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Ernst-Jan van Melle

@ejvanmelle.bsky.social

Artist, miniature botherer, film and game dilettante https://ejvanmelle.com/

204 Followers  |  438 Following  |  200 Posts  |  Joined: 18.12.2023
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Just wanted you guys to see β€œRiding in a golf cart fatly”

02.03.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3613    πŸ” 518    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 82

We are a way away yet from The Bone Wheel in our campaign... looks amazing!

02.03.2026 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

some intrusive thoughts about Monarch

28.02.2026 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! It was a SIG thing to make, and I'm working on another one!

28.02.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

operation blowing up residential buildings because a dozen rich old guys got caught molesting teenagers in the 90s

28.02.2026 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 6698    πŸ” 1837    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

"Artists peak at 30", "30 under 30", "by 30 you should" ridiculous. Arts industries capital craves young people to exploit and burn out. It doesn't want older artists thriving and guiding the young. It also doesn't want artists to exist. Stop letting cannibals tell you you only matter on a plate.

26.02.2026 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5944    πŸ” 2467    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 61

I know the image caption is a literal description of what happens in the episode but I enjoyed it nonetheless

26.02.2026 09:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just heard a clip from a podcast where the hosts said Return to Oz (1985) was bad. That's it. Shut down the internet. We had a good run but things are getting out of hand.

25.02.2026 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 282    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 5

thank you!

24.02.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a grift, and it's effectively memetic asbestos.

Don't use it, mock those who do.

In particular, I'm harmed by this because people who lean on AI will suck at playing my games.

23.02.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Miniature of two space dwarves on a heavily armed flying bike

Miniature of two space dwarves on a heavily armed flying bike

Miniature of two space dwarves on a heavily armed flying bike

Miniature of two space dwarves on a heavily armed flying bike

Miniature of two space dwarves on a heavily armed flying bike

Miniature of two space dwarves on a heavily armed flying bike

Saw it done, couldn't resist doing it myself. Lego Ice Planet 2002 color scheme for my Dwarf tricycles #tabletop #miniaturepainting

23.02.2026 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I gotta say I’ve never seen signs more that we are in an AI bubble than a venture capitalist backing a Scott Adams AI to begin with. Like he is putting MONEY into this?

23.02.2026 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

As much as possible!

22.02.2026 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reducing human value to what we can be trained to do is straight up technofascism. Every fascism has its suhumans. To technofascists, humans are the subhumans.

21.02.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2150    πŸ” 714    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 10
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The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents | Fortune Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said older generations β€œscrewed up” giving students access to so much technology: β€œI genuinely hope Gen Z quickly figures that out and gets mad.”

Now THAT's a headline.

"The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents"

fortune.com/2026/02/21/l...

21.02.2026 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2636    πŸ” 1156    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 230
two yellow dice with pixelart Necromunda icon stickers on them, a normal die in the background

two yellow dice with pixelart Necromunda icon stickers on them, a normal die in the background

a bunch of yellow dice with pixelart Necromunda icon stickers on them

a bunch of yellow dice with pixelart Necromunda icon stickers on them

a bunch of yellow dice with pixelart Necromunda icon stickers on them in a little tin

a bunch of yellow dice with pixelart Necromunda icon stickers on them in a little tin

the lid of a little tin with a bunch of pixelart icon stickers on it, also it used to say Roomboterbabbelaars, but now it says Grimdark Babbelaars

the lid of a little tin with a bunch of pixelart icon stickers on it, also it used to say Roomboterbabbelaars, but now it says Grimdark Babbelaars

What to do if pretty much all the official dice are sold out everywhere?

Grab a label printer and make some diy Necromunda dice 🀘

21.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The sheer amount of domasses in the audience nodding while this dude is spitting out this nonsense is jaw dropping. Also it takes 20 years for a human to get smart? How is this guy even alive at whatever age he has?!

21.02.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

As I've found out to my cost!

20.02.2026 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*puns

20.02.2026 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Forgoing the usual priming-related punt #tabletop #miniaturepainting

20.02.2026 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

OpenAI Unveil β€œFinal Slogan”

19.02.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3885    πŸ” 1264    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 12

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.

And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

18.02.2026 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 20800    πŸ” 5575    πŸ’¬ 217    πŸ“Œ 377

It’s wild how the origin story of every right wing weirdo is β€˜failed creative’. Used to be shit painters, now it’s shit filmmakers (with some pioneering shit game developers)

Correlation or causation? Do those politics block creativity in the first place, or are they the outcome of bitterness?

18.02.2026 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 207    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 0

Really makes you prompt a computer to pretend to think

18.02.2026 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 174    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
Six painted miniatures on a metal desktop: blowdart chameleon, space lady, space gentleman, tow barbarians, and an enormously fat purple toad in a flying chair

Six painted miniatures on a metal desktop: blowdart chameleon, space lady, space gentleman, tow barbarians, and an enormously fat purple toad in a flying chair

Six painted miniatures on a metal desktop: blowdart chameleon, space lady, space gentleman, tow barbarians, and an enormously fat purple toad in a flying chair

Six painted miniatures on a metal desktop: blowdart chameleon, space lady, space gentleman, tow barbarians, and an enormously fat purple toad in a flying chair

Six painted miniatures on a metal desktop: blowdart chameleon, space lady, space gentleman, tow barbarians, and an enormously fat purple toad in a flying chair

Six painted miniatures on a metal desktop: blowdart chameleon, space lady, space gentleman, tow barbarians, and an enormously fat purple toad in a flying chair

Six painted miniatures on a metal desktop: blowdart chameleon, space lady, space gentleman, tow barbarians, and an enormously fat purple toad in a flying chair

Six painted miniatures on a metal desktop: blowdart chameleon, space lady, space gentleman, tow barbarians, and an enormously fat purple toad in a flying chair

Last weekend's attempt to quash the backlog. A final chameleon, two fledgling stargrave crewmen, two barbarians, and a starmaster I had lying around 85% finished for about a year #tabletop #miniaturepainting

18.02.2026 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vic Reeves & @bobmort.bsky.social made a very strong case for the BBC License Fee…

20.04.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
Bookseller Scrambles To Hide All The Classics After Seeing Emerald Fennell Approaching Door

Bookseller Scrambles To Hide All The Classics After Seeing Emerald Fennell Approaching Door

Bookseller Scrambles To Hide All The Classics After Seeing Emerald Fennell Approaching Door https://theonion.com/bookseller-scrambles-to-hide-all-the-classics-after-seeing-emerald-fennell-approaching-door/

16.02.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1065    πŸ” 177    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 12

WHAT DID PEOPLE THINK IT WAS USING TO BEGIN WITH?

Doesn't anyone remember that math has to come from numbers?
Percentages and graphs have to come from data. Where's the data?

AI doesn't "show its work" because it can't!
Everyone is going to fail their audits.

15.02.2026 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 578    πŸ” 137    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 10
Google with AI buttons

Google with AI buttons

Google without AI buttons

Google without AI buttons

I 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...

03.02.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 23198    πŸ” 11572    πŸ’¬ 284    πŸ“Œ 227