iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

We’ll know Homa is real when some hyperscalar asshat ports BGP to run on top of it for a spurious non-routing data center feature…

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 3h

Got to drive a mate’s 309 GTI 16v in Edinburgh years back. The combo of *that* much power thru the front and icy cobbled streets made for an entertaining winter test drive… Especially with the usual fun French clutch and tight shift gate combo… Made my own lowly stock 309 look like a Trabant

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Darryl Cunningham @acmedarryl.bsky.social · 7h

Yes, at last the Chips Shops of the North zine is available. I'll be selling these chip shop beauties, and a ton of my comic books work, at the Lakes International Comics Festival in Kendal this weekend. See you there.

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 4h

We’ll always claim Sea Power, Simon. I think we’ve been swizzed…

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 6h

I *knew* Harry Styles was behind this!

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BeshearStan @beshearstan.bsky.social · 18h

Lmao

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 29/09/2026

I’m Gail, a one woman (and a feline assistant) business, based in Manchester. I create prints, homewares, T-shirts & cards inspired by midcentury design, music and architecture. Have a look gailmyerscough.co.uk

A grid of twelve illustrations featuring music designs, architecture designs, books, retro abstract designs and swimmers. Bold and colourful.

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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When you have no concept of how people engage with music

nicksaraev ~
@nicksaraev
X.com
I am not joking when I say this.
Spotify, Apple Music, and streaming in general is over.
Al music is now very, very good. You just don't know yet because all Al music circulating today is from ~2-3 generations ago.
Suno v6 pro et al has solved infinite personalized music.

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 28/09/2026

And that their stories checked out when questioned individually, which makes any chance of them talking and collaborating after questioning moot.

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 28/09/2026

Jeff in his Corsa GSi with the easy clean leather seats…

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Prof. Catherine Flick @liedra.net · 28/09/2026

Hey “godfathers” who also happen to be AI company execs, if you were this worried you would instruct your companies to stop building it. The responsibility is yours. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

theguardian.com

AI godfathers warn of runaway ‘intelligence explosion’

OpenAI chief scientist also among authors of report on prospect of ‘most consequential technological development in history’

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 28/09/2026

I’ve been waiting for someone (probably the EU data folks) to finally snap and go for them.

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 28/09/2026

Thrilled to discover this new legal strategy - “I’m sorry that I stole all of that PII from your secure database. It was just an agent alignment mistake. Soz!”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The ten-year yield blasts thru 5.25% @cnbc.com

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 27/09/2026

This. Current Home Assistant approach is very much all-GUI and the system is a lot simpler because of it. I run a couple of fairly huge HA setups and they are, for the most part, hands off

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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Strictly

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Oldfirmfacts @oldfirmfacts.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Leading but ultimately not beating Spain? Awwwwww, that’s cute

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 26/09/2026

I hate that I know all of these references… 😞

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Luke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Average annual spending as % of US GDP

A chart of percentages of US GDP at various tech splend periods, from canals to AI. AI is outpacing all of them

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ah man. The Afghan Whigs *rocked* And I got to meet a proper rock hero

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 23/09/2026

Yup. I feel like manual coders like myself are the elaborately mustachioed, leather apron-wearing, hipster-jeaned artisans of software and I am very much *not* here for that. Sigh.

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 22/09/2026

Andy Burnham trying to twist his own fingers off as a distraction…

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 21/09/2026

That’s pretty much my approach too. If the basic cheeseburger is terrible, I don’t care what else you might load on to it.

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 21/09/2026

They really need a “TRD - Technical Revolution Development” sticker for those…

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 21/09/2026

Love 3. Would order. 😉

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 21/09/2026

The scavenger of strip-mall vacancies teaming up with the scavenger of has-been craft breweries to mail in a replacement-level Halloween promo beer ripped straight from content-farm headlines circa 2016 *is* spooky, but probably not in the way either Spirit Halloween or Tilray intended.

fingers.email

Unwanted beer brands + unwanted retail spaces = ???

Plus: Reinventing Four Loko from first principles!

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 21/09/2026

I’m sure Visa, Mastercard and Amex are just *loving* this new development. That’s their cosy credit transactional hegemony just set on fire…

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

other things found in an old photo folder: this remarkable headline about the time the Mets went all-out for one special fan

newspaper headline: "Mets Blow a Save and Fan 18 Times in Opening Loss"

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 20/09/2026

Just a bright blue sock…

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 20/09/2026

I hope someone asks Vitello WTAF the thought process was behind that bullpen call. Because it’s pretty indefensible

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 20/09/2026

I think it’s fair to say the the BBC editorial team have lost the fucking plot. Or really need to find their true calling editing the Express…

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 20/09/2026

8 runs in 1.3 innings is quite the line

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 20/09/2026

I’m beginning to think that Vitello is really shit at bullpen management.

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 19/09/2026

Bank Top Mild really is an excellent pint!

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Dan Waterfield @danwaterfield.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

YOU BROUGHT IN ACCENTURE TO GUARANTEE TRUSTWORTHINESS?

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Scott Mackie @smackie.org · 19/09/2026

I want to see the diagnosis protocol for that one…

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!? Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed Voters: This guy is cool Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!

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