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!
The highlight of my week of Monday 20 to Sunday 26 November 2023 was really stupid. I ended up in The Media™ again, this time because I’d posted on the socials about Microsoft’s Bing Search telling the world that Australia didn’t exist. So, so stupid.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 704: Working gently in the background and encountering the Pigeon of Dignity”
I had a great week this week, Monday 13 to Sunday 19 November 2023. Settling into regular podcast production again has felt good. The magpies have been plentiful and boisterous. And I generally got a lot done.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 703: This week’s magpies, last week’s flower, and a podcast about China”
Google’s Pixel 7a is here (as is Google I/O), but is the Pixel 7a a worthwhile phone? How is Australia’s Federal budget fighting scammers and cybercrime? Are blue skies already turning grey at Bluesky Social? I was on this week’s Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News and this is an updated version.
Continue reading “The 9pm Extra: Vertical Hold episode 428, “Is Google’s Pixel 7a a winner, How is the budget fighting cybercrime?””
It was quite a productive week, my week of Monday 1 to Sunday 7 May 2023, despite quite a few long nap. The post-production of the Public House Forum recording soaked up quite a bit of time, and I had quite a few drinks while watching the Coronation of Charles III, but there were still a few good billable hours.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 675: A coronation, a podcast, and an unexpected jerkbird”