Weekly Wrap – Page 49

07 June 202007 June 2020

Weekly Wrap 523: Finally getting out to the pub

Monday 1 to Sunday 7 June 2020 took us into the eleventh week of COVID-19 lockdown and beyond, but with restrictions starting to be lifted in NSW I managed to get to the pub. Twice. And Quolliver the Adventure Quoll came with me.

31 May 202005 June 2020

Weekly Wrap 522: And now America burns…

Ten weeks of COVID-19 lockdown. In the week of Monday 25 to Sunday 31 May 2020 we heard that some restrictions will be lifted in NSW, and the United States descended into chaos. This photo of Sydney Harbour Bridge is an attempt to cheer me up. It has failed.

24 May 202024 May 2020

Weekly Wrap 521: The true grind of the Quarantimes

In my week of Monday 18 to Sunday 24 May 2020 I shed a tear when I saw how some of our international students are having to be supported by ad hoc community charities. Our governments have failed.

17 May 202023 May 2020

Weekly Wrap 520: The full-week 50-metre challenge

Thanks to the COVID-10 lockdown and, it must be admitted, quite a bit of laziness, the entirety of my week of Monday 11 to Sunday 17 May 2020 was spent less than 50 metres from my bed. Well, from the house. I did get out of bed a bit.

10 May 202010 May 2020

Weekly Wrap 519: Walking past a derelict hotel is a metaphor for something

My week of Monday 4 to Sunday 10 May 2020 saw lots of talking, a little bit of writing, and a birthday party via video conference. That last bit worked better than I expected. Sunday was a far shorter day than most, for some reason.

03 May 202004 May 2020

Weekly Wrap 518: COVIDSafe, cybers, and a lot of wind

Last Sunday the Australian government launched its COVIDSafe contact tracing app, and my week of Monday 26 April to Sunday 3 May 2020 contained a lot talking about it — for which I’m not paid of course. However my writing for ZDNet was about longer-term issues of national cyber resilience and diplomacy. Mostly.