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21 June 202021 June 2020

Weekly Wrap 525: Productivity returned, and then there was the Solstice

I’m quite pleased with my week of Monday 15 to Sunday 21 June 2020. I wrote two articles, both of which were interesting. And I did four radio spots, two of which have had their audio posted here.

17 May 202023 May 2020

Weekly Wrap 520: The full-week 50-metre challenge

Thanks to the COVID-10 lockdown and, it must be admitted, quite a bit of laziness, the entirety of my week of Monday 11 to Sunday 17 May 2020 was spent less than 50 metres from my bed. Well, from the house. I did get out of bed a bit.

10 May 202010 May 2020

Weekly Wrap 519: Walking past a derelict hotel is a metaphor for something

My week of Monday 4 to Sunday 10 May 2020 saw lots of talking, a little bit of writing, and a birthday party via video conference. That last bit worked better than I expected. Sunday was a far shorter day than most, for some reason.

03 May 202004 May 2020

Weekly Wrap 518: COVIDSafe, cybers, and a lot of wind

Last Sunday the Australian government launched its COVIDSafe contact tracing app, and my week of Monday 26 April to Sunday 3 May 2020 contained a lot talking about it — for which I’m not paid of course. However my writing for ZDNet was about longer-term issues of national cyber resilience and diplomacy. Mostly.

19 April 202030 April 2020

Weekly Wrap 516: Even the cockatoos are suffering during the COVID-19 lockdown

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?

15 March 202019 March 2020

Weekly Wrap 511: Ranting as the world begins to fall apart

The week of Monday 9 to Sunday 15 March 2020 saw a shift in Australia’s reaction to the COVID-19 coronavirus, with the first warnings to start “social distancing”. My burst of productivity will be hard to keep going. I’ll write more about this virus thing another time.