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!
It was quite a productive week, my week of Monday 8 to Sunday 14 May 2023, despite me being completely unproductive on Thursday because long lunch. Lots of client work, a podcast, and a long blog post.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 676: Two parrots, one Budget, and much productivity”
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?””
On Tuesday night Australia’s treasurer Jim Chalmers released the nation’s Budget for 2023–2024. I’ve gone though it to find things related to the digital and cyber realms, plus a few other items that caught my eye. This is a loooooong post!
Continue reading “Digital developments from Canberra 35: Budget Special”
It was Budget week, a week full of more annual reports, and the week we saw the proposed changes to the Privacy Act in the wake of the Optus data breach — and all the other recent breaches.
Continue reading “Digital developments from Canberra 11”
My week of Monday 28 March to Sunday 3 April 2022 was remarkably productive, at least towards the end. A podcast, a news story, some editorial consulting, and even some progress on the geekery. There was even sunshine on Sunday!
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 618: Drones and cybers and caterpillars”
For some reason, out of all these weeks of Quarantimes, this week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 October 2020, and to a lesser extent last week, saw me reminiscing about the Beforetimes when we could travel. Remember them?
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 541: Reminiscing about the Beforetimes, with some productivity”