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Maarten @lensink.fi · 07/09/2026

I get the impression everyone except Gen Z hates LLMs. Younger people have a harder time finding a job. Older people just don't like the change. The ones in the middle love how everything suddenly becomes easier. I'm generalising, of course. This is just a pattern I've noticed.

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 31/08/2026

What an extraordinary gift I received today! When the Soviet Union invaded Finland in 1939, the Finnish consul in The Hague started a fundraising campaign. For that purpose, silver spoons like these were made. It shows the Finnish pennant, and a Dutch inscription: "For the brave Finnish people"

Silver tea spoon with a Finnish pennant and an inscription on a wooden table

The handle of a silver tea spoon with a Finnish pennant and the inscription "Voor het dappere Finsche volk"

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 11/06/2026

home.lensink.fi/prosper A homemade app creating a random 3D world map. It's not much, but it's a start, and something I would not have considered building without AI. A few years ago this would've taken me months to build. Now? Two evenings. Absolute madness what's possible nowadays.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 18/05/2026

Speedrun xkcd.com/3246/

Comic. [Person 1 sitting at desk typing on laptop while Person 2 with shoulder-length hair stands behind.] PERSON 1: Aw man, speedrun.com removed my world record just because I listened to lateralus and ænima to get in the flow. PERSON 2: Oh, a copyright thing? PERSON 1: No, they don’t allow tool-assisted speedruns.

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 08/05/2026

Just fooling around with Gemini's image generator... :-J

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 19/04/2026

Five ghost battles blended in equally, with a proper metal soundtrack. Doom art 🎨

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Unholy Voices on Cue

YouTube video by Matrix

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 15/04/2026

More camera fun in Doom! :D Clearing map 1 efficiently (though not a WR) from all kinds of camera positions. I built in static camera views, linear moving, following an arc, and even a bezier curve! All vibe-coded so far, though, so I have quite some cleaning up to do if I want to expand this thing.

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Doom E1M1 Hangar cleared cinomatographically

YouTube video by Matrix

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 12/04/2026

I was playing around with DSDA-Doom and found a way to control the camera during a replay. So here is part of my Sunlust record, the end of map 24 Dying on Cue, viewed from a rotating angle. Cool stuff. :)

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Dying on Cue cinematographically

YouTube video by Matrix

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 05/04/2026

I just played Doom at 240 FPS for the first time ever. :')

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

If we examine the origins the the war on Iran, we get an inkling of a closed domain of international oligarchs, exploiting the state’s power and patriotic sentiment, while creating a world order in which the American state is much weaker. An oligarchical corridor. snyder.substack.com/p/the-oligar...

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The Oligarchical Corridor

A Source of War

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 02/03/2026

Since only Congress is allowed to declare war, should we call this a special military operation?

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 09/01/2026

-20°C in Tampere. Yes, Finland is cold, but this is a bit over the top.

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 05/12/2025

I don't want to watch the Eurovision Song Contest anymore. I don't want to watch the World Cup Football anymore. Unfettered capitalism can really ruin traditions. :'(

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 14/10/2025

Gotta love Tampere in the autumn...

Red leafs on a tree in front of illuminated Finlayson.

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 15/09/2025

lnkd.in/dBvQeJi9 I've made a GPT voting assistant for the upcoming Dutch parliamentary election. It knows the electoral programmes of all parties currently in parliament. It does tend to answer in Dutch, but you can ask it to repeat itself in your language, it will.

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 15/09/2025

lnkd.in/dBvQeJi9 Ik heb een GPT-stemwijzer voor de TK-verkiezingen gemaakt. Het kent de verkiezingsprogramma's van alle zittende partijen. Dus vraag maar raak!

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 19/07/2025

The Epstein scandal never had my interest much, but after reading this article I decided to do a more thorough investigation. Or rather, have ChatGPT do that for me. The *deep research* option is fascinating, but you need to be careful what exactly your question is. Anyway, here are my findings...

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The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out

Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 09/06/2025

Another milestone completed: Doom 1 episode 2, 100% kills & secrets, tool-assisted speedrun. Previous record was 20:06; now 16:53. Hopefully this set a new benchmark. I think improvements on this episode will be in the margin of seconds from now on.

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Episode 2: The Shores of Hell, UV-Max (TAS)

YouTube video by Matrix

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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 19/05/2025

essential context for uk/eu trade deal passed to “reset” their post-brexit relationship

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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 16/05/2025

touché, google touché

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 15/05/2025

1,400 km away from my hometown (as the dragon flies) and I'm still happy to see its football team throw a spanner in the works of the prematurely presumed competition champion. 😇

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Hoe een Groningse explosie de totale implosie van Ajax compleet maakte

Een terugblik op een memorabele avond, waarop Ajax door een 2-2 gelijkspel bij FC Groningen de koppositie in de eredivisie verspeelt.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

At last, moral leadership from an American who now leads much of the world’s faithful. No wonder we are all profoundly hopeful.

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 06/05/2025

I love this lass. 😁 She's making really smart remarks on AI and programming in general and does it in a splendidly funny way. Here is a nice introduction. ^^

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Software dev who hates AI? 🥲

YouTube video by Alberta Tech

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 01/05/2025

Vappu (Labour Day) in Tampere is always a suitablr day for demonstrations. But why are the anti-fascists surrounded by an almost equal amount of police officers, while the Soldiers of Odin stand by and watch like a bunch of Goofies? I honestly wonder who is provoking whom there.

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 30/04/2025

Last Monday there was more light emission coming from the North Sea than from the Iberian Peninsula.

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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 24/04/2025

maybe if we all post “vladimir, stop” that will do it

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 08/04/2025

What a brilliant comparison. :D

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

1/4. If the US were engaged in an attempt to bring peace to Ukraine, it would place more tariffs on Russia, rather than exempt Russia entirely.

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 07/04/2025

I don't want to sound too conspiracy-theoretical, but if all stocks are going down and inflation is looming, what's the next best thing to invest in?

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 05/04/2025

I very much recommend listening to this explainer about how and why social media, through our phones, are making us anxious and unhealthy. Much of it I already knew, but it was laid out very well. And once you realise the mental impact and consequences, it can indeed be called a crisis.

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Social media addiction is this generation's HIV/AIDS crisis | Neuroscientist T J Power

YouTube video by Times Radio

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 03/04/2025

Tampereen demokratia toiminnassa... 👌

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 02/04/2025

Stephen Fry on our rapid technological advancements — and how unprepared the world is, as they can be misused by countries, companies, and criminals. This is from Arjen Lubach's eponymous Dutch TV show.

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Sir Stephen Fry had het 40 jaar geleden al over AI (web-only) | LUBACH

YouTube video by LUBACH

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 02/04/2025

Good to hear that Wisconsin holds its liberal majority in their supreme court. But it's crazy that judges are elected in the first place, and weird to see a judge holding a victory speech.

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 27/03/2025

#ipsos heb ik altijd de meest betrouwbare peiler in Nederland gevonden. Als statisticus smul ik ook van de bijgeleverde PDF. Verder doet het mij deugd dat de turbulente geopolitieke ontwikkelingen veel Nederlanders doen inzien dat het politieke midden en de EU toch zo gek nog niet zijn.

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Ipsos I&O-zetelpeiling: voorzichtig herstel politieke midden bij geopolitieke crisis - Ipsos I&O Publiek

In de Ipsos I&O-zetelpeiling van maart 2025 tekenen we een verschuiving naar het politieke midden op, als gevolg van de geopolitieke ontwikkelingen. De PVV verliest virtuele zetels, terwijl VVD, GL-Pv...

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 25/03/2025

Finished another tool-assisted speedrun (TAS) last night. This time for Doom's very first original episode, Knee-Deep in the Dead. As always, in the category 100% kills and secrets (UV Max). The WR is currently set at 16:19. This is 13:06.

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Episode 1: Knee-Deep in the Dead, UV-Max (TAS)

YouTube video by Matrix

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 08/03/2025

Victory by two points. 😇

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Reinier Van Lanschot @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org · 05/03/2025

The world has changed and Europe must strengthen itself. We sent 9 concrete demands to national leaders ahead of the summit on Thursday to achieve that goal.

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Maarten @lensink.fi · 04/03/2025

The first social media I ever joined was Facebook. I still remember the good old days. It was a great way to keep in touch with my Erasmus friends and later on those I met in Belfast. Nowadays it mostly shows suggested posts and hardly anything from friends.

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