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!
It was quite a productive week, my week of Monday 1 to Sunday 7 May 2023, despite quite a few long nap. The post-production of the Public House Forum recording soaked up quite a bit of time, and I had quite a few drinks while watching the Coronation of Charles III, but there were still a few good billable hours.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 675: A coronation, a podcast, and an unexpected jerkbird”
It was the quiet week before the storm of the federal Budget. Still, we have a new quantum strategy, and will soon have a new privacy commissioner. Also in the news, former NSW services minister Victor Dominello.
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In the first Pubic House Forum episode of the The 9pm Edict since 2018, I was joined by Sydney Morning Herald cartoonist Cathy Wilcox and satirist Mark Humphries at Sydney’s Royal Exhibition Hotel in Surry Hills with an enthusiastic live audience.
There’s also a video of this episode on YouTube.
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My week of Monday 24 to Sunday 30 April 2023 was dominated by the Public House Forum podcast recording. Running both audio and video livestreams while hosting and producing the show was a significant workload, and quite a bit of time was soaked up with the logistics and testing of a new and more complex rig. But I’m happy.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 674: Wasp sighted, podcast recorded, little else done”
The Defence Strategic Review dominated the relevant news from Canberra these last two weeks, but we also saw moves on combating far-right extremism, fighting the scams and spams, and various minor bits and pieces.
Continue reading “Digital developments from Canberra 33”
The next livestreamed recording of The 9pm Edict podcast is Public House Forum 8, currently scheduled for Saturday 27 May 2023 at 1.30pm AEST.
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