Fiction
On ableism and reading comprehension
While I do agree that we should speak simply and not pretentiously, this sort of catering to the lower echelon of society needs to stop. You’re reading a book. Prepare to get educated, fool.
AI Writing Lab
Original concept art for Arachnette
Original concept art for Arachnette. The core idea was this thicc superhero concept from this game, can’t even remember what it is. Tried a more 3D look too. This one was also a strong contender, but it just didn’t give off the thicc clumsy hero vibe I Read more
Bitcoin
Shiedler and the Making-Of Livestream
Shiedler was inspired by a statue made by Joao Pedro Rodrigues: The livestream video where I made it:
Bitcoin
Bitcoinavatars – Unconfiscatable
The personification of bitcoin saying, “Come and get it.” Inspired by the Crypto Couple, a wonderful pair of bitcoiners that make funny videos. https://twitter.com/thecryptoc0up1e
Bitcoin
Inspiration from Dune
Today’s inspiration for the https://bitcoinavatars.com render is the concept art for the Mentat from the Dune movie. I made 2 cypherpunks so far with haloes of code. The original opening idea for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune movie featured Mentats with haloes of pure mathematics: http://youtu.be/J6TJCU7XDIA
Inspiration
Thoughts on Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
I watched the two movies back-to-back. It was a good sequel to Wall Street, I have to admit that. I’m not sure I’ve seen the first one, and I definitely hadn’t seen the sequel. Though I do remember the Tulipmania scene for some reason. It must have been in a Read more
Fiction
Nanodaemons Box Set
A note from the author: The nanodaemons stories are some of my oldest ideas. I’ve had much fun writing them, and frankly, I still have many nanodaemons ideas left on my folders that could have evolved into fun little stories.Unfortunately these haven’t gotten the audience I would have liked. I Read more
Inspiration
Inspiration for the Vampire Lord’s Castle!
Inspiration for the Vampire Lord’s castle! Read the Halloween Raid. Happy Halloween! Did you know that many consider Germany’s Eltz Castle to be one of the most haunted in the world? Built in 1157, it still belongs to the same family after 33 generations. It is said to be haunted Read more
Everyday
Emily in Paris
There’s a cute little show on Netflix, Emily in Paris. It has caused quite a stir in French people because they’re portrayed as snobby and rude. Which is absolutely true, and I know that after visiting Paris twice. The show is full of cliches but it’s a nice modern take Read more
Inspiration
Inktober Rush
Two years ago, in 2018 I was inspired by the amazing artwork of two artists to write some short stories for them (Bloodsplach and Philtomato.) It all went so fast after that, and I ended up making an illustrated collection. It was both a challenge and an experiment. It’s not Read more