iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Irregular Galaxy Doods @igdoods.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

gimme some of your controversial opinions 🐦

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This guy is on Important Polar Bear Business (IPBB)

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Irregular Galaxy Doods @igdoods.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

what of it 😤

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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance @sandiegozoo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Where there's a quill, there's a way ✍️

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Alfred Reinold Baudisch @alfredbaudisch.com · 28/08/2026

Imagine Aseprite or another #pixelart program inside Blender? Pixel Perfect Pixel Art drawing and texture painting on top of the model in the 3D viewport and in 2D. Drawing, painting, selection tools, layers, texel density (pixel size) setup and density zones (multiple pixel sizes). #blender3d

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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 27/08/2026

We’re #hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's Education & Public Outreach team! 👩‍💻👨‍💻 You'll build interactive, data-driven web experiences that bring Rubin data and science to the world 🌌 👉 Learn more and apply soon: ow.ly/Jajv50ZFUQf 🧪🔭☄️

Night sky filled with stars above Rubin Observatory with text: "We are hiring: Senior Full Stack Engineer"

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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 27/08/2026

To honor Tim Curry's memory, we are making Brütal Legend FREE on Itch.io, for 666 minutes: itch.io/s/199277/the...

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Brütal Legend | The Tainted Coil shall rule forever! by Double Fine Productions

A sale by Double Fine Productions, 100% off Brütal Legend

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Fjonan @fjonan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Vacation comes to an end. Huge progress with our #indiegame #earlyaccess release, it's so close it hurts but the short todo list is deceptive. Now to pick a good release date. I heard that not a lot is coming out in November this year … 🤔 #gamedev #indie store.steampowered.com/app/3509250/...

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BURST on Steam

One to four player sports action game taking a unique spin on the beloved leisure sport activity of bubble football. Play against an overwhelming number of (rather stupid) opponents and lay waste to t...

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

In the Renaissance people theorized, since the Aeneid is great, if you wrote poems made only of words & phrases from the Aeneid rearranged they should be great too, since a great source regurgitated should yield greatness. They produced NOTHING we still read. Thinking about that a lot lately.

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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 16/08/2026

🔭 Milky Way over Yellowstone Image Credit & Copyright: Dave Lane ap260816

A landscape image shows a starfield above a lake.
Part of the lake is evaporating into the sky on the
right. The arch of the Milky Way Galaxy curves overhead.
It may look like the evaporation is creating the Milky Way.
Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

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Fjonan @fjonan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The moment you exhausted all your French capabilities creating a goal-cheer in your #indiegame to check if internationalisation is working. store.steampowered.com/app/3509250/... #gamedev #creativity Hey! To any native French speaking out there: I am looking for help with funny colloquial cheers.

A 2d pixel game scene depicting a soccer goal with some cute zombies running around in front of it. The ball is lying inside the goal and the French word "oui" is shown big on the screen, a somewhat lame goal cheer given the fantastic goal that has just been scored.

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DarkSky International @darkskyintl.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This year, a record-breaking 2,288 photos from more than 30 countries captured the wonder of the night. From breathtaking Milky Way landscapes to elusive nocturnal wildlife, we are THRILLED to share the winning images with you! darksky.org/what-we-do/e...

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Capture the Dark 2026: Winning photographs

They say a photograph is worth a thousand words. With over 2,400 entries, from over 22 countries, together we’ve created a powerful story of the night…

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

AI Guy Asks AI To Help Him Read Difficult Books

4 panel comic

Panel 1: Orange Guy holds up book and says “I’m gonna read a book”

Panel 2: Orange Guy looks at book cover and says “hmmmmm”

Panel 3: Orange Guy types a query into his phone

Panel 4: Close up on phone screen reveals AI responding with “a chocolate factory is a factory made of chocolate”

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Google is auto-opting us into letting them not only save, but train AI on *any media* uploaded during *any* search interaction, including regular Search, Maps, Lens, Translate, Shopping, Flights, etc. Turn off "Search Services History", and delete *all your past data* (reason in thread below).

Your media is saved when Search Services History is on: Saved media includes your images, files, audio and video from your interactions with Search services to help improve your experience. For example, this lets you revisit your past visual searches with Lens or continue a Search Live conversation about a song you heard. To support these types of interactive product experiences, Google will now save your media to your Search Services History, applying robust privacy and security protections. Like your Search Services History, your saved media is also used to develop and improve Google services and technologies, including AI models and safety measures. With this transition, if your Web & App Activity setting is currently...

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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 10/08/2026

Gesehen in Wismar. Bleib stabil ❤️

Ein Graffito an einer weißen Hauswand: "MERZ MUSS WEG". Die Schrift ist Lila und Schwarz schattiert.

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Amber @risettemd.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Please stop paying for anything Harry Potter. This is where your money is going. At this point, you're not an ally, you're an abuser and we're your victim.

JK Rowling says the lawsuits will keep coming - to prevent trans women from using the right restroom.

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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance @sandiegozoo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Toe-tally the coolest chick around ❤️

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Ash Routen @ashrouten.com · 07/08/2026

After several months of planning I’m officially launching At the Edge of the Map a new publication providing independent reporting and analysis on global adventure, expeditions, and exploration. open.substack.com/pub/theedgeo...

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At the Edge of the Map: Adventure Beyond the Headlines

Independent reporting and analysis on global adventure, expeditions, and exploration.

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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 25/07/2026

US regulators have decided to give the go-ahead to a company that wants to create light pollution on an unknown scale, for everyone on earth. Billionaires are taking the night sky from us and it's making me sad & angry. 📷: # of satellite trails I already have to remove from a 15s night exposure

The picture shows an old church at night, with the Milky Way centre rising behind it. There are 14 red lines in the sky, marking the trails of satellites visible in the exposure.

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Austin Wood @woodwould.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

He's only gone and written 2,500 more words about how game devs feel about generative AI. Latest piece quotes around two dozen different people with an indie background. When asked how they feel about gen AI, not one, but two devs responded, "Fuck that shit." www.gamesradar.com/games/it-cre...

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"It creates lesser games": Indie game studios are supposed to love generative AI, so why do the 25 devs I spoke to avoid it?

"So it may be slightly faster, and a lot worse, but it's also more expensive? Neat"

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Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Here we go, something I've been drafting for a long, long time: how the US-centric approach to video games and their history / culture basically gaslights us who come from other realities: felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrifi... AKA, why LAN Houses, PokéTibia & Bomba Patch rule.

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The Gentrification of Video Game History

We’re not all suburban kids who got a Nintendo 64 for Christmas

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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 11/07/2026

Paid 300+ € for tickets with a 'premium' airline, so was served an appropriate feast mid-flight.

The picture shows the tray table on an airplane, with a plastic cup of water and a single strip of berry-flavoured Fritt candy.

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Kenney @kenney.nl · 06/07/2026

With the recent news this form is open once again. If you've been in a (massive) layoff and feel like my products could help you in your career, please feel free to request any for free. Please don't abuse this, thank you. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Ian Thomas @wildwinter.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I've made a new dialogue system. It's open source, has a friendly editor, and runs on Unreal, Unity, Javascript, and Godot. You can find it at patterkit.dev And I've written too much text about it over here: medium.com/@wildwinter/...

patterkit.dev

PatterKit - Write it, play it, test it, ship it.

An open toolkit for dialogue and branching narrative in games. Your writers author in a calm, code-free editor; you drop one small file into Unity, Unreal, Godot, or the web and play it.

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Tom Emanuel @realtomemanuel.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Are you an editor? Want to commission a piece for the 25th anniversary of the LOTR films? Maybe about watching them when U.S. Christian authoritarians are waging a pointless oil war in the Middle East because time is a flat circle? This guy just finished his Tolkien PhD and would love the work!

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ADHDinos @adhdinos.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Mental Notes

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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 25/06/2026

I don't understand any of this, except that the goose needs to seize the means of production.

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Irregular Galaxy Doods @igdoods.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

who asked bro 🥴

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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 20/06/2026

Not much. Just my dog wearing a hat. #dogsofbluesky

The picture shows a white dog with brown spots on her fur. She's lying on grass. Only her front half is in the frame. She's wearing a straw hat with black decorative elements woven in. She looks like she's smiling.

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Irregular Galaxy Doods @igdoods.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

and you probably pay more in taxes than him

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Kenney @kenney.nl · 10/06/2026

There's only 3 developers left in the world that haven't purchased Kenney Game Assets All-in-1 (facts, trust me), help me reach them. kenney.itch.io/kenney-game-...

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Kenney Game Assets All-in-1 by Kenney

Includes 60,000+ game assets including 2D sprites, 3D models and more!

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Dr. David McBride (dwm) @dwm.me.uk · 24/05/2026

This is a fairly spectacular illustration. isaiprofitable.com

isaiprofitable.com

Is AI Profitable Yet?

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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 20/05/2026

Reminder that there are people out there working to keep that old internet so many people loved around, the #IndieWeb. And if you have things you want to share with people, you can and should join the effort by making your own website. Check indieweb.org how you can get started.

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IndieWeb

The IndieWeb is a people-focused alternative to the “corporate web”.

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CookieBadger @cookiebadger.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Are you making 3D Levels and Environments in #Godot? Please check out my asset placement and organization plugin to support my work - I've rewritten it from the ground up for the latest versions, polishing everything up in GDScript - no more .NET needed!

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weird medieval guys @weirdmedieval.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

it’s crazy that shakira cribbed that world cup song from a 1986 song about serving in the corrupt cameroonian military youtu.be/expCgeQXqzA?...

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Zamina (Waka Waka, time for Africa) Original Version HD

YouTube video by Young Hanzy

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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 27/04/2026

Found a tiny snake in my garden today. It was sitting under a stone plate. Don't really know what kind it is. Looks like a grass snake (Ringelnatter), but they don't usually have that pattern? Does anyone know?

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I think that as economists we should be a lot more concerned that everyone feels like they've got poorer when the data show they haven't. We certainly shouldn't just be assuming that the customers are wrong, rather than that we're no longer measuring things that are most relevant to wellbeing

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