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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.
It’s Getting Cold
…and not just in Victoria, where it’s snowing in the Alpine Regions in February (usually the hottest month of summer) and I’m currently dressed in winter gear. From DailyTech: All four major global temperature tracking outlets (Hadley, NASA’s?Ǭ†GISS, UAH, RSS) have released updated data. All show that over the past year, global temperatures have dropped […]
Bye Bye Satelitte
This is fairly amazing. Next step has to be a meteor or comet you’d think
The Recession We Had To Have Mk 2
The news tonight quoted economists saying that the RBA will lift rates 4x this year, and soon Australian’s will be paying double digital interest rates. The Recession We Had To Have Mk 2 is around the corner. Consider that when interest rates last peaked, housing was that much more affordable. The place I spent my […]
Viva Las Vegas, Travel Plans
I’ve got till October to earn 510 more status points to qualify for Qantas FF Gold, which means free Qantas Club. I’ll probably (well definitely) miss that target, but I need 110 to retain Silver before October (business class check in, and preference on seats), and that means one return trip to the States. Here’s […]
Frustration with an Apple Product…It Had To Happen Eventually
iMovie 08 was widely derided as a downgrade from iMovie 06, but given my previous video editing experience had consisted of once using Sony Vegas, I didn’t have a lot of preconcieved ideas. There’s a lot to like about iMovie 08. Editing is insanely simple, and it supports direct uploading to YouTube, a feature I’ve […]
Obama Rocks
This video was released a couple of days back, but in case you missed it My politics, if I were American, is probably soft Republican with a strong Libertarian bent, and yet every time I see Obama speak I’m overawed. I heard a Republican today on News Radio’s stream of NPR’s Super Tuesday coverage and […]
Monty Python’s Spamalot: Recommended
I nearly bought tickets for Spamalot when I was in New York in late 2006, but I never did, and I’d regretted it ever since. Today I had the opportunity to see the local production in Melbourne. First, like all shows these days tickets weren’t cheap at $117.50 for A Reserve tickets, which actually ended […]
I’m Not a Camera Whore, But Is That Wrong?
I keep seeing people in photos with “famous” people and I realize that I have none, despite having met a reasonable share over the years, both in politics and tech. For some reason I just don’t feel the need to get a picture of myself with that person, and yet I seem to be fairly […]
BART Clip
I made this short video of the San Francisco BART for my son who still loves his trains. If you’ve got kiddies they might find it interesting, other than that paint drying may provide a more interesting alternative 🙂
Humility
I’ve been tossing up this week how I should post about this result. To simply go out and boast about the result would simply make me out to be a complete and utter wanker, and I know some of you think that, but lets spend at least 30 minutes together and correct that perception. I […]
Where’s The Cheese?
Peter Russell Clarke outtakes from the 80’s. Language NSFW via FullTimeCasual on Twitter. LMAO.
John Birmingham New Book Extract
I forgot to post this yesterday. John Birmingham, the author of perhaps the best series of books I’ve read in the last 12 months, the Axis of Time series (World War 2.1, 2.2 + 2.3) has posted an extract from the new book he is writing here. WOW! The alternative reality stuff just sucks me […]
I’m Too Sexy for the Wiggles
Its sad that at 5 the boy has pretty much outgrown them. I’ve seen them live twice. This video via Library Stuff
Mrs Robinson Can’t Keep Her Word
I hate personal attacks, always will, always have. And yet sometimes, when you’re attacked you have to fire back. In the case of Australia’s favorite Censorship loon Deborah Robinson, that’s pretty much what happen. A week ago I’d never even heard of her site, let alone met her, but she decided to make it personal, […]
The Story That Keeps On Giving: Deborah Robinson Supports Haters
Everybody’s favorite censorship loon Deborah Robinson has posted that “Families” support the Great Firewall of Australia, but this is where it becomes fun, because by Families she means the Australian Family Association. The Australian Family Association is a body which has its roots in B. A. Santamaria’s Nation Civic Council, and its beliefs include homophobia, […]
On The Pod Nominated For An Award
I’m stoked. On The Pod has been nominated for an award at the Performancing Blog Awards up against Jason Calacanis none the less. Vote here, and thanks to those who tune in, I hope you enjoy listening to them as much as I enjoy recording them. There was some really unique stories and people in […]
Is Obama JFK For The 21st Century?
I’m not American, and if I was I’d suggest that Ron Paul would be where my vote might go (guns aside…I don’t get gun ownership, never have, never will), but having watched the following tonight I cant help but think that an Obama victory would be a good thing for us all, the world and […]
Vale Free Speech Online in Australia
My write up at TechCrunch. I knew it was coming, but I’m still shocked to see them officially announce it. A little of what I wrote last time still sits very true this very, very dark day in the history of freedom in Australia: first they blocked the porn sites, and no one said a […]
Simpsons Do The Life Video
Homer every day for 39 years, complete with the same music from the original. Hilarious (via Andrew Sayer)
Battle at Kruger
This is simply one of the most amazing things I’ve even seen. Given it’s had 20 million+ views on YouTube and is appearing in Top 10 lists for 2007 it’s not new, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it.