iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 04/09/2026

I guess the “HOMES” mnemonic we teach kids to remember the names of the Great Lakes will have to change to “SHAME”. Seems appropriate.

000

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 22/07/2026

I’d like to see a candidate take a stand on binding arbitration agreements. Eliminating the ability to file class-action lawsuits is one of the most anti-consumer practices of big tech and now it’s bled into almost everything product you use.

020

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 01/06/2026

Sometimes you buy something you saw on social media on a whim. Sometimes you end up with the best cat bed ever.

A grouchy tortoiseshell cat sitting in a cardboard cat bed printed with the Mona Lisa so that it looks like she is holding the cat in her arms.

A gray cat sitting in a cardboard cat bed printed with the Mona Lisa so that it looks like she is holding the cat in her arms.

020

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 28/05/2026

Just wrapped up reverse engineering the RF protocol of the remote for my whole house fan. It was a challenge to figure out but once I decoded it all it was pretty simple. If anyone else has a QuietCool fan and wants control from home automation, check out my repo here: codeberg.org/thadd/quietc...

codeberg.org

quietcool-house-fan

ESPHome and Arduino tools for controlling a QuietCool house fan with the "glass" RF remote.

000

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 05/01/2026

My kid crushed her #cosplay at SacAnime this weekend. She did so much of it herself from woodworking to sewing and was super proud. Tons of great reactions too. (She was Zanka from Gachiakuta and got to meet the voice actor @wildercorey.bsky.social)

Teen wearing cosplay of Zanka from Gachiakuta at SacAnime

Corey Wilder, voice actor for Zanka from Gachiakuta, reacting to teen’s cosplay of his character

040

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 22/12/2025

Nazi Germany’s first concentration camps weren’t in Germany.

000

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 15/12/2025

All the “I didn't vote for this" folks are deluded and need to be called out. They voted for this. They voted for cruelty and chaos, they just wanted it to affect someone else. Until they see that, they will keep voting to hurt people. If you want a change, you need to start with some empathy.

000

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 08/11/2025

FedEx “support” is the most useless thing on the planet. I had no choice how this package was shipped, but you can be damn sure I will never willingly use them in the future. I don’t think a single actual human has been involved and their chat bot is a million times worse than any AI I’ve used.

000

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 06/09/2025

So sorry that you were bothered by Democrat’s tone when we told you this is exactly what would happen. You really showed us!

000

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 17/07/2025

As MAGA realizes they're being duped it's the ideal time to welcome them and point out the other lies. Everything the GOP has told them about trans, immigrants, crime, and climate is also lies to cover up greed, racism, and misdeeds. Helping the duped realize this is how we get a better future.

020

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 08/07/2025

Our job as privileged white guys should be to show up at occasions like this and mock them. Just point out how fucking ridiculous they look and the fact that they’re marching through a fucking park with fucking machine guns. Guys, you can just do civil war reenactment or LARP like normal dorks.

130

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 21/06/2025

They wear the masks to hide their smiles.

020

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 18/06/2025

White people: if you see ANYONE claiming to be ICE and they aren't wearing a badge or official uniform, you need to shout "Prove it!". if they don't, you need to forcefully stop them. These videos of randos kidnapping brown people while white bystanders just watch are offensive on every front.

100

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 13/06/2025

Printing this to take to #NoKings tomorrow.

060

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 15/05/2025

3 of 5 kittens in the latest batch adopted and just when feel like you're getting ahead, another feral mom with 4 more turns up. Know anyone in Northern California looking for a new friend? crowdedhouse.pet/categories/a... #cats #kittens (First 2 need homes now, the others are available soon)

Gray tabby kitten peeking out from a hammock while laying in the sun

Black and gray kitten sitting on a cat bed

Brown and white tabby kitten being held for a picture

060

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 24/02/2025

Now is the time for progressives to run for office at all levels. I think I'd be good at it. I'm pragmatic w/ strong principles and I'm a decent orator. I also think we don’t need more white guys in charge. I suspect what I need is to find a local candidate I align with and help get them elected.

030

Reposted by Thadd Selden

Flying Mezerkis @bananapantz.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Me, pre-election: It’s going to be so hard to convince normies that all of this matters and that the government deeply affects their lives in meaningful direct ways. I wish I could think of a way to convince them.

media.tenor.com

a cartoon hand reaching out towards a purple object

ALT: a cartoon hand reaching out towards a purple object

0274

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 21/01/2025

Setting up a few Meshtastic nodes to give to my friends in case things go to shit.

040

Reposted by Thadd Selden

Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 21/01/2025

Don't know who said it first but it bears repeating—if you really don't think what Musk repeatedly did was a Nazi salute, please record yourself doing that exact thing and post it across all social media, and make sure your employer sees it. Oh...is that awkward gesture too much now? Interesting.

281330324

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 21/01/2025

I don’t think the GOP is ready for just how quickly things are going to go to shit and how much the public — including the disengaged ones who stayed home or even voted for Trump — are going to push back and blame those in power. 1/2

100

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 31/12/2024

We don’t talk enough about how most of modern life involves constant assault from scams. Email, phone, ads, even in-person pitches are dominated by bad actors. We need strong agencies like CFPB and FTC with legal teeth to keep us safe. We shouldn’t live like this. Distrust permeates everything.

000

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 23/12/2024

Finished the clock in time for the gift exchange.

Wooden clock made from fixed individual letters that show the current time. “ITS QUARTER PAST EIGHT” currently lit up.

020

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 09/12/2024

Our justice system is very abusive, mostly directed at marginalized groups. But that abuse relies on mechanisms that protect the rich so I also think that open trials and juries of peers mean the retributive abuses Trump is planning will likely completely fall apart against those with means.

110

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 08/12/2024

I’m really sick of my home pod Siri saying “uh huh” after I ask it to turn on a light. It must have been coded by some incel who liked hearing the female Siri saying it because there is no other excuse. It does it all the time now and is the most annoying thing Siri does. That’s saying something.

010

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 07/12/2024

This weekend I WILL solve the lettering for my word clock. I realized that when I made the original one, the maker space laser was more powerful than mine so the wood burned less. The charring causes microbubbles in the epoxy. Today is all experimenting with filing, vacuum, inlays to solve it.

120

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 23/11/2024

I love this sentiment. As a chronic maker I would so much rather teach someone how to build something with me than just make it for them. Teaching is sharing and sharing is good.

000

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 23/11/2024

It amazes me that there are local businesses that only have Facebook pages or sites that don’t work with ad blockers or VPN. A restaurant reliant on surveillance capitalism is stupid. I just want to see a menu. If you’re going to post it in your front window, you should post it on the open web.

110

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 22/11/2024

If democrats want to credibly push back on RFK & the GOP’s anti-science stances then we need to look in the mirror and drop the astrology bullshit too. Far too many otherwise sensible liberals put far too much credence on star signs that have zero scientific validity of any kind. 1/2

110

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 20/11/2024

Iterating on the screen printing process is simultaneously both immensely frustrating and very satisfying. Even the failures feel like interesting parts of the process.

000

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 16/11/2024

I’m not sure if doing well on today’s crossword is some kind of bad omen or an indication I should go buy a lottery ticket.

Screenshot of Apple News Daily Crossword global leaderboard showing my solve time in 7th place out of 7,777 players.

000

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 16/11/2024

I sometimes wonder what it would be like to have weekends where we actually get to decide for ourselves what to do. Theater performances, soccer games, girl scouts… it’s not really a break with an active 12-year-old. Weird that the only time for my hobbies is the lulls of the workday.

000

Thadd Selden @thadd.selden.social · 15/11/2024

I joined Bluesky a while ago but have primarily been over on Mastodon (selden.social/@thadd). I was skeptical due to Jack’s involvement but after hearing @mmasnick.bsky.social’s interview with @zitron.bsky.social on Better Offline, I warmed a bit. B-Corp and open protocol are good, so we’ll see.

9888