“Never Say No To Panda” دعاية جبنة بان http://t.co/lDg8HUPGMx
HERE’S THE CHEESE http://t.co/d2ZaSOXAWW
@shiftkey Tell me about it.
OH: “So have you read ‘The Female Eunuch’?” “Nah, it’s a girl’s book.”
Wondering? instagram.com/p/adFMmXiFlF/
OH: “Just because I suck at it doesn’t mean I don’t like it.”
Charismatique! instagram.com/p/ac_YUuCFiM/
Stop your whinging, it’s free drink and some food.
@charispalmer Next event I’m counting words.
Starting at one end… #4thGenCore instagram.com/p/aczmKFiFrH/
@SnarkyPlatypus How dare you! This is difficult and dangerous work.
Look inside #4thGenCore instagram.com/p/acxb0giFpa/
So, Intel says the new thing is better, the media says it’s good that the new thing is better in good ways. Applause. Drinks. #4thGenCore
And @R_Chirgwin’s “question” was taken as a statement. #4thGenCore
Choosing not to say something because it would probably be actionable defamation. But it’s OK, @R_Chirgwin has a “question” now. #4thGenCore
GB rejects questioner assertion that there’s not much innovation. Points to form factors, apps etc. More innovation than years. #4thGenCore
Answer is to look at “personal computing” not “personal computers”, and they are powering new tablets etc. #4thGenCore
Second question is where the desktop market goes when people are buying tablets and smarthphones. #4thGenCore
It’s about “the amount of choice and this great leap forward” for those who haven’t upgraded in a while. #4thGenCore
First question is what’s the impetus for consumers to go in and buy a new computer. #4thGenCore
Canned presentation ends. Media Q&A begins. #4thGenCore
RT @Leighlo: A smartphone replaying video maybe? Or a tablet, even? [Worth checking out, eh? #4thGenCore]
The face-recognition biometric login can’t be fooled by a photo ‘cos it looks for movement, apparently. #4thGenCore
So “2-in-1” will be Intel’s marketing keyword for 2013+. Are you ready for that, people? #4thGenCore
Here’s another one! The Ultra HD video looks sharper than HD video. “Australia is perfect for 4k video.” Take that, Shelbyville! #4thGenCore
RT @gusworldau: “One of these laptops is the size of a laptop.” Well, quite. #4thGenCore [Words. I love them.]
Yes. It is. #4thGenCore
We’re about to see a game demo, and I reckon it’ll turn out that the new one is better than the old one. Just a hunch. #4thGenCore
RT @jeamland: All the reviews and analysis back that up, too. [That’s re battery life. They have to. Consumer law FTW. #4thGenCore]
RT @NewtonMark: Apparently NBN makes imagination flow in schools, even though it isn’t built yet, and even though schools already have inte…
4th gen compared with 3rd gen does “50% better battery life in general”, says GB. Can’t see the fine print on screen. #4thGenCore
@SnarkyPlatypus @zzap It was a typo.
GB just apologised for saying the word “transistor”. But guys, YOU MAKE PROCESSOR CHIPS. You’re EMBARRASED by what you do? #4thGenCore
Was that the first “unique”? Another drink! #4thGenCore
RT @zzap: You sure you don’t have views “on” something? [SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP.] #4thGenCore
He said “going forward”! Drink! #4thGenCore
“Touch is Everything and Changing Everything”, says the current slide. And Greg has said exciting about 20 times now. #4thGenCore
With 2-in-1 laptop/tablet machines, “We’re moving from an era of ‘or’ to an era of ‘and’. #4thGenCore
Maybe they should drink less coffee. #4thGenCore
Intel’s bloke, GB (Greg Bryant) says it’s an exciting time to be in IT. It’s always an exciting time in everyone’s industry. #4thGenCore
Of course there’ll be ne new technical information today, ‘cos engineers have had the chips for months to build new computers. #4thGenCore
Oh. I’m at the launch of Intel’s 4th Generation Core ships, “Haswell” being the code name. #4thGenCore
You don’t have views AROUND something, people, you have views OF something. FFS, “around” is not an all-purpose preposition! #4thGenCore
Intel’s video — of course — has too much whizziness, too much bass, and it’s too loud ‘cos the speakers are clippi#4thGenCoreCore
They gather at the MCA… #4thGenCore instagram.com/p/acrW2AiFki/
A passable view, I suppose instagram.com/p/acqi4uiFkG/
A real whistleblower would blow like a man. No wait.
What the fuck does where someone is standing got to do with how “real” a whistleblowers they are?
RT @AriFleischer Real whistleblowers don’t flee the country.[HAHAHAHA!]
The bureaucratic problems having been dealt with, it’s time for me to head to the MCA for Intel’s launch. Zoom.
RT @purserj: @stilgherrian have you checked your entitlements? [Yes, and I’m entitled to them.]
RT @chris_bloke: Yesterday upon the stair
I met a man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
I think he’s from the NSA
#PRISM
Organising my entitlements. Sorry, amenities.
Being recognised, being upgraded.
RT @sylmobile 4G is good. [Sheesh! Four grams is way too much for me.]
@chris_stevenson @NewtonMark @SenatorLudlam You’re right, and I don’t know of a published real example, only hypothetical.
@SenatorLudlam @chris_stevenson Thank you, Senator.
I have no plans to get off at Redfern, @drunkenmadman, let’s be clear about this.
Passing Redfern, soon to arrive at Central instagram.com/p/acgDLTiFq0/
@mbushong @Beaker As long as the videos were in black and white, and narrated in Czech with Russian subtitles.
mbushong @stilgherrian @Beaker What would a hipster geek do? Declare that privacy is so 2000s and move on to ironic desk lamp videos?
@chris_stevenson Hang on, isn’t there that metadata example of the German guy who pulled his file? @SenatorLudlam refers to that one.
RT @jpwarren: @stilgherrian Do true geeks also own kilts? [Sometimes. Sometimes they just log into Kilts as a Service.]
normative Now, I know what you’re gonna say. “What if the skull implanted nanobombs are abused?” But ANY system of criminal punishment can be abused.
@jperlow Back to your tequila, you! :P
Ludlam… Brandis… whichever, they all feel the same in the dark.
A true geek would never be smug that THEY knew about NSA and mock those being shocked. A true geek would be glad people are learning stuff.
GreenJ hah @JointDestroyer HAHAHA! Channel 7 assembled panel of experts to dissect alleged sexism twitpic.com/cwqp3h via @visivoz
dobes “Grandpa, how many times did you ‘a/s/l?’ during the great cyber war of 2014?”
@alfmcm @Colvinius @Gibbot5000 Idiot. I wasn’t claiming that was “new:” news. I was pointing to interesting background on current events.
The original 1946 UKUSA Agreement on signals intelligence was declassified in 2010. Fun reading. nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukusa/ #NSA
RT @Gibbot5000: Are any journos asking about ASIO collaboration with NSA or is it all blue ties & red boxes? [Ask about DSD. Better plan.]
“Vatican notification email”?
Me at @crikey_news: “How to keep the NSA out of your email” (not really) http://t.co/sV6FWipj1Y [Paywall, free trial]
@jperlow @georgevhulme I think the ideal regime is the tequila AND the yellow pills but YMMV.
Crossing the Nepean instagram.com/p/acaeeliFjr/
Fuck you and your so-called nuance, @jdub.
RT @jperlow Every time I get an email titled “ZDNet contact form” I take a shot of tequila. And that is BEFORE reading the contents. [Plan!]
How can people hold both thoughts “Google Glass is cool” and “NSA is evil” in their heads simultaneously?
sammartino Heart this - Obama is checking your email obamaischeckingyouremail.tumblr.com
RT @kimogrady1 Cory Bernardi unnatural or Edgar Allen Poe unnatural? [Good question. Poe. Mostly.]
Something unnatural just happened.
“Google’s Real Secret Spy Program? Secure FTP” http://t.co/OL9Mpxb8hn #NSA
Oh here we go.
Banksia instagram.com/p/acSSBPiFn-/
It may have been a mistake not to have pre-ordered the taxi. It’s wet weather and lunchtime.
dannolan Man an Australian accent is like honey to US women. Going to start wearing a google t-shirt so they leave me alone.
Mobile: Waiting in the rain; taxi to Wentworth Falls; quick bite; 1232 train to Sydney; check in at CBD hotel.
@davidadonaldson Thanks very much. There’s more coming today, in theory.
So Vodafone Australia has just switched on its 4G network for customers, according to the email they just sent. http://t.co/TQcYO2Pihi
bencubby Amazon has recorded a 7000% increase in sales of Orwell’s ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ in the past week. bit.ly/171bvxk
Wed plan: Write for @crikey_news (done); 1232 train to Sydney, admin en route; errands; 1600 Intel launch, MCA; a dinner, of some sort.
TheBatman WE ARE NOT ADDING HASHTAGS TO THE BATSIGNAL, ROBIN.
RT @kcarruthers: it’s always a blessing when we can avoid cannibalism IMHO [Oh, such an old-fashioned viewpoint…]
Article filed for @crikey_news. It does not recommend killing people. Mostly.
“[ATO] Crackdown on landlords after surge in claims”. Data mining FTW! http://t.co/vgJpfxqy4i
RT @acdha: Dear every media site: Google is about to start punishing you for redirecting mobile users to irrelevant pages: http://t.co/p2uW…
SnarkyPlatypus Some people really overestimate the power of whinging as a way to influence people.
From Bloomberg, 23 May: “How the US Government Hacks the World” http://t.co/j9aVySxyve #NSA
I must say, the presentations I’ve seen from law enforcement and intelligence agencies have been uniformly pig-ugly.
“Dear NSA, let me take care of your slides” http://t.co/vFDr6ofi7m HT @reselsnark
@SnarkyPlatypus Posez vos inspiration pour apporter des Ŕufs de dinosaures et une poêle à frire. Je vais ouvrir le bourbon.
RT @trevorlong: French air traffic control strike “@fwchj: @flightradar24 don’t know if passengers like french ATC today ;-) http://t.co/cr…
RT @NewtonMark: Why does Garrett need Longbroek’s permission? Fuck ‘im. arseh.at/4g0l [You WANT sad old men wandering schools?]
“Australia’s quiet role in the NSA spying scandal”, I wrote yesterday. http://t.co/B338HwV4eK [Paywall, free trial]
“Surveillance, secrecy and the cost of intelligence outsourcing”, wrote @BernardKeane yesterday. http://t.co/eL58MN4O53
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. Je suis dans une humeur très bien pour l’écriture, et j’ai hâte de visiter une ville pluvieuse. Et vous?
“Solving the mystery of PRISM” seems like a coherent overview of how it works. http://t.co/XHolB3Fu4I #NSA
“Do You Trust Future Administrations With These Powers?” asks @sullydish http://t.co/JhCAymYVY8 #NSA
NewtonMark But what if Barrie Cassidy is wrong? What about that, everybody?
@ioerror Indeed. I tweeted the link “straight” ‘cos coffee is still kicking in. I’ll integrate that thought into an article later up.
RT @BrianHonan: RT @neirajones: Brian, I am honoured! :) (You were missed today!) < Hard to hit a moving target :) [Hence cluster bombs?]
“Microsoft urges US government transparency on security requests” http://t.co/MIddLxvJ9Y HT @zackwhittaker #NSA
Former NSA Inspector General Joel Brenner on “Power, Secrecy, and Intelligence Oversight” http://t.co/LFGq7d8Hij HT @ioerror
hackneylad Overheard - Passerby: “What are they protesting about?” Cop: “Er, the system I think” Passerby: “Oh. Can’t say I’m surprised” #StopG8 #J11
RT @simonhackett: FaceTime audio (only) mode coming in IOS7. If automatic when two IOS users call, goodbye carrier call revenue… http://t…
Wow. Who’d just log into this? “Seems legit,” not. 200follows.org HT someone who just deleted their related tweet.
RT @TheFix: New Pew-WaPo poll: 62% prioritize investigating terrorists over personal privacy. ow.ly/lW51V [But informed consent?]
Toronto Star on NSA: “The audacity … speaks volumes about America’s obsession with terror.” http://t.co/5pJqvQxW1M HT @BiellaColeman
@Lukian Oh, true.
RT @TheOnion: Man infuriated his online browsing habits are being archived by organizations that aren’t trying to sell him products http://…
Wed plan, draft: Write for @crikey_news; 1132 train to Sydney, admin en route; errands; 1600 Intel launch, MCA; a dinner, of some sort.
@Lukian Oh dear, in the names of all the gods, just let the river flow on…
@Lukian Why would you even do such a thing? And how far back are you scrolling?
I am advised that it is Wednesday.