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Ben Harris-Roxas
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Researcher and educator from Sydney, Australia. You’ll usually find me on the forgotten parts of the web.

https://unsw.to/ben_hr
https://harrisroxashealth.com

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 3h
Heatwaves across south-eastern Australia from Wednesday, projected to be the worst in six years: https://benhr.xyz/2026/01/05/heatwaves-across-southeastern-australia-from.html
Heatwaves across south-eastern Australia from Wednesday, projected to be the worst in six years
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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 8h
That’s the main thing I took from Maimonides

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 22h
The list of films on Letterboxd
Solarpunk films (an attempt at a comprehensive list)
Films exploring how we might live sustainably, justly, and joyfully while refusing both naïve utopianism and dystopian despair. What makes a film solarpunk? It has something to do with ecological rest...
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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 22h
I spent the holidays watching 37 solarpunk films and it turned out to be unexpectedly moving. What stays with me: these aren't escapist fantasies. They're imaginative rehearsals for futures we might actually build.
Imagining a better future: What I learned from solarpunk films
The author has been compiling a growing list of solarpunk films, defining the genre as depicting ecological restoration, community-focused solutions, and hopeful futures. Through examining various …
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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 1d
"”Tuvalu’s first climate migrants have arrived in Australia, marking the beginning of a historic relocation as rising seas threaten to swallow their island home… Among the Pacific people selected in the initial intake of climat... https://benhr.xyz/2026/01/04/tuvalus-first-climate-migrants-have.html
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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 1d
Slop :(

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 2d
Geordie no: broligarch
Geordie yes: extractigarch

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 2d
I feel comfortable characterising things that nobody could be bothered to write as not being worth reading, i.e. slop.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says people should move beyond calling AI 'slop'

"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Ben Harris‐Roxas, Margot C. Finn

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 2d
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says people should move beyond calling AI 'slop'

"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 3d
Apologies, Australian *Turf* Club

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 3d
I wonder if he’ll also be humbled by the Australian Jockey Club

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 4d
The only subgenre worse than books written by journalists.

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 4d
I thought “that sounds interesting”, then I read the blurb:

“Dan Wang—“a gifted observer of contemporary China” (Ross Douthat)”

No thanks.

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 4d
Yeah it’s def one to process. I still feel about seven different things about it.

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 4d
Pluribus?

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 4d
Chaser

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 4d
Happy new year from the maniac who lives across the road. At least he didn’t set any of the trees on fire.

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 5d
She’s painting over something in heaven

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 5d
What time do you call this?

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 6d
Robots might be saving us from those things, or perpetuating them?

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 6d
The best films of 2025 (for me): https://benhr.xyz/2025/12/30/the-best-films-of-for.html
The best films of 2025 (for me)
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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 8d
Better a pig than a fascist

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 11d
Good idea, but which party?

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 11d
I tried several times to get AI to preserve the grimacing horror of the original, but it keeps insisting on touching up both Cherie and me. Flattering the user is hard-baked into these slop models.
A grimacing couple poses together indoors, with the woman in a red dress and the man in a blue suit, accompanied by the text Season's Greetings it’s Tony and Cherie Blair. A smiling couple stands together in front of a window with Season's Greetings written in the upper left corner. It’s the AI slop version of Cherie Blair and me.

Reposted by Paul Matthews, Ben Harris‐Roxas

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2000AD Randomizer @2000adrandom.bsky.social · 11d
Brett Ewins

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 12d
Oh sorry, I was referring to this guy www.complex.com/life/a/joshu...
TikToker Apologizes After Plugging Account at Charlie Kir...
The content creator known as Elder TikTok has since remov...
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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 12d
Definite Elder TikTok energy

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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 12d
I have the distinct feeling that this person doesn’t realise how close to death he is. Even a few inches of floodwater will sweep away modern, relatively airtight cars.

Reposted by Ben Harris‐Roxas

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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 14d
Colleagues at the Open University of Catalonia are looking for 24(!!!!) doctoral candidates on a range of topics connected to ICT use. Check out the call for applications here: www.uoc.edu/portal/en/es...
IN2TIC Predoctoral Programme - UOC Doctoral Fellowships
UOC�s IN2TIC programme: excellent doctoral training, international placements, industry mentoring and a personalised career development plan.
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Ben Harris-Roxas @benhr.bsky.social · 16d
Ham’s at least versatile and you can do things with leftovers. Turkey-eaters are the truly cooked.