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!
Monday 21 to Sunday 27 December 2020 was a suitably lazy Christmas week, even quieter than usual thanks to the ‘rona fears. But I did record plenty of stuff for next week’s end-of-year podcast, and I made a video.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 552: A Christmas gift, rain, and a pointless video”
The highlight of my week of Monday 14 to Sunday 20 December 2020 was definitely the television thing, although making a podcast was fun, and the cooler, wetter weather was delightful.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 551: Soggy weather, a feather, and an unexpected TV”
This isn’t quite part of the End of Spring Series 2020, but here we are anyway with an unscheduled podcast just for you.
Continue reading “The 9pm Surprise Christmas Plague Submarine”
My week of Monday 7 to Sunday 13 December 2020 was remarkable productive even though I spent much of it in Sydney being a little unproductive. Three articles! A podcast! Even some planning!
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 550: Hot weather, cooler weather, productivity, and a magpie”
Today‘s guest in the End of Spring Series 2020 is Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell, a cultural anthropologist who’s trying to create a whole new field of engineering. She’s a geek.
Continue reading “The 9pm Artificial Intelligence Doom Elevator with Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell AO”
My week of Monday 30 November to Sunday 6 December 2020 was introspective, productive, and nostalgic. I pondered the future, produced another lovely podcast, and remembered that just one year ago we faced those massive, massive bushfires.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 549: Warm weather, zombies, and memories of the bushfires”