Senior reporter in San Francisco @the-independent.com covering tech + politics + LGBT. ISO 8601 stan; tabletop gamer; lowercase = shitposts Signal: @iohazard.01 Email: io.dodds@the-independent.com Subscribe to IOSPHERE today! https://iosphere.beehiiv.comhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.socialhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mkmh4ltcms2ibased 😎 [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 06:15 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmh4ltcms2ihttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mkieodoqvk27pranking my housemates by putting a sign on the record player that says “REWIND AFTER USING”27 Apr 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkieodoqvk27https://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mkfpdvim2c2efucking traversal permissions26 Apr 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfpdvim2c2ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mkduzv4nds2uThis is absolutely wild, given the enormous song and dance Meta made about pivoting to “friends and family” back in 2016-21. But then, nothing Meta claims to believe in deeply tends to last more than a few years. (See also: pivot to the metaverse) [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkduzv4nds2uhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mka6577zqk2o02:02. 🌀 https://iosphere.beehiiv.com/p/13-future-you-singularity24 Apr 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka6577zqk2ohttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mka6577zqk2o02:02. 🌀 https://iosphere.beehiiv.com/p/13-future-you-singularity24 Apr 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka6577zqk2ohttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mk5exqfsh226wow, she looks amazing. transition truly saves lives [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 06:26 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5exqfsh226https://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mk4d2egjjk2lI do not wish to be melodramatic, but I think it is good to be trans and I will die before accepting that transness should ever perish from this Earth. https://iosphere.beehiiv.com/p/5-honey-are-you-okay [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4d2egjjk2lhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mk42jcrh7s2dNEW: I analyse the two huge strategic challenges facing Apple and its future CEO John Ternus. On AI, it's in a seemingly weak position that masks a subtle strength. But on hardware, its apparent strength masks a fundamental vulnerability. More here: https://www.the-independent.com/tech/apple-ceo-john-ternus-future-b2962305.html22 Apr 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk42jcrh7s2dhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mk2w2uaa7s2sactually, the plural of pee-pee is pees-pee22 Apr 2026 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2w2uaa7s2shttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mjzh6jzxs22mdreamed there was a secret eighth day of the week that They didn’t want you to know about but nobody knew what days it was hidden between, so you had to experiment to find it21 Apr 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzh6jzxs22mhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mjvx72ugk22ctast20 Apr 2026 07:31 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvx72ugk22chttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mjnm4ervzc2sWhoah. Bluesky COO attributes today’s outages to a deliberate attack [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnm4ervzc2shttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mjlj7p3zfs2d@berlinerbarbie.bsky.social Hey Gemma, hope you're doing OK. I saw your post RE yr experience with Artemis. I'm really sorry. https://bsky.app/profile/berlinerbarbie.bsky.social/post/3mj74cghgns2z Would you be open to telling a journalist about it? I want to report on this issue. Can be anon. My Signal is in my bio if you prefer to reply there [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 03:54 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlj7p3zfs2dhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mjbzzqfzg22bI believe this is how they do it in Germany! It’s a thing I often tell friends about when discussing this issue. I genuinely DON’T think age verification MUST mean surveillance. Which makes it pretty goddamn weird that surveillance solutions are the only ones that ever get mainstream discussion. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjbzzqfzg22bhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mjbxqpfnsk2lThese examples are absolutely fucking gobsmacking [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjbxqpfnsk2l