to enshittify their own enshittification! 71/

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A quick search says this is real.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 25/08/2026

🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed:

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Speaking as an American, this is the best solution for both countries in the long term, considering the absolutely untrustworthy U.S. administration. It's gonna suck, though, as a Michigander.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 17/08/2026

"AI" has existed in its current form for barely four years and the fact that it's jammed up the cognitive development of an entire generation that fast (and that there's a specific overclass of techofascists who are deeply thrilled about this) is a big damn red flag. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u...

nytimes.com

What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing? (Gift Article)

Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I've been talking a lot about the disastrous recent loss of American institutional capacity regarding climate science. But today, I'd like to announce something we've been working on, quietly, in the meantime to offer a lifeline to some of those affected. [Thread]

First page of a 2-page flyer describing the Climate Science and Communications Fund. It shows a map of gift recipient locations, and also summarize statistics regarding the program thus far (including over $3 million disbursed to date), with testimonials from individual recipients.

Second page of a 2-page flyer describing the Climate Science and Communications Fund. It further describes the need for and goals of the program. It also includes a point of contact email: roshan@climate-talent.org

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

ICYMI, the Dobby grave story was completely fake. Like, just, totally not true in any way.

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Some days you don't feel inspired, and other days you make a double decker sandwich out of PB, strawberry jam, and cocoa almond spread on the honey oat bread your child virulently rejected because "it has seeds in it."

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"In this moment, the obsession with wokeness that seems to monopolize the thoughts of America’s commentary class is utter decadence, a prime example of the total lack of moral seriousness among many of the people who presume to explain the world to ordinary Americans.” 👇

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Dimension 20 @dimension20.dropout.tv · 12/08/2026

Coming soon: Dimension 20: Toylight! 🧸🪁🚂 Join Brennan Lee Mulligan and the Intrepid Heroes (Emily Axford, Ally Beardsley, Brian Murphy, Zac Oyama, Siobhan Thompson, Lou Wilson) for a fantastical adventure! D20: Toylight premieres September 16, only on @dropout.tv!

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 12/08/2026

I get so surprised when I log on and see a hubbub on what social media has the most users because I don’t think the migration to bsky was about being the most popular social media site, it was about having a social media site that was pleasant to visit and be a part of.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/08/2026

Incredible. When E—n M—k & his crew obliterated USAID in a weekend, they deleted a vast trove of publicly-funded knowledge: the Development Experience Clearinghouse. A Canadian high school student (!) happened to have downloaded the entire thing for a project. AidData has now posted it for all.

aiddata.org

Before reimagining development data, remember what we’ve learned

Why we’re publishing a free, searchable, and ungated archive featuring a quarter-century of USAID evaluation reports.

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A Google insider spills the tea on how the company forsook its founding ideals. Former Googler Claire Stapleton’s new book, "Don’t Be Evil," recounts her journey from company cheerleader to outspoken dissident. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...

arstechnica.com

A Google insider spills the tea on how the company forsook its founding ideals

Claire Stapleton's new book, Don't Be Evil, recounts her journey from company cheerleader to outspoken dissident.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Just clarifying, though this is not difficult to grasp: Anyone working on an industry project with a notorious transphobic bigot is OK with transphobic bigotry. The end.

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

🎵 Meta is the woooorst 🎵

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

@kaylinmahoney.bsky.social You did an incredible job on @gamechanger.dropout.tv . Highlight of my whole family, one of the best episodes in an epic season.

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This year was incredible at @lakesoffire.org . I am particularly proud of both projects I brought - a 5 ft cedar sign, lovingly hand sanded and painted, as well as my glow in the dark Year Zero coins to celebrate our first year at our very own property. Man, that Year Zero was so on point.

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 02/07/2026

🥵🪡 Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across most of the central and eastern U.S through Friday, then focusing across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Peak heat indices of up to 115 degrees are possible.

A NOAA map highlights locations expected to tie or break at least one daily record high temperature between Thursday and Sunday across the eastern half of the United States. Each red dot marks a city forecast to experience one or more record high temperatures during the four-day period.

The greatest concentration of record heat is centered across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast corridor, with numerous locations from Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine marked for potential record highs. Dense clusters are visible around major metro areas including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston.

Additional widespread record heat potential extends southward through the Carolinas and Georgia, westward across Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and western Pennsylvania, and into parts of the Great Lakes region, including Michigan and western New York. The map emphasizes the unusually broad extent of persistent extreme heat expected to affect much of the eastern U.S. over several consecutive days.

Displays projected peak “feels-like” temperatures. Much of the Midwest, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and parts of the Northeast are forecast to experience heat index values above 100°F. The most intense heat is concentrated from Missouri, Arkansas, western Kentucky, and Tennessee eastward through Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Washington D.C., where values range from 110°F to 115°F, with localized pockets near 114°F. Northern states near the Great Lakes are somewhat cooler, generally 80–95°F.

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

It's incredible how long this has gone on.

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Pretty happy with my Lenovo, but my corporate life was festooned with Dell back in the day. If this were my personal laptop it would be an immediate return.

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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

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Faisal فيصل @faisalhamadah.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

It will never stop being funny to me that the street fighter subreddit has a much better, well reasoned ai policy vis a vis literally all universities.

Hi, thanks for posting! We do appreciate you thinking of us even though we have to moderate.

Our stance on all AI generated content (Images, Video, Voiceovers, and whatever else LLM based AI gets up to in the future):

At best, they are approximations of street fighter characters as the AI has no clue what it is trying to create. Because of this, there is no street fighter content so they are not allowed. (rule 1)

Also, they aren't allowed per our source rule. As AI sources cannot be tracked, we must assume that they use uncredited sources in the learning data. (rule 5)

Finally, AI images, video, text, and voiceovers are barely any different than posting a screenshot of a google search. The level of effort is so low that we consider it spam (rule 3).

Because of these reasons, AI art and other AI content is not allowed.

If you would like to contact the moderators about this removal, you can do so here.

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I've never celebrated Father's day, between having very distant grandfathers, a lesbian grandmother (and partners), and a father I met twice. That makes being a FD recipient strange in some ways, as I am either making up my own context or cribbing from Mother's Day, you know? Which is fine by me!

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

My hot take: Hip to Be Square is the expression of Boomer rationalization for their collective slide from anti-establishment into conservatism. It's presented as being about fashion and music but it's really about self-interest.

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I love making weird art. No grants, no permission, no plans but whatever occurs in my weird head. I feel most like myself when I'm working through this kind of problem, especially if I have folks to bounce ideas or share experience with.

Cedar planks sitting in a planer in front of a jointer in a workshop.

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I get satisfaction from blocking any account that follows me and 18,000 other people. The button you were looking for is "like", you've never even spoken to me. I'm not even mad, I am making this space work for me.

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

If you see this, post a pic of yourself wearing glasses. (DEMF 2004)

Three people in a silly pose together in front of the Windsor Skyline and the Huron River. One is wearing sunglasses with an emoji face sticker on one lens.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 18/06/2026

"Perhaps pro-AI developers didn't want to talk to me or I just didn't run into any during my survey, because I heard an overwhelmingly negative assessment of generative AI's origins, capabilities, and risks. By the end, I'd heard dozens of developers make a case against using gen AI at all"

gamesradar.com

Why so many game developers don't want to use generative AI

With credits ranging from Dispatch and Marvel Rivals to Uncharted and Dragon Age, over 30 devs share their thoughts on gen AI

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Now is a good time to remember that Meta has announced that it is laying off 10% of its workforce, including 2,000 people just today, while going in on a "AI will replace workers" strategy. www.404media.co/hackers-simp...

404media.co

Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked

The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

A day after The Late Show ended, Colbert hosted an episode of public access program Only In Monroe, reviving his 11-year-old gag. How bad is CBS/Paramount taking it? They issued copyright complaints for a show they don't own. 🤣 CBS would hate it if you watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DlF...

Matthew Keys
@MatthewKeysLive
Paramount is apparently trying to suppress copies of "Only in Monroe" from appearing on other social platforms by filing frivolous copyright notices, even though the show was produced by a public access TV channel and doesn't use their intellectual property...
https://x.com/MatthewKeysLive/status/2058567331992023172

Michelle Kinney
@MichelleKinney
Happened to us at The Mayday Network as well — this is insanity.
https://x.com/MichelleKinney/status/2058596263004721436

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Truly, we are in a golden age of grift. Extra points for using a stock photo of an Indian woman as their lead computer scientist.

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

"The author of a nonfiction book about the effects of artificial intelligence on truth acknowledged on Monday that he had included numerous made-up or misattributed quotes concocted by A.I." 🫠🫠🫠

nytimes.com

Book on Truth in the Age of A.I. Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I.

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Skennedy @skenasky.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Do you use any sort of video note app to converse with friends or family? I use marco polo, but it's kinda meh, and I'm wondering what else is super easy and not, you know, Meta based.

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Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.org.uk · 13/05/2026

Men are using Meta AI glasses to secretly film women at beaches, shops, on the street & on nights out. They then post these clips online where they receive a barrage of misogynistic abuse. I’m campaigning to make this behaviour an offence. Women deserve to feel safe in public spaces.

bbc.co.uk

Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever

The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.

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Andras Bacsai @heyandras.dev · 13/05/2026

We made a fake repo with fake bounties, and the bots are applying fake PRs, so we know who is fake, and we can ban them from the Coolify repo. IQ over 1000

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