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Posts from 2004 to 2017. This was a personal blog during a fairly chaotic decade in independent publishing — some of it tech commentary, some of it Australia, some of it ephemera. It’s kept here in full for anyone who arrives via an old link.
Current writing lives at SiliconANGLE.
Considering 911
Not being American I don’t know enough about 911, but this film certainly asks some interesting questions.
Cory Doctorow visits a radio shack
Fun reading.
Why Microsoft should sue Adobe
This is a really, really good question, from iTWire: Microsoft has born the brunt of criticism for its massive domination of the computer desktop since the release of Windows 95. For once, however, it is not Microsoft that has some explaining to do. Microsoft’s decision not to include the ability to save files to Adobe’s […]
Seth Godin: listen to me, but I don’t want to listen to you
Seth Godin posts that he doesn’t have comments on his blog because it’s all too much work. So much for being a new media evangelist when he won’t allow his own readers to participate in the conversation. And as some of the trackbacks would indicate, people aren’t particularly pleased with Seth on this one either, […]
I guess I won’t be buying Fold.com
Read on TechChrunch earlier today that Fold.com had….well…folded, and noticed that domain was up for sale at Sedo.com, so I put an offer in, apparently the first offer they had received. I guess given the response that I won’t be buying Fold.com anytime shortly 🙂 Tags: Fold.com
Robert Mills, Paris Hilton, and the NY Post
Seems there is no longer an Australian Idol competition, just an Australian “American Idol” contestant. This story made news here last week, but I think Millsy never thought he’d be getting this much attention, just for fleeing Australia because he’s become more known for shagging Paris Hilton then his unremarkable singing career. Tags: Robert Mills, […]
Adbrite is sick
Reports coming in that Adbrite is sick, that sites serving Adbrite ads are taking for ever to load and even then aren’t showing ads. I’ve just stripped the Adbrite code here from duncanriley.com and the site is now loading nice and quickly, however being the Foundation Day public holiday here (and with the family at […]
eBay to provide blogs?
Makes sense really, massive user base, many non-blogging users. Steve Rubel reports that eBay is to launch user blogs powered by SixApart’s TypePad. I’m not aware of any great success from other ecommerce firms in providing blogs to users, but if anyone is going to do it, it will be eBay. Tags: eBay, blogs
I think Jenny Craig might want to drop Kirstie Alley
Is this was Jenny Craig can do for you? (via Perez Hilton)
YouTube Hacked!
Just went to view a video at YouTube, and got this screen: There also appears to be music playing at the site as well.Not sure of the extent of it, whether accounts have been compromised or not, but certainly someone must be asleep at YouTube HQ at the moment. Tags: YouTube, YouTube hacked Update: the […]
OMG! Another South West Blogger
Reading this post at Problogger, and click on the link to this blog, and I find Stuart Robinson, from Busselton, WA, about 30 minutes down the road. That makes 3 South West (WA) bloggers I know of! Maybe on day we can get to 10!
Blogdesk Button
For those people who read my earlier post about Blogdesk and love it as much as I do (it’s the first time I’ve ever used a 3rd party blogging tool for longer than a day, and it’s been 6-8 weeks now!) I’ve done up a button you can put up at your site to help […]
Introducing Nanomedia
Ive never been a huge fan of buzzwords, but Cameron Reilly has introduced a new buzz word that I think has very, very long legs (potential): Nanomedia: What is “nanomedia”? It is media that is produced for a niche audience, often on a low cost basis, either for the love of it or for commercial […]
Microsoft Considering eBay Takeover?
Digital Journal reports on rumours that Microsoft has been in talks for several weeks about a possible acquisition of eBay. If Microsoft did buy eBay, it would deliver Paypal and Skype to Microsoft as well, two of my favourite apps. eBay has done a lot with both companies that has been positive, but I can’t […]
Gnoos is live!
Australia’s answer to Technorati, Gnoos.com.au is live. I had a chance to play with it prior to my recent holiday but didn’t get the chance to review it at the time. It’s first rate, super quick, and we’ll worth a look. It indexes international blogs as well…I’m not sure how many blogs they are tracking […]
Google Head
This is just bizarre. (via Dave)
Internet Advertising revenues close to $4 billion US in Q1 2006
Amazing figures from a booming industry. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report that Internet advertising revenues reached a new record of $3.9 billion for the first quarter of 2006. The 2006 first quarter revenues represent a 38 percent increase over Q1 2005 at $2.8 billion and a 6 percent increase over Q4 […]
Al Lowe makes a come back
One of my favourite games designers, Al Lowe, he of Leisure Suit Larry fame, a game that I spent many, many hours playing on my old XT with its EGA monitor and 10mb HD, is making a comeback, and in true Al Lowe style, its with a comedy offering. Gamasutra has the interview here. Tags: […]
Online gambling to equal child pornography in Washington State
Slashdot reports that online gambling in the Unites States state of Washington is to become a Class C felony from June 7, that will put it on the same level as possessing child pornography, and can result in a 5 year prison stint and a $10,000 USD fine. What is it with the States? This […]
Pedophiles plan political party in Holland
I’m a firm believer in freedom of speech and association, but surely this pushes the boundaries, from China Daily: Dutch pedophiles are launching a political party to push for a cut in the legal age for sexual relations to 12 from 16 and the legalization of child pornography and sex with animals, sparking widespread outrage. […]