Eddie van Dijk
@karanov.bsky.social
Writer of and about science-fiction and fantasy. Lover of stories in all media. Something of a historian (I'll finish my master thesis some day). Member of the board of the NCSF (Dutch sciencefiction society). Also an IT professional.
The location and dates for the 2026 HSFCon* were announced at the general member assembly of the NSCF (the Dutch Science Fiction Society) yesterday and now the public announcement is out. The local Dutch fandom con will be in Deventer next year and I'm already looking forward to it.
December 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The location and dates for the 2026 HSFCon* were announced at the general member assembly of the NSCF (the Dutch Science Fiction Society) yesterday and now the public announcement is out. The local Dutch fandom con will be in Deventer next year and I'm already looking forward to it.
One of these days I'm going to steal the core concept of Tales of Berseria for a fantasy novel and be considered a genius.
December 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
One of these days I'm going to steal the core concept of Tales of Berseria for a fantasy novel and be considered a genius.
QTP with a gif of an under-appreciated video game.
December 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
QTP with a gif of an under-appreciated video game.
One of the things I hear quite a bit about LLMs, even from people who despise them is: "but the technology is here to stay". Is it, though?
Despite what some (like the techbros) want you to believe technological development isn't a nice exponential curve reaching into the heavens.
Despite what some (like the techbros) want you to believe technological development isn't a nice exponential curve reaching into the heavens.
December 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
One of the things I hear quite a bit about LLMs, even from people who despise them is: "but the technology is here to stay". Is it, though?
Despite what some (like the techbros) want you to believe technological development isn't a nice exponential curve reaching into the heavens.
Despite what some (like the techbros) want you to believe technological development isn't a nice exponential curve reaching into the heavens.
That's it. Late fall and winter is officially audiobook season for me from now on. I'm done feeling guilty for not reading during this time of year.
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
That's it. Late fall and winter is officially audiobook season for me from now on. I'm done feeling guilty for not reading during this time of year.
Wrote 382 words during this morning's writing session. Started a new chapter in which Ar-Aŝila and her pupil take an elevator up to a sacred place.
#AmWriting
#AmWriting
November 27, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Wrote 382 words during this morning's writing session. Started a new chapter in which Ar-Aŝila and her pupil take an elevator up to a sacred place.
#AmWriting
#AmWriting
LLMs take food out of the mouths of already underappreciated and underpaid professions (writers, visual artists, among others) and are based on the large scale theft of the intellectual property of those same people.
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
LLMs take food out of the mouths of already underappreciated and underpaid professions (writers, visual artists, among others) and are based on the large scale theft of the intellectual property of those same people.
LLMs zijn broodroof op reeds ondergewaardeerde en onderbetaalde beroepen (schrijvers, beeldende kunstenaars) gebaseerd op de grootschalige diefstal van het intellectueel eigendom van diezelfde beroepsgroepen.
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
LLMs zijn broodroof op reeds ondergewaardeerde en onderbetaalde beroepen (schrijvers, beeldende kunstenaars) gebaseerd op de grootschalige diefstal van het intellectueel eigendom van diezelfde beroepsgroepen.
Now that writing about 30 min. before going to work become part of my routine I'm going to try and write another 30 min. after coming home. Writing on my novel in the morning and on short stories in the afternoon.
Which is how I got to a pretty decent 841 words today! 🎉
#AmWriting
Which is how I got to a pretty decent 841 words today! 🎉
#AmWriting
November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Now that writing about 30 min. before going to work become part of my routine I'm going to try and write another 30 min. after coming home. Writing on my novel in the morning and on short stories in the afternoon.
Which is how I got to a pretty decent 841 words today! 🎉
#AmWriting
Which is how I got to a pretty decent 841 words today! 🎉
#AmWriting
457 words this morning. Woot! Arim comes home after a shitty day at work and has a heart to heart with his sister.
#AmWriting
#AmWriting
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
457 words this morning. Woot! Arim comes home after a shitty day at work and has a heart to heart with his sister.
#AmWriting
#AmWriting
As I've grown older I've grown to appreciate the value of celebrating the little victories in life. Like the past couple of weeks I've set my alarm clock half an hour earlier to get some extra time before heading to the office.
And I've spent that time writing! I'm managing about 350 words a day. 😄
And I've spent that time writing! I'm managing about 350 words a day. 😄
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
As I've grown older I've grown to appreciate the value of celebrating the little victories in life. Like the past couple of weeks I've set my alarm clock half an hour earlier to get some extra time before heading to the office.
And I've spent that time writing! I'm managing about 350 words a day. 😄
And I've spent that time writing! I'm managing about 350 words a day. 😄
Dit gaat dus een kabinet worden van D66 + VVD + CDA + BBB (of een andere kleinere rechte partij).
Zucht. Waarom is het antwoord van Nederland op de vraag "Rechts werkt niet, wat nu" altijd "nog een keer Rechts!"
Zucht. Waarom is het antwoord van Nederland op de vraag "Rechts werkt niet, wat nu" altijd "nog een keer Rechts!"
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Dit gaat dus een kabinet worden van D66 + VVD + CDA + BBB (of een andere kleinere rechte partij).
Zucht. Waarom is het antwoord van Nederland op de vraag "Rechts werkt niet, wat nu" altijd "nog een keer Rechts!"
Zucht. Waarom is het antwoord van Nederland op de vraag "Rechts werkt niet, wat nu" altijd "nog een keer Rechts!"
Heb zojuist mijn voorbereidingen voor mijn HSFCon lezing (Proza en Pixels: Intertekstualiteit tussen gelezen en gespeelde verhalen) afgerond.
Het bestrijkt een periode van ruim 200 jaar, gerepresenteerd door 64 titels uit 8 verschillende soorten media.
Zaterdag 1 november 16:00 in zaal 2.
Het bestrijkt een periode van ruim 200 jaar, gerepresenteerd door 64 titels uit 8 verschillende soorten media.
Zaterdag 1 november 16:00 in zaal 2.
a cartoon toad is screaming with the words hype overload behind him
ALT: a cartoon toad is screaming with the words hype overload behind him
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October 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Heb zojuist mijn voorbereidingen voor mijn HSFCon lezing (Proza en Pixels: Intertekstualiteit tussen gelezen en gespeelde verhalen) afgerond.
Het bestrijkt een periode van ruim 200 jaar, gerepresenteerd door 64 titels uit 8 verschillende soorten media.
Zaterdag 1 november 16:00 in zaal 2.
Het bestrijkt een periode van ruim 200 jaar, gerepresenteerd door 64 titels uit 8 verschillende soorten media.
Zaterdag 1 november 16:00 in zaal 2.
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula
October 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula
My housemates are moving and are spending their first night in their new home. So I'm all alone in the building. Which means... 🤘
volume i and volume ii knobs are being adjusted by a person
ALT: volume i and volume ii knobs are being adjusted by a person
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September 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My housemates are moving and are spending their first night in their new home. So I'm all alone in the building. Which means... 🤘
Today I bought a Dutch YA trilogy that was foundational to me as a speculative fiction reader.
Strangely enough, these books are identical to the ones I borrowed from the library about 35 years ago.
Strangely enough, these books are identical to the ones I borrowed from the library about 35 years ago.
September 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Today I bought a Dutch YA trilogy that was foundational to me as a speculative fiction reader.
Strangely enough, these books are identical to the ones I borrowed from the library about 35 years ago.
Strangely enough, these books are identical to the ones I borrowed from the library about 35 years ago.
I've been listening to the soundtrack of the videogame Rime a lot lately (it's part of the playlist for my current WIP). And every time I hear a song from that soundtrack I can't help but think back at the wonderful way the game used narrative POV.
Spoilers to this wonderful game in the replies.
Spoilers to this wonderful game in the replies.
The Song of the Sea (feat. Mirella Díez Morán)
YouTube video by David Garcia Diaz - Topic
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September 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I've been listening to the soundtrack of the videogame Rime a lot lately (it's part of the playlist for my current WIP). And every time I hear a song from that soundtrack I can't help but think back at the wonderful way the game used narrative POV.
Spoilers to this wonderful game in the replies.
Spoilers to this wonderful game in the replies.
Ik laat me bewust zelden uit over politiek op social media, maar ik voel me verplicht het volgende te zeggen:
Fuck fascisme. Fuck de politieke partijen die hebben gestemd voor de motie om antifa als terroristische organisatie te bestempelen. Daarmee laten ze zien dat ze pro-fascisme zijn.
Fuck fascisme. Fuck de politieke partijen die hebben gestemd voor de motie om antifa als terroristische organisatie te bestempelen. Daarmee laten ze zien dat ze pro-fascisme zijn.
September 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Ik laat me bewust zelden uit over politiek op social media, maar ik voel me verplicht het volgende te zeggen:
Fuck fascisme. Fuck de politieke partijen die hebben gestemd voor de motie om antifa als terroristische organisatie te bestempelen. Daarmee laten ze zien dat ze pro-fascisme zijn.
Fuck fascisme. Fuck de politieke partijen die hebben gestemd voor de motie om antifa als terroristische organisatie te bestempelen. Daarmee laten ze zien dat ze pro-fascisme zijn.
I see there's some discourse on whether one should read classic SF novels or not and the role of a canon in the genre.
Let me dust off my historian hat for a moment and state that establishing a canon, regardless of the medium or genre, is inherently a destructive act.
#sciencefiction
Let me dust off my historian hat for a moment and state that establishing a canon, regardless of the medium or genre, is inherently a destructive act.
#sciencefiction
August 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I see there's some discourse on whether one should read classic SF novels or not and the role of a canon in the genre.
Let me dust off my historian hat for a moment and state that establishing a canon, regardless of the medium or genre, is inherently a destructive act.
#sciencefiction
Let me dust off my historian hat for a moment and state that establishing a canon, regardless of the medium or genre, is inherently a destructive act.
#sciencefiction
Reposted by Eddie van Dijk
HSFCon's eerste Bluesky post! Een heel weekend sciencefiction, horror en fantasy in november? Daar draaien wij onze hand niet voor om! Informatie vind je op www.hsfcon.nl
HSFCon – We Love Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literally!
www.hsfcon.nl
August 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
HSFCon's eerste Bluesky post! Een heel weekend sciencefiction, horror en fantasy in november? Daar draaien wij onze hand niet voor om! Informatie vind je op www.hsfcon.nl
De inzendingsperiode voor de NCSF Jubileumschrijfwedstrijd is begonnen! Je hebt tot 31 augustus om een verhaal van maximaal 2500 woorden in te sturen. Wie weet neem jij op 31 oktober de hoofdprijs in ontvangst!
www.ncsf.nl/blog/2025/06...
#schrijfwedstrijd #sciencefiction #ncsf
www.ncsf.nl/blog/2025/06...
#schrijfwedstrijd #sciencefiction #ncsf
Jubileumschrijfwedstrijd “60 jaar NCSF” – NCSF
www.ncsf.nl
August 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
De inzendingsperiode voor de NCSF Jubileumschrijfwedstrijd is begonnen! Je hebt tot 31 augustus om een verhaal van maximaal 2500 woorden in te sturen. Wie weet neem jij op 31 oktober de hoofdprijs in ontvangst!
www.ncsf.nl/blog/2025/06...
#schrijfwedstrijd #sciencefiction #ncsf
www.ncsf.nl/blog/2025/06...
#schrijfwedstrijd #sciencefiction #ncsf
Using too many words to tell your story is like Star Trek: the Motion Picture's gratuitous use of panning shots over miniatures. They might be pretty, but they don't add anything to the story and just make the whole thing a slog.
Guess which movie I just watched 😜
Guess which movie I just watched 😜
July 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Using too many words to tell your story is like Star Trek: the Motion Picture's gratuitous use of panning shots over miniatures. They might be pretty, but they don't add anything to the story and just make the whole thing a slog.
Guess which movie I just watched 😜
Guess which movie I just watched 😜
post black and white film gifs / vids / images 🎥🖤 #filmsky
And yeah, this movie really is THAT good. Which is, considering how it was made, one of the few genuine Hollywood miracles.
And yeah, this movie really is THAT good. Which is, considering how it was made, one of the few genuine Hollywood miracles.
July 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
post black and white film gifs / vids / images 🎥🖤 #filmsky
And yeah, this movie really is THAT good. Which is, considering how it was made, one of the few genuine Hollywood miracles.
And yeah, this movie really is THAT good. Which is, considering how it was made, one of the few genuine Hollywood miracles.