Ernst-Jan van Melle
@ejvanmelle.bsky.social
Artist, miniature botherer, film and game dilettante
https://ejvanmelle.com/
https://ejvanmelle.com/
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ENEMIES FROM VENUS! (~1965) (Surviving clip)
YouTube video by Ernst-Jan van Melle
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My animated short and #GerryAnderson #Supermarionation homage, ENEMIES FROM VENUS: youtu.be/ME7SVM7bwKU?... #animation #3danimation #scifi
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this is literally the critique of crypto that was offered when it was launched, so please, fuck off into the sun
"We've basically funded an elite global pedophile ring since 2015. I feel sick."
Crypto Bros Nauseated After Realizing Bitcoin Itself Was Funded by Jeffrey Epstein
The crypto community is reeling from the discovery that Epstein was a huge backer of early Bitcoin efforts.
trib.al
February 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
this is literally the critique of crypto that was offered when it was launched, so please, fuck off into the sun
Another batch, from last weekend. Barbarian, demoness, blowdart lizard, another barbarian, maggot lady. #tabletop #miniaturepainting
February 4, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Another batch, from last weekend. Barbarian, demoness, blowdart lizard, another barbarian, maggot lady. #tabletop #miniaturepainting
I'll make sure I do!
February 4, 2026 at 10:08 AM
I'll make sure I do!
I would watch all 42 episodes of Dilithium Sentai Enterprisegers, including the interminable mid-season slump that focuses mainly on the insufferable Tribble sidekick having increasingly inconsequential detour adventures
February 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM
I would watch all 42 episodes of Dilithium Sentai Enterprisegers, including the interminable mid-season slump that focuses mainly on the insufferable Tribble sidekick having increasingly inconsequential detour adventures
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holy shit
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 6:52 PM
holy shit
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In honour of Melania, here's a reminder that the thing Kane is applauding in this popular gif isn't good. It's very bad! It's his wife singing poorly in an opera he paid for.
a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is standing in front of a crowd .
Alt: Orson Welles as Kane in evening dress, applauding too hard to hide his humiliation.
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:17 PM
In honour of Melania, here's a reminder that the thing Kane is applauding in this popular gif isn't good. It's very bad! It's his wife singing poorly in an opera he paid for.
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Adobe announced it's killing off Animate (formerly Flash), abandoning millions of artists who depend on the software while continuing its push into AI-heavy toolsets.
www.cartoonbrew.com/tools/adobe-...
www.cartoonbrew.com/tools/adobe-...
Adobe Ends Animate, Abandoning Millions Of Artists Amid AI Push
The sudden shutdown ends decades of workflows, jeopardizes active productions, and deepens fears that AI-first strategies are steering the industry.
www.cartoonbrew.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Adobe announced it's killing off Animate (formerly Flash), abandoning millions of artists who depend on the software while continuing its push into AI-heavy toolsets.
www.cartoonbrew.com/tools/adobe-...
www.cartoonbrew.com/tools/adobe-...
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The Epstein files reveal what powerful people see in video games: profit, coercion, and control
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epstei...
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epstei...
February 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The Epstein files reveal what powerful people see in video games: profit, coercion, and control
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epstei...
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epstei...
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I just can’t get over the wholesale abandonment of all standards in this fucking industry. Literally anything flies as long as it inflates a bubble
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 12:05 PM
I just can’t get over the wholesale abandonment of all standards in this fucking industry. Literally anything flies as long as it inflates a bubble
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Oh, that's amazing!
February 3, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Oh, that's amazing!
I deeply love that period and style of filmmaking so I'm so happy that came across
February 3, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I deeply love that period and style of filmmaking so I'm so happy that came across
Hope you enjoy the next one! It'll take me a year or so to make, but I'm fully invested again!
February 3, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Hope you enjoy the next one! It'll take me a year or so to make, but I'm fully invested again!
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I AM FURIOUS.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I AM FURIOUS.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
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Given that any historical Helen would be 4’ nothing and darker than me, one is forced to conclude that Charlie is offended by Lupita because his notion of ‘Western Civilization’ is largely based on sword and sandal movies he saw as a kid in the fifties
February 3, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Given that any historical Helen would be 4’ nothing and darker than me, one is forced to conclude that Charlie is offended by Lupita because his notion of ‘Western Civilization’ is largely based on sword and sandal movies he saw as a kid in the fifties
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Worth remembering that something did happen: the journalist who revealed this died from a car bomb.
remember when the panama papers came out and we found out every rich person on earth was committing tax fraud and then nothing happened
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Worth remembering that something did happen: the journalist who revealed this died from a car bomb.
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$3,000 billion dollars. the whole earth is being turned into paperclips right now for this trash people don't even want being shoved into every product that's consistently failing businesses that are trying to use it, deeply screws up and even undoes learning in ways that seem borderline irreparable
February 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
$3,000 billion dollars. the whole earth is being turned into paperclips right now for this trash people don't even want being shoved into every product that's consistently failing businesses that are trying to use it, deeply screws up and even undoes learning in ways that seem borderline irreparable
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I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
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I’m sorry but what did libertarians think that the anonymous money laundering racism coin that you could only functionally use for illicit activity was doing other than this, exactly
February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I’m sorry but what did libertarians think that the anonymous money laundering racism coin that you could only functionally use for illicit activity was doing other than this, exactly
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Whether you currently use ChatGPT or not, you can add a +1 to the list of people pledging not to, and do so WITHOUT offering up your email to help create a sellable list.
QuitGPT — OpenAI Execs are Trump's Biggest Donors
Join the movement. Delete ChatGPT. Cancel your subscription. It's time to quit.
quitgpt.org
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Whether you currently use ChatGPT or not, you can add a +1 to the list of people pledging not to, and do so WITHOUT offering up your email to help create a sellable list.
I really should have, I will once the followups done!
February 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM
I really should have, I will once the followups done!
that is an excellent idea
February 2, 2026 at 10:12 AM
that is an excellent idea
I've just resumed tinkering with the followup, so no, never stopping!
February 2, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I've just resumed tinkering with the followup, so no, never stopping!
Hey, thank you! Nice to see my little foray in VR filmmaking crop up!
February 2, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Hey, thank you! Nice to see my little foray in VR filmmaking crop up!
We've lost so much to overzealous interns!
February 2, 2026 at 10:11 AM
We've lost so much to overzealous interns!