Category: Government

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-13

  • I love horses! Just saw police horses at multicultural festival and had to share that 🙂 festival is awesome! So much food & performances! #
  • Ok Canberra peeps, I'm playing at 1.45 at stage in front of Canberra theatre. Gig includes "under the milky way" with digeridoos 🙂 #
  • Listening to ppl discuss the importance of international dialogue, but not with any ideas for implementing results. Very academic view IMHO #
  • Librarian said all libraries in Australia late last year agreed collectively to openly share out of copyright works. Nice! /cc @wittylama #
  • Heh, question on whether Wikipedia is dodgy, answer, all sources shld be challenged & children taught to question. Gr8 answer 🙂 @wittylama #
  • Am being reminded about the importance of permissive copyright (eg cc) in sharing & preserving knowledge. @wittylama #opendata #freeculture #
  • Listening to @wittylama give a great talk about Wikipedia and GLAMs (galleries, libraries, archives & museums). #
  • Just got unsolicited call from Optus "as a previous customer" trying to sell me stuff. I thought I was on the do not call register… >:/ #
  • RT @KateLundy New post: Digital world expands for people with print disability http://bit.ly/fLCx2s #web20 #gov2au #accessibility #
  • Holy crap. RT @BernardKeane The plan to destroy Wikileaks: http://bit.ly/gylkxh <- Sorry, paywall :/ Story also at http://bit.ly/eJTLU2) #
  • My new favourite listening while at work – http://remix.nin.com/ I've even uploaded one and have been inspired to do more 🙂 #
  • Ps, for those in parliament house, if you've heard a likely offkey whistling or humming of the imperial march today, I apologise 🙂 #
  • After watching that Volkswagen ad, I have a mad urge to stroll around parliament house dressed as Darth Vader or maybe Darth Maul <grin> #
  • For those interested from the #gov2au lunch today, our #publicsphere methodology is reasonably well explained here http://bit.ly/eZJD2T #
  • Totally AWESOME! 🙂 "Volkswagen harnesses the Force" http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/08/force #
  • Great to meet you today @DelibThinks 🙂 Fun and thought provoking discussion. #
  • Great albeit short definition of #opendata for Aus gov depts/agencies by Fiona on Govspace http://bit.ly/g4tDvA #gov2au #
  • Awesome, OAIC consultation on Aus Information Policy. Check it out & get involved 🙂 http://oaic.govspace.gov.au/ #gov2au #opendata #opengov #
  • Ppl at #gov2au lunch asking how to promote consultations & manage potential manipulation. My answer, community devel & ppl contextualisation #
  • Suggestion for #gov2au lunches, one talk and then a few 5min case study talks by attendees to share the knowledge 🙂 /cc @craigthomler #
  • Listening to @delibthinks at #gov2au lunch. Remembering importance of both targeted consultations & relationship analysis to give context #
  • Who else is going to hear @wittylama on his awesome British Museum experiences? http://www.nla.gov.au/events/showevent.html?q=58185 #gov2au #
  • I'm playing a gig (just a supporting role) at this weekends Multicultural Festival in Canberra 🙂 Come along! 1.30 Sat in Civic Square #
  • I'm don't usually repost my own old blog posts, but was just reminded of this: stick figure safety instructions 🙂 http://bit.ly/fTIC8F #
  • Erk, need to remember to wait for music to finish uploading to Soundcloud before pushing a blog post. Sorry folks! First time mistake 🙂 #
  • Just got laughed at by @netde for ordering a creaming soda. Frak you man! 😛 #
  • A favourite song care of Fallout 3 – wish I could listen to that soundtrack over New Vegas :/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMMV_RoEMxE #
  • Very interesting article: "Twenty reasons why it's kicking off everywhere" (revolutions, uprisings, etc.) http://goo.gl/5M3Lq /via @jdub #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-06

  • If this hommus isn't at least 40% garlic and 40% lemon, I'm claiming false advertising 🙂 http://t.co/e0T6bmG #
  • Check this out 🙂 my mum designed it and my dad made it. Beautiful design table 🙂 http://t.co/dyQEF6E #
  • Why does everyone want to frame challenges faced as "wars". The "war on <insert newest trend>" meme is getting old :/ #
  • <stab> 😉 @Loquacities @dermottbanana #
  • I get sad when people assume "feminism" is extreme. Most women today would be considered extreme 100 yrs ago. A few don't define the whole #
  • Wow, only just discovered @ABCNerdzilla, awesome stuff for geeks! 🙂 http://www.abc.net.au/local/sites/nerdzilla/ #
  • "Recomms include 10yr cybersecurity plan", srsly? RT @AusIT Australia's cyber security 'weak': Report http://bit.ly/g4aA32 #
  • Hi @sloanie666, you said this morn that show would have something about "running out of Internet addresses". This this story happen? Thx! 🙂 #
  • Holy crap! Mainstream radio going to talk about ipv6, progress 🙂 on 666 am Canberra #
  • Everytime someone says "illegal immigrants" to describe asylum seekers I want to cry. Seeking asylum is not illegal, ppl should calm down #
  • I stand with the Egyptian people. http://j.mp/StandWithEgypt — Join me by making this your status message today! #Egypt #
  • Interesting idea, professional network for IPV6 implementers RT @gogoJERSON <snip> The gogoNET v6 social network http://bit.ly/gogoNET #
  • Very interesting article by Ross Gittins: A rabble without a cause http://t.co/wjLr6E6 via @theage #
  • Am trying to rebalance a small lack of protein in my diet. Perfect excuse for banana smoothie in a hot day 🙂 #
  • My thoughts, and I'm sure many others are with Queenslanders as cyclone yasi hits today 🙁 Take care everyone and be safe #
  • RT @lukehopewell New open source council to level playing field in Aus govt IT procurement http://bit.ly/dL5UYl #win #gov2au @zdnetaustralia #
  • This is really cool 🙂 RT AusMPtweets Australian MP Tweets
    Words most frequently used by @KateLundy on Twitter http://bit.ly/i0G6Do #auspol #
  • Currently playing with ogr2ogr for transforming Mapinfo files into whatever you need to use 🙂 Yay for geospatial funs! #gov2au #datavis #
  • Hey everyone! Help contribute to the relatively small amount required to Digitise the Dawn! 🙂 http://digitisethedawn.org #
  • Changed at work & forgot work shoes. Lovely coworker offered beautiful but precarious heels. I hope I survive 😉 http://t.co/YvEWeqQ #
  • This is awesome RT @abcthedrum: Politics & media have outdated ideas on gender that don't match reality says @sunili http://bit.ly/e7pPLM #
  • Am very excited, current learning the root form of most martial arts today: Da Mo's "18 hands of Lohan" 😀 #gungfu #
  • Everyone should also watch Vint Cerf on the importance & history of the open internet http://linuxconfau.blip.tv/file/4683393/ #lca2011 #
  • Everyone should watch this: IPV6 and the #IPocalypse http://linuxconfau.blip.tv/file/4692762/ #lca2011 #
  • Why is it not common practise to reply-to-all!?! It's so much more efficient when you've a few ppl! Embrace community dialogue people! 🙂 #
  • Has anyone played with http://www.spatialkey.com/? It looks pretty cool. Yes this is part of my ongoing quest for #datavis toys 🙂 #gov2au #
  • Great articleby Mel Campbell: Loss of basic female skills or loss of basic journalistic skills? http://bit.ly/hhwqRD (currently paywalled) #
  • Very interesting: "Inside Story – Egypt: The youth perspective" http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/01/31/egypt/ /via @crikey_news #
  • Amused at "low skill" jobs in census pertains to academic qualifications. My dad is a refrigeration mech: highly skilled "low skill" job 😉 #
  • Wow, do I really speak this fast! My "applying martial arts" talk with link to blog post http://linuxconfau.blip.tv/file/4693392/ #lca2011 #
  • I need to do a blog post about #lca2011 it was an awesome and inspiring conf. Will put my favs moments & must watch talks on blog 🙂 #
  • Heya @pennyhagen & @moldor, basically anything under $1000. I'll be getting decent bike later, but need something to practise on now :/ #
  • Have to go for my motorbike P's in march so now urgently need a bike to practise on. If you know of a cheap 2nd bike pls get in touch 🙂 #
  • Very much looking forward to multicultural festival this weekend in Canberra 🙂 http://t.co/Ll3QUee #
  • Listening to a radio presenter lament on the Egypt situation as it pertains to her travel plans. Disappointingly narrow. Switching stations #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-30

  • Picture of @geo_melb next to the building wr are working on for floods cleanup today, see water lvl? :/ http://t.co/QpisXcK #lca2011 #
  • I want to see gps maps for how ppl get to Ballarat for #lca2012 I'm really excited about this! 🙂 http://t.co/8bRzZTJ #lca2011 #
  • Update, won 50 to 47 😀 Playing my 3rd game of go with @aguidodavis, I'm the black stones 🙂 http://t.co/5UL4nLQ #lca2011 #
  • Playing my 3rd game of go with @aguidodavis, I'm the black stones 🙂 http://t.co/5UL4nLQ #lca2011 #
  • I'm in n518 to play go (board game), got a good group 🙂 #lca2011 #
  • Is influencing market a strawman? A customer has limited influence but what about a citizen? Can't gov be tool for freedom? #lca2011 @mpesce #
  • I get @mpesce's points about protecting oneself, but it's really through communities that we establish & maintain change. #lca2011 #
  • RT @Jerub:RFC822 is broken in a bunch of ways so you can't use it <- Can you extrapolate? A blog post would be interesting 🙂 #lca2011 #
  • "The IPocalypse: I blame Vint" @mpesce #lca2011 #
  • .@mpesce talking about Plexus (RFC2822) as a way to disaggregate social networks and restore privacy to users. Interesting. #lca2011 #
  • .@mpesce's freedom guide 1) distribute everything 2) transport independence 3) secure everything 4) open everything 5) resilience #lca2011 #
  • .@mpesce says you can encourage market to do right thing. I think market not so easy influenced, also need direct incentives #lca2011 #
  • .@mpesce's guide for freedom/anarchists: 1) distribute everything 2) transport independence 3) secure everything 4) open everything #lca2011 #
  • "The price of efficiency is incredible vulnerability." (@mpesce) I think this applies to everything, inc procurement policy. #lca2011 #
  • .@mpesce's answer to the issues of freedom is anarchy? #
  • .@mpesce: "Without privacy there is no liberty" #lca2011 #
  • .@mpesce: The Wikileaks saga has demonstrated that the Internet is fundamentally not free. This is why we need to fix the prob #lca2011 #
  • .mpesce on wikileaks: info released was "inconsequential" yet resulted in major changes (eg Tunisia) Wikileaks were then checkmated #lca2011 #
  • .@mpesce talking about how easy it to manipulate people when they voluntarily give up info about themselves (eg Facebook) #lca2011 #
  • "People around you are not just friends, you should choose them carefully because they are epidemiological vectors" Heh 🙂 #lca2011 #
  • .mpesce looking at how peer learning can be for good (reading, weight loss) or evil (fast food, smoking) and relating this to tech #lca2011 #
  • "A resource shared is a resource squared" Cute overview of the value of openness by @mpesce #lca2011 #
  • .@mpesce bought into the whole IP protection spiel when he started & got burnt. With VRML he realised sharing openly was better #lca2011 #
  • Haha! 🙂 sleep(); RT @RancidBacon: @piawaugh Awww, cute. Made a slight edit: http://t.co/KsiVW0F 🙂 #lca2011 #
  • Had some contributions for the #lca2011 music compilation, great stuff! http://conf.linux.org.au/wiki/Miniconfs/Music Anyone else? 🙂 #
  • Haha! 🙂 Cute photo of @jdub and I utterly exhasted on day 4 of #lca2011 Thanks for the soft lighting too 😉 @f3ew http://bit.ly/fzNaak #
  • Listening to Sridhar on OLPC Australia. Been a while since I was involved, they seem to have matured. Great work Sridhar! 🙂 #lca2011 #
  • Congrats to Minister Gray, AGIMO & Open Source working group for a sensible & practical Aus gov FOSS policy! http://ow.ly/1s0gJ1 #lca2011 #
  • Holy moly! "Aus Gov agencies will actively participate in open source software communities and contribute back where appropriate." #lca2011 #
  • "purpose… is to inform agencies of requirement to consider open source software in all software procurements" http://ow.ly/1s0gJ1 #lca2011 #
  • Good timing 🙂 RT @AT_too: Government's Open Source Software policy released by Special Minister of State http://ow.ly/1s0gJ1#agimo #lca2011 #
  • Haaaahaha! Best. Photo. Ever. RT @t3rmin4t0r: At the PDNS – http://t.co/N0ya3ME #lca2011 #
  • Wow, amazing! *Everyone* should watch Vint Cerf & Geoff Huston RT @Ycros #lca2011 videos starting to go online http://linuxconfau.blip.tv/ #
  • Twitter is suggesting I follow Shane Warne. What have I done wrong!?! #
  • Awesome! RT @digiphile: do you have questions for US #gov20 ppl on #Gov20 Radio? Pls ask/vote http://t.co/6snGj7p #gov2au #lca2011 #
  • Yay! They were really hot! (No Srsly, my hands got burned) RT @mattyhope: @xrobau: http://t.co/wTDZy4i #
  • Yay, yet another #lca2011 perk is the availability of cool cars 🙂 http://t.co/cOrwuaR #
  • Why does "what about companies that own ipv4 addressing" feel like the fossil fuel vs green energy commercial interests debate? #lca2011 #
  • Geoff Huston throws us a lifeboat of what can be done. Write software that supports v6 because right now using v6 sucks #lca2011 #
  • Geoff Huston gave kudos to Aus fed gov actually procuring ipv6 capability, but questions internal vs public facing services #lca2011 #
  • RT @dwmw2: US DoD is apparently refusing to buy certain network/software products from companies not deploying #IPv6 internally. #lca2011 #
  • For those interested, Aus gov ipv6 strategy by AGIMO along with preso on progress (Oct 2010) is linked at http://t.co/SavWlyw #lca2011 #
  • Vint Cerf and Geoff Huston: playing good and bad cop in the world interrogation on ipv6 #lca2011 #IPocalypse #
  • Geoff Huston's talk is making me very sad. Just realised light at the end is the v4 to v6 tunnel is a raging fire :/ #lca2011 #IPocalypse #
  • Haha! Geoff Huston: "when you out it in PowerPoint its all so plausible". He says only ~15% 6to4 implementations really work #lca2011 #
  • Geez, IANA will run out of addresses in Feb 2011. Holy cow! http://t.co/JL7l1Aa #lca2011 Hope AGIMO ipv6 plan is implemented (gov) :/ #
  • Geoff discussing challenges to openness in networking inc openinternet debate "If you don't have open address we can't communicate" #lca2011 #
  • Listening to Geoff Huston on the challenges of preserving time in network design, how open=good but staying open is really hard #lca2011 #
  • Interesting project to check out – End Software Patents: http://t.co/TzYwBmC #lca2011 /VIA email to conf list #
  • Awesome photo of Vint Cerf by @andypiper http://t.co/N0hbzMv #lca2011 #
  • 10.30pm and I'm exhausted.#lca2011 is extremely tiring but amazingly inspiring 🙂 #
  • Great call from @purserj, obviously my meal consults of some slaughtered Wiggles 🙂 http://t.co/omIFFFD #lca2011 #
  • I wish ppl would learn that gov is not binary. There is a lot of complexity & many smart ppl. Want to fix stuff? Be constructive #lca2011 #
  • Martial Arts BOF info updated: meeting tmrw morning at 0730 at building F for those interested 🙂 #lca2011 http://bit.ly/euDTKV #
  • Schmid giving eg of gov dept wanting to roll ubuntu out to desktop, but not knowing where to start. OTF can provide support to gov #lca2011 #
  • Schmid: gov needs to better share knowledge to work together, to get unbiased fit for purpose intelligence on IT procurement #lca2011 #
  • RT to #lca2011 @govfresh: @Danjite Might want to look into govhub (http://t.co/YEQSugr) and Civic Commons (http://t.co/8kr3GSZ) #opendata #
  • Stephen Schmid talking about the Open Technology Foundation. Awesome stuff to support #opengov http://t.co/Xf8nakV #lca2011 #
  • Great comment from attendee at #opengov miniconf about how long term benefits of open tech is what will win procurement argument #lca2011 #
  • Lisa Harvey: perhaps don't assume you know what is best for a person with a disability (wrt website design) #lca2011 #
  • Listening to Lisa Harvey talk about NBN as an "innovation multiplier", #opendata challenger & opps for local councils & #opengov #lca2011 #
  • Listening to catalyst talk about their work in nz gov/education, awesome stuff with Drupal and Moodle 🙂 #lca2011 #
  • #lca2011 ppl interested in the AGIMO coe stuff should read all of http://t.co/gYtAOd8 including the comment responses from @sherro58 #
  • Whitehouse.gov is a Drupal site, and everyone in congress has a Drupal site too. Woot! 🙂 #lca2011 #
  • Brisbane city council just rang & shield have something substantial to do on Sat for floods cleanup, yay! #lca2011 http://t.co/oP3qH8H #
  • Hooper: "we need the flow of information, we need globally open approach. We need law, technology & policy to be aligned" #lca2011 <- yes! #
  • Hooper in #opendata copyright can be for commercial good, but can also be springboard for innovation (eg, copyleft) #lca2011 #
  • Hooper: Cc-by good for gov but also good for unis, gave anu ip policy which embraces cc & open source for researchers #lca2011 #
  • Reading Jim Gettys blogpost on #bufferbloat http://bit.ly/hXSEI1 #lca2011 #
  • Cerf: InterPlaNetary Internet – current space comms point to point, looking at how to improve space networking – see IPN #lca2011 Wow… #
  • Those coming to Martial Arts BOF, we're doing it at 0730 tomorrow morning at bld F. Unless someone comes up with a better idea 🙂 #lca2011 #
  • Cerf: Privacy is not a technical issue, it is a decision made by people, so companies/gov have big responsibility #lca2011 #
  • Heh 🙂 Vint was a bit "embarrassed" about IPV4 as he was the person who thought 32 bits was enough 🙂 "It was an experiment" #lca2011 #
  • Listening to Vint Cerf discuss the design concepts and evolution of the Internet. Awesome & funny 🙂 #lca2011 "Openness is really important" #
  • New blog post: #lca2011 talk: Applying martial arts in real life http://bit.ly/gCcehe Comments welcome 🙂 Will post video when available #
  • This is why I love both #lca2011 and Matthew Garrett 🙂 http://twitpic.com/3sygfx #
  • Check out the latest Blender movie, it is *awesome* & beautiful although sad. Sintel http://www.sintel.org/ #lca2011 /via @silviapfeiffer 🙂 #
  • Brianna "The problem w theories that reinforce gender stereotypes is power is usually left in hands of men, I want some of that!" #lca2011 #
  • Listening to "neurosexism" talk by Brianna Laugher – throwing around nature vs nurture & assumptions vs reality of gender diffs #lca2011 #
  • "Apache: changing the world by proxy" from @noirins Heh 🙂 #lca2011 #
  • Listening to amazing & inspiring talk by @noirins about using tech to help deal with disasters and poverty. Def check out recording #lca2011 #
  • About to give a talk about martial arts in the workplace, applying combat theory to everyday life 🙂 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-23

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-16

  • Ok peeps, got a table at golden harbour in Chinatown for those coming to yum cha 🙂 #
  • Also now reading Clausewitz… fascinating. #
  • Reading Musashi, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Saul, Hobbes. I'm going to be a bundle.of fun for anyone silly enough to engage me in conversation 😉 #
  • WTH!? Got a notification that someone asked questions on "True Knowledge" about me inc marriage age & nationality. That is just plain creepy #
  • Does anyone else get annoyed when a "WORLD TOUR" of a band you like ends up being North America? Gar! #
  • Persistence: when everyone expects you to fail but you go ahead and rock anyway 🙂 http://twitpic.com/3piabx (see purple runt) #
  • What's this I see? Not one but TWO Roma tomatoes in my garden 🙂 yay! http://twitpic.com/3pi9gw #
  • Why do I torture myself with being subscribed to mailing lists with cheap international flights? :/ Every day another temptation. #
  • Am appreciating the free wireless, resources and wonderful ambience of my local library (Yass) to concentrate. Libraries are awesome! #
  • Interesting article: WikiLeaks Founder Lurks Beyond Reach of U.S. Law: Ann Woolner – Bloomberg http://t.co/UzBmR85 via @BloombergNow #
  • 2010 FOSS report: Australia amongst highest number of developers per capita 🙂 Very interesting http://bit.ly/icfbKZ #foss #gov2au #opengov #
  • I'm coming to Sydney this weekend, who's up for yum cha on Saturday? 🙂 I need number to book, so pls DM me for details 🙂 #
  • Also, QLD Police running a good Facebook presence for Brisbane floods http://www.facebook.com/QueenslandPolice #qldfloods #gov2au via ausnog #
  • Goodness, livestream of Brisbane flooding up at http://queenslandfloods.crowdmap.com/ with additional video footage (via AusNOG) #
  • Have discovered Mixxx, a wonderful tool for mixing songs together, beat matching, and DJ-ing. I used to beat match for a mashup I'm doing 🙂 #
  • Hilarious! 🙂 The Plague to "Hollaback Girl" http://bit.ly/hn3dBW and Prehistoric to "Toxic" http://bit.ly/h55Gpa #
  • This is an awesome approach to teaching history using youtube and good music 🙂 http://tinyurl.com/4r5zphw (via @aramadge) #
  • RT @julieposetti ABC Australia is using @ushahidi to crowdmap the #qldfloods devastation http://queenslandfloods.crowdmap.com #gov2au #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-09

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-02

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-26

  • I'm up for pool & bbq but how much capacity? A few others to invite 🙂 @grmsn @NETDe @ruthellison @bradheadland @craigthomler @camcgr #
  • Final hugs for all my fellow workers today! 🙂 @shorebuck @outsidethecubed @marcoostini @jmacmullin @bubbiting #
  • Hugs to all my fellow workers today! @vanaalst @CbnGal @tony_lewis @Mvandervlugt @grumpymojo @TagAlongTess @OZloop @flare2004 @neridahart #
  • Hugs to all my fellow workers today! @Jerub @peterhau @xfitzyx @senectus @shigawire @Djelibeybi @vk2ktj @steve_evil @chris_bloke @makarakarn #
  • Hugs to all fellow workers today! @tweetingtechno @micktleyden @allisonhornery @R_Chirgwin @Kriegaffe @aguidodavis @Glebe2037 @John_Hanna #
  • I wonder if being born is akin to the EULA in a box which asserts "in opening the wrapping you have agreed to the following conditions"? 🙂 #
  • 3rd is great 🙂 going once… twice… now, venue? Bbq or cafe is 1st choice @RuthEllison @bradheadland @grmsn @craigthomler @camcgr @netde #
  • Re lennox gardens, they need 14 days to process permit :/ @bradheadland @grmsn @piawaugh @craigthomler @camcgr @ruthellison @netde #
  • Need a location first 🙂 Suggestions? ANBG cafe for something diff? 🙂 @grmsn @craigthomler @camcgr @ruthellison @netde @bradheadland #
  • Hell yeah! Augmented environments? RT @ComputerworldAU: …futuristic halfpipe for the Tron Legacy premiere – http://j.mp/guzANK #
  • So who else is working today? 🙂 #
  • Am getting all riled up about hobbes and seeing the implications of any form of social contract to placate the masses & create power #
  • I know its silly but I love having a garden and watching flowers bloom day by day 🙂 http://twitpic.com/3itxym #
  • Interesting "We're not there to call someone a liar" (journo) Is it the media's job to differentiate truth? http://bit.ly/eTW9e5 (7mins) #
  • Haha, just gave my Nanny some lollies for Christmas, and she said "thanks for my lols". Love it! 😉 #
  • Have just gone in ballot for bigdayout gold coast txt. Wish me luck! Between tool, john butler trio, rammstein & iggy, I'm excited 🙂 #
  • Someone told me this morning they were having a great day, when I asked why he said "every day you wake with a heartbeat…" Great point 🙂 #
  • PS – with that last tweet, I do not endorse the video 🙂 Beautiful and disturbing sound, but the video is very Meet the Feebles :/ #
  • Oh, wow. This is both awesome and disturbing. Thanks @limburger2001!
    Kermit the Frog doing a cover of Hurt (NIN) http://bit.ly/gX9fKZ #
  • Listening to Hurt by Johnny Cash. Such an amazing cover, never fails to amaze 🙂 #
  • Interesting: RT from Crikey: NBN: Alan Kohler reviews NBN business plan | Crikey http://bit.ly/g6cVit #
  • A little worried re outdated geodata tho :/ RT @grmsn Victorian Spatial Council releases online map guidelines http://bit.ly/e0yw0S #gov2au #
  • 😀 RT @arcwhite My $0.02: better IT folks on policy than economic guys. Those guys accept *models* as reality. At least we know how to test! #
  • Heh, "read the label". V insightful 😉 RT @MadamQ Photo: Nyal: How a mother can be sure about buying medicines. http://tumblr.com/xoy13g63bw #
  • "IT wonks dominating the policy front, that's a frightening thought" says economic guy on #thedrum I say the geek will inherit the earth 😉 #
  • OMG! Favourite lolcat ever! http://chzb.gr/hVJZKc Thanks to my dear friend Peter Miller for emailing it through 🙂 #shaolin #gungfu #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-19

  • Was at costume event tonight & met V. No aliteration, no sexy voice, nor knowledge of #cablegate Dullness of wit & blade. V disappointing! #
  • Interesting article: "Wikileaks did not commit a crime, House Judiciary chairman says" | Raw Story http://t.co/SHF0wZk #
  • Just heard the word irrepressible used in a speech, can't help but think about Monkey Magic 🙂 #
  • Am at a launch of an exhibition of 100 years of #Canberra in preparation for the 2013 centenary year. Check it out at Parliament House 🙂 #
  • For #web20 and #gov2au types check out http://DrupalDowunder.org – early bird rego open til xmas and call for sessions still on 🙂 #
  • At a history trivia night, having fun learning how crap my table's long term memory is 🙂 also learnt that assassins creed trumps hsc 🙂 #
  • RT city_news: Canberra CityNews Blog – @KateLundy inducted as WICked patron http://bit.ly/ftG8yB #canberra #
  • I wonder if we could fairly divide the world up into those who know the Mario Bros theme song, & those who don't? 🙂 #
  • Am at a #WIC event talking to some interesting fellow techie and #opengov women 🙂 #
  • At a #WIC event (women in computing), chatting to some fellow techie & #opengov women in Canberra 🙂 @katelundy about to speak. #
  • Latest song recorded by the wonderful Martin and I! Feedback please 🙂 http://bit.ly/fpM9aH #
  • Does anyone else find it unsurprising that some ppl are calling for "regulation of the Internet" due to #cablegate http://bit.ly/hMIksb #
  • Yeah, read that 🙂 Love it! RT @benpaddlejones Chromaroma – the gameification of public sector information: http://clic.gs/21dT #gbl #gov2.0 #
  • It's amazing how a little pain can give you focus, bring your dreams & reality into sharp contrast, help you redefine. Lots of thinking atm #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-12

  • There's a lot of security theatre atm around #wikileaks See feeling vs reality of security by Bruce Schneier http://bit.ly/evVFoX #wikileaks #
  • Annoyed at security 'experts' jumping on #payback bandwagon. "Anyone can now take down a website! But we can protect you". Nothing's changed #
  • Going home with a slightly prolapsed disc in my back. Joy :/ Yay for pain! #
  • Heh! TOTALLY! RT @case_pres: I want a Bat Cave as well. But I'm holding out until the NBN rollout so I can get real broadband in my cave #
  • Sometimes I want to move to the electorate of Batman, adopt a secret identity and spend my days fighting crime with awesome onomatopoeias 🙂 #
  • Who else is going to the Canberra roller Derby this Saturday?! Very excited 🙂 http://bit.ly/g7cs5M #
  • Wow, this is a pretty useful geocoding converter tool I thought others might find useful 🙂 http://bit.ly/dSYhtl #opendata #datavis #
  • Glued to the #cablegate & #wikileaks activity. What a fascinating day. Is this a tipping point? I think so. #
  • Awesome work 🙂 RT @elerimai: Who is @grogsgamut? He's the dude on the cover of the CityNews this week http://bit.ly/4uv5m #grogsgate #
  • Kevin Rudd just said on a live Sky News interview that Assange has the right to be presumed innocent and get consular support #cablegate #
  • I asked a cab driver what he thought was the most important thing in life. Without a pause he said "one's parents". What a nice thought. #
  • Awesome! 🙂 RT @kristydarby hehehe –> Dr. Seuss does Star Wars http://bit.ly/gv8HdF #
  • Posted video of @katelundy's talk at #media140 from Oct http://bit.ly/cyi80E Discusses media, gov, online & changing expectations 🙂 #gov2au #
  • This is *cool*. Global maths and programming competition for kids. Just wish Python was included 🙂 http://bit.ly/i93K4X #
  • Slides from Creative Commons & Public Sector Information event are now up, check them out! 🙂 http://bit.ly/dpv9Fm #ccpsi #opendata #gov2au #
  • Cool #gov2au eg for travel analysis http://kaggle.com/RTA $10,000 award for best model which will help inform NSW travel planning #gov20 #
  • Can anyone tell I was on holidays all last week 🙂 I think I've already made up my tweet quota for last week 😉 #
  • A week old, but interesting media release from ACCAN on consumer & competition safeguard bill: http://accan.org.au/news_item_full.php?id=122 #
  • RTing for work hrs 🙂 – Great article by @katelundy in The Aus on multiculturalism in response to Mr Howard http://bit.ly/ep2JC4 #auspol #
  • Cool, Armidale & Kiama getting telehealth 🙂 RT @australian: NBN to help elderly patients in NSW http://bit.ly/gsSXw0 #auspol #
  • Great article by @katelundy in The Aus on multiculturalism in response to Mr Howard http://bit.ly/ep2JC4 #auspol (disc: I work for her) #