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Martin Haynes

@martinhaynes.me

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#Videogame, #Anime, #KPOP, #JPOP & #Music Fan. Inspired by #Japan, #Korea, #SciFi, #Science & #Cyberpunk. Developer & Designer More at www.martinhaynes.me

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Martin Haynes @martinhaynes.me · Mar 14

If you want to follow my professional account, which is more focused on #Fullstack #development then it is @dotmh.dev on here.

#coding #code #dev #typescript #javascript #CSharp #web #webdevelopment

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Martin Haynes @martinhaynes.me · 4h

OMG been #playing Haneda Girl on @steampowered.com and it is so good!! store.steampowered.com/app/3169790/...

#hanedaGirl #PcGaming #gaming #nowplaying #pixelArt #retrostyle

Haneda Girl on Steam

Haneda Girl is an action-platformer game with brutal and frantic action. Clean stages swapping between two playable characters. Bullets or Slashes, your choice, but be creative. A wide variety of ways...

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Martin Haynes @martinhaynes.me · 8d

An interesting #sky tonight in the #uk a pretty shade of pinky red! #nightsky #redsky #pinksky #notbluesky

Martin Haynes @martinhaynes.me · Sep 17

Oh you need to buy the Front Door DLC

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Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz · Jun 12

SEGA sub-branding appreciation post.

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Game Pass @gamepass.xbox.com · May 21

Fight for the throne in Metaphor: ReFantazio with a custom Xbox Wireless controller!

Follow & Repost with #MetaphorRefantazioSweepstakes for a chance to win. There will be 5 lucky winners.

Ages 18+. Ends May 29, 2025. See full rules: xbx.lv/3YX3jfM

Custom Xbox controller displayed in a decorative stand themed around the game "Metaphor: ReFantazio." The controller features artwork of two anime-style characters and sits in front of a stylized background with a crowned silhouette of a character's head. The stand includes the game's title in bold, black text on a golden base.

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Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz · May 23

Doing some more archive.org digging, because what else is there to do on a Friday night, and just struck gold: a Wip3out press CD from 1999. High-res renders, concept sketches, lots of Designers Republic stuff, and some wild PlayStation hardware photography.

Link: archive.org/details/Wip3...

A render of two anti-grav ships speeding across a track.

Concept sketches of a track, or tracks, from Wip3out.

A collection of racing team logos titled CORPORATE IDENTITIES.

An original PlayStation with a pair of DualShock controllers, lit in a magnificently fluorescent late '90s way.

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Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz · May 23

Tonight's archive.org discovery: a Dreamcast logo style guide from 1999. (Specifically for the European blue swirl.)

Link: archive.org/details/DREA...

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Martin Haynes @dotmh.dev · May 22

The Latest Article is live on Articles; this one is about using the knowledge in your team.

articles.dotmh.dev/learn-together

#Learning #Development #PersonalGrowth #Training

Learn Together™

Using the knowledge in the team

articles.dotmh.dev

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Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz · May 22

The press kit backups on archive.org are also a really good source for official high-res period hardware photography.

Someone putting a disc inside a satin silver PS2 slim.

A white Nintendo DS lite with a stylus hovering over it.

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Sharun @sharunkumar.com · May 20

@microsoft.com dropped this banger github.com/microsoft/edit

winget install Microsoft.Edit

GitHub - microsoft/edit: We all edit.

We all edit. Contribute to microsoft/edit development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Martin Haynes @dotmh.dev · May 13

A new post is out on Articles (I accidentally published it three days early). This one gets more into the weeds of Typescript.

articles.dotmh.dev/typescript-t...

#Typescript #TypeSafety #Types #Programming #Development

Typescript Type Narrowing And Assertions

A guide to better type safety

articles.dotmh.dev

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Martin Haynes @dotmh.dev · May 8

This weeks articles post introduces you to my typescript and you can get started with it yourself using my GitHub Template repository.

articles.dotmh.dev/my-typescrip...

#typescript #stack #fullstack #development

My Typescript Stack in 2025

With an introduction to my Typescript GitHub Template

articles.dotmh.dev

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · May 6

How Clair Obscur's composer created an incredible soundtrack
aftermath.site/clair-obscur-s...

Four characters in Clair Obscur stand on a rocky cliff. The number 33 is written in gold on a rock face in front of them.

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Martin Haynes @martinhaynes.me · May 6

Such an amazing and beautiful game, with a heartbreaking intro! Deserves all the success!

#gaming #videogames #gamepass @xbox.com #rpg

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 @expedition33.bsky.social · May 6

Twelve days in, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has crossed two million copies sold.

We’ve watched in awe as so many of you began your journey. Feeling every step, every emotion, every revelation alongside you.

To those just joining us: welcome.

Tomorrow comes.

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Martin Haynes @dotmh.dev · May 1

A new post is out on Articles, featuring a look at some of the people who have inspired me in my software development journey.

articles.dotmh.dev/my-developme...

#development #software #heroes #inspiration

My Development Heroes

If you are passionate about something, whether it be music, film, video games, gardening, technology, or another interest, then you will likely have heroes—people who inspire you, who drive your passion and who influence you. I have many passions, bu...

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Martin Haynes @dotmh.dev · Apr 24

The Latest Article has been released on articles.dotmh.dev about why I went back to Windows after 19 years contains some history and the reasons for the switch articles.dotmh.dev/returning-to...

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Martin Haynes @dotmh.dev · Apr 17

I've started a new blog, and my first article, on AI, is now live at articles.dotmh.dev/the-great-ai....

#AI #technology #blog #tech

The Great AI Fad

Unless you have been living under a rock recently, you can’t help but have seen the near-hysterical excitement surrounding AI in the tech industry. Although the technology behind this craze has been around for several years under the banner of machin...

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Martin Haynes @martinhaynes.me · Apr 3

Beautiful #moon this week!!

#astrophotography #nightsky #stars

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Martin Haynes @martinhaynes.me · Mar 30

Ended up getting into #AssassinsCreed #Shadow this weekend!! I am really enjoying it so far!!

@ubisoft.com @xbox.com #gaming #videogames

Martin Haynes @martinhaynes.me · Mar 27

Update downloading #Atomfall for my #PC

#gamepass @xbox.com

Martin Haynes @martinhaynes.me · Mar 26

Man the age old dilemma do I play @ubisoft.com #AssassinsCreed #Shadow that I just brought or #rebellion #atomfall that I have been excited for since its announcement!!

#gamer #gaming #videogames @xbox.com

a black and white photo of a woman holding a sword with a caption that says ' darksamurai ' on it

ALT: a black and white photo of a woman holding a sword with a caption that says ' darksamurai ' on it

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Martin Haynes @martinhaynes.me · Mar 17

Hey @xbox.com when are we going to get a green Cipher #xbox #controller?? Please it would go so well with my awesome #8bitdo Xbox #keyboard!!

#gaming #pcgames #pc #videogames

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Martin Haynes @martinhaynes.me · Mar 14

If you want to follow my professional account, which is more focused on #Fullstack #development then it is @dotmh.dev on here.

#coding #code #dev #typescript #javascript #CSharp #web #webdevelopment

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Martin Haynes @martinhaynes.me · Mar 14

I submitted my new AMD Ryzen 9 7900X @ 5235.51 MHz PC on CPUZ Validator! valid.x86.fr/gbdmrs via #CPUZ_VALID mostly to check if I had missing ROPS

#PC #PCGaming #Gaming #AMD #Nvidia #RTX5070ti

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X @ 5235.51 MHz - CPU-Z VALIDATOR

[gbdmrs] Validated Dump by MartinOnGames (2025-03-14 10:04:59) - MB: MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI (MS-7E26) - RAM: 65536 MB

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Martin Haynes @martinhaynes.me · Mar 8

Really loving my new keyboard and mouse!! It is the #8BitDo retro keyboard @xbox.com version! With mouse!