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Author Archives: JJW

A digital collage with a photo of a monitor showing a person shoplifting in a supermarket with security cameras crudely photoshopped on i.t

Pocket panopticon: Auror

Wherein JJW writes about a creepy company doing creepy things.

28/01/2025 Read More
Lots and lots of books.

JJW READS 2025

Wherein JJW catalogues all the books he read in 2025.

18/01/2025 Read More
A crudely photoshopped digital collage of elements from the story including a cow shrine, rimu leaves, ponga growth, Buzz and Woody, milk and cheese.

A vision for Taranaki

Wherein JJW says “dairy shmairy, let’s plant some trees."

31/12/2024 Read More
No Typewriters / No Talking digital photo collage.

No Typewriters / No Talking: an origin story

Wherein JJW writes about the group for writers he started: No Typewriters / No Talking.

15/12/2024 Read More
Spoilers: AI is not democratising democracy.

Can AI democratise democracy?

Wherein JJW talks to a Political Scientist about ‘democratisation’.

04/12/2024 Read More
Royal Blue Comic Sans

Royal blue comic sans

Wherein JJW relates a story about an old job he once had.

24/11/2024 Read More
Komposita

A Komposita of feelings

Wherein JJW reflects on the depression and cognitive dissonance Millennials experience.

27/10/2024 Read More
phish

Online security spring clean to get rid of a phishy smell

It started with a text message. “Hi JJW, this is Marvin from ANZ. We need to speak to you about…

05/10/2024 Read More

How to be making the writing goodly

Wherein JJW reheats an old column from Salient about how to make the words write good.

05/09/2024 Read More
Digital collage of images from the story.

Space school + the USA Part 2

Wherein JJW muses about the rest of his time at Space School and Houston as well as a short trip…

15/08/2024 Read More