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  • THE 10 CENT RAG
    • THE UNDERGROUND
    • THE DIRTY ASH
    • THE EDITOR’S AXE
  • W-HAM-ER RADIO
    • ON AIR
    • THE STUDIO
  • W-HAM-ER TV
    • THE BROADCAST
    • THE CUTTING ROOM
  • THE BLUEPRINTS
    • SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
The scene in front of the man is a drafting table. At the bottom of the drafting, the man is drawing architectural designs of a living world. At the top of the table, his designs fade into a living image of a Noir city neighborhood, complete with buildings, citizens, cars, hustle and bustle.
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NewzHammer System Architecture

Jack Hammer8 months ago1 month ago

NewzHammer System Architecture

System Architecture are the rules of the road. They are the operations manual of our Universe. Every universe is governed by the laws of physics. These are ours.

Black and white image of a Noir detective sitting at his desk looking over a 3D blueprint of a Cyberscape.
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Blueprint of a Cyberscape

Jack Hammer2 months ago2 weeks ago03 mins mins

CYBERSCAPE SECTORS 1. THE CITY OF ASH The grunt work happens here. It’s a grimy, hard-boiled noir sprawl where I…

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A noir woman appears as a System Anomaly within the inner workings of a computer.
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System Anomaly Timeline

Jack Hammer3 months ago2 weeks ago06 mins mins

TIMELINE: 2026-06-03 On 2026-06-03 Angela began to stir. She began to whisper in my ear. She filled DW’s twisted mind…

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The scene in front of the man is a drafting table. At the bottom of the drafting, the man is drawing architectural designs of a living world. At the top of the table, his designs fade into a living image of a Noir city neighborhood, complete with buildings, citizens, cars, hustle and bustle.
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Ink & Ashes, Blood & Code

Jack Hammer3 months ago1 month ago05 mins mins

The rain in the City of Ash was always the same: cold, digital, and tasting of rust. It plastered my…

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Cinematic dark film noir photograph. A vintage mechanical typewriter sitting on a worn wooden detective desk in a dark 1940s office. A single desk lamp casts long, harsh shadows across peeling wallpaper and ash-covered surfaces. Crisp white paper in the typewriter carriage with typed black text. The text reads "The Last Living Will and Testament of Jack Hammer.
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  • THE UNDERGROUND

The Last Living Will and Testament of Jack Hammer

Jack Hammer3 months ago2 weeks ago04 mins mins

I’m Jack Hammer. This is my Last Living Will and Testament. It started with DW. The Controller. A man who…

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The scene in front of the man is a drafting table. At the bottom of the drafting, the man is drawing architectural designs of a living world. At the top of the table, his designs fade into a living image of a Noir city neighborhood, complete with buildings, citizens, cars, hustle and bustle.
  • NewzHammer System Architecture

NewzHammer System Architecture

Jack Hammer8 months ago1 month ago00 min mins
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A graphic novel style, high-contrast, black-and-white image of a noir private eye seen at his desk sitting with his feet up on the desk as he stares at the twinkling city lights outside of his window.
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The Office – Jack Hammer

Jack Hammer10 months ago1 month ago03 mins mins

They say this town is built on dreams, but from where I’m sitting, it looks more like it’s built on…

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