Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
And so ends summer. My week of Monday 25 to Sunday 31 March 2024 was spent in Sydney and contained the first autumn episode of my terrible podcast — to be posted soon — as well as a long weekend and a radio spot. I also visited, or rather walked past, an old home of mine.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 722: Easter, nostalgia, and some actual work”
My week of Monday 18 to Sunday 24 March 2024 was far less productive than I’d hoped, but I did catch up with some friends and discovered some interesting Asian snack foods. I’ll have more to say about that in due course. There was also wine.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 721: Too many late nights kill productivity”
This week, Monday 11 to Sunday 17 March 2024, I wrapped up my summer series of podcasts and dealt with a chunk of geekery for a couple of clients. That left no time for any proper photography, apart from more damn birds and other critters, and you’ve seen enough of them lately. That’s why you’re looking at a ship from 2018. Exciting.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 720: Wrapping up a podcast series, performing some geekery, and remembering a random cruise ship”
Have you heard? Artificial intelligence is a thing! Maybe it’s even out of control? For that and various other reasons, my special guest for the final summer series episode is Professor Johanna Weaver, former cyber diplomat, and director of the Tech Policy Design Centre at ANU.
Continue reading “The 9pm International Cyber Law without Vodka with Professor Johanna Weaver”
There wasn’t much remarkable about my week of Monday 4 to Sunday 10 March 2024. I edited a podcast. I recorded another one. I spent an afternoon doing social things. And I was introduced to a big green insect.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 719: The Realm of the Big Green Insect and other legends”
This episode’s special guest is Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous, who manages to deliver some fascinating commentary on happenings in Britain, while I increasingly suffer the totally unforeseeable effects of wine and gin.
Continue reading “The 9pm Extruded Cheese Snack of Destiny with David F Porteous”