cyberwar – Stilgherrian

27 September 202005 October 2020

Weekly Wrap 539: A duck but no snow, and a podcast

Monday 21 to Sunday 27 September 2020 was that week in late September or early October when the spring weather takes a brief holiday, and everyone says it’s so surprising. Even though it happens nearly every year. It almost snowed on Friday night.

06 September 2020

Weekly Wrap 536: Cybers and a chat at the start of spring

Spring was well under way in my week of Monday 31 August to Sunday 6 September 2020. The wattle was flowering. Birds of so many species were doing what birds do. And my mood improved and productivity rose as the sunlight hours lengthened.

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.

27 October 201928 October 2019

Weekly Wrap 491: Cybers in Canberra as the drought continues

My week of Monday 21 to Sunday 27 October included a lovely trip down to Canberra, flying this time rather than taking the train as has been my wont. Spring continues to be very warm in eastern Australia. It’s still a drought, in fact.

25 August 201925 August 2019

Weekly Wrap 482: Another week in Sydney, with cybers and tentacles

Crossing the Harbour, through advertising

My week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 August 2019 saw a return to productivity, finally. It even included a long-overdue podcast. Hurrah!

21 July 201922 July 2019

Weekly Wrap 477: Another week on Health Patrol, with cybers and nuclear weapons

My week of Monday 15 to Sunday 21 July 2019 was another one largely devoted to supporting my friend with an acute health problem, although I did get a little interesting work done along the way this time.