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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 22h

So, who wants a Mordheim inspired game from the guy who wrote the rules for Warcry, Games Workshop’s best wargame for years? Because that’s what you can get* if you click this link. * well, the beta rules at any rate.

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Black Death City

Black Death City: miniatures-agnostic narrative skirmish game of dark fantasy and gothic horror.

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The NZ Govt travels the world telling people how they take their climate commitments seriously. But at home they dismantle every policy that constrains emissions and subsidise more emissions. So we've joined international efforts to hold them to account. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...

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Greenpeace joins complaint to EU over NZ climate policy reversal - Greenpeace Aotearoa

The complaint addresses Government reversal of climate policies, which Greenpeace has labelled a 'race to the bottom on environmental regulation'.

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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

www.instagram.com/reel/Dd23gOr... #nzpol

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Whakamataku - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @whakamataku.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is GOLD!!! Ngā mihi nui @abelsteve.bsky.social Ka whawhai tonu mātou AKE! AKE! AKE! #nzpol

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Felix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Burton uncovering the book poster. The poster is revealed giving the title of the new book, Dirty Work: The Taxpayers' Union and New Zealand's Hard Right. By Nicky Hager. Potton & Burton.

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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 17/09/2026

Hey I make sick apparel for people who like nature but also want to look cool, especially NZ folks, but also other folks, and here is a bunch of it: pepperraccoon.com

a screenshot of pepper raccoon's apparel selection, including caps, bandanas, t-shirts, and hoodies

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daryl "crimetime after primetime" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

GDT's reddit AMA spitting fire www.reddit.com/r/movies/com...

reddit comment:

Hello! Did you intend the ending of Pan’s labyrinth to be real or in Ofelia’s mind?

Guillermo Del Toro's reply:

My interpretation, and it's exclusively mine, is that it's real.

Because there's two things. One is what people call “The Shining Question.” The Shining Question is, Who opens the door for Jack to get out of the fridge? And Ofelia is in an attic with a guard outside her door, and she draws the door with the magic chalk, and she shows up in the labyrinth. So, the only way she could have gone into the labyrinth is the magic chalk. And the flower is real at the end. The flower that blooms in the dead tree. And the reason I think it’s real is because—and this is why I'm in favor of the human factor in art—I think that art does transform the world. You know?

Think about it for a second. One of the goals, with all this movement, is to make you believe that art is vulgar. That art is nothing special, and anybody can do art. That is like me telling you that I'm faster at running than Usain Bolt but I “run” in my motorcycle. Well, that's not the same. That’s not the same at all.

Art is important, and they want you to believe it isn't. It's part of the idea of control. The goal is not to have artificial intelligence. The goal is to foster natural stupidity. The goal is to foster you not looking for answers, and to trust yourself entirely to an engine. Look at the way we are dipping our toes into these things. We are starting to ask the machine, Is this true? For now, there's a correlation between reality and what the answers of the machine are. For now. But soon, we won't even investigate further. We will be told it's true. And if the machine is in the hands of somebody who should not be trusted, then your reality has been completely and utterly fucked. Because your intelligence ends at the question. You don't seek the answer. It's given to you.

Q: You recently mentioned that AI creates 'semi-compelling screensavers' and that you'd 'rather die' than use it. As a filmmaker who relies heavily on practical effects and creature design, what do you think is the biggest thing lost when a computer generates an image instead of a human hand?

GDT:

The three quarters of the process that gave you the chance to think of the idea that people don't think about without that process. Meaning, AI can get you to the middle really fast, but there's a dialectic with the process that gets you to that top 10%. I'll give you an example with the Pale Man.

We sculpted it as an old man, with a face. And then I said, Let's take out the face. This happened because I saw a photo of a manta ray and the poster for Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm. That combination, which happened at two different times during a week or a month, are not permutations that are chemically part of an equation. They are alchemy. And then I said, Take out the face, and then I said, Let's put the eyes on the hands. This triangulation happens because I spent a month or two months living with the idea of this creature. And it's not linear.

AI is like a super-fast engine that makes semi-sentient permutations of things that are already done. Creation is things that have never been done. Coming to exist.

And the second thing is the loss of the apprenticeship that one has as an artist. You're never a master; you're always an apprentice. This is a kinship I have with, for example, Chris Nolan. When he showed me The Odyssey, there’s a scene when Matt Damon is floating in the stormy ocean and I asked him—because we were talking about practical effects, and how great it is and that we both always use a maquette or a model—and I asked him, How did you do it? He said, “We put him in a storm in the ocean.”

And you're gonna find that 30% of a great image occurs accidentally. You know, either a drop of water hits the lens, or the camera shakes. I remember when in 1993, '94, Jim…

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Marc Swint [ th3Engineer ] @marcswint.com · 08/09/2026

This seemed fun and felt very powerful. A rare *glimpse*, actual VIDEO, of me acting. 😊 🎙️

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

TradeMe, why do you even have an AI search? What is it adding to the task of searching listings?

Some sort of competition being run by trademe (a New Zealand site for buying and selling 2nd hand) advertising bonus entries for using "AI Search"

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Finally finished Phantom Liberty (because it broke my game when I first bought it, and I only just got around to reinstalling), went with the FIA ending for this playthrough. All of Cyberpunk 2077's endings are bittersweet, but damn if that one's not heavy on the bitter.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I'd been using one of my Praetors as a Legion Champion for #horusheresy, but I've decided I need a more permanent solution.

Legion Champion for Horus Heresy made from the Loyalist Overseer Consul with the helmet from an Ultramarines Praetor and sword from the new Cataphractii Terminator kit.

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Comic's about Magic, but it goes for wargaming as well. I was a pretty reserved kid, and I think that the hobby forcing me to leave the house, stand across the table from other human beings, and play a game with them did a lot to bring me out of my shell.

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Rookery Publications @rookeryp.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Ca-caw! The Rooks are gathering this weekend to celebrate the art & legacy of the late, great John Blanche. We're thrilled to be joined by writer, artist, sculptor & legend Jes Goodwin, who knew John well, to help us reminisce & discuss John's undeniable impact. Join us! youtube.com/live/Xzib97U...

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Remembering John Blanche with Jes Goodwin (ItR Special 12:03)

YouTube video by Rookery Publications

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

If you see this, post your riders!

Three Ultramarines on Scimitar-pattern jetbikes armed with multi-meltas

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The warping of "punk" to mean "powered by" is one of my particular bugbears, and I blame steampunk for it.

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I honestly dont know anymore. I have no theory of mind for people who seemingly understand that climate change is real and happening, and still want more fossil fuels burned. I can at least understand it from people who just don't believe in science.

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Nearly 10,000 votes for Binface. Clacton did not do the funniest thing, but still very funny to get nearly half Nige's votes with a bin on your head.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 13/08/2026

Twitch says quiet part out loud: Amazon AI is opt out because "nobody would opt in" aftermath.site/twitch-ai-amaz...

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I could care less about General Dynamics absolutely fucking the job of providing shells to the US Army, but this is still a fascinating read from ProPublica.

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Now, to be fair, that's an order of magnitude over their usual view counts.

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

If the Mikkelsen Method is making so much passive income, why are they trying to sell you the Method instead of just doing it themselves? youtu.be/biYciU1uiUw?...

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Contrepreneurs: The Mikkelsen Twins

YouTube video by Folding Ideas

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Pleased to finally announce... Abdication, the last Southern Reach novel! "There will come the days of the watcher, the drowned woman and the shadow of a man who keeps falling apart with each step, but first comes the moment the birds appear at night from the gaps between the stars, far from home."

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report, August 6, 2026:

Jeff Vandermeer's ABDICATION, the last novel in the Southern Reach series, in which an ornithologist exiled to a remote coast stumbles on a terrifying secret, a self-proclaimed king pursues a mystery hidden in a strange weather station, and a man who can become a cormorant is tasked with a deadly mission through a future landscape transformed by Area X, for publication in October 2027, in a significant deal, to Jenna Johnson at Farrar, Straus, by Joseph Veltre at the Gersh Agency and Alex Kohner at Yorn Levine (world).

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

It's early doors, but I think I might like Zero Parades even more than Disco Elysium.

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

- Quintus Fabius Maximus to the Senate, 218 BC

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Remember that Aotearoa is not the US: a vote for the minor parties isn't wasted, and gives them leverage in a coalition. Will it bring about a dictatorship of the proletariat? No. But it'll at least stop National slashing the welfare state and giving cookers and TERFs access to the levers of power.

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I mean, I wouldn't want to govern with Winnie or Seymour, either, but I also probably wouldn't say that *on the radio* in the run-up to an election where I'm absolutely going to need them.

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The Emotion Engine @emotion-engine.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Isekai as a genre is exploding in popularity because it appeals to a universal desire to get hit by a truck rather than live in the 21st century.

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tuomaspirinen.bsky.social @tuomaspirinen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

My favourite article we've published thus far, by our theological consultant, Brother Nicholas: "Writing for Trench Crusade as a Cleric". www.trenchcrusade.com/trench-wire/...

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Writing for Trench Crusade as a Cleric - Trench Crusade

In this Trench Wire article, a real-world cleric Nicholas Ceccarani talks about consulting on, and writing for Trench Crusade.

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tuomaspirinen.bsky.social @tuomaspirinen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The Trench Crusade Community License keeps growing! Scribor miniatures has announced their upcoming "Land of Sabre and Honour" campaign, featuring hand-sculpted models of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the TC universe. Check it out! Support indies! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sci...

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Coming soon: Land of the Sabre and Honour -compatible with Trench Crusade

Original STL miniatures hand-sculpted by Scibor for a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth force. Trench Crusade Compatible

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

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Aliens Hudson

Alt: Clip from 'Aliens': Private Hudson psyching the Marines up in the dropship descending to LV-426

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Got one of the all-time sicko Clone runs in StS2.

Run history screen from Slay the Spire 2 for an Ascension 10 Ironclad run. Note the 128x Perfected Strikes.

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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Meanwhile Peters does this year after year after year and the gallery basically just go 'Oh my god the price IS right' and clap like seals then delightedly write their articles about how naughty he is #nzpol

Dril tweet: Turning a big dial that says 'racism' on it and constantly looking back at the audience for approval like a contestant on the price is right

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

These "we have made an AI so powerful" warnings are straight-up advertisements, btw. No different than "we have made an Oreo so delicious all other snack artists must relent."

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mary🐇 @mary.my.id · 26/07/2026

oh god

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I want the Machine Learning tool that can spot cancer cells through pattern recognition. I do not want the Copyright Infringer 9000 that generates CSAM.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The New York Times wouldn't let me write about the Age of Diarrhea so I had to do it myself.

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Welcome to the Age of Diarrhea

The future is not knowing what ails you

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Nobody wants predictive data models to stop working for the people in medicine. Or translating ancient Pompeii texts. Or the other ways we were already using it. We want it to stop replacing workers, killing the environment, and stealing from artists. Hope that clarifies.

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AI cures cancer.

Bluesky: actualky the AI didn't really cure cancer. Just predicted the next most likely word in a loop until a solution to cancer was extruded

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ianthemouthofmadness.fenrisgames @fenrisgames.com · 26/07/2026

tfw you see your future contained in a skeet

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Worth noting that this is what it takes for National to rule you out: wanting to tax rich people more. NZ First hadn't been ruled out for promoting transphobia or racism, nor has ACT, though issues aren't deal breakers for National

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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I have... thoughts about the Odyssey, and I have a feeling it's going to be one of those movies I like less the more I chew it over. For now though, it looked great, I thought the cast were really good, the monsters were suitably gribbly. Costumes complete nonsense, but we've done that to death.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

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Allison @handle.invalid · 20/07/2026

Because of this, acknowledging that these investors have gotten a very good deal over the past 27 years we should pursue nationalisation. We cannot just keep using our collective balance sheet to build things for the profits of rich people. We have to at some point draw a line in the sand.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

is there a pulitzer for photo captions because if so @theguardian.com just won it

Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the spanish national team.
Photograph: Javier García/Shutterstock

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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 20/07/2026

Today's chart following another $135,000 for ACT The system is rigged #nzpol

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