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The Riverboat Captain

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Te Kāpene o te Waka Awa | A Yorkshireman in Aotearoa NZ | #MDANT | Left | Green | Music | Film | TV | Books | Football #SWFC | Outdoors | linktr.ee/RiverboatCaptain

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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 4h
Presumably all these companies moved into AI because developing a printer that works reliably was too difficult.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 7h
But then I thought..
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 7h
Look, I did this about ten years ago but hey..
http://www.riverboatcaptain.com/category/sacred-days/
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 22h
So we have to skull a shot every time Luxon says "what I would say to you" in the debate.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Nice #jazz
open.spotify.com
Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings (Live) - Album by Sonny Rollins | Spotify
Sonny Rollins · album · 2024 · 26 songs
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's great!
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's all happening out there.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Would it help to confuse them if we run away more?"
theguardian.com
US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford base after suspected terror plot
Aircraft leave Gloucestershire base to return to US following arrest of dual British-Iranian national in central London
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Could have held it in a telephone box.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
youtu.be
KNEECAP - FENIAN (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by KNEECAP
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
youtu.be
Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream Of Trains (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by robynhitchcock
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What's the vibe? Getting some hints and tips or remembering when he was smol?
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Fred's great. The 6 Volts album is superb (even if it does have two tracks that are the same melody).
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Woke up this morning.
Alabama 3 - Exile on Coldharbour Lane plays
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Aaand I'm 14 again..
Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here plays.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Let's hope the Maungawhau market gets going, the third try this Sunday. Windy AF the last two Sundays.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Kaiser Chiefs, my arse. Ed Sheeran was born in Halifax. Whatever we may think of him :)
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Nine-point plan for power innit.
stuff.co.nz
How a Transpower pylon fell over causing a mass power outage in Northland
An investigation into the matter revealed that an untrained worker undid bolts, causing the tower to topple.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just found 274 Mythbusters videos in a playlist :)
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The new pick up, drop off and short stay is a really pleasant experience. Can't wait to see it at completion.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good luck to all!
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mrs. Capt is watching the kingmaker debate. I opted out for a Hairy Bikers re-run 🤷‍♂️
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Or left back in the changing rooms. Badum tish.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Replace heart with arse in a love song lyrics "Shot through the arse and you're to blame! You give love a bad name."
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
[gasp emoji]
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Luxon has announced National would make trans-Tasman travel easier. Mate, you've already done that for a lot of people, especially Wellingtonians.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mowbray dismissed Hipkins' criticisms of him, telling The Post most of his family’s money was made overseas and that he was not part of an “entrenched interest”. " Not sure that's the devastating burn Mowbray thinks it is.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ronald Lacey melting in "Raiders"
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's a demo, isn't it. It's a subsequently well-recorded demo with added Dave :)
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They were just dogging, eh.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
youtu.be
Do The Strand
YouTube video by Roxy Music - Topic
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Farcebook.
theguardian.com
Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house
The new AI agent, Muse, was released last week and has been downloaded by 3 million users
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Chapterhouse, Madness and Squeeze touring here in March. When we're not here :(
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It is my considered opinion that they couldn't finish lyrics that worked, and just went "Fuck it, Dave's coming in next week and whatever happens we'll put it out. It'll be fine."
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm especially struggling with Boston as avant-garde dissidents. "Oh yeah, John Cale, Ornette Coleman and ..er.. Tom Scholz. Really pushed back the frontiers."
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Main story on the Herald. Of course.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Find my cheese (and sack the junior staffer responsible for moving it).
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What happened after The Door closed.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A re-run of this masterpiece from the last election.
Heavily defaced billboard for Brian Tamaki's Freedoms NZ party. Party vote Lunatic Fringe.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"My, you've got a big one!"
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Had a couple of false starts with the concepts, but raced through once I took more time. Great stuff.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Picked up Ms 21 from the airport at oof o'clock this morning after five months camp counselling. The kids are alright :)
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Team Seymour, no?
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Albums?! No way. Riot in Cell Block #9, fair enough.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ah yeah. Auckland Library app.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just looked, 41 copies on order, 209 on the wait list.
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Inspired" me to make many Vinyl Finals playlists :)
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yeah it's not nice out there. Find a cafe pronto :)
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The Riverboat Captain @riverboatcapt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Ohh, we so hate the noise, we'll do something about that." "How about emissions?" "Let's not go TOO far, it's everyone's human right to stink out the place."
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