Retiring before I get caught in the crossfire.
Ah, tomorrow’s lunchtime briefing in Sydney was actually cancelled. So there’s a hole in my schedule. Yes, that’s a hint.
@meniosc @nicchristensen You can place bets, they’ll pay if you win. [shrugs]
RT: Me at @CSO_Australia: “Australia’s Privacy Commissioner gets serious about infosec” http://t.co/tgAIAFWFIa
Current Sportsbet odds for Next Media Watch Host (direct link) http://t.co/ivIDUNnDdi HT @nicchristensen
“Predator Drone Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize” http://t.co/dTVHNShIu9
quinnnorton If the EFF is done using a weird picture of my dead ex-boyfriend as an avatar I’m cool with re-following them. This is my real life. O_O
Listening to another superb @onthemedia podcast, post-Boston and more. onthemedia.org/2013/apr/26/
@SnarkyPlatypus What have you been doing?
@nphair You are an evil man. But hey, those wacky CERN guys probably have Blackhole loaded onto the page already.
@kimogrady1 Imaging how many bytes we could’ve saved with “w3” instead of “www”. A lost opportunity…
And here’s my interview with the web’s creator @timberners_lee (also @simonhackett @bobbyllew) for @iiNet’s Freezone. http://t.co/gVPv8TTb7n
Here’s the very first web page, first made public 20 years ago today. http://t.co/IQZHc59W3y
Working out the timing needed to catch the 0731 train to Sydney for the 1000 recording of @DownloadABC. Why did I allow this to happen?
enjalot saying “Big Data” is like saying marijuana cigarettes, it signals to the people that do it that you don’t know what you are talking about
@davispg Yeah I think you might just have to catch up with the last 20 years there, though a useful word has yet to be replaced.
@XanderPlooy @triplejHack Oh, if I’d known the context, my words would have been different, but it’s no big deal given the overall context.
That last quote was a message from a @triplejHack listener, so J Q Random.
“Hacktivism is the only form of activism available to our generation”? You’ve GOT to be joking!
Cases are being mentioned in the intro to my words that were not mentioned during the recording.
Uhoh.
New blog post (very late): “Weekly Wrap 151: Anzac, alcohol and little yellow birds” http://t.co/04yYReNTjl
So @triplejHack starts in a few minutes (on the east coast) and you can listen at abc.net.au/triplej/ Folks are talking “hacktivism”.
Yes, this job advert is excellent work all round. http://t.co/EEpLnsUE8U HT @laura_hudson via @sealfur
@nphair @triplejHack Well I hope so, ‘cos the punters really need to hear from someone who’s more of a fascist than me. ;)
jonkudelka Somebody ought write a blog about how the mainstream media is doing it wrong.
So out of those four on @triplejHack tonight, I’m guessing I’ll be the one sounding like a fascist.
triplejHack Tonight we’re talking about ‘hacktivists’ - cyber vigilantes or 21stC activists? feat. @stilgherrian @SueletteD @Asher_Wolf @Simon_Breheny
dobes Dear LinkedIn, I’m pretty sure that an office full of @leslienassar, @dannolan and myself would burn down in minutes. Stop trollspamming me
That’s “flesh-rent” as in violent injury, not the sex industry thing.
In which @awelder gores @TonyAbbottMHR and @JacquelineMaley and all the medias in one bloody, flesh-rent go. http://t.co/PqeHrPq4oi
RT @rashasman: Can there be a bit part for Robbie Coltrane? [I think that would be compulsory.]
Note to self: Pitch a movie that stars Bruce Willis masquerading as a nun to infiltrate a convent hiding terrorists, “Old Habits Die Hard”.
@RachyVool @icemoonprison True enough, but I guess it’s a case of old habits die hard.
Me at @CSO_Australia: “Australia’s Privacy Commissioner gets serious about infosec” http://t.co/tgAIAFWFIa
Thing filed for @CSO_Australia. Now pondering what needs to be done before slothing before my idiot-early Sydney trip tomorrow.
wonderwebby RT @shelisrael: Hacker gains root acess to Google Glass. That didn’t take long. bitly.com/ZwN9GE
Current Sportsbet odds for Next Media Watch Host, via @mumbrella. http://t.co/ldWuek2j1t Can’t find them on the Sportsbet site tho. Sulk.
What have you got against librarians, FFS?
@RachyVool @icemoonprison So, you know using the comma, not the stop, as the decimal point, is normal European practice?
Storm, meet teacup.
BernardKeane ASX200 hits highest point since GFC. More evidence of an incompetent government that has driven investors away.
tweeveetv 74% of the #CelebretardsFallingIntoWater Tweets posted during last night’s ep, were posted from a mobile phone or tablet.
Hang on, isn’t “Pacific Rim” that video involving those surfers and th… oh, never mind.
That last RT was HT @SnarkyPlatypus, for some reason.
“Anyone striving for longest masturbation record (record currently set at near 10 hours) must be done at home.” http://t.co/wJ8yeKMdZn
sexenheimer KNOCK KNOCK
Who’s there?
TOM WATERHOUSE
Tom, we’ve talked about thi
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TOUCH MY WEIRD FACE?
No, Tom
GO ON IT’S SO SMOOTH
Tom
RT @0x1C: @stilgherrian My libertarian passions are rising. libertarianpassions.com [There’s something wrong with you.]
@0x1C Ah, the sweet, sticky smell of Liberty!
@RealNickHodge @triplejHack But I’m not wearing any underwear…
Anyway, I’d better change mental gears for my 1130 pre-record for @triplejHack.
“My interests include firearms, travel, dogs, tattoos…” writes 26yo Marcel of North Carolina. http://t.co/fE8B2cnT9p
“I am my own person. I will not change for anyone else.” Yeah, Jeremy of San Clemente, CA! http://t.co/7bn2MzIPQ7
@jonoabroad I’ll need a net. These are young’uns and have yet to learn to trust me.
I have a surfeit of crimson rosellas this morning.
@SnarkyPlatypus What’s “Africa”?
Fuck you, Appel, I’m going to use a fifth colour.
SnarkyPlatypus You’d think the Grauniad would have more token ethnics in their writing crew.
RT @BlogsofWar: Cool video of ten year old girl doing glider spin training - http://t.co/3GpIOkqkg8 [She’s enjoying this WAY too much.]
RT @moldor: @nswpolice Have you seen this one ? WA, I think (or SA ??) pic.twitter.com/wS3eHPWqnJ [Oh dear.]
virgingalactic PHOTO: The view from SpaceShipTwo’s tail as her rocket motor fires. SS2 broke the speed of sound for 1st time today. pic.twitter.com/eRmfDy2fog
@eldonnn I remember one story of a journo who used a business visa waiver but then said she was a journo, so false declaration. That one?
@eldonnn You’ve lost me with the New Idea references. I assume there’s been an incident of some sort?
@SupratimA Yes, we’re going to the same thing, I’m told.
@crabapfel I don’t deny stuff shouldn’t have happened, but she writes from a position of outraged ignorance which doesn’t help her case.
I love Amanda Filipacchi’s doublespeak. Those removing promo stuff on her entry are “Wikipedia editors”, those restoring it “kind souls”.
@crabapfel Ah yes, that op-ed lumping’Wikipedia editors” into some sort of unified mind, and confusing anecdote with evidence of a pattern.
Dear America, I will be in San Francisco / San Jose from 11 May to 19 May.
@mpesce @iain_chalmers Yes, I’ve already dealt with that, apart from finding someone specific to blame.
Wait, these Hoffman stories are dated 2008. What arsehattery is this?
RIP Albert Hoffman. http://t.co/B3uyxaV5Op
“Journalists don’t understand Wikipedia sometimes”, hosing down the Wikipedia is sexist yarns. http://t.co/MOjEgEDC1S
@eldonnn Nah. I’ve caught this flight plenty before, and my US visa says “journalist”. It’s always “Welcome back to America, Sir.”
Choosing not to be in contempt of court this week.
Tue plan: Cook; tidy Waratah Cottage; 1130 record for @triplejHack; write for @CSO_Australia; more writing, maybe; sloth.
@chrisjrn I was not offered that choice. Sulk. (I’m not paying / planning.) And to be fair, United Airlines isn’t completely Belsen.
Choosing United, because direct SYD-SFO and no other reason. Crying inside.
australiascreen Drink more milk, make less noise: NSW government films from the 1930s to the ’60s bit.ly/12ebGNt
Cmdr_Hadfield Bullet hole - a small stone from the universe went through our solar array. Glad it missed the hull. pic.twitter.com/iBHFVfp1p8
@SnarkyPlatypus Mais les vierges sont contrôlés par Mlle Delta Goodrem. Est-elle une vierge maintenant? Est-ce suffisant?
Tue plan, draft, unordered: Write for @CSO_Australia; 1130 record for @triplejHack; more writing, details TBA; tidy Wattle Cottage; sloth.
RT @dobes: @SnarkyPlatypus I’m going to enjoy these people during the recession [How do you intend cooking them?]
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. Je suis déçu par le monde entier. Je dois aussi choisir entre vierges et grands-mères. Et vous?
So I dreamed about discovering a hidden freight railway under Adelaide, moving military equipment out of a heritage listed department store.
President Obama at the 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner http://t.co/SQ6qoWodGX
Conan O’Brien at the 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner http://t.co/zH033DXURh HT @riy
@visibleprocrast Indeed. I await a follow-up post quoting the “justifications”.
RT @franksting: @SnarkyPlatypus @leslienassar @stilgherrian a Scoble of Glassholes #collectivenoun [Oh I want to kiss you now.]
@SnarkyPlatypus @leslienassar There’s a deep, deep irony in Valleywag calling out someone for self-promotion.
@visibleprocrast Or, more politely, who can say? The article does not address this, as I’m sure you read.
Nice to see that we already have a word for people using Google Glass: “Glassholes”. http://t.co/59Tco3UdOD
@visibleprocrast How the fuck should I know? I’m not a mind-reader.
Has the US Army been taking delivery of AH-64 Apache helicopters that can’t fly? http://t.co/3aSPpP2o8c
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) releases guide to information security, writes @mukimu. http://t.co/KwM1VqGXTL
Rory_Medcalf Shadow Defence Minister Johnston wants to go all the way with JSF @LowyInstitute #ausdef13
The glorious irony? The game is called “Game Dev Tycoon”, simulating running a gaming company in the face of piracy.
In it, a game dev releases a cracked version of their own USD 7.99 game. After 24 hours, 93.6% of players are using the stolen game.
That @PatrickKlug post I just RTd reveals some truly fascinating human psychology. http://t.co/Ro9Haepb2Y
PatrickKlug probably the most revealing blog post I’ve ever written: goo.gl/lBUPQ (over 93% of players have pirated our game after one day)
I am only slightly frightened by the possibilities inherent in Stephen Wolfram having access to raw Facebook data.
@mpesce I see you’re going like a shade of purple on me. I may well approve.
“It’s as if all those humans, with all the complexities of their lives, still behave in aggregate a bit like molecules.”
“I’m struck by their similarity to plots for physical processes like chemical reactions…”
No tl;dr version, @derekbradley, it’s a LOT of different angles and the analyst is Stephen Wolfram. Worth putting on a pot of tea for.
Facebook’s age distribution vs general (US) population. http://t.co/Xa9VlLIEmq From http://t.co/yLY2v6wGy5 @774melbourne @Raf774
@petstarr @melburnian @774melbourne Interesting article, tho it seems that privacy concerns are the biggie. I’ll post the audio later.
SBS Radio adds six new languages, including Swahili and Hmong. http://t.co/Zomt9NjZXT Ping @ApostrophePong
Opening the bottle.
RT @KatieWeiss_: @stilgherrian @Raf774 it’s a fable told by parents to their children about where company shares comes from [Hah!]
@KatieWeiss_ @Raf774 So what have you got against the Stork Market, exactly?
RT @KatieWeiss_: @stilgherrian @Raf774 read that as “oil dear” instead of “oh dear” then noticed you wrote “the stork market” later in the …
Thanks for all the comments about Facebook. It’s interesting to see whether they’ll recover their growth rates or whether this is it.
nicchristensen Clive Palmer: “(Billionaires) are an oppressed minority…” you seriously couldn’t make this up.
Oh dear, @Raf774 just told the Macquarie guy that his painful slipped disc was karma for working in the stork market. [Smirks.]
nicchristensen Ok Clive Palmer is now taking calls… 13 13 32. 2ue.com.au
And the radio is done, but I’m still listening to the talkback about Facebook on @774melbourne. Good anecdotal stuff.
On hold to talk “Facebook Fatigue” http://t.co/GQHyJjxZEW on ABC @774melbourne. Stream at http://t.co/Lc8b4aDW3J
RT @nicchristensen: Clive Palmer: “I fully expect to be in the lodge after the next election…” tells @morrison954 [HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!]
The fact that there’s even a journal called “CyberPsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking” amuses me no end.
On a completely unrelated note, this academic paper looks quite interesting. doi:10.1089/cyber.2012.0323
RT @damonism: Tweet the DOI of the paper and about a hundred people with access will probably send you a copy. [That’s true.]
@joneaves Oh I knew what drive Aaron Swartz, but this publisher’s only options are full archive access, not single papers.
@SallyRMelb @GregoryPowell5 @774melbourne As you’ll hear, I think “Facebook fatigue” is a bit of a wank, but their future is interesting.
RT @deconstructo: In Finland you would call a pedant “Pilkunnussija”. Or, literally, a “comma fucker”. #ObPopBitch :-) [Finnish swears FTW!]
Laughing at an “academic journal” that wants to charge USD 51.00 for 24 hours access to their archive just to read one paper.
Here’s the latest news from Planet Clive. 30 to 40% of the vote, eh? http://t.co/gAniQ8t4xP
@nswpolice Oh ta, though it was an idle weekend question rather than an enquiry. I figure you guys are, well, busy on important stuff.
@dermottbanana I can’t remember any particular difficulty. Some manual process was needed, but throughout it was polite.
@juhasaarinen Possibly SMEG is not the word you’re looking for.
@markatextor Oh, yes, “Facebook fatigue” has been a recognised medical condition since late 2011. As I’m sure you know. ;)
I’ll be talking about this “Facebook fatigue” on ABC @774melbourne around 1615 AEST. Live stream at abc.net.au/melbourne/
“Facebook fatigue sets in with thousands abandoning the social network”, writes the @australian http://t.co/GQHyJjxZEW
@wolfcat @Drag0nista @RealNickHodge I’m fairly sure that you lot can just fuck off.
cxi OH: “I want meth that WHITENS your teeth!”
RT @dobes: @ben_hr @stilgherrian I have wireless fondue apparatus that serves 22mg/s [Chocolate spilt everywhere?]
RT @marshontap: I’m told vectored mozzarella most effective. RT â@stilgherrianan: Fondue to the Premises.#FTTPFTTP [Tru dat.]
Listening to someone on @774melbourne whine about things.
Fondue to the Premises.
Fondue as a Service.
Readying a feelpinion for Melbourne radio.
RT @TheKouk: PM puts onus on Abbott to outline where the excess spending is. [Mr Abbott has done quite enough outlining for one week.]
R_Chirgwin The Icelandic parliament? Is that still a Thing?
Too much pig.
DroneInsertion DRONES SIT ON A HILLSIDE, WATCHING THE SUNSET. “MORE SMOG”, THEY AGREE. DRONES LIGHT A TIRE FIRE, BEGIN INSTAGRAMMING WITHOUT PAUSE.
“There has never been a single tweet that couldn’t be replaced with PLEASE AUTHENTICATE MY EXISTENCE.” http://t.co/Ezj0yTGhRX
readyState Developer job title cheat sheet:
Senior = Old
Manager = Expendable
Architect = Can’t code
Evangelist = Can’t ship
WesleyDavis how’s your condom supply? here’s your motivation to re-up: i.imgur.com/mKyLpf4.jpg
I so want to punch Eric Schmidt.
“Contain’s”.
RT @nkpart: Without a trace of irony. pic.twitter.com/L65JRAnFsC HT @michaelneale Ping @SnarkyPlatypus
RT @ClaireRPorter: Forget Google fibre. Vermont Telephone Company announces 1GBps fibre for $35 a month: http://t.co/3tZMQCcUOV So. Bloody.…
Maybe the news sites should just present a simple list each day, “Arseholes suing each other”.
RT @GreenJ: Weighing in on the morning’s report that Melbourne would be mostly sunny with a maximum of 19 degrees, Senator Xenophon said …
teknetia Oh wow, I love people who list themselves on LinkedIn as VISIONARY! You are obviously so much better than all the others in your sales role!
RT @aimee_maree: I just wrote a punch card :) awesome pic.twitter.com/fWBDkbz11B [Oh you young’uns! That’s an IBM model 029. I can clear a jam.]
@Manic_Henry @firstdogonmoon Yeah, hence the excitement from locals when I’d gotten photos of a Gang-Gang. Haven’t seen him since.
@cheshireb Use the magic word…
@simone_au There’s Twitter, Grindr and email. That should cover it.
Mon plan: Cook and eat pig; plan the next fortnight; blog post(s); write for @technologyspec, finally; washing; quiet evening, reading.
Gillard previews her new media engagement strategy in par 2 of this article. http://t.co/GBNt9L2COV HT @teknetia
ShockJockCoach Best thing about listening to 2GB today. Not having to hear news reports about this Singo Waterhouse thing.
If anyone wants me to do things for them, please be aware that I’m spending the morning mapping out the next fortnight and it’s filling up.
@Manic_Henry @firstdogonmoon I haven’t seen a Glossy Black yet, but did get a Gang-Gang visiting one day. http://t.co/ohR17uzIIe
If Monday morning doesn’t already make you feel insignificant, try clicking through this. hereistoday.com HT @dannolan
thetowncrier New Ten drama WONDERLAND about “navigating humourous and sometimes painful minefield of love”: bit.ly/12SVwwK So that sounds fresh.
chrisberg referendum just to check we all still agree with the constitution
carolduncan . @aaronkearneyaus ‘Broadcasting #truefact. Farting in the studio will bring four producers running. It’s like a sub-auditory panic button.’
bsveen Anyone want a free upright piano? Plays fine. You might wanna tune it, unless honky-tonk is your style. To be picked up from Glebe, NSW.
@gattaca Sorry, Sir, I know you Canadians are such delicate petals. ;)
RT @paulwallbank: Love it! “We have a famous record of integrity in New South Wales” [A little early in the week for mescaline, isn’t it?]
@Manic_Henry @firstdogonmoon Fantastic photo. This is the closest I got to a yellow-tailed black cockatoo last year. http://t.co/QFoWW7IE58
Manic_Henry There’s a big flock of red-tailed black #cockatoos on the #Longreach town common. #birding pic.twitter.com/JmuT4p5BhS
@mjec @NewtonMark Excellent, I’ve started a debate about privacy. That’s my PAW work done! ;)
The OAIC will be highlighting Australia’s new privacy laws that come into force in March 2014. http://t.co/3dX40Hm6dt
RT @NewtonMark: Maybe they don’t have your details on file. [I know, it’s almost impossible to find out anything about me online.]
It’s Privacy Awareness Week, but so far I haven’t received a single communication about it. privacyawarenessweek.org
TV_Rev Excuse me @JuliaGillard, who are you barracking for in Celebrity Splash tonight?
TV_Rev HAPPY CELEBRITY SPLASH DAY, AUSTRALIA!!!!!!
Emails that contain the words “thought leadership”. Delete.
ALeighMP Abbott told ABC 730 that Oz should follow the NZ model to boost econ growth. Here’s the data: pic.twitter.com/bQBEGSVomF (pic via @MattCowgill)
BernardKeane To conserve precious space in our newspapers, might it be more convenient if they simply identified people whom Tom Waterhouse WASN’T suing?
Mon plan, draft: Plan the next fortnight; blog post(s); write for @technologyspec, finally; washing, maybe; evening TBA.
Giving women free private code repositories etc won’t “fix sexism in tech”, says @snipeyhead snipe.net/2013/04/free-g… H@myrcurialal
“Make one drink, in large batches, very well,” one of “The 75 Skills Every Man Should Master” http://t.co/DQdxlUntud HT @johnemcintyre
jeamland Someone on Facebook just said that their concert of the decade is a toss-up between Coldplay and Tool.
This universe is broken.
HELLO MONDAY HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO.
MT @AJELive At least 200 gunmen have surrounded #Libya’s foreign ministry in #Tripoli demanding reform aje.me/11OF3HB [#thanksgetup]
NewtonMark When researchers finally devise an HIV vaccine, which fundamentalist religious group will oppose its addition to the PBS the most?
MT @DingoResearch 1 more quoll pic… PhD student Trent carefully holding study animal. pic.twitter.com/26AHenZEAj [Where’s Trent’s right hand?]
RT @mr_gadget: Giant inflatable pig hits #hongkong. Told you they loved their pork! @ West Kowloon Waterfront… http://t.co/TCeasrq1RV
Noticing people having problems again with “freedom of speech”.
chrisbrownie Expecting a @RealNickHodge blog post tomorrow: “What happened that time I went outside”
POTUS is a troll. Just sayin’.
You can just ram these so-called “facts” up your arse.
In Stephen Spielberg’s new film, Daniel Day Lewis IS “Obama”. http://t.co/i6EpSEcsCN
“PLEASE NOTE, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT CONFUSE ‘Cat-Holics’ with ‘Catholics’.”
RT @Rubenerd: Best thing I’ve seen in ages! Australian Christian Lobby site domain expired, now Australian Cat Ladies :â€) http://t.co/YRhyX…