RT @dahowlett I find myself thinking hubris when I mean hybris. Silly me #sap [Think hummus. Chick peas FTW.]
@dxbooth @NewtonMark Yes. That’s the point.
There’s a reason trams never took off in Washington.
Eventually they decided just to tell everyone it was Madeleine Allbright’s fault, so the press corps obviously bought that.
Then they had to figure out a cover story. Why were there mangoes smeared all the way down Pennsylvania Avenue?
One day it was just mangoes. Whole mangoes. Three a second, hour after hour. Secret Service guys took the whole weekend to clear the mess.
Whipped cream.
DARPA’s main challenge was making it come out as glitter. When Hillary gets steam up, there’s no telling what it’ll be. Hummus, sometimes.
Nyan Cat was DARPA’s prototype for that.
By comparison, I imagine that on weekends Hillary Clinton pumps out a steady stream of glitter. Like a Queen Ant, kinda.
And quite frankly, Obama’s first term was a big disappointment as far as glitter showers go.
But look, headless chooks are the important bit. The more rushing around and screeching you can manage, the sooner the cyberpig lifts off.
And then Mr Obama will mount his trusty cyberpig and fly to the Moon, leaving behind a chemtrail of glitter and Bitcoins.
Maybe if we all run around like headless chooks, Mr Obama will say “Oh, sorry” and disband the NSA.
Maybe I’m a cybercritic.
Sound advice, that.
caldron_baidu I’m reminded next week features our annual three-day Staff Workshop … I have my mantra prepared … pic.twitter.com/aAVehqi2gV
Deciduous instagram.com/p/aNVoZ9iFvD/
Just like in ‘Nam… instagram.com/p/aNUg-2CFue/
I might go to Wynyard, to experience the station’s luxurious appointments.
Escaping southward, kinda.
@frogworth Imposter! Revolvers don’t have clips.
Awaiting instructions.
@oberonsghost I shall file this information for future use, thank you.
Filed!
Recording done. Post-coffee recording done. Now, to finish the last bit for @zdnetaustralia and file. Interaction after that.
@charispalmer #fstmelb Just watch out for the omni-channel cyber-threats. Any day now…
Mind you, I’d have let Harry Seidler have his way with North Sydney. Trousers around ankles and just let rip.
Making some quick notes before heading into my 1400 interview recording.
They let such common people into The Carrington these days.
@oberonsghost *waves back towards Upper Hole*
God this is a hole.
I’m in North Sydney now, so obviously that’s excellent.
RT @leighsales My guest tonight is the former Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd #abc730 [So that would’ve been quite difficult, I imagine.]
Blues Point, and I love it instagram.com/p/aM88KqiFpZ/
Tunnel instagram.com/p/aM806wiFpN/
Nobody buy @firstdogonmoon clocks. I want to call his bluff. Could be fun to watch.
RT @SnarkyPlatypus Encouraging Interaction pic.twitter.com/Tqt7JytPsa [Attach same warning to backbench MPs. ]
RT @SnarkyPlatypus: Vivid really is a middle class technocrat’s vision of What Culture Should Be Like.
Waiting for a train again. Number three for the day.
What’s that WA politician’s name again? Maybe he can help.
@SnarkyPlatypus Didn’t get close enough for a sniff.
OH, two women: “Pfaorh!” “But he looks like he’s still in school.” “Look, at this stage of the year I really don’t care.”
Did someone redefine “people” overnight?
RT @juhasaarinen RT @KathrynAnanda @rachelbotsman People starting to name children based on having a good google ranking! #amplifyfest
I’m being bold. I’m on a bus now. If TV is anything to go by, I might get to see a Racist.
Yeah that’ll be a challenge.
Dear Journalists, when writing about NSA metadata collection, be bold! Maybe use an example that isn’t about how it affects… journalists!
The errand was unnecessary.
The Village is quiet.
@jturner_ibrs And all they ask in return is a probe inserted permanently into every orifice! Bargain!
I suspect I’ll have to do some “Why ‘it’s only metadata’ is bullshit” explainers later today.
Changing trains.
Pollytics In an official statement, the ABC says “B2 plans to spend more time with his family and asks you to respect his privacy”
Crossing the Nepean, with ill-placed girders instagram.com/p/aMv4o-CFnN/
Stop the bathtubs.
Ilysounds BATHTUBS ARE JUST REVERSE BOATS
Look, I know I’ve left this one a bit late. But ladies, if you want to make some quick cash, call me. http://t.co/K7AVzTT2Yx
RT @AnnabelAstbury: What’s the name of a make your own info graphic tool [#pencilandgraphpaper?]
snurb_dot_info BTW, anagrams for Ruddmentum include ‘Mud Turd Men’ and ‘Drummed Nut’. RT @glengyron: I suspect #Ruddmentum and Santorum are synonyms.
Mobile: Wait a minute or three; 1010 taxi to Wentworth Falls; pie; 1032 train to Sydney; errand to Enmore; lunch.
I’ve been expecting this. “HbbTV holes make tellys hackable”, writes @darrenpauli. Smart TVs are dumb. http://t.co/enFJjDQf7V
RT @paulwallbank: @stilgherrian @kcarruthers is the motivation fairy related to Mia Freedman’s libido fairy by any chance? [I feel ill now.]
StilCyber cyber-OMFG cyber-I’M cyber-BEING cyber-ATTACKED
@pojiku “Cybernaught”? Or “cybernaut”? I think I can work that key difference into a headline, thank you. Ping @dobes @thelaughingsub
Thu plan: 1032 train to Sydney; write for @zdnetaustralia en route; errand Enmore; 1400 interview North Sydney; awkward gap; evening TBA.
@dobes @thelaughingsub I’m glad to see someone’s got some sense.
RT @kcarruthers: RT @stilgherrian: I have deployed the Motivation Fairy. [the Kraken, you mean?] [Well, a Kraken would be motivating…]
RT @ggreenwald: BREAKING: NSA is collecting phone records of millions of Americans daily, a secret order reveals http://t.co/H2X58GaxfC
So @dobes @thelaughingsub, anything to add to this enquiry from Mr Bat? http://t.co/WiocUSYCnz
@dobes Professional programmers always hard-code paths to prevent Chinese hackers.
I have deployed the Motivation Fairy.
See, I’m allowed to make up new cyberwords, like cyber-scorn, because I’m a professional. Don’t try this at home, cyberkids!
I wonder whether @gattaca realises he’s falling behind, what with the cyber-scorning. http://t.co/MzoPxycMDI
Infosec pro? Scorn “cyber” words? Semantic myopia, says @cyberwar, and you’re falling behind. http://t.co/MzoPxycMDI
RT @rycrozier: Ovum has so far warned me four times this morning that BYOD is “here to stay”. [There’s analysis worth paying for.]
“Largest primary swing”, @Pollytics? Worst. Euphemism. Ever.
Thanks also @bradsprigg @vowe @Chilp @BXGD, but zero points to those who stereotype-guessed the Netherlands. Dutch Canal Monopoly?
@cheshireb Well played. I usually leave that joke lie, but it does need digging out every now and then.
So Austria, not Germany. (You know who else thought Austria should be in Germany?)
Thank you, @artywah, it’s Krems-Stein in Austria. Here’s more pictures. http://t.co/bzDbFVslVA
Oh good, that seems to have worked. So you’re good for something. Now, to find the first correct answer for the cornflakes…
If crowdsourcing doesn’t provide an answer by 0815 AEST then I’ll gamify the shit out of each and every one of you lazy bastards.
Can one of the reverse image search thingies help us here, @juhasaarinen @Chilp @vowe? INTERNETS, WHERE IS THIS? http://t.co/W0mlob8FvB
“The NBN stop-work demand that wasn’t”, writes @rycrozier, unravelling media arsehattery. http://t.co/WBNoisiKiF
RT @Chilp: “@vowe: Germany explained. http://t.co/ldQzZj2FV3”
@scottcarson1957 I can understand! I do the same with the Australian budget each year, and that’s tiny by comparison. Good luck!
@SnarkyPlatypus Je vais donner une liste annotée tard. Pour l’instant, “poignarder les gens en face» semble être le désir dominant.
@scottcarson1957 Thanks. Again, this matches my imagined reality. But if I can predict what US budget line items mean, my mental health…
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. Je suis fatigué, boire du café, et commettre un sacrilège à la fois. C’est une aptitude. Et vous?
RT @kpfaulkner: @stilgherrian insufferable???? Heathen! :) [Yes, putting it in religious-zealotry terms is probably most appropriate…]
That sounded like a plug, which it was, but fuck it. @Herring1967 does a fine podcast, and insufferable @stephenfry’s message is important.
Audio of @Herring1967’s LST podcast available free from 1200 BST http://t.co/XAsYxEcLjY Video £3.50 available now. http://t.co/ENfP01r30Q
“Stephen Fry reveals details of recent attempted suicide,” as @Guardian puts it. http://t.co/x7sCD0KOib Transcript at http://t.co/Ze1AaotEwh
Now @Herring1967’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast is excellent, but this week’s with @stephenfry is also important. http://t.co/XAsYxEcLjY
@scottcarson1957 As I’ve said in presentations, the USAF doesn’t get out of bed for $20 million.
Thanks, @scottcarson1957, that fits better with the kinds of numbers I was imagining in my head. (“Imagining in my head” being reliable…)
RT @scottcarson1957: The 20 million you are seeing is just for the Air Force, my understanding is the bulk of the 4.7 billion is offensive.
RT @scottcarson1957: And, the total Cyber budget (2014) for the Pentagon is 4.7 billion (proposed). [Ta. I wonder if anyone’s done a chart.]
RT @edyong209: Has anyone stuck Google Glass on an animal yet? [Scoble doesn’t count, for obvious reasons.]
RT @scottcarson1957: Over $200 million will be spent by DARPA for cyber warfare R&D. [Thanks, Scott. Is that even one F-35’s worth?]
RT @cyberwar: @stilgherrian @securityaffairs No one is “familiar” with US budget process. :-) [Fair point. *bows*]
Or, @cyberwar @securityaffairs, would anything previous be R&D rather than “operations”? I’m unfamiliar with US budget processes.
RT @cyberwar: @stilgherrian @securityaffairs That’s the “offensive” which is in its infancy. [Still seems tiny; surely this isn’t Year One?]
RT @gusworldau: Can you fill the awkward gap with air? [I can, but I was thinking about something a little stronger.]
Why am I even looking at extracts from US government budget documents before I’ve had my first coffee? What is wrong with me?
Surely that budget doc would be now-disclosed adds/deletes to an existing black budget? @securityaffairs @cyberwar
US discloses $19M for “offensive cyber operations”, but that seems insanely small. http://t.co/cSRPxXEp5f HT @securityaffairs via @cyberwar
Thu plan, draft: Write for @zdnetaustralia; 1032 train to Sydney; errand Enmore; 1400 interview North Sydney; awkward gap; evening TBA.
@Lukian There were expectations, but Friday wasn’t amongst them.
Fuck, it’s Thursday. What have we done to deserve this?