I am back in my SEKRIT eyrie overlooking the city.
@maninultimo Then the language and visual design is even less appropriate for adolescents. I suspect.
@maninultimo You’re right. What was the target audience for this button? Now I am curious…
I wasn’t whinging. I was just… confused.
@maninultimo But look at the page The Button leads to. Put yourself in an 8yo worldview. What do the options mean, to an 8yo?
The strange persistence of rockets holds lessons about innovation, says Neal Stephenson, brilliantly. http://arseh.at/3z8
@maninultimo I haven’t drilled down into the advice itself, but the initial pages are not written in the language of young children.
The points you get given for being a frequent flyer aren’t what I was imagining. That changes the plans significantly.
@WoollyMittens Government work does entail endless meetings, revisions, approvals.
Indeed, @jasonlangenauer, “Conroy’s kid safety red button cost $136K” reported some bloke called @joshgnosis. http://arseh.at/2im
Pounding my head on the table in amazement at the lameness of it all.
RT @joshgnosis: It *is* a link to a website. This one. http://bit.ly/evnfE5 That’s all. [And the language is NOT right for a 6yo!]
“When a user double-clicks on the downloaded cybersafety help button … it will open the cybersafety help and advice page.”
@joshgnosis Does the Cybersafety Help Button do anything that couldn’t be done with a link to a website?
Well, @drueyjay, the first week is in Wentworth Falls, so my safety is guaranteed by CityRail! The second, San Francisco, Microsoft. Oh.
I just realised that unless I arrange otherwise this will be my last night in Sydney for more than two weeks.
@dobes There are repressed masses? At which church? I could be interested…
Does anyone actually know anyone who’s downloaded that Cybersafety Help Button? The real one is over at http://arseh.at/2ii
I wouldn’t do it myself, of course, but … “Hey parents with no computer skills, make your kids safe with this! Click here!”
Oh this is clever. The graphic saying “Download the Cybersafety Help Button” is NOT a link. http://arseh.at/3z6
And Tuesday is Safer Internet Day. http://arseh.at/3z5 Let’s all download the Cybersafety Help Button to protect ourselves!
Apparently this coming week is “Social Media Week”, as if there were a lack of self-congratulation in that sphere. http://arseh.at/3z4
@kcarruthers Apparently @anthonybaxter is introducing Apollo to leathercraft. That’s a practical skill. I think that’s what he said, anyway.
All that talk of dumping furniture on the street, such a Sydney thing, reminded me of my “Unreliable Bangkok 5: Polite” http://arseh.at/3z3
@kcarruthers Apollo will be quite safe at @anthonybaxter’s house. Quite safe. He’s settling in already, it seems.
Apollo has been introduced to his new temporary housemates, and I’ve left him hiding under the couch.
Somebody come and take this goddam desk! http://post.ly/1a93D
@kelisha What, there’s nowhere you’d rather be than @anthonybaxter’s house? That’s just sick.
Apparently my hatred of the human species is not yet complete.
Mobile: Central station; Stanmore station; Pet Vets, Petersham; the Enmore house, there to encounter Apollo.
@millymae I’m still looking for someone to take the desk, yes. I’ll perhaps have a photo soon, but it’s a basic drawerless beech desk. Ikea?
Watching the much-demanded change in weather roll across Sydney from my vantage point 13 floors above the CBD, looking south-west.
@geerob I can get a photo of it later today. I am not in the same place as the desk right now.
Ta for the various give-away suggestions. I’ll pursue later. The desk has to be gone by 10am tomorrow. Oh well.
@NereadersDigest I’ve been listing it on Freecycle every day since Thursday. I’ve been putting up with their tardy transmission tolerantly.
It’s proving remarkably difficult to give away this desk. The easiest to give away was the chilli plants.
Again: Free desk! 150 x 74cm beech, no drawers, OK condition. Separate 2-drawer thingy, needs minor fixing. Collect from Enmore. Any takers?
“As the silence stretched on, the coolness of the furnishings failed to overcome the flaws of Craigslist Personals.” http://arseh.at/3yx
Settling into the audio editing. The trip to Enmore will happen once the weather has changed early this afternoon.
@lomantik Thank you. Though I will say, the coming week is going to be the good one, at least from Tuesday onwards. More on that later.
Sun plan, unordered: Complete “Patch Monday” podcast; relocate Apollo to St Peters, and more loose ends at the old house; evening unwind.
@lomantik Thank you, but while it could still be the best day of a crap week, it’ll still be a working day.
@justjjoke I used Freecycle, its moderation policy is a PITA. I’m not interested in learning yet another channel for one item, but ta.
New blog post: “Weekly Wrap 35”, includes my ABC Radio spot on IPv6 from Friday. http://arseh.at/3yw
RT me: Free desk! 150 x 74cm beech, no drawers, OK condition. Separate 2-drawer thingy, needs minor fixing. Collect from Enmore. Any takers?
Hello, Sunday. I expect you to a substantial improvement over the last few days. Don’t let me down. Or else.