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!
Monday 12 to Sunday 18 October 2020 was a good week. I wrote an interesting article. We made some videos for ZDNet that will appear very soon. And most significantly, I launched a crowdfunding campaign that I hope will help me make it through November and December.
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Today Rachel Noble, the director-general of Australia’s cyber agency the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), gave her first speech. It attracted more interest than I thought it might, and I spoke about it this evening with Jules Schiller on ABC Adelaide.
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August’s theme of low productivity continued through my week of Monday 24 to Sunday 30 August 2020, though I did managed to get something written. And I mapped out my podcast plans. And I enjoyed some sunshine now that spring seems to have arrived.
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The week of Monday 22 to Sunday 28 June 2020 saw me pass the 100-day mark in my Quarantimes. Some COVID-19 restrictions have started to be lifted in NSW, but I still think it’s too early, in my totally not an expert opinion. We shall see. Meanwhile, The America is fucked.
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The use of facial recognition technology for law enforcement has been in the media this week, not only in connection with the Black Lives Matter protests in the US, but also in Australia. That made for a good radio segment this afternoon with Jules Schiller on ABC Adelaide.
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My week of Monday 13 to Sunday 19 April 2020 saw me write the first proper article in nearly a month. It’s an amazing change. And the weekly podcasts continue. Is this a new pattern?
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