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• AusCERT 2012 and the militarisation of cyberspace

  26 May 2013 in Defence, Internet, Media, Politics

  I didn’t make it to information security conference AusCERT 2013 this year. I’m about to read what’s been written and compile a list — but first, a reflection on what happened in 2012. When I look back two years to what I wrote from AusCERT 2011, I’m reminded that we were just getting our head [...]

• Weekly Wrap 154: California, with wine and Bloody Marys

  25 May 2013 in Weekly Wrap

  My week Monday 13 to Sunday 19 May 2013 was spent in San Francisco and San Jose which, I am reliably informed, are cities in The America. It also finished nearly a week ago, so I’ll just list the things for now. Should I be in the mood, I’ll reflect upon the week tomorrow. Articles [...]

• Australia’s Budget 2013 keeps us stuck in the past

  25 May 2013 in Internet, Media, Politics

  [As it turns out, my planned Budget commentary for Crikey didn't happen. I got up early in San Jose, read the budget papers and made notes, but then my as-yet-unwritten article got spiked. This is a quick and somewhat belated post based on my notes, not as polished as it might have been if written [...]

• Talking Chris Hadfield and space on ABC Radio’s “AM”

  22 May 2013 in Conversations, Media, Space

  Of all the things I thought I’d be talking about last week, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield wasn’t one of them. And yet I did end up talking about him — ever so briefly — on ABC Radio’s national current affairs program AM. Why? Because there was massive media interest in Hadfield’s rendition of David Bowie’s [...]

• So how should I cover Budget 2013?

  14 May 2013 in Internet, Media, Politics

  I’ve commented on Australia’s federal Budget for Crikey every May since Labor took power in 2007. This year will be no exception — but how will I top last year’s rant? Why do politicians and their groupies always go on about the budget “sending a message”? Can’t they just use Twitter, email and the phone [...]