iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart

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tonia laird @tonialaird.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Canada Strong is only strong for corporations.

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Can*Con @canconsffh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

More Can*Con news! There's still spots available to play an exclusive TTRPG at the con! Sign up for superhero antics with @nathanburgoine.bsky.social, folk horror with @geoffgander.bsky.social, or learn to play SHIFT or One Last Fight with @hitpointpress.bsky.social! www.can-con.org/ttrpgs

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TTRPGs — Can*Con

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Evan May @gianttourtiere.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Well now I need to go stop several of my friends from fighting Joyce Carol Oates I already have a full day tomorrow

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tonia laird @tonialaird.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Documenting for fun: To be able to concentrate on writing, I need to keep part of my brain busy. Music works best, but only if it is one song on repeat. So here is my first "song of the day." I'll post my writing progress EOD. Day One: Hypnotize by Notorious B.I.G. youtu.be/eaPzCHEQExs?...

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The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize (Official Audio)

YouTube video by The Notorious B.I.G.

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Walking Eagle News @theeagleist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The real racists are the ones always talking about racism, nation’s racists say

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 27/09/2026

Alberta, Canada, is planning a massive expansion of gas pipelines to power data centres. Read the leaked document that laid this all out, here: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-leak...

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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

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Mark Tolman (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 🖖 @mtolman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is true, that's what makes it both funny and sad.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is my new favorite thing.

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Nathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Local plumbers two steps ahead of every university administrator in america 👏

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 20/09/2026

I hate doing the "a rollback of trans rights is the gateway for a rollback of women's rights" thing because trans rights are human rights in and of themselves, whatever the impact on cis women. But goddamn I wish more cis women had a sense of history and self preservation.

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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

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tonia laird @tonialaird.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

----shameless self-promotion activated!----

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Rachel A. Rosen 📚💙🪐 @darkerthanvanta.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I genuinely need people to understand that the techbros telling us that AI is inevitable and will change the world and needs to be squeezed into every facet of our lives are in fact unhinged maniacs.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Did you know a paper book will never have ads in it? And that book sales can help a disabled author like me afford my meds? The more you know! Anyway, Someone You Can Build A Nest In is a Prime Big Deal right now is just $13 for the paperback!

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Someone You Can Build A Nest In: Wiswell, John: 9780756419745: Amazon.com: Books

Someone You Can Build A Nest In [Wiswell, John] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Someone You Can Build A Nest In

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/09/2026

Every now and then I see myself referred to as an "AI Denier" and I want to be clear I acknowledge "AI" exists, it's just I think it's a massive energy drain, created from theft, implemented poorly for inappropriate tasks by loathsome tech executives who get hard at the idea of the rest of us dying

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Can*Con @canconsffh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Any official emails from the team will be from an @/can-con.org domain Anyone else is an imposter 👀 Please do always feel free to reach out if you're concerned about the validity of an email!

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible

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Tonya Liburd is querying Postcolonial Horror & Fantasy @spiderlilly.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So! You may have seen that I'm doing a MasterClass at @canconsffh.bsky.social in Ottawa, Canada, this October. Aaaand... then u saw the subject. Wut? Style sheets? Wassat? Huh? I'll tell you.

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Can*Con @canconsffh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

DON'T PANIC BUT WE ARE LESS THAN A MONTH OUT FROM CAN*CON (we're panicking a little) If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, do so! If you're thinking about signing up for special events but haven't yet, what are you waiting for??? www.can-con.org

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Can*Con

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tonia laird @tonialaird.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hey all! The schedule is now out for Can*Con! You can find my panels, presentation, workshop, and kaffeeklatsch times and dates right here: tonialaird.com

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tonia laird

Storyteller. Worldbuilder. Lorekeeper. Illustrator.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026

“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”

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Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’

The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 18/09/2026

Highly recommend @gilduran.com's "The Nerd Reich" for a look at how Silicon Valley has turned into a doomsday cult because of a bad book written by Jacob Rees-Mogg's dad in the late 90s.

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Beadwork By Kay @beadworkbykay.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Things are not great I tried to play this time off as a vacation but unfortunately it is far from that. I don't have a choice but to be off but having $0 across the board is also adding to the stress 😩 I have some new Halloween pieces available if you are interested! www.beadworkbykay.ca

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

theverge.com

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

So there’s this X-Men villain called Arcade, and

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The Skiffy and Fanty Show @skiffyandfanty.com · 30/08/2026

It's #podcast time, y'all! Labor exploitation, haunted immortals, and Canada, oh my! @shaunduke.net + @configures.penguicon.social.ap.brid.gy join forces to talk about As the Earth Dreams edited by Terese Mason Pierre! skiffyandfanty.com/p... Thanks for listening!

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 24/08/2026

“Canadians are now willing to reach across aisles and work together toward solutions to benefit the whole country, and I for one hope we get over that shit real quick,” Poilievre added, angrily.

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Furious Poilievre criticizes Trump tariffs for uniting Canadians

OTTAWA - Following a tumultuous weekend in which Donald Trump threatened Canada with steep tariffs on all goods, only to back down, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre angrily criticized the US presi...

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tonia laird @tonialaird.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

what happens when those shock gloves are introduced to water? Asking for 340+ million friends.

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tonia laird @tonialaird.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

AI companies steal resources, labor, knowledge, and culture only to sell it back to those they've taken it from and then blame them for being reliant on AI systems. And then when there is pushback, they'll claim that anyone who doesn't like it is ignorant, backwards, and just doesn't know better.

meme of man drinking coffee as he sits at a table in a public square. the table has a poster taped to the front of it with the words AI EQUALS COLONIALISM - CHANGE MY MIND

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Can*Con @canconsffh.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Can*Con APPROACHES! There is NEWS! First, Registrations are open for our Friday (Oct 16) Master Classes! Full details and registration at the link: www.can-con.org/master-classes

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A5m Albert

Alt: A cartoon of several herald-type trumpets appearing and being blown.

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Can*Con @canconsffh.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Our Kaffeklatsches are also back: relaxed, small-group chats with each of our GoHs: @chuckwendig.bsky.social, @hel-no-wai.bsky.social, and @tonialaird.bsky.social! If you were hoping for some time with one of our guests, this is a great chance. Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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2026 Kaffeeklatsches

Sit down for a relaxed, small-group chat with one of our Guests of Honour or Special Guests. This is a great opportunity to bring industry questions, meet new people or geek out about shared interests...

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Worth reiterating every time that this is not some cancel-culture purity test: JK Rowling has pledged more than a billion dollars of her Harry Potter money towards bankrolling anti-trans lawsuits. This finances that.

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Nicholas Hoult In 'Harry Potter' Season 2 As Gilderoy Lockhart - Excl.

Nicholas Hoult has joined Season 2 of HBO Max's 'Harry Potter. He will play Gilderoy Lockhart, portrayed in the second movie by Kenneth Branagh.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

holy crap. the dystopia is just coming too fast and furious

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Memento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

a bunch of old people who will be dead soon deciding to rollback vaccines just in time for it to never affect them is like lighting a match and walking away

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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!

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tronotized.bsky.social @tronotized.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

This is a fantastic piece!

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tonia laird @tonialaird.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

"Won't someone think of the man-children!?"

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I sometimes get people being shitty at me when I'm at a large convention or a theme park using a mobility scooter, and they see me walk normally for six to ten feet. They assume that means I'm faking.

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Wolfie Rankin @wolfierankin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Me too fish, me too.

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tonia laird @tonialaird.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Someone needs to open up a new Blockbuster-esque rental store. I would rent Lord of the Rings at least twice.

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Blockbuster Video: Rent 6, Get 7th FREE!

ALT: Blockbuster Video: Rent 6, Get 7th FREE!

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tonia laird @tonialaird.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Does any know of a solid no-AI, offline speech-to-text program? I gave up using it on Microsoft and Google, but I definitely need something.

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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

sometimes I think about how alan moore said writing is magic and about how rich illiterates realised that and destroyed journalism and forced through genAI and all us silly little sorceresses are like well. we can still live on the edge of the village and cast a glamour in rags

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tonia laird @tonialaird.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This is so damned disgusting. I remember a story from a few years ago when techbros bought a rare book, scanned it, and destroyed it as a publicity stunt. Now, its on a massive scale. Fools. The lot of them.

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