I am trapped by the deluge at Sydney Opera House. The solid food has run out. There is only endless Chandon and Germaine Greer for solace.
Germaine keeps touching me.
@TheRealMickyT Excellent. My work here is done. #worsethangravenimages
That man is here. I knew he would be. But now I can see him. Quite close.
Stairway to Drinks #FODI instagr.am/p/QHctmNCFl9/
Wisdom abandoned #FODI instagr.am/p/QHa7Z6CFlE/
@jplonie “You can’t teach ducks to dance”?
There is a book signing now, in the foyer. But elsewhere there are drinks.
@QuixoticGuy Tomorrow at this event? I’ll be free for drinks after I’ve done my bit.
@duncanriley I think I have always been this way. Today has just been a coming-out.
RT @ataraxite Wait, what? It’s #grattanavatarday? Why did no-one tell me? [The day is still young. Revel in it.]
@QuixoticGuy Indeed it is, thank you.
I’m dangerously sober.
He actually seemed quite rootable until he opened his mouth.
So here’s @SamHarrisOrg talking about a pain in his hip. #FODI instagr.am/p/QHYcWVCFkH/
@GLRooster Surely you find me erotic?
Applause. Q&A time. About a dozen surge towards the microphones. #FODI
I suppose I’ll have to fire up Grindr… #FODI
@BrigadierSlog Don’t worry, that’s just a trick of the light.
Is there anyone in the #FODI audience or nearby who wants to dump their date and join me at the after party? #RI a bonus.
@swearyanthony @RealNickHodge That dangerous idea doesn’t fit the topic of my panel. Clearly defined areas of danger only.
@QuixoticGuy Well, there’s still time for someone to be my plus-one to the after show drinks… ;) #twitterdecides #FODI
@jeamland @swearyanthony If this is selling out then I’m the cheapest of whores. Oh wait.
@swearyanthony Erm, I’m on the #FODI program tomorrow. Do try to keep up.
@MorgankStorey I’m old enough to remember when mocking people’s established beliefs was considered disrespectful and tasteless. #fodi
RT @MorgankStorey I shed a tear of joy when fellow sydneysiders laughed @SamHarrisOrg quip about the absurdity of religion #fodi [Really?]
@QuixoticGuy Sadly not. Thought I did but it fell apart too late to find another. I’ll attend the after party alone.
@ataraxite This @SamHarrisOrg is one of the atheist “Four Horsemen”. Audience will be full of militant atheist arsehats. #FODI
RT @marshontap @stilgherrian And omits Deniliquin Ute Muster. Elitist travesty. #FODI [True. But this is where it is.]
@IdeasattheHouse Your retweets are saying “RT username”twice. This disturbs me. #FODI
+1 RT @TomTilley Does anyone else think @SamHarrisOrg looks like Ben Stiller? #FODI
I’d never heard of @SamHarrisOrg before. The audience is full of fans. To be honest it feels creepy. #FODI
Atheist fanboy applause at the mention of Richard Dawkins. Did someone go “Woop!”? Sigh. #FODI
Simon Longstaff tries to equate #FODI as the third great cultural event this weekend along with the two football finals. Yeah good luck.
I arrived too late to have a pre-show drink. And this is philosophy. How will this even work? #FODI
In pour the disciples, to worship at the shrine of rationality. #FODI instagr.am/p/QHQBaqCFhG/
@expectproblems Heading to the box office to get my tickets…
It looms. instagr.am/p/QHNMCZCFgS/
@AnnabelAstbury I know. I imagine all sorts of things. Constantly.
@expectproblems I am a few minutes away. Traffic permitting.
@AnnabelAstbury Makeup?
Some people have noted that my avatar is confusing. Yes. It is.
Taxi boarded. This’ll be tight.
Taxi booked. Sadly, the schedule is too tight for public transport.
@badgirlofrockxx Thanks very much.
Next steps: Back up all the data; freshen up; make my way to Sydney Opera House.
And the recording is done. Imperva’s Tal Be’ery on the changing face of DDoS, for the “Patch Monday (on Tuesday)” podcast.
Back at Lilyfield. The air smells like incipient rain. The sky looks like incipient thunderstorm. This pleases me.
Either I need a holiday or the #RI on this tram is considerable.
Noticing once more that, as usual, my own pattern of work to leisure to holiday is out of sync with the bulk of society. It is my world.
Fri plan, remainder: Return to desk and prep; 1700 record “Patch Monday” podcast; 1900 Sydney Opera House for fodi.sydneyoperahouse.com/#the-delusion-… #FODI
@ataraxite @balkandishlex @SnarkyPlatypus Great minds think alike. Well, obviously that iosn’t true but you know what I mean.
ben_hr Brilliant letter MT @Tony_Burke: It’s real. Apparently the Liberal party believe the tigers are real too. via @roblaroc pic.twitter.com/gVtUIlPv
@SnarkyPlatypus All mobile networks fill up as those annoying customers insist on using them. There’s an obvious solution, of course.
Mind you, the call dropped out twice. Samsung Galaxy S III on Telstra Next G in Haymarket.
Just had a lovely phone call from @mumbrella, who’s moderating tomorrow’s panel. This is going to be fun. fodi.sydneyoperahouse.com/#i-share-there… #FODI
De-sweating with the aid of a cold ale before taking the tram back to the Table of Creative Writing.
Apparently @mpesce is going to demonstrate his new special prothesis “down there” live on stage at @webdirections.
Right. So now we’re angry that all the common people didn’t do journalism school and just talk on the internet the way they always have?
@bengrubb Are you really, really sure about that?
Sweating, but shorn. Also, I think I might just be able to make everything fit into my schedule these next few days.
Fuck. They seem to have dusted central Sydney with some sort of nerve gas, killing everyone. Oh. No, sorry, just wishful thinking.
@ryancross Looking 90% yes. Sorry for not getting back. Weird day.
Fuck. Running late. Mobile.
RT @S7U: Dangerous idea: @stilgherrian is the Judith Lucy of tech Journalists. [Yes. That is dangerous idea. For you.]
jendudley Melting Las Vegas, finding Nemo and resurrecting MySpace? @marcfennell, @stilgherrian and I tackle it on @DownloadABC: abc.net.au/radionational/…
Oh hear. I think my brain just exploded. #FODI
Sudden eureka moment! I can treat the Festival of Dangerous Ideas as a giant live episode of “The 9pm Edict”! Sorted! #FODI
@Prohairetic @glengyron Now that’s not such a bad idea. But I’m not sure yet whether I’ll use images. And copyright, y’see.
@RealNickHodge Which is all well and good, and true, but that’s not what I’m going to be talking about.
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: @stilgherrian Strip off your mask and reveal that you are, in fact, Michelle Grattan. [Or, I could just strip off.]
@LucasJamesAU I’m not across this Conroy unfettered story, so I’ll have to come back to you on that.
I’m trolling the #FODI stage for “I Share Therefore I Am”, 1pm tomorrow, The Playhouse, Sydney Opera House. fodi.sydneyoperahouse.com/#i-share-there…
@bleeters @Prohairetic That sounds more like a troll of the event rather than the audience. Still…
RT @hailants: Entitle your talk: “How to be a child porn addict (and do so anonymously.)” [Alas the title has been set. I’ll save that one.]
Wondering how much and in what way(s) to troll the audience at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas tomorrow. I’ve been told to be controversial.
@kristinmoore2 @bleeters I often think of removing the word “geek” from my bio. I get typecast as a “tech writer” when I do other stuff.
So @AppDotNet has announced a Developer Incentive Program… blog.app.net/blog/2012/09/2…
RT @paulkidd: @STiyou combine HST’s 7337 coding skills with Dilbert’s appetite for recreational drugs? [Probably not the best cross-match.]
Someone just forwarded me an email in which I was described as “a cross between Dilbert and Hunter S Thompson”. I am amused.
RT @bleeters: @stilgherrian @jeamland LSD is for m4 [Ain’t that the truth!]
RT @jeamland: GOOD GOD MAN, ARE YOU MAD?! _METH_ is for zone files. Coffee is for sendmail.cf. Or is that smack? [There’s a blog post…]
Oh. And I’ve just been told that I’m migrating a website now. I think I’ll have a coffee before editing DNS zone files.
@thomasking @mgherman @stufromoz @bleeters @19bk69 @joshrowe There shall be no explanations, no mercy.
Fri plan: Write #FODI presentation fodi.sydneyoperahouse.com/#i-share-there…; haircut; errands; 1700 record “Patch Monday” podcast; 1900 fodi.sydneyoperahouse.com/#the-delusion-…
@expectproblems I am going to Sam Harris at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas tonight. Which reminds me. I haven’t sorted my date yet.
No, I can’t add in this extra thing today and still stay sane (shoosh), so we can now lock in the plan…
Oh. A potential story commission has come in. For today. And it was already a busy day. Can I make this fit, I wonder?
Story filed for @CSO_Australia, the first of quite a few media objects to appear today.
@servantofchaos @paulwallbank @stufromoz @miss_shiny Look, you folks are all a tad fragile. Harden up!
People whose out-of-office emails don’t say who’s doing their job while they’re away. #IceMoonPrison
“Chinese hackers linked to breach of control systems used in electric grids,” writes @gcluley, reassuringly. nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/09/27/chi…
RT @paulwallbank: Great guide from @BernardKeane on how to demolish junk reports. I probably get 6 of these a day. bit.ly/PXJXx1
@SnarkyPlatypus Je suis bien sûr envie de vos voyages et déçu que je ne serai pas vous rejoindre. Bonne chance!
@QuixoticGuy Some things shall not be explained. And some things are inexplicable.
I see everyone using Twitter is understanding “due process”, “innocent until proven guilty” and “sub judice” these past 24 hours. Bravo.
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. Je ne suis un peu stressé à la veille de ma performance. Un petit peu. Et vous?
@ataraxite Good morning. Yes, I take on many forms… especially when it’s going to be a hectic Friday.
Fri plan, draft: Write for @CSO_Australia, Festival of Dangerous Ideas; haircut; record “Patch Monday” podcast; #FODI opening night.
It is Friday, and I choose to begin it at this time and in this manner.