I will now attempt to get some sleep, since it’ll be an 0500 start for me tomorrow. Writing then being on a panel thing.
The Hyatt Hotel Canberra ain’t such a bad little shack…
@GeordieGuy Which software is this?
This table could implode. #poltech
OH: ” So I asked, ‘Who wants to do something with chickpeas?’ And he made a huge pot, twice my size.”
@MadamQ “Mystery Korean Snack Food”? Sounds my kind of mystery! Should I maybe have a couple more pints first?
OH: “I was going to get one of those debit cards, but then I found out you had to use your own money.”
OH, him: “I saw that on Facebook.” Her, angrily: “Yeah, I know. And I saw something else on Facebook too!”
@peterhau I don’t know about dive bars plural in Canberra, but certainly dive bar singular. And I am in it.
The one problem with dive bars is their relatively sparse population of power outlets.
@Lyons_Ben @damonism For some reason I tend to tend to “magnificent dive bars”. Maybe I can see my own future sitting at the bar…
“Looks like CeBIT may be less shit than normal this year.” Ah, the emails I receive… ;)
@damonism But a dive is what I seek! Sought, and found.
ABC? Or fundamentalist church? You decide! http://post.ly/280YE
The Phoenix Bar you say, @obrijo? That sounds promising.
It’s just like Hong Kong http://post.ly/280UL
@nikiaken The bus driver returned my greeting. But then that works in Sydney too, at least for me.
The Nation’s Capital http://post.ly/280Rq
Route 31 to Civic. The man accepted my NSW currency.
I think I will attempt to catch a bus to Civic. This place is weirding me out, man.
@jonoabroad I think if I said anything involving “motherfucker” to these so-called “students” their heads would implode.
OH: “It’s at the Westfield at Woden, as a concierge, so it’s a really good job.” HOW DO THESE PEOPLE SURVIVE WITHOUT BEER?
I mean, I can see rows of refrigerators full of booze, and beer taps, the full enchilada. But it’s all locked behind a metal grille.
I’ve just worked out what’s wrong with this university. The bar isn’t open.
I’ve just seen something described as “a word of mouth marketing platform”. Isn’t that ENTIRELY MISSING THE FUCKING POINT?
@damonism Fortunately I’m in no hurry. My time is flexible until dinner at 1830. I might as well experience Canberra like the proles.
Right. The dark secret appears to be that I can’t just catch a bus. I have to buy some bloody card first. Or it it still in transition?
I wonder if ACT public transport has dark secrets that’d make a trip from Uni of Canberra to Civic complicateder than it should be.
Me at Crikey: “Political tweets eclipse blogs, but parties still don’t get it” http://arseh.at/7if [Paywall’d, free trial]
This “National Digital Economy Strategy” thing. Can someone read it and tell me what to think about it? http://arseh.at/7ic
@mpesce Come on in, the weather is delightful. It’s bright and clear and very Canberra in Canberra today.
Clemons [paraphrase]: If it takes a village to raise a child, the internet is more like a slum town that’s grown up without rules.
Just starting: “Privacy and security in a connected world” with Dr Eric Clemons. http://arseh.at/7g0
@SMinney No $50 cab fare for me, travelling with Microsoft peeps.
In Canberra, dropping bags at hotel then to Uni of Canberra for 1000.
Transmitters off. See you in Canberra.
Bombardier Q400, as advertised http://post.ly/27uv6
Ah. We’re boarding. We’re 15 mins late, says the thing on the internet.
Canberra 1000 today: “Privacy and security in a connected world”, still time to book I guess. http://arseh.at/7g0
Oh. QF1463 is back on the board. But personally if I were planning an 0740 departure I’d probably have started boarding by now.
@peterhau You know a Q400 is just a stretched Dash-8, right?
Erm, QF1463 just disappeared off the departures board. Is that a good sign?
I shall be flying in a Bombardier Q400 today, it seems. I’m in seat 13B, but a regular Dash-8 only has 12 rows of seats. http://arseh.at/7hp
@CIOinOz Oh dear God no! I’m not offering any love to that lot behind the counter! They can make bacon tasteless, their powers… [shudder]
RT @CIOinOz: A bacon and egg roll also needs love, if that’s missing it’s going to taste bad! [True. Unsmiling staff look short on love.]
@R_Chirgwin @darrenpauli I heard that CeBIt, rather than paying panel presenters, were now asking them to pay for the “exposure”. True?
FFS! Bacon and egg roll. That’s bacon. An egg. And a roll. How did you manage to get it to taste so bad?
@juhasaarinen Oh it us all about shopping, I’m sure. But who’d be stupid enough to buy at airport prices? At 7am? I should do a vox pop.
Someone ought to explain to these arseholes the difference between an airport and a department store.
Time to check out and get to the airport. The kitchen here doesn’t open until 0700. That’s something I’ll pay more attention to next time.
Tue plan: 0740 QF1463 SYD-CBR; 1000 Cybersecurity event http://arseh.at/7g0 Uni Canberra; afternoon free?; 1830 dinner with #poltech folks.
Or, @NathanaelB, unless you say MacBook, iPad, diet, pain, mortgage, debt or Bieber. In which case it becomes 130%.
RT @NathanaelB: Unless you drop “sex” or “boobs” or “OMGWTFLOL” in your tweet in which case that figure is 22%. [True.]
I always feel like I’ve been pimping events on Twitter endlessly, but individual tweets are seen by… what? Less than 10% of followers?
Why am I in Canberra, @jmacmullin? This convenient blog posts explains. http://arseh.at/7hk
Senator Conroy launches the National Digital Economy Strategy at CeBIT today. In Sydney. While I’m in Canberra. There’s my reading tonight.
Chooseday. I choose to be awake this early. I make many bad choices.