So much for bandwidth. I’ll go and sulk somewhere now.
So much for bandwidth. I’ll go and sulk somewhere now.
Finally watching Tuesday night’s @TheRoastTV, provided I can get some bandwidth happening. https://t.co/qBqNtbtK42
@Steve_Lockstep Would they though? They’re making observations from data already supplied.
RT @AbstractCode: *century [True.]
ESPN must currently be in their Rednecks’R’Us hour.
“I wrote software to scan Facebook profile photos for overweight people … for targeting through FB ads.news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8555428sI0i
evgenymorozov Who is more delusional: the spies, for saying Silicon Valley is in bed with ISIS, or Silicon Valley, for denying it’s in bed with the spies?
“Hackers plunder Hilton ‘HHonors’ rewards points, go on shopping spreeâ€, writes @darrenpauli http://t.co/TznpdIqHHt Well, “writesâ€.
The iappANZ Privacy Summit is coming soon. Sydney, Mon 17 Nov, with MC @JustinianNews rockin’ the mic. http://t.co/zsMOgyzo0o
RT @liamvhogan: ‘Ray Hadley said on his 2GB program the heckling of Mr Abbott and Mr Howard was “lacking in class and dignity‒
Ray Hadley.
petercoffin This is what GamerGate looks like to the public. pic.twitter.com/wSy6IXCP7m
ssharwood Steve Brazier of #canalys said 3D-printed sculptures of in-utero babies might become a thing in Asia. Cos ultrasounds aren’t enough for some
@AnnabelAstbury I’ve seen children, and how they behave. If that is the future then we are screwed.
@AnnabelAstbury If you reload quickly you should be able to take out those last few.
@jturner_ibrs Dihydrogen oxide? Nasty stuff.
@NGruen1 The trick is to be shouty and unreasonable. You’re just too polite, Nicholas.
I THINK YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE A GREAT BIG WHINGE AND GET IT ALL OUT OF YOUR SYSTEMS.
Ignoring certain people.
RT @jrhennessy: my take: pick-up artists are subhuman cretins who should be forced to toil in underground salt mines until death http://t.c…
Oh bugger. I still have to do some shopping. This required checking the weather radar and then making my way to Katoomba.
When did sulking become such an important part of journalism?
liamvhogan People who actually think they are entitled to financial support from the State for owning income-yielding property. Australia, this is you.
They are reading my mind.
RT @5at5daily: 5at5 number 102: Something from Berlin, something from London, the French, and two terrible things on the internet. http://t…
Twitter is useless.
mscott The full broadcast of the State Memorial Service for Gough Whitlam is up on #iview ow.ly/DQ1VQ
@KetanJ0 More likely water vapour?
@paulwallbank How come I don’t get such excellent emails?
@AEConstant Personally I treat Twitter as a live medium. I don’t scroll back after a gap / overnight. Only respond to right now. YMMV. (2/2)
@AEConstant Gotcha. I don’t know that any consensus exists yet. Maybe it’s more about pointfulness than social acceptability. (1/2)
RT @joshgnosis: Woah, Daily Show and Colbert Report election special is on YouTube live and not geoblocked. https://t.co/xzv6JKJZSH
@AEConstant Can you rephrase the question? I’m not sure what you’re asking.
@dobes It’s still wrong and you know it.
702sydney Large hailstones, heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding and damaging winds are likely. #sydneystorm pic.twitter.com/oMKCPRI5Dr
@PointZeroOne @crispin_harris Excellent. Thanks for your professional opinion. I shall now commence my banking.
RT @dobes: America presents “Chocolate coated sushi” pic.twitter.com/yKLseRGTBw [Of course it does. Are you eating it?]
According to email, I check bank receipts by following a link to a file in the themes directory of Balmoral Fashions in the Netherlands. OK.
@SnarkyPlatypus Yes.
The webinator has ended.
Companies shouldn’t do webinars and presentations with their slide decks. They should print them as colouring books.
RT @PointZeroOne: are you getting wet? [Always and copiously. “Lubricious†is a word that comes to mind.]
The thunderstorm and the rain have arrived on top of me. It is darker than before.
There’s quite a lot of thunder happening out there.
I’m being as attentive as is required by the circumstances.
RT @rashasman: I just received an email from someone who claims to be a “cyber-wizard†[Oh that’s a bit special.]
Shoosh you. I’m being attentive.
@davidcheal It probably won’t be that commercial. But we’ll see. So far it’s a good, if not new new, summary of the year’s big breaches.
Here’s the 2014 pricing, again from Forrester’s Heidi Shey. (Also not new newpic.twitter.com/0RBKLf43Vs43Vs
Black market prices of credit card data is dropping, says Forrester’s Heidi Shey. (Not new news.pic.twitter.com/zedhNViegSgS
The webinator begins.
I’m about to “participate in†Websense’s “Lessons Learned from the Biggest Security Breaches†so-called “webinar”. http://t.co/wy3eYvSmF7
@zirkont All names are “realâ€. And I’d prefer it if you referred to me as “Mr Dishwasher†for now.
“The webinar will being shortly. Please remain on the line.”
shokufeyesib I mean…why? So fucking hilarious… pic.twitter.com/P7pe68YbRu
Said column, @dobes, would explore the idea that “enterprise grade software†is now a synonym for “useless piece of shitâ€.
Wondering whether @dobes will let me write a column with the headline “Today we are all Portugal Dishwasherâ€.
Actually, @GoToMeeting, “Portugal Dishwasher†works too. So I’ve decided to go with that. Because it’s a valid first and last name.
Oh it’s OK@GoToMeetingng, apparently “Stilgherrian .†works. Because as well all know, “.†is a “valid#codedbymorons##headdeskrons #headdesk
No, @GoToMeeting, it’s your culturally ignorant software that’s invalid, not my name. Foopic.twitter.com/W0JLm4titttitt
FFS, people, just stream video on YouTube or Livestream or something, and stick a hashtag on Twitter. Save us from this webinar wankery.
Every fucking time there’s one of these daft “webinar†thingsâ€, it’s half a fucking hour of screwing around with software installations.
“Click above, then double-click on Citrix Online Launcher.dmg.†Kill me now.
@ruth_parslow Make that a yes.
Thunder.
GreenJ when, i wonder too, did the idea of ‘australian-ness’ become such a dreary, anti-intellectual, niggardly, self-absorbed, ungenerous thing?
@ruth_parslow Maybe. Dunno.
RT @R_Chirgwin: @stilgherrian Is that like a bequest? [More like that thing where you send someone a shoebox full of dog shit.]
I have just given my Opinions to a Newspaper.
Rain.
Rain?
@rashasman Deal.
@rashasman I already have a super power. When I visit a new pub for the first time, I win the meat raffle.
@rashasman I don’t know. I think I’m probably just having a nervous breakdown or getting a brain tumour or something.
@Gin_ev_ra @swearyanthony Or the pub. You can always film in the pub. https://t.co/MOZUTr7H3i
I should be angry, but right now I am totally consumed by giggling like an idiot.
@Gin_ev_ra @swearyanthony Well it’s an ABC stairwell. They’re quite telegenic.
@swearyanthony Not if I burn down the internet first.
@swearyanthony Yeah I know. I had no input into that, of course. Referencing my security and privacy work would’ve been better but meh.
@BXGD That’s a little harsh, perhaps, but there’s certainly a truth at the core of it.
New blog post: “Talking internet trolls on ABC TV Lateline†https://t.co/BCLzwBae1m
RT @auscalum: ive sucked the flavouring off all of these http://t.co/IGz2ZDqjLN
@purserj They clearly need to get out more. Political partisans are, at their core, just fucking pigs.
@gazzy_d @hughstephens Well this is all very dignified. What a clusterfuck.
RT @mattyglesias: I think CNN needs more talking heads: http://t.co/zq8ZInodQP http://t.co/kyfQ4aCjnW
@purserj Who is “shockedâ€. Citation needed. Or are you falling for the silly “If they tweeted they must be surprised†arsehattery?
Another inspiring* tribute* to the power* of social media that’s not* at all exploitative. http://t.co/AHZqIxLDUm #SMEG #ourspecieswins
edbott Great infographic? Or greatest infographic ever? happened on Fox News today, via @voxdotcom bit.ly/1EgyUYz pic.twitter.com/S6QFD5GPtJ
SwiftOnSecurity What I don’t understand is: where do I put the secret key when I Base64 encrypt my customer’s credit card numbers?
Purple instagram.com/p/u_wAsZCFjN/
RT @glengyron: Islamic State forced me to get gay-married to a tree. #thanksgreensparty
Yesterday’s @5at5daily was very late. If you missed it, here it is. http://t.co/KVp2L9VMCQ And you subscribe here. http://t.co/KVp2L9VMCQ
@lukebuckmaster I’m already gone. I was only down for the day. In theory I’m back on Thursday, but that might change.
@lukebuckmaster Well that’s something at least. Hope to see you next time then.
jturner_ibrs data obesity : when you think you’re doing big data, but really you’re just clogging up your IT systems
@lukebuckmaster So what you’re saying is that you’re the world’s worst sniper?
This ABC TV Lateline story “Keeping track of the trolls†includes a little of me but is interesting nonetheless. http://t.co/TNllmQ7Dpd
@dobes So there are times when it IS warranted to be “overly†suspicious. I WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG.
Catching the late train and getting back after 0130 last night, combined with Mistress Insomnia’s attentions, has left me rather fatigued.
RT @AntonyGreenABC: Nice to see the US catch up with what I’ve been doing on TV for the last 20 years http://t.co/8Yagt5FZA6
RT @dobes: Caffeine free diet coke. Why would you? [Because road tar is too viscous at room temperature.]
Wed plan, draft: Fix bug in client’s code; housekeeping; 1330 Websense “webinar (ugh!@5at5daily5daily; shopping; quiet evening.
_youhadonejob The things you see on daytime TV. pic.twitter.com/IvwvSmYJnR
Wednesday. The skin peels from your face in vast sheets, covering table like so much discarded laundry. You must iron it back on Wednesday.