I think it’s time I went to bed. Gorn.
@michaelneale I had the meat balls.
@TomSear Sure.
@timpoliti For the first time in ages I don’t.
@kiskabobnsw It’s probably not as exciting as it sounds.
@_midofo_ They are everywhere.
This was a sentence I didn’t expect to be typing tonight. https://t.co/b12VaaaoSx
HAHAHAHAHA. @SnarkyPlatypus @dobes. https://t.co/no7RQ6cEzX
Or ask @SnarkyPlatypus.
PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME ABOUT THE COOKWARE ON SALE AT ALDI THEY HAVE A WEBSITE THANK YOU.
Oh yeah. This bit. pic.twitter.com/vFL4eb59wA
I am now leaving the pub, but I’ll need some time to process this whole Aldi thing into a coherent narrative. I hav… https://t.co/vtQKjXC1ez
“I have a photo of the cunt! Self-entitled boomer scumbag. They’re the worst.â€
No no no, it was HIS grandmother! He dumped his grandmother somewhere — was he meant to take her somewhere? — becau… https://t.co/XGuoUjkg3U
“He threw this grandmother under the bus because he wanted to save $300 on a fridge.â€
This guy and friends are angry because they and a “90yo grandmother†were gazumped by some guy who then took his $1… https://t.co/TTdK2Qy67t
One guy is now regaling the others with a tale of how they gathered at opening time to score cheap refrigerators an… https://t.co/uamFf4Z555
New facts:
1. They work in IT and have worked together for years.
2. I’ve told them that Aldi closed at 9pm.
3. Tha… https://t.co/WO1UO7T5j1
Two of the women want to go to Aldi RIGHT NOW.
They’re still negotiating when the Aldi visit will be. Maybe Saturday morning, maybe Sunday afternoon at the rather specific time of 2.45pm.
Hmmm. This doesn’t make sense. One of their colleagues was “working on the EISâ€, which is an environmental impact s… https://t.co/OsNsp9hESN
OK so some of them are now talking about cancelling some work shifts so they can all go to Aldi together.
Such a great headline: “‘Carpaggedon’ herpes release no certainty as research continuesâ€
https://t.co/fkpGEYdrN7
Sorry, it’s racing at Sale. Came third I think.
There’s a dog racing at Mandurah right now called Krypto Jam.
My food has arrived. I will return to this fascinating conversation shortly.
I catch the eye of the woman closest to me. Polite hellos etc. “I gather there’s a wedding coming up,†I say.
“No,… https://t.co/bkznlMjxSy
The group consists of five men and three women. No, a sixth guy has just arrived.
A third guy joins the conversation. “I thought her glory box was just full of dildos and stuff.†Much laughter.
“She already has all this stuff in her glory box,†says another guy. Wait, glory boxes are still a thing?
A different group has arrived nearby. Oh yes, they’ve been drinking. I’m not sure how this started, but they’re loo… https://t.co/cNcVDW237w
This is heady stuff. https://t.co/cf79ThXuJG
@Epigrammist @johnb78 Doesn’t feel Bradbury to me, but if you can find the story do let me know.
Why am I still seeing tweets about Cupboard Boy? How many goddam words and hashtags do I need to mute?
Note to self: Stop inserting yourself into @johnmcternan’s threads because the brain worm infectees are numerous. A… https://t.co/LCEdctCiG2
@Borneagain @benpobjie Arf!
@joelpmichael Human, I think.
@FloodTheMnstrm @johnmcternan Goodness me.
@FloodTheMnstrm @johnmcternan And you are… who, exactly, petal? Would you like a biscuit?
@mdvex @zzap Well the core question has to be “Successful at what?†Successful at being an employee in a large comp… https://t.co/aEzOoQ2FPC
There is loud squawking.
RT @_AlexHirsch: Also very disappointed that they didn’t call this reboot “Duckboi†or “She wants the Dâ€
_AlexHirsch 100 Biblical scholars, after carefully reviewing this document, have unanimously concluded that there is no God pic.twitter.com/p78Mbhan7i
@teambuild3r Sigh.
@johnmcternan There’s a certain poetry to it, don’t you think? I mean, it’s only about 50% of the way to true perso… https://t.co/qagbpIJiDt
I’ve ended up at the Grand Central Hotel and the menu looks quite good. https://t.co/rYykVoJAAM
@michaelneale Yes. As I say, I am now at the Grand Central Hotel.
@benpobjie I have no idea how much it costs to fuck an otter.
The discussion has turned to eyebrows.
@michaelneale Indeed.
OH, female academic nearby, can’t pick her accent but maybe Middle Eastern or Mediterranean: “The Korean chicks sit… https://t.co/DCqOkoIETI
@teambuild3r That otter is not the boss of me.
@benpobjie Sounds expensive.
@jetztgibtshaue I know this dive! And I also just wiped it from my list due to a shit tap range.
@NanoRaptor Yeah this way madness lies. :)
@michaelneale So, wrong station AND wrong name! That’s impressive. That’s also where I am now, on my own navigation.
@michaelneale Nothing called the Station Bar or anything like that appeared on The Google. A small bar nectar door,… https://t.co/SLc837wJki
A huge screen in King George Square just told me that sea otters can eat 25% of their own body weight in a day and… https://t.co/oUWzPD3wg4
Ah, I do so love an indignant sook… pic.twitter.com/Yey6FXaM9I
@DavidFeng We do?
Signs that you should reconsider your life choices #5486: Getting a little excited when the new parliamentary sitti… https://t.co/usI7tXh10h
RT @workmanalice: Here’s the proposed federal parliament sitting calendar for the rest of 2019. https://t.co/M234AbfIc4
@DavidFeng Yeah even the shit bits of Australia have some not-shit bits.
Goddam Communists! https://t.co/AuYX6DbuVN
@DavidFeng The Gold Coast is like Miami but without the class.
@dave_serious Ah well. I’m in Brisbane until Tuesday afternoon, but haven’t mapped it all out yet.
@DavidFeng I’ve never been to Croydon, but I imagine it’s nothing like the Gold Coast.
@nobby15 @NotleyTrevor @ZDNet Will do. As you may guess from the title, it’s quite interesting.
@evcricket I should’ve assume that. :)
@michaelneale Cool. I’m having a Furphy here as my knock-off drink, and will pop over after that.
Alas, it seems to be described as a craft beer place on the basis that it has any beers other than XXXX on tap. Sto… https://t.co/jKERAYQlPv
Transcontinental Hotel, Roma Street, Brisbane. Directly opposite the long-distance railway station, this would have… https://t.co/U9ZmbUzqi9
@nobby15 @NotleyTrevor @ZDNet You’re too kind. The document I’m citing hasn’t been published yet, but it should be… https://t.co/TTEg6fOMik
@juhasaarinen No I am not IN the Old Windmill. I am not an imprisoned princess.
@Rhys_Needham Yes, I should’ve chosen a pub uphill. :) Oh well, I’ll check the Transcontinental, and double back to Central if it’s rubbish.
@nobby15 @NotleyTrevor @ZDNet Settle. :) He may just be reacting to the headline, and isn’t believing DHA’s documen… https://t.co/XgboVX2g3S
I see something called the Transcontinental Hotel on Roma Street which is allegedly a craft beer place, so I am going there.
Looking for a pub near the Old Windmill, because my hotel is very near the Old Windmill.
Yes, it was an excellent @AusCERT conference this year. I learned stuff, and I have a pile of interesting material… https://t.co/jzU7y4fRf8
Or their other bits, for that matter. https://t.co/XTzWMkSoW4
@misskylie77 Is there a pub nearby, or somewhere you can weather it out?
@NotleyTrevor @nobby15 @ZDNet Orly? Is there a problem with something in the story? Or did you just stop reading wh… https://t.co/uWZixk3DOM
@misskylie77 This doesn’t look good.
LitMoose IR teams everywhere prepping for Friday. pic.twitter.com/qoPaDl6b2x
@parislord And I reckon I can improve the quality of that image.
@misswired Hello en passant. :)
Picture window, approaching Rocklea. pic.twitter.com/Xdd5GXNtcO
@Rhys_Needham It doesn’t have to be “niceâ€.
HIGH-SPEED QUOLL. https://t.co/EEBNcZm8pz
RT @iiTalW: You are statistically more likely to have a sick weekend if you RT The Lizard this Friday. Stay rad and have a grand ol’ time!…
@snurb_dot_info That’s a lot of writing, even when it’s your Special Subject Area!
@Rhys_Needham Well I’m here until Tuesday, and was going to reserve one day for an expedition somewhere…
Clear consensus: Loganlea is a bit shit. Thank you, everyone. https://t.co/ecJ45VAzvI
OH, bloke on phone advising a friend: “Have you got a myGov account? [Pauses to listen.] Yeah it’s pretty shit isn’t it.†CORRECT FACT.
If I say that Loganlea is a bit shit will I get pushback?
@z3ndrag0n Like a geriatric hippopotamus raise from its slumbers.
MattCartoonist Matt of the day, 30 May 2019 pic.twitter.com/PgoJQOHPiy
@z3ndrag0n Nah, there were just enough alighting passengers.
The remainder of the journey. pic.twitter.com/Ur1V2Qx8Jg
Departing Beenleigh, and I’ve snarfed a window seat.
@jetztgibtshaue Magnificent!
louistherouxbot I’m in Croatia to meet Wilson, a former civil servant turned elephant hunter who believes technology peaked with Windows 95
No window seats available. Sigh. The seats have high backs so you can’t see the short people slumped in their after… https://t.co/YnRmiYbICP
@DavidRDHeath I did it last year, but after dark. Nothing to see outsiders, and drunk-too-early bogans inside. Whic… https://t.co/JKSLkrWlU5
Arriving at Helensvale in three minutes. This is my plan after that. 66 minutes to Brisbane Central. pic.twitter.com/JgcROt7Y3c
@alexjago51 @railbotforum I’ve thought about the safety aspects in the past. I get confused where I am, even with t… https://t.co/EqfP72zlQc
@oberonsghost You need a holiday. :)
@JonoH They’re a bit drab on the inside and the internal wall shaping is a bit boxy, but they’d do the jpic.twitter.com/KLODWAl8mul8mu
@wolfcat @jplonie @glengyron @jeamland @SnarkyPlatypus I have no idea whatever you’re talking about.
@johnb78 @SnarkyPlatypus Ah, that’s what I’m thinking of.
See? Cunts. pic.twitter.com/bjFsZpPtJX
I can’t take any photos en route because of course there’s advertising over all the windows. I will complain to the relevant authorities.
@johnb78 @SnarkyPlatypus Oops I stand corrected. https://t.co/DeUKeZWw8h
@D_Keating Always. :)
@SnarkyPlatypus I see the Bombardier maker’s plate on the front, and some of Sydney’s is Bombardier, so almost cert… https://t.co/vEVv4iF7uA
This one. About half an hour to Helensvale. pic.twitter.com/tUA6fzQY1D
@glengyron @jeamland @SnarkyPlatypus This is all speculation and you can’t prove any of it.
Tram, except I just missed that one. pic.twitter.com/wbEXkKgasg
Fri plan, remainder: Collect bags (in progress); tram then train to Brisbane; check in; evening TBA, but nothing hectic.
So that’s my last session from the @AusCERT Cyber Security Conference. The final session is the Speed Debate, which… https://t.co/rwzQblXdR1
@jamver And a cover image. :)
If anyone asks, I’m in Queensland. https://t.co/t8tgVpOuvq
@jamver Snap!
Book just cited: “The Debunking Handbook†by John Cook and Stephan Lewandowsky, a free download.… https://t.co/75bSrNCoQ6
RT @_red_haze_: I was bitten by a radioactive worker https://t.co/5S9toyx2tM
“The rise of Chief Behavioural Officer and how to hack customers’ mind†https://t.co/jimmNxXHqn (Not sure if this w… https://t.co/1PDNNzzO6r
One of the strengths of this presentation is that he’s running through the ideas that inform this stuff. The nudge… https://t.co/hhSzsiXy2I
A cartoon just cited re cognitive biases etc. #AusCERT2019 pic.twitter.com/M5ofeBhyIy
A word on uncertainty. #AusCERT2019 pic.twitter.com/AdoKmt7ij9
Reminder: The goal of risk assessment isn’t a good process, it’s good decisio#AusCERT20192019
This is about getting buy-in for plans and proposal, and we’re been asked to use this strategies for good. [We’ll se#AusCERT20192019
Next for me: @GaryGaskell with “Influencing security decisions†https://t.co/G8HO5gwn2K #AusCERT2019 https://t.co/UJ1MC0Iud0
“I would challenge the assumption that all people have awareness.†He was responding to an audience question about… https://t.co/QEZZxitv9T
Further info. #AusCERT2019 pic.twitter.com/sGWEbQqkJW
As an aside, I’m so very pleased that cybersecurity conferences now tend to include some psychology, and especially… https://t.co/sX05WNFFsz
Cars, apparently.
Lots of people taking notes on how to deal with procrastination. I’ll leave it for later#AusCERT201919
Procrastination Flowchart. #AusCERT2019 https://t.co/PIRjxwrh7w
@jeamland @riskybusiness SnakeCon!
Excellent! #AusCERT2019 https://t.co/JwGqhOko5Q
@awelder The videos will eventually appear here. youtube.com/user/auscert
jamver Pretty pictures #AusCERT2019 pic.twitter.com/GD3vqqAiCj
@SnarkyPlatypus My latent cartographer is wanting to have a go at redesign now.
There’s great stuff in this about the psychology of behaviour change. Like, don’t bag out your users for being stup… https://t.co/HHVYtbeOb0
@jamver I’ll stop now. This is very interesting and I want to pay attention rather than being a troll#AusCERT201919
@jamver The squishy-goo is flowing freely. #AusCERT2019 https://t.co/L2DbuyR1GG
I have so much love for @jamver I’ll need a whole box of tissues. #AusCERT2019 https://t.co/AP5FUlaWzh
@SnarkyPlatypus I wonder if that’s more about getting the place labels to fit than Ashfield not being slated for de… https://t.co/Iz7LmWdV4P
RT @stilgherrian: Me at @zdnetaustralia: “Employees not the target of encryption laws: Home Affairs†https://t.co/8CTWxvMsgi And here we se…
@redrabbleroz @SnarkyPlatypus Campsie is perfect for development into such a centre. I was there recently and was thinking this very thing.
@D_Keating Which toilets do you go to? Wait, no, that sounded wrong.
Belay that. The PS&C booth has a whole bowl full of webcam covers. #AusCERT2019
Hey #AusCERT2019 attendees and exhibitors, who’s got webcam covers today? They seem to be suddenly out of style as merch.
I just misheard “Australia has no tort of privacy†as “Australia has no toilet privacy†and I have broken my brain.
@SnarkyPlatypus You mean like this? pic.twitter.com/ycMgCy6uWH
One random snippet about cyber insurance: Some policies exclude social engineering. Worth checking, I’d say#AusCERT201919
OK, there’s now some newish advice on what organisations might like to focus on. Something I might poke at later#AusCERT201919
But the EU’s Black Helicopters are definitely a thing. #AusCERT2019 https://t.co/Hl1Ot5Jr9c
hughriminton Now for sale through the Liberal Party shop. pic.twitter.com/5EVijcUWKT
@jamver My pleasure. I’m starting to find my way around EU compliance structures and kill me.
Either way, your home will be the loser. @dobes @GreenJ @purserj https://t.co/5GQPUm90NB
The individual national regulators will have their own reports. [IIRC the Irish regulator has a senior role for some reason.] #AusCERT2019
As for the EU’s GDPR, 2018 European Data Protection Supervisor Annual Report (Feb 2019, I think). https://t.co/ZqLTAkaZg6 #AusCERT2019
@franksting @SnarkyPlatypus @wolfcat Weirdly, the photo is only on these sites in Google Images, so I’m guessing it… https://t.co/iRfuSDNzsQ
@christopherneal @SnarkyPlatypus To quote a former law enforcement officer in relation to a similar scenario, “I w… https://t.co/zgd5zPKzbM
@jamver So presumably there’s an equivalent EU document coming up. Though I guess we’re getting some generic legal… https://t.co/UiSfdo2cDe
@SnarkyPlatypus @wolfcat That photo is stretched, but the logo and style of machine are distinctive.
@SnarkyPlatypus @wolfcat Also that second photo is a Queensland TransLink go card reader, because the Japanese card… https://t.co/x0FsYGUowg
@jamver Oh ye… er… wait, what?
@SnarkyPlatypus @upulie Can I be the Roo Guru? Even though I’m white?
RT @jamver: Again, these numbers look like fantasy land, or a lot of people magically pretending they were not required to report their bre…
@SnarkyPlatypus @upulie * Rendang Princess
Health service providers and the financial services industry are at the top because they have way more mature compl… https://t.co/ARjcEmVrsA
Agreed. #AusCERT2019 https://t.co/odBYFMek95
@ericpink Important supplement to @ericpink’s presentation. #AusCERT2019 https://t.co/gr0Y8X8xrq
@jamver This surprises me. I thought this would be one purely for the governance and schadenfreude addicts.
RT @dobes: What the Huawei OFFICIAL truth account fails to state, is that Huawei was the one running around making the accusations. https:/…
I believe the first part of this presentation will be based on OAIC’s “Lessons learned during first 12 months of No… https://t.co/DAwiwmIk5X
@christopherneal @ericpink I believe it’s current best practice.
RT @dobes: Sure, Huawei and the US/Australia are duking it out, but in Malaysia
https://t.co/wSNwzNIjef https://t.co/7R7o65kMNx
@jpwarren @kcarruthers I’ve always admired your efficiency.
Next up for me: “Data Breach Notification Law Wrap Up: 12 months of the NDB Scheme [Australia’s notifiable data bre… https://t.co/8bBTSMWaN9
@psychopoesie @ericpink Sounds about right. :)
And @ericpink is done. A packed room. He’s always great value. #AusCERT2019 https://t.co/o4vxqvqFH4
Note from the audience that having risk owners is all good, but whose responsibility is it? Well it’s the risk owne… https://t.co/Av3IK9KnoE
These are both very @kcarruthers and @jpwarren strategies though.
I get the feeling that Eric does not approve of these two strategies. Fascist. #AusCERT2019
Thing 2 of 2 that Eric has experienced, a Pro Tip: List your risks as project risks, because then when the project… https://t.co/aRhnAu9kt3
Thing 1 of 2 that Eric has experienced: Hey you rated this a medium risk. Can we trade that for two low risks, beca… https://t.co/fgjwuVyTeb
The Australian Risk Matrix, as used in many of the biggest companies, and the British one. Yes, @ericpink created t… https://t.co/8LekR3YoLW
Don’t just count the cost of the Bad Thing happening, but also the cost of cleaning it up#AusCERT201919
The dotted line is your risk appetite. #AusCERT2019 pic.twitter.com/0W6ad0cYlm
Lots of metaphors. #AusCERT2019
More crack pipes. #AusCERT2019
@jamver If I remember I do firm quotes in, um, quote marks and paraphrases without. Meh. No one cares, maybe.