Collapsing.
@miamiaman I’m like Larry Pickering. I don’t need evidence. I get lots of messages from people and if you read them you’d understand.
@DoctorKarl @amandaforealz @franksting I has confuse. If there are zero cases how can there be a “usually”. Petrol sniffing destroys logic!
BREAKING: The United States and Australia are different countries. Jesus, people, turn off your internets and get a grip.
Hoping that I can arrange some sleep through better chemistry before my alarm goes off at 0330 AEST. Did I mention the car arrived at 0500?
There’s a certain amount of mocking happening on the internets. It does not impress.
Bailing out of dinner early because timelines.
Dinner is served.
Entering the encampment of the Lizard People instagr.am/p/OvohU4iFqJ/
Someone having done a TED talk is not, in and of itself, a reason to stab them.
Off to record a podcast (“Patch Monday”?) on geo-engineering with Bjørn Lomborg and Caspar Hewett. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B8r… ncl.ac.uk/sustainability…
jdub Gates wanted a computer on every desk. Jobs eventually let him have it, but took the coffee tables, bedside tables, loungeroom AV cabinets…
I have no energy for this hilarity. I shall shower, then write a few quick questions for the 1830 interview. Then there shall be cocktails.
@mpesce IT SAYS THAT IT IS “A NEW SMARTPHONE APPLICATION” SO I THINK YOU NEED TO PHONE FOXTEL.
Careful readers will notice that I typed “affect” rather than “effect” well you can just fuck right off because entropy.
“McGregor … does not have the app,” it continues, before bringing us McGregor’s opinion on its affect on syphilis rates anyway. Science!
“Christchurch homosexual Dixie McGregor said Grindr was the new and popular’ way to meet other gay men.” stuff.co.nz/technology/754…
Sun plan, preview: 0500 limo Coolum-BNE; 0800 DJ824 BNE-SYD; 1305 QF11 SYD-LAX; 1230 PDT AA3217 LAX-SFO; check in; 1700 PDT cocktails.
Coming to the conclusion that it might be better to pull an all-nighter, then I’ll be able to sleep on the plane SYD to LAX.
@elronxenu There’s a “Mr” on the left that you can’t see, alas. But it’s not a problem, they’re trying to be polite.
The ugly truth is revealed instagr.am/p/Ovg_RiCFnW/
“Why, what did you think our plans were?” instagr.am/p/Ovf8k7iFm8/
Sat plan, update: Sloth in my suite for a bit; 1830 record interview; 1900 cocktails then dinner, inc speech. Very early start tomorrow.
RT @michaelneale Leaving SFO tomorrow, lightly soiled, but not in a state @stilgherrian wouldn’t accept [Ta, I’ll take it from here.]
Watching two blokes move a fridge. Hard work. I support hard work. I can watch it all day.
@oberonsghost @jplonie Curry? Soup? That’s not how economics works. Even I know that.
OH: “People keep lending money to the Greeks, which only makes sense as an act of cultural charity.”
OH: “Before you go buying those junk bonds, just remember that your central bank going bust can ruin your day.”
OH: “‘When will the Greeks default?’ Erm, didn’t you notice? … Of course defaults is how wars start.”
I’m learning heaps about economics, but I’ve no idea what we’re going to do with all these dead chickens.
Final session, “Fault Lines: the world economy in 2012, until 1545 AEST. Then s break and recording, then cocktails, then final banquet.
OK, referring to “the breakfast radio team, Blockhead and The Minge” was possibly going too far…
@paulwfletcher That’s most kind, thank you. But we can still go downhill from here.
And I’m done. I only did the one hooker joke today. I recorded my 10 mins so I’ll post that later.
@SnarkyPlatypus You did. Now never do it again.
@juhasaarinen I won’t mock the Irish, Google’s Iarla Flynn is on the panel.
The panel on social media has begun. I’m the third speaker. Ten minutes of opening remarks then discussion through to 1300 AEST.
@SnarkyPlatypus La puanteur, il se prépare! Je suis particulièrement revigoré.
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. Il est très magnifique! Et vous?
Nanotech guy is currently holding up a chip the size of his thumbnail that contains a billion cells, each of which is a DNA sequencer.
firstdogonmoon how good are goats though? so good 🐐
The day’s first session begins: “Celebrating Progress: grand designs in engineering”
There is nothing dangerous about an endless supply of cheeses and smoked salmon whatsoever.
@cafedave That presentation would be about the Jewish contribution to the telephone industry.
Being trolled by wildlife.
@garthk It’s the same structure as the two preceding sentences, which together form a list of battles. Nevertheless, I can Humpty Dumpty.
@garthk Mine: “Samsung’s intellectual property versus Apple’s in a series of courtroom battles across the globe,” a verbless sentence.
@garthk The “versus” as a verb thing was introduced by subediting at @technologyspec. I disown it.
“Don’t leave your food unattended,” the waiter said. instagr.am/p/OuiWmZCFoj/
“Romeo? Romeo…?” instagr.am/p/OufLOQCFmJ/
johnemcintyre If I should die before I wake, please include in the obituary: He never listened to any version of “Call Me Maybe.”
@michaelneale Moscone Centre, downtown San Francisco? Yep, #vmworld kicks off there first thing Monday. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?
RT @cafedave: @stilgherrian Mel Gibson? [Yes. Obviously. That would be helpful.]
Fleshing out the presentation I’ll be giving three hours for now. Resigning myself to the inevitability of having to quote Gibson.
johnemcintyre You take up a story to edit. The fourth word in the lead sentence is misspelled. Better brew a pot of coffee.
Sat plan: Centre for Independent Studies’ “Consilium” all day stilgherrian.com/personal/im-go… … with some comms catch-up during the breaks.
I know it’s Saturday, but this is a work day for me because the CIS “Consilium” conference continues. I present today. stilgherrian.com/personal/im-go…
G o o d m o r n i n g f r o m t h e la n d o f t h e L i z a r d P e o p l e .