Gorn.
Hey @MarkDiStef, has @lukehopewell figured out whether it’s raining yet?
RT @michaelneale: @stilgherrian apparently was brutal in some places. Ouch. pic.twitter.com/q2ERM4QI4S [They’re looking pretty solid.]
@Wendycarlisle Isn’t it just. Morning and night, we’re hearing “Treasurer for sale†in all the news bulletins. Ah#streisandeffectndeffect
“5 Absolutely Stunning Examples Of Mathematics In Nature†http://t.co/CQEG4Dh6ZR
Yep, “Treasurer for sale†gets said get again on the TV news. I’ve heard “Treasurer for sale†so many times this week. It’s hilarious.
I would have crouched down behind the parapet and used the goddam scope.
I’m fairly sure that photo isn’t of me.
Lightning range 600m and closing.
RT @weezmgk: 44.1mm hail at Linden in #BlueMountains @702sydney pic.twitter.com/XJwhaHEXBD [Gosh.]
No hail here at @bunjaree, at least not yet, but the rain was just very intense.
andreweballard Hail twice the so a of golf balls at #faulconbridge @ABCemergency @abcnewsSydney pic.twitter.com/HkrZUdcR35
RT @AmbushPredator: @johnb78 Poor - he’d be better off kneeling & using the wall for a steady rest. [Fair point. Where’s the stock braced?]
Il pleut to buggery at @bunjaree right now.
RT @johnb78: I saw this pic and thought of @stilgherrian pic.twitter.com/JNqBwjiiXX [I’m afraid I can’t discuss this.]
Drenched.
Fog on the Great Western Highway instagram.com/p/0HpGFKCFmp/
Taxi through Double Bay On Hill in the rain instagram.com/p/0Ho6_nCFmj/
Colvinius Here’s .@AntonyGreenABC with the last NSW Upper House ballot paper. This ten more columns & 83 more candidates. pic.twitter.com/zDsDTvsyW6
RT @snerdish: Well spake that kid. Lemonade is a gateway to shandy. [Exactly.]
OH: “No! Take it away. I don’t like lemonade now. [Hands over face, face down into table.]”
OH, 4yo boy to mother ordering the family’s drinks at the pub: “I don’t want lemonade! Lemonade is for poo-poo people!”
@haruki_zaemon @DeloitteAUS I did like getting something addressed to “Dear Mr the Magnificent†the other day though.
@haruki_zaemon @DeloitteAUS I’ve been thinking of doing that, but it’s another blood database to maintain and I really don’t care that much.
@collettesnowden @DeloitteAUS Um, you’re probably not aware that I’ve written at length on this topic… and complained at length.
@collettesnowden @DeloitteAUS Oddly enough, I am aware of this. More than 13,000 in Australia, for starters.
RT @BundyB: @stilgherrian “compromising the brake lines” at “your car†[Oh yeah, I like that@DeloitteAUSUS]
This should fix it, @DeloitteAUS, right? pic.twitter.com/wlvbdGTrGw
Hey @DeloitteAUS, some of these things shouldn’t be “required fieldsâ€. Not everyone is a “job title†of a âpic.twitter.com/C0i4E2Z5H5.co/C0i4E2Z5H5
5at5 number 160: Buttholes, (semi)colons, thinking globally, 3D printed libertarian ocean cities, and 1965 revisited. http://t.co/yM7wwz7mi7
@noreasonspec They’ve gone out of their way to think of an episode title there, eh?
Oh. I am in this yellow bit labelled “severe thunderstorms†today. Just. http://t.co/eB4hePM4Cy http://t.co/48myplwBr0
What a strange day.
Comparative running costs of US warplanes: An A-10 only costs about the same as a Reaper drone to run. https://t.co/xi90z9RhLh
RT @michaelneale: There is a .solutions top level domain.
I suggest you visit http://t.co/2BKRMnvn6q
I’ll let you decide.
“Iran’s Drones Loom Over the World’s Oil Tankersâ€, which seems a sensible mission for them. https://t.co/BbKViTtAvB
SwiftOnSecurity “Here in our store we treat Windows users like the subhuman trash they are. Reach in and get your food pellets.” pic.twitter.com/85WkGfe2ip
GordyPls All the way off. When you get there fuck off from there too. RT @leslienassar: Fuck off. pic.twitter.com/dFENNZQO1b
Skiing, apparently.
Just saw a photo gallery titled “Hitting the slopesâ€, but surprisingly it wasn’t about Jeremy Clarkson’s latest “misadventure”.
I would like to see Conroy’s pit too.
dobes RT @joshgnosis: Conroy: “I’ve got a pit I want you to look at”
Rousselot: “I’ll come look at your pit, senator” pic.twitter.com/KBs5uknP07
marrowing BUSY MUM: clean your bedroom it’s a pigsty
TEEN: but muuuuuuuum
BUSY MUM: if you vacuum and make the bed i’ll let you join isis
Remember, SPECTATOR is an anagram of ARSECRACK.
RT @thetowncrier: “A hot dog covered with raspberry jam and bacon served on a Krispy Kreme donut bun …†http://t.co/yiAG1BIVN5 http://t.co/…
RT @GordyPls: Amazing. pic.twitter.com/MkCExm2Bci [Hoodathunk.]
RT @Colvinius: The ‘outsider’ Clarkson: “the only way he could be more inside is if he gave himself a proctology exam.” http://t.co/Wp0GUGM 
shanselman 7 year old: “Are you ancient, classic, antique, or just regular old?”
“If ‘BACKSNARF’ Doesn’t Prove That the Equation Group is Part of the NSA, Nothing Willâ€, reports @newyorkobserver http://t.co/vXxayOMgoj
Combination laksa instagram.com/p/0HIBYviFjF/
RT @christruncer: I just was told that “our e-mails are encrypted because our wifi has a passwordâ€
Mobile.
AnaSantosPhoto Producer: “Did he say we’re all getting raises or raisins?” @OHnewsroom
@stufromoz No need to trouble yourself.
@stufromoz No, the entire product category is banned from sale.
“Turnbull Adamant New Crown Does Not Undermine Abbott Leadership” http://t.co/y8VX3yznUN http://t.co/EMXB6jsO8Y
So, the design was certified, the implementation less so… pic.twitter.com/9vUcIZNvfu
@riskybusiness @andrewwhiteau @Coles Coincidentally, I was replacing one whose gas valve seemed to me getting dodgy. So, yeah, there’s that.
@riskybusiness @andrewwhiteau @Coles I’d been using one in one of the buildings here a@bunjareeee, and was going to buy a replacement today.
My new, additional mission today, therefore, is to figure out what I’m going to cook on instead, at least until the stove is plumbed in.
So my long-running irritation about the gas valve operation on that Gasmate PC1070 butane cooker is warranted. I joked about explosions too.
Also, @andrewwhiteau @Coles @jeremysear, the Katoomba store, at least it was on Sunday. (And I’ve been using one for a few months.)
RT @andrewwhiteau: Hi @coles, your Gungahlin store is selling a product that has been banned and recalled in NSW http://t.co/L7XhysomcZ htt…
airindiain Crew of First all-women long haul B787 flight DEL-MEL operated by Air India on 8 Mar. 2015. pic.twitter.com/jsINRTG5md
@kcarruthers Also, not a lot of what you might call “science†in that article, that “evidence†and “causation†stuff.
@kcarruthers So what you’re saying is that I’d be happier if I posed half-naked on a rooftop each morning? Yeah, I can do that.
@smartbrain I seem to recall that too, but I don’t have “Snowden said†in my list of ultimate sources of truth. Healthy scepticism remains.
@JackGJessen Oh you cynic you.
The Deloitte report we just discussed, “Tech Trends 2015: The fusion of business and IT†http://t.co/z3F7IncaF5
That’s the briefing done. A link to the report we were discussing will be available within the next hour#deloittete
RT @jonoabroad: @stilgherrian *sigh* telling the fucking time? [That’s a watch app, nor a smartwatch app#deloittete]
On quantum computing, no evidence yet that someone has broken all the encryption, so that’s a low probability#deloittete
“I wouldn’t be surprised if we don’t see mass adoption [of smartwatches] this year, but it’d take just one kille#deloitte #deloitte
The advantage of smartwatches over Google Glass etc is that it fits into an existing lifestyle thing. #deloitte
“We’re fairly confident that smartwatches will be successful. We’re not so sure about the timefr#deloittedeloitte
RT @firstdogonmoon: unaustralian http://t.co/L675aIs7UQ
Robert Hillard says a bit question for Microsoft and Apple is whether they open up their ecosystems. #deloitte
MT @JohnDobbin: Chaotic systems are unpredictable. I predict vast sums of money wasted [on this automation]. [Agreed. #deloitte]
His discussion then went to four related issues, which I didn’t note in detail ’cos my phone ra#deloitteitte
Robert Hillard says that while we’ll automate everything we can, we’re not as good as we think we are as doing this automation#deloittete
So, what happens when even “cheap people†in the developing world are outpriced by automati#deloitteitte
I just asked about the human issues. White-collar jobs are being automated, but a shortage of people who do that automationâ€#deloittete
chris23 now wire them together… MT @stilgherrian: what Deloitte thinks will be the massive transforming changes in 2015 pic.twitter.com/wfxVQDlexm
Deloitte is saying that EVERY one of these tech conversations needs to include a discussion about cyber security and risk aspects. #deloitte
“Additive manufacturing†is the industrial end of what is referred to as 3D printing. Again, it’s about industrial not consum#deloitteitte
Actually, it’s stronger than that. Quantum computing breakthroughs would break the entirety of encryption as we know it#deloittete
One of the things under “cyber security†there is finding factorials with quantum computing, which would break encryption syste#deloitteitte
“The Exponentialsâ€, the things that Deloitte thinks will be the massive transforming changes in 20#deloitteipic.twitter.com/vPCF18ISN5ISN5
Wave 3 is to attempt to tackle the unpredictability of humans, to make cognitive leaps and test whether they work. #deloitte
The gap here, says Robert Hillard, is that it still can’t link two things that have never linked before#deloittete
Wave 1 was knowledge systems. Wave 2 is statistical big-data stuff like Siri and, I assume, Google Translate. #deloitte
@SMinney It certainly sounds like that. Or “everyone is a contractor, for multiple companiesâ€.
We’re seeing the second of three waves of artificial intelligence, says Robert Hillard. (I must explore this later.#deloittete
The phrase “the open talent economy†was just us#deloitteitte
“Legacy-skilled workforce is retiring, organisations are scrambling for needed skills in latest emerging, disruptive technologies#deloitteitte
And yet in many industries, there’s a scarcity of technical talent#deloittete
Amplified intelligence will affect white-collar jobs. Humans used to be needed to write custom responses to handle exceptions. #deloitte
Companies with less-good ERP systems, but opened to partner/cust through APIs, will do better than schmick ERP that’s locked down#deloittete
@mattcen @SenatorLudlam Not Cabinet (they’re secret for 30 years, govt only), but Senate Estimates. Check The Greens MPs’ YouTube channel.
“Amid the fervour surrounding digital, analytics and cloud, it is easy to overlook advances being made in infrastructure and ops.â€#deloittete
My reading of that is that govt and institutions will, once more, fail to tame Startupland’s relentless digital utopianism#deloittete
There’ll be a battle between standards and commercial “need†in IoT during 2015, and commercial “practicalities†#deloitte #deloitte
Naturally, the automation of logistics in the mining industry is mentioned at this point. #deloitte
(This reinforces my view that the BIG thing about IoT is industrial uses, not daft consumer gadgets.) #deloitte
Deloitte says Australia is rather advanced with ambient computing / Internet of Things (IoT) due to our advanced industrial base. #deloitte
Key consideration for this CIO change. #deloitte pic.twitter.com/nEKxSzUFNR
“CIO as chief integration officer: a new charter for ITâ€#deloittetpic.twitter.com/gCetpYleSnSn
I won’t tweet all the slides, but the next two about the CIO role will be of interest, I’m su#deloitteitte
Deloitte is pitching the CIO as the chief integration officer. #deloitte
This is the first time in 6 to 7 years that Deloiite has seen innovation shift back from consumer to enterprise. #deloitte
Here’s what Deloitte reckon are the top 10 Tech Trends 2015. Prettily#deloittetpic.twitter.com/DtncSHq8a2a2
The Deloitte briefing is about to begin. Everyone is just coordinating their ducks. #deloitte
I do wish Senators would treat Estimates as the interrogation of officials it’s meant to be, not as a bloody classroom ’cos they don’t read.
@gregmcintyre I did not know this. Or I may have, and then repressed all memory of the experience.
Starting at 1000 AEDT, a media briefing for Deloitte’s “Tech Trends 2015â€, m#deloitteitte to avoid. I’m phoninpic.twitter.com/aQKJaudc1Xaudc1X
@cathywilcox1 I daresay there are some who would disagree with that view.
Thu plan: 1000 Deloitte briefing; shopping, Katoomba; certain pondering and, I daresay, planning; @5at5daily; quiet evening, I hope.
When is the next Liberal party room meeting? Early next week, I assume?
Heh.
“Australia needs to start thinking globally about national security†http://t.co/R0LXABtF3G
@jonstribling Senator Birmingham has been quite impressive from the start, though I agree it’s easy to shine out in that party these days.
“50 Years Ago: A Look Back at 1965â€, 50 images via @in_focus http://t.co/R5DAOnvvtq
@timpoliti I recall clearly that the trial started on Monday. I guess there were actually news reports before that. Continuous Day Four.
Senator Simon Birmingham does sound rather competent on ABC @RNBreakfast today.
Welcome to Day Four of everyone saying “Treasurer for sale†as part of their legitimate news reports and twee#streisandeffectfect
TechnicallyRon How to survive various animal attacks: pic.twitter.com/ZG1qrk99SB
RT @umairh: This is where the entire internet lives “@good: Leave our town alone
http://t.co/xgIL5VPxIJ http://t.co/mowFxXG7ifâ…
RT @murpharoo: An update from the good ship happiness http://t.co/KGSRYEElJG [Are we all singing the song now?]
Thu plan, draft: Cashflow planning; 1000 Deloitte briefing (by phone); shopping, Katoomba; story pitches; @5at5daily; quiet evening, I hope.
verge This giant lobster ancestor was once the biggest animal on Earth theverge.com/e/7955804 pic.twitter.com/91fwb7mMAN
Thursday. You feel another small pain. Yes, they have marked off another item on their list. Proceed. Thursday.