It’s a beach scene, looking out onto the ocean with small, gently-rolling waves washing up on a yellow sand beach. The water is turquoise in the shallows, grading to a deep blue on the horizon. Overhead, threatening clouds billow and brood, although for the moment the beach itself is in sunlight. In the right-hand foreground, an older man in dark green t-shirt and brown shorts carries a red and yellow surfboard toward the water’s edge. Never change, Manly. Minutes after this photo was taken, the entire scene disappeared into a grey blur of drizzle and cloud.
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Weekly Wrap 778: I take the ferry to Manly during an inside-out week, for some reason

My week of Monday 21 to Sunday 27 April 2025, like the one before it, was inside out. It’s the public holidays and the weekend days which have been busy, with fatigue hitting during the week. So it was a trip to Manly on Tuesday, and podcast work on the holidays.

Thank you for supporting this season’s crowdfunder

The 9pm Mid-2025 Series crowdfunding campaign almost reached Target Two on Tuesday night, so I’ve declared “Close enough”. Thank you so much. I’ve already posted the details elsewhere. The short version is that before the end of winter there will be six special-guest episodes of The 9pm Edict and two “proper” episodes of Another Untitled Music Podcast, whatever that means.

Podcasts

The 9pm Edict and Another Untitled Music Podcast are supported by the generosity of their listeners. If you missed the crowdfunder, you might like to throw a few coins into the tip jar or subscribe for special benefits. Please consider.

Articles

  • The Weekly Cybers #65. So where are the bold digital policies this election? Is “social media scary protect kiddies” all we can look forward to? Do we need a public digital infrastructure?

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You can read my previous writing at Authory, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.

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.

Muskwatch

Elon Musk is cutting back his White House role to one or two days a week. As am I. Don’t you wish you could just say that? Anyway, most of the Musky news this short week focused on two main issues.

Some Interesting Links

  • With the election coming up on Saturday, it might be worth re-watching ABC election analyst Antony Green’s video from 2022 explaining how he does his elections calls. Warning: extreme nerdy.
  • And finally, Anton’y protégé Casey Briggs and colleagues show how, over five decades, voters have shifted away from the major parties.

The Week Ahead

I’m expecting this to be a busy week.

On Monday I’ll finally wrap the summer series of The 9pm Edict podcast — thank you for your patience — with an episode featuring Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous. We recorded it on Friday and it’s rather odd in places.

Tuesday is for shopping and errands. Wednesday and Thursday are for client work. Friday is for administrivia and The Weekly Cybers.

It’s the Federal Election on Saturday. I haven’t made specific plans yet, but I’ll almost certainly be down in Sydney somewhere.

On Sunday afternoon, Snarky Platypus and I will finally record the second pilot episode of Another Untitled Music Podcast, and it’ll be posted a few days later. This will definitely happen, because we’ve chosen the theme and have already chosen many of the tunes.

On Sunday evening I’m heading out to see Takashi Wakasugi Comedy Samurai at The Comedy Store in Sydney. You may have seen Waka on the current series of Taskmaster Australia. And then I’ll remain in Sydney overnight.

Further Ahead

I’m expecting the following week to be less busy, because it’s kind of Birthday Week.

[Photo: Manly Beach, Sydney, photographed on 22 April 2025. Minutes after this photo was taken, the entire scene disappeared into a grey blur of drizzle and cloud.]

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