Category: Tweets

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-04

  • Nice RT @geekscape: @piawaugh Finnish citizen's initiative for "open" law making … http://t.co/041ilTeX #society5 #
  • And follow #gov2au for national foo 🙂 RT @davidjeade: @lv2photoWorld @sunnybank_spide follow @gov2qld for future #govcampqld events! #
  • Or webbed perhaps? RT @anrchars: @piawaugh @hackuador web to the power of web factorial #
  • Ta, glad to amuse 😉 RT @dnwallace: Watching @piawaugh tweet @ #govcampqld is like watching a pedestrian cross Indian road – manic – love it #
  • Cool to hear ppl excited about #distributeddemocracy 🙂 Now help spread word & build it ppl! http://t.co/uF7ZQ2pu & http://t.co/s5jjJGBn #
  • Yes! RT @solutist: shout out to friends & tinkerers coding for public purpose at #govcampqld @craigthomler @sherro58 @davidjeade @yvonnert #
  • I concur 😉 RT @mattner_d: @fitzie_curtin I WIN! cc @piawaugh #mysterioustweetismysterious #
  • .@johnw3lls says the #govcampqld community is great at collab, sharing & doing cool stuff, inc awesome #govcamp Hear, hear! 🙂 #
  • Ewww RT @hackuador: @piawaugh I heard "web 3" and "web squared" in our debrief /shudder #buzzwordbingo #
  • Yep & synergy too 😉 @Kiwiseabreeze: @piawaugh have they used 'gamechanger' yet? I used paradigm shift in an article 5 yrs ago!! #govcampqld #
  • "paradigm shift" BINGO! #buzzwordbingo #govcampqld #
  • Yes… sometimes one needs to remember flameproof pants 😉 RT @nathanscholz: .@piawaugh plus engaging with trolls can be fun #govcampqld #
  • Wow, only 20 Tweets away from my 20,000th Tweet. I have mixed feelings about this… #
  • So many great ideas from this panel. Need training for kids about online engagement, govs struggling to cope with global msging #govcampqld #
  • I don't think it's usually so nefarious. There is genuine fear of criticism & risk of embarrassment to Ministers. @maxious #govcampqld #
  • Call to action #gov2au #opengov #opendata add to wiki to share knowledge (tools, case studies, resources) http://t.co/j8N1yA0P #govcampqld #
  • Great advice, "we debate facts not opinions". Other panelist don't rly engage w trolls. Personally I found engaging is useful. #govcampqld #
  • .@sherro58 making great point that we're still experimenting w new tech, need purpose, not just to throw yet another socmed tool #govcampqld #
  • <Hide> Sry! Was talking to @cacotopos RT @dnwallace: Had lunch & good catchup with @piawaugh .. even if she did miss my talk 🙂 #govcampqld #
  • TOTALLY! RT @davidjeade: #govcampqld great line up for social media panel! http://t.co/jHqQ1kpo @craigthomler @sherro58 #
  • .@Cacotopos non-fiction, meet @neva9257 🙂 Hey Nico, could you extrapolate on your research/work on reintegration of augmented soldiers 🙂 #
  • Just reminding #gov2au #gov20 & #opengov folks to watch the #govcampqld hashtag today for all the awesome. #
  • .@johnw3lls 1:9:90 theory. For 100 ppl on Internet 1 is generating ideas, 9 do a lot of retweeting/repeating, 90 lurkers. #govcampqld #
  • .@johnw3lls talking about the WSIS conference. I was lucky enough to go in 2003, it was *fascinating*. Blog http://t.co/I8HM4QMh #govcampqld #
  • Cc @craigthomler MT @solutist: @piawaugh alas need to be back in office – is date confirmed? could be some synergies w http://t.co/KeBJcYEY #
  • StreetAR foo I was talking about in #govcampqld session at http://t.co/iV3FPv35 Also check out http://t.co/yhH3DMQB to get AR hacking 🙂 #
  • Interesting. Report on tech in education from a few years ago. Marker for where we are in some respects 🙂 http://t.co/3EiQsLEY #govcampqld #
  • .@DavidLMackie Heh, yes 🙂 I reckon it was ahead of it's time for Aus. With NBN virtual worlds will rock for collab. Plus, better avatars 😉 #
  • Love this 🙂 RT @Cacotopos: @piawaugh ha ha ha, nice. No, through the augmented intelligence of collaborative group-think (the good kind). #
  • Hey @nambor, where is the StreetAR website?!? Your google juice needs some work 😉 #
  • Talking virtual mapping & different uses. Some cool stuff with secondlife in schools to do collaborative building design. #govcampqld #
  • Early reading for #society5 & #distributeddemocracy projects 🙂 http://t.co/d0dqPjf4 & http://t.co/uF7ZQ2pu #govcampqld /cc @juliancarter #
  • .@solutist can you stretch your Canberra visit to 20th April for #govcampact In early planning 🙂 http://t.co/HRqnqHG2 #gov2au #govcampqld #
  • Arrived in Brissie! Looking forward to #govcampqld today & catching up w all the awesome ppl. Thx @dwhoban & @craigthomler for lift #typo #
  • Just arrived in Brissie! Looking forward to #govcampqld today & catching up w all the awesome ppl. Thx @dwhogan & @craigthomler for lift 🙂 #
  • Yes! RT @evilsnoofy: Seriously Bro. http://t.co/kRgHUefd #
  • .@blakkat they draw you into a false sense of security, and then destroy you. #kittehs #
  • Huge congrats to @katelundy scoring assistant minister for industry & innovation. Great #WIN for tech sector IMO 🙂 http://t.co/NUrg91TH #
  • Comments funny, 10yrs too late indeed. RT @mashable: Watch Out, Netflix: Hollywood to Reinvent Downloadable Movies http://t.co/a2rsg166 #
  • This is cool. A toilet with attached sink, so the water from washing your hands fills the cistern. A Coroma Start Flush http://t.co/tTDYAEzD #
  • JOY! http://t.co/EZBUPu8D RT #caketown @KingLeonidaz_: @piawaugh MADNESS…? This is SPARTA! #
  • This. RT @cjjosh: @tlcassandra @piawaugh While all this is madness I still love our system and all this happens without guns #
  • .@vlrojas machiavelli did say one of the biggest threats to democracy was an uneducated public. Clever, that one 😉 #paraphrasing #
  • .@Matt_Ros where's the blood? If our politics were a fraction of the violent rhetoric espoused, we would be in dire straits /cc @tlcassandra #
  • Yes RT @tlcassandra I especially loathe comparing argument to combat. Today mean things will be said but noone will require bandaging. #
  • .@stuarthorrex to be fair, news should have integrity, critical analysis & enhance public dialogue rather than hype 😛 /cc @abcmarkscott #
  • .@manaz_d sure, a majority is more efficient, and less democratic. Just like a dictatorship 😉 #
  • Yes, with their scary faces and small hands. RT @shinyseal: @piawaugh maccas: temple of the clown #
  • Leaving Sydney I drove past churches, mosques, temples & atheist orgs, without violence. I love this country. Also, too many Maccas 😉 #fb #
  • Awesome RT @weezmgk: @piawaugh Youbetcha. I crafted my Fed vote in 2010 precisely to get a hung Parlt. (Grn [1], ALP [2]) #
  • Minority govs are good for democracy. The more people realise that, the better. #
  • .@FakePaulKeating always, you keep telling us that in your fancy suits and with them fancy education words, mista! #
  • I'm sure you've both seen this, but isn't seems fitting for today. The Glenn Beck conspiracy generator. http://t.co/5d1UxIHM @gnat @trib #
  • You win, the US have bigger problems :/ RT @weezmgk: @piawaugh Here, Pia- marvel at REAL political stoopidity http://t.co/gTwFwrK3 #
  • You are ready! RT @trib: @gnat my personal handbasket has its own sun. And a gun rack and a year's worth of canned food. cc @piawaugh #
  • Thanks Nat, so much lulz 🙂 RT @gnat: @trib @piawaugh does the sun rise in hell? Will you see it from your handbasket? #
  • MUST RESIST ENGAGING IN THE STUPIDITY! #fail #
  • "Labor at war", rly? Don't you guys cover actual wars? MT @abcmarkscott: Stay up to the minute on happening in Canberra http://t.co/rzIeIF6f #
  • .@cjjosh yes, hyperbole at times breathtaking. I've a theory that violent language is in inverse proportion to violence in modern politics. #
  • Today will be most irritating. I wonder if enough angst & hyperbole could change the fact Australia is doing pretty good in every sense. #fb #
  • .@adobernard08 do you know how our election system works? Ps, we did have our say, we got minority gov, better outcome democratically 🙂 #fb #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-26

  • An unofficial photo of @silviapfeiffer at her wedding, just because Sue asked so nicely 🙂 #liveweddingtweets http://t.co/cQswAg8P #
  • .@arcwhite TAKE A GOOD HARD LOOK AT MY ……… BOAT! 😉 /cc @silviapfeiffer #
  • All the bridesmaids, Ursula, Barbara and I at @johnf & @silviapfeiffer's wedding. #liveweddingtweets #fb http://t.co/nSH2d3fB #
  • A photo of @silviapfeiffer's sister Ursula and I on the boat en route to the reception. Loving it 🙂 #liveweddingtweets http://t.co/Sgt4sT3w #
  • RT to @willozap for #society5 MT @arfisk The ref is actually to another game I played about 3 yrs ago Superstruct #127 http://t.co/sUMir5ak #
  • Today is the wedding day of @silviapfeiffer and @johnf, its going to be awesome 🙂 #bridesmaid #
  • FASCINATING. MT @arfisk The reference is actually to another game I played about three years ago: Superstruct #127 http://t.co/sUMir5ak #
  • Awesome, ACT comics meet launching "Beginnings" anthology. RT @emmajeans Don't forget to mark the date! https://t.co/rOOS0f6z #
  • There's now a wiki for collaboratively building the Distributed Democracy. Help design the future of #society5 🙂 https://t.co/4z4kgNrd #
  • Gorgeous 🙂 RT @MrsMoldor: A promise to my children …. http://t.co/BJ4ab7Uj #
  • Awesome RT @rynobi: Geek denial: You Can’t Buy This Fallout 3 Nuka Cola http://t.co/93IzRLqU (gameinformer) #
  • WANT RT @ahornby: Nothing sounds quite like a Duke 🙂 My dad had a restored 1978 900ss – classic. I always had jap bikes GSXR1100 was last. #
  • Really useful, dehydration important RT @chris_bloke: @piawaugh this is more about long distance, but might be related http://t.co/UdlZxNJI #
  • Keep seeing pretty Ducati bikes and BMW cars. Maybe one day, if I'm a good girl 🙂 #
  • Sometimes when I do sprints I get extraordinary abdominal pain that lasts up to 30 mins. Anyone else get this? #fb #
  • Currently reading constitution of the "State of Sabotage". Fascinating stuff, esp all the precedents listed http://t.co/sau96MGK #society5 #
  • Fun to catch up with @mia_will and great to meet @DavidVandenberg from Fishburners. #
  • All you Canberra haters out there, 😛 #
  • Ah Sydney, I spend more on parking in a day than I do in Canberra for a year. 🙂 #
  • So tired, but finished lyrics and music remix for "ezio's more fun". Now to record, tmrw. Should be online within a few days 🙂 #music #
  • Yes pls 🙂 @citizen_cam: Also to @spunkyryan & @piawaugh, with whom at some point I swear I'll have a conversation longer than dozen words. #
  • Wonk <3 sounds so wrong 😉 RT @spunkyryan: @littlemissscifi you are too kind gorgeous lady @citizen_cam @davidkbyrnes @damonism @piawaugh #
  • Caught up with the awesome and ever interesting @wittylama today 🙂 Yay! #
  • Heh 🙂 RT @gavintapp: RT @piawaugh: Heading over to #actwonkdrinks now. Good day for it 🙂 <- gee, what will you have to talk about?? #
  • Awesome to see folk at #actwonkdrinks 🙂 See new project at http://t.co/s5jjJGBn Esp Distributed Democracy, wiki coming soon! /cc @willowzap #
  • Heading over to #actwonkdrinks now. Good day for it 🙂 #
  • So who is going to #bcc2012 #
  • Cutest piercings ever 🙂 Tweeted with permission. http://t.co/17yd0FAe #
  • Having great discussion on online rights v responsibilities, punishment v concensus, P2P culture. Love it 🙂 http://t.co/Yq7OFlEj #society5 #
  • Hi @gagnier @jacklerner @lisaborodkin @digiphile I saw social media rights piece, would love ur thoughts on #society5 http://t.co/Yq7OFlEj #
  • Nice & relevant to #society5 Social media rights RT @MsLods: @piawaugh did you see this piece (via @digiphile) http://t.co/NhygR5UF #
  • "Never never never never never never never never never let me go she said. Hold me like this for a hundred thousand million days." Aww #cure #
  • ARGH!!! SOMEONE FELLED ON IT! RT @mpesce: HAVE YOU TRIED TURNING THE INTERNETS OFF AND ON AGAIN? #ITcrowd #
  • .@NICTA wish I could have been there. TechFest is always awesome but I got stuck with work. #
  • Grin RT @madwebskills: Maybe if we all turn our computers off then on again simuntaneously? #IWorkInIT #
  • Latest song I'm working on (though not right now) makes fun of the unawesome elements of Assassins Creed 1. Should be good for the lulz 🙂 #
  • Going offline for a few hours to work. Seems counterintuitive but too distracted online today. You're all too interesting… or something 😉 #
  • Hey @ioerror @Asher_Wolf the online rights post up, further thoughts welcome 🙂 http://t.co/Yq7OFlEj Distributed Democracy wiki nearly done #
  • Declaration of online rights discussion on #society5 http://t.co/Yq7OFlEj RT to #gov2au #gov20 #opengov #auspol @bernardkeane @stilgherrian #
  • .@intrepidfear And a big part of the problem online is figuring out the context. Eg, opinion vs peer reviewed studies. #
  • .@intrepidfear Great point. Could you extrapolate on blog please? 🙂 Some might say everything is knowledge so long as you have context… #
  • I look forward to feedback on my attempt at a declaration of online rights 🙂 Have built on existing efforts. http://t.co/Yq7OFlEj #society5 #
  • Hey @willozap I think the flickr slideshow is now embedded right for #society5 please check it 🙂 #
  • Currently reading the latest #society5 post by @willozap "The perseverance of the nation-state" – what do you think? http://t.co/TaFpQBmX #
  • .@mikestuchbery Hah, everyone does it. History belongs to the victor of the day, does it not 😉 #
  • Ever notice actual violence inverse proportion to violent speech? RT @mikestuchbery Which bloodthirsty warlord holds dominion over us today? #
  • Getting sick of "it's time to ask the people" election rhetoric. "The people" spoke, we have a minority gov, which is more democratic anyway #
  • I go to the gym for 2 hours and this is what happens! #
  • So much awesome. This could totally rock RT @benwilliamson: @piawaugh Let's break this down. http://t.co/DAUO7UAH #
  • Interesting RT @mumbletwits: My 2 cents & 400 words. http://t.co/GUgWuLPi #
  • Cast is off wrist! Scaphoid healed! I might wait another day or two before getting back on the motorbike 😉 #fb #
  • Argh! Reading this is like watching a car crash. Is a little critical thinking too much to ask? http://t.co/tkw3nkUk #
  • Wow, makes me super comfortable in the scientific rigour of this hospital with reading material like this available. http://t.co/6cPoiGUW #
  • Feeling ripped off. The first time I ever see a character in a book with my name and she's disappointingly minor. 🙂 #GoT #
  • YAY, I'm there & excited 🙂 RT @BarCampCanberra: @piawaugh You can also find your name on the eventbright page : http://t.co/iqmiV74J GT #
  • Great article RT @stilgherrian: Me at @SMH: "You are what you surf, buy or tweet", on the surveillance society. http://t.co/nshx2UZX #
  • Playing with electricity, motorbikes, electronic monitoring boards and soldering, with a mate Paul 🙂 #fb http://t.co/U5OtMpdL #
  • Have you made a nomination for 2012 Gov ICT Awards? Includes eGov, Gov 2.0 innovator & ICT pro. Closes Mar 1 http://t.co/CITgTnIz #gov2au #
  • .@AboutTheHouse if you Google stuff from aph, links don't redirect. Eg library occasional lecture series page http://t.co/y1a7Sq9L #
  • I'm keen to do two sessions at #govcampqld 1) #society5 & Distributed Democracy & 2) on changing tech culture in gov. Anyone interested? 🙂 #
  • I'm looking on my HTC. No mobile theme. Might be optimised for iProducts? /cc @chieftech @camcgr @trib @gavintapp #
  • .@trib the Google webmaster tool is really useful for finding stuff wrong and fixing. /cc @gavintapp #
  • Great to see new APH website up, but there don't appear to be any redirects from old site? Unfortunate as wastes Google juice :/ #gov2au #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-19

  • It's not about belief, data's obvious but narrative unfortunate. He was on side after 10 mins. Amazing what respectful dialogue can do [2/2] #
  • Funny story: older guy upon learning I work in gov asked whether I believe in global warming. I said sad the issue been so polarised.. [1/2] #
  • Taking @silviapfeiffer out for her hen's night tonight with all the girls. Lots of fun planned, and sangria 😉 http://t.co/xJbe6q38 #
  • Totally 🙂 RT @mattner_d: @piawaugh Thinking of #society5 will you be speaking on it at #BCC2012 #
  • I love the sounds of a thunder storm and the sight of a landscape laid bare by lightening. Enjoying crazy weather in Canberra. #fb #
  • Just watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang for the first time. Excellent movie! 🙂 #
  • I think I had the best massage of my life today. Thai Bliss on Uni Ave Canberra. Really well trained staff. I got the remedial 🙂 #
  • Heh, thx for the link to my NIN post @stilgherrian 🙂 #
  • Video up! I'm the short, pale one 😉 RT New post: @VivekKundra and some lessons learnt about tech in gov http://t.co/A1xQLJTY #gov2au #gov20 #
  • WIN RT @stewartsmith: @chris_bloke @piawaugh @mikal I bet Chuck Norris can transfer data faster than light 🙂 #
  • Yes 🙂 RT @nzlemming: @piawaugh @trib Heh, leading thoughts is like herding cats. You get a bit scratched up. #
  • True, but what of new ways? Quantum anyone? 😉 RT @chris_bloke: @piawaugh @mikal sadly new pipes don't increase the speed of light.. #
  • Me too. Would be difficult T9 compete is think RT @jimboot: @piawaugh I'd be interested in the cost diff between Au & us cloud #aiiasummit #
  • .@trib you need then all 🙂 you are in a position of being a thought leader. So lead 🙂 #
  • RT to #gov2au #aiiasummit 🙂 vid to come. New post: Vivek Kundra and some lessons learnt about tech in gov http://t.co/A1xQLJTY #
  • .@jackrdan Tethering from phone. Free & quality wireless should be a bare minimum expectation at confs today, *ESP* tech confs. #aiiasummit #
  • Gar, fascinating discussion atm whether Aus can compete on cloud services due to international latency/local laws & I'm stuck USB tethering! #
  • Yeah, this is a fascinating discussion tho because it goes to heart of validity of Aus capacity @steve_evil @rbtcollins @mikal @stewartsmith #
  • Thx all. Au cloud services a ? due to latency/laws @cgiffard @johnallsopp @rockyh @johnallsopp @rockyh @stewartsmith @jimboot @stryqx @mikal #
  • Would more international pipes help? RT @stryqx: @jimboot @piawaugh will no-one think of the physics? Useful only if latency not important. #
  • Me too. Would be difficult T9 compete is think RT @jimboot: @piawaugh I'd be interested in the cost diff between Au & us cloud #aiiasummit #
  • Thx RT @RockyH: @piawaugh it's not so much about safe harbour being an issue setting up cloud data centers here but latency and capacity. #
  • Lucky they have us 😉 Loud constructive input important MT @trib: Too many still wowed by celebrity & buzzwords rather than dirty hands IMO #
  • Happy bday! You guys are too cute 🙂 RT @nambor: …perfect day for a birthday too @alexmyoung 8) Happy birthday – I love you heaps!! #
  • I wonder if anyone will talk about safe harbour issues in relation to opp for Australia to be leading global cloud provider? #aiiasummit #
  • .@trib sure, in the two talks I've seen in the last 24 hrs, he has spoken primarily about old role and broader shift in society. #
  • Sure 🙂 RT @TheFlashpacker: @piawaugh hey we're sitting behind you live streaming #aiiasummit could you RT the link? http://t.co/FPdk38xX #
  • .@trib heh, but Stephen, cynicism should not blind you or lead to pessimism. Everything always w/ critical thinking. Otherwise you miss out. #
  • Vivek: often gov collaboration stalled by us vs them attitude. Hard to get ppl over that. #aiiasummit #gov2au #
  • .@trib hah, @stilgherrian's cynicism sometimes get in the way 😉 I'm not breathless, he us making some good points. Certainly some hype too #
  • Vivek in response to ? on what he'd do differently: move faster. He wants more focus on reforming gov hiring to get better ppl #aiiasummit #
  • Vivek: tech isn't a panacea, you still have disconnected ppl, you need to engage w/ *all* the ppl. But don't use that as excuse #aiiasummit #
  • Vivek: there is a shift in power from a few gov officials to the ppl. Which was the point of democracy but now we have the tech. #aiiasummit #
  • .@stilgherrian have you looked at it? I understand being cynical of dashboard hype, but it's a very cool project. #itdashboard #aiiasummit #
  • .@lukehopewell I think he is v interesting. At last nights #gov2au dinner he spoke about shift in society w SOPA as eg of public rebelling #
  • .@FCTweedie totally. Cloud is like outsourcing, similar risk unless carefully considered & strategic control maintained #aiiasummit #
  • Heh RT @stilgherrian: "Darwinian pressures of the consumer web!" DRINK! #AIIASummit #
  • Vivek: innovation in gov requires good policy/procurement & good people. He made the same point at last nights #gov2au event. #aiiasummit #
  • Vivek's shift to "cloud first" strategy was result of frustration with gov use and misuse of tech. #aiiasummit #
  • Vivek: when we identified issue projects we put then on hold & put sector on notice. We cancelled wasteful/failed contracts #aiiasummit #
  • Vivek: talking about IT Dashboard, a very cool initiative & open sourced too 🙂 He challenged the status quo and focused on outcomes #gov2au #
  • Vivek gave kudos to Minister Conroy for his cloud speech & to @katelundy for her work on public participation. Yay 🙂 #gov2au #aiiasummit #
  • At #aiiasummit on #cloud Be interesting to see how balanced it is. I think "cloud" useful if considered carefully http://t.co/f8In3ZMb #
  • Yes. Neither are top clicks from YouTube RT @bernietb: Oi, News Breakfast, Obama tweeting a valentines message to his wife is NOT news. FFS. #
  • Vivek on ? of gov procurement: centralised policies important but whole of gov contracts in consultation w depts. Mandate won't work #gov2au #
  • Vivek: procurement policy that disrupts status quo & enables engagement with innovative players is vital for gov innovation #gov2au #
  • Vivek on ? re gov as tech change agent: gov should demand projects on time, good service. He challenged sector to better serve #gov2au #
  • Currently a debate about whether online if even what citizens want, need. Good comments from the floor & Vivek #gov2au #
  • Gr8 point. At least you're not alone RT @AMCSviatko: @piawaugh But how do you recognise them & utilise them? #frustratedchangeagent #gov2au #
  • Vivek: the danger is to not move, to play safe. It's vital to move and be thoughtful but bold to use the opp. #gov2au #
  • And #gov2au @craigthomler 🙂 RT @USAembassyinOZ: Check out @piawaugh for "tech, #opengov & innovation" with @VivekKundra right now! #
  • Vivek on ? of Digital Divide & representation: NBN major opp, but elsewhere you need to figure out innovative ways to engage ppl #gov2au #
  • Vivek on expectation mgmt: … but ppl do have many useful contributions to make, so you need to facilitate & support that #gov2au #
  • Vivek on ? on expectation mgmt of #gov20 we are in transition period. Ppl don't trust gov or feel they have voice. Need to persist #gov2au #
  • Vivek on my ? on innovation in tech: you need to let go of ppl who don't innovate, hiring practices important to get change agents #gov2au #
  • I'm starting to think I should invite @vivekkundra to contribute to #society5 & the #distributeddemocracy 🙂 #
  • Vivek: #gov20 community, both in gov and in citizenship are driving innovation. Gov investment on NBN very important to innovation #gov2au #
  • Vivek: it is now easier to innovate and compete due to new tech, and those that innovate dominate, as they fill the space. #gov2au #
  • Vivek: European changes 2 gov transparency drove out inappropriate stuff. Basically new shift in power makes transparency inevitable #gov2au #
  • Vivek: Indian gov drove aggressive FOI changes, results of the transformation was short term pushback, longer term transparency #gov2au #
  • Vivek: SOPA a good example of conflict of old and new ideas, old and new models. It made for a public uprising & diff outcome. #gov2au #
  • Vivek: why is gov behind the ball? Basically because gov has traditionally looked to small groups, now gov needs to expand this #gov2au #
  • *Loving* this talk! #gov2au #
  • Vivek: greater shift in power today than ever before due to technology. 5b mobile devices. Everyone can be a sensor & publisher #gov2au #
  • Vivek: #opengov is an epic war between the status quo and progress. Inertia in gov is hard. There's a universal shift in power #gov2au #
  • Going to try live Tweeting @vivekkundra on tech, #opengov & innovation. @craigthomler is also here so follow #gov2au 🙂 #
  • Great stuff RT @glenn_archer: RT @sherro58: Not just nonsense: #gov2au examples http://t.co/AZpvwLFi #
  • Heh RT @mpesce: No one take two seats on a peak hour train in my town. #cityrailavenger #
  • I feel the love 🙂 RT @aguidodavis: @piawaugh yes, I will celebrate it by…working at tech support. 🙂 #valentinesdayplans #
  • Tonight am going to hear @vivekkundra talk tech, #opengov innovation & gov. Should be awesome 🙂 #gov2au #oddvalentineplans #
  • Happy Valentine's peeps! 🙂 #fb #
  • Heh, totally 🙂 RT @aguidodavis: @piawaugh If this is the black wrist cast of yore, further upside: feeling vaguely badass. #
  • Downsides with wrist cast: no motorbikes, no guitar, no gaming, limited typing, pain. Upside: bone supposedly healing. Only 3wks to go! #fb #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-12

  • Interesting, thx for sharing 🙂 RT @peterjblack: "What does ‘Keynesian’ really mean?" http://t.co/PM6oCuy9 #
  • Heh, grin 🙂 RT @arfisk: @piawaugh All you need now is a lance and a shaving bowl and… TILT!! #
  • Lol RT @gruffbilly: If you have a troll problem, if no one else can help, & if you can find them, maybe you can hire.. The Billy Goats Gruff #
  • OH: "oh look, there are some of those wind mill things. You know, for climate change". #funnytraintrips #
  • Clever man 🙂 @smiffy: @piawaugh Looks like a globe artichoke to me. /cc @queensoheart #
  • Can anyone guess what this is? From the garden of @heartsoqueen http://t.co/bFeeEQrh #
  • But limited spots, so pls escorting now 🙂 RT @OZloop: Forum and dinner with Vivek Kundra https://t.co/IvSBcwBI #gov2au #opengov #
  • For #gov2au #opengov peeps, come to a talk, chat & dinner if you like w @VivekKundra Feb 14th 5:30pm. Details & RSVP @ https://t.co/IvSBcwBI #
  • Am excited about "Great friends on paper" tmrw night, part of NLA Handwritten exhibition. Letters by Erasmus, Galileo, Descartes & Voltaire. #
  • .@jeamland I'm not sure about that. Regardless, they're quite public commitment to users having control over content is good. @stilgherrian #
  • Free internet at NLA = #win but having to re-click on the "welcome to nla network, click here to continue page" every 5 minutes = #fail #
  • Excited RT @TEDxCanberra: A second TEDxCanberra talk has been posted on TED! This time it's Stephen Coleman. Post at http://t.co/HIffHWS2 #
  • .@spelingbee but also, the premise that doing anything personal at work is bad for productivity is false. Net banking a good eg /cc @rexster #
  • Have asked AIIA if they can squeeze us in. Will know tmrw RT @craigthomler: @piawaugh I wonder if we could get Vivek to a Gov2au lunch 🙂 #
  • Totally. :)RT @craigthomler: @trib why stop now just when ur getting experienced at fighting inertia? 🙂 cc @stefanitza @purserj #
  • Me too 🙂 RT @aroha_groves: Well the work year has definitely started! Kinda exciting what's coming up this year and even next year! #
  • Yes, this RT @stefanitza: The discussion between @trib and @piawaugh on tech in gov right now is textbook 'how to frame the issue' stuff. #
  • .@trib I'm specifically going into APS to help with this stuff which means building on good work of those before. I look fwd 2 more chats 🙂 #
  • .@trib there are stories on both sides of innovation in gov. Stop generalising 😛 It undermines the efforts of those doing awesome stuff. #
  • .@trib Aus gov isn't a single entity, many depts have ie8 or FireFox. Do you understand how overarching statements like this don't help? #
  • Agree RT @reijin64 afterthought, contractor culture in govt exacerbates the problem as nobody experienced can support app.@RuthEllison @trib #
  • .@trib it is the curse of this community that many fall back on their frustration. Sustainable change comes through leadership & action. #
  • .@trib you've done good work over years which I respect, but you often boil things down too much which doesn't help nor show your expertise. #
  • .@reijin64 yeah, and from mindset that new apps will be backwards compatible. #fail /cc @RuthEllison @trib #
  • .@trib yeah for sure. Everything with a grain if salt. Always 🙂 /cc @delimiterau #
  • Anyone? RT @SMinney: @piawaugh @craigthomler know any SAS programmers familiar with mainframe environs happy to work in Tuggers? #
  • As usual @trib I'm mostly trying to provide a little context to your holier than thou black & white "stupid gov" attitude 🙂 /cc @NewtonMark #
  • .@trib whut!? Of course IE6 sucks, but you can't just compare a recommendation in one country with a legacy implementation issue in another. #
  • Alert for #gov2au folk, Vivek Kundra here next week. Events happening around Australia inc Canberra. Some by AIIA http://t.co/8Dg3i4Lr #
  • .@jason_a_w hah, I'm in a dodgy 3g area so RT'd it to read later. I saw Bruce speak at Linux.conf.au a few years ago. It was fantastic. #
  • .@rexster: before social media there was spider solitaire and before that phones – all were seen initially as productivity issues #gov2au #
  • Good point RT @tweetingtechno: @piawaugh @jonkudelka It's one letter longer! 'media is' vs' media are' #
  • .@rexster on usefulness of Twitter: current trends, crowdsourcing, amplification. He says use networks available inc staff networks #gov2au #
  • Heh, not bad idea but 140char forces brevity RT @jonkudelka: Have decided to unfollow people who refer to the media as a single person today #
  • Listening to @rexster do typical #socmed rant about IT depts. So few ppl consider ways to fix prob beyond "just do it" & "outsource" #gov2au #
  • .@trib big diff bw recommendation & implementation but nice comparing apples/oranges. Do you even know why some were stuck on IE6? #gov2au #
  • Am at a #CollabIT brekkie, about to hear from @rexster about developing a social media strategy. Should be interesting. #gov2au #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-05

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-29

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22

  • Saw the US Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movie. Apart from the gratuitous (but beautiful) intro, it was fantastic. Really well done 🙂 #
  • Yays! 🙂 RT @gavintapp: RT @maxious: Linux.conf.au 2013 Canberra (successful) bid website @ http://t.co/1xZykNtS #lca2012 #
  • #lca2012 was amazing. So many wonderful, inspiring, thought provoking, awesome ppl & discussions. Thx organisers, LA & every person there 🙂 #
  • Yes. I wanna red one 🙂 RT @emmajeans: @piawaugh This! http://t.co/rjCdKzUP #
  • Great point from @ioerror, encrypting data before you store it online helps with privacy/security issues of trusting the #cloud #lca2012 #
  • "I have nothing to hide" is a fallacy or a matter of privilege. — @ioerror #lca2012 #
  • .@ioerror talking about the panopticon and how people tend to self censor when they are under surveillance. See also Foucault. #lca2012 #
  • .@ioerror just took a photo of the crowd. Obviously to identify ALL THE PEOPLE. #lca2012 #gettingparanoid #
  • For those interested, the book ref'd last night is War on the Internet by @BernardKeane. I highly recommend. http://t.co/mltRTFp0 #lca2012 #
  • Last night I had a dream. A dream my cast was on the wrong hand. I woke up trying to pull it off *over* fractured scaphoid. Ouch 🙂 #lca2012 #
  • .@nurhussein thanks, it's fantastic! Great content, ppl, discussions. It is wonderfully inspiring. #lca2012 #
  • I didn't mean it quite like how it came out 🙂 RT @mibus: "With a name like Rusty, we had to get some type of tool…" — @piawaugh #lca2012 #
  • Cool RT @willozap: @piawaugh Ok, new way to start: Fun + Sarkozy: #society5 http://t.co/cVdh02nm http://t.co/t9d0dLbm http://t.co/sWaVur5L #
  • Interesting article by @dannolan on the scope creep (im)balance of policing http://t.co/QiUsXlmZ #
  • Elizabeth Garbee giving gr8 talk on astronomers trying to measure gravitational waves using millisecond pulsars. Ref'd Au SKA 🙂 #lca2012 #
  • RT @kim_weatherall: Paper shows patents impact scientific research http://t.co/7Kb3xYGd (scientists avoid projects impacted) #lca2012 #
  • RT @kim_weatherall: This paper finds patents don't significantly help commercialization of inventions: http://t.co/Z5egwKiq #lca2012 #
  • In open data BoF @aimee_maree talked about Got Gastro, great website. http://t.co/sOtiQTK1 #lca2012 #gov2au #
  • Achieving open data: step 1) just publish, step 2) quality data (compliant systems, etc), step 3) collaborate #lca2012 http://t.co/x6EBDucM #
  • Hey @kim_weatherall, @felix42 said you have some research/stats around patents in Australia. Anything you can share? 🙂 #lca2012 #
  • The Free Software Act, interesting idea. http://t.co/jJcvMe9U #lca2012 #
  • Tridge says independent invention as a defense & interoperability as fair use are two mods that would improve patents system #lca2012 #
  • Grin RT @patentology: FOSS headlines you will never see? What abt 'Blackburn decline Samba transfer request' http://t.co/2MIKrp2G #truestory #
  • Powerful statement on #SOPA from xkcd. Nice. http://t.co/YIglzRMQ #
  • Ta RT @trevclarke: @joshgnosis @j_hutch @gusworldau Slowest search ever, results for "open source" Herald Sun: http://t.co/UZ41UbkP #lca2012 #
  • Handy tip from @gusworldau: press releases are useful but personalise them, tell the journo why they'd be interested #lca2012 #
  • Handy tip for dealing with the press, press releases are useful but personalise them, tell the journo why they'd be interested #lca2012 #
  • Point from @gusworldau on falsity of broad assumption ads always dictate content in tech media. #lca2012 #
  • Linus' response to a media question from @gusworldau on how much it'd cost to get him to come to a geek party. #lca2012 http://t.co/Ypig34cD #
  • "journalists like free speech, they like free beer, but don't always want to get into the complexities in between." @gusworldau #lca2012 #
  • Fascinating, the top 10 tech media websites in Australia by @gusworldau #lca2012 http://t.co/9a7kxqIK #
  • I think we have a good community of tech journos in Australia. Doesn't always translate to coverage says @gusworldau #lca2012 #
  • Totally, voting now 🙂 RT @chrisjrn: Hey, @gusworldau's talk on tech journalism is fantastic. #lca2012 #
  • Angus' talk about FOSS & media. Hilarious & informative. Gets my vote 🙂 "The only way Linux would make the Sun Herald" http://t.co/Anqa5YCZ #
  • .@chrisjrn Hah! "With all due respect…" http://t.co/G4IEoSmp #talledaganights #lca2012 #
  • Whenever people start effectively with "no offense, but…" I am entertained and mildly annoyed. Thanks audience member 🙂 #lca2012 #
  • Haha, jokes OH in @allisonrandal's talk: "man house", "apropos flush" #lca2012 #
  • Accidentally stumbled across this surprisingly interesting article on "Australian egalitarianism", starting w language http://t.co/anAwrkvn #
  • Karen's talk this morning has reminds me to turn off bluetooth/wireless on my phone now, and on my heart monitor later 😉 #lca2012 #
  • Cool, RT to #lca2012 @lukeweston: @piawaugh: http://t.co/kAccnvxj #
  • .@Alegrya Big difference between striving for great user experience (similarity) & lock-in Apple imposes vs what FOSS tries to do #lca2012 #
  • .@ioerror Cool, thanks. Hey @supersat @aczeskis, is there a blog post or something about your car hacks? 🙂 /cc @lukeweston #
  • Scary RT @ej_butler: @hackuador @piawaugh Did you see this story last year? Insulin Pump hacked http://t.co/if6ngxwD #medtronic #lca2012 #
  • Really enjoying the talk by Karen Sandler at #lca2012 Bring home the importance of software freedom to everyday life, esp health apps. #
  • Hand is aching today. Too much typing & Tweeting 🙁 Retiring early to write blog & prepare for Martial Arts BoF tmrw morn at #lca2012 🙂 #fb #
  • Thanks @chrisjrn @kathyreid & @jaimekristene #
  • OK, I've forgotten and can't quickly find this on the wiki, how do I vote for talks for the "Best Of" slots at #lca2012 🙂 #
  • Fantastic talk by Bdale Garbee about FreedomBox, a great idea to make privacy easy for people online. This gets my vote 🙂 #lca2012 #
  • Wikipedia has gone dark to protest SOPA. Fascinating. Be great to get stats after the blackout on how many click throughs & such #lca2012 #
  • For those I've chatted to about #society5 I've some early thoughts in my blog last year http://t.co/CWgkLcZt #lca2012 More coming v soon 🙂 #
  • Hey @paulzee, you can see most tech related stuff from the last federal budget here http://t.co/HhJVwtrt #lca2012 #
  • OMG PWNIES! 🙂 #lca2012 @caseopaya: @piawaugh link for you http://t.co/lEVUHaym #
  • If ppl want to read great book on critical thinking & failure (even in science!) read @tribalscientist's book http://t.co/q7sOuFAX #lca2012 #
  • Actually, bridge experiment isn't taking into account the variable of person type choosing to take a scary bridge vs safe bridge. #lca2012 #
  • Playing Tetris interferes with long term memory, scientifically proven apparently. Wow. That will be useful 🙂 #lca2012 #
  • Listening to @pjf reminds me of Gladwell's Tipping point. Recognising different traits helps your project "connectors, mavens & salespeople" #
  • Hey @tribalscientist, @pjf is giving kenote (now) at #lca2012 & referencing the chicken and shovel split brain experiment 🙂 You might enjoy #
  • Interesting analogy between taxes and club membership. Comments are quite diverse too. http://t.co/CPqmRWLz #
  • Also for @chrisjrn, other #lca2012 peeps may enjoy the Glenn Beck Conspiracy Theory Generator 🙂 http://t.co/5d1UxIHM #
  • Yo @chrisjrn, you can find that song in my soundcloud favs http://t.co/Z5lhNzm3 "Burn (Angel of Destruction Mix) by TweakerRay" #
  • POLICY CIRCLES is interesting (made for Pacific consultation). Ppl might also be interested in #publicsphere http://t.co/zvI5NUPu #lca2012 #
  • Hearing about Pacific Institute of Public Policy http://t.co/V5XK93fL & Policy Circles http://t.co/Ky9UinMB Interesting projects #lca2012 #
  • Excited about the mix of martial arts lined up for the Martial Arts BoF. Come along if you are interested 🙂 http://t.co/Ar5Y3aPi #lca2012 #
  • Interesting point from POLICY CIRCLES talk at #lca2012 "People are torn between the desire for peace and desire for justice". #
  • .@purserj Ah, BOFH culture, it is a dangerous and seductive path to darkness. Resist the user-hate people! 😉 /cc @shorebuck #
  • I think there's something in that for all of us. RT @shorebuck as a user you can hate an editor. As tech support you can hate all of them (: #
  • Whenever I use OpenOffice I am reminded how annoying it can be. For the smug out there MSOffice is no better. I should stick to vim #lca2012 #
  • For @ajtowns, this is stunning! Manual 3D printing of fish -> painted layers between layers of resin. http://t.co/VVAXyEy5 #lca2012 #
  • Interesting read "APS employees have the same right to freedom of expression as other members of the community" http://t.co/aneyG1gd #gov2au #
  • Just linking to the Sarkozy speech for ppls interest, which I'm going over again for research. http://t.co/tA6y0EDM /cc @willozap #society5 #
  • Yes! RT @kattekrab: RT @rillian: #lca2012 remains an awesome group of people. #
  • Watching movie reader that describes video content as it plays. Demo is Elephants Dream which is hard to understand regardless 😉 #lca2012 #
  • Really excited about @ioerror's talk Friday. Might feed into a project I'm working on atm so hoping to chat. Watch this space 😉 #lca2012 #
  • Martial arts geeks at #lca2012 – Come to the Martial Arts BOF Thurs morn to train & share 🙂 http://t.co/bjjOzUyY #
  • In multimedia miniconf. Jan makes a good point: DRM fundamentally flawed because limiting access to content you want ppl to access. #lca2012 #
  • Relevant to Haecksen #lca2012 RT @PennySharpemlc: From US: why women don't want to run for elected office. Worth a read http://t.co/5WjeEQmP #
  • Stunning RT @neerav: wow 1 of my photos (full moon last wk) http://t.co/ao3RR66Z was featured on the Flickr "Interesting" page. 1515 views #
  • Awesomes RT @BronyRT: RT @nekonoir: Linux + Bronies = all the squee #lca2012 #mylittlepony http://t.co/30RPmfV7 #
  • Tmrw I will bring my pwnies tshirt 😉 RT @Tempestrix: Why are there ponies? #lca2012 #sysadminconf #
  • .@weezmgk ah, thanks 🙂 and to the rest of you too 🙂 #
  • In Haecksen miniconf at #lca2012 listening to stats on female representation at lca & of speakers. We have gone from 0% to 23% speakers 🙂 #
  • Arrived at #lca2012 in time for the conf opening. Yays! I'll be tweeting this week about the conf, mostly just thoughts/links/blogs 🙂 #
  • Interesting. Kind or kid? RT @bengrubb: Aussie wunderkind gets $US250k for technology that could revolutionise web http://t.co/1ds0Qtsr #
  • Hah! 🙂 RT @linuxconfau: @piawaugh Safe travels Pia! We'd say break a leg, but we don't want to risk it 🙂 #
  • One for @johnf 🙂 Moosli from the plane. http://t.co/O1ynQDPo #
  • One for @johnf 🙂 Moosli from the plane. null #
  • Now just a bus ride away from #lca2012 Woot! #
  • On my way to #lca2012 Early start but it's a long way to Ballarat 🙂 Will blog the week as usual. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-15

  • Sharing again for back to work crowd 🙂 BEST XMAS POPPER THING EVER! Why did the chicken cross the road, Machiavelli. http://t.co/tgGyZzUy #
  • Field Of Dreams mushroom burger at Grill'd (Belconnen). Oh wow. #
  • Listening to cover of Tomorrow ny Killing Heidi in a cafe. I prefer the original, but it is quite sweet. #
  • .@graceless_me that's right, follow us to land of awesome! Hopefully we'll find it soon 😉 /cc @ScottRhodie @techAU @Asher_Wolf @nanopunk #
  • This will get annoying pretty fast :/ #fracturedscaphoid #firstworldproblems I still loved dirt bike riding/jumping 🙂 http://t.co/s5KIllmN #
  • In xray, likelihood of fracture = high. Wrist feels heaps better than after dirt bike accident, but still tender bone. #firstworldproblems #
  • Wow RT @Liberationtech: Combating Net Copyright Infringement While Protecting Open & Innovative Net http://t.co/7c2CIvWT #
  • Very excited about #lca2012 🙂 I had to delay coming early (house painting) but I arrive first thing Monday morning. Yays! #getyourgeekon #
  • Packing up ones house you find the strangest things 🙂 #lca2012 #lca2003 http://t.co/Cukpw8MA #
  • .@JoAllebone Heh, I hear ya! In exactly the same boat. Trying to find somewhere to live in Canberra whilst doing 100 other things = hard! :/ #
  • Painting my house today, am EXHAUSTED and it is only day 1. Ceiling looks a million times better though 🙂 Tomorrow, WALLS! 🙂 #
  • Fascinating RT @nigroeneveld: How China Thinks About the Future of Cyberspace Conflict http://t.co/0UiKudjH #china #cyberwar #infosec #
  • .@patentology heh, yeah 🙂 Be interesting to get actual gender stats on diff games, but AFAIK women are roughly half of gamers /cc @IDEALAW #
  • .@reijin64 My mum was a computer technician. Jokes about women/mothers & tech have always seemed rly dumb to me 🙂 /cc @IDEALAW @patentology #
  • Implying? #gamer RT @IDEALAW: LOL RT @patentology: 'Angry Birds' more popular with women over 30 than 'Call of Duty'? Who would've thought?! #
  • SM still maturing RT @peterjblack: hmm this is interesting "Study: Social networkers have more ethics problems at work" http://t.co/R970OfGj #
  • Always awesome to meet inspiring clever ppl. Thx @mia_will for the catch up and the intro 🙂 #
  • Interesting RT @sanchezjb: Hacked memo leaked: Apple, Nokia, RIM supply backdoors for gov intercepts? http://t.co/sNBchf23 #netfreedom #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-08

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-01