While nuclear submarines and the Indigenous Voice dominated the news, there’s also news of cybersecurity, Nazis, hypersonics, and more.
Continue reading “Digital developments from Canberra 29”Weekly Wrap 668: Weird fatigue and a recent photo of Melbourne
My week of Monday 13 to Sunday 19 March 2023 was less productive than I’d hoped because fatigue levels were high. I don’t know why. This week’s Wrap is late, and very much a by-the-numbers exercise. Even the photo is from the other week.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 668: Weird fatigue and a recent photo of Melbourne”Weekly Wrap 667: Full Moon with alcohol and productivity
My week of Monday 6 to Sunday 12 March 2023 began in Melbourne and involved a bit of drinking, but it was also reasonably productive. All things considered. Flying back into Sydney as dusk continues to be beautiful.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 667: Full Moon with alcohol and productivity”The 9pm Poorly Governed Semantic Argument with Justin Warren

Is a cow a thing? Is the ocean a thing? We ponder these and other important questions with Justin Warren, “consultant, freedom of information tragic, hexagon enthusiast, and creator of the CyberRating™ labelling scheme”. He’s also chair of Electronic Frontiers Australia, but I’m sure they’ll disown him.
Continue reading “The 9pm Poorly Governed Semantic Argument with Justin Warren”Digital developments from Canberra 28
Nuclear submarines are the big story this week, but there’s plenty more — including the sudden resignation of our FOI commissioner, predictive policing, and various reports on our surveillance regime.
Continue reading “Digital developments from Canberra 28”Weekly Wrap 666: Visiting Melbourne after a three-year gap and other reminders of the past
I’ve had a devil of a week. See what I did there? My week of Monday 27 February to Sunday 5 March 2023 was packed with interest, including a wonderful podcast, an outstanding airshow, and an encounter with the so-called “cookers”, or anti-everything protesters. So much so that this Weekly Wrap is a day late. Are we all coping?
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