iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 27/09/2026

Found this 20+ year old low-ish poly 3D model of an A-Wing during digital cleanup. This one never got as far a the N1 Starfighter I modded into Battlefield 1942. The program I used back then was MilkShape 3D, which somehow still works!

3D modeling program MilkShape 3D with front, left, and top wireframe views and a 3D view of an A-Wing in the lower right.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 26/09/2026

Block this dingus and don't use his "people who post AI" list, which includes genuine anti-AI folks.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 25/09/2026

Instead of a birthday card for a friend, I printed out some shots I took of their car as some physical keepsakes.

A set of five printed photos, all from different detail shots of distinctive parts of a modern Mini Cooper S, like the tail light, exhaust, wheels, and start button in the dash.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 18/09/2026

Sure, I'm shaking in my boots for the AI to end us all when it can't even recognize the English language.

An email from Disney+, written in English, with a prompt from Google Translate above it stating: It looks like this message is in Dutch, with a link to Translate to English.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 09/09/2026

This chill lil' guy was bug hunting in our garden at night.

A brown toad with some lighter, orangy, lines. It's seen from the side, sitting on top of some wood in a larger pile of offcuts. It has chubby arms and legs, and the arm facing us has a paw gripping the wood.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 22/07/2026

When the wax job pays off ✨

A spoiler on the back of a red car, covered in small beady droplets on the surface.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 11/07/2026

The Game Boy is a fun LEGO set to build. Very clever design with lots of fun details, and only stickers where it makes sense (the cartridge labels).

A partially assembled LEGO Game Boy model. Next to it a pile of different bricks waits to join the model. A LEGO cartridge with a Super Mario Land label sits on a stand on the left.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 29/06/2026

This graceful lady (Tettigonia viridissima, or great green bush-cricket) found her way in the house today and allowed me to take some glamour shots before escorting her safely back into the garden. Shot on Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk III, with Olympus 60mm f2.8 macro.

A large green grasshopper seen from the front as she looks over a white ledge. Her head is in focus while the rest is softly out of focus.

A large green grasshopper seen from the front left, as she crawls carefully over a white ledge. Her head is in focus while the rest is softly out of focus. She is mostly lit from behind.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 26/06/2026

Happy heat dome to all who celebrate. Obligatory thermometer (in the shade) pic included.

A close-up of the higher part of the scale on a thermometer, from about 15° to 50° Celcius where it's indicating a temperature of 40°.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 24/06/2026

Reminder for those with scars with this heat and strong sun; keep those scars protected and moisturized. Put on strong sunscreen to protect them, and use hydrating cream to keep them flexible and soft. I have a surgical scar / radiation burn combo and simple Nivea or Cetaphil creams work wonders.

A tub of Cetaphil hydrating cream with a green lid.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 23/06/2026

This looks like someone tried, and failed, a real-life RV There Yet? run...

An RV on a raised wooden pathway in a national park. It broke through on the right side leaving it stuck at an angle with a comical trail of broken planks behind it.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 17/06/2026

Venus and Luna (Handheld, 60mm, #Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk III)

Against a dark blue sky with dark bands of clouds we see a sliver of the crescent moon with the planet Venus shining above it.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 11/06/2026

To get it out of my system (also happy pride): Twink's Awakening

From the Ocarina of Time reveal, we see a young Link, semi-photorealistic, as he sleeps on some rough bedding with a glowing hand. He's blonde, with pointy ears, and wears a short tunic.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 04/06/2026

I'm an uncoordinated leftist, I mean lefty, so it's a mess that sometimes changes mid-word.

My handwriting in forest green ink on a white piece of paper reading: My scribbles are a total mess!!

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 23/05/2026

You know the joy of recreating and driving a car you own(ed) in a game? Being able to make characters look like you can spark similar joy. Forza Horizon 6 does well, with hearing aids and prosthetics. But when it comes to faces, like most games, the choice is limited and purely symmetrical.

Design and Paints menu in Forza Horizon 6, showing a 1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four, pained in grey and with the sporty bumper, hood, and spoiler removed to make it look like the base model. It is a long 2 door car, with wide wheel arches and 4 distinctive round headlights and a wide opening in the front bumper.

Amplifications selection in the character creator in Forza Horizon 6, showing many different types and colors of hearing aids.

Prosthetics selection in the character creator in Forza Horizon 6, showing different types of arm and leg prosthetics.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 14/05/2026

Today's 3D design and print: a small bracket to hold the 2.4G dongle for the mouse I'm reviewing.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 30/04/2026

The playground today, helping wire in some additional lights on not-my-car. These newfangled cars have absolutely zero space to do anything, as evidenced by my arms which are so scratched up like I stuck them in a nest of angry cat-bee hybrids.

A 2014 Mini Cooper S with 2 extra high beams on the front bumper. The hood is up and some trim panels are removed around the engine bay.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 18/04/2026

Tiny dashes of color, and a small leggy friend.

A cluster of small light purple flowers, bell-shaped with the tips of the petals curling open. A tiny spider is hiding between some of the flowers. Only some of the flowers are in focus, with both the foreground and background fading out of focus.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 02/04/2026

Ditto is down with the 'tism (ie. masking to survive)

Ditto transformed into a cutesy form of Dragonite, but with the bland facial expression that is natural for Ditto. They are next to a happy looking Dragonite at a pond surrounded by grass on a floating island with other islands visible in the distance.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 31/03/2026

Random find while going through some old files, renders of a N1 starfighter from Star Wars that I modelled and modded into Battlefield 1942 (it needed the Secret Weapons of WWII expansion). Probably made in 2004 with Milkshape, and textured with 3DS Max (probably the source of the renders).

Three views of a sleek spaceship, which looks vaguely like a slender stingray with short wings tipped with rocket engines. The bottom and front of the vehicle is white / silver, while the rest is yellow. It has one larger hole below the nose, and two smaller ones above it for it's weapons. Behind the cockpit the dome of a R2 unit is visible.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 26/03/2026

The zoomy car can technically go out on the road again. But with the icky weather and even more icky gas prices it might get an extra 5 minutes of sleep...

Interior view of an 1987 Toyota MR2, with a typical 80's angular aesthetic and a nice 3-spoke steering wheel that fits new and classic cars equally well.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 13/03/2026

No idea how common or rare Suicune is in Pokopia, but they live in my town now. (I found them on a Dream Island)

An in-game selfie from Pokopia, showing the Ditto-as-a-trainer in the foreground wearing a pink hoodie. Behind them is the legendary Suicune, a blue-purple four-legged Pokémon with a large blue crest on their head. Both are in a room with crystal and ice walls.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 25/02/2026

Sneak peak of what's to come next month on @caniplaythat.com 👀 If you happen to have questions feel free to let me know, so I can cover those in my review(s).

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 22/02/2026

Slowly getting rid of the cold that bugged me for a few days, still put in a bit of work on @caniplaythat.com: moved the share on Bluesky link to after the content. Less clutter for keyboard navigation, and we like people reading before sharing. It's joined by other links as there is now more room.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 21/02/2026

A perfect example of one of the many ways the Micro Four Thirds system is a very accessible camera ecosystem. Considered one of the best lenses, this only weighs 116 g (4.1 oz). Compact and light means it's much easier to handle for people with limited mobility or stength.

A small camera lens held between my thumb and index finger. It's a black barrel with a slightly flared base. A silver / blue decorative ring is at the front, above the ribbed focus ring. Text below it shows the details about the lens: Olympus Digital 45mm 1:1.8 MSC. On the base text is printed showing the focus range: 0.5m / 1.64 ft - infinity.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 15/02/2026

Created a double controller holder that attaches to my PC case (Cooler Master Qube), helps keep them within reach without cluttering the desk. The model is an easy 3D print. A single one is enough to hold the controllers, but two make it more secure. www.printables.com/model/160232...

An Xbox and DualSense controller rest on a pair of yellow 3D printed cradles, attached to the mint green front panel of a PC case with many holes designed to hold attachments.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 28/01/2026

Treated myself to something physical in a world where too much digital is fake. Photography will also be the topic of an upcoming Unplugged article, detailing how modern cameras make photography a more accessible (not necessarily affordable) hobby.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 28/01/2026

The nonsense that finds itself in my mailbox is amazing. This person came in claiming Can I Play That is inaccessible, because it doesn't have certain features (which it has), all because we don't have "icons" (an accessibility overlay) 🙃 Give a generous explanation, get more nonsense back...

Every website that wants to be trully accessible has big clear Icons so even not tech savy people find it clear. U know that user experience is actually the most important thing on site, *especialy * for disabled people. But like what ever right? :)

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 22/01/2026

All accessibility features return in Forza Horizon 6, and Customizable High Contrast Mode is added as well as proximity radar and auto drive.

The game world in Forza Horizon 6, with the world desaturated while the player car is fully red, the road is blue, and other players' cars outlined in orange. Trees on the side of the road are highlighted in green.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 14/01/2026

Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers

An eyestrain inducing violently colorful screenshot of a side scrolling 2D platformer featuring a troll with long purple hair in a level made out of candy canes, gumballs, and lollypops.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 05/01/2026

It might've been snowing in my area.

Several trees with many thinner branches. The greenish hue of the bark is only just visible in some places as the trees are almost completely coated in a layer of snow.

Looking up at a tree with several thick branches. The greenish hue of the rough bark is visible on the left side of the trunk and the undersides of the branches. Most of the tree is covered in a layer of snow. The sky is completely white.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 30/12/2025

Today's quick project, a knitting fork (or lucet) for my mom. She showed me a few pictures and I whipped up this design for her to try out. I know there's probably loads of models to find, but where's the fun in that? Just a quick vector drawing, some refining of the extruded model, and a 3D print.

A yellow 3D printed fork with two prongs curving out at the tips. At the top of the handle, under the prongs, a larger round hole is present, and a smaller one at the bottom.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 24/12/2025

Cookies have been achieved 🍪 Went for 32 instead of 24, making them a more manageable size for both the oven and the eating.

A batch of 16 scrumptious cookies on a wooden tray.

Two more batches of 8 scrumptious cookies each, on two oven trays.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 24/12/2025

Christmas cookies incoming 🍪🎄

A white KitchenAid stand mixer going ham on some cookie dough.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 13/12/2025

When your first print of your first prototype is nearly perfect... I'm designing and making this simple fidget toy as a Christmas present for my nieces. I'll also share the STL file when it's done.

My hand holding a wide 3D-printed ring with a mechanical keyboard switch integrated on one side. The ring is pastel-yellow, and a pastel-green keycap is attached to the switch.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 07/12/2025

Started building a little crimmus build I got last week. Spreading it out over two short sessions because it's just fun to make the process last a bit longer even with small sets like these.

The box of Lego set 40746, Santa's Delivery Truck. It's an old-timey christmas-themed delivery truck with an elf minifigure, a Christmas tree, and gifts.

The opened box, with 5 numbered plastic bags, a long 2 stud wide bar, a sticker sheet, and the booklet (mostly out of view).

The elf minifig on the partially built truck. The minifigure has half-length legs, a green elf torso, and a face with glasses and a grey moustache. The hat is green and pointy, and has yellow pointy ears attached to it.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 05/12/2025

Just a few shots of my trip to a Christmas market in Germany (Oberhausen to be specific) last Saturday. It's always a good time, but Essen remains undefeated if you're looking for a great city and Christmas market in that part of Germany.

A Tim Burton like roof of a stall at a Christmas market, with windows at odd angles and a steeple that looks bent like a witch's hat.

Looking up at the curved roof spanning a gallery in a shopping mall. Large Christmas decorations and lights hang from the roof.

On a table shared with others is a plate with a semi-eaten bun with cheese next to a bread basket and a cappuccino.

Several cups of glühwein and hot cocoa in red mugs. One of the hot cocoa mugs is topped with whipped cream.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 29/11/2025

I found Lego's little bag of Braille Bricks in Germany today. For just €4 I obviously couldn't not buy one.

A small plastic bag of Lego Braille Bricks. The R and one of the Ls on the package is substituted by their braille equivalent and the entire product name is repeated in braille (though sadly not tactile).

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 26/11/2025

The boi, he is clean once more. Also took a knife to the deposits on the glass which makes a huge difference in how clean the tank looks.

A red eared slider turtle under water looking towards the camera. He has his front paws tucked in, and his back legs stretched out, with his tail pointing down.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 20/11/2025

Local miscreant spotted taking the wheels off a dinky toy. (me swapping to winter wheels, and currently sore because that's the toll we pay with bodies that sometimes do, and often don't)

Viewed from a security cam; me sitting on one knee taking off the rear wheel on a small red car. Another wheel is on the floor.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 09/11/2025

Gave my tiny backpack of a car a smol, relatively cheap, but noticeable audio upgrade. These speakers give a much fuller and more clear sound than the default paper cones.

Two boxes of Pioneer speaker sets, one has 10cm speakers (TS-G1030F), the other 17cm (TS-G1730F).

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 04/11/2025

One of the most casually insulting things LinkedIn does is implying CEOs are somehow inherently intelligent. Compare me with the weird nerd in the mailroom whose work benefits a company more.

Partial screenshot of the result of the Zip puzzle game on LinkedIn, showing a brain wearing glasses and carrying a suitcase. Text below it reads: Smarter than 99% of CEOs

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 12/10/2025

QRT with a game released in the year you were born. Pew pew!

Box art of the Nintendo game Duck Hunt for the NES. It features a pixelated flying duck with an explosion close to it. A light gun icon is shown below.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 21/09/2025

Really appreciate the Lego bags being paper instead of plastic. Also with a perforated line to easily tear open — no more exploding bags spraying parts everywhere.

Bags, booklet, stickers, and some other parts of a Lego set of the pink Honda S2000 from The Fast and the Furious. The bags are paper, and have a perforated tear off strip.

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