Martin Stellinga
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Lots of negative new about climate change. To keep our spirits up: some good news.
Climate Change Upper - Martin Stellinga
Climate change sucks and the news about it too. Today, I want to look at some positive news. Because it isn’t all doom and gloom.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Lots of negative new about climate change. To keep our spirits up: some good news.
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Holy shit, that’s just actual theft.
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Holy shit, that’s just actual theft.
If you need more proof LLMs affect your critical thinking: you're in line to buy tires and don't realise it is very strange you need your license plate to buy them, and that giving Google access to your private photos and enough info to identify your family, vacation address, and car is a bad idea.
Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"
January 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
If you need more proof LLMs affect your critical thinking: you're in line to buy tires and don't realise it is very strange you need your license plate to buy them, and that giving Google access to your private photos and enough info to identify your family, vacation address, and car is a bad idea.
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Your brain is a hallucination engine. Feed it a steady diet of shit, and it will build you a shit world. So what happens when you change what you feed it? www.kameronhurley.com/were-fucked-...
"We’re Fucked" Feels Like a Profound Insight. It’s Actually a Trap. - Kameron Hurley
I recently watched a documentary about that reaffirmed many changes I made last few years to my mental outlook (I read a LOT of brain books the last few years). Brains are hallucination engines. If th...
www.kameronhurley.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Your brain is a hallucination engine. Feed it a steady diet of shit, and it will build you a shit world. So what happens when you change what you feed it? www.kameronhurley.com/were-fucked-...
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Bonus points if you nominate Sword of Avalon for best novel, just saying 🤣
Did you know that you, yes YOU, can vote in the Hugo Awards??
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
Anyone Can Vote in the Hugo Awards — And Here's How - Reactor
You — yes, you! — can nominate work and vote for the winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards!
reactormag.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Bonus points if you nominate Sword of Avalon for best novel, just saying 🤣
I installed OSX Tahoe on my Macbook last night. Turns out the Music Player app is now f*cked.
I used the volume slider a lot because it was always on screen. Guess what's now hidden behind a button?
And who wants track info _at the bottom of the screen_?
Why Apple, why?
I used the volume slider a lot because it was always on screen. Guess what's now hidden behind a button?
And who wants track info _at the bottom of the screen_?
Why Apple, why?
January 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I installed OSX Tahoe on my Macbook last night. Turns out the Music Player app is now f*cked.
I used the volume slider a lot because it was always on screen. Guess what's now hidden behind a button?
And who wants track info _at the bottom of the screen_?
Why Apple, why?
I used the volume slider a lot because it was always on screen. Guess what's now hidden behind a button?
And who wants track info _at the bottom of the screen_?
Why Apple, why?
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no
Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI https://gizmodo.com/jensen-huang-is-begging-you-to-stop-being-so-negative-about-ai-2000709335
Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI
" extremely hurtful, frankly, and I think we've done a lot of damage," he said.
gizmodo.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
no
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This, in a nutshell, is my moral case against AI. Defenders like to argue that the AI isn't storing the works because you can't point to them, but that's nonsense; Huffman coding (a ZIP file) doesn't straightforwardly have the encoded data, but it's still THERE.
archive.is/V3Uh4
archive.is/V3Uh4
archive.is
January 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
This, in a nutshell, is my moral case against AI. Defenders like to argue that the AI isn't storing the works because you can't point to them, but that's nonsense; Huffman coding (a ZIP file) doesn't straightforwardly have the encoded data, but it's still THERE.
archive.is/V3Uh4
archive.is/V3Uh4
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I just filled this out and boy do I have strong opinions about how much I do not need "AI" on my Discord experience.
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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January 10, 2026 at 4:11 AM
I just filled this out and boy do I have strong opinions about how much I do not need "AI" on my Discord experience.
We live in a strange new world these days, but there are other Strange New Worlds than this.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Martin Stellinga
Remember Captain Pike? You know, from various Star Trek franchises. Well, he has his own show. I gave it a look.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:41 AM
We live in a strange new world these days, but there are other Strange New Worlds than this.
Yeah... Disney, I don't want daily engagement or daily vertical sh!t. I pay you to watch stuff I like, when _I_ want to watch it, at my leisure, and without wading through 'engaging' garbage. Please don't enshittify that further than you already did.
Disney+ To Add Vertical Videos In Push To Boost Daily Engagement
Looking to boost daily engagement, Disney+ will add vertical videos later this year, Disney announced at its annual Tech + Date Showcase event at CES.
deadline.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Yeah... Disney, I don't want daily engagement or daily vertical sh!t. I pay you to watch stuff I like, when _I_ want to watch it, at my leisure, and without wading through 'engaging' garbage. Please don't enshittify that further than you already did.
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Right? YouTube’s hit upon one hell of a scam this time.
Using rules against gambling to censor criticism of gambling while selling gambling ads is straight up machiavellian and kafkaesque
January 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Right? YouTube’s hit upon one hell of a scam this time.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't one of the main lie/whines by Republicans "political arrests"?
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't one of the main lie/whines by Republicans "political arrests"?
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Jesus Fucking Christ.
January 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Jesus Fucking Christ.
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Remember how appalled we all were in 2022 when Russia completely unprovoked attacked Ukraine? That is what we’re doing tonight with Venezuela. We are the bad guys here. Everyone who supports this is supporting unprovoked murder. Fuck every last one of them
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Remember how appalled we all were in 2022 when Russia completely unprovoked attacked Ukraine? That is what we’re doing tonight with Venezuela. We are the bad guys here. Everyone who supports this is supporting unprovoked murder. Fuck every last one of them
I actually played this a while ago, but now's a good a time as any to review it.
Avowed review - Martin Stellinga
Avowed has been out for a while. It’s a first-person action-RPG in the world of
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January 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I actually played this a while ago, but now's a good a time as any to review it.
Since it’s officially 2026 here in the western EU: Happy New Year!
(If you’re still in 2025, happy new year from the future)
(If you’re still in 2025, happy new year from the future)
December 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Since it’s officially 2026 here in the western EU: Happy New Year!
(If you’re still in 2025, happy new year from the future)
(If you’re still in 2025, happy new year from the future)
Been working in 640x360 with Godot, so I guess that’s mine.
What’s your New Year’s resolution?
Mine is 320x224
Mine is 320x224
December 31, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Been working in 640x360 with Godot, so I guess that’s mine.
Engineered a pretty effective Lego catapult with my daughter earlier today.
December 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Engineered a pretty effective Lego catapult with my daughter earlier today.
You know what can make your life better?
Don’t use gen AI!
You’re saving the environment, helping artists, and saving your own ability for critical thinking.
Not using Gen AI is like not smoking, only easier and better for the world.
Don’t use gen AI!
You’re saving the environment, helping artists, and saving your own ability for critical thinking.
Not using Gen AI is like not smoking, only easier and better for the world.
December 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
You know what can make your life better?
Don’t use gen AI!
You’re saving the environment, helping artists, and saving your own ability for critical thinking.
Not using Gen AI is like not smoking, only easier and better for the world.
Don’t use gen AI!
You’re saving the environment, helping artists, and saving your own ability for critical thinking.
Not using Gen AI is like not smoking, only easier and better for the world.
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I don't know how many times it needs to be said that you absolutely should not let fucking "AI" anywhere near your legal contracts, either in creating them or evaluating them, but apparently it needs to be said at least one more time, so allow me to say it again, here, right now
December 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I don't know how many times it needs to be said that you absolutely should not let fucking "AI" anywhere near your legal contracts, either in creating them or evaluating them, but apparently it needs to be said at least one more time, so allow me to say it again, here, right now
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I'd believe this anecdote because I've met guys like this at conventions. People do ask (politely) about their work and they can't pitch it because what makes it special is that they are the specialest boy. They go to panels and hear queer and BIPOC writers talk about their work and think "ah ha". +
This shit is made up, actually
December 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'd believe this anecdote because I've met guys like this at conventions. People do ask (politely) about their work and they can't pitch it because what makes it special is that they are the specialest boy. They go to panels and hear queer and BIPOC writers talk about their work and think "ah ha". +
Make a Bond movie casual
Live and let live
Live and let live
Make a Bond movie casual
Casino Reasonable for the Money
Casino Reasonable for the Money
Make a Bond movie casual
Octowhateveryou'reinto
Octowhateveryou'reinto
December 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Make a Bond movie casual
Live and let live
Live and let live
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! - Martin Stellinga
On the second day of Christmas, my blogger sent to me... Some flimsy text, and a picture of a fake tree.
martinstellinga.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Merry Christmas!
The US bans ex-EU commissioner for trying to reign in Big Tech.
F*ck Big Tech and the fascist push its making alongside the US government. The EU is still a democracy. Respect that.
Like Breton himself says:
“To our American friends, censorship isn’t where you think it is."
F*ck Big Tech and the fascist push its making alongside the US government. The EU is still a democracy. Respect that.
Like Breton himself says:
“To our American friends, censorship isn’t where you think it is."
'Witch hunt': Ex-EU commissioner Breton denounces U.S. visa ban targeting 'censorship'
The former EU commissioner and four anti-disinformation campaigners were the subject of U.S. travel sanctions.
www.cnbc.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The US bans ex-EU commissioner for trying to reign in Big Tech.
F*ck Big Tech and the fascist push its making alongside the US government. The EU is still a democracy. Respect that.
Like Breton himself says:
“To our American friends, censorship isn’t where you think it is."
F*ck Big Tech and the fascist push its making alongside the US government. The EU is still a democracy. Respect that.
Like Breton himself says:
“To our American friends, censorship isn’t where you think it is."