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!
![On a drab metal tray sits a white plastic plate piled with stuff including lettuce and dribbles of an unidentifiable brown sauce, a brown paper bag printed with the slogan “[Our] chips are lovingly crafted for [something out of sight]”, and a paper cup labelled “Chipotle Mexican Grill”. In the bottom left corner there’s an inset photo of a platypus.](https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/edict00239-hero.jpeg)
I like food. My good friend Snarky Platypus also likes food. And we also like wine. But we also have opinions. So in this final episode of the spring series we bring you some of those opinions.
Continue reading “The 9pm Slop Bowl of Discourse with Snarky Platypus”
It’s the final episode of the spring series, finally. And with all the weird digital policy action in Australia in recent weeks, I figured we’d better chat once more with Justin Warren, “consultant, freedom of information tragic, hexagon enthusiast, and creator of the CyberRating™ labelling scheme“.
My week of Monday 29 April to Sunday 5 May 2024 was quite productive, although you won’t see much of it listed here because most of it was for a client. I released a decent podcast, though, and I enjoyed the rainy weather.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 727: A quantity of geekery plus Katoomba in the mists equals productivity”
This episode’s special guest is Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous, who manages to deliver some fascinating commentary on happenings in Britain, while I increasingly suffer the totally unforeseeable effects of wine and gin.
Continue reading “The 9pm Extruded Cheese Snack of Destiny with David F Porteous”
My week of Monday 26 February to Sunday 3 March 2024 saw more podcast action even though I was dealing with some annoying blergh. So I’m showing you a photo of a wine glass from four years ago, just before everything was locked down.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 718: Four years since the plague, the wine of nostalgia, and rearranged podcasts”
My week of Monday 2 to Sunday 8 January 2023 was distinctly unproductive. In part that was planned. But mostly it was because I was without a suitable computer, and I had a cold or something. Nevertheless there was some good news.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 658: The start to the new year is delayed but at least I have wine”