“I have collected 83 links to blogs about photography, art, multimedia and journalism, that I hope might be a source of good information for you,” says Martin Fuchs of Magnum Photos. There goes the weekend.
Hacking a voting computer
Voting by computer could well be a risk to democracy. Thankfully there are no plans to try this in Australia. Yet. But if there were, even if the hardware and software was audited, how would you know the software running on the machine on election day is the same as that which was audited? This video shows how easy it is to hack. The software can be replaced in just 60 seconds.
When should a post be timestamped?
When I posted my Meditation at 11,700 metres, 719km/h I was no longer on the aircraft. I back-dated the post to the time I wrote it, not when I posted it. Is that the right thing to do?
Wrapping up in Perth
As I pack to return to Sydney, here’s a quick thank-you to everyone I met in Perth over the weekend — especially the organisers of PodCamp and everyone who had comments on my presentation. I’ll name names later, and post some more reflective thoughts as well as links to all the books and essays I mentioned over beers. I’m sure 5 hours on an aircraft will give me plenty of thinking time. Meanwhile, feel free to add me on Facebook.
Stir crazy!
No wonder I’ve been feeling stir crazy lately. Or is it cabin fever? I just grabbed my travel bag to pack for my weekend in Perth, and saw that the previous airline tag was dated August 2006. It’s been more than a year since I’ve been out of Sydney! Eek.
Australia bans another video game
Australia, apparently, is the only western nation which doesn’t have an R18+ classification for video games. Which means Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back is banned ‘cos it’s too violent for MA15+. Personally I don’t care one way or another about these shoot-em-ups, but some consistency would be nice. Thanks to Peter Black for the pointer.