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Posts from 2004 to 2017. This was a personal blog during a fairly chaotic decade in independent publishing — some of it tech commentary, some of it Australia, some of it ephemera. It’s kept here in full for anyone who arrives via an old link.
Current writing lives at SiliconANGLE.
It Just Keeps Getting Worse
Inquisitr: Australian Government Body Goes After Encyclopedia Dramatica In Epic Waste Of Taxpayer Dollars The creeping fascism just keeps getting worse. I mean what sort of crusader Government attempts to take legal action over a site that it has ZERO jurisdiction over? And crusader is the right term. This is a moral crusade by a […]
Censorship related funding to watch for in the Budget
Budget night Tuesday night. Although the Government’s “cyber safety” policy was costed in last years budget, the massive change to Government finances could see a revision to what was announced last year. Here’s what to look for. Last years costings here as the start point. $125.8m total. ISP funding The original commitment included “a one?¢‚Ǩ‚Äòoff […]
One time I wish I wasn’t right
The Register: Aussie censors implement six degrees of separation policy This article received massive attention overseas since it was published late last week, including top of Reddit and Digg. It notes that EFA received a link deletion notice for “linking to a link to allegedly harmful content.” The crux confirms a concept I mentioned in […]