Although I’d planned to do an episode of The 9pm Edict tonight, I’m lacking energy. Perhaps tomorrow.
The 9pm Edict #5
Australia’s smartest meth dealer found in Leichhardt. ABC chairman Maurice Newman branches out into staff supervision. And Sydney property developers whine because, well, they just didn’t automatically get everything their own way.
Here, ladies and gentlemen, no more than 20 minutes late, is episode 5 of The 9pm Edict. Finally.
You can listen to this episode below. But if you want them all, subscribe to the podcast feed, or even subscribe automatically in iTunes.
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For more information on what I discussed today, try the NSW police media releases about Sunday’s explosion and Monday’s arrest, the Urban Taskforce media release and the ABC’s story on same, this Sydney Morning Herald story on various NSW Labor connections, Kristina Keneally’s Wikipedia entry, my post on Maurice Newman’s speech and the PM report on same, and Marcus Westbury’s column for The Age.
If you’d like to comment on this episode, please add your comment below, or Skype to stilgherrian or phone Sydney +61 2 8011 3733.
[Credits: The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian, Edict fanfare by neonaeon, all from The Freesound Project. Photograph of Stilgherrian taken 29 March 2009 by misswired, used by permission.]
The Edict returns tonight
I’m mostly recovered from my illness, so The 9pm Edict returns tonight. Yes, on Tuesday and Thursday this week rather than the originally-planned Monday and Wednesday, just because. There’s still a couple hours left to post an audio comment on episode 4. Skype to “stilgherrian” or phone +61 2 8011 3733.
Patch Monday: WAN optimisation and the Facebook patent
The perceived speed of your internet connection isn’t just about raw bandwidth. The National Broadband Network won’t automatically speed up everything.
In this week’s Patch Monday podcast, Steve Dixon from Riverbed Technology explains how inefficiencies in TCP/IP network protocols mean that latency can be as much of a problem as bandwidth. “WAN optimisation”, which is something Riverbed and others sell, can help.
And Kimberlee Weatherall provides some perspective on the controversial Facebook “news feed” patent for “Dynamically providing a news feed about a user of a social network” into perspective. She teaches intellectual property law at the University of Queensland.
You can listen below. But it’s probably better for my stats if you listen at ZDNet Australia — where you’ll see some of the comments already posted — or subscribe to the RSS feed or subscribe in iTunes.
Besides, you’ll get it faster than waiting for me to post it here.
Please let me know what you think. We accept audio comments too. Either Skype to stilgherrian or phone Sydney +61 2 8011 3733.
No Edict last night either
There wasn’t an episode of The 9pm Edict last night either, due to continuing illness. Bother.
No Edict last night, sorry
There was no episode of The 9pm Edict last night due to illness. Sorry ’bout that. I’ll post more when I’m better.