iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I genuinely mean this. I cannot imagine a more bleak dystopian notion than the idea of all art being turned into slop designed to coddle my exact perceived intentions. The point of literature, film, music, and art is to be exposed to the interior lives of others. Who are these people.

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Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

So! After a brief delay: Review - "THE SOCIAL RECKONING" (2026) www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-bG...

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Review - THE SOCIAL RECKONING (2026)

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Thom Bowers @thombowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is an almost perfect Venn diagram of Fran’s nerdy interests (F1, maps) and mine (Star Wars, film continuity, people who are into F1 and maps)

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Lee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Explaining to kids what Toys R Us, Shopping, Sprees and 50 cents were.

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Thom Bowers @thombowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“It’s just a big circle jerk” …I mean, that’s already kind of what it is NOW, so 🤷‍♂️

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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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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“I’ve been burned before” is a stupid thing to say when you’re talking about hoping an election in another state comes out a certain way. Stop it.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In general, we Dems and left leaners more broadly tend toward sad sack-ism, like “I will not allow myself to hope because one time I hoped and it didn’t happen and it made me sad.” I don’t say this unkindly but please shut the fuck up.

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I remember learning this in elementary school.

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Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The fact that Coyote Vs. Acme both managed to be somewhat of a box office success after all it went through really is proof that execs do not know anything about what the audience wants from films. And I'm glad it was one because it deserved to be since it was just great.

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Jamie 胸がはち切れそうで @jamie2112.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#RushFamily I don't have faith in faith I don't believe in beliefs You can call me faithless I still cling to hope And I believe in love And that's faith enough for me And that’s faith enough for me Like a flower in the desert That only blooms at night I will quietly resist

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Rush - Faithless - Live in Cleveland 2011 (Full HD)

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Ben Johnson 🏺👻 @gamedesignerben.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

When witches are cackling and telling you “Fire burn and cauldron bubble,” take a step back. Breathe. Those are normal things for fire and cauldrons to do. They’re trying to mess with you.

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Thom Bowers @thombowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I used to hide behind the couch when this bit came up.

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Let the Right One Ian @ianfortey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Technically my book WereCage was never banned but if you saw how many copies it sold you would agree that it's functionally the same so, ya know, look. Look at it!

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Thom Bowers @thombowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I used to hide behind the couch when this bit came up.

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Perfect, just in time for Avatar 4.

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's The Spoon! Stephen Smith of The Morning Line joins the crew for a chat about the band's new album "Stars" (out now CD/Streaming: orcd.co/tml-stars) about his career with the band and in the '80s/'90s indie rock scene. Hear it all here:👇 thespoonradio.com/ep-632 #TheSpoon #TheMorningLine 🎸

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Glonzo the Bureaucrat 🇬🇱 🌹 @snarkranger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Call it the "ballroom for billionaires" and raffle off the right to swing the first sledgehammer at 12:01pm January 20.

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Chris Cantwell @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“For every mystery, there is someone, somewhere, who knows the truth. Perhaps that someone is watching. Perhaps it's Grimlock”

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Samantha Nye // ציפּיע 🌿 @thesamethyst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"I already didn't like him I just couldn't find a reason until n-" Shut the fuck up shut the fuck up shut the fuck up shut the fuck up shut the fuck up shut the fuck up shut the fuck up

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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

THE LAST JEDI discourse didn't just break STAR WARS discourse. It pretty much destroyed the landscape of pop culture discourse. You could maybe make a case that the female GHOSTBUSTERS discourse set the table for this, but I think the TLJ one left more damage in its wake.

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Lee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

INFLUENCOR, the new Cobra emperor cloned from the dna of the 12 greatest YouTubers.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 30/09/2026

Serenity was released 21 years ago today. When a canceled series got the chance to have not only an epilogue, but one on the big screen... 🤯 Cool space chase. That was four months after the release of Revenge of the Sith and the Battle of Coruscant. We were really spoiled.

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i should clarify, when i write people doing bad things, it's because i am bad. they are me. more importantly, when you read about those bad things, they also become you. that's how story works. in fact, you are going to think about murder before this skeet ends. how's that feel, sicko.

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Let the Right One Ian @ianfortey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

*looking out the window of a plane at a gremlin on the wing* God, look at all the leg room he gets.

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Earlier today, without warning, Stevie Wonder dropped an EP‘s worth of previously-unreleased songs from the SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE sessions, and they’re pretty awesome. youtu.be/8Mxfk7YAPvk?...

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It's Easier

YouTube video by Stevie Wonder - Topic

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 28/09/2026

[founding fathers voice] "do not elect a mad king" "you stupid fucking children"

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Chris Cantwell @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I think, right now, we just have to believe that Optimus Prime will live forever, and always be there for us.

Optimus Prime, our 2026 spiritual savior, art by Jason Howard

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Thom Bowers @thombowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“A Mission In Life” slays me to this day.

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Thom Bowers @thombowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Drop an album that was important to you when you were 19 (if you feel like it) Similar to your story: the quirky fun of “Mexican Radio” did not adequately prepare me for the rest of the record it appeared on. Let alone this one.

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Katherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 27/09/2026

You don't have an inalienable right to be an antisocial dipshit because you're doomscrolling all day and it makes you feel terrible. There are no qualifiers to this. You are not released from the obligation to try to be decent just because Elon Musk is lighting the world on fire.

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caffeine anxiety ego death @mxdshipwreck.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Avoiding popular music is very easy to do without trying, actually. I haven't voluntarily listened to the radio in like a decade or more and all my streaming shit is ad free

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Thom Bowers @thombowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Or makes it a rarity among Star Wars material?

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