Johan Lenaerts
@johanlenaerts.bsky.social
Author. When I'm not writing, I'm probably playing or modding some game. Currently looking for a literary agent.
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It's not getting better.
Build your own media server. Buy physical media.
They had their chance and they blew it.
Build your own media server. Buy physical media.
They had their chance and they blew it.
January 1, 2026 at 1:14 PM
It's not getting better.
Build your own media server. Buy physical media.
They had their chance and they blew it.
Build your own media server. Buy physical media.
They had their chance and they blew it.
My resolution for 2026 is not to use AI for a single damn thing. Should be easy, considering I didn't in 2025 either.
January 1, 2026 at 10:41 AM
My resolution for 2026 is not to use AI for a single damn thing. Should be easy, considering I didn't in 2025 either.
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Happy New Year!
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just dropping this image for anyone who needs it - whoever the original creator is, please tell me so i can credit you and also send you blessings
December 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
just dropping this image for anyone who needs it - whoever the original creator is, please tell me so i can credit you and also send you blessings
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New books from me from Tor UK - this starts with Children of Strife next year and will continue with some standalone books after that.
In April, Tor UK announced they were going to publish four new science-fiction novels from Arthur C. Clarke Award winner Adrian Tchaikovsky 👇
#TheBooksellerMostRead
#TheBooksellerMostRead
Tor UK to publish four new science fiction novels from Adrian Tchaikovsky
ebx.sh
December 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New books from me from Tor UK - this starts with Children of Strife next year and will continue with some standalone books after that.
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This is just how flailing Microsoft currently is:
f you have a copy of Outlook that you already paid for via what's meant to be a standalone copy of Office 2024, it still tries to extort money out of you to remove ads.
From software you *paid* for.
LibreOffice and Thunderbird are completely free.
f you have a copy of Outlook that you already paid for via what's meant to be a standalone copy of Office 2024, it still tries to extort money out of you to remove ads.
From software you *paid* for.
LibreOffice and Thunderbird are completely free.
December 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This is just how flailing Microsoft currently is:
f you have a copy of Outlook that you already paid for via what's meant to be a standalone copy of Office 2024, it still tries to extort money out of you to remove ads.
From software you *paid* for.
LibreOffice and Thunderbird are completely free.
f you have a copy of Outlook that you already paid for via what's meant to be a standalone copy of Office 2024, it still tries to extort money out of you to remove ads.
From software you *paid* for.
LibreOffice and Thunderbird are completely free.
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“it is illegal for you not to like me”
This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.
December 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“it is illegal for you not to like me”
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Welcome to SURREAL WEEK, where calories don't count, drinking is governed by airport rules, no one cares how you're dressed, and marathoning old movies is the norm. You have until January 5th when doing absolutely fucking nothing becomes embarrassing again. Do nothing with it wisely.
December 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Welcome to SURREAL WEEK, where calories don't count, drinking is governed by airport rules, no one cares how you're dressed, and marathoning old movies is the norm. You have until January 5th when doing absolutely fucking nothing becomes embarrassing again. Do nothing with it wisely.
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"people can still download your art from bsky and feed it into AI" if gamer behavior has taught me anything, just one extra button press is more than enough to annoy a MASSIVE amount of people into not making the effort
December 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"people can still download your art from bsky and feed it into AI" if gamer behavior has taught me anything, just one extra button press is more than enough to annoy a MASSIVE amount of people into not making the effort
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The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
December 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
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Happy holidays and a blessed New Year unless you used A.I. to make your holiday cards then I hope it’s all terribly disappointing. ❤️
December 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Happy holidays and a blessed New Year unless you used A.I. to make your holiday cards then I hope it’s all terribly disappointing. ❤️
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It's important to note for the consultant people: Kat is tied for first place, she's raised more money in this race than anyone else, and she hasn't used Twitter in months.
It's a website filled with racist AI snuff films and it's rigged against you specifically. There's no good reason to use it.
It's a website filled with racist AI snuff films and it's rigged against you specifically. There's no good reason to use it.
This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It's important to note for the consultant people: Kat is tied for first place, she's raised more money in this race than anyone else, and she hasn't used Twitter in months.
It's a website filled with racist AI snuff films and it's rigged against you specifically. There's no good reason to use it.
It's a website filled with racist AI snuff films and it's rigged against you specifically. There's no good reason to use it.
Who knew publishing could be so easy?
December 20, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Who knew publishing could be so easy?
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Keep going. Be meaner. Aim whatever lizard-brain impulse you have towards cruelty and violence in this direction.
December 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Keep going. Be meaner. Aim whatever lizard-brain impulse you have towards cruelty and violence in this direction.
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*examines nails* Oh honey, you don’t have THAT kind of money…
Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
December 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
*examines nails* Oh honey, you don’t have THAT kind of money…
It might be one of those instructions like "don't stand in the fire".
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO NOT USE AI?
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING GAMES WITHOUT IT FOR YEARS
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING GAMES WITHOUT IT FOR YEARS
December 17, 2025 at 3:55 AM
It might be one of those instructions like "don't stand in the fire".
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I see the “you hate AI but what if you didn’t?” articles are revving their engines.
Fuck off. You write a thinkpiece of shit like that, you betray the art of writing.
Fuck off. You write a thinkpiece of shit like that, you betray the art of writing.
December 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I see the “you hate AI but what if you didn’t?” articles are revving their engines.
Fuck off. You write a thinkpiece of shit like that, you betray the art of writing.
Fuck off. You write a thinkpiece of shit like that, you betray the art of writing.
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Ahem
One of my short stories was published this year--a thread by the worst person in your high school. I am exceedingly proud of this. You can buy/read it here, in the fifth issue of Archive of the Odd, with a bunch of other amazing found fiction: archiveoftheodd.bigcartel.com/product/preo...
One of my short stories was published this year--a thread by the worst person in your high school. I am exceedingly proud of this. You can buy/read it here, in the fifth issue of Archive of the Odd, with a bunch of other amazing found fiction: archiveoftheodd.bigcartel.com/product/preo...
December 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Ahem
One of my short stories was published this year--a thread by the worst person in your high school. I am exceedingly proud of this. You can buy/read it here, in the fifth issue of Archive of the Odd, with a bunch of other amazing found fiction: archiveoftheodd.bigcartel.com/product/preo...
One of my short stories was published this year--a thread by the worst person in your high school. I am exceedingly proud of this. You can buy/read it here, in the fifth issue of Archive of the Odd, with a bunch of other amazing found fiction: archiveoftheodd.bigcartel.com/product/preo...
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no
Adults should spend less time engaged in fantasy.
December 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
no
"Ah, but when I taste it, I'll be able to tell the difference!"
Our new startup has the tech to artificially modify piss to smell and taste like orange juice. You can't tell the difference at all without equipment you aren't bringing to the bar anyway.
Are you drinking, or not, piss boy?
Our new startup has the tech to artificially modify piss to smell and taste like orange juice. You can't tell the difference at all without equipment you aren't bringing to the bar anyway.
Are you drinking, or not, piss boy?
"If I can't tell whether it's AI or not, why should I care?"
If you can't tell if that liquid in that glass over there is orange juice or piss, will you drink it?
If you can't tell if that liquid in that glass over there is orange juice or piss, will you drink it?
December 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
"Ah, but when I taste it, I'll be able to tell the difference!"
Our new startup has the tech to artificially modify piss to smell and taste like orange juice. You can't tell the difference at all without equipment you aren't bringing to the bar anyway.
Are you drinking, or not, piss boy?
Our new startup has the tech to artificially modify piss to smell and taste like orange juice. You can't tell the difference at all without equipment you aren't bringing to the bar anyway.
Are you drinking, or not, piss boy?
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We want to assure our audience and our fans that we only use asbestos in our production flow ethically.
We understand there are a lot of concerns about asbestos, but we only use asbestos in small portions and only in places you can't see it.
We promise to expose you to asbestos responsibly.
We understand there are a lot of concerns about asbestos, but we only use asbestos in small portions and only in places you can't see it.
We promise to expose you to asbestos responsibly.
December 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
We want to assure our audience and our fans that we only use asbestos in our production flow ethically.
We understand there are a lot of concerns about asbestos, but we only use asbestos in small portions and only in places you can't see it.
We promise to expose you to asbestos responsibly.
We understand there are a lot of concerns about asbestos, but we only use asbestos in small portions and only in places you can't see it.
We promise to expose you to asbestos responsibly.
"If I can't tell whether it's AI or not, why should I care?"
If you can't tell if that liquid in that glass over there is orange juice or piss, will you drink it?
If you can't tell if that liquid in that glass over there is orange juice or piss, will you drink it?
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"If I can't tell whether it's AI or not, why should I care?"
If you can't tell if that liquid in that glass over there is orange juice or piss, will you drink it?
If you can't tell if that liquid in that glass over there is orange juice or piss, will you drink it?
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
I think I can finish these edits in one more good day of work, but it'll depend on how many problems pop up in the last stretch.
December 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I think I can finish these edits in one more good day of work, but it'll depend on how many problems pop up in the last stretch.
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The thing I love most about a good mystery is you get to read it twice: once not knowing the outcome, and again once you know and can see how the author wove the whole thing together.
It's two different experiences.
It's two different experiences.
December 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The thing I love most about a good mystery is you get to read it twice: once not knowing the outcome, and again once you know and can see how the author wove the whole thing together.
It's two different experiences.
It's two different experiences.