Martijn van Zwieten @mvavz.bsky.social · 11/07/2026It's a "listen to Fujii Kaze and manually plough through hundreds of MeetToMatch profiles to plan for Gamescom" kinda day 020
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenAdam Konig | Play Mischief on steam! 🐀 @konig.games · 01/07/2026My biggest pet peeve is that there's a ton of scam websites that are "Free QR Code Generator"s then the QR code stops working after a few days and then redirects you to ask you to PAY to re-activate it. I made a page on website for making ACTUALLY FREE QR Codes. Enjoy. konig.games/QRCodes/ #QRCodes 12670962441
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenCohen is a Ghost @skullmandible.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do* 2782721767
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenPhil McAndrew @philmcandrew.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I hate pretty much everything about what's going on in this modern world, but I'm also kind of honored to be able to be a living witness to what surely has to be the stupidest period so far in all of human history 723540
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenFaisal فيصل @faisalhamadah.bsky.social · 20/06/2026It will never stop being funny to me that the street fighter subreddit has a much better, well reasoned ai policy vis a vis literally all universities. 45170496110
Martijn van Zwieten @mvavz.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Look, I know this is nitpicking and likely only interesting to a handful of folks, BUT... Somehow, in the key art for 007 First Light, James Bond is actually wearing his specially designed Omega watch upside down 🙃 240
Reposted by Martijn van Zwieten🌈Wally ~ Meditating in her Cave🌈 @wallyaurora.bsky.social · 15/06/2026oh yeah, in terms of good news- I haven't seen anyone talking about this??? In short- worst case scenario of 4C warming by 2100 is no longer possible, new worst-case is 2.8C now DOES NOT MEAN we just relax- the only way we got here is through hard work- but it means THE HARD WORK IS WORKING 3116934730
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenAdriaan @adriaan.games · 15/05/2026We just made the Midgame Fund agreement public. midgame.fund/terms The money TL;DR is: - Devs pay investors back from the game's revenue after it releases (if ever). - 75% of revenue pre-recoup. - 25% of revenue post-recoup, until 6 times the investment or 5 years after release.midgame.fundMidgame Fund - what the deal isWe give you money to make the game, and you give us a share of its revenue. 1015736
Reposted by Martijn van Zwieten👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 01/05/2026 12587156
Martijn van Zwieten @mvavz.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Joel is on to something here. My brother and I watch a ton of horror movies together, and most of our absolute favorites hover around a 7 on IMDB. 121
Reposted by Martijn van Zwietenelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 24/04/2026I spent 6 months working for a Swiss NGO researching the tactics used by Big Oil and how similar they are to Big Tobacco’s tactics, and I can tell you that the ones used by ‘Big AI’ are virtually identical. 02217916
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenMoudhy Al-Rashid (she/her) @moudhy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Israel destroying entire villages in Lebanon. Please read that again until it sinks in. Taybeh, Naqourah, Aita al-Shaab. 3200111
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Social media apps as Lord of the Rings characters, a thread: Twitter: Twitter is Gollum. Began as a normal halfling. Overexposure to evil left it thin and stretched and bitter.media.tenor.coma close up of a gollum from the lord of the rings with a very angry look on his faceAlt: a close up of a gollum from the lord of the rings with a very angry look on his face 4236751209
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenThomas BIDAUX 👁️ 🔜 DICE Europe @icotom.icopartners.com · 07/04/2026Me and Asher for a double dose of crowdfunding and games in the @dringo.bsky.social podcast/newsletter. 2163
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenCameron Blevins @cblevins.bsky.social · 03/04/2026This is so, so well-articulated. 97107673882
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 02/04/2026This is why I keep it out of my classrooms. This is why I teach my students to be careful/critical in their consumption of gAI. This is why universities shouldn't be so bloody ridiculously uncritical in forcing gAI on faculty, staff and students. We're inculcating dependence on a catastrophic scale 13561197
Martijn van Zwieten @mvavz.bsky.social · 30/03/2026"Existing brain drains like social media and email reduced our ability to think before generative A.I. arrived, making us more willing to use this new tool to avoid mentally demanding tasks [...]. At the same time, the more we use A.I. [...], the more our cognitive fitness will continue to degrade." 051
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenMike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 21/03/2026If you were someone pinging critics with ‘it’s just lighting cleanup’ a few days ago, I need you to use this as a jumping off point to thinking about your susceptibility to talking points and marketing rhetoric more generally. It was right there in front of all of our faces. 3948721226
Martijn van Zwieten @mvavz.bsky.social · 17/03/2026My brother has made the ultimate Sudoku app for the playdate, so if you happen to own one and like sudokus you know what to do! 031
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenNazih Fares 🔜 Spawn! Angoulême @nazihfares.com · 17/03/2026Look I just woke up, and saw the flood of memes, but let's be serious here: that DLSS5 tech is dangerous and overrides art direction to impose a hegemonic white western cis-het male gaze, based on years of systemic societal biases in all media forms. 110445
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenPatrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 16/03/2026The extent to which every single one of these guys has absolutely no idea what the fuck they're talking about is frankly stunning. You should be embarrassed to go out in public and spout shit like this. It should scar your soul and make you weep in shame, but that requires introspection, so...shit. 811995295
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenRami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 15/03/2026I ask you to take 3 minutes out of your day to read this, as a reminder of what true evil looks like. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comIsraeli soldiers shot a Palestinian boy and stood around as he bled to death, video showsIsraeli forces blocked Palestinian ambulances while a 14-year-old lay bleeding for at least 45 minutes. 2403161
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenJason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 25/02/2026The new Lancet study on the genocide in Gaza finds that total deaths were 1.71 times higher than reported by the Gaza Ministry of Health as of January 2025. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...thelancet.comViolent and non-violent death tolls for the Gaza conflict: new primary evidence from a population-representative field surveyThis first independent population survey of mortality in the Gaza Strip shows that violent deaths have substantially exceeded official figures whereas the demographic composition of casualties aligns ... 1213147
Reposted by Martijn van Zwietenchristina 死神 @chhopsky.tv · 12/02/2026Today's Load-bearing Tomato addresses the age old question: "why don't the devs just [SOCIAL MEDIA OPINION]" It turns out, "a lot of reasons", but if you never have to test your ideas, you never have to discover why they're not any good. loadbearingtomato.com/p/why-chasin...loadbearingtomato.comWhy chasing twitter's approval doesn't workThe opinions you believe are universal are being fed to you by an algorithm designed to show you what you want. 20693245
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenMike 'A Video Editor' Burgess @chunkjump.biz · 14/02/2026Ask and you shall receive 202215867
Martijn van Zwieten @mvavz.bsky.social · 13/02/2026This goes for any type of business, really, and it's certainly how I'm building my own. 050
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenYanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comWe can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis VaroufakisCapitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis 421161
Martijn van Zwieten @mvavz.bsky.social · 11/02/2026I think it's only fair that they let me host @thegameawards.com at least ONCE, then 040
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenStevoisiak @stevoisiak.bsky.social · 03/02/2026I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for * Google AI Summaries * YouTube Ask button & chat summaries * GitHub Copilot * Facebook AI chat * X's Grok buttons * Deviantart DreamUp * Booru AI images * And more github.com/Stevoisiak/S... 3122404711923
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenUBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 29/01/2026"Not only don't people work less when they are guaranteed an income, they might actually put in more effort at work. And the fact that they have more money to spend leads to the creation of more jobs." Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo 3927511128
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenAnthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 29/01/2026by popular request i have turned the meme into a blog post, which explains how it works, links to the template file and includes a selection of examples from the thread #KirbyFraminganthonymoser.github.ioThe Kirby Framewriting is a technology, frames are a frame. bespoke human content. 11767357
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenLow Frequency Ovipositor @pikesley.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026 25155595654
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Cancel your Spotify subscription. 125781339
Martijn van Zwieten @mvavz.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Over the holiday break I completely reworked my popular (and free!) FIRM Notion guide for indie studio management. It’s already used by 100+ studios worldwide, and implementing it for yourself should now be easier than ever. Get the full framework with step-by-step instructions here:martijnvanzwieten.comFIRM - A Minimalist Management Framework For IndiesA simple, free, and effective framework for running your indie studio with clarity, focus, accountability, and results. 011
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenRami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 15/01/2026Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever. If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures. 222830771
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenCassie aka Lamia @intersectionscch.blacksky.app · 15/01/2026I am seeing folks still planning travel to the US for events. So a reminder that this was what they were doing to White travelers last year before they'd really ramped up the ICE/CBP kidnapping/torture/murder machine. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/05/09/n...theguardian.comI’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnappedI was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky 07032
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenCharliCenter-CX @cambrianera.radical.town · 06/01/2026This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun. 7067172602
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 13/01/2026I didn't save this tweet but somebody did and it feels worth resurfacing 233855973
Reposted by Martijn van Zwieten🌞🌻🌙 @honeyp0t.bsky.social · 11/01/2026There’s a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross’s legal expenses for murdering Renee Good. This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it. A thread on how to do that 🧵 31856004186
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenJustin @ediparolev.bsky.social · 10/01/2026“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”forbes.comUruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The WorldUruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model. 208114544677
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 05/01/2026The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it. 302202965139
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters 66115763893
Reposted by Martijn van ZwietenDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 07/01/2026For those wondering what Mamdani's quote, "For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty," was in reference to... 7640371082