Category: Tweets

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-20

  • Thx @phonakins but trav @DavidLMackie was being nice and we had a good chat on farm bike riding (which I'm used to) vs road bikes 🙂 #
  • Gov2qld linked in group for #gov2au stuff happening in qld and to collaborate with others 🙂 #bcc2011 #
  • Listening to talk about http://www.greatvenue.info to document accessibility of venues to make places more awesome 🙂 Check it out! #bcc2011 #
  • Amusing lightning talk by @happysinger re differentiation between pirates and piracy #bcc2011 Saying we need to evolve our language on this. #
  • April 30th, SkeptiCamp in Sydney, sounds interesting. "We are about science and reason" #bcc2011 #
  • Mint robots look awesome 🙂 #bcc2011 http://bit.ly/ds3TmO #
  • Erk, my last talk on #datavis & mapping was crap, sorry folks! Will do a detailed, useful (and overdue) blog post to make it up 🙂 #bcc2011 #
  • Great talk on online consultation from Vic gov guy. Just pointed out forcing online signups to consult is barrier to participation! #bcc2011 #
  • Great point that there needs to be a separation of presenting evidence and presenting policy so evidence can stand alone #bcc2011 #
  • Apparently about to talk in front of @Jester_Jeff 😉 #bcc2011 #
  • My discussion on #opendata and data.gov.au is at 1410, & then I'm doing a talk on #datavis & maps at 1450 for those interested 🙂 #bcc2011 #
  • I just got in trouble for suggesting the bucket of titanium hips from the crematorium could be for cost recovery 😉 #bcc2011 #
  • Listening to a talk about being cremated, rockin' 😉 #bcc2011 #
  • Just met @emotivate at #bcc2011 🙂 Very interested in talking about @gov2qld and #gov20 stuff in Canada 🙂 I love barcamps! 🙂 #
  • To all you #bcc2011 ppl who say "it's not about the tech", tech is also important so don't discount it or you won't get anywhere 😛 #bcc2011 #
  • Good point from @trib, gov depts need "community managers" agitator ppl to drive online foo, adoption, etc. #bcc2011 Ppl need geeks 😉 #
  • Online collab: "no one talks in gov, no one is allowed to collab". Also "enemy to online collab is travel perks" 🙂 #bcc2011 #
  • I just said "a little less tech" at #bcc2011 in my defense lets talk more about online collab in gov & less about which version sw 😛 @trib #
  • GovDex is an AGIMO hosted (free) collab tool, currently has 20,000 people across 2,000 communities #bcc2011 #
  • Online collab: "many gov depts see social media as a tech thing, not comms". Personally I reckon both tech & comms skills needed #bcc2011 #
  • Interesting session on online collaboration by AGIMO, @trib now suggesting AGIMO should do more facilitation of awesome #bcc2011 #
  • #bcc2011 RT #barcampcanberra in gr8 talk on #MakeHackVoid need to get along for hacking, awesome! 🙂 Vote 1 for @evildeece's nametag! 🙂 #
  • Bugger! Just realised most ppl are using #bcc2011 so going to retweet my #barcampcanberra tweets to that hashtag! Fie! 🙂 #
  • I want programmable nametag like @evildeece's to wear at work. Perhaps "in ur parlimentz, openen ur govimentz" 😉 #barcampcanberra #
  • At #barcampcanberra in great talk about #MakeHackVoid need to get along for hacking, awesome stuff! 🙂 Vote 1 for @evildeece's nametag! 🙂 #
  • Argh! Forgot my charger, if anyone at #barcampcanberra has an HTC charger pls find me 🙂 forgot to charge overnight :/ #
  • I'm not bringing bike to #barcampcanberra now as I need to bring hardware, hopefully a @jdub & I rly shld work my way up to 2hrs ride 😉 #
  • Just had to post this. Gratuitous puppy photo of Po, exhausted in my car after a few hours playing 🙂 http://t.co/vrYFIkn #
  • You all totally rock 🙂 @craigthomler @NETDe @sherro58 @RayPoynter @atomic_anu @chieftech #
  • See may of you at #barcampcanberra tomorrow. I'm excited! I hope I'm up to riding my bike in, it'll be my first time on the highway 🙂 #
  • Annoying songs that plagued me today: Spanish Flea, I'm Too Sexy & random Bieber crap. Balanced out by Ain't No Rest For The Wicked & NIN 🙂 #
  • Hey @edhusicMP, thought you might like this twibbon for #HarmonyDay 🙂 http://twb.ly/gxq5sd /cc @katelundy #
  • Woot for maps! 🙂 RT @KateLundy New post: Find a Harmony Day event near you! http://bit.ly/hyEF7E #HarmonyDay #gov2au #
  • Playing a lot of Borderlands atm with my bro, amazing game esp 2 player. Gr8 intro/theme song 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX-1MjpZZN0 #
  • Support Harmony Day 2011, add a #twibbon now! – http://twb.ly/gxq5sd – Create one here – http://twb.ly/f02AU3 #
  • All right already! Still good to see you all come out of the woodwork 😉 @Du4 @jim_croft @trib #
  • I'm surprised, I throw a Fight Club quote out there, and no response. And I had such high hopes for you all 😉 #
  • Hi @Heavenly_Hev, I noticed you already created a #HarmonyDay Twibon, I was going to make a transparent one for ppl if that's cool 🙂 #
  • Google Fusion Tables, I love you! You make creation of awesome customised maps easy & fun! I may do maps/datavis talk at @BarCampCanberra 🙂 #
  • Interesting, forum about public transport (& no doubt the lack thereof) in Yass for those interested 🙂 http://www.tpmplanning.com/yass.html #
  • Yay! Just a cold, no whooping cough for me! Back to work tmrw and I'm going for a bike ride to celebrate leaving isolation 🙂 #
  • Double rainbows!!?! OMG! 🙂 RT @ Rog42: What does it mean????? http://t.co/svc9vqm #
  • RT to #gov20 🙂 Gr8 new blog by @jameskliemt of QLD Police on their use of social media: RT You’ve come a long way baby http://is.gd/YbR7u2 #
  • Great new blog by @jameskliemt of QLD Police on their use of social media: RT You’ve come a long way baby http://is.gd/YbR7u2 #gov2au #em20 #
  • Delightful IRC convo on pros & cons of eye gouging for self defence. My thoughts: too risky when there are easier more effective options 😉 #
  • Heh, actually some quite funny ones 🙂 RT @sgentle You might like spamusement.com – Far Side-style illustrations of spam subject lines 😀 #
  • Why does badly spelt spam annoy me so much more than ordinary spam? Also, creative spam has started to amuse me, Stockholm syndrome? 🙂 #
  • Interesting RT @abcthedrum Western intervention is not always on the side of the angels, writes Michael Brull http://bit.ly/ek7zOS #
  • Survey for women/men re women in open culture communities 🙂 RT @AdaInitiative open technology & culture census. http://svy.mk/adacensus2011 #
  • Although that vid fake many "genuine" ones popping up, morons >:/ RT @dannolan: Japan's earthquake? Atheist's fault. – http://t.co/L1yluPs #
  • Wow, gr8 paper by iinet RT @glynmoody: Encouraging Legitimate Use of OnLine Content – http://t.co/MQ6WErl #piracy (v @1petermartin @jdub) #
  • Just had my first nasal swab, sounded a lot less of a pain than it was 🙁 Off into isolation till we are sure it isn't serious. Woot. #
  • Am home today awaiting test results for whooping cough. Hope its just a cold :/ Daytime tv is enough to make anyone feel worse tho 😉 #
  • AUSFTA+ACTA+TPP=AUSFAIL 🙁 RT @kattekrab look at @czaxx copyright post – TPP turning ISPs into copyright police http://bit.ly/e7j4LR #
  • Anyone else interested in going to Rollerderby in Canberra this weekend (after BarCamp)? 🙂 http://bit.ly/i8ojRp #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-13

  • Was glued to tv watching the footage of tsunami/earthquake in Japan and complete devastation. My heart and thoughts are with them. #
  • Awesome! My prize for somehow winning the tweeting comp at #girlgeeksyd yay! RT @katsbud prize! #girlgeeksyd 🙂 http://twitpic.com/48b79v #
  • Just joining @nerdgerl's efforts in getting @hexsteph to come along and give a talk to a #girlgeeksyd dinner, that would TOTALLY ROCK! 🙂 #
  • Is it possible that, as humans, we might be able to evolve beyond our frustrating persistent need for drama? News headlines getting funnier #
  • Great article RT @annabelcrabb: Today's IWD column — Behind every successful woman there's a wife #IWD2011 http://t.co/qdY3cnh #
  • Emily Baxter talking about "Taking the wannabe out of wannabe Girl Geek". Interesting 🙂 #girlgeeksyd She has worked for tech media too 🙂 #
  • Baxter giving gr8 talk about getting constructive feedback on yourself. I reckon it's def hard at times to see yourself clearly #girlgeeksyd #
  • Baxter talking about awesomeness of meeting new ppl who know cool things & challenge of not comparing oneself & feeling lesser #girlgeeksyd #
  • Had to retweet to #girlgeeksyd 🙂 RT @nambor "Digital Proctologist" – now that would be a business card 8) #
  • Veugelen now talking about social engineering & using Adobe security flaw to access someone else's computer. Must look this up #girlgeeksyd #
  • Veugelen now talking about port sniffing & is using http://nmap.org/, great way to interrogate your network for security holes #girlgeeksyd #
  • Once I tripled network responsiveness of client by sniffing network, identifying a dumb unnecessary protocol & killing it 🙂 #girlgeeksyd #
  • Anyone at #girlgeeksyd interested in security/forensics foo, check out http://www.wireshark.org/ to listen to and assess your network 🙂 #
  • Veugelen: More security attacks happen at the application layer as it is more vulnerable due to web apps access to network. #girlgeeksyd #
  • Damnit! Surely at a geek event security people shouldn't be using "hacker" in vain! He's talking about "crackers" #girlgeeksyd ppl 🙂 #
  • Veugelen: "Change from script kiddies pre 2006 to professional crackers in 2010". This guy really needs to watch sneakers 🙂 #girlgeeksyd #
  • Wouter Veugelen says he's honoured to be speaking at #girlgeeksyd as a man & invites any women to join his security team. I <3 forensics! 🙂 #
  • Smail: Women avoid conversations about salary negotiation. Men initiate salary discussions 4 times women. Interesting at #girlgeeksyd #
  • Salary negotiation from Smail: women earn on average 12% less than men for same job, biggest diff in executive level (av 18%) #girlgeeksyd #
  • Jo Smail on career devel: "1) Find awesome mentors 2) Embrace your geekiness and go deep 3) Self development, constantly learn" #girlgeeksyd #
  • Heh 🙂 RT @nerdgerl Even Microsoft want IE6 dead. Friends don't let friends use IE6. #girlgeeksyd #
  • What gov dataset do you want to see released? Suggest it on the new shiny data.gov.au at http://data.gov.au/suggest/ #gov2au #opendata #
  • Hey @damana! *hugs* Yes @kcarruthers is close by, but I tend to try to stay away from politics. I'm all about the policy man 😉 #
  • Hey @scruzin thought you might like this 🙂 http://bit.ly/fXRD09 "Cycling in New South Wales: What the data tells us” & related data #gov2au #
  • AWESOME! Blog post from Minister Gary Gray about new shiny http://data.gov.au released today. http://bit.ly/gzpbWS Give your feedback! 😀 #
  • Heh, nice quote 🙂 Kraus: "Never grow a wishbone when you should have grown a backbone" #girlgeeksyd #
  • Kraus: How to succeed 1) Have plan, don't leave to chance 2) Don't appear to lack confidence 3) Be at least aware of the "game" #girlgeeksyd #
  • Loving some of the fashion at #girlgeeksyd loving that I'm comfortable loving clothes *&* geeking out, took a while to get here 🙂 #
  • Kraus: "If you look around & can say ppl got where they are truly on merit, we don't need board targets, but isn't the case" #girlgeeksyd #
  • Lynn Kraus on "breaking the glass ceiling": "we're at a crossroads, orgs need to focus on flexible working conditions" #girlgeeksyd #
  • The smell of beer on the carpet is always a good start to #girlgeeksyd 🙂 see some of you here soon 🙂 http://t.co/AK3u6qz #
  • Wow! Currently there is a special for countrylink till end of April, Canberra to Sydney for $29 🙂 cheaper than petrol+parking for sure! #
  • Just saw a naked ducati, still a beautiful bike even without faring 🙂 #
  • RT @lif_au Five Important Points About Flexibility And Work/Life Balance http://bit.ly/f89Dvx /cc @katelundy #
  • Anyone in Canberra involved in FOSS business may be interested in going along to an OSIA meeting 🙂 http://osia.net.au/ #
  • Wow, anyone know who runs this? http://nbnexplained.org/ Very interesting and apparently community driven initiative 🙂 #nbn #
  • Currently playing with Google Fusion Tables for generating maps. Seems much nicer than Google Earth spreadsheet thingy. #opendata #datavis #
  • Yass is def *not* the place to be if you wake up with raging tonsils, nowhere open with aspirin or anything else useful. Resorting to salt #
  • Social media lesson #74 Don't try to coordinate coffee with ppl via Twitter when the location may be an Internet black hole. #
  • Want to make a Google map from a spreadsheet of stuff? I always lose this url, so this is also for me 😉 http://bit.ly/adPGtM #
  • I'm coming up to Sydney this Thursday for the Sydney Girl Geek dinner. Should be fun & techie, see some of you there 🙂 http://t.co/LG9O1u5 #
  • "Programming is as much an art as music is" nice quote from Trent Reznor http://tv.digg.com/diggdialogg/trentreznor #
  • Know a clever geek in gov? Nominate them for 2011 Government ICT awards b4 29th Mar! 🙂 http://bit.ly/h1O3rH #gov2au #opengov #opendata #
  • Differences between driving a car and riding a road bike #1 in a car you turn a corner, on a bike you *own* the corner 🙂 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-06

  • Took my new bike for 1st ride. Bit scared at first but was awesome fun! My bro also took me on his 1100, that was fun like bungee jumping 🙂 #
  • My new toy 🙂 very excited and hoping to do some long trips in coming months 🙂 yay! The gray one behind is my brother's http://t.co/a7WkzYN #
  • Woot! RT @andypiper: Nice to hear @katelundy & Aus govt 2.0 strategy called out for praise on Guardian Tech Weekly http://t.co/wWqmFmb #
  • Fascinating article RT @mfarnsworth: Bernardi, the Conservative Leadership Foundation and The People's Revolt: http://t.co/kGj99uO #
  • Just watched Forrest Gump for the first time, great movie 🙂 #
  • Gobsmacked. RT Rundle: with WikiLeaks, Manning erred in being human – http://bit.ly/foUHI2 #
  • This is awful RT Rundle: with WikiLeaks, Manning erred in being human – http://bit.ly/foUHI2 #
  • Interesting RT @AusConservation Hear the #qt scare campaign? Worried about electricity prices? Truth: http://acf.to/9070Sc #pricepollution #
  • Fascinating 🙂 RT @jclacherty interesting datavis 🙂 RT @rands: Win/loss record of prosecution in [US] Law & Order? http://j.mp/dMa8pJ #
  • Hey @TagAlongTess, sorry to hear we lost you to another place 🙁 Hope all goes well. Did you hand the #ACTWonkDrinks mantle to anyone? 🙂 #
  • OMG OMG OMG! This is totally awesome 🙂 Saotome Taichi – Dragon and Peony Sword Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xrn1a6UWnY Thx @nambor #
  • Reading Foucalt for uni, finding his theories of power interesting, especially power outside the sovereign & impact on individual & society #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-27

  • Pretty!!! Find out how green 🙂 RT @ABCtech Ed: Just had go in this Tesla http://yfrog.com/h5cklfj #wantsone 0-100 sub 4secs. Totally silent #
  • I think when it comes to ppl not in politics, the traditional labels of left or right don't really apply anymore. Most ppl are just ppl #
  • Interview between @katelundy and Gary Humphries this morning http://bit.ly/dSNhGw on carbon pricing for those interested. #auspol #
  • Oh that's hilarious RT @twoscomplement: @piawaugh Seems relevant 😉 : About OS updates http://bit.ly/enP2Ft (via @mefspb) #
  • Just started following @ABCtech, some good stuff for geeks & techie ppl 🙂 (being a geek, of course I use that term for power of good 😉 #
  • Few: "if we want to compare things, we need them in front of our eyes at the same time." Logical but underused wisdom #datavis #
  • Perhaps RT @camcgr: Microsoft products stuff up – the reason is we all expect a higher standard from Mac and Linux as its sold on that basis #
  • Totally 🙂 Also great tools for awesomeness but for most, misery RT @shorebuck: @piawaugh all computers are boxes of misery is my philosophy #
  • Why is it simply accepted by most ppl when Microsoft products stuff up, but if Macs or Linux stuff up there is a different standard applied? #
  • Few currently discussing importance of not just making sense of data, but the skills to communicate narrative to ppl. Book "Switch" #datavis #
  • Fews: Eyes have most receptors, highest bandwidth, highest conscious bandwidth & generally most powerful sense. Using cute graphs #datavis #
  • Few: data sense-making process Discovery-> Examine-> Understanding -> Explain -> Decision. Few: eyes most important, I reckon brain #datavis #
  • For @cafuego, the "poopy pant photo" 😉 http://t.co/9gnrnMn #
  • Lovely evening with @kattekrab & @cafuego. Yummy dinner, walk along pier & awesome inspiring discussion. Thx hugs! 😀 http://t.co/u1TC6YB #
  • We are going into fonts at the Stephen Few course. Argh! I am surrounded by typofiles! @jdub @kattekrab @klepas @sundress @katelundy 😛 #
  • Stephen Few has a fictitious org chart with Gordon Gekko, Bill Lumbergh, Ari Gold, Miranda Priestly & Matthew Scott – Hilarious! 🙂 #datavis #
  • For those interested in free sparklines: http://bit.ly/1Ly0fG for OOo or http://bit.ly/90Lc for excel (invented by Tufte) #datavis #
  • Today's #datavis on dashboards comes down to a) provide status + context + assessment b) simplify & don't be limited by tech & c) think! #
  • Wow! Will help a lot of SMEs with gov work 🙂 RT @sherro58 New, improved!!! simple contract templates for <$80k http://bit.ly/gnN5JB #gov2au #
  • Ran into @DavidTangye at the Stephen Few course 🙂 Always good to run into other tweeps IRL 🙂 #datavis #
  • At Stephen Few course in Melbourne, today: "dashboard design" for "at a glance monitoring". Creepy #datavis for #opengov & democracy? 😉 #
  • Just signed up for @barcampcanberra, very excited! 🙂 Am thinking of doing a talk on #datavis or perhaps an update on #gov2au Should be fun #
  • Sometimes I read things that make me angry. A good friend (Muslim) advised me recently "don't let people make you upset or they win". True #
  • Colour blind simulator – useful for #datavis and other design stuff http://www.vischeck.com/ #
  • Apart from being all flash, this is a useful site for colour selection in #datavis (& probably general) design http://colorbrewer2.org/ #
  • Wow, great & depressing RT @LaTrioli International language of sexual violence: my take on the Lara Logan controversy. http://bit.ly/dHxEb2 #
  • The "Graph design IQ test" by Stephen Few – interesting! http://www.perceptualedge.com/files/GraphDesignIQ.html #datavis #
  • Also just learnt from my #datavis course, I should trust my instincts, even if others have done this stuff for longer 😉 #
  • I think #datavis is a bit like life, you resort to habits & "conventional" knowledge but really you need to think for yourself 🙂 #
  • Stephen Few referenced Hans Rosling http://www.gapminder.org/. Few says gapminder a good eg of how imprecise #datavis can still be useful #
  • As I sit here in a 9am-5pm 3 day course, I'm reminded how completely ill equipped we are to just sit for hours on end #schooldays #datavis #
  • RT @infoholic: @piawaugh I tell my students that every time a pie chart is used a kitten dies. #datavis #
  • RT to #datavis @chris_bloke doh! that should of course be http://www.paraview.org/ #IwishIcouldType #
  • Stephen Few's paper "Save the pies for dessert" (find on http://www.perceptualedge.com/library.php) #datavis Funny how they're so popular #
  • If Stephen Few ever comes to Canberra, I suggest all #gov2au #opendata and #opengov ppl attend. Great stuff! #datavis #
  • Turns out a lot of people at this #datavis course are vendors & "dashboard" experts. Less ppl here to learn how to analyse/communicate… #
  • Guilty RT @xSunili A common experience. #OWtime RT @njba: Walk into officeworks. In what feels like five minutes half an hour passes. #
  • Yay! Latest recording from "Therapy" (our nominal band name) I present to you (the hopefully amusing) "Leave you blue" http://bit.ly/gQZXlw #
  • Totally! 🙂 Add her to the slidedeck! 😉 RT @kattekrab: @piawaugh @philipri – does that make Flo Nightingale an infogeek? 😉 #datavis #
  • Thanks! 🙂 RT @SMinney: @piawaugh that is in most psych introductory texts if that helps #datavis #
  • I didn't know, thx! RT @philipri: Don't forget Florence Nightingale pioneered the use of charts/infographics during Crimean War #datavis #
  • Totally RT @mtchl: @piawaugh @brendam interactive data vis is the go for exploration and insight, IMHO #datavis #
  • And for anyone wondering why I'm tweeting to #datavis and not #dataviz I'm an Australian 😉 #
  • Great to be in a #datavis course that is so practical and applicable to *all* data visualisation design tools, from spreadsheets to BI 🙂 #
  • It can be hard to get balance right between clarity of data presentation and what might be interpreted as highlighting info #datavis #
  • Currently looking at visual perception & how the eyes work to try to better understand good design practice. #dataviz #
  • #datavis tools I'm playing with atm: http://spatialkey.com/ (which I love) & now http://www.tableausoftware.com/ via @damiendonnelly (thx!) #
  • Currently looking at Paul Grice's "conversational maxims" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Grice #datavis – very interesting #
  • Few: Today/tomorrow we be focusing on effective visual communication of data, Friday we look at how to think about/analyse data #datavis #
  • Hey #gov2au peeps, some of you may be interested in my #datavis tweets today as I'm livetweeting some of my Stephen Few course 🙂 V cool #
  • Few: "I asked vendors why they encourage 3d graphs when they rarely work. Response: that's why we let customers rotate them" Insane #datavis #
  • Interestingly, so far the course on good #datavis is reminiscent of #gungfu principles: no wasted effort, reconnaissance, act don't bluff 🙂 #
  • Few: "Don't be limited by your software." Great sentiment that should be applied across the board </grumbly-techie> #datavis #
  • Few: "People incorrectly think tools make you competent but we need to ensure we bring skills to the table too." #datavis #
  • Interesting book about problem of ppl using numbers to misrepresent, I'm sure my Dad would like 🙂 "How to lie with Statistics" Darrell Huff #
  • Anyone that uses The Onion as part of a training course rocks 🙂 http://bit.ly/4nKP "Do you see the concentric circles?!?" "click" #datavis #
  • Heh, line, bar and pie charts invented by a Scottish guy a few hundred years ago. Funny 🙂 #datavis #
  • Personally I believe, data visualisation is really useful to both make data more accessible, but also to find new insights and understanding #
  • Just met & chatted 2 Stephen Few prior to being in his data vis course. He's awesome! Course looks gr8! Passed on ur comments @DorisSpiel 🙂 #
  • Wow, great article by George Brandis "Politicans must defend the multicultural project" http://t.co/ZdionqJ #multiculturalpolicy #
  • Had to hold myself back from buying Assassin's Creed Brotherhood book at airport. Realised it'd probably be awful so will research 1st 🙂 #
  • Suit:normal clothes ratio in Canberra fights is always far higher than other places. It's funny to watch ppl try to figure each other out 😉 #
  • Going to Melbourne to learn about dataviz from Stephen Few, very excited! Bought new pratchett for company (unseen academicals) 🙂 #
  • Check out "Innocent Arctic", awesome photo exhibition. Proceeds sponsor polar bears, yay! 🙂 I'll visit this weekend http://bit.ly/dUqdRR #
  • Another way to read this article could be "Yay, secular citizenship ceremony doesn't include bibles" 😉 http://bit.ly/hQIZUw #auspol #
  • For anyone in Sydney who loves photography, check out this awesome exhibition, opening Friday night 🙂 http://emmarowankelly.com/news.html #
  • Interesting RT @australian Redneck radio may be on the way out, at least in the US | The Australian http://tinyurl.com/6humalq #
  • Thoughtful article RT @australian Home-grown values a multicultural triumph | The Australian http://tinyurl.com/4ghqnyy #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-20

  • I'm looking at a Suzuki GS500F bike today. Anyone have any advice? I'm scouring reviews and it looks like a great first bike… 🙂 V excited #
  • International Asperger's Day http://bit.ly/hEPBOt – Media release by Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities & Carers Jan McLucas #
  • This article reflects importance of rights *&* responsibilities for Aussie multicultural policy http://bit.ly/fY78xW #auspol #
  • Wow, very thoughtful piece from Malcolm Fraser in Crikey on #multiculturalism http://bit.ly/efMgFZ #auspol #
  • RT @smh_news: What makes multiculturalism great is mutual respect http://t.co/cX8BvsW #multiculturalpolicy #
  • RT @suite101: Australia Introduces New Multiculturalism Policy http://t.co/OVlvume #multiculturalpolicy #
  • Ping @BernardKeane? You might be interested in this given your recent posts 🙂 http://bit.ly/gdwKyR #multiculturalpolicy #
  • Australia releases it's Multicultural Policy today! 🙂 http://bit.ly/gdwKyR #auspol #
  • Heh, meet @scruzin 🙂 @tunaranch_f: @Reemski: "need to talk to #google #australia about google accounts for Local gov help please!” #
  • Oppermann: "Nokia released patent portfolio for open use" Appears to understand software patents don't equal innovation *gasp* #EURASIAPAC #
  • #EURASIAPAC people should look at our industry devel #publicsphere paper http://t.co/6Iy9bNI great input from great people! #
  • Oppermann: we don't have many egs in Aus of worldchanging tech. I reckon we have Aussies changing world tho 🙂 eg, html5, foss #EURASIAPAC #
  • Oppermann: "concerted push into being ICT focused saved Finland". Also mentioning they see Internet as human right. Great talk #EURASIAPAC #
  • Dr Ian Oppermann, director of CSIRO on how Finland has been able to get global rep in tech, as a small country, so too shld Aus #EURASIAPAC #
  • Rendell (ANU) at #EURASIAPAC discussing security & pgp, opendata & bleeding edge physics. Very interesting talk 🙂 talks avail on vid soon #
  • Alistair Rendell (ANU): ICT is both arena of new economic opps & is enabling force for all. Disruptive innovation is important #EURASIAPAC #
  • RT @AndrewGSolomon: Australian Information Commissioner, John McMillan, on achieving openness http://t.co/kLC7tmQ #gov2au #opengov #gov20 #
  • "Meeting of minds" media release by Minister Carr on CSIRO event today, #EURASIAPAC on research inc tech & science http://bit.ly/eTAyfx #
  • It's interesting to see stats on r&d in Aus & to realise numbers don't inc most biz/community r&d. Eg foss devel is huge in Aus! #eurasiapac #
  • Report about all Aus research inc science/tech, shows our habit of overachieving & areas for improvement 🙂 http://t.co/Rz8gfDQ #EURASIAPAC #
  • Minister Carr discussing how though there are many amazing Aus tech projects, often ICT not strongly appreciated, but should be #EURASIAPAC #
  • At CSIRO run event called #EURASIAPAC listening to Minister Carr discuss knowledge, science & tech "Aus can be proud of our contributions" #
  • It'd be awesome if the international community would realise a petition signed by *3* ppl does not constitute all Australians. Thank you. #
  • And once data is open, both citizens & companies can itch their own scratch to serve community needs @andypiper @magia3e @BenjaminEllis #
  • Nominate your fav #gov2hero for 1 of 2 new #gov2au awards in the 2011 Government ICT Awards 🙂 http://bit.ly/h1O3rH #opendata #opengov #
  • Interesting article: Public trust in Australian media among worst in the world http://j.mp/hjWoWQ via @AddToAny @mumbrella #
  • When the world is dark & scary, I can still find joy in the "Glenn Beck Conspiracy Theory Generator" http://bit.ly/dW3f6T #
  • Currently reading http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/religious-prejudice-gone-beyond-a-joke/2075896.aspx #
  • Interesting reading for #qanda RT @MadamQ http://bit.ly/gZxX5O brill essay on it all by @KateHarding #
  • RT @CarleyTonoli Nobody can comment on what happened unless they have intimate knowledge. In my experience nothing is black and white #qanda #
  • Totally RT @MadamQ love how people don't extend innocent-until-proven-guilty to the accusers. :/ #
  • Michael Moore's comments were perfect example of someone being happy to throw ppl under a bus to pursue their own agenda #qanda #
  • It doesn't matter whether you believe them, whether you think the Swedish situation suss, the women have copped unacceptable slander #qanda #
  • Cranky enough at #qanda panels' response to last question to boot up & tweet! There is no excuse for abysmal treatment of the Swedish women #
  • Looks interesting, anyone have more info? RT @OpenGov Sending Health Data Safely and Securely Over the Internet http://go.ostp.gov/fwZ2Pk #
  • Favourite tune of the week – Awesome dark remix of "The Perfect Drug" by NIN http://remix.nin.com/play/mix?id=14157 Is on repeat in car 🙂 #
  • Great photo, can we use it? 🙂 RT @delayedflight More catching up on my 365 project No. 32 photo of @KateLundy http://flic.kr/p/9hNzFx #

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 #