Hans Versluys 🏳️🌈
@hansversluys.bsky.social
Waiheke Islander. Ataraxia and eudaimonia. Globohomo. Smart aleckry and deviant sex. Knows that he knows nothing. Philosophy with a side of sass. Queer European Aotearoan. Слава Україні.
Music video making was always one of the the most artificial of the visual arts, always at the cutting edge of video technology which is rapidly expanding, aided by huge increases in computer power.
New Order - Elegia | ALFfx' Visual AI Treatment
YouTube video by ALFfx Visual DJ
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December 27, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Music video making was always one of the the most artificial of the visual arts, always at the cutting edge of video technology which is rapidly expanding, aided by huge increases in computer power.
You can help save the Colombian Amazon jungle by not eating meat, buying gold or sniffing cocaine. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Cocaine, gold and meat’: how Colombia’s Amazon became big business for crime networks
Armed groups have moved in to the space left by the Farc after the civil war, cutting down rainforest to control land and build thousands of kilometres of smuggling routes
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
You can help save the Colombian Amazon jungle by not eating meat, buying gold or sniffing cocaine. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Are NZ cities prepared for this deluge? #nzpol
Self-driving cars are the most transformative transportation tech in a century.
In 2025, I wrote a slew of stories exploring their effects. 🧵
In @vox.com, I explained why the convenience of self-driven rides could bring crippling congestion. Cities should act now to mitigate the risks.
In 2025, I wrote a slew of stories exploring their effects. 🧵
In @vox.com, I explained why the convenience of self-driven rides could bring crippling congestion. Cities should act now to mitigate the risks.
A self-driving car traffic jam is coming for US cities
A century ago, cars remade America. Autonomous vehicles could do it again.
www.vox.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Are NZ cities prepared for this deluge? #nzpol
A supply chain problem compounded by tariffs and falling prices, with competition from domestic alternatives and changing consumer preferences.
It could describe the NZ meat and dairy exports too. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
It could describe the NZ meat and dairy exports too. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish police
Previously vessels would be sunk once they had completed their cargo runs from South America to Europe
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A supply chain problem compounded by tariffs and falling prices, with competition from domestic alternatives and changing consumer preferences.
It could describe the NZ meat and dairy exports too. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
It could describe the NZ meat and dairy exports too. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
36 years ago I attended my first Christmas dinner in the Summer, and I was the only vegetarian. Last night I was still the only one. Nothing ever changes in New Zealand.
December 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
36 years ago I attended my first Christmas dinner in the Summer, and I was the only vegetarian. Last night I was still the only one. Nothing ever changes in New Zealand.
Jean Genet wiping the floor with Oxbridge intellectuals is perfect television.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXKx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXKx...
Genet 1985 11 12 Last ever interview @ Arena
YouTube video by jeyem archives
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December 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Jean Genet wiping the floor with Oxbridge intellectuals is perfect television.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXKx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXKx...
Waitemata Station should be renamed Waiheke Station, because it will be our main one.
📢 The service, providing much improved public transport into the city, is due to finally open in 2026.
John Campbell rides the new City Rail Link - and he loves it
www.1news.co.nz
December 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Waitemata Station should be renamed Waiheke Station, because it will be our main one.
Got a Xmas pressy from my stamcafé The Occidental in Auckland for being loyal customers through the year (two bottles of Belgian beer, two glasses and non-Belgian chocolates). Even my cat was impressed:
December 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Got a Xmas pressy from my stamcafé The Occidental in Auckland for being loyal customers through the year (two bottles of Belgian beer, two glasses and non-Belgian chocolates). Even my cat was impressed:
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Lost opportunity of combining the Ministries for the Environment, Transport and Housing and calling it METH
New ministry to combine housing, transport and environment
New ministry to combine housing, transport and environment
Minister Chris Bishop said the new entity would bring together the functions of several ministries into one agency.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Lost opportunity of combining the Ministries for the Environment, Transport and Housing and calling it METH
Two bishops debating whether the Inquisition has been true to its objectives of inflicting pain and death.
A Saturday Soliloquy: Richardson & Willis debt debate assumes 1991-style austerity worked, that NZ faces being locked out of global markets, that the NZ Super Fund doesn't exist & that households can borrow much more #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...
A debt debate that is frozen in time & ideology
Richardson & Willis debt debate assumes 1991-style austerity worked, that NZ faces being locked out of global markets, that the NZ Super Fund doesn't exist & that households can borrow much more
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Two bishops debating whether the Inquisition has been true to its objectives of inflicting pain and death.
A new religion is born, complete with an eschatological theology, a priesthood and prophets, sacrificial requirements and funding mechanisms.
The Politics Of Superintelligence www.noemamag.com/the-politics...
The Politics Of Superintelligence www.noemamag.com/the-politics...
The Politics Of Superintelligence | NOEMA
Today’s tech “prophets” push a narrative that God-like artificial superintelligence is inevitable, and only they can ensure humanity’s safety from their creations.
www.noemamag.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A new religion is born, complete with an eschatological theology, a priesthood and prophets, sacrificial requirements and funding mechanisms.
The Politics Of Superintelligence www.noemamag.com/the-politics...
The Politics Of Superintelligence www.noemamag.com/the-politics...
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The fine against X was issued for misleading verification badges, blocking analyst access to data, and failures in ad transparency.
But Musk’s reaction quickly turned a regulatory issue into geopolitical theatrics — applauded by exactly one audience: Moscow.
But Musk’s reaction quickly turned a regulatory issue into geopolitical theatrics — applauded by exactly one audience: Moscow.
December 7, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The fine against X was issued for misleading verification badges, blocking analyst access to data, and failures in ad transparency.
But Musk’s reaction quickly turned a regulatory issue into geopolitical theatrics — applauded by exactly one audience: Moscow.
But Musk’s reaction quickly turned a regulatory issue into geopolitical theatrics — applauded by exactly one audience: Moscow.
You're the world's richest man and this is the utopian home you long for:
Mars - Kodiak - Nasa’s Perseverance SOL 114 - From Andrea Luck (andrealuck.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2m6UqjA
December 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
You're the world's richest man and this is the utopian home you long for:
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
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In the beginning was the plan. And the plan had no substance. And the darkness was on the mobiks. And they spoke among themselves fearfully, saying
"it is a crock of shit, it stinks & we will all die"
"it is a crock of shit, it stinks & we will all die"
December 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In the beginning was the plan. And the plan had no substance. And the darkness was on the mobiks. And they spoke among themselves fearfully, saying
"it is a crock of shit, it stinks & we will all die"
"it is a crock of shit, it stinks & we will all die"
A terrific analytical read.
The war on Venezuela isn’t about drugs, oil, or democracy
The war on Venezuela is a war for American reality — and a war to redefine American power
My new long read (part 1): /1
www.greatpower.us/p/the-war-on...
The war on Venezuela is a war for American reality — and a war to redefine American power
My new long read (part 1): /1
www.greatpower.us/p/the-war-on...
The war on Venezuela is a war for American reality — PART 1
President Trump has pushed the nation toward a fulcrum — a point where the entire definition of American power could unhinge, and after which there is greatly increased risk for the United States of A...
www.greatpower.us
December 2, 2025 at 3:53 AM
A terrific analytical read.
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Quite amazing visuals.
These posters for the South Korean stage production of Macbeth are the greatest thing ever? #art
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Quite amazing visuals.
A demolition job.
Really enjoyed this, @mollymckew.bsky.social blends her deep knowledge and humour to eviscerate the "28 peace points" that Russia got US to accept.
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
28 Points Later
A definitive guide to the Russian zombie diplomacy of Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine — aka what happens when you let the Russians eat your brains
www.greatpower.us
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A demolition job.
The withdrawing room is my favourite room.
Home, where I found that my wife had finished very neatly my study with the former hangings of the diningroom, which will upon occasion serve for a fine withdrawing room.
November 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The withdrawing room is my favourite room.
The size of Monaco compared to Waiheke Island.
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The size of Monaco compared to Waiheke Island.
Ironically you only need to replace "protection of children" with "protection of women", and "personal data" with "chromosomal data" and you get the same weaponisation of the law to be used against everybody using proscribed and restricted spaces.
🧵I see certain actors are rushing in to exploit the shocking McSkimming report as a way of attacking the Harmful Digital Communications Act, or indeed any kind of protection against online harm. The Free Speech Union fired out a release yesterday, then today I have one from Nathan Seuili of PILLAR.
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Ironically you only need to replace "protection of children" with "protection of women", and "personal data" with "chromosomal data" and you get the same weaponisation of the law to be used against everybody using proscribed and restricted spaces.
I don't think I will use ChatGPT ever again.
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I don't think I will use ChatGPT ever again.
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Next week LinkedIn will use your personal data for AI training by automatically enabling permissions.
To manually turn off go to:
Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ under
“How LinkedIn uses your data” click “Data for Generative AI improvement” ➡️ toggle off
To manually turn off go to:
Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ under
“How LinkedIn uses your data” click “Data for Generative AI improvement” ➡️ toggle off
November 2, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Next week LinkedIn will use your personal data for AI training by automatically enabling permissions.
To manually turn off go to:
Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ under
“How LinkedIn uses your data” click “Data for Generative AI improvement” ➡️ toggle off
To manually turn off go to:
Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ under
“How LinkedIn uses your data” click “Data for Generative AI improvement” ➡️ toggle off