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 16 to Sunday 22 January 2023 was an easy-paced one, with two livestreams and a bunch of document editing pushed out the productivity tubes. A whole bunch of errands were also dealt with, in preparation for the upcoming start to the work year.
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This week we saw a teaser for next week’s action-packed robodebt royal commission hearings, an audit of the telehealth expansion, and more.
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My week of Monday 9 to Sunday 15 January 2023 was dominated by the logistics of getting the new computer, or more accurately the failure thereof. That said, I did finally receive the machine and get it set up. And some of my consulting work entered a new phase.
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In the first of these summaries for 2023 we have a major review of Australia’s secrecy laws, a bunch of reviews by Treasury, and a cost rise for the government’s cybersecurity threat intelligence sharing platform.
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My week of Monday 2 to Sunday 8 January 2023 was distinctly unproductive. In part that was planned. But mostly it was because I was without a suitable computer, and I had a cold or something. Nevertheless there was some good news.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 658: The start to the new year is delayed but at least I have wine”
Happy New Year! My week of Monday 26 December 2022 to Sunday 1 January 2023 was appropriately lazy for the time of year. I’m thrilled that my crowdfunding campaign reached its first two targets — but the MacBook Pro that is being replaced was put to sleep for the final time, creating one final irritation.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 657: Begone, 2022, and your myriad irritations!”