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 spring series of The 9pm Edict comes to a belated finale with special guest Yun Jiang, the inaugural China Matters Fellow at the Australian Institute of International Affairs. And guess what? We’re discussing news from China.
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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.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 536: Cybers and a chat at the start of spring”
This week of Monday 27 January to Sunday 2 February 2020 seems to have been my actual start of the year. I got some writing done. I got a three-hour podcast done. And I didn’t die in the heat when I went for a quiet drink.
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Chinese telco equipment manufacturer Huawei continues to be banned from Australia’s 5G rollout. I spoke about that a short time ago on ABC Adelaide, along with a representative of Huawei Australia.
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My week of Monday 22 to Sunday 29 saw me finally get rid of the lurgi and settle back into some work. Nothing exciting to report, just some regular productivity. Isn’t that enough for you people?
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The week of Monday 24 to Sunday 30 June 2019 ended the financial year. I took the opportunity to have a proper weekend off. I was also moderately productive.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 474: Cold War, warm winter, and pubs”