During the week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 August 2024 the flowering wattles makes the change of seasons. I caught up on sleep, but not on podcast production. But I think things are under control.
Articles
- The Weekly Cybers #32. Australia and New Zealand agree that a cyber attack could trigger the ANZUS Treaty, the government blows $340 million on the abandoned GovERP project, and much more.
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Podcasts, Media Appearances, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse
None of these. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.
Recommendations
So yeah. Some Elon Musk news, as is my routine.
- Elon Musk wants to implant millions of people with Neuralink brain chips.
- “Tesla’s reputation in Australia is tanking, with sales down and some buyers turned off by Elon Musk,” reports ABC News.
- Donald Trump wants to give ‘brilliant’ Elon Musk a top job after election.
- Elon Musk’s X reveals investors in court filing, and here’s the unredacted list (PDF).
- Royal Society facing calls to expel Elon Musk amid concerns about conduct.
- A Large Bust of Elon Musk Is Being Towed Around Texas by a Cybertruck Because of a New NFT.
In other news:
- Linking two realms: efforts to tap real-life potential of lucid dreams advance. This intrigues me because lucid dreams are something that are very much part of my life now.
- London’s most famous map gets a redesign, because it’s a long time since Harry Beck’s original.
- In this piece from 2015, I learned that in part at least, European food’s lack of spice is down to snobbery.
- From The Public Domain Review, some excellent historical imagery of comets in Flowers of the Sky.
- And The Conversation celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Ern Malley hoax.
The Week Ahead
On Monday I’ll finally finally finally edit and post that space episode of The 9pm Edict podcast with Rami Mandow. Sorry for the delays.
NEW: On Wednesday I’m recording a podcast with Professor Axel Bruns from the Digital Media Research Centre at QUT. We’ll be talking social media, Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code, and much more. If you’re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, I’ll need them by 2pm AEST this Tuesday 27 August. I’ll post that podcast on Saturday.
That’s the final special-guest episode of the Edict for the winter series, and the end of winter, so I guess I should kick off the crowdfunder for the spring series. Stay tuned.
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On Friday afternoon I’ll head down to Sydney for a couple nights of cat-sitting. I’ll finish and post The Weekly Cybers en route.
Further Ahead
- The Sydney Dialogue, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Sydney and online, 2–3 September 2024 (TBC).
- APNIC 58, Wellington, New Zealand, and online, 4–6 September 2024 (TBC). I may watch a couple of sessions online, but we’ll see.
- Sydney Days, 7–18 September 2024 (TBC). I’m planning to spend some time in Sydney but the dates have yet to be formally locked in.
- ABC Radio RN Drive “Big Tech” spot, 12 September 2024.
- NSW Local Government Elections, 14 September 2004. This is mostly a reminder to myself but there may be some sort of celebration.
- Queensland expedition, flying to Cairns on 13 October 2024, taking the Spirit of Queensland train down to Brisbane on 16 October and overnight, then visiting the Gold Coast on 20 October before flying back to Sydney on 21 October. I’m still fleshing out the details but there’s bound to be opportunities to catch up for drinks and such.
- Australian Internet Governance Forum (auIGF) 2024, formerly known as NetThing, Melbourne and online, 28–29 October 2024 (TBC).
[Photo: A gossamer wattle (Acacia floribunda) in flower, on which sits a European honeybee (Apis mellifera), photographed on 20 August 2024.]