@BreakfastNews A Gatorade®? So ABC TV is allowed to promote specific brands now that the Budget is out? Ahem! ;)
@paulwallbank Um, @kcarruthers and me are speaking at #CeBIT tomorrow. Me twice, in fact. http://tr.im/lbaP
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: Swan’s budget speech makes so much more sense when you play Destiny’s Child “Bills Bills Bills” as the backing track.
@SnarkyPlatypus Votre analyse psychologique de l’homme de la circonscription, l’éléphant est exacte, je pense.
Realising I’ve been reading “Budget Paper No 2” completely the wrong way. I feel like an Opposition backbench n00b. And not in the good way.
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. Mon monde est étrange, et plein de chiffres et de graphiques. http://tr.im/laX2 Et le vôtre?
Reading “Budget Paper No 2” http://tr.im/laQh and Crikey’s coverage http://tr.im/laQz in preparation for my own analytical brilliance.
Wed plan: Write Budget article for Crikey; 1100+ #CeBIT again; 1500 SEKRIT #secretmission planning; gym & dinner w@SnarkyPlatypusypus. Eek!
@WoollyMittens Tuesday was good. Enjoy it while it lasts (for you)! ;)
Emerges. If this is Wednesday, I don’t like it.
Home. Exhausted. Wondering who was responsible for what. I’ll investigate the economy tomorrow. Even I have limits, [exit]
I hate using the mobile for Twitter: I make too many typos.
Definitely onto something. CSIRO rtaffer wheeling out senior executives to demy there were rent boys. #cebit
@mpesce The Budget Speech is nothing but propaganda. I’ll download and analyse Budget Paper No 2 tomorrow for Teh Crikey. Also, free booze.
@fictillius Sorry, are you applying for a new position? As it were.
Adds a whole new meaning to “Asian trade delegation”, that’s for sure! #cebit
So who supplied thd rent boys? DSTO? NICTA? I’m guessing DSTO, more their style. #cebit
WTF? No-one told me you’re allowed to bring remt boys to this function! #cebit
Budget? What Budget?
Is it legal to play “Land From Down Under” as gypsy violin trio? If so, laws should be made. More champagne? Oh, why not? #cebit
If The Veronicas were triplets and played violin and had a background video of flames, they’d be on stage RIGHT NOW! #cebit
Speeches starting. Not acknowledging traditional owners of this land, but the Minister of Public Works. Respect. #cebit
Hiive is launching something called Affinity that’s probably cool, even the NICTA guy says so. Whatever. Free beer. #webceity #cebit
O hai! There are drinks at Webceity now, before Innovation Nation cocktails later. I’ve always loved the idea of pre-drinks drinks. #cebit
Sales pitches are less about “big new exciting ideas”, more about “becoming more efficient” and “saving money”. #cebit
Consensus from trade show floor is less buzz and hype than last year, but people are getting more and better leads. #cebit
Failing to send interesting tweets from #cebit because I’ve been too busy gossiping with people I know. When do the cocktails start?
@burningdeck They refuse to say where #secretmission is. They said Africa before. Now they say Pakistan and giggle. I hate them all.
En route back to #cebit.
Pakistan? WTF?
@larafranzen Hey I AM at work! This is #secretmission work!
Oh God! 28 May is “Australia’s First Thai Ladyboy Beauty Pageant”. One to miss? Or one to record for sociological research?
Departing #cebit for SEKRIT #secretmission meeting.
@PeterBlackQUT Happy birthday, Peter! It seems you’re only a few days younger than me!
@martinlau Maybe I’ll bring the good video camera tomorrow to interview the @netregistry Naughty Nurses for “Stilgherrian LIve”. #cebit
Someone told me that many stands’ pitches are more about saving money than “doing fancy new things”. #cebit
@netregistry I will definitely check out your stand and see if any of your “doctors” are sufficiently “naughty”. #cebit
In the media room, pondering what the key themes are this year. There’s plenty of “cloud”, but more subdued. #cebit
@schmediachick There’s SO much “good stuff” at #cebit even amongst the rest. Seriously, 2 days at WebForward alone! http://tr.im/l5Aq YMMV.
@netregistry I must admit, the Netregistry Naughty Nurses are not to my personal taste. I’m sure you can arrange something. ;) #cebit
Doing a quick scan thru trade show floor to suss the vibe. Attention deficit. #cebit
The guys at http://tjoos.com are handing out free money. USD greenbacks. Real ones. #cebit
Wondering whether to take photos of The Naughty Nurses asking “Do you have a website?” #cebit
Doing a quick scan thru trade show floor to suss the vibe. Attention deficit. #cebit
@schmediachick Oddly enough, the entire #cebit program is at http://cebit.com.au … ;) Many streams, so depends what you’re interested in.
@oliyoung I disagree that tweeting links is “spamming”. Spam is “unwanted”. Following = wanting. Don’t want? Don’t follow. :)
@mpesce After a while you get loose enough not to notice. Or they do. Or something.
http://budget.gov.au is running like a slow dog that is very slowly walking, rather than running, or possibly even asleep. I wonder why.
Going dark(ish) while I get this Crikeysnark written and try to remove that spilt coffee from my shirt.
@DDsD Each time I’ve been answering “When are we speaking?”, I link to the conference program. http://tr.im/lbiy ;) RTFP! #cebit