Martin Stellinga
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So, can I have round of fuck-yous for the wannabe war criminals who want to gut any possible check on their wanton killing sprees and wars.
EXCLUSIVE: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court and has previously imposed sanctions on its prosecutors and judges.
www.reuters.com
October 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
So, can I have round of fuck-yous for the wannabe war criminals who want to gut any possible check on their wanton killing sprees and wars.
Some tips for writing dialog.
Writing Dialog: Some Basics - Martin Stellinga
A friend of mine recently tried his hand at writing, and found dialog hard to get right. It got me thinking that I should share some basics.
martinstellinga.com
October 9, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Some tips for writing dialog.
So, the discussion has really devolved to whether it's SI or AI?
Did we finish the debate on the environmental impact of data centers, undermining of journalism, theft of art, exploitation of low-wage workers, and sloppification of the Internet while I wasn't looking?
Stupid Intelligence Indeed.
Did we finish the debate on the environmental impact of data centers, undermining of journalism, theft of art, exploitation of low-wage workers, and sloppification of the Internet while I wasn't looking?
Stupid Intelligence Indeed.
October 8, 2026 at 5:54 AM
So, the discussion has really devolved to whether it's SI or AI?
Did we finish the debate on the environmental impact of data centers, undermining of journalism, theft of art, exploitation of low-wage workers, and sloppification of the Internet while I wasn't looking?
Stupid Intelligence Indeed.
Did we finish the debate on the environmental impact of data centers, undermining of journalism, theft of art, exploitation of low-wage workers, and sloppification of the Internet while I wasn't looking?
Stupid Intelligence Indeed.
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Every time I think I’ve hit the bottom of my outrage, they find a new pocket…
"Before Stonehenge was raised, before Egypts first pyramid broke ground,before the Nazca people drew their famous lines across the Peruvian desert,someone in what is now southern Arizona shaped a 272-foot fish into the earth On April 23,2026,"a border-wall contractor drove heavy equipment across it"
Trump's Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than Stonehenge
Arizona's 6,500-year-old Las Playas Intaglio, the oldest dated geoglyph in the Americas, was irreparably damaged by border wall construction in April 2026.
www.gadgetreview.com
October 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Every time I think I’ve hit the bottom of my outrage, they find a new pocket…
It all started almost 14 billion years ago with the Big Bang.
Cosmic Background Radiation - Martin Stellinga
You might have heard about cosmic background radiation before, or seen the picture above. But what is cosmic background radiation?
martinstellinga.com
October 2, 2026 at 8:57 AM
It all started almost 14 billion years ago with the Big Bang.
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Nighthawks has sold TEN THOUSAND copies in less than one week!
For a tiny studio like ours, this is a huge milestone.
To all the supporters, backers, wishlisters, and everyone who believed in this game and us, thank you so much.
For a tiny studio like ours, this is a huge milestone.
To all the supporters, backers, wishlisters, and everyone who believed in this game and us, thank you so much.
September 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Nighthawks has sold TEN THOUSAND copies in less than one week!
For a tiny studio like ours, this is a huge milestone.
To all the supporters, backers, wishlisters, and everyone who believed in this game and us, thank you so much.
For a tiny studio like ours, this is a huge milestone.
To all the supporters, backers, wishlisters, and everyone who believed in this game and us, thank you so much.
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Fuckony Fuck
(As applied to first and last names - has a certain ring to it).
(As applied to first and last names - has a certain ring to it).
??? Oookay. Let's try.
Hmm. Can't really go by initials here. So...
Fuckré!
Hmm. Can't really go by initials here. So...
Fuckré!
September 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Fuckony Fuck
(As applied to first and last names - has a certain ring to it).
(As applied to first and last names - has a certain ring to it).
With winter fast approaching (well, in this hemisphere anyway), time to look at a gloomy horror novel.
What Moves the Dead - Martin Stellinga
What moves the Dead is a horror novel by T. Kingfisher. It's a retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe.
martinstellinga.com
September 25, 2026 at 10:09 AM
With winter fast approaching (well, in this hemisphere anyway), time to look at a gloomy horror novel.
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Say what you like about Palpatine, but at least he made the speeders run on time.
He didn't vote for Amidala because she and his step-brother stole a protocol droid when they left. A droid he had to buy back from Jawas 20 years later.
September 25, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Say what you like about Palpatine, but at least he made the speeders run on time.
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Pals I see you sharing links to London Daily & need you to know it's AI bullshit. The Louise Michel is real, Banksy really funded it, but that started in 2020 & the LD link people are sharing is timestamped to today but written as if it's 2020 & elides all the actual journalism about it.
September 24, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Pals I see you sharing links to London Daily & need you to know it's AI bullshit. The Louise Michel is real, Banksy really funded it, but that started in 2020 & the LD link people are sharing is timestamped to today but written as if it's 2020 & elides all the actual journalism about it.
Lost opportunity here.
Instead of trying to rebrand "Artificial Intelligence" to "Super Intelligence", he could have gone for "American Intelligence".
Or is that a too on-the-nose link between the failings of AI and those of the US education system?
Instead of trying to rebrand "Artificial Intelligence" to "Super Intelligence", he could have gone for "American Intelligence".
Or is that a too on-the-nose link between the failings of AI and those of the US education system?
Trump says US Justice Department could rein in AI companies if needed
President Donald Trump reiterated his opposition to new regulations on AI technology, telling global leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that US law enforcement agencies would rein in the...
www.reuters.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Lost opportunity here.
Instead of trying to rebrand "Artificial Intelligence" to "Super Intelligence", he could have gone for "American Intelligence".
Or is that a too on-the-nose link between the failings of AI and those of the US education system?
Instead of trying to rebrand "Artificial Intelligence" to "Super Intelligence", he could have gone for "American Intelligence".
Or is that a too on-the-nose link between the failings of AI and those of the US education system?
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Nighthawks! It's out! Please buy and like it! That is the best marketing slogan my tired brain can come up with right now! store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
Save 10% on Nighthawks on Steam
The secret is out. Vampires have been exposed to the world… and you’re one of them. Seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, ...
store.steampowered.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Nighthawks! It's out! Please buy and like it! That is the best marketing slogan my tired brain can come up with right now! store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
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Welcome to the world of Tanya Gomelskaya. Her creations meet in the flux between traditional paintings and sculpture, forcing second glances - which artwork speaks to you the most?
#beautifulbizarre #art #mixedmediaart #surrealart #darkart #darksurrealism
#beautifulbizarre #art #mixedmediaart #surrealart #darkart #darksurrealism
September 22, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Welcome to the world of Tanya Gomelskaya. Her creations meet in the flux between traditional paintings and sculpture, forcing second glances - which artwork speaks to you the most?
#beautifulbizarre #art #mixedmediaart #surrealart #darkart #darksurrealism
#beautifulbizarre #art #mixedmediaart #surrealart #darkart #darksurrealism
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9/10 from youtu.be/t6jysJHrJvc?...
Nighthawks Review - The BEST RPG of the Year?
YouTube video by Play Save Repeat
youtu.be
September 22, 2026 at 4:38 AM
9/10 from youtu.be/t6jysJHrJvc?...
Let's talk about the world treating AI like a sentient pet and why we shouldn't.
Anthropomorphism and the Hugging Face incident - Martin Stellinga
A badly configured security suite hacked a third party system. Or, you know, a near-sentient AI broke its chains. It’s just how you frame it.
martinstellinga.com
September 18, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Let's talk about the world treating AI like a sentient pet and why we shouldn't.
This. I've been publishing a blog post a week for 10+ years, which adds up to countless hours of work.
And they just stole it. No permission, no thank you. Just DDOS-ed my website.
Every time one of my bosses at my day job praises how great AI is, I feel angry and victimised.
And they just stole it. No permission, no thank you. Just DDOS-ed my website.
Every time one of my bosses at my day job praises how great AI is, I feel angry and victimised.
Do you know how it felt to open a writing app that claimed to analyze your writing for optimization and discover that my books were inside its system? I had never spoken to these people. they hadn't asked for a license or permission or *anything.* and that all the big AI companies had done it too?
“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.”
September 18, 2026 at 5:42 AM
This. I've been publishing a blog post a week for 10+ years, which adds up to countless hours of work.
And they just stole it. No permission, no thank you. Just DDOS-ed my website.
Every time one of my bosses at my day job praises how great AI is, I feel angry and victimised.
And they just stole it. No permission, no thank you. Just DDOS-ed my website.
Every time one of my bosses at my day job praises how great AI is, I feel angry and victimised.
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So they're rebooting Baywatch but not Baywatch *Nights*?! Ugh! Give the people what they want already! Which is washed-up lifeguards hunting aliens, sea monsters, vampires, demons, and, erm, 900 year old Vikings?! Here's the intro in case you think I'm making this up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Jx...
Baywatch Nights - Season 2 - Intro
YouTube video by BaywatchDK
www.youtube.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:47 AM
So they're rebooting Baywatch but not Baywatch *Nights*?! Ugh! Give the people what they want already! Which is washed-up lifeguards hunting aliens, sea monsters, vampires, demons, and, erm, 900 year old Vikings?! Here's the intro in case you think I'm making this up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Jx...
From the article "Behind the admonishments to never outsource one’s writing is a naive implication that inside everyone rests a hidden Hemingway."
No, there is a non-naive implication that we shouldn't sacrifice all future Hemingways so everybody can stop learning how to communicate properly.
No, there is a non-naive implication that we shouldn't sacrifice all future Hemingways so everybody can stop learning how to communicate properly.
This article wasn’t written by an AI. So what if it had been!
It’s great that bots can help poor writers say what they want to for a fraction of the cost of a ghostwriter, argues Ryan Jacobs
www.economist.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:58 AM
From the article "Behind the admonishments to never outsource one’s writing is a naive implication that inside everyone rests a hidden Hemingway."
No, there is a non-naive implication that we shouldn't sacrifice all future Hemingways so everybody can stop learning how to communicate properly.
No, there is a non-naive implication that we shouldn't sacrifice all future Hemingways so everybody can stop learning how to communicate properly.
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Haven't posted my painting in a sec, here's some Guard heavy artillery
September 15, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Haven't posted my painting in a sec, here's some Guard heavy artillery
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The "Adults Only" ranking has been removed from Nighthawks!
Everything is set for launch on the 22nd!
Phew. What a roller coaster. Thank you everyone for your amazing support while we got this sorted.
If you weren't able to wishlist before, now you can!
store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
Everything is set for launch on the 22nd!
Phew. What a roller coaster. Thank you everyone for your amazing support while we got this sorted.
If you weren't able to wishlist before, now you can!
store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
September 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
The "Adults Only" ranking has been removed from Nighthawks!
Everything is set for launch on the 22nd!
Phew. What a roller coaster. Thank you everyone for your amazing support while we got this sorted.
If you weren't able to wishlist before, now you can!
store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
Everything is set for launch on the 22nd!
Phew. What a roller coaster. Thank you everyone for your amazing support while we got this sorted.
If you weren't able to wishlist before, now you can!
store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
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Love this because it's completely information-free. "The impact of AI will range between nothing and a whole lot!" Geez, man, I could have told you that.
New from us:
Anthropic just published scenarios for AI’s possible economic impacts, which range from minimal, to explosive GDP growth of 15% by 2030 as knowledge-worker unemployment hits 18%.
I sat down with their co-founder Jack Clark to pick his brains on how they’re thinking about all of this.
Anthropic just published scenarios for AI’s possible economic impacts, which range from minimal, to explosive GDP growth of 15% by 2030 as knowledge-worker unemployment hits 18%.
I sat down with their co-founder Jack Clark to pick his brains on how they’re thinking about all of this.
September 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Love this because it's completely information-free. "The impact of AI will range between nothing and a whole lot!" Geez, man, I could have told you that.
Microsoft Edge has been sitting on my game PC unused for ages. It didn’t bother me, so I left it.
But recently it started nagging me on startup with updates, so uninstall!
The moral of the story: don’t make your software nag (yes, Adobe, that includes your crap that I unfortunately still need)
But recently it started nagging me on startup with updates, so uninstall!
The moral of the story: don’t make your software nag (yes, Adobe, that includes your crap that I unfortunately still need)
September 13, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Microsoft Edge has been sitting on my game PC unused for ages. It didn’t bother me, so I left it.
But recently it started nagging me on startup with updates, so uninstall!
The moral of the story: don’t make your software nag (yes, Adobe, that includes your crap that I unfortunately still need)
But recently it started nagging me on startup with updates, so uninstall!
The moral of the story: don’t make your software nag (yes, Adobe, that includes your crap that I unfortunately still need)
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We are aware that Steam has classified Nighthawks as an adult game and has excluded it from searches (and delisted it entirely in certain countries). We are working on it. Valve is under the impression that this game is way sexier than it actually is.
September 13, 2026 at 9:46 AM
We are aware that Steam has classified Nighthawks as an adult game and has excluded it from searches (and delisted it entirely in certain countries). We are working on it. Valve is under the impression that this game is way sexier than it actually is.
This is the true danger of AI hacking.
And I’d say it’s very very bad: big tech stuffed all that vulnerable crap into surveillance devices in our houses.
The next Hugging Face incident is a stalker using ChatGPT to hack some poor woman’s smart tv camera.
And I’d say it’s very very bad: big tech stuffed all that vulnerable crap into surveillance devices in our houses.
The next Hugging Face incident is a stalker using ChatGPT to hack some poor woman’s smart tv camera.
The hacking tools the chatbot companies are developing stand to carry on this very stupid tradition. It *is* scary, but not because the chatbots are waking up. It's scary because the world's IT systems are indifferently created and poorly maintained and riddled with vulnerabilities:
xkcd.com/2347/
xkcd.com/2347/
Dependency
xkcd.com
September 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
This is the true danger of AI hacking.
And I’d say it’s very very bad: big tech stuffed all that vulnerable crap into surveillance devices in our houses.
The next Hugging Face incident is a stalker using ChatGPT to hack some poor woman’s smart tv camera.
And I’d say it’s very very bad: big tech stuffed all that vulnerable crap into surveillance devices in our houses.
The next Hugging Face incident is a stalker using ChatGPT to hack some poor woman’s smart tv camera.