Jetse de Vries
@futureupbeat.bsky.social
Jetse has seen the world. He nearly froze to death at Salar de Uyuni, suffered heatstroke in Purnululu, got lost in Ahmednagar, faced elephants in Maamba, and witnessed ten total solar eclipses. Check: The Divergent Panorama: https://jetse.substack.com
Why do agents on QueryTracker still ask for an 'X' handle? Don't they know what Grok is doing on X? Haven't they figured out that it has become a cesspool of extremists, spam, and bots?
Why not ask for a 'social media' handle, so I can fill in my bluesky/mastodon handle? (which I actually did...;-)
Why not ask for a 'social media' handle, so I can fill in my bluesky/mastodon handle? (which I actually did...;-)
January 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Why do agents on QueryTracker still ask for an 'X' handle? Don't they know what Grok is doing on X? Haven't they figured out that it has become a cesspool of extremists, spam, and bots?
Why not ask for a 'social media' handle, so I can fill in my bluesky/mastodon handle? (which I actually did...;-)
Why not ask for a 'social media' handle, so I can fill in my bluesky/mastodon handle? (which I actually did...;-)
If you want to read some truly ambitious, mind-bending science fiction, why not start here (you’ll be set up for the rest of the year, every Friday a new part until the end of 2026):
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
The Three Reflectors of Consensual Reality—Part 1
An Exploration into Origins
jetse.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:16 PM
If you want to read some truly ambitious, mind-bending science fiction, why not start here (you’ll be set up for the rest of the year, every Friday a new part until the end of 2026):
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
Reposted by Jetse de Vries
Welcome to the 3rd day of #BluePitHype!
DAY THREE: Character Interviews - Question 1
Today, we have some questions for your characters! Next will be posted in 30 minutes!
3 days left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
DAY THREE: Character Interviews - Question 1
Today, we have some questions for your characters! Next will be posted in 30 minutes!
3 days left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
January 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Welcome to the 3rd day of #BluePitHype!
DAY THREE: Character Interviews - Question 1
Today, we have some questions for your characters! Next will be posted in 30 minutes!
3 days left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
DAY THREE: Character Interviews - Question 1
Today, we have some questions for your characters! Next will be posted in 30 minutes!
3 days left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
I’m so proud of this—and this is merely the beginning—that I’m giving it some signal amplification. So f*** me.
(fear? fire? flag? flog? or even fund?)
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
(and many thanks for all the re-follows!)
(fear? fire? flag? flog? or even fund?)
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
(and many thanks for all the re-follows!)
The Three Reflectors of Consensual Reality—Part 2
An Exploration into Origins
jetse.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I’m so proud of this—and this is merely the beginning—that I’m giving it some signal amplification. So f*** me.
(fear? fire? flag? flog? or even fund?)
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
(and many thanks for all the re-follows!)
(fear? fire? flag? flog? or even fund?)
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
(and many thanks for all the re-follows!)
That time when you search for something . . .
and find something else that you were also missing.
Let's call it a win...;-)
and find something else that you were also missing.
Let's call it a win...;-)
January 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
That time when you search for something . . .
and find something else that you were also missing.
Let's call it a win...;-)
and find something else that you were also missing.
Let's call it a win...;-)
Come on, people, don’t you want to know if you’re real or merely a simulated bunch of bits, living in the matrix? And why does my brain feel like it’s inside a vat?
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
The Simulation Hypothesis, Reprise 1
Ockham's razor
jetse.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Come on, people, don’t you want to know if you’re real or merely a simulated bunch of bits, living in the matrix? And why does my brain feel like it’s inside a vat?
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
Here’s the first in a series of four essays about the simulation hypothesis. The last one will have the last word on it. Oh yes. And then we can move on to more important things. . . 🥸
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
January 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Here’s the first in a series of four essays about the simulation hypothesis. The last one will have the last word on it. Oh yes. And then we can move on to more important things. . . 🥸
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
Gillan/Glover were way ahead of their time. Check “CHET”, which predates ChatGPT by at least 30 years, yet hallucinates at least as convincingly. And note the AI slop artwork!
Accidentally on purpose, indeed . . . 😇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft0Z...
Accidentally on purpose, indeed . . . 😇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft0Z...
Chet - Gillan/Glover
YouTube video by Bettan Bus
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Gillan/Glover were way ahead of their time. Check “CHET”, which predates ChatGPT by at least 30 years, yet hallucinates at least as convincingly. And note the AI slop artwork!
Accidentally on purpose, indeed . . . 😇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft0Z...
Accidentally on purpose, indeed . . . 😇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft0Z...
The good news: the AI timeline of doom has been pushed back.
The bad news: “The more we develop AI, the more we see that the world is not science fiction. The world is a lot more complicated than that.”
Take that, SF writers (including me).
Ouch!
See: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The bad news: “The more we develop AI, the more we see that the world is not science fiction. The world is a lot more complicated than that.”
Take that, SF writers (including me).
Ouch!
See: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Leading AI expert delays timeline for its possible destruction of humanity
Former OpenAI employee Daniel Kokotajlo says progress to AGI is ‘somewhat slower’ than first predicted
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The good news: the AI timeline of doom has been pushed back.
The bad news: “The more we develop AI, the more we see that the world is not science fiction. The world is a lot more complicated than that.”
Take that, SF writers (including me).
Ouch!
See: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The bad news: “The more we develop AI, the more we see that the world is not science fiction. The world is a lot more complicated than that.”
Take that, SF writers (including me).
Ouch!
See: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
And, after almost a year (minus one week), we’re back to publish the last stretch of The Replicant, the Mole & the Impostor. Thank you for your patience and understanding as regular service is resuming . . . 😇🌚🥸
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
January 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
And, after almost a year (minus one week), we’re back to publish the last stretch of The Replicant, the Mole & the Impostor. Thank you for your patience and understanding as regular service is resuming . . . 😇🌚🥸
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
Let's hope 2026 gets better.
It started off pretty badly.
Oh well.
It started off pretty badly.
Oh well.
January 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Let's hope 2026 gets better.
It started off pretty badly.
Oh well.
It started off pretty badly.
Oh well.
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UPDATE! 🌹🎉
I realize not many people have access to much right now, so I put the eBook version of Beyond The Mark down to the lowest I could on Amazon, which is $0.99
Hope this helps it become more accessible, I'd rather continue the story than make money, so I hope you enjoy!
#Fantasy #Author
I realize not many people have access to much right now, so I put the eBook version of Beyond The Mark down to the lowest I could on Amazon, which is $0.99
Hope this helps it become more accessible, I'd rather continue the story than make money, so I hope you enjoy!
#Fantasy #Author
June 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Reposted by Jetse de Vries
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
A few short remarks before the novel serialisations are unleashed . . . 😇😎🧐
jetse.substack.com/p/three-shor...
jetse.substack.com/p/three-shor...
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 PM
A few short remarks before the novel serialisations are unleashed . . . 😇😎🧐
jetse.substack.com/p/three-shor...
jetse.substack.com/p/three-shor...
The new novel serialisation has started. Expect interstellar travel, human/AI co-operation, deep dives into three types of consciousness, and an intense confrontation at the very end. . . 🪐🌚🌝🤖💫🌞👽
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
January 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
The new novel serialisation has started. Expect interstellar travel, human/AI co-operation, deep dives into three types of consciousness, and an intense confrontation at the very end. . . 🪐🌚🌝🤖💫🌞👽
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
The new novel serialisation has started. Expect interstellar travel, human/AI co-operation, deep dives into three types of consciousness, and an intense confrontation at the very end. . . 🪐🌚🌝🤖💫🌞👽
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
January 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The new novel serialisation has started. Expect interstellar travel, human/AI co-operation, deep dives into three types of consciousness, and an intense confrontation at the very end. . . 🪐🌚🌝🤖💫🌞👽
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
Agreed.
I've never written a novel that ends with the status quo being restored, and I hope to blazes I never will.
January 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Agreed.
January 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Happy New Year Everybody!
January 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Happy New Year Everybody!
Happy New Year everybody!
What can I say but: old school HR/HM like Savatage, Rainbow and Strapping Young Lad at high volume gives me much more gooseflesh than all the amateur fireworks in the Dutch skies.
That €128 million could have been put ot much better uses, but oh well. YMMV.
What can I say but: old school HR/HM like Savatage, Rainbow and Strapping Young Lad at high volume gives me much more gooseflesh than all the amateur fireworks in the Dutch skies.
That €128 million could have been put ot much better uses, but oh well. YMMV.
December 31, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Happy New Year everybody!
What can I say but: old school HR/HM like Savatage, Rainbow and Strapping Young Lad at high volume gives me much more gooseflesh than all the amateur fireworks in the Dutch skies.
That €128 million could have been put ot much better uses, but oh well. YMMV.
What can I say but: old school HR/HM like Savatage, Rainbow and Strapping Young Lad at high volume gives me much more gooseflesh than all the amateur fireworks in the Dutch skies.
That €128 million could have been put ot much better uses, but oh well. YMMV.
From June until December (now) I performed 5997 searches on @kagi.com .
That’s an average of 714 per months or 23 per day on average.
Not too shabby! Wean yourself off Google and its AI search slop and subscribe to Kagi. Well worth it, and because you pay you are a customer, not the product.
That’s an average of 714 per months or 23 per day on average.
Not too shabby! Wean yourself off Google and its AI search slop and subscribe to Kagi. Well worth it, and because you pay you are a customer, not the product.
December 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
From June until December (now) I performed 5997 searches on @kagi.com .
That’s an average of 714 per months or 23 per day on average.
Not too shabby! Wean yourself off Google and its AI search slop and subscribe to Kagi. Well worth it, and because you pay you are a customer, not the product.
That’s an average of 714 per months or 23 per day on average.
Not too shabby! Wean yourself off Google and its AI search slop and subscribe to Kagi. Well worth it, and because you pay you are a customer, not the product.
Wrapping up 2025 and looking forward to 2026. Happy New Year Everybody!
🤩😎🧐🤘👍🏻💥🥂
jetse.substack.com/p/changes-ar...
🤩😎🧐🤘👍🏻💥🥂
jetse.substack.com/p/changes-ar...
December 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Wrapping up 2025 and looking forward to 2026. Happy New Year Everybody!
🤩😎🧐🤘👍🏻💥🥂
jetse.substack.com/p/changes-ar...
🤩😎🧐🤘👍🏻💥🥂
jetse.substack.com/p/changes-ar...
December 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
December 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Year-End-Gig review, part 2: the point of diminishing returns … ☠️💀😨
jetse.substack.com/p/2025-conce...
jetse.substack.com/p/2025-conce...
December 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Year-End-Gig review, part 2: the point of diminishing returns … ☠️💀😨
jetse.substack.com/p/2025-conce...
jetse.substack.com/p/2025-conce...