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!
My week of Monday 17 to Sunday 23 January 2022 continued to see me ramp up into work mode, what with a podcast, an article, and a whole bunch of other things that I won’t be telling you about. But the pandemic continues, and fun is still recommended against.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 608: As much fun as possible, which isn’t much”
My week of Monday 10 to Sunday 16 January 2022 was the start of proper work for the year after all. I got my COVID-19 vaccine booster, I recorded two podcasts, and I started locking in some work that I’ll tell you about as it becomes relevant.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 607: Easing into 2022 with a vaccination booster, a hissing cat, and a podcast or two”
My week of Monday 3 to Sunday 9 January 2022 included very little productivity apart from the Quiz and the Pozible campaign, but that was quite enough for the first full week of a new year. That’s what I say. Anyway, it was another soggy week of La Niña so I didn’t really go anywhere.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 606: Nothing more than a cardoon version of reality, but with rain”
My week of Monday 27 December 2021 to Sunday 2 January 2022 was a very lazy one, although I did produce a podcast. I also received some exotic goods, difficult to obtain in Australia. But I was so lazy I didn’t even post this Weekly Wrap until Monday. How lazy is that!
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 605: A lazy New Year with exotic goods from afar”
My week of Monday 20 to Sunday 26 December 2021 was spent in Ashfield in Sydney, and it was remarkably unproductive. As I explained last week, it was the final few days before Christmas, and everyone had pretty much given up anyway. But do read on.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 604: Halfway to a new and potentially better year, or a worse one”
The Australian parliament has finished its business for 2021. Here’s a list of legislation and inquiries that have been making their way through the system and which are relevant to my interests — and perhaps yours — updated to 24 December 2021.
Continue reading “Updated: Australian cyber-related legislation before parliament, plus current inquiries”