My week Monday 6 to Sunday 12 May 2013 is technically still continuing, because as I write this it’s the start of a beautiful Sunday morning in San Francisco — and I’ve got the day to myself.
But it’s already well after midnight Sunday night in Australia, so here we are.
Articles
- You’ll love the ‘How Fast is the NBN?’ site … until you read this, Crikey, 9 May 2013. The reaction to this article, in the comments and on Twitter, astounded me. By simply pointing out some subtleties in a propaganda website and trying to present Malcolm Turnbull’s arguments fairly — which is all basic parts of a journalist’s job — I was branded a Liberal Party shill, and worse. For anyone familiar with what I personally think and believe, and for Turnbull himself, this must have come as quite a surprise. I hope to write about this soon, because I found the whole experience hilariously funny.
- Mobile broadband’s false promise, ZDNet Australia, 10 May 2013.
Media Appearances
It’s such a variable thing, this being a media whore. Four spots last week, none at all this week.
Corporate Largesse
- On Saturday I began my journey to the US for NetSuite’s SuiteWorld, as their guest. Obviously that includes air fares and accommodation, as well as plenty of food and drink. I’ll provide the full tally next week.
The Week Ahead
On Monday we head to San Jose for SuiteWorld, which runs through to Thursday. I’ll then return to San Francisco for some time to myself before flying back to Sydney on Sunday night. Obviously I’ll have to do some writing in there, but I’ll work that out as I go along.
[Photo: San Francisco sunrise, photographed a short time ago through a slightly dusty 17th floor window at the luxurious St Regis Hotel.]