Weekly Wrap 753: Another calm before a storm of work

My week of Monday 28 October to Sunday 3 November 2024 wasn’t as productive as I’d hoped — nothing to worry about, just too much stress and too much fatigue — but productive enough for the purposes. No new podcasts, but some solid work behind the scenes. It’s good to have some calm before the storm.

Articles

  • The Weekly Cybers #42. Victorian court recognises a right to privacy, NACC suffers a blow to its credibility, and more. It was a relatively short edition before parliament returns next week.

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Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largess

None of these, but there’s a whole bunch of podcasts coming up.

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Recommendations

It’s all coming to a somewhat depressing climax — and I so hate seeing that word in the same sentence as Elon Musk. I see a theme developing here.

In other news:

The Week Ahead

This will be week two of my three-week time in Sydney.

[Update 5 November 2024: Nah, there’s no time for a solo podcast this week. I’m feeling very flat and I have other things to get done. This section has been rewritten to reflect that. Wish me luck.]

On Monday or Tuesday I’ll push out the brief solo podcast I eluded to last week. I’ll also get some client work under way through to Thursday.

On Thursday evening I’ll be going to Engineering the Future: Unlocking the Digital Frontier, presented by UNSW Engineering. Yes, time for some networking for next year.

Some time toward the end of the week Later on Thursday evening I’ll record an episode of The 9pm Edict podcast with Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous. If you’re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please let me know by 3pm AEDT this Thursday 7 November. We’ll definitely talk about what’s happening in The America, but we’ll also try to think about other things.

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On Saturday I’ll edit and post that podcast, and Sunday will be a day of rest. Ideally, anyway.

Further Ahead

  • The 9pm Edict recording with satirist Mark Humphries, 11 November 2024. If you’re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please let me know by midday AEDT that day.
  • The 9pm Edict recording with Snarky Platypus, 16 November 2024. If you’re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please let me know by midday AEDT that day.
  • Victoria expedition, 6–9 December 2024. Includes a friend’s birthday event on the Mornington Peninsula Friday 6 to Sunday 8, heading to Melbourne for social things on Sunday night before flying back to Sydney on Monday evening. This trip will almost burn off the last of my frequent flyer points from the Beforetimes, when I used to do a lot more travelling.
  • Sydney days, 26 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 (TBC). I’m taking every opportunity to spend time in Sydney for reasons which by now you may well understand.

[Photo: A view of Sydney Metro’s Victoria Cross station in North Sydney , specifically the northern entrance, taken at dusk on 2 November 2024.]