Michael Duignan

@dvorahfr There is a pile of cereal sitting on the table with no bowl. Why?

50 seconds entirely created using Grok Imagine's tools. Grok can create scenes that could be featured in a film.

@PronouncedHare That is essentially what we have and it's given us stagnation and eye-watering private debt because we collectively chose selling houses as our key industry. If we want to see actual growth we will need a more radical vision of what the country can make and export.

@victorbonafonte people create cinema. AI creates slop

There’s a project that’s been living in my head for years. Still secret… but I’ve finally started running my first experiments. What matters to me isn’t the tool. It’s the language. Right now, it feels like everyone is obsessed with what you use instead of how you think. But tools don’t create cinema. Intention does. Rhythm does. Framing does. More soon.

@DrewPavlou - Total failure of tradecraft + humiliation of DGSE - French agents spend 10 years in jail - French Govt forced pay $ to Greenpeace. - Greenpeace 2x membership, buys 2 new boats. - NZ nuclear free status solidified - Turbo charges moral war for environment. - Une débâcle

Enough time has passed that we can officially say that the French were lions for sinking the Rainbow Warrior Greenpeace were so obviously working as a Soviet agitprop front at the time Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior was an early blow against wokeness, or as the French call it, Le Wokismé

@Artedeingenio Congrats. You made total slop. This is the real thing. youtube.com/watch?v=g_cCSW…

I think that after videos like this, a lot of people are going to start seeing AI in a very different way. War cinema is one of my favorite genres, and being able to recreate the Normandy landings in such a vibrant and believable way feels like a dream come true. Just imagine the budget it would take to shoot a 3-minute sequence like this. I won’t even say that Hollywood is cooked. I’ll just say that AI cinema is already a reality, with a truly brilliant future ahead. Thanks to my friends at @Kling_ai for letting me create real cinema 🎬

@WaltForWaikato Unless money is used to affect change, build things or grow things then it's just a number on a ledger. NZ (and govt) has lost the capacity to change, build and grow. It needs industry, capability and ambition. We cannot save our way to prosperity, we need to build it.

New Zealand can’t borrow its way to prosperity. Government debt isn’t free money it’s tomorrow’s taxes. We need to cut waste, shrink bureaucracy and grow the economy. How would you reduce government debt quickly and responsibly? Genuine ideas welcome.

@CyberRobooo The video doesn't look right - the movement doesn't match the motion blur. Either it was shot at a very high frame rate / short exposure time (say 500th sec?) - but that doesn't make sense because the curtains are pulled and there is just one lamp.

I’ve seen a lot of comments saying, “This is fake, just AI-generated.” I’ve been trying to understand the reasons behind that. One big reason is that humanoid robots still feel very far from everyday life. They’re not like the iPhone, which spread into everyone’s hands. Another factor is uneven development. In countries like China, the U.S., Japan, South Korea, or parts of Europe, humanoid robots have been introduced early on, with constant updates, big events, exhibitions, and media coverage. But in many other regions, people rarely encounter them. There’s also a deeper layer: some people simply don’t want to believe that humanoid robots are advancing so quickly. It’s a bit like when cars first appeared—the ones who felt the most fear and anxiety were those who raised horses or owned carriages. Their comments today can be seen as a form of cognitive adjustment or psychological defense. So I don’t blame them. The spread of technology always moves in waves, and the gap in perception just makes it harder for some people to understand, accept, or recognize what’s happening right now. But the wheel of technology keeps moving forward. Everyone will board this train eventually,it’s only a matter of time. What we can do is share more products and use cases of humanoid robots so that more people can see the progress of these things. This is a subtle process.

Our thoughts are with the friends and family of actor and filmmaker, Robert Redford. A luminary with an eye for storytelling and a heart for the people who loved him, Redford's prolific contributions to the arts across mediums will continue to illuminate generations to come.

@NZNationalParty That graph shows inflation starting to fall in March 24, and starting to rise in March 25.

Our economic plan is focused on keeping inflation low, so you can get ahead.

@TaxpayersUnion The artwork is not the problem. Building things is good, including art. How much money was spent on lawyers, consultants and pointless paper shuffling?

🧾 Do you think this is a good use of $630,000 of public funds? 🤨 The NZ Transport Agency has spent your money on a giant copper bird to sit in the middle of a $57 million roundabout in Pōkeno. More than half a million dollars on a sculpture during a cost-of-living crisis? Come on. This is just another example of bureaucrats playing with taxpayers’ money like it’s Monopoly cash - and exactly why we need to Cap Rates Now 👊

@zhao_dashuai 60% of English is Latin. 10% is Greek. Goes up to 90% if you are talking technical, government, formal. The Roman empire never fell, it just franchised.

For centuries, the Anglo-Saxons, Gauls, Franks and the Germanic barbarians claim they are the representatives of western civilization. The truth is, you never were and never will be. Greeks, Southern Italians are the only true descendants of Western civilization.

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Gene Hackman has passed away at the age of 95. Gene was one of the greatest actors of his, or anyone's generation. He was a powerhouse, as adept at comedy as he was drama. Today is a very sad day, we've lost a legend. Gene was a giant of cinema. R.I.P Gene Hackman

@smithkstead @FrankMcRae In 1908, to sink a ship you needed a huge gun aimed perfectly. Today you just need a remote controlled jetski packed with explosives. To safely control Port of Auckland you would need to control all of Waiheke, Great Barrier and Coromandle - basically impossible.

@FrankMcRae the US was planning one back in 1908, there’s really not too much that’s changed since then and the conclusion was we’re pretty much fucked

Real question - whats the plan for a naval invasion of new zealand? Someone must have thought about it. Can we do anything or do we just welcome our new overlords?

@FrankMcRae In order to invade NZ you'd need to control a port. I think Littleton would be your best bet if you could take control of the approaches quickly. Then you'd build up troop numbers to invade Chch, then work your way across the plains till you control S.I.

@TheCinesthetic youtube.com/watch?v=dziUnY…

If you could own any vehicle from a film, which would you choose?

@LostArcNZ @dbseymour Drone submarines and harpoon anti-ship missiles would essentially make invading New Zealand impossible by any country. Would cost much less than 2.5% of GDP.

@RReidFU Did we conduct a live fire exercise and tell Chinese aircraft to re-route?

So, NZ sent a warship into the 130 km wide Taiwan Straits a few months ago without consulting China. ... but now has kittens because China has repayed the visit by dropping into the north of the 2,250 km wide Tasman Sea without consultation.