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!
Is a cow a thing? Is the ocean a thing? We ponder these and other important questions with Justin Warren, “consultant, freedom of information tragic, hexagon enthusiast, and creator of the CyberRating™ labelling scheme”. He’s also chair of Electronic Frontiers Australia, but I’m sure they’ll disown him.
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The Australian government made many changes to the regulation of the online world during 2021. They were the subject earlier this month when I was a guest on the new podcast Talking Tech Policy from the new Tech Policy Design Centre at the Australian National University.
Continue reading “The 9pm Extra: Talking Tech Policy episode 2, “Replumbing Power””
My week of Monday 15 to 21 November 2021 was full of conferences and fatigue, so while I got a podcast out I didn’t get anything written. I did start thinking about the Beforetimes, though, and stumbled across some photographs from the past.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 599: Conferences, a podcast, and some thistle-based nostalgia”
My week of Monday 25 to Sunday 31 October 2021 was the calm before a few very busy weeks, what with a podcast series to produce, conferences to cover, and the final weeks of Parliament for 2021. I’m especially looking forward to some travel, namely catching an XPT to Orange in the Central Tablelands.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 596: Calm before conference season, and a longing for imminent travel”
Even though my week of Monday 29 March to Sunday 4 April 2021 was truncated by Easter, it saw the appearance of three podcasts and a peer-reviewed cyber paper.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 566: Audio thoughts, cybers, and a view of the new Parramatta”
On 7 February 2021 I’m deleting WhatsApp from all my devices and using either Signal or, as my second choice for now, Telegram. You’ll have to find me there. Here’s why.
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