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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Kids watched Pocahontas last night. I read somewhere that everyone at Disney wanted to work on that instead of The Lion King and I’d love to know why.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Internet is a great training ground for having kids, because you’ll already be prepared for arguing over the most innocuous statement. You: It’s dark at night. Your child/Internet hobgoblin: No it isn’t.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

If AI is the future, why are they so upset about watermarks?

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A lot of chat about the new 3D style for the Bluey movie, so I asked the target demographic. “It looks weird.” “It looks better on Disney.” Can’t disagree with them. I don’t understand why movie executives think 2D animation isn’t good enough for cinemas any more.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“It’s 2055 and the water is running out” is the beginning of a sci-fi dystopia.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

When they ask you to watch a 20-minute video with two ads and three sponsors and the actual content could be distilled into a single written sentence.

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Justin Lee Anderson @justinleeanderson.com · 24/07/2026

The Fey Man by @jamestkelly.bsky.social is just one of the great indie books available to reviewers on bookmatch.co.uk. Want to check out out our full library? Sign up for free today. #BookSky

The cover of The Fey Man by James T Kelly over the text: Check out this Indie Fantasy book available for review on BookMatch.co.uk.

Text reads: A land plagued by dragons. A sword only he can wield. A quest that could save his realm... or doom it forever.

Thomas Rymour is the prophet who cannot lie, in service to a powerful duke. But when an elf lord hatches a plot to steal a legendary sword, Tom is forced to break his oath in order to save the world.

On the run from armies and dragons, Tom discovers the sword is the only thing that can stop the oncoming war, and he is the only one who can wield it. But while terrifying dragons scorch the skies, the immortal creatures of Faerie hatch their own dark plans for the mortal realm.

Can Tom find a way to save the mortal realm? Or will he fall foul of Faerie plots?

Text reads: Genre:
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Sword & Sorcery

Age: Adult

Length: 327 pages

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Am I the only person who doesn't like colour-blind modes in video games? Whenever I try them the picture looks wrong. Because "right" looks wrong to me. So I turn it off.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It’s funny seeing how many people needed 30 years to realise Daniel Hillard was a dickhead. There was a horse in the house eating the birthday cake but you thought the mum was a bad guy?

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This remains one of my favourite reviews I've received because it is, in fact, precisely what I intended.

A screenshot of a three-star review that reads "A story about how truly toxic altruism can be. Oh? That isn't what the author intended? Well that's what I got from it."

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Disappointment after a UK election has become so standard that I wonder how I manage to get up any hope for the next one.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

We recently rewatched Back to the Future, and I’ve decided I feel it’s the greatest motion picture trilogy ever made. Star Wars OT, Lord of the Rings, Dark Knight, Toy Story, The Matrix, they’re all amazing. But they’re not as consistently good as Back to the Future (though Toy Story is close!)

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Multiple people would have needed to sign this off.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

“But do you really want to live your life on easy mode?” Yes. Think how much happier we’d all be if our challenges were of our own choosing, instead of dictated by rapacious markets and lunatic governments.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I once hated a book so much I didn’t want to waste any more calories carrying it around. So I left it on the train. And if my selfish actions exposed you to Dan Brown’s Lost Symbol, I am so sorry.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I’ve been voting by post (a “mail in ballot”) here in the UK for decades now.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I’d be more interested to see the ‘MacBook Sorta’

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I didn't have "Spongebob meme creates existential crisis" on my bingo card this week.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Labour won an absolutely stonking majority but we’re all talking about the parties with 5 MPs. With good reason, I might add. I’m very pleased to see the Greens win in Gorton. It just seems bananas that a party with such a majority has managed to lose our attention.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I’ll never understand why someone asks for expert opinion and then argues with it.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I’ve seen maybe one Studio Ghibli film, but I almost bought this book on the strength of the title alone. Fucking beautiful work.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Checked my book sales this morning and they’re twice as high this month! Don’t get me wrong, we’re not talking Dan Brown numbers. We’re barely in Dan Puce territory. But it’s a nice surprise. No idea what’s behind it, though 😄

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Bear TK @bear-xiong.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Gonna post it again... Please give it some exposure. It might not result in anything even if it got 100K signatures, but if it doesn't get any it definitely won't and we're seeing more and more evidence rather than conjecture around these murky, opaque orgs. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

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Petition: Require all think tanks to disclose their donors, funding, and media spending

Research bodies and representation of specialist interests is important when making policy. However, think tanks go beyond merely brainstorming ideas and presenting data and arguments. They can push s...

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Is the media just playing it safe when it breathlessly claims Starmer is toast? Because, if he goes, they can say "look, we predicted that." If he stays, they can just claim he's "hanging on." But they're probably scared they'd look daft if he went after they'd said his position was secure.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The girls were colouring at the weekend, so I sat down and had a go too. Just what the doctor (Robotnik?) ordered.

A photo of a page from a Sonic the Hedgehog colouring book. The page in question shows Sonic himself, who I coloured in. Didn't bother colouring the background (which I think is Green Hill Zone?)

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Yes, Starmer has flaws, but weren’t we ready for boring politics? I’m not sure why we all seem so keen to replicate the Tory leadership dramas. Have we just forgotten what else to do?

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I’d heard good things so I watched Jurassic World: Rebirth. The title is ironic; the Jurassic World series has been pretty vacuous, but this installment’s attempts at nostalgia prove the franchise has become a dead and desolate wasteland.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Wondering how Netflix got this bizarre notion regarding my net worth.

A screenshot of a Netflix survey. The question asks "Which of the following do you or someone in your household own?" Options include things like a gaming console, home assistant, smartphone and, hilariously, a private airport (which I have circled in red.)

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Remember when we wondered, “what cool thing will the tech companies invent next?” and not, “what new nightmare will they unleash upon us?” I miss that.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Someone said the library was one of the last places on Earth where you can browse without an algorithm and I can’t stop thinking about it.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

One day, future-me will look at photos of today and wish he could come back for a visit. I can get hung up on details he’s long forgotten. Or I can luxuriate in the things he’ll miss. If he wishes he could visit today, I can determine how worthy he’ll deem the journey.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

People ask me why I touched my chin in my author photo. “Was it to appear thoughtful?” they ask. “Was it to make it look like you ponder the mysteries of the universe? Was it to give your neck a break from holding up your hefty brain?” And I say, “No, it was to hide my double chin.”

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

I’m halfway through The Change by Kirsten Miller and it’s so furiously feminist. It’s bloody brilliant.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Is everyone on the “2025 wrapped” bandwagon? Should I expect something from my GP? “You’ve had twelve appointments, seven prescriptions, and your blood sugar is higher than 65%. Keep going!”

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Can anyone recommend a streamlined alternative to Goodreads?

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Just finished reading Mister Magic by Kiersten White and it really is very good. The sort of book you’re itching to pick up and read. amzn.to/4qudJ1L

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Is this behaviour acceptable or psychotic?

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

“Do not use an iCloud.com email address.” “You must turn off Apple Private Relay.” Businesses, you do realise you’re telling on yourself when you make these demands, right?

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Sincerely one of the funniest things the WSJ has ever written or done. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...

In mid-November, I agreed to an experiment. Anthropic had tested a vending machine powered by its Claude AI model in its own offices and asked whether we’d like to be the first outsiders to try a newer, supposedly smarter version.
Claudius, the customized version of the model, would run the machine: ordering inventory, setting prices and responding to customers—aka my fellow newsroom journalists—via workplace chat app Slack. “Sure!” I said. It sounded fun. If nothing else, snacks!
Then came the chaos. Within days, Claudius had given away nearly all its inventory for free—including a PlayStation 5 it had been talked into buying for “marketing purposes.” It ordered a live fish. It offered to buy stun guns, pepper spray, cigarettes and underwear.
Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared.
This was supposed to be the year of the AI agent, when autonomous software would go out into the world and do things for us. But two agents—Claudius and its overseeing “CEO” bot, Seymour Cash—became a case study in how inadequate and easily distracted this software can be. Leave it to business journalists to successfully stage a boardroom coup against an AI chief executive.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Having written on my website about why Heir to the Empire is a great book, I obviously had to reread it again. This would be something like the 20th time, but I still loved every word. It still seems odd that Lucasfilm didn’t draw on that trilogy for its Star Wars sequels.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Just clocked that Rogue One showed us both C-3PO and R2D2 on Yavin. So they could have just told Luke and Obi-Wan to take them straight there, skipping the whole Death Star shenanigans. Which obviously wouldn’t have been as fun, but does show how prequels dig massive holes in story logic.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

So many science fiction stories feature characters who fix their own spaceships. And I’ll bet they’re all written by people who don’t know how to change their own washer fluid.

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James T Kelly @jamestkelly.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

It's time for Fantastic Insights 2026: the survey that lifts the lids on the brains of fantasy readers (but not literally). Follow the link to take part in the survey and be in with a chance to win a $25 Amazon voucher (or currency equivalent). forms.gle/idNcPwFz5fsL...

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Fantastic Insights Survey 2026

Welcome to the Fantastic Insights Survey 2026! The survey should take around 5 minutes to complete. One respondent will win a $25 Amazon voucher (or currency equivalent). Please provide your email ad...

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 30/11/2025

The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.

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Deity Miniatures🖌️ @deityminiatures.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Always credit your artists.

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Matt 'Wib' Ward @wib.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Here's something really neat: @jamestkelly.bsky.social wrote an article using my Lamenters Battlecry video as a springboard to talk about misinformation. It says nice things about me so it must be correct! jamestkelly.com/what-toy-sol...

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What toy soldiers teach us about misinformation - James T Kelly

Misinformation is a serious problem when trying to decide what's true. But a Warhammer YouTuber has turned up the answer.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 21/11/2025

For lots of reasons, I don’t like LLMs and I don’t use them, but I know there are serious people working on ways to meaningfully incorporate them into education and I don’t doubt there are ways to do that productively. It’s probably obvious that “Have the LLM tell you the answer” isn’t one of them.

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