How about five of them? Quack! My week of Monday 31 August to Sunday 6 September 2026 was a mixed bag of naps and minor victories. I had hoped to get a lot more planning and organising done, but there was a lot more to sort through than I’d estimated. It was stressful.
On the weekend I went to one of the nearby clubs and won a tray of barramundi, so there will be a couple of. fish dinners coming up soon. However, there’s no more news of The Lost Module since my update last week.
Articles
- The Weekly Cybers #132. “Second tranche” privacy laws finally appear (in draft form), AI hallucinations found in policy development workflows, and Russia warns datacentre operators to install anti-drone defences.
Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse
None of these this week. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel to be notified when new videos appear and when the occasional livestreams are scheduled.
Some Interesting Links
- If you’re in Sydney and have time to go to the State Library of NSW, you might like to go to Definitive Dupain. “A definitive picture of great Australian photographer Max Dupain is revealed in this landmark retrospective.” It’s free.
- The Internet Archive has a collection titled Vintage Artificial Intelligence, “A curated collection of early computer software claiming some aspect of artificial intelligence as a primary feature”.
- René Ligon is on a quest to document all of the world’s remaining Douglas DC-3 aircraft.
- Version 4 of the Australian Frog Atlas is out.
- The New York Times has an interesting profile of Francis Fukuyama (gift link).
- This week’s suggested follow: YouTube suggested I watch this video from two years ago, I Attached an Air Mattress to the Melodica, and it was mildly amusing. So I checked out some more of the music videos from Lord Vinheteiro. You might like some of them, although his eye contact may be a little disturbing.
The Week Ahead
It’s yet another week of small pieces. Client work, podcast planning, administrivia, all manner of errands — and I’ll also be pushing this season’s crowdfunder now that spring is definitely with us.
NEW: On Thursday I’m kicking off the spring series recordings of The 9pm Edict podcast with our South-East Asia correspondent Erin Cook. If you’re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please let me know by 2pm AEST this Thursday 10 September.
The Weekly Cybers newsletter will appear on Friday afternoon as usual. The Erin Cook podcast will probably be edited and posted on Sunday.
Further Ahead
- NEW: The 9pm Edict podcast recording with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow, 16 September 2026. If you’re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please let me know by 2pm AEST that day.
- NEW: Six months in Campsie, 17 September 2026. I’m not quite sure how I’ll celebrate the half-anniversary of moving back to Sydney after 15 years in the Blue Mountains. Maybe a livestream? I’ll decide next week.
- Plateia Festival 2026, Earlwood, 19 September 2026. It’s another of those typical suburban street festivals, and as usual I’m looking forward to the food. If I go. Which I probably will.
- NEW: Another Untitled Music Podcast recording, 26 September 2026. Yes, Snarky Platypus and I have finally managed to schedule time for another recording. If you’re a supporter with a We Will We Will Judge You playlist or want to Recommend a Song to Us, please let us know by midday AEST on Saturday 26 September.
[Photo: Five Australian wood ducks (Chenonetta jubata) photographed in Bowral on 23 August 2026.]