I am back at Wattle Cottage. And, @engochick @middleclassgirl @tweetingtechno, I left the SEKRIT wine reserve where it was. I have my own.
Ah, I just discovered the SEKRIT wine reserve!
Right. Dark Night mission time. Torch, 300m dirt track, turn off generator, obtain bed linen… This’ll be fun.
@R_Chirgwin No, you did not read… *I* will rework the copy. I think I can sort this out for you with minimal drama.
@R_Chirgwin @rohmac That said, I also intend to tidy up the website a bit over the next few weeks. The copy needs reworking, I say!
Please support the hard-working men and women of the armed forces. arseh.at/t03
@rohmac Commission? Well, no but I’m kinda the caretaker when @R_Chirgwin isn’t here in exchange for, well, I live here.
So lovely indeed, @drueyjay @jennyeather @_LeonieGSmith, but if it ever stops raining and we have a bushfire we’re dead meat.
Since I’m plugging Wattle Cottage, it looks like this flic.kr/p/9DJnYd and is down this track flic.kr/p/9DJm5Y
@R_Chirgwin No! I shall explore properly upstairs later, once I have obtained linen from the storeroom… 300m away down a rain-swept track.
It’s not too bad tonight, @_LeonieGSmith, down to 10C with a max of 16C and rain tomorrow.
Here is the view from the balcony in question, @drueyjay, and from the dining table. flic.kr/p/boPMcV flic.kr/p/9DJDkb
@R_Chirgwin I chose Wattle Cottage specifically for the view of the birds from the balcony, so if the lyrebird is about I shall find it.
Right. I think I have cheated sufficiently to get the fire going. The wine glass is enormous. Things are progressing well.
@R_Chirgwin “It’s like kick-starting a bus!” World’s smallest bus! Are you sure you’re pulling it the right way?
@R_Chirgwin It’s not urgent. The generator started clearly and required minimal brute force.
Note to self: Next time, before walking 300m thru rain to generator shed and 300m back, check if you also need to collect bed linen etc.
@R_Chirgwin Manual generator start procedure successful. I feel so butch now.
Bullaburra. Last stop before Wentworth Falls. 13 minutes late. Wine-buying. Cab-riding. Suitcase-dumping. Battery-checking. Fire-lighting.
@NereadersDigest @SnarkyPlatypus I have no idea what you’re talking about.
This whole @jimschembri thing has me baffled. arseh.at/szn
Pro tip: When a client asks for an invoice to be sent early, it’s because they intend to pay it late.
@krcraft Thank you. I was fairly well behaved today though.
I’m still not sure about “overtopping”.
After reading story 16 in today’s @crikey_news I am laughing and laughing and laughing.
@piecritic I beg to differ. Apart from the day the Blue Mountains was declared a disaster area this is the only significant delay in a year.
Mind you, 131500.info says “good service” on the Blue Mountains line. They have their own reality over there. With paisley badgers.
It appears that this train is running approximately 14 minutes late because rain.
Grab it with your teeth and shake it and shake it and shake it and shake it and shake it and shake it and shake it and shake it good.
I do like the 1723 from Central to Lithgow. First stop Parramatta. Second stop Penrith. And then up the hill.
@bigmac I suspect I’ll be the one delivering the buzzwords… :/
@SnarkyPlatypus @saasu I see that I’m the post-lunch pick-me-up. I suppose I should hand out stimulants.
Oh look! The @saasu Cloud Conference 2012 program for 11 May is online! With scary keynotes! arseh.at/szu
Fear not, @SisterMorphine, I’m only heading 100km west. That should be just clear of the blast radius.
@ataraxite I’ll know on Monday what the week looks like. I suspect an evening late in the week.
Somebody please say to me: “Go West, Old Man.”
@fat_asian Are you one of the judges?
Offering bribes.
@ataraxite @sylmobile @SnarkyPlatypus Please keep me informed so I might plan Sydney visits appropriately.
Drifting south thru the CBD, eventually in search of electricity, ale, suitcase and train. In that order.
The conference gave ended. #cybercrime12
Fuckin’ big kitchen fire.
RT @redneckninja: Firefighters say the smoke above the Sydney CBD is from a kitchen fire on King St. No injuries reported.
RT @thespurofthings: @stilgherrian @seamus ING is actually on fire. [So that’s a direct sightline for you?]
RT @seamus: There’s just a little smoke at this stage. Definitely seems like something blew out big then burned out quickly.
RT @seamus: Looks like its on the Four Points on Sussex? Something exploded followed by fire? arseh.at/szs
RT @seamus: WTF? Seriously big fire or explosion in Sydney CBD?? pic.twitter.com/rsQUZBbU
Grrrr. I am the Tiger Team. #cybercrime12
And now @ChrisGatford is showing us how to do break-and-enter without the break bit. #cybercrime12
He’s been logging the reported A&NZ security incidentsarseh.at/szq6#cybercrime12me12
I’m fairly sure @ChrisGatford just said he reckons we only hear about 5% of the data breaches that happen. #cybercrime12
PCI DSS is failing us, says @ChrisGatford. It’s not being enforced. He calls for mandatory data breach disclosure. #cybercrime12
Hacker @ChrisGatford thanks Sen Conroy for detailing his infotech in the AFR. “You might as well paint a big target on him.” #cybercrime12
The Australian Army has a new website. army.gov.au
So @ChrisGatford goes for lulz, but then complains that the silly mistakes keep on happening. #cybercrime12
@caseyjohnellis Oh, you’re in the room? I’d better behave myself.
Or a World of Warcraft account, which is like wearing two pairs of flares made of different fabrics, and singing Abba. #cybercrime12
Mind you, this money laundering technique requires having a Second Life account, which is a bit like wearing flares in public. #cybercrime12
Now Dietmar Kahles said he wasn’t going to show us how to do money laundering but, you know, he is. #cybercrime12
+10000 RT @jeamland: @glengyron They should totally make @stilgherrian Speaker. But only if they replace the gavel with a shotgun.
+100 RT @franksting: I’m still laughing at @bigmac putting his hand up for being on Second Life #cybercrime12
The report of the independent inquiry into the Australian media is out. So that’s the media sorted then. arseh.at/szo
RT @jeamland: Mainly because we can’t get say “The Honourable Stilgherrian” without falling over. [Oh yeah.]
I can reveal that I am not a cabinet minister.
I’m back at the Marriott Sydney Harbour for #cybercrime12 … though I’ve been told I’ve missed a couple good sessions. Here we go…
Right. Unexpected webby work complete. Time to get my act together and head over to the conference. Today is determined not to go to plan.
Fri plan: Cyber Crime Symposium arseh.at/sze Day 2; return to Wentworth Falls, possibly writing en route; TGIF.
@R_Chirgwin @sylmobile If there’s no info at 131500 then the trains are not currently affected. I assume. Should I be concerned?
Ah, entries for the Lizzies, the IT Journalism Awards, close today. arseh.at/szd
@R_Chirgwin I’m not sure what you mean, but possibly 131500.info?
@R_Chirgwin So, the son can’t be packaged onto a train? Is he afraid of trains?
Oh hello, Friday. I know you!