iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

I share @actionretro.bsky.social 's love of Haiku OS because back in 1996, I was a registered Be developer and total Be fanboy. I bought a dual-66MHz BeBox in mid 1996 and I loved that thing!

230

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 16h

Internet, convince me not to buy a classic Ford 8N tractor! Or convince me TO buy a classic Ford 8N tractor. Either way.

110

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 16h

I am absolutely fascinated by “Digger”, but I’m not yet sure whether I’m fascinated enough to see it.

120

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 21h

As a top, it is important to me that my penis stay free and available for use year round. I do not recognize Locktober.

370

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 23h

It was an episode of “Fraggle Rock” that made me an anarchist when I was a kid. There was one where the Fraggles meet another species of being that wants to know who their leader is, and Gobo, confused, explains they don’t have one. He says “we each lead ourselves, and we all lead each other”.

260

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 30/09/2026

Playing around with different settings and trying aluminum TIG welding tonight. It’s very different feeling from TIG on steel!

Random weld beads on 1/8” aluminum plate

140

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 29/09/2026

I vibe coded your mom’s ass last night

120

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 29/09/2026

I never in a million years thought US size 38 jeans would be too big for me, but these are falling off. I need size 36, a number so small I cannot conceive of it. I’m like 8 pounds away from being out of the ”overweight“ area on the BMI chart and into “normal”, it feels so weird.

270

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 29/09/2026

There’s only one correct way to pronounce “scone”, and it’s: scone.

120

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 28/09/2026

I made Welsh Cakes for the first time yesterday, they’re way too good. So buttery 🤤 I am going to have to keep making these forever.

040

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 27/09/2026

I’ve lived in the Seattle area for 12 years now and I’ve still never been to one of our infamous “bikini barista” sexy coffee stands. I know I’m not missing anything, but part of me feels like this is a shame.

140

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 26/09/2026

I watched “Zoolander” for the first time in probably 15 years last night and I completely forgot Donald Trump is in it. Talk about a jump scare.

150

Reposted by Tilton Raccoon

Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future

206188875367

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 25/09/2026

Why is exercise so terrible? I hate every second of it. The cruel joke is that having exercised, past tense, feels incredible! Getting from point A to point B, however, is a miserable experience that my brain will do anything in its power to avoid.

2100

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 24/09/2026

“Meta, stop trying to make tech happen. It’s not going to happen!”

021

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 23/09/2026

I think the Baltic states and Poland would secretly love Russia to set one foot over the border. They have been waiting to lay some serious hurt on Russia for centuries at this point, and I really can’t blame them.

120

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 22/09/2026

Gen AI is the greatest theft of knowledge in human history and it's not even profitable. Tech bros can't even steal good.

2175

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 19/09/2026

also, I’m so sick of hearing about Hasan Piker. I‘m a leftist and apparently he is too but I have no fucking idea who he is other than “A streamer“ I guess? Never seen him, no idea what views he has, don’t want to. Guess everyone got the same talking points again.

570

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 19/09/2026

I can’t believe we still have Chuck “For every blue-collar Democrat we lose in western Pennsylvania, we will pick up two moderate Republicans in the suburbs in Philadelphia” Schumer. Just fucking over the working class and then Surprise Pikachu Facing when they were scooped up by MAGA.

151

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 19/09/2026

For a while when I lived in the Bay Area there was a little restaurant in Santa Clara called "Empress of India", maybe eight or ten tables total. It was open most days for lunch, but you had to check because sometimes the owner just didn't feel like opening that day.

170

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 18/09/2026

Petition to bring back referring to calculus as “The Calculus”

220

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 18/09/2026

“Korea raises data breach fines to 10% of revenue.” “Companies behind major negligent data leaks can now face fines of up to 10 percent of annual revenue under revised privacy rules.” God damn, that’s how you fucking do it!

041

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 18/09/2026

Oh I am SO getting cancelled for this. There's a new site that lets you search old Usenet posts so of course I searched for myself and found this gem of a post about "The Lion King" from 1994. I have no memory of having this opinion. I have no memory of making this post. How does memory even work???

Grah! I'm glad *finally* someone (at least over here in alt.fan.furry,
I haven't followed the discussion elsewhere) has the guts to speak
up about TLK in a candid manner.

First off, I did *not* hate TLK. I had a thoroughly enjoyable time
watching it. I'd even go to see it again, just for the visuals and the
few 'gem' scenes (quickly though they passed!) if I could get a cheap
ticket. But I cannot stress enough that the experience was much the
same as I could have gotten from watching a saturday morning
cartoon (granted, a saturday morning cartoon with excellent animation,
but a saturday morning cartoon nonetheless...)

IMHO, this *is not a masterpiece*, and I honestly cannot understand how
anyone could possibly compare this film to any of Disney's "great"
works. I really do think "Drivel" is as accurate a word for the story
as any other. Thoroughly disappointing, thoroughly shoddy and poorly
thought out. And yet fun to watch anyway (go figure...)

I'm glad someone has some negative things to say about it (mainly because I'm getting sick of all the praise it's getting) even if I don't
agree with all of it.

-- (Name Redacted)

7160

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 17/09/2026

I think 20 year old me would be horribly disappointed. But then, the feeling is mutual, so fuck that guy, I'm way better now.

170

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 17/09/2026

@coopertom.bsky.social This might not really be up your alley because you’re mostly into classic cars, but I wonder if you have any advice for a used car made in the last, say, 25-ish years that’s well made for home maintenance? I gotta ditch my 2020 Subaru, it’s been a nightmare!

310

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 17/09/2026

I basically never see or hear any media with ads in it any more because my ad blocking strategy is THAT GOOD. So, when I actually do see an ad these days it is shockingly jarring, it feels like I’ve been jolted into an alternate reality. Thanks, I hate it.

090

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 17/09/2026

Just got a referral to a sleep specialist and booked the next available appointment, which is June 8th, 2027. American medical care doing JUST GREAT!

440

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 17/09/2026

I just learned that GM is removing engine oil dipsticks in future engines, in favor of a digital meter (which I'm sure will be very reliable). The enshittification will continue until morale improves. gmauthority.com/blog/2026/09...

gmauthority.com

GM Gen 6 V8 Engines Won’t Include An Oil Dipstick

The GM sixth-generation Small Block V8 engines in the upcoming 2027 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2027 GMC Sierra 1500 won’t include an oil dipstick.

330

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 17/09/2026

I feel a strong need to binge watch The Sifl and Olly Show.

030

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 16/09/2026

Really hoping Benn Jordan does a video about how to audio-jam the new Apple Watch because if I see you wearing one I’m unfortunately going to have to assume you’re recording me now 😔

000

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 16/09/2026

I’ve been watching this guy’s videos since he started going (small v) viral a few weeks ago and this is the first time he’s gotten openly political, and he’s absolutely right. It’s a bloodbath out there for regular people and small businesses. youtu.be/u8iqKpVSRJg

youtu.be

Costs just raised 40% in 6 days. We likely will not survive this. A note on the economy.

YouTube video by Minnesota Implement

020

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 16/09/2026

These days I think a lot about how many WW2 vets and holocaust survivors I knew personally growing up, or who were invited to talk at school. All that history is mostly gone from living memory now and I think we're paying the price for losing it.

3121

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 15/09/2026

I think I am done with my 2020 Subaru Outback. I’m gonna detail it and sell it. It’s been such a disappointment. Mechanically it’s fine, but the infotainment unit is the buggiest pile of garbage I’ve ever had to endure in any car and it’s failed me for the last time.

140

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 14/09/2026

I've had an order open with the Connecticut department of vital records for my parents and grandparents' marriage certificates since May 10th, and they haven't shipped them yet. Those are the ONLY FORMS holding me up from applying for a Canadian citizenship certificate. I have everything else.

240

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 14/09/2026

I do hope Talarico wins. My trans friends in TX would be far, far worse off under Paxton. EVERYONE would be. I also think that it's going to be far easier to change Talarico's mind about trans people than to change Paxton's mind. I just hope people don't get so turned off that they don't vote.

240

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 14/09/2026

More plump little nuggets in Liberty Bay. I want to pet them!

010

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 14/09/2026

I think next year I would like to upgrade my 3D printer. It’s a Prusa Mk3S that I bought in early 2019 and put together as a kit, and it has been absolutely bulletproof, and it gets a lot of use. The only thing I don’t like is how slow it is, newer generations are so much faster!

020

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 14/09/2026

There is no household chemical smell I hate worse than mineral spirits. Absolutely vile, the most horrific odor I can imagine. And yes, I just cleaned a paint brush.

100

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 13/09/2026

Before and after rust treatment and red oxide primer on the inside of the 1980 Lincoln Idealarc 250. This is how they shipped them from the factory, same primer. Looking much nicer!

The interior of the welder before full rust treatment, showing lots of areas missing primer, areas of rust, and some bare metal

The same view, but everything has been treated and covered in red oxide primer.

140

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 13/09/2026

It is 2028. All place names in North America have been changed to “America” by executive order. Google and Apple Maps now mark my address as being in unincorporated America County, America State, America, next to America Sound, near the Strait of America. At least diesel only costs $13.99 a gallon.

372

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 12/09/2026

The wildest thing about the Rick and Morty fanbase to me is the immense disconnect between how Rick is written and how fans perceive him. He is written as an irredeemably awful, deeply broken person, running from himself, who does the right thing about once a year max, but his fans see him as a god.

510

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 12/09/2026

We’re still recovering from the near extinction of Dutch angles caused by extreme overuse in the 1990s. By 2003, there were only fifteen breeding pairs of Dutch angles left in the whole world!

150

Reposted by Tilton Raccoon

Nixu, but Spooky~ 🧹🌙 @nixuelle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

👓😖 My glasses! I can't see without my glasses~! #FursuitFriday 🪡 @wilddogworks.com 📷 @thewanderingangel.com / @jasperwulfy.bsky.social

191124111

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 11/09/2026

Current state of the welder restoration project: Exploded (on purpose). I plan to finish disassembly, cleaning, and rust removal tonight after work, and then coat the interior parts in red oxide primer. They came from the factory that way, it’ll provide years of rust protection.

The interior of the Lincoln Idealarc 250, seen from the front. The switches have been removed, and the transformers and amperage adjustment gear assembly are visible.

The interior of the Lincoln Idealarc 250, seen from the back. Three huge power factor capacitors are visible, along with a cooling fan motor and heat sinks for selenium rectifiers.

110

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 11/09/2026

I refuse to remember 9/11. They told me to never forget, so I forgot.

000

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 10/09/2026

Fuck Omarchy, frankly. It's bad, it's REAL bad. I don't give a shit about the opinionated tech, I DO give a shit about a fascist trying to centralize power inside the Linux ecosystem. I mean, at this point I hate computers more than you can imagine, but I still need to raise my voice about this.

173

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 10/09/2026

The NTSB is woke because it stops good pilots who’ve only had A COUPLE of drinks from landing their aircraft on taxiways, as God intended.

030

Tilton Raccoon @tiltonraccoon.com · 10/09/2026

Northern conservative fundamentalist Baptist Great Lakes region council of 1879, or northern conservative fundamentalist Baptist Great Lakes region council of 1912?

110