Finally fading. Sleep may even beckon. Adieu.
@RealMichaelTunn Neither Silicon Valley nor the Castro this trip, I’m covering a conference then coming straight back. But it goes well, ta.
RT @bernietb: “Gold Coast lifestyle”? Is there mention of girls spilling out of their dresses covered in fake tan? [No. Thank the gods.]
“Elegant dining encased in cutting edge design… breathtaking views… relaxed ambience to completely encompass the Gold Coast lifestyle.”
Oh. The invites for NEXT week’s sponsored binge drinking events have started to arrive. It is getting so OARSUM I might bleed.
@NickHodgeMSFT I am in America and it is not listening to you. Not one bit.
@engochick Ta. The episode of “The 9pm Edict” podcast I did about gamification was, erm, less nice.
Rather than taking sleeping pills, I should just read all these transcripts of Senator Penny Wong’s budget interviews that keep arriving.
@engochick That’s very generous of spirit to plug my work at a competing outlet. Thank you.
So before I consume drugs in a futile attempt to get some sleep, what else do I have to pimp tonight?
And my first op-ed for @technologyspec was posted in the beta last week: “Gamification: Hot, new, unethical?” http://arseh.at/6q9
I should’ve mentioned. @technologyspec is thusly so on Twitter and is edited by the gorgeous @charispalmer /cc @EmilyCBaxter
@Wyld @quietdiscourse Thank you, gentlemen.
@rwang0 Not the W, I haven’t made it that far from the Marriott yet. It’s two blocks away! ;) #nsw11
Taken together, those two tweets do indicate that, yes, as @dahowlett said, I am a whore.
Me at @zdnetaustralia: “NetSuite big fish push to cut mid-sized Oz?” http://arseh.at/6vs #nsw11
Technology Spectator officially launched today. http://technologyspectat… Disclosure: I’ve been commissioned to write for them.
Alive. Bonus. #nsw11
Right. I’m being “encouraged” to leave this open bar to head to a different open bar. This will end well. #nsw11
Oh, the video of me and @dahowlett talking NetSuite in Australia. http://ow.ly/4SFLl #nsw11 I ain’t seen it yet, any good?
ZDNet Australia story filed! Crikey correction snippet filed! Faaaark! Now, 7pm. Where to head for food and drink… #nsw11
@sholtomac Check your email. ;)
Trying to finish two things before deadline, while missing the awards thingy and noting an invitation for another cocktail party. #nsw11
Hang on what? Joan Rivers is presenting at the awards thing, @paul_carlisle? Bummer. I have to finish this article! #nsw11
Note to self: Watching cooking show videos on the web will not help finish this NetSuite story before deadline.
“Vegan Black Metal Chef” episode 1: Pad Thai. Um, sure. http://arseh.at/6vc HT @GreenJ Ping @ApostrophePong
After an editorial chat with @engochick I now have a vague idea what I’m doing. It’s only taken me 30 years.
Back in my hotel room so I can concentrate on writing a couple of things. A story or two to finish before dinner, 3.5 hours away. #nsw11
Just finished being briefed on NetSuite’s APAC activities with @sholtomac &a@benkepesepes. Pondering how to turn it into stori#nsw11sw11
OH: “Arguing on the internet is like competing in the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you’re still retarded.”
@pinglo I really think that if people photograph their food they should also photograph their waste products. It’s only fair.
I agree that’s a great pirate TV effort, @jasonlangenauer http://arseh.at/6v0 but this one is my fave http://arseh.at/6v1
Italian food for lunch today. See, that’s how you’re meant to use Twitter right there. #nsw11
@benkepes Sorry, I got waylaid.
Damn. I have missed @benkepes etc’s “Trends in Cloud Computing” panel ‘cos there’s a mistake in my schedule. I might cry. #nsw11
I am suddenly realising that I simply do not understand anything about business software whatsoever. #nsw11
So the crowd broke out in applause, even cheers, for… pivot-like reports? Don’t we have minions for that sort of shit? #nsw11
“Keynotes” longer than a feature film should be banned. Ignores human attention cycles. I get cranky. And I can buy a gun in America. #nsw11
@jasonlangenauer Perhaps we should combine @HowlTweeter with a numbers station. http://arseh.at/6uz
These last few demos are striking me as sensible and logical extensions, rather that revolutions. It all adds up, tho, I suppose. #nsw11
Oh. We’re going to wrap up with… some more product demos. That banging sound is my head hitting the table. Repeatedly. #nsw11
@drewhorine A “think-for-yourself” mindset is a definite culture change for the majority of businesses, I’d suggest. Natural selection?
Product demo number four: NetSuite’s new iPhone app. Well, not so much a demo, but a slideshow. Does this actually exist yet? #nsw11
@anthonybaxter My next story about Google is SO going to have the word “broom handle” in the headline.
RT @benkepes: Check out @vendhq - they do POS in the #Cloud for SMB and y’know what? It actually works. #HTML5 FTW #NSW11
That said, a NetSuite guy will be talking to me later, explaining how latency is sorted and won’t be a problem. #nsw11
Goldberg is back on stage, showing a concept for NetSuite Checkout reference implementation. Point of Sale in the cloud? Hi, latency! #nsw11
@anthonybaxter Google doesn’t invite me to shit. I must be categorised wrong. Is there something here that annoyed ‘em? http://arseh.at/6uy
All this “social collaboration in business” assumes all your staff know how to think and create their own workflows. Wise? #nsw11
And our third demo of software talking to software is QonText and NetSuite doing the “social” thang. I am old and jaded. Ignore me. #nsw11
So while this is perfectly good tech, @benkepes, for me I think “Yeah nice solid work” not “OMFG THIS IS TEH FUTUREZ!!!1!!ONE” #nsw11
Agreed, @benkepes, what we’re seeing now is Google Docs API talking to NetSuite API. Gasp! Software talking to software! Cats! Dogs! #nsw11
Anyone remember when “keynote” meant “insightful presentation about the world” rather than “product demo and pimpage”? Me neither. #nsw11
@anthonybaxter Hey are you here in SFO at the moment? Google I/O is about a block from where I am, y’see.
benkepes The thing that amazes me is that people who should realize that cloud enables realtime warehousing are surprized by this demo… #NSW11
Learning about “wave management” of warehouse workflow. eBizNET’s system manages this. Now, who do I know with a warehouse? #nsw11
Well, a live demo of the warehouse system with Golberg as a picker is kinda amusing. [unthud] #nsw11
Man on stage explains how good it was building a warehouse system in SuiteCloud it was cool it was good yada yada yada. [thud] #nsw11
@Lyall I’ll certainly keep using arseh.at ‘cos I’m lazy. Choosing a different one and reconfiguring would take MINUTES of work.
Also pimping SuiteCloud environment, where you run your plugin apps. Mirrors Salesforce.com’s model. This IS the model these days. #nsw11
Goldberg is pimping the SuiteFlow visual workflow “coding” tool, he reckons it’s more a configuration tool. #nsw11
Goldberg’s very first words on stage: “Hello. I’m Evan Goldberg and I’m an egomaniac.” #nsw11
OMFG! Pre-keynote video is a witty animated send-up of Goldberg’s career. SUCH a change from overblown self-important promotions. #nsw11
Suddenly wondering what folks are thinking when they see the arseh.at URL shortener. It’s an Australian thing, I guess… #nsw11
About to begin: Keynote by NetSuite CTO Evan Goldberg, live video stream at http://arseh.at/6ux Got your buzzword bingo cards ready? #nsw11
@anthonybaxter @jdub Oh the business card idea is excellent! I’ve been wondering what to put on it.
@domknight Agreed, a confusing hashtag, but hey. The hospitality for these events is always awesome. No risk of sobriety.
Chef for last night’s dinner at Larry Ellison’s little shack was Michael Mina. http://arseh.at/6uw #nsw11 /cc @pgreenbe
Heading to the media room to see if they have breakfast items that don’t have 150g of sugar per object. Wish me luck. #nsw11
@mjec Marketing courses tell you to talk in the imperative, eh? An industry based on lessons in being a rude prick. Lovely. [Pot, kettle]
I see the #nsw11 stream is still being spammed with imperative-voice orders. Check out this. Visit that. Do this. Um, ASK, don’t demand.
@anthonybaxter What’s wrong with being a talentless hack? FFS, we have to earn a living somehow! And I’m well past rent boy stage. Mostly.
@RealMichaelTunn O hai. [waves from San Francisco]
This “100% Columbian Supremo” the hotel supplies really does get the day going with a bang. #nsw11
So have Sony lost any more credit card numbers today? It’s been, what, a week? Surely time for another batch…
Sneezing. Oh.
Wed plan, US time: NetSuite SuiteWorld all day here in SFO, including podcast interviews and the gala dinner tonight. http://arseh.at/6uv
@AeolianSharp The hard is a gloriously old bit of tech, I agree. And great to see you again! /cc @charispalmer
@mattevan5 A Slingbox? Nice bit of kit, it seems, but I wouldn’t spend several hundred dollars for maybe 4 hours of viewing a year.
And here I am, awake again after almost 4 hours of sleep. This’ll be a great day! [blurs]