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12 June 202214 June 2022

Weekly Wrap 628: A podcast, a comedy, a sad ending, and rather a lot of alcohol

I did a lot of drinking during my week of Monday 6 to Sunday 12 June 2022. I am comfortable saying this. As I’ve already posted, ZDNet Australia has been shut down so I had a very long lunch with colleagues. And I enjoyed drinks both before and after catching the wonder Nigel Ng at the Enmore Theatre. I still managed to produce a podcast and do some other work, so there.

11 June 202211 June 2022

ZDNet Australia is no more

It is my sad duty to report — since no one else is saying so — that one of Australia’s long-running tech news mastheads is no more. ZDNet Australia is being shut down.

10 April 202201 May 2022

Weekly Wrap 619: Hacking, surveillance, and the start of a six-week election campaign

Monday 4 to Sunday 10 April 2022 was another productive week. A good podcast. A good written article. And, despite a long day out in Sydney on Saturday, some new projects are in the offing. Even La NiÃ±a couldn’t bring down my mood. And then the election campaign kicked off.

03 April 202201 May 2022

Weekly Wrap 618: Drones and cybers and caterpillars

My week of Monday 28 March to Sunday 3 April 2022 was remarkably productive, at least towards the end. A podcast, a news story, some editorial consulting, and even some progress on the geekery. There was even sunshine on Sunday!

13 February 202215 February 2022

Weekly Wrap 611: Spooks, cynicism, conspiracies, and a slug

Monday 7 to Sunday 13 February 2022 was for me, and for so many Australians who pay attention to politics, a frustrating and stressful mess. But I won’t go into that here. I’ll just celebrate an interesting article, an even more interesting podcast, and a slug. A pretty slug.

12 December 202116 December 2021

Weekly Wrap 602: Slime mould, summer, and cybers

As expected, the Great Sog of La NiÃ±a continued through the week of Monday 6 to Sunday 12 December 2021, at least until the weekend. It was a productive week with actual social activities — but I’m already behind schedule so let’s get straight into the business.