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James Hurst

@jamesahurst.bsky.social
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Inhabitant of Australia since 1967. Flawed fan of Jesus. Freelance proofreader and editor. Student of archaeology at the University of Queensland. Lover of history, art and books Husband, father, son, brother

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 14h
Superb analysis of AI prose: how it works and how it feels silentroom.media/the-craft/br...
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AI Has Finally Learned to Write Perfectly. That's the Worst Thing That Could Have Happened.
"Slop" went into Merriam-Webster in under two years; "spam" took fifteen. A history of the word, the ten tells that give machine prose away, and why the detector is always chasing a moving target.
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 14h
Xi Jinping plans to return China to global preeminence. He will succeed if Beijing can pull off two major pivots in its strategy: establish leadership over the Global South — and take control of Taiwan. Read Steve Tsang's analysis on China's ambitions for the autumn issue of @theworldtoday.org.
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What the West fails to grasp about China’s strategy to lead the world
Xi Jinping wants to forge ‘a common destiny for humankind’ by winning over the Global South and taking Taiwan. But if America and Europe are to counter this ‘double pivot’, they must better understand...
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 12h
More to the point, I don't see why anyone who knows how to write would use gen AI. Efficiency, volume, speed and profit seem its motives, reflecting everything shallow and instrumentalised about our society and economy. "Come the revolution..."
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 12h
I do a lot of proofreading and some editing. AI becomes evident, but I don't have the analytical precision in this article, which is useful. I still pick up errors in AI.
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PROTOSTAR @jussimaatta9-72.bsky.social · 22h
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 22h
#KarlBarth
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Small Bowl with Mice, 100-500 CE, Ceramic with white and black Slip Glaze
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Great surf spot
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
#currentlyreading #JacquesEllul
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
New paper by the World’s most prominent climate scientists shows rapid acceleration of human-caused warming, with a warming rate now that tracks to near 2.4°C by 2050, far faster than was expected, if it continues…
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
#history #thepast #EdwardSaid
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
"Oh the humanity!"
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
#kingdomofGod #Christianity #BrianMcLaren
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#theologians #deacons #Calvin #KarlBarth
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Darren Olivier @darren.africandefence.net · 12/10/2026
This is a good counter, and a reminder that it’s always important to understand what’s being measured. The widely shared Cloudflare chart was specifically about automated traffic, including legitimate web crawlers, from Yandex’s infrastructure, so as to measure the impact on Yandex itself.
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Yeah but...that white Chesty Bonds look. Anzac wet dream from central casting.
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Old Possum's Book is quite quick to read, even when observing the poetry. #currentlyreading #HenryReynolds
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#currentlyreading #TSElliot
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Beats a chunky any day.
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Golly, combining my most and least favourite things!
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#Tuareg #genealogy #Sahara #MartinWilliams
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Australia is beginning to follow the same path to appease the racist extreme right.
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#preaching #KarlBarth
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Matt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
US live streaming firing squad executions @theageaustralia.bsky.social www.theage.com.au/world/north-...
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#theology #KarlBarth
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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I genuinely mean this. I cannot imagine a more bleak dystopian notion than the idea of all art being turned into slop designed to coddle my exact perceived intentions. The point of literature, film, music, and art is to be exposed to the interior lives of others. Who are these people.
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#orientalism #EdwardSaid #postcolonialism
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Standing next to Trump would do weird things to me too.
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Will the Profile Ancient History ever publish volumes on ancient Greece?
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Conan lives!
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#Sahara #MartinWilliams
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#Theology #KarlBarth #HansKüng #NTWright
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Life must be tough on £100K.
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#theology #theologians #KarlBarth
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
So fortunate. I live in a subtropical part of Australia where all the native trees are evergreen. And I've only visited USA in middle of winter or summer.
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#God #divinelove #KarlBarth
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#miracles #gospels #KarlBarth
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𝚼𝖆𝖑𝖉𝖆 @yal-da.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The list of women and girls who laid down their lives during Iran protests 2022 wncri.org/2024/09/11/t...
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The list of women and girls killed during the Iran uprising
On November 25, 2022, the NCRI Women’s Committee publishes a list of women and girls slain in the fight for freedom and equality in Iran.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 02/10/2026
A Northern Territory body with ZERO full-time staff is the de facto national regulator for online gambling. Last year, Australians lost $36 billion gambling. @justinedavismla.bsky.social tells @ebonybennett.bsky.social about this extraordinary situation on Follow the Money 🎧 theaus.in/4jhnKz9
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Almost like someone doesn't want it regulated...
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#power #rulers #RomanEmpire #MaryBeard
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#Bible #Christianscripture #KarlBarth
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"We'll soon have the results for Dorian Lynskey."
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#currentlyreading #AlanSeymour #DouglasStewart #HalPorter
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#theology #KarlBarth
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#faith #HansKüng
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Ette Media @ettemedia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We watched 42 7.30 interviews and one of the things we noticed was the language used to describe certain atrocities. The strongest and most graphic language was exclusively reserved for describing the killing of Israelis, a pattern we see in newsrooms around the world.
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ABC 7.30’s language for Israelis vs Palestinians
YouTube video by Ette Media
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yes, will make a great leader!
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Trump says AI giants have agreed to 'police themselves'
A meeting of AI leaders at the White House followed a string of hacking incidents involving rogue AI and dire warnings about risks of catastrophe from within the industry.
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