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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · Nov 15

welcome, new followers. it is required of anyone following me that you read this Harry Potter story I wrote, the reading of which should answer questions like “why in God’s name would you write a Harry Potter story” and many more besides

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The Department of Biological Determinism - griffendorf - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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Tom Eastman @tom.eastman.nz · 4h

Every single one of these claims can be rebutted simply with "no, it's not".

See Marilyon Monroe (no, it's not) in game of thrones (no, it's not), Sora may be the prelude to (no, it's not).

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 5h

I will never take demands for parliamentary dress standards to return to ye olden days seriously unless they mandate the wearing of wigs

Lew @lewsos.bsky.social · 5h

This is twice as true today regarding the asinine conservative impulse to restore Parliamentary standards of conduct by restoring 19th Century standards of dress

It will be futile unless also accompanied by a restoration of some requirement to adhere to truth and reality

Lew @lewsos.bsky.social · May 14

Everyone out here wringing their hands about the decline of standards of conduct who did not raise the alarm about this govt dignifying the Treaty Principles Bill lie doesn't actually care about the actual standards, they care only about the appearance of standards

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 1d

Oh no worries! [email protected] will find me :)

Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 1d

just a reminder that if Labour were competent they would be thrashing National in every poll; the fact they’re neck-and-neck with Nats with these widely hated destructive fools in power is an indictment; Chris Hipkins should step down and give it to someone who shows an interest in doing things

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 2d

Bluesky NZ FTW! I've just had my first calendar pre-order from a Bluesky comrade! If you'd like a beautiful, mailable locally printed botanical art calendar in 2026 please pre-order before 30 October, I'll sort you! Please feel free to share and thank you! jenniferduval-smith.com/shop/botanic... 🌱🇨🇰

Botanical art calendar for 2026 by botanical artist Jennifer Duval-Smith Preorder now!

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 2d

hiking is quite time-consuming eh

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 2d

why does every mainstream political commentator inevitably devolve into a peddler of Very Savvy optics-pilled brain rot

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 2d

If I come across someone screaming “FIGHT ME!!!!” in real life I take a wide berth and when I see it here I just casually block them

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read.
Don't Bet Against Bari Weiss

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 3d

Desperate to listen to this guy’s podcast

Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 3d

This is the only thing that has worked for me, am finding this out now aged 42

Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 3d

Also? Getting comfortable enough with failure that failure no longer crushes you is like a basic survival skill if you’re hypersensitive/have anxiety, and the only way to do that is to just go ahead and fail repeatedly

human bean @humanbean.net · 3d

people don’t realize that there are things that they need to practice to get better at them

they think it should be easy so they keep just trying occasionally and then deciding it’s not for them

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 3d

human bean @humanbean.net · 3d

people don’t realize that there are things that they need to practice to get better at them

they think it should be easy so they keep just trying occasionally and then deciding it’s not for them

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 4d

Kia kaha comrade Cormack

Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 4d

Here lies the strangling fruit

Lyndon Hood @lyndonhood.bsky.social · 4d

Lighthouse!

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Leonard Pierce @leonardpierce.bsky.social · 4d

The liberal determination that the use of force is forbidden to all only ensures that the people with the least respect for liberalism can or will employ force and no one else will allow it, engage in it, or even know how to do it. This misunderstanding of power is how we got to where we are today.

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 4d

Can confirm

youtube.com/shorts/SKMfj...

You’ve been lied to about cat politics. #CatArt #politicalhumor

YouTube video by tworuru

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 5d

Apropos of absolutely nothing, some of my favorite lyrics:

“And when it happens, when it happens (I won't be holding on)
So let it happen, let it happen…
It’s gonna feel so good”

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 6d

Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 6d

I all-nightered a second-year law essay in a frenzy fuelled by concentrated instant coffee sludge whilst teaching myself to touch-type, all so I could go snowboarding the following morning. I passed, and I can still touch-type.

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 6d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 6d

This is going to be another dreary consequence of AI: as people use these things more and their output penetrates further into the consciousness, even original writing is going to appear more like LLM

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 6d

As funny as this is conceptually, the writing *really* smacks of LLM

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 6d

Because they’re zealots who need to believe their greed religion is actually good

Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 6d

Neoliberalism, according to neoliberals; it’s going terribly, but only because it wasn’t neoliberal enough

Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 6d

Because it’s going so well and all

www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...

Richard Prebble: Govt must get out of electricity and let market deliver security

OPINION: Repaying debt would be better for taxpayers and the market.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 7d

Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 8d

Watching Bluesky turn into Twitter 2 has been as depressing as it has been utterly predictable

It’s the same functionality, and people expected the form to be different?

ScaryKateDoubleBOOOOO @sarakatew.bsky.social · 8d

what should have replaced twitter is "nothing" and we all know it

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Chris Slane @slanecartoon.bsky.social · 9d

Excellent cartoon by fellow Listener cartoonist Anthony Ellison #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...

Anthony Ellison’s Cartoon of the Week

Anthony Ellison shares his take on the week in politics.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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