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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

9. Here’s the cover reveal again. Now you can buy it here: payhip.com/FutureUpbeat...

Cover of my novel THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY. Do you think it rocks?

Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

8. Now here’s the cover reveal. So either go to my substack and start reading it here: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

4. Cover reveal: this one’s alright, but too human-centric:

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

3. Cover reveal: this is not the cover of THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY, because it’s a cliché wall of what many people think is ‘alien’:

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

2. Cover reveal: this is not the cover of THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY (even if it’s quite nice):

Probably some kind of AI art which, this time, isn't that bad.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

1. Cover reveal: this is not the cover of THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY (although it’s almost topical):

A cover reveal that is not actually the cover reveal.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Just to remind you that I told you so: jetse.substack.com/p/i-told-you... #consciousness #interference #emergence #science

Painting of an eye looking through a crack in a wall that’s been painted as a clouded sky—art by Bruno Mendez

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I told you so, part 2: about how consciousness arises. jetse.substack.com/p/i-told-you... #consciousness #interference #emergence #science

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just to tell you I told you so: jetse.substack.com/p/no-superin... #AI #superintelligence #LLM #consciousness

Artistic rendering of 50/50 human/AI intelligence

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Maybe the most METAL attitude ever: jetse.substack.com/p/voyager-01... #metal #heavymetal #live #music #livemusic #Voyager

Picture of Australian band Voyager playing live at 013 in Tilburg.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

666 may be the number of the beast, but 11 is the number of the fool. Check out my crazy eleventh solar eclipse: jetse.substack.com/p/travel-blo... #solareclipse #eclipse #totality #Spain #travel

Picture of the total solar eclipse of 12 August in Spain.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Eleven is called the fool’s number in The Netherlands, and indeed my eleventh total solar eclipse might be the craziest ever: jetse.substack.com/p/travel-blo... #solareclipse #eclipse #totality #Spain #travel

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A part of King Crimson lives on as BEAT: jetse.substack.com/p/beat-013-t... #progrock #kingcrimson #BEAT #livemusic #gig #review

Picture of Tony Levin rehearsing on stage at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam before the King Crimson show.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I’m back from Spain where I witnessed the total solar eclipse. First post about that here: jetse.substack.com/p/travel-blo... #eclipse #solareclipse #totality #Spain #travel

Picture of the cathedral of Burgos, Spain.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Check out my piece “A Requiem for Home Sapiens”: jetse.substack.com/p/a-requiem-... #AI #satire

Sculpture “Requiem 1” by Jan Keustermans

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

A quick recap on my short stay in Mexico City, where two important events collided . . . 🎤🎼🎸— ⚽️⚽️⚽️ jetse.substack.com/p/travel-blo... #travel #MexicoCity

Mural in Mexico City depicting a mother and a daughter playing a flute.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Will this finally reveal who the replicant is? Only one way to find out . . . jetse.substack.com/p/who-is-the... #AI #consciousness #replicant #sciencefiction #shortstory

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Rush @ Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City. Should you get a ticket for one of the remaining show? Read and decide for yourself! jetse.substack.com/p/rush-palac... #RUSH #hardrock #Live #MexicoCity

Canvas at the beginning of the Rush shows in Mexico City.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

There is chaos, there is mayhem, and there is Motörhead. Motörhead wins every time: jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-... #best #live #metal #album

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Drop someone with LONG HAIR There you go:

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

To witch hunt, or not to witch hunt? You decide: jetse.substack.com/p/panic-and-... #AIslop #writing #writingcommunity #witchhunt

The ‘Witch Hunt’ picture of RUSH’s Moving Pictures cover being moved.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

If you’re afraid of strange dreams, seemingly intractable processes and unexpected consequences, better skip this: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-... #dreams #subconscious #consciousness #language

Artistic interpretation of an exposed mind topped by the text: “The Three reflectors of Consensual Reality—Part 19”.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The hard rock gods have alwqys been down to earth: jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-... #best #hardrock #heavymetal #live #albums #RUSH

Part of the cover of Rush’s “Exit . . . Stage Left” with the text “Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Live Albums—top 10, Number 7”.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Will the EU and the UK become friends again? Well, maybe: jetse.substack.com/p/the-last-o... #nearfuture #sciencefiction #shortstory #jamesbond #satire

Picture of the Thames House entrance in London with the text “The Last of the Bondicants.” superimposed.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

We’re not in Kansas anymore? No, Dorothy, we still are in KANSAS: jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-... #best #hardrock #heavymetal #live #albums

Cover of King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Kansas with the text “Best Hard Rock/ Heavy Metal Live Albums—Top 10, Number 8” superimposed.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

So an appreciation for Thin Lizzy gets 16 x less views than one for Midnight Oil? The ways of the internet are weird. So check out Best HR/HM live albums, part 9: jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-... #thinlizzy #best #hardrock #heavymetal #live #album

Cover of Thin Lizzy’s Life/Live album with the text “BEST HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL LIVE ALBUMS—TOP 10, NUMBER 9” superimposed on it.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Young astronomer Emuqtu climbs the ladder after correctly predicting a total solar ecipse, becoming High Priestess of Babylon. Liberty, equality, sisterhood—she wants it all. Will King Nebuchadnezzar let her? #PosterPit #Q #F #HF

Imaginary movie poster for DIVINE DENOUEMENTS AND CELESTIAL SILHOUETTES, coming to the theater of your imagination!

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I’ve been busy and pretty much offline this week. Anyway, here’s part 15 of my most ambitious novel so far: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-... #consciousness #sciencefiction #novel #SpaceOpera #hardSF #ambitious

Artist impression of a spacecraft passing in front of Jupiter.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The previous post was the closing post on the my essay about the working of consciousness, this one’s foreshadowing the alien variety: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-... #alien #consciousness #sciencefiction #firstcontact

Art impression of an alien by aliens (AI).

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Advantage of planning posts in advance: they get posted. Disadvantage when I’m too busy: I can’t announce them. So here’s a two-for-one, part 1: jetse.substack.com/p/consciousn... #consciousness #sciencefiction #essay #survival

Psychedelic picture inducing non-existent movement topped by “Consciousness as a Survival Mechanism sans pareil—Part 4” which is the last part of my essay about consciousness.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Can you scream for me, BlueSky? Scream in Blue! jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-... #best #live #metal #albums #top10

The text “Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal live albums, top 10—Number 10” superposed in bright yellow on the “Scream in Blue” live album of Midnight Oil.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The bad news: the end times are coming. The good news: they will last forever. All hail Infinite Slop: jetse.substack.com/p/infinite-s... #AI #slop #AIslop #Infinity #satire

AI-generated picture of a giant slimy monster representing infinite slop

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The novel is done, but there are still more stories to be told: jetse.substack.com/p/the-last-o... #sciencefiction #nearfuture #optimistic #shortstory

Picture of lightning striking Thames House (or its neighbourhood) in London.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

How can consciousness arise? Here’s some SF speculation on that: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-... #sciencefiction #consciousness #emergence

Picture of a woman whose brain is open topped with the title of my substack piece called: “The Three Reflectors of Consensual Reality—Part 14”.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Third part of my accompanying essay “Consciousness as a Survival Mechanism sans pareil” went live yesterday (I’ve been busy): jetse.substack.com/p/consciousn... #consciousness #essay #philosophy

Title of my post “Consciousness as a Survival Mechanism sans pareil” on top of a pill bottle promising ‘Qualia’.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Busy setting up new computing equipment yesterday, so had no time to announce this. Anyway: Best Metal Live Albums, Honourable Mentions Part 6 (after this, the top 10): 🤘🎤🎼🎸🤘 jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-... #Best #Live #Metal #Album #heavymetal

Cover of “Tribute” by Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads with the title “Best Hard rock/Heavy Metal Albums—Honourable Mentions, Part 6 (for those who died)” superimposed.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The end is here. Not of the world, but of my novel The Replicant, the Mole & the Impostor: jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic... #optimistic #nearfuture #sciencefiction #novel #refugeeswelcome

Cover of my novel “The Replicant, the Mole & the Impostor” with Part 50 superimposed in yellow.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

5. Thus, Can AI detect if something is written by AI? Here’s my experience: jetse.substack.com/p/ai-detecti... #AI #slop #detection #writing #publishing

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

My thoughts on the Shy Girl controversy and AI-generated prose in general, part 1: Can AI detect the real thing? jetse.substack.com/p/ai-detecto... #AI #slop #writing #publishing

Cover of Moby Dick by Herman Melville topped by the title of my Substack post.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I’ve been under the weather and offline this week, so far. So in case you missed it: jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic... #nearfuture #optimistic #sciencefiction #novel #upbeat #refugeeswelcome

A lot of text about my novel “The Replicant, the Mole & the Impostor.”

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I wanted to return from the Psychonaut gig in Nijmegen in time to launch social media posts about part 12 of the serialisation of my novel. I met a lot of friends in the venue & we partied until 3 O’Clock. So shoot me, here’s the link: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-... #spaceopera #consciousness

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Everything you wanted to know about consciousness but were afraid to ask, Part 1: jetse.substack.com/p/consciousn... #consciousness #evolution #survival

The text "Consciousness as a Survival Mechanism sans pareil" superimposed over the book cover of PHilip K. Dick's "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch".

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I didn’t plan it, but it is apropriate that Thin Lizzy is featured in this post just one day after St. Patrick’s Day: 🎸🤘🤘🤘🎤 jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-... #best #metal #live #album #lizzy #kiss #ireland

The text "Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal live albums--honourable mentions, part 4" superimposed over the cover of Kiss Alive 1.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Part 48 as we go through one of the longest epilogues in the history of novelkind . . . 🧐 jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic... #nearfuture #optimistic #sciencefiction #novel #upbeat

Glimpse of the cover of my novel “The Replicant, the Mole & the Impostor”

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Wayback machine to my first novel. First part here: jetse.substack.com/p/forever-cu... #sciencefiction #spaceopera #serialisation

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Underway to a culmination that will speculate about how consciousness arises in the human brain (starting next week, these things need and take time): jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-... #spaceopera #sciencefiction #novel #hardSF #consciousness

Title of my novel “The Three Reflectors of Consensual reality” superposed over a spacecraft flying past Jupiter.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

And the metal machine marches on. If the honourable mentions are already METAL, then what those in the top 10? Stay tuned . . . 🤘 jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-... #best #live #heavymetal #album #rocknroll

Cover of AC/DC album “If You Want Blood”.

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