Paul Potiki
@guanolad.bsky.social
A Kiwi in Oz. Disappointingly average. Aggressively mediocre. Determinedly unlucky. Individual parts of my life may sound way more interesting than they really were.
But can you do the outrageous accent?
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 AM
But can you do the outrageous accent?
Hooting, not Grooting.
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Hooting, not Grooting.
They're trying to convince investors they don't have to pay for artists anymore, but also trying to convince artists they'll be more productive. They seem to be deliberately ignoring the contradiction we all can clearly see.
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
They're trying to convince investors they don't have to pay for artists anymore, but also trying to convince artists they'll be more productive. They seem to be deliberately ignoring the contradiction we all can clearly see.
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They desperately want artists to use the thing they are trying to replace us with.
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
They desperately want artists to use the thing they are trying to replace us with.
Let us be thankful it didn't have a chainsaw arm and murder the audience.
November 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Let us be thankful it didn't have a chainsaw arm and murder the audience.
I want to go back to a time when profit was put back into the company to expand, improve, and reward its employees. Now they just give it away to undeserving freeloaders, aka shareholders.
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I want to go back to a time when profit was put back into the company to expand, improve, and reward its employees. Now they just give it away to undeserving freeloaders, aka shareholders.
They still wouldn't know how much 2 litres of milk cost.
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
They still wouldn't know how much 2 litres of milk cost.
Formative, not Transformative.
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Formative, not Transformative.
Nice! The flat trees is what I have done elsewhere and I wanted this one to be fuller, with the gnarled trunk look. Forested areas are just daunting to think about.
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Nice! The flat trees is what I have done elsewhere and I wanted this one to be fuller, with the gnarled trunk look. Forested areas are just daunting to think about.
A proper house for an owl.
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A proper house for an owl.
There's a line between tapping into the zeitgeist and jumping on a bandwagon. You may have squeaked under.
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
There's a line between tapping into the zeitgeist and jumping on a bandwagon. You may have squeaked under.
Issue an infringement notice and inform them Xmas music is restricted to December only.
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Issue an infringement notice and inform them Xmas music is restricted to December only.
Whenever I've built official trees from a set, they've used those curvy tubes and the spindly tail things, but those always felt very weird and fragile.
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Whenever I've built official trees from a set, they've used those curvy tubes and the spindly tail things, but those always felt very weird and fragile.
Next trick, attaching the leaves.
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Next trick, attaching the leaves.
The obscenely wealthy gained their wealth through a lack of curiosity and lack of empathy. They just stomped on everyone on their way to the top. When they reach that level, all hope is lost.
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The obscenely wealthy gained their wealth through a lack of curiosity and lack of empathy. They just stomped on everyone on their way to the top. When they reach that level, all hope is lost.
I remember the day I realised that if I didn't want to do something I could say No.
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I remember the day I realised that if I didn't want to do something I could say No.
Rattlesnakes too. Constant vigilance!
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Rattlesnakes too. Constant vigilance!
Was Bantha Tracks a different thing?
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Was Bantha Tracks a different thing?
The crack going down the pages is clever.
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The crack going down the pages is clever.