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 13 to Sunday 19 June 2022 was a short one, and relatively easy. Or to put it another way, I was lazy. There was a podcast. There was some planning. And there was clear, sunny weather — if a little cold. A nice change after weeks of La Niña, and a strange contrast to last year’s June snow.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 629: An easy week with plenty of time to remember the snow”
I did a lot of drinking during my week of Monday 6 to Sunday 12 June 2022. I am comfortable saying this. As I’ve already posted, ZDNet Australia has been shut down so I had a very long lunch with colleagues. And I enjoyed drinks both before and after catching the wonder Nigel Ng at the Enmore Theatre. I still managed to produce a podcast and do some other work, so there.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 628: A podcast, a comedy, a sad ending, and rather a lot of alcohol”
It is my sad duty to report — since no one else is saying so — that one of Australia’s long-running tech news mastheads is no more. ZDNet Australia is being shut down.
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My week of Monday 30 May to Sunday 5 June 2022 was cold, wet, and windy. I also spent a lot of time sleeping. We know the cause of the bad weather. Thank you, La Niña. We don’t know the cause of my sleepiness, though I don’t think it’s anything to worry about.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 627: Cold, wet, windy, and little else”
My week of Monday 23 to Sunday 29 May 2022 was a strange one. A sense of cautious hope after the election result, although of course we still don’t know exactly what’s happening. Then three or four days of focus on podcast production. I think the coming week will be clearer from an emotional perspective.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 626: A calming post-election week with three podcasts and some fungus”
My week of Monday 16 to Sunday 22 May 2022 was of course dominated by Australia’s federal election. Before that wiped out my weekend — and the Coalition government — I finally locked in the next few podcast episodes, and kicked off a new way to waste my Tuesday nights, and yours.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 625: A change of scenery, a change of government”