“Some people make an ass of themselves when they drink. They should only drink on NYE and St Patrick’s Day. Those are amateur nights.”
From Vesuvio, “Leo’s Short Guide to Good Bar Behavior”, which contains much wisdom. http://t.co/oEejZfXE1P
I do like how Flickr has now defaulted to terabytes as the unit of storage. twitpic.com/cszfd4
@johnemcintyre My first teacher in the art and craft of radio broadcasting had a tip you might appreciate. https://t.co/KWBitfRwhi
johnemcintyre In repentance, I have deleted two “iconics.” In the same story.
johnemcintyre I have allowed a “rain didn’t dampen their spirits” to get past me. Send someone over to rip off my epaulets.
New blog post (belated): “Weekly Wrap 154: California, with wine and Bloody Marys” http://t.co/4cFlwQBIOo
heraldsunreader “I pray for the day we see Andrew Bolt’s name on the front of school text books on nearly every subject”
The sense of entitlement runs strong at #swf2013, @paulwallbank @SnarkyPlatypus, they are the (imagined, self-appointed) elite.
paulwallbank I love how the rudest of the boomers trying to jump #swf2013 queues all have mouths puckered like cats’ bums.
Hey @kcarruthers, did you see this photo? http://t.co/BEzHQq8Ycs
RT @Picketer: Amazing how many Qurʼanic scholars there are amongst conservatives who write letters to newspapers.
New blog post (belated): “Australia’s Budget 2013 keeps us stuck in the past” http://t.co/W43Ll8EdNm
Re-pimp: Me at @zdnetaustralia: “iPhone, therefore I am … a selfish disruptor” attacking the piñata! http://t.co/1s5mlkItSd
Oh here we go! http://t.co/17hyTCTVMD HT @KevinBankston Ping @gattaca #cyber #cybercyber
@michaelskeggs Yeah I saw the viewing location list, but a combination of #CBF and not wanting to rush today has kept me indoors.
ElliotG78 Overheard on Sydney train: “I’d rather vote for a redhead than a dickhead..”
@SnarkyPlatypus Yes, rather a nice shot. There’s no photo credit, alas, otherwise I’d hunt for more.
@indolentdandy @thecitizenweb Yeah I’ve noticed that. Drupal seems to require a lot more effort from out-of-box to site-online.
Starting to hear low-flying aircraft as part of the Blue Mountains Flyover. Can I be arsed finding my pants?
juhasaarinen @theremonstrator @stilgherrian @MikeCarlton01 Our esteemed Conservative Party leader was apparently #hacked too: bit.ly/ZjA3hK
Bother, @thecitizenweb doesn’t seem to have an RSS feed. Unless I’m blind? thecitizen.org.au
@BXGD @thecitizenweb That’s funny. I’m actually quite a fierce descriptivist. That said, Humpty Dumpty wasn’t right.
Thank you, @iain_chalmers, I’ll work that into the article I’ll inevitably be writing.
iain_chalmers @stilgherrian I think I know that algorithm- “Recruit sleeper cells. Have them mix explosives in bathtub. Blow up public infrastructure.”
I gather this is @dobes’ theme song. http://t.co/BIJDq2EjO4
I remember @KeithConlon deleting “unique” from his TV scripts “because there’ll be another one further down”. @thecitizenweb
Hmmm, @thecitizenweb, “The platypus is a very unique creature”? Bzzzzt! Either it’s unique or it isn’t.
“The core of my research was looking at genetic variation in platypus populations.” http://t.co/KZah35F6dw http://t.co/8NlTTGxI4a
@R_Chirgwin @Andrew_Zammit Ah yes, I’ve met him. I spoke at a Centre for Independent Studies event last year.
slimejam Beardvertising beardvertising.com
jthommo101 The @MikeCarlton01 /Hadley furore reminds me of a remark a tradie once made to My Mum: “I never had any opinions until I listened to Lawsie”
jeamland Now 50% better at repelling oxen! pic.twitter.com/3r051WxIrb
bernietb How do I get Ray Hadley to send me insulting emails?
@theremonstrator @juhasaarinen @MikeCarlton01 Here’s the back story for that tweet. http://t.co/1bvPw7anzG
@Andrew_Zammit TBH, @dobes and I haven’t spoken about podcasts for The Full Tilt since January, but I have another SEKRIT podcast plan.
RT @juhasaarinen: @MikeCarlton01 Why use difficult foreign words when there’s adequate indigenous vernacular? [This?] twitpic.com/csybkt
MikeCarlton01 Best email from a Hadley fan so far called me the “antithesis of an arsehole.” He actually meant “epitome.”Tough, those funny foreign words.
@seancarmody But didn’t the Illuminati move to a secret cave under the Antarctic? I wouldn’t know, I’m not a member.
@SnarkyPlatypus Well, the company needs the dollars. The directors themselves may not have to spend a cent. Or possess ANY skills.
@Andrew_Zammit Thanks. And re-reading it now, I am rather pleased with it, especially since it was written in a bit of a rush.
@Andrew_Zammit Yes, I think @BernardKeane goes too far, but I needed some strong medicine indeed to counter Irvine’s.
Anyway, to cheer you up, “Special colored CH-47 Chinook helicopter to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ‘Cino’” http://t.co/LYFUziAa3I
Also from January, my response, “Why you SHOULD worry about cybercrime (but it’s no war)” http://t.co/dpPqgvKazW
From January, @BernardKeane’s “Eleven reasons to be sceptical of warnings of cyber warfare” http://t.co/d8n6LjbqCz
As an antidote, here’s @BernardKeane’s “Cybersecurity awareness week: be aware you’re being lied to” http://t.co/ROyHvIlZgd
And of course “single malicious algorithm” ended up in the AFR’s 2 Jan 2013 beat-up. http://t.co/9DQF4S3Oea HT @R_Chirgwin
Here’s the source for ASIO chief’s “single malicious algorithm” line, his speech of 20 Aug 2012. http://t.co/50zALS2REY HT @SulphurCocky
I’ve had “company directors” as clients, and a bigger drift of self-important morons I’ve never met.
“John M Green is a company director, commentator and novelist.” I always love how people boast of being a company director. The elite! Lulz.
From @australian, “The cyber-enemy we’re not seeing” http://t.co/QdB3TKu5hs [$] HT @Andrew_Zammit
Hang on, that “single malicious algorithm” line was from “Australia’s security chief, ASIO head David Irvine”? What the actual fuck?
Not only “doubt it”, @Andrew_Zammit, that’s complete bullshit. It even fails to know what an “algorithm” is. Is that from @australian?
Andrew_Zammit “a single malicious algorithm could switch off our lights, stop all planes flying, disrupt whole countries’ financial networks”. Doubt it.
From 1991, my “The KLF: Genius or Gibberish?” http://t.co/Xdb2hWrgdB Ping @klintron
klintron The Strange Discordian Journey of the KLF bit.ly/10YL2rU [T0]
@MartinCuddihy Is that a game, a movie, or a career recommendation? Serious question re the first two choices, I have no idea.
@SnarkyPlatypus Oui, le matériel génétique de la perversité femme est projetée partout, très loin.
Sat plan, revised draft after consulting reality: Sulk; blog post(s); reading; another blog post; quite a bit more sulking.
So don’t you have scrolling where you live?
Fuck the Flyover. By the time I’ve showered and shaved and had breakfast and walked into the village, it’ll mostly be over.
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjoiur. Je ris au glorieux défenseurs du capitalisme. Et vous?
“The Prime Minister is in Sydney today and will attend the NSW ALP Candidates’ Seminar,” the poor woman.
Suspecting that holding the Blue Mountains Flyover 1000-1200 is a mistake. Only very early-rising families can make it from the city.
@jperlow @joshgnosis Aw, that’s such a sweet belief… More seriously, there’s a vote-up button but no vote-down, only the “flag”.
jperlow Hello, ZDNet talkback participants. The “Flag” button is not for when you disagree with someone. Thanks.
@maldamkar Thank you. It was a couple of days in the brewing. Actually, some lines had been saved up for an occasion just like this.
@steffclarke @sebchan I thought it was much older even than that. I apologised yesterday for not checking the date before posting.
@BXGD Heh. Well, I pointed out it’s in Australian English, not British. And re your previous, yeah, it’s all a spectrum, really.
Sat plan, draft: Blog post(s); view Blue Mountains Flyover?; lunch Wentworth Falls?; mostly, though, a day of reading and, perhaps, writing.
Also a wonderful comment from Erika White: “Does is bug anyone else that this entire article is written in British English?”
First comment on my article: “Who Said Disruption Had Anything To Do With ‘Progress’? In Capitalism, shit happens. Deal with it.”
My rant at @zdnetaustralia: “iPhone, therefore I am … a selfish disruptor”, with a bus and a piñata. http://t.co/1s5mlkItSd
But, @gattaca @myrcurial, on Wednesday I have an interview with @e_kaspersky, and that’ll go into my new SEKRIT podcast.
What’s it like living in the future, @gattaca? It’s a disappointment. Though we’re “in the cyber” now. http://t.co/kq3oes1Lsc #cyber
The Blue Mountains Bicentenary Flyover is 1000-1200 today. http://t.co/qbN5vGji4W Brochure http://t.co/heV05nuKGQ Map http://t.co/H3goxn3DNP
Hello, Saturday. I’m not impressed so far, but let’s see what you’re capable of.