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 15 to Sunday 21 January 2024 was relatively unproductive, although I did kick off The Weekly Cybers newsletter to replace my Friday blog posts.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 712: A new newsletter and an old photo of some trains at Penrith”
This series of blog posts is transforming into an email newsletter. In the final instalment in this format, we have the government’s update on supporting responsible AI, and a bunch of other news stories.
Continue reading “Digital developments from Canberra 69 — nice! — is now The Weekly Cybers”
My week of Monday 8 to Sunday 14 January 2024 was distinctly unproductive, but I’m going to claim that that was the plan all along. It wasn’t, but here we are.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 711: A lazy week with a giant caterpillar”
Despite it being the summer silly season, we have government sookage over social media, a total rebuild of Services Australia’s networks, some poor audit reports, and 15 government agencies start using AI without governance frameworks.
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And 2024 begins! Around two decades ago I used to photograph the New Year’s Day sunrise at Bronte Beach in eastern Sydney, or do some other ritual thing. The photo above is from 2005. However my week of Monday 1 to Sunday 7 January 2024 was just a quiet one at home, mostly.
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On New Year’s Eve Snarky Platypus and I created this bingo card for 2024 listing 25 distinctly possible things. And we list another 25 possibilities that didn’t make the cut.
Continue reading “Bingo Card 2024: Which of these things will happen?”