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61. <description><![CDATA[Midway through my week of Monday 8 to Sunday 14 April 2024 I realised I&#8217;d been fighting an infection, because I suddenly got some more energy. There&#8217;s a really nasty cold doing the rounds, although I avoided the worst of it. And on an errand in Katoomba, I ran into an old adversary. Podcasts The &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/724/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 724: An encounter with a familiar foe"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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63. <p><strong>Midway through my week of Monday 8 to Sunday 14 April 2024 I realised I&#8217;d been fighting an infection, because I suddenly got some more energy. There&#8217;s a really nasty cold doing the rounds, although I avoided the worst of it. And on an errand in Katoomba, I ran into an old adversary.</strong></p>
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76. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00217/">The 9pm Curious Case of Case</a>, a solo episode recorded and posted on Sunday. What was meant to be a 5-minute reward for a supporter turned into a 20-minute ramble.</li>
77. </ul>
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81. <p><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;is supported by the generosity of its listeners. You can&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></p>
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90. <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-13/">The Weekly Cybers #13</a>. Australian startups sook about proposed mergers regulation, a new way to measure the cyber threat, and are smartphones really bad for teenagers?</li>
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113. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
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117. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Media Appearances</h4>
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121. <ul>
122. <li>Yet another use of my photo of a union march in Sydney, this time at ZNetwork to illustrate <a href="https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/dont-fear-collectivism/">Don’t Fear “Collectivism”</a>.</li>
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126. <li>Back in 2004 I blogged about the amount of spam coming into an email server that I ran, <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/spam/">The Rise of Spam</a>. Weirdly, the chart in that post has turned up in a presentation at the University of Modena in Italy, <a href="https://typeset.io/pdf/honeyspam-honeypots-fighting-spam-at-the-source-2l121rhwzn.pdf">HoneySpam: Honeypots fighting SPAM at the source</a> (PDF). No they&#8217;re not using data that&#8217;s two decades out of date. The slides are from a conference titled &#8220;Conference on Steps to Reducing Unwanted Traffic on Internet&#8221; from 2005.</li>
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131. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
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135. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
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139. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Recommendations</h4>
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143. <p>The themes in Elon Musk news continue to be the usual ones: He&#8217;s getting into fights with regulators, losing other fights in courtrooms, distracting us with bold yet unsupported predictions for the future, and generally being bad at business.</p>
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147. <ul>
148. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/09/elon-musk-predicts-superhuman-ai-will-be-smarter-than-people-next-year">Elon Musk predicts superhuman AI will be smarter than people next year</a>, which almost guarantees it won&#8217;t be.</li>
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151.  
152. <li>After all, <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/elon-musk-defamation-lawsuit-fact-check-twitter-burner-accounts-1235000968/">Musk Admits He Doesn’t Fact-Check Himself and Has Two Burner Accounts on Twitter</a>, as <em>Rolling Stone</em> reports. “In a humiliating deposition his lawyer tried to keep under wraps, the CEO struggled to justify tweets that prompted a defamation lawsuit.”</li>
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156. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-11/elon-musk-cult-hurting-tesla-australia/103686884">Elon Musk divides Australians even as Tesla sets record sales</a>. It&#8217;s a triple j <em>Hack</em> report so more of a backgrounder, and &#8220;divides Australians&#8221; in news-speak just means that some people have one view and some other people have another view.</li>
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160. <li><a href="https://disconnect.blog/tesla-is-in-serious-trouble/">Tesla is in serious trouble</a>, reports <em>Disconnect</em>. “Elon Musk spent years pushing self-driving fantasies, now that’s all the company has left.”</li>
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164. <li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/robotaxi-regulators-say-tesla-hasnt-contacted-plans-rcna147456">Robotaxi regulators say Tesla hasn’t contacted them about plans teased by Musk</a>, which will surprise no one.</li>
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168. <li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/4/8/brazil-probes-elon-musk-amid-row-over-alleged-disinformation-on-x">Brazilian judge orders probe of Elon Musk amid X disinformation row</a>, reports Al Jazeera, so that might be amusing to watch.</li>
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172. <li>For more background, see <em>WIRED</em>: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/brazil-court-elon-musk-far-right/">Elon Musk Is Platforming Far-Right Activists in Brazil, Defying Court Order</a>.</li>
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175.  
176. <li>I&#8217;m not sure this is Elon&#8217;s fault, but <a href="https://mashable.com/article/fake-spacex-elon-musk-solar-eclipse-youtube-livestreams-crypto-scam">AI-generated Elon Musk videos flood YouTube with fake eclipse streams to promote crypto scams</a>.</li>
177.  
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179.  
180. <li>Anyway, Musk is now <a href="https://qz.com/tesla-ev-elon-musk-meeting-india-narendra-modi-1851403136">on his way to meet with India&#8217;s Prime Minister Narendra Modi</a>. </li>
181. </ul>
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183.  
184.  
185. <p>In other news:</p>
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190. <li><a href="https://www.404media.co/sansan-chicken-zoom-cashier/">NYC Chicken Shop Replaces Cashier With Woman in Philippines On Zoom</a>.</li>
191.  
192.  
193.  
194. <li>After watching this engaging video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG0lgnrGHv0">What it was like to visit a Medieval Tavern</a>, and its <a href="https://www.tastinghistory.com/recipes/bokenade">recipe for medieval bokenade</a>, or beef stew, I&#8217;ve been exploring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Miller_(YouTuber)">this guy</a>’s work a little more. And yes, they&#8217;re fun and informative videos.</li>
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198. <li><a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au/243866-indigenous-message-stick-database-offers-a-new-way-to-understand-aboriginal-culture/">Indigenous message stick database offers a new way to understand Aboriginal culture</a>.</li>
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202. <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxeS8YAUVSI">US Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore&#8217;s Salvage Plan | MV Dali &amp; Francis Scott Key Bridge</a>. I’m liking this guy’s channel, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@wgowshipping">What is Going on With Shipping?</a>, because it is exactly what it says on the tin.</li>
203. </ul>
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207. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-week-ahead-fix">The Week Ahead</h4>
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210.  
211. <p>It&#8217;s another of those weeks when nothing has been scheduled into specific days, apart from <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> on Friday, and maybe a podcast episode if I line up a guest. Watch my socials for details as they unfold.</p>
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215. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
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219. <ul>
220. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast recording with <a href="https://ketanjoshi.co">Ketan Joshi</a>, researcher and communications consultant on climate stuff. <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00142/">He’s been on the pod before</a>, in 2021. If you’re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 6pm AEST this coming Sunday 21 April.</li>
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224. <li><a href="https://meanjin.com.au/blog/join-us-sydney-launch-at-gleebooks-wed-24-april/"><em>Meanjin</em> Autumn 2024 launch</a>, Gleebooks, Glebe NSW, 24 April 2024. <a href="https://www.gleebooks.com.au/event/meanjin-autumn-2024-lets-talk-memoir/">Book here</a>.</li>
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228. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/aaron-chen-funny-garden/">Aaron Chen&#8217;s Funny Garden</a>, Sydney, 27 April 2024. I am thrilled  for Aaron because he&#8217;s now doing <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/aaron-chen-tickets/artist/2319297?brand=statetheatre&amp;venueId=155858">six performances at the State Theatre</a>. As a prelude, you might like to watch his show from last year, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJFTWX-Kv0">If Weren&#8217;t Filmed, Nobody Would Believe</a>. As he says, &#8220;Lucky were filmed&#8221;.</li>
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232. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/he-huang-tiger-daughter-vs-the-world-concourse-lounge/">He Huang Tiger Daughter versus the World</a>, Chatswood NSW, 5 May 2024.</li>
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236. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> 1,000,000 Years Celebration, somewhere in Sydney, <code>11</code> May 2024. Details TBA, including an explanation of what this is actually about.</li>
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240. <li><a href="https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/nina-oyama-is-coming/">Nina Oyama is Coming</a>, Marrickville NSW, 12 May 2024.</li>
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244. <li><a href="https://tsd.aspi.org.au">The Sydney Dialogue</a>, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Sydney and online, 2–3 September 2024 (TBC).</li>
245. </ul>
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249. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> A sulphur-crested cockatoo (<em>Cacatua galerita</em>) in :atoomba Street, Katoomba, photographed in 11 April 2024. It&#8217;s the same bird as featured in this story at the <em>Guardian</em> from 2019, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/05/chick-flick-cockatoo-gives-anti-nesting-spikes-the-bird-in-viral-video">Chick flick: cockatoo gives anti-nesting spikes the bird in viral video</a>. I&#8217;m quoted in that story, and because I have news alerts in place I keep seeing it crop up in low-end news aggregator sites years later.]</p>
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270. <description><![CDATA[A chicken shop in New York leads into a commentary on the correct use of capital letters in a podcast of a slightly different style. This mini-episode was commissioned by Jamie Morrison as part of his reward for supporting The 9pm Autumn Series 2024 crowdfunding campaign. This podcast is available on Amazon Music,&#160;Apple Podcasts,&#160;Castbox,&#160;Deezer, Google &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00217/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Curious Case of Case"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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284. <p>This mini-episode was commissioned by Jamie Morrison as part of his reward for supporting <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/autumn2024">The 9pm Autumn Series 2024</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
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291. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="http://soundcloud.com/skankmedia">SoundCloud</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
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295. <p>You can also listen to the podcast below, or <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
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302. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
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305. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
306. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/nyregion/nyc-restaurants-virtual-remote.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kE0.CqWh.wvEGsLT-A9at&#038;smid=url-share">01. Some NYC Restaurants Try Out Virtual Staff Who Take Orders Via Zoom - The New York Times</a></div>
307. <div class="wppb-description">[11 April 2024] A few New York City restaurants are experimenting with virtual staff members, who greet customers onscreen via Zoom from the Philippines.</div> </li>
308. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
309. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.404media.co/sansan-chicken-zoom-cashier/">02. NYC Chicken Shop Replaces Cashier With Woman in Philippines On Zoom</a></div>
310. <div class="wppb-description">[9 April 2024] The Zoom meeting info and password is written on a note facing customers.</div> </li>
311. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
312. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_case">03. Title case - Wikipedia</a></div>
313. <div class="wppb-description">Title case or headline case is a style of capitalization used for rendering the titles of published works or works of art in English. When using title case, all words are capitalized, except for minor words (typically articles, short prepositions, and some conjunctions) that are not the first or last word of the title. There are different rules for which words are major, hence capitalized. As an example, a headline might be written like this: &quot;The Quick Brown Fox Jumps over the Lazy Dog&quot;.</div> </li>
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315. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_case#Stylistic_or_specialised_usage">04. Letter case - Wikipedia</a></div>
316. <div class="wppb-description">In English, a variety of case styles are used in various circumstances. [This is a more general description of all the options.]</div> </li>
317. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
318. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proper_noun">05. Proper noun - Wikipedia</a></div>
319. <div class="wppb-description">A proper noun is a noun that identifies a single entity and is used to refer to that entity (Africa; Jupiter; Sarah; Walmart) as distinguished from a common noun, which is a noun that refers to a class of entities (continent, planet, person, corporation) and may be used when referring to instances of a specific class (a continent, another planet, these persons, our corporation).</div> </li>
320. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
321. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-a#abbreviations%20and%20acronyms">06. Guardian and Observer style guide: A | About | The Guardian</a></div>
322. <div class="wppb-description">Use all capitals if an abbreviation is pronounced as the individual letters (an initialism): BBC, CEO, US, VAT, etc; if it is an acronym (pronounced as a word) spell out with initial capital, eg Nasa, Nato, Unicef, unless it can be considered to have entered the language as an everyday word, such as awol, laser and, more recently, asbo, pin number and sim card. Note that pdf and plc are lowercase.</div> </li>
323. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
324. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_English">07. Australian English - Wikipedia</a></div>
325. <div class="wppb-description">Australian English (AusE, AusEng, AuE, AuEng, en-AU) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Australia.</div> </li>
326. </ul>
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330. <p>If the links aren&#8217;t showing up, <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:stilgherrian/t:edict00217/">try here</a>.</p>
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334. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
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342. <p>For this episode it&#8217;s thanks once again to everyone who supported <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/autumn2024">The 9pm Autumn Series 2024</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
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346. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Barry Anderson, Joanna Forbes, Paul McElwee, and Peter Viertel.</p>
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350. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Bernard Walsh, Joanna Forbes, Joanna Forbes again, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
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354. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew Kennedy, Benno Rice, Bruce Hardie, Chris Rauchle, Dave Gaukroger, Frank Filippone, James Moore, Katrina Szetey, Mark Newton, Michael, Michael again, Michael Cowley, Miriam Faye, Nicole Coombe, Oliver Townshend, Oliver Townshend again, Paul Williams, Peter Blakeley, Peter Blakeley again, Rami Mandow, Rhydwyn, Ric Hayman, Tom Carding, and five people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
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358. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: Tim Cridland.</p>
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362. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Matt McLeod and Kimberley Heitman.</p>
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366. <p>FOOT SOLDIERS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM who gave a SLIGHTLY LESS BASIC TIP: Brenton Realph, Garth Kidd, James Connor, James Henstridge, Karletta Abianac, Lindsay Jenkinson, Matthew Crawford, Peter McCrudden, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
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370. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: None this time, which is curious.</p>
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374. <p>And another 17 people chose to have no reward, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much.</p>
375.  
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378. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Series Credits</h4>
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383. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/packsViewSingle.php?id=3935">The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian</a> via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
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391. <li>Elephant Stamp theme by <a href="http://twitter.com/vealmince">Joshua Mehlman</a>.</li>
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407. A chicken shop in New York leads into a commentary on the correct use of capital letters in a podcast of a slightly different style.<br />
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440. 01. Some NYC Restaurants Try Out Virtual Staff Who Take Orders Via Zoom - The New York Times<br />
441. [11 April 2024] A few New York City restaurants are experimenting with virtual staff members, who greet customers onscreen via Zoom from the Philippines. <br />
442. <br />
443. 02. NYC Chicken Shop Replaces Cashier With Woman in Philippines On Zoom<br />
444. [9 April 2024] The Zoom meeting info and password is written on a note facing customers. <br />
445. <br />
446. 03. Title case - Wikipedia<br />
447. Title case or headline case is a style of capitalization used for rendering the titles of published works or works of art in English. When using title case, all words are capitalized, except for minor words (typically articles, short prepositions, and some conjunctions) that are not the first or last word of the title. There are different rules for which words are major, hence capitalized. As an example, a headline might be written like this: "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps over the Lazy Dog". <br />
448. <br />
449. 04. Letter case - Wikipedia<br />
450. In English, a variety of case styles are used in various circumstances. [This is a more general description of all the options.] <br />
451. <br />
452. 05. Proper noun - Wikipedia<br />
453. A proper noun is a noun that identifies a single entity and is used to refer to that entity (Africa; Jupiter; Sarah; Walmart) as distinguished from a common noun, which is a noun that refers to a class of entities (continent, planet, person, corporation) and may be used when referring to instances of a specific class (a continent, another planet, these persons, our corporation). <br />
454. <br />
455. 06. Guardian and Observer style guide: A | About | The Guardian<br />
456. Use all capitals if an abbreviation is pronounced as the individual letters (an initialism): BBC, CEO, US, VAT, etc; if it is an acronym (pronounced as a word) spell out with initial capital, eg Nasa, Nato, Unicef, unless it can be considered to have entered the language as an everyday word, such as awol, laser and, more recently, asbo, pin number and sim card. Note that pdf and plc are lowercase. <br />
457. <br />
458. 07. Australian English - Wikipedia<br />
459. Australian English (AusE, AusEng, AuE, AuEng, en-AU) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Australia. <br />
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476. For this episode it's thanks once again to everyone who supported The 9pm Autumn Series 2024 crowdfunding campaign.<br />
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503. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 1 to Sunday 7 April 2024 saw me kick off the autumn series of my terrible podcast for grown-ups, the recording of which was spread across two days and two locations . I&#8217;ve noticed once again that I have stopped saying much personal in these posts. Should I? Or should I &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/723/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 723: Nothing mantis as much as just getting on with life, right?"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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505. <p><strong>My week of Monday 1 to Sunday 7 April 2024 saw me kick off the autumn series of my terrible podcast for grown-ups, the recording of which was spread across two days and two locations .</strong></p>
506.  
507.  
508.  
509. <span id="more-35258"></span>
510.  
511.  
512.  
513. <p>I&#8217;ve noticed once again that I have stopped saying much personal in these posts. Should I? Or should I split off those sorts of things to somewhere else? After all, I already post one of that on the socials.</p>
514.  
515.  
516.  
517. <p>I should also therefore mention again that I have pretty much abandoned X/Twitter. <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/stilgherrian.com">My main stream of consciousness is on Bluesky</a>, which is now open to all comers. <a href="https://eigenmagic.net/@stilgherrian">I also exist on Mastodon</a>, but less so.</p>
518.  
519.  
520.  
521. <p>[<strong>Update, moments later:</strong> I have also just noticed that I used this exact same image <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/719/">four weeks ago</a>. I forgot to tag it in my image database. What’s really annoying is that I did actually scroll back through my posts to check, but didn’t see it. Lesson: Don’t scroll too quickly.]</p>
522.  
523.  
524.  
525. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
526.  
527.  
528.  
529. <ul>
530. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00216/">The 9pm Keeping the Moon Nice with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow</a>, recording on Monday and Tuesday, and posted on Friday night. This episode kicks off the autumn series.</li>
531. </ul>
532.  
533.  
534.  
535. <p><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;is supported by the generosity of its listeners. You can&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></p>
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539. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
540.  
541.  
542.  
543. <ul>
544. <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-12/">The Weekly Cybers #12</a>. The ATO creates a new logo for myID but continues to be under fire for robotax, Elon Musk sues the eSafety Commission, and much more. Written and posted on Saturday, a day late.</li>
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567. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
568.  
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571. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse</h4>
572.  
573.  
574.  
575. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
576.  
577.  
578.  
579. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Recommendations</h4>
580.  
581.  
582.  
583. <p>Elon Musk continues to be Elon Musk. I continue having an unhealthy fascination with his chaos field.</p>
584.  
585.  
586.  
587. <ul>
588. <li>In another demonstration of his inability to take direction, <a href="https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/elon-musk-sues-esafety-commissioner-after-transgender-takedown-order/news-story/d5525155602b0ddf9d524aff35df7ff6">Elon Musk is suing the eSafety commissioner after X was issued with a takedown order</a>. “The furore kicked off in late February when Canadian man Chris Elston slammed the proposed appointment of Australian trans activist Teddy Cook to a World Health Organisation panel on healthcare delivery,” reports News.com.au, not quite capturing in that paragraph just how nasty Elston was.</li>
589.  
590.  
591.  
592. <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/03/ex-twitter-gm-nick-caldwell-sues-elon-musk-x-over-unpaid-severance.html">Elon Musk and X sued by ex-Twitter GM Nick Caldwell over millions in unpaid severance</a>.</li>
593.  
594.  
595.  
596. <li><a href="https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2024/elon-musk-x-twitter-safety-hire/">Elon Musk hired safety chiefs for X. Will it actually get safer?</a>.</li>
597.  
598.  
599.  
600. <li><a href="https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/elon-musk-restores-blue-checks-x-influential-users-1235960188/">Elon Musk Restores Blue Checks on X for ‘Influential’ Users, Some of Whom Clarify They ‘Would Never Pay for This’</a>.</li>
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602.  
603.  
604. <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-scraps-low-cost-car-plans-amid-fierce-chinese-ev-competition-2024-04-05/">Tesla scraps low-cost car plans amid fierce Chinese EV competition</a>. So what&#8217;s he doing instead?</li>
605.  
606.  
607.  
608. <li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-going-all-in-on-robotaxis/">Tesla Is Going All In on Robotaxis — Buckle Up</a>.</li>
609.  
610.  
611.  
612. <li>That said, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/04/05/elon-musk-denies-report-that-tesla-will-cancel-its-low-cost-electric-vehicle-option/">Elon Musk Denies Report That Tesla Will Cancel Its Low-Cost Electric Vehicle Option</a>. Who shall we believe?</li>
613.  
614.  
615.  
616. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/03/how-much-is-elon-musk-to-blame-for-tesla-sales-slip">How much is Elon Musk to blame for Tesla sales slip?</a>.</li>
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618.  
619.  
620. <li>From Adam Something, a video:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFloLGmPKl0">Tesla Cybertruck: A Tragedy On Four Wheels</a>.</li>
621.  
622.  
623.  
624. <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/investors-talks-help-elon-musks-xai-raise-3-billion-wsj-reports-2024-04-05/">Investors in talks to help Elon Musk&#8217;s xAI raise $3 billion, WSJ reports</a>.</li>
625. </ul>
626.  
627.  
628.  
629. <p>In other news:</p>
630.  
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633. <ul>
634. <li>Something to cheer you up. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/simply-mind-boggling-world-record-temperature-jump-in-antarctic-raises-fears-of-catastrophe">‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe</a>. &#8220;An unprecedented leap of 38.5°C [69.3°F] in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem.&#8221;</li>
635.  
636.  
637.  
638. <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7KLVYYuYIY">The True History of Pink for Girls and Blue for Boys</a>. A well-researched video which shows how recent this is. US-centric, and traces is to Europe, but doesn’t cover other cultures.</li>
639.  
640.  
641.  
642. <li>A curious 1970 propaganda film from the Asbestos Information Committee, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXHlQyUecM8">Why Asbestos?</a>, intending to counter the emerging information the asbestos was dangerously unhealthy.</li>
643.  
644.  
645.  
646. <li><a href="https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/sydneys-has-grown-like-a-tumour-spreading-along-transport-lines">Sydney has grown like a tumour, spreading along transport lines</a>. The peer-reviewed research is titled <a href="https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2023.0657">The angiogenic growth of cities</a> also like that at the end there&#8217;s a Declaration of AI use: &#8220;We have not used AI-assisted technologies in creating this article&#8221;.</li>
647.  
648.  
649.  
650. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-04/australian-lab-grown-meat-from-quail-cells-in-singapore/103667178">Australian lab-grown meat cultured from quail cells hits the market in Singapore</a>.</li>
651. </ul>
652.  
653.  
654.  
655. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-week-ahead-fix">The Week Ahead</h4>
656.  
657.  
658.  
659. <p>After a couple of short and unproductive weeks straddling the Easter long weekend I&#8217;m going to settle into some productive days. No really. Nothing has been scheduled into specific days, apart from <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> on Friday. Watch my socials for details as they unfold.</p>
660.  
661.  
662.  
663. <p>I&#8217;ll also produce a solo episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast, unless I suddenly lock in a guest, and I&#8217;ll be organising the remaining episodes in the autumn series.</p>
664.  
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667. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
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670.  
671. <ul>
672. <li><a href="https://meanjin.com.au/blog/join-us-sydney-launch-at-gleebooks-wed-24-april/"><em>Meanjin</em> Autumn 2024 launch</a>, Gleebooks, Glebe NSW, 24 April 2024.</li>
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675.  
676. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/aaron-chen-funny-garden/">Aaron Chen&#8217;s Funny Garden</a>, Sydney, 27 April 2024. I am thrilled  for Aaron because he&#8217;s now doing <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/aaron-chen-tickets/artist/2319297?brand=statetheatre&amp;venueId=155858">six performances at the State Theatre</a>. As a prelude, you might like to watch his show from last year, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJFTWX-Kv0">If Weren&#8217;t Filmed, Nobody Would Believe</a>. As he says, &#8220;Lucky were filmed&#8221;.</li>
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680. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/he-huang-tiger-daughter-vs-the-world-concourse-lounge/">He Huang Tiger Daughter versus the World</a>, Chatswood NSW, 5 May 2024.</li>
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683.  
684. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> 1,000,000 Years Celebration, <code>11</code> May 2024. Details TBA.</li>
685.  
686.  
687.  
688. <li><a href="https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/nina-oyama-is-coming/">Nina Oyama is Coming</a>, Marrickville NSW, 12 May 2024.</li>
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692. <li><a href="https://tsd.aspi.org.au">The Sydney Dialogue</a>, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Sydney and online, 2–3 September 2024 (TBC).</li>
693. </ul>
694.  
695.  
696.  
697. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> I&#8217;m pretty sure this is a False Garden Mantis (<a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/244541"><em>Pseudomantis albofimbriata</em></a>), and a female one at that, photographed at <a href="https://bunjareecottages.com.au">Bunjaree Cottages</a> on 5 March 2024. <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201455425">We still don&#8217;t have a formal identification at iNaturalist</a>, however. Also, what is a &#8220;false garden&#8221;?]</p>
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704. <title>The 9pm Keeping the Moon Nice with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow</title>
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717. <category><![CDATA[moon]]></category>
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723. <description><![CDATA[A comet! An eclipse! Everything is happening in space! To kick off the autumn series, my special guests are space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk from Flinders University, and astrophysicist and founder of SpaceAustralia.com Rami Mandow. In this episode we talk about the plurality of worlds controversy, comets and eclipses, Irish astronomer &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00216/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Keeping the Moon Nice with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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725. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-34368" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200.jpeg 1200w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200-75x42.jpeg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200-768x432.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Protecting us from the Space Bees! Left: Dr Alice Gorman. (Photo: Simon Royal/ABC) Right: Rami Mandow. (Photo: Supplied; Post-processing: Stilgherrian)</figcaption></figure>
726.  
727.  
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729. <p><strong>A comet! An eclipse! Everything is happening in space! To kick off the autumn series, my special guests are space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk from Flinders University, and astrophysicist and founder of SpaceAustralia.com Rami Mandow. </strong></p>
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737. <p>In this episode we talk about the plurality of worlds controversy, comets and eclipses, Irish astronomer Agnes Mary Clerke, and what it might take to keep the Moon nice — and much more.</p>
738.  
739.  
740. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=59303980&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
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744. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="http://soundcloud.com/skankmedia">SoundCloud</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
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746.  
747.  
748. <p>You can also listen to the podcast below, or <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
749.  
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754.  
755. <p>Both of today&#8217;s guests have been on the podcast before. Do check out the <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/tag/alice-gorman/">previous episodes with Dr Alice Gorman</a> and <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/tag/rami-mandow/">Rami Mandow</a>.</p>
756.  
757.  
758.  
759. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
760.  
761.  
762. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
763. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Gorman">01. Alice Gorman - Wikipedia</a></div>
764. <div class="wppb-description">Alice Gorman (born 1964) FSA is an Australian archaeologist, heritage consultant, and lecturer, who is best known for pioneering work in the field of space archaeology and her Space Age Archaeology blog.</div> </li>
765. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
766. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.spaceaustralia.com/about-us">02. About Us | Rami Mandow | Spaceaustralia</a></div>
767. <div class="wppb-description">Rami wears a few hats at Space Australia (Founding Director and Editor) and is located in Sydney - covering stories across the city and NSW. </div> </li>
768. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
769. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdRtCA4k3oY">03. Total solar eclipse in 1963 (historical footage) - YouTube</a></div>
770. <div class="wppb-description">Historic newsreel shows scientists and researchers study the total eclipse of sun. Filmed on July 23, 1963.</div> </li>
771. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
772. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/">04. 2024 Total Eclipse | NASA</a></div>
773. <div class="wppb-description">This 3D visualization of the 2024 total eclipse is built with real science data, and shows the shadow of the Moon on Earth.</div> </li>
774. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
775. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/eclipse/?next_url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/eclipse/&#038;tid=usw_paywall">05. Total solar eclipse 2017: How rare is the Aug. 21 eclipse path? - Washington Post</a></div>
776. <div class="wppb-description">[10 July 2017] On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse will be visible from the contiguous United States. It’ll be the first to traverse coast to coast in nearly a century. There will be 69 total solar eclipses visible from somewhere on the planet in the next 100 years, but only a few will be visible from North America. See how many total solar eclipses are left in your lifetime:</div> </li>
777. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
778. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.ksat.com/weather/2023/10/16/why-do-shadows-change-during-a-solar-eclipse/">06. Why do shadows change during a solar eclipse?</a></div>
779. <div class="wppb-description">Objects such as trees act as ‘pinhole’ projectors, producing nearly perfect images of the eclipsed Sun all around us</div> </li>
780. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
781. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.iflscience.com/americans-witness-fascinating-eclipse-shadows-naturally-projected-onto-the-floor-71129">07. Americans Witness Fascinating &quot;Eclipse Shadows&quot; Naturally Projected Onto The Floor</a></div>
782. <div class="wppb-description">[16 October 2023] As pretty as they are, there&#039;s no need to freak out.</div> </li>
783. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
784. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_(Asimov_novelette_and_novel)">08. Nightfall (Asimov novelette and novel) - Wikipedia</a></div>
785. <div class="wppb-description">&quot;Nightfall&quot; is a 1941 science fiction short story by the American writer Isaac Asimov about the coming of darkness to the people of a planet ordinarily illuminated by sunlight at all times. It was adapted into a novel with Robert Silverberg in 1990. The short story has appeared in many anthologies and six collections of Asimov stories. In 1968, the Science Fiction Writers of America voted &quot;Nightfall&quot; the best science fiction short story written prior to the 1965 establishment of the Nebula Awards and included it in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929–1964.</div> </li>
786. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
787. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://sites.uni.edu/morgans/astro/course/nightfall.pdf">09. Isaac Asimov, &quot;Nightfall&quot; (1941) (PDF)</a></div>
788. <div class="wppb-description">Full text of the short story, with line numbers for reference and study.</div> </li>
789. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
790. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_people">10. Assyrian people - Wikipedia</a></div>
791. <div class="wppb-description">Assyrians are an indigenous ethnic group native to Mesopotamia, a geographical region in West Asia. Modern Assyrians descend directly from Ancient Mesopotamians such as ancient Assyrians and Babylonians. Modern Assyrians may culturally self-identify as Syriacs, Chaldeans, or Arameans for religious, geographic, and tribal identification.</div> </li>
792. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
793. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_May_29,_1919">11. Solar eclipse of May 29, 1919 - Wikipedia</a></div>
794. <div class="wppb-description">A total solar eclipse occurred on Thursday, May 29, 1919. With the duration of totality at maximum eclipse of 6 minutes 50.75 seconds, it was the longest solar eclipse that occurred since May 27, 1416. A longer total solar eclipse would later occur on June 8, 1937. This eclipse was subject to the Eddington experiment, an observational test that first substantiated Albert Einstein&#039;s theory of relativity.</div> </li>
795. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
796. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_relativity">12. General relativity - Wikipedia</a></div>
797. <div class="wppb-description">General relativity, also known as the general theory of relativity and Einstein&#039;s theory of gravity, is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915 and is the current description of gravitation in modern physics.</div> </li>
798. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
799. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1504_lunar_eclipse">13. March 1504 lunar eclipse - Wikipedia</a></div>
800. <div class="wppb-description">During his fourth and last voyage, Christopher Columbus induced the inhabitants of Jamaica to continue provisioning him and his hungry men, successfully intimidated them by correctly predicting a total lunar eclipse for 1 March 1504 (visible on the evening of 29 February in the Americas).</div> </li>
801. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
802. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/all-roads-lead-australian-eclipse">14. All Roads Lead to an Australian Eclipse | Spaceaustralia</a></div>
803. <div class="wppb-description">[3 May 2023] The Western Australian coastal town of Exmouth recently experienced a rare, and exciting hybrid total solar eclipse - where the Moon passed directly over the Sun’s disc - an event that attracted 20,000 people. We spoke with three Australians who travelled in to join part of the experience, including conducting scientific observations with some of our world-class radio astronomy instruments.</div> </li>
804. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
805. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://eclipse.asa.astronomy.org.au/eclipse-australia-2028/">15. Eclipse Australia 2028 | ASA Eclipse</a></div>
806. <div class="wppb-description">A total solar eclipse will occur right across Australia on 22 July 2028. This is the second in a series of five total solar eclipses in Australia between 2023 and 2028. The first was on 20 April 2023.</div> </li>
807. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
808. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2028_GoogleMapFull.html">16. Interactive Google Map – showing the path of the eclipse</a></div>
809. <div class="wppb-description">Zoom in on your location to see exactly where you are in relation to the path of totality.</div> </li>
810. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
811. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://unsplash.com/@hubblespacetelescope">17. NASA Hubble Space Telescope (@hubblespacetelescope) | Unsplash Photo Community</a></div>
812. <div class="wppb-description">Hubble Space Telescope - Embark on a Journey of Discovery.</div> </li>
813. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
814. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O&#039;Keeffe">18. Georgia O&#039;Keeffe - Wikipedia</a></div>
815. <div class="wppb-description">Georgia Totto O&#039;Keeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American modernist painter and draftswoman whose career spanned seven decades and whose work remained largely independent of major art movements. Called the &quot;Mother of American modernism&quot;, O&#039;Keeffe gained international recognition for her meticulous paintings of natural forms, particularly flowers and desert-inspired landscapes, which were often drawn from and related to places and environments in which she lived.</div> </li>
816. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
817. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_pluralism">19. Cosmic pluralism - Wikipedia</a></div>
818. <div class="wppb-description">Cosmic pluralism, the plurality of worlds, or simply pluralism, describes the belief in numerous &quot;worlds&quot; (planets, dwarf planets or natural satellites) in addition to Earth (possibly an infinite number), which may harbour extraterrestrial life. The debate over pluralism began as early as the time of Anaximander (c.?610 – c.?546 BC) as a metaphysical argument, long predating the scientific Copernican conception that the Earth is one of numerous planets. It has continued, in a variety of forms, until the modern era.</div> </li>
819. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
820. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffith_Observatory">20. Griffith Observatory - Wikipedia</a></div>
821. <div class="wppb-description">On December 16, 1896, 3,015 acres (12.20 km2) of land surrounding the observatory was donated to the City of Los Angeles by Griffith J. Griffith. In his will Griffith donated funds to build an observatory, exhibit hall, and planetarium on the donated land. Griffith&#039;s objective was to make astronomy accessible to the public, as opposed to the prevailing idea that observatories should be located on remote mountaintops and restricted to scientists.</div> </li>
822. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
823. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lick_Observatory">21. Lick Observatory - Wikipedia</a></div>
824. <div class="wppb-description">Lick Observatory is the world&#039;s first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory. The observatory, in a Classical Revival style structure, was constructed between 1876 and 1887, from a bequest from James Lick of $700,000, equivalent to $23,737,778 in 2023.</div> </li>
825. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
826. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Line">22. Wallace Line - Wikipedia</a></div>
827. <div class="wppb-description">The Wallace line or Wallace&#039;s line is a faunal boundary line drawn in 1859 by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace and named by the English biologist T.H. Huxley that separates the biogeographical realms of Asia and &#039;Wallacea&#039;, a transitional zone between Asia and Australia also called the Malay Archipelago and the Indo-Australian Archipelago. To the west of the line are found organisms related to Asiatic species; to the east, a mixture of species of Asian and Australian origins is present. Wallace noticed this clear division in both land mammals and birds during his travels through the East Indies in the 19th century.</div> </li>
828. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
829. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39928/pg39928-images.html">23. Man&#039;s Place In The Universe, by Alfred R. Wallace.</a></div>
830. <div class="wppb-description">A Study of the Results of Scientific Research in Relation to the Unity or Plurality of Worlds. Third edition, 1904.</div> </li>
831. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
832. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Clerke/">24. Agnes Mary Clerke (1842 - 1907) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics</a></div>
833. <div class="wppb-description">Agnes Mary Clerke was an Irish astronomer and writer on both astronomy and biography.</div> </li>
834. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
835. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan">25. Carl Sagan - Wikipedia</a></div>
836. <div class="wppb-description">Carl Edward Sagan (/?se???n/; SAY-g?n; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, and science communicator. His best known scientific contribution is his research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by exposure to light. He assembled the first physical messages sent into space, the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, which were universal messages that could potentially be understood by any extraterrestrial intelligence that might find them. He argued in favor of the hypothesis, which has since been accepted, that the high surface temperatures of Venus are the result of the greenhouse effect.</div> </li>
837. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
838. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://bigthink.com/health/carl-sagan-on-smoking-marijuana/">26. Carl Sagan on why he liked smoking marijuana - Big Think</a></div>
839. <div class="wppb-description">[16 October 2018] Carl Sagan was a life long marijuana user and closeted advocate of legalization. He once wrote an anonymous essay on the effects it had on his life and why he felt it should be legalized. His insights will be vital as many societies begin to legalize marijuana.</div> </li>
840. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
841. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/33220">27. Books by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) (sorted by popularity) - Project Gutenberg</a></div>
842. <div class="wppb-description">Includes &quot;A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century&quot; as discussed.</div> </li>
843. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
844. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.gutenberg.org/">28. Free eBooks | Project Gutenberg</a></div>
845. <div class="wppb-description">Project Gutenberg is a library of over 70,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world’s great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for you to enjoy.</div> </li>
846. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
847. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.iflscience.com/10000-research-papers-were-retracted-in-2023-breaking-annual-records-72071">29. 10,000 Research Papers Were Retracted In 2023, Breaking Annual Records</a></div>
848. <div class="wppb-description">[19 December 2023] The rise of fake papers is really concerning, but the fact they are being retracted shows the scientific publishing world is alive to the issue.</div> </li>
849. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
850. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://phys.org/news/2023-11-room-temperature-superconductor-retracted-nature.html#">30. Room-temperature superconductor study retracted by Nature</a></div>
851. <div class="wppb-description">[8 November 2023] A study published in March claiming the discovery of a superconductor that works at room temperature — a scientific holy grail — has been retracted by the high-profile journal Nature at the request of most of its authors.
852.  
853. </div> </li>
854. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
855. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/dec/16/really-really-weak-experts-attack-claim-that-indonesia-site-is-worlds-oldest-building">31. ‘Really, really weak’: experts attack claim that Indonesia site is ‘world’s oldest building’ | Archaeology | The Guardian</a></div>
856. <div class="wppb-description">[17 December 2023] Sensational report that Indonesia’s Gunung Padang site is 25,000 years old is dismissed by archaeologists around the world.</div> </li>
857. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
858. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12P/Pons%E2%80%93Brooks">32. 12P/Pons–Brooks - Wikipedia</a></div>
859. <div class="wppb-description">12P/Pons–Brooks is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 71 years... It is one of the brightest known periodic comets, reaching an absolute visual magnitude of about 5 in its approach to perihelion.</div> </li>
860. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
861. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sky-this-week-from-march-29-to-april-5-2024/">33. The Sky This Week from March 29 to April 5: Comet Pons-Brooks puts on a show</a></div>
862. <div class="wppb-description">[29 March 2024] Several planets line up and Mercury starts a short retrograde loop as Comet Pons-Brooks grows brighter in the sky this week.</div> </li>
863. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
864. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_periodic_comets">34. List of periodic comets - Wikipedia</a></div>
865. <div class="wppb-description">Periodic comets (also known as short-period comets) are comets with orbital periods of less than 200 years or that have been observed during more than a single perihelion passage (e.g. 153P/Ikeya–Zhang). &quot;Periodic comet&quot; is also sometimes used to mean any comet with a periodic orbit, even if greater than 200 years.</div> </li>
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867. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley%27s_Comet">35. Halley&#039;s Comet - Wikipedia</a></div>
868. <div class="wppb-description">Halley&#039;s Comet, Comet Halley, or sometimes simply Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–79 years. Halley is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth. It last appeared in the inner parts of the Solar System in 1986 and will next appear in mid-2061.</div> </li>
869. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
870. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons">36. New Horizons - Wikipedia</a></div>
871. <div class="wppb-description">New Horizons is an interplanetary space probe launched as a part of NASA&#039;s New Frontiers program. Engineered by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), with a team led by Alan Stern, the spacecraft was launched in 2006 with the primary mission to perform a flyby study of the Pluto system in 2015, and a secondary mission to fly by and study one or more other Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) in the decade to follow, which became a mission to 486958 Arrokoth. It is the fifth space probe to achieve the escape velocity needed to leave the Solar System.</div> </li>
872. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
873. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.nasa.gov/history/955-years-ago-halleys-comet-and-the-battle-of-hastings/">37. 955 Years Ago: Halley’s Comet and the Battle of Hastings - NASA</a></div>
874. <div class="wppb-description">[14 October 2021] Through the ages, people have attributed meaning to unusual celestial apparitions such as comets. Such is the case for perhaps the most famous comet, the one named after British astronomer Edmond Halley, who determined that periodic sightings of a comet were in fact of the same object. Although recorded sightings of Halley’s Comet go back more than 2,000 years, its most famous association is with the Norman invasion of England in 1066, including the first illustration of the comet on the Bayeux Tapestry. Making an appearance roughly every 76 years, during its last close approach in 1986 several nations dispatched spacecraft for a close examination of this celestial visitor to the inner solar system. Other comets have since received close scrutiny, increasing our understanding of these primordial objects.</div> </li>
875. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
876. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://7news.com.au/news/how-to-spot-the-erupting-devil-comet-in-australian-skies-in-april-c-14087004">38. How to spot the ‘erupting’ Devil Comet in Australian skies in April | 7NEWS</a></div>
877. <div class="wppb-description">[3 April 2024] Here’s how you can see this rare phenomenon at its brightest.</div> </li>
878. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
879. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6jplPkbe8g">39. &#039;One small step for man&#039;: Moment of Neil Armstrong&#039;s famous line - YouTube</a></div>
880. <div class="wppb-description">What did Neil Armstrong really say when he took his first step on the moon?</div> </li>
881. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
882. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/08/apollo-astronauts-moon-trash/39665887/">40. Cosmic golf balls, 96 bags of poop: What Apollo astronauts left on moon</a></div>
883. <div class="wppb-description">[8 July 2019] Aldrin tweeted about it in April, saying, “Well, I sure feel bad for whoever finds my bag.” The astronaut, apart from being the second man who set foot on the moon, also holds another title: He was the first to urinate there.</div> </li>
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885. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67962397#">41. Peregrine lander: American Moon mission destroyed over Pacific Ocean</a></div>
886. <div class="wppb-description">[19 January 2024] A US spacecraft launched last week to try to land on the Moon has ended its mission in flames over the Pacific.</div> </li>
887. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
888. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://theconversation.com/a-sports-car-and-a-glitter-ball-are-now-in-space-what-does-that-say-about-us-as-humans-91156#edict00216">42. A sports car and a glitter ball are now in space – what does that say about us as humans?</a></div>
889. <div class="wppb-description">[7 February 2018] Ultimately, these orbiting objects are messages about human relationships with space. Both objects were launched by private corporations, inviting Earthbound people to share the journey. However, one reinforces existing inequalities, while the other promotes a hopeful vision of unity.</div> </li>
890. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
891. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.whereisroadster.com/">43. Where is Starman? Track Elon Musk&#039;s Tesla Roadster in Space! · Where is Starman?</a></div>
892. <div class="wppb-description">On February 6, 2018, at 2045 UTC, the first Falcon Heavy was launched into space. It contained a very special payload- a Tesla Roadster with Starman. But where is this vehicle?</div> </li>
893. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
894. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.openculture.com/2019/07/tiny-art-museum-on-the-moon.html">44. There&#039;s a Tiny Art Museum on the Moon That Features the Art of Andy Warhol &amp; Robert Rauschenberg | Open Culture</a></div>
895. <div class="wppb-description">Yes, Warhol put a dick pic on the moon.</div> </li>
896. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
897. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Willendorf">45. Venus of Willendorf - Wikipedia</a></div>
898. <div class="wppb-description">The Venus of Willendorf is an 11.1-centimetre-tall (4.4 in) Venus figurine estimated to have been made around 29,500 years ago... [It] is carved from an oolitic limestone that is not local to the area, and tinted with red ochre. It is in the Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria as of 2003.</div> </li>
899. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
900. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Ball">46. Lucille Ball - Wikipedia</a></div>
901. <div class="wppb-description">Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedian, and studio executive. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She earned many honors, including the Women in Film Crystal Award, an induction into the Television Hall of Fame, a Kennedy Center Honor, and the Governors Award from the Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences.</div> </li>
902. </ul>
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906. <p>If the links aren&#8217;t showing up, <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:stilgherrian/t:edict00216/">try here</a>.</p>
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910. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
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918. <p>For this episode it&#8217;s thanks to Arion Potts, and to Errol Cavit, whose Edict 02 Schooner Annual subscription renewed.</p>
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922. <p>And of course it&#8217;s thanks to everyone who supported <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/autumn2024">The 9pm Autumn Series 2024</a> crowdfunding campaign. REPLACE THIS STUFF.</p>
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926. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Barry Anderson, Joanna Forbes, Paul McElwee, and Peter Viertel.</p>
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930. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Bernard Walsh, Joanna Forbes, Joanna Forbes again, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
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934. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew Kennedy, Benno Rice, Bruce Hardie, Chris Rauchle, Dave Gaukroger, Frank Filippone, James Moore, Katrina Szetey, Mark Newton, Michael, Michael again, Michael Cowley, Miriam Faye, Nicole Coombe, Oliver Townshend, Oliver Townshend again, Paul Williams, Peter Blakeley, Peter Blakeley again, Rami Mandow, Rhydwyn, Ric Hayman, Tom Carding, and five people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
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938. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: Tim Cridland.</p>
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942. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Matt McLeod and Kimberley Heitman.</p>
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946. <p>FOOT SOLDIERS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM who gave a SLIGHTLY LESS BASIC TIP: Brenton Realph, Garth Kidd, James Connor, James Henstridge, Karletta Abianac, Lindsay Jenkinson, Matthew Crawford, Peter McCrudden, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
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950. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: None this time, which is curious.</p>
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954. <p>And another 17 people chose to have no reward, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much.</p>
955.  
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958. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Series Credits</h4>
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963. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/packsViewSingle.php?id=3935">The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian</a> via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
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967. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=49477">Edict fanfare by neonaeon</a>, via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
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971. <li>Elephant Stamp theme by <a href="http://twitter.com/vealmince">Joshua Mehlman</a>.</li>
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987. A comet! An eclipse! Everything is happening in space! To kick off the autumn series, my special guests are space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk from Flinders University, and astrophysicist and founder of SpaceAustralia.com Rami Mandow. <br />
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995. In this episode we talk about the plurality of worlds controversy, comets and eclipses, Irish astronomer Agnes Mary Clerke, and what it might take to keep the Moon nice — and much more.<br />
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1015. Both of today's guests have been on the podcast before. Do check out the previous episodes with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow.<br />
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1024. 01. Alice Gorman - Wikipedia<br />
1025. Alice Gorman (born 1964) FSA is an Australian archaeologist, heritage consultant, and lecturer, who is best known for pioneering work in the field of space archaeology and her Space Age Archaeology blog. <br />
1026. <br />
1027. 02. About Us | Rami Mandow | Spaceaustralia<br />
1028. Rami wears a few hats at Space Australia (Founding Director and Editor) and is located in Sydney - covering stories across the city and NSW.  <br />
1029. <br />
1030. 03. Total solar eclipse in 1963 (historical footage) - YouTube<br />
1031. Historic newsreel shows scientists and researchers study the total eclipse of sun. Filmed on July 23, 1963. <br />
1032. <br />
1033. 04. 2024 Total Eclipse | NASA<br />
1034. This 3D visualization of the 2024 total eclipse is built with real science data, and shows the shadow of the Moon on Earth. <br />
1035. <br />
1036. 05. Total solar eclipse 2017: How rare is the Aug. 21 eclipse path? - Washington Post<br />
1037. [10 July 2017] On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse will be visible from the contiguous United States. It’ll be the first to traverse coast to coast in nearly a century. There will be 69 total solar eclipses visible from somewhere on the planet in the next 100 years, but only a few will be visible from North America. See how many total solar eclipses are left in your lifetime: <br />
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1039. 06. Why do shadows change during a solar eclipse?<br />
1040. Objects such as trees act as ‘pinhole’ projectors, producing nearly perfect images of the eclipsed Sun all around us <br />
1041. <br />
1042. 07. Americans Witness Fascinating "Eclipse Shadows" Naturally Projected Onto The Floor<br />
1043. [16 October 2023] As pretty as they are, there's no need to freak out. <br />
1044. <br />
1045. 08. Nightfall (Asimov novelette and novel) - Wikipedia<br />
1046. "Nightfall" is a 1941 science fiction short story by the American writer Isaac Asimov about the coming of darkness to the people of a planet ordinarily illuminated by sunlight at all times. It was adapted into a novel with Robert Silverberg in 1990. The short story has appeared in many anthologies and six collections of Asimov stories. In 1968, the Science Fiction Writers of America voted "Nightfall" the best science fiction short story written prior to the 1965 establishment of the Nebula Awards and included it in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929–1964. <br />
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1048. 09. Isaac Asimov, "Nightfall" (1941) (PDF)<br />
1049. Full text of the short story, with line numbers for reference and study. <br />
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1074. <description><![CDATA[And so ends summer. My week of Monday 25 to Sunday 31 March 2024 was spent in Sydney and contained the first autumn episode of my terrible podcast — to be posted soon — as well as a long weekend and a radio spot. I also visited, or rather walked past, an old home of &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/722/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 722: Easter, nostalgia, and some actual work"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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1076. <p><strong>And so ends summer. My week of Monday 25 to Sunday 31 March 2024 was spent in Sydney and contained the first autumn episode of my terrible podcast — to be posted soon — as well as a long weekend and a radio spot. I also visited, or rather walked past, an old home of mine.</strong></p>
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1081.  
1082.  
1083.  
1084. <p>This Weekly Wrap is also appearing a day late because I spent Easter Sunday socialising rather than doing what I&#8217;d said I&#8217;d do <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/721/">last week</a>. Suffer.</p>
1085.  
1086.  
1087.  
1088. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
1089.  
1090.  
1091.  
1092. <ul>
1093. <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-11/">The Weekly Cybers #11</a>. Digital ID bills become law but with amendments, Coalition invents a new online crime, problems predicted with anti-doxxing laws, and more. This one was emailed on Thursday afternoon, before the Easter long weekend.</li>
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1116. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
1117.  
1118.  
1119.  
1120. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Media Appearances</h4>
1121.  
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1124. <ul>
1125. <li>On Thursday I was on ABC Radio&#8217;s <em>RN Drive</em>, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-drive/big-tech-what-will-the-new-digital-id-law-mean-for-you-/103647058">Big Tech: what will the new Digital ID law mean for you?</a>, which also included a bit about Donald Trump&#8217;s Truth Social  being floated on the stock market.</li>
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1128.  
1129. <li>My photo of the Hope and Anchor Hotel in Hobart was used to illustrate an educational  article at <em>Owlcation</em>, <a href="https://owlcation.com/humanities/Isaac-Solomon-A-Model-for-Fagin">Isaac Solomon: A Model for Fagin in <em>Oliver Twist</em></a>.</li>
1130. </ul>
1131.  
1132.  
1133.  
1134. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
1135.  
1136.  
1137.  
1138. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
1139.  
1140.  
1141.  
1142. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Recommendations</h4>
1143.  
1144.  
1145.  
1146. <p>My pathetic journalling of Elon Musk&#8217;s decline continues. I am addicted.</p>
1147.  
1148.  
1149.  
1150. <ul>
1151. <li><a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-tunnel-reportedly-oozing-211736291.html">Elon Musk’s Tunnel Reportedly Oozing With Skin-Burning Chemical Sludge</a>, which a Google News search lists as being from this week even though this story is dated 27 February. Don&#8217;t you just hate it when your tunnel is oozing toxic sludge?</li>
1152.  
1153.  
1154.  
1155. <li>&#8220;Tesla CEO Elon Musk is <a href="https://qz.com/elon-musk-tesla-full-self-driving-fsd-free-trial-1851365845">requiring employees to install and show customers how to use his company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver assistance system</a> before finalizing a delivery in North America,&#8221; reports <em>Quartz</em>.</li>
1156.  
1157.  
1158.  
1159. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/25/elon-musk-hate-speech-lawsuit">Judge dismisses ‘vapid’ Elon Musk lawsuit against group that cataloged racist content on X</a>.</li>
1160.  
1161.  
1162.  
1163. <li>&#8220;Going forward,<a href="https://time.com/6961456/elon-musk-x-twitter-updates-changes-premium-features/"> all X accounts with over 2500 verified subscriber followers will get Premium features for free</a> and accounts with over 5000 will get Premium+ for free,&#8221; Mush said on Thursday. Remember that verified accounts means paying accounts, not actually verified in any meaningful way.</li>
1164.  
1165.  
1166.  
1167. <li>Meanwhile, Victoria&#8217;s Department of Families, Fairness and Housing has quit using X, saying it was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/28/victorian-government-department-quits-elon-musks-x-twitter-department-families-fairness-housing">no longer safe and productive for community engagement</a>.</li>
1168. </ul>
1169.  
1170.  
1171.  
1172. <p>In other news:</p>
1173.  
1174.  
1175.  
1176. <ul>
1177. <li>New from Ze Frank: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiVYYbZSnFw">True Facts: The Remarkable Adaptations of Shrimp</a>. Contains the usual quantity of jokes about butts and genitals.</li>
1178.  
1179.  
1180.  
1181. <li><a href="https://www.platformer.news/grindr-ai-boyfriend-wingman-monetization-paid-taps/">Inside Grindr&#8217;s plan to squeeze its users</a>. &#8220;The company’s bet on AI boyfriends and other paywalled features is making some employees nervous.&#8221;</li>
1182.  
1183.  
1184.  
1185. <li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/28/apple-sues-former-employee-for-alleged-leaking/">Apple Sues Former Employee for Leaking iPhone&#8217;s Journal App and More</a>. Cleverly, they used their Apple-supplied work iPhone to leak Apple secrets.</li>
1186.  
1187.  
1188.  
1189. <li>This is an amazing story. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/24/nyregion/mickey-barreto-housing-fraud.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gU0.Q7CJ.wx470I1l-5oU&amp;smid=url-share">The Hotel Guest Who Wouldn’t Leave</a>. &#8220;Mickey Barreto’s five-year stay cost him only $200.57. Now it might cost him his freedom.&#8221; The link jumps the paywall.</li>
1190. </ul>
1191.  
1192.  
1193.  
1194. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-week-ahead-fix">The Week Ahead</h4>
1195.  
1196.  
1197.  
1198. <p>It’s already well into Easter Monday as I write this. I&#8217;ve started recording an episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/alice.gorman">Dr Alice Gorman</a>&nbsp;aka Dr Space Junk and&nbsp;<a href="https://spaceaustralia.com/about-us">Rami Mandow</a>, but some technical problems mean we’ll have to reconvene at another time.</p>
1199.  
1200.  
1201.  
1202. <p>On Tuesday I’m doing a bunch of administrivia, errands, a train back to Wentworth Falls as the housesitting period ends, and then reconvening that podcast recording. The finished podcast will be released on <s>Thursday</s> Friday. [<strong>Update 3 April 2024:</strong> Yeah I&#8217;ll push the podcast editing back a bit to reduce the amount of drama.]</p>
1203.  
1204.  
1205.  
1206. <p>Nothing else has been locked into specific times, but I reckon I&#8217;ll schedule another podcast recording at least, and of course there&#8217;s always client work to catch up on.</p>
1207.  
1208.  
1209.  
1210. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
1211.  
1212.  
1213.  
1214. <ul>
1215. <li><a href="https://meanjin.com.au/blog/join-us-sydney-launch-at-gleebooks-wed-24-april/"><em>Meanjin</em> Autumn 2024 launch</a>, Gleebooks, Glebe NSW, 24 April 2024.</li>
1216.  
1217.  
1218.  
1219. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/aaron-chen-funny-garden/">Aaron Chen&#8217;s Funny Garden</a>, Sydney, 27 April 2024. I am thrilled  for Aaron because he&#8217;s now doing <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/aaron-chen-tickets/artist/2319297?brand=statetheatre&amp;venueId=155858">six performances at the State Theatre</a>. As a prelude, you might like to watch his show from last year, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJFTWX-Kv0">If Weren&#8217;t Filmed, Nobody Would Believe</a>. As he says, &#8220;Lucky were filmed&#8221;.</li>
1220.  
1221.  
1222.  
1223. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/he-huang-tiger-daughter-vs-the-world-concourse-lounge/">He Huang Tiger Daughter versus the World</a>, Chatswood NSW, 5 May 2024.</li>
1224.  
1225.  
1226.  
1227. <li><a href="https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/nina-oyama-is-coming/">Nina Oyama is Coming</a>, Marrickville NSW, 12 May 2024.</li>
1228.  
1229.  
1230.  
1231. <li><a href="https://tsd.aspi.org.au">The Sydney Dialogue</a>, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Sydney and online, 2–3 September 2024 (TBC).</li>
1232. </ul>
1233.  
1234.  
1235.  
1236. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> A street of old two-story terrace houses in Sydney, showing in particular 290 South Dowling Street, Darlinghurst. Why this one? Because once upon a time in the late 1900s I lived there. Photographed on 31 March 2024.]</p>
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1242. <item>
1243. <title>Weekly Wrap 721: Too many late nights kill productivity</title>
1244. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/721/</link>
1246. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stilgherrian]]></dc:creator>
1247. <pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 07:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
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1252. <category><![CDATA[grok]]></category>
1253. <category><![CDATA[ketamine]]></category>
1254. <category><![CDATA[neuralink]]></category>
1255. <category><![CDATA[sydney central]]></category>
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1259.  
1260. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 18 to Sunday 24 March 2024 was far less productive than I&#8217;d hoped, but I did catch up with some friends and discovered some interesting Asian snack foods. I&#8217;ll have more to say about that in due course. There was also wine. Articles Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email Powered &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/721/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 721: Too many late nights kill productivity"</span></a></p>]]></description>
1261. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
1262. <p><strong>My week of Monday 18 to Sunday 24 March 2024 was far less productive than I&#8217;d hoped, but I did catch up with some friends and discovered some interesting Asian snack foods. I&#8217;ll have more to say about that in due course. There was also wine.</strong></p>
1263.  
1264.  
1265.  
1266. <span id="more-35181"></span>
1267.  
1268.  
1269.  
1270. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
1271.  
1272.  
1273.  
1274. <ul>
1275. <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-10/">The Weekly Cybers #10</a>, posted a day late on Saturday. ACCC looks into search engines and AI, cops have trouble complying with surveillance laws, and the eSafety Commissioner continues her Whac-A-Mole game.</li>
1276. </ul>
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1299.  
1300.  
1301.  
1302. <p>That will include a link to <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> if you don&#8217;t mind clicking through — although I learned this week that it hasn&#8217;t been working properly. I should have it fixed by next Sunday.</p>
1303.  
1304.  
1305.  
1306. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Media Appearances</h4>
1307.  
1308.  
1309.  
1310. <ul>
1311. <li>My photo of chicken laksa was used by Travel Book to illustrate <a href="https://www.travelbook.co.jp/topic/737">an article in Japanese about where to get laksa in Singapore</a>, even though my laksa was very definitely photographed in the Sydney CBD.</li>
1312. </ul>
1313.  
1314.  
1315.  
1316. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
1317.  
1318.  
1319.  
1320. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
1321.  
1322.  
1323.  
1324. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Recommendations</h4>
1325.  
1326.  
1327.  
1328. <p>The big Elon Musk news this week was obviously his TV interview with Don Lemon and the subsequent sookage, but there was quite a lot more.</p>
1329.  
1330.  
1331.  
1332. <ul>
1333. <li>Well, we knew this was going to happen, and here it is. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhsfjBpKiTw">Don Lemon&#8217;s full interview with Elon Musk</a>. It goes for just over an hour.</li>
1334.  
1335.  
1336.  
1337. <li><a href="https://futurism.com/don-lemon-elon-musk-delicate-snowflake">Don Lemon Says Elon Musk Is the Most Delicate Snowflake He&#8217;s Ever Interviewed</a>, which I&#8217;m sure comes as an enormous surprise. &#8220;I&#8217;ve interviewed many world leaders, presidents to convicts, and no one has been more sensitive or touchy than Elon Musk.&#8221;</li>
1338.  
1339.  
1340.  
1341. <li>Also from <em>Futurism</em>, <a href="https://futurism.com/elon-musk-ketamine-don-lemon">Elon Musk Says Ketamine Is His Special Medicine</a>. &#8220;From an investor standpoint, if there is something I’m taking, we should keep taking it.&#8221;</li>
1342.  
1343.  
1344.  
1345. <li><a href="https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-says-ketamine-can-get-you-out-of-a-negative-frame-of-mind-what-does-the-research-say-226223">Elon Musk says ketamine can get you out of a ‘negative frame of mind’. What does the research say?</a>.</li>
1346.  
1347.  
1348.  
1349. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/19/elon-musk-replies-x-twitter-martin-sellner-far-right-identitarian-movement-christchurch-terrorist-attack">Elon Musk replies to post by far-right Austrian linked to Christchurch terrorist after X account restored</a>.</li>
1350.  
1351.  
1352.  
1353. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/20/elon-musk-neuralink-brain-chip-patient-chess">Elon Musk’s Neuralink shows brain-chip patient playing online chess</a>, according a Reuters report at the <em>Guardian</em>. &#8220;Noland Arbaugh, the 29-year-old patient who was paralyzed below the shoulders after a diving accident, was playing chess on his laptop and moving the cursor using the Neuralink device.&#8221;</li>
1354.  
1355.  
1356.  
1357. <li><a href="https://www.euronews.com/health/2024/03/22/elon-musk-claims-neuralinks-brain-computer-chip-can-cure-blindness">Elon Musk claims Neuralink’s brain-computer chip can cure blindness</a>. Yeah yeah, but here&#8217;s how <a href="https://research.csiro.au/data61/bionic-eye/">Australian scientists were developing their bionic eye nearly a decade ago</a>. And in 2022, &#8220;A world-first bionic eye that restores partial vision to the blind has been <a href="https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/human-body/aussie-device-that-gives-eyes-to-the-blind-fasttracked-in-us/news-story/2527e49562d6a0a61d0f1eb5d335c13f">given &#8216;breakthrough&#8217; designation</a>&#8221; by the US Food and Drug Administration.</li>
1358.  
1359.  
1360.  
1361. <li><a href="https://qz.com/elon-musk-xai-grok-open-source-openai-chatgpt-1851343578">Elon Musk just made his ChatGPT rival Grok open-source</a>.</li>
1362. </ul>
1363.  
1364.  
1365.  
1366. <p>In other news, just a few links this week:</p>
1367.  
1368.  
1369.  
1370. <ul>
1371. <li><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/donald-trump-criminal-and-civil-cases">Complete Guide to the Criminal and Civil Cases Against Donald Trump</a>.</li>
1372.  
1373.  
1374.  
1375. <li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/colonization-antarctica-ice">Gas Trapped in Antarctic Ice Recorded the Mass Death of 56 Million People</a>.</li>
1376.  
1377.  
1378.  
1379. <li>&#8220;Echidnas caught <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-03-15/echidnas-discovered-eating-freshwater-turtle-eggs/103577002">eating the eggs of Queensland&#8217;s bum-breathing turtles</a>, potentially endangering the reptile&#8217;s future.&#8221;</li>
1380. </ul>
1381.  
1382.  
1383.  
1384. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-week-ahead-fix">The Week Ahead</h4>
1385.  
1386.  
1387.  
1388. <p>I&#8217;m currently housesitting in Sydney, and will be here through to 2 April . I will be attempting to avoid distractions and get some client work done. Stop laughing.</p>
1389.  
1390.  
1391.  
1392. <p>On Wednesday I&#8217;ll try to catch <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ai-confidential-tickets-859163760937">AI Confidential</a> from Info Sphere Education. &#8220;Join your hosts,&nbsp;<a href="https://infosphereeducation.com/team/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kate Carruthers and Kobi Leins</a>, for an online session where we delve into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact across industries.&#8221;</p>
1393.  
1394.  
1395.  
1396. <p>On Thursday I&#8217;m doing ABC Radio&#8217;s <em>RN Drive</em> &#8220;Big Tech&#8221; spot. It&#8217;s at 1650 AEDT and then around Australia at 1650 your local time through the magic of digital delay. I&#8217;m also producing <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> on Thursday, because&#8230;</p>
1397.  
1398.  
1399.  
1400. <p>Friday is Good Friday, kicking off the Easter long weekend. At this stage my only plans are for some sort of social event on Saturday.</p>
1401.  
1402.  
1403.  
1404. <p>I&#8217;ll also start locking in some podcasts guests for the autumn season, which will kick off in April.</p>
1405.  
1406.  
1407.  
1408. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
1409.  
1410.  
1411.  
1412. <ul>
1413. <li><a href="https://meanjin.com.au/blog/join-us-sydney-launch-at-gleebooks-wed-24-april/"><em>Meanjin</em> Autumn 2024 launch</a>, Gleebooks, Glebe NSW, 24 April 2024 (TBC).</li>
1414.  
1415.  
1416.  
1417. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/aaron-chen-funny-garden/">Aaron Chen&#8217;s Funny Garden</a>, Sydney, 27 April 2024. I am thrilled  for Aaron because he&#8217;s now doing <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/aaron-chen-tickets/artist/2319297?brand=statetheatre&amp;venueId=155858">six performances at the State Theatre</a>. As a prelude, you might like to watch his show from last year, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJFTWX-Kv0">If Weren&#8217;t Filmed, Nobody Would Believe</a>. As he says, &#8220;Lucky were filmed&#8221;.</li>
1418.  
1419.  
1420.  
1421. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/he-huang-tiger-daughter-vs-the-world-concourse-lounge/">He Huang Tiger Daughter versus the World</a>, Chatswood NSW, 5 May 2024.</li>
1422.  
1423.  
1424.  
1425. <li><a href="https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/nina-oyama-is-coming/">Nina Oyama is Coming</a>, Marrickville NSW, 12 May 2024.</li>
1426.  
1427.  
1428.  
1429. <li><a href="https://tsd.aspi.org.au">The Sydney Dialogue</a>, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Sydney and online, 2–3 September 2024 (TBC).</li>
1430. </ul>
1431.  
1432.  
1433.  
1434. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> The clock tower of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_railway_station,_Sydney">Sydney Central station</a>, photographed on 21 March 2024.]</p>
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1441. <title>Weekly Wrap 720: Wrapping up a podcast series, performing some geekery, and remembering a random cruise ship</title>
1442. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/720/</link>
1444. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stilgherrian]]></dc:creator>
1445. <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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1448. <category><![CDATA[don lemon]]></category>
1449. <category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category>
1450. <category><![CDATA[elon musk]]></category>
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1452. <category><![CDATA[openai]]></category>
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1458.  
1459. <description><![CDATA[This week, Monday 11 to Sunday 17 March 2024, I wrapped up my summer series of podcasts and dealt with a chunk of geekery for a couple of clients. That left no time for any proper photography, apart from more damn birds and other critters, and you&#8217;ve seen enough of them lately. That&#8217;s why you&#8217;re &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/720/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 720: Wrapping up a podcast series, performing some geekery, and remembering a random cruise ship"</span></a></p>]]></description>
1460. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
1461. <p><strong>This week, Monday 11 to Sunday 17 March 2024, I wrapped up my summer series of podcasts and dealt with a chunk of geekery for a couple of clients. That left no time for any proper photography, apart from more damn birds and other critters, and you&#8217;ve seen enough of them lately. That&#8217;s why you&#8217;re looking at a ship from 2018. Exciting.</strong></p>
1462.  
1463.  
1464.  
1465. <span id="more-35117"></span>
1466.  
1467.  
1468.  
1469. <p>Actually on the photography thing, the main problem is that I only left the compound once this week, and that was just a brief shopping run. The lack of fresh and varied photography is more about my current stay-at-home lifestyle than lack of inspiration. I should probably fix that.</p>
1470.  
1471.  
1472.  
1473. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
1474.  
1475.  
1476.  
1477. <ul>
1478. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00215/">The 9pm International Cyber Law without Vodka with Professor Johanna Weaver</a>, recorded on 8 March and posted this Tuesday. The mention of vodka relates to one of Johanna&#8217;s anecdotes. I was completely sober for this episode. And thus ends the summer series. I&#8217;ll have the first details of the autumn series very soon.</li>
1479. </ul>
1480.  
1481.  
1482.  
1483. <p><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;is supported by the generosity of its listeners. You can&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></p>
1484.  
1485.  
1486.  
1487. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
1488.  
1489.  
1490.  
1491. <ul>
1492. <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-9/">The Weekly Cybers #9</a>. It’s many small items this week, plus a podcast about international cyber law and things — the latter being the one mentioned immediately above.</li>
1493. </ul>
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1515. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning. That will include a link to <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> if you don&#8217;t mind clicking through.</p>
1516.  
1517.  
1518.  
1519. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse</h4>
1520.  
1521.  
1522.  
1523. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
1524.  
1525.  
1526.  
1527. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Recommendations</h4>
1528.  
1529.  
1530.  
1531. <p>Coverage of Elon Musk is become ever more like celebrity gossip and disaster porn than news of an actual competent business operator and technology investor. So, in a way it&#8217;s more accurate.</p>
1532.  
1533.  
1534.  
1535. <ul>
1536. <li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/donald-trump-says-helped-elon-musk-president-rcna142866">Donald Trump says he ‘helped’ Elon Musk as president and confirms recent meeting</a>, reports NBC News. I think they mean that Donald Trump as president helped Elon Musk.</li>
1537.  
1538.  
1539.  
1540. <li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2024/03/12/donald-trump-discussed-selling-truth-social-to-elon-musk-report-says/">Donald Trump Discussed Selling Truth Social To Elon Musk, Report Says</a>.</li>
1541.  
1542.  
1543.  
1544. <li>&#8220;Earlier this month Elon Musk sued OpenAI for keeping its technology [ChatGPT] secret. Today <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-no-choice-open-chatbot-grok/">he promised to give away his own &#8216;truth-seeking&#8217; chatbot Grok for free</a>,&#8221; reports <em>WIRED</em>. I&#8217;m not sure about the word &#8220;promised&#8221; there.</li>
1545.  
1546.  
1547.  
1548. <li>Former CNN host Don Lemon was in talks with Musk over hosting a talk show on X. Those talks fell through because <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/15/media/don-lemon-demanded-tesla-cybertruck-5m-advance-equity-in-x-before-elon-musk-canned-him-sources/">Don Lemon demanded way too much</a>, including a Cybertruck, a $5 million advance on top of an $8 million salary, equity in X, and &#8220;the right to approve any changes in X policy as it relates to news content&#8221;. For the initial show interviewing Musk, Lemon wanted a private jet flight and for the company to &#8220;pay for their day drinking and massages&#8221;. Oh no, not day drinking!</li>
1549.  
1550.  
1551.  
1552. <li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/videos/business/2024/03/13/don-lemon-elon-musk-x-interview-canceled-deal-ebof-bts-vpx.cnn">&#8216;I don&#8217;t have to answer that question&#8217;: Musk interview with ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon gets tense</a>. My favourite line from Lemon in this brief report: &#8220;He seemed really averse to facts.&#8221;</li>
1553.  
1554.  
1555.  
1556. <li>Meanwhile Musk, who says he doesn&#8217;t care about criticism, <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/16/us-news/elon-musk-compares-don-lemon-to-spoiled-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-character/">compared Lemon to the spoiled child Veruca Salt</a> from <em>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</em>. Anyway the full Musk interview is due out tomorrow.</li>
1557.  
1558.  
1559.  
1560. <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/musks-spacex-is-building-spy-satellite-network-us-intelligence-agency-sources-2024-03-16/">Musk&#8217;s SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say</a>, reports Reuters in an exclusive.</li>
1561.  
1562.  
1563.  
1564. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-15/spacex-starship-disintegrates-after-completing-most-of-test/103591556">SpaceX Starship disintegrates in third test flight but is still labelled a success</a>.</li>
1565.  
1566.  
1567.  
1568. <li><a href="https://theconversation.com/elon-musks-brain-implant-company-offers-an-intriguing-glimpse-of-an-internet-connecting-human-minds-225382">Elon Musk’s brain implant company offers an intriguing glimpse of an internet connecting human minds</a>.</li>
1569.  
1570.  
1571.  
1572. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/mar/17/neuroscience-research-australia-neuralink-elon-musk-brain-chips">Brain chips: the Sydney researchers ‘miles ahead’ of Elon Musk’s Neuralink</a>, and of course they&#8217;re not alone. Musk often implies that he&#8217;s the first to do something, and because his slack-jawed Musketeers know no better they believe him. But there&#8217;s a whole world of science out there.</li>
1573. </ul>
1574.  
1575.  
1576.  
1577. <p>In other news:</p>
1578.  
1579.  
1580.  
1581. <ul>
1582. <li>Michael Spicer&#8217;s latest short video essay will resonate with the many of you who I know have to use airports from time to time: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPIu6_pbIs0">Airports are a Stain on Our Society</a>.</li>
1583.  
1584.  
1585.  
1586. <li>It turns out that for Australian magpies, <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-surprising-key-to-magpie-intelligence-its-not-genetic-225654">intelligence depends on the size of their social group</a>.</li>
1587.  
1588.  
1589.  
1590. <li>If you&#8217;re in Australia, SBS On Demand has just added all four series of the truly magnificent German drama <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_Berlin">Babylon Berlin</a></em>. You can <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/babylon-berlin">watch it free but with ads</a>, but I think it&#8217;s only HD rather than 4K. But Netflix only ever had series 1 to 3, and now it doesn&#8217;t have it at all. <a href="https://www.justwatch.com">Hunt for it elsewhere on JustWatch</a>.</li>
1591.  
1592.  
1593.  
1594. <li>The&nbsp;J Paul Getty Museum just <a href="https://www.getty.edu/news/download-edit-print-your-favorite-getty-artwork-for-free/">released&nbsp;more than 88,000 works</a> under a Creative Commons Zero (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/">CCØ</a>) license, putting these digital images into the public domain.</li>
1595.  
1596.  
1597.  
1598. <li>“Shigeichi Negishi, the Japanese engineer who gifted the world one of its greatest inventions — <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/karaoke-machine-inventor-shigeichi-negishi-dead-obituary-1234988273/">the karaoke machine</a> — has died&#8230; He was 100.”</li>
1599.  
1600.  
1601.  
1602. <li>Finally, an excellent explainer: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60_LmO-PJqk">Why Japanese TV is Full of Text</a>.</li>
1603. </ul>
1604.  
1605.  
1606.  
1607. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-week-ahead-fix">The Week Ahead</h4>
1608.  
1609.  
1610.  
1611. <p>On Monday and Tuesday I&#8217;ll attempt some client work. Stop laughing.</p>
1612.  
1613.  
1614.  
1615. <p>On Wednesday, the building I inhabit at <a href="https://bunjareecottages.com.au">Bunjaree Cottages</a> is scheduled to be fitted with a new roof. The tradies are booked in to arrive at 7am, as tradies do, so I&#8217;m planning to get out of the way. <s>I&#8217;ll spend the day in Sydney for various purposes.</s> It&#8217;s also the Equinox at 1407 AEDT so I might celebrate that in some way.</p>
1616.  
1617.  
1618.  
1619. <p>Currently, however, rain is forecast for Wednesday. If that forecast holds up, which it <s>probably</s> almost certainly will, the roofers will postpone their work. <s>Nevertheless, I will still do my Sydney trip that day, because I&#8217;ve already locked in a bunch of appointments. — back maintenance, a routine eye test, a haircut, and various errands and logistical necessities.</s></p>
1620.  
1621.  
1622.  
1623. <p>[<strong>Update 19 March 2024:</strong> I reckon it&#8217;s almost certain that the roofers will postpone their work so I have in fact rescheduled my Sydney day and all those appointments to Thursday. How exciting!]</p>
1624.  
1625.  
1626.  
1627. <p>[<strong>Update 20 March 2024:</strong> So the roofers had meant to say &#8220;20 May&#8221; not &#8220;20 March&#8221;, and they only discovered their mistake this morning. Hilarity ensued. Still, they&#8217;ve managed to reschedule it for this Friday 22 March, which is fantastic service.]</p>
1628.  
1629.  
1630.  
1631. <p>On Friday I’m starting a session of housesitting in Sydney which will run through to 2 April or thereabouts. Should you be wanting to catch up with me in Sydney, this would be a good time. I’ll probably schedule some podcast recordings in there too.</p>
1632.  
1633.  
1634.  
1635. <p>[<strong>Update 22 March 2024:</strong> Yet another change of plans. The materials for the new roof have been dropped off Friday morning, but the actual work will now be done on Saturday. I hope you&#8217;re enjoying the narrative.]</p>
1636.  
1637.  
1638.  
1639. <p>On Saturday it&#8217;s the state election in Tasmania, so in the evening I&#8217;ll catch up with a co-conspirator (yes that one), open a bottle of wine (or maybe two) and watch the ABC&#8217;s Antony Green do his special thing on TV.</p>
1640.  
1641.  
1642.  
1643. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
1644.  
1645.  
1646.  
1647. <ul>
1648. <li><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ai-confidential-tickets-859163760937">AI Confidential</a>, Info Sphere Education, online 27 March 2024. &#8220;Join your hosts,&nbsp;<a href="https://infosphereeducation.com/team/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kate Carruthers and Kobi Leins</a>, for an online session where we delve into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact across industries.&#8221;</li>
1649.  
1650.  
1651.  
1652. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> ABC Radio&#8217;s <em>RN Drive</em> &#8220;Big Tech&#8221; spot, Radio National, 1650 AEDT and then around Australia at 1650 your local time through the magic of digital delay.</li>
1653.  
1654.  
1655.  
1656. <li><a href="https://meanjin.com.au/blog/join-us-sydney-launch-at-gleebooks-wed-24-april/"><em>Meanjin</em> Autumn 2024 launch</a>, Gleebooks, Glebe NSW, 24 April 2024 (TBC).</li>
1657.  
1658.  
1659.  
1660. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/aaron-chen-funny-garden/">Aaron Chen&#8217;s Funny Garden</a>, Sydney, 27 April 2024. I am thrilled  for Aaron because he&#8217;s now doing <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/aaron-chen-tickets/artist/2319297?brand=statetheatre&amp;venueId=155858">six performances at the State Theatre</a>. As a prelude, you might like to watch his show from last year, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJFTWX-Kv0">If Weren&#8217;t Filmed, Nobody Would Believe</a>. As he says, &#8220;Lucky were filmed&#8221;.</li>
1661.  
1662.  
1663.  
1664. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/he-huang-tiger-daughter-vs-the-world-concourse-lounge/">He Huang Tiger Daughter versus the World</a>, Chatswood NSW, 5 May 2024.</li>
1665.  
1666.  
1667.  
1668. <li><a href="https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/nina-oyama-is-coming/">Nina Oyama is Coming</a>, Marrickville NSW, 12 May 2024.</li>
1669.  
1670.  
1671.  
1672. <li><a href="https://tsd.aspi.org.au">The Sydney Dialogue</a>, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Sydney and online, 2–3 September 2024 (TBC).</li>
1673. </ul>
1674.  
1675.  
1676.  
1677. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> Cruise liner <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovation_of_the_Seas">Ovation of the Seas</a></em> at Circular Quay, Sydney, during the Beforetimes on 13 March 2018.]</p>
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1684. <title>The 9pm International Cyber Law without Vodka with Professor Johanna Weaver</title>
1685. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00215/</link>
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1688. <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 08:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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1704. <description><![CDATA[Have you heard? Artificial intelligence is a thing! Maybe it&#8217;s even out of control? For that and various other reasons, my special guest for the final summer series episode is Professor Johanna Weaver, former cyber diplomat, and director of the Tech Policy Design Centre at ANU. We talk about making the internet more resilient, diplomacy &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00215/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm International Cyber Law without Vodka with Professor Johanna Weaver"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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1707.  
1708.  
1709.  
1710. <p><strong>Have you heard? Artificial intelligence is a thing! Maybe it&#8217;s even out of control? For that and various other reasons, my special guest for the final summer series episode is Professor Johanna Weaver, former cyber diplomat, and director of the Tech Policy Design Centre at ANU.</strong></p>
1711.  
1712.  
1713.  
1714. <span id="more-35122"></span>
1715.  
1716.  
1717.  
1718. <p>We talk about making the internet more resilient, diplomacy during the covid times, and Australia&#8217;s relatively competent approach to regulating artificial intelligence. I even reveal my true age.</p>
1719.  
1720.  
1721. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=59012899&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
1722.  
1723.  
1724.  
1725. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="http://soundcloud.com/skankmedia">SoundCloud</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
1726.  
1727.  
1728.  
1729. <p>You can also listen to the podcast below, or <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
1730.  
1731.  
1732.  
1733.  
1734.  
1735.  
1736. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
1737.  
1738.  
1739. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1740. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://law.anu.edu.au/about/our-people/johanna-weaver">01. Johanna Weaver | ANU College of Law</a></div>
1741. <div class="wppb-description">Professor Johanna Weaver is the founding Director of the Tech Policy Design Centre (TPDC) at the Australian National University.</div> </li>
1742. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1743. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://techpolicydesign.au/">02. Tech Policy Design Centre — Australian National University</a></div>
1744. <div class="wppb-description">The Tech Policy Design Centre (TPDC) is a nonpartisan, independent research organisation at the Australian National University. Our mission is to develop fit-for-purpose tech policy frameworks to shape technology for the long-term benefit of humanity. We work to mature the tech-governance ecosystem in collaboration with industry, government, civil society, and academia.</div> </li>
1745. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1746. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://techpolicydesign.au/news/anu-invests-in-national-tech-policy-capability-2">03. Media Release: ANU invests in national Tech Policy capability – Tech Policy Design Centre</a></div>
1747. <div class="wppb-description">[7 February 2024] To mark its transition from a pilot to a permanent centre, TPDC today announces the development of Australia’s first dedicated tech policy curriculum and an expanded research agenda, supported by a new Independent Advisory Board, which meets today for the first time.</div> </li>
1748. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1749. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPGs8--jnw0">04.Artificial Intelligence Regulation Could Soon Be Coming To Australia - The Project - YouTube</a></div>
1750. <div class="wppb-description">[1 June 2023] Artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, has gained a lot of attention in the last six months. However, as it becomes more advanced, the Australian Government is already working on how it can limit its usage.</div> </li>
1751. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1752. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://techpolicydesign.au/tech-mirror-podcast">05. Tech Mirror Podcast – Tech Policy Design Centre</a></div>
1753. <div class="wppb-description">Tech Mirror: Reflecting on technology and society with Johanna Weaver explores how technology impacts our lives: the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. Technology is made by humans. When we refocus on this foundational truth, it opens the possibility that technology can be made differently.</div> </li>
1754. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1755. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://techpolicydesign.au/tech-policy-atlas">06. Tech Policy Atlas – Tech Policy Design Centre</a></div>
1756. <div class="wppb-description">The Global Tech Policy Atlas is a public repository of national tech policy, strategy, legislation and regulation. Its purpose is to assist policymakers and researchers conduct evidence-based independent research. We rely on contributions from users to expand and update the dataset.</div> </li>
1757. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1758. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://techpolicydesign.au/news/research-report-cultivating-coordination">07. Research Report: Cultivating Coordination – Tech Policy Design Centre</a></div>
1759. <div class="wppb-description">[1 February 2023] What will it look like if Australia gets tech regulation right? This research recommends a best practice model for tech policy coordination in Australia. The model draws on international best practices, and extensive consultation with stakeholders in Government, Industry, and Civil Society. The model is ready for immediate implementation and is largely cost-neutral.</div> </li>
1760. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1761. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/speeches/we-re-not-there-yet-current-regulation-around-ai-may-not-be-sufficient">08. We&#039;re not there yet: Current regulation around AI may not be sufficient | ASIC</a></div>
1762. <div class="wppb-description">[31 January 2024] As the interim report noted, “businesses and individuals who develop and use AI are already subject to various Australian laws. These include laws such as those relating to privacy, online safety, corporations, intellectual property and anti-discrimination, which apply to all sectors of the economy.</div> </li>
1763. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1764. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.industry.gov.au/news/new-expert-group-will-help-guide-future-safe-and-responsible-ai-australia#edict00215">09. New expert group will help guide the future of safe and responsible AI in Australia</a></div>
1765. <div class="wppb-description">[14 February 2024] The temporary group is part of the Australian Government’s interim response to the safe and responsible AI consultation.</div> </li>
1766. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1767. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.industry.gov.au/news/australian-governments-interim-response-safe-and-responsible-ai-consultation">10. The Australian Government’s interim response to safe and responsible AI consultation | Department of Industry Science and Resources</a></div>
1768. <div class="wppb-description">[17 January 2024] The interim response outlines what the Australian public, academia and businesses told us about safe and responsible AI. It also details how the government is and will take action now and in the longer term.  </div> </li>
1769. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1770. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://consult.industry.gov.au/supporting-responsible-ai">11. Consultation hub | Supporting responsible AI: discussion paper - Consult hub</a></div>
1771. <div class="wppb-description">The Australian Government published its interim response to this consultation on 17 January 2024. The interim response covers: what we heard from stakeholders; [and] how the government will ensure AI is designed, developed and deployed safely and responsibly.
1772. </div> </li>
1773. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1774. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/17/australia-ai-content-label-chatgpt-tech-companies-law-labor-government-policy">12. Australia may ask tech companies to label content generated by AI platforms such as ChatGPT | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian</a></div>
1775. <div class="wppb-description">[17 January 2024] New report reveals low public trust of growing technology as government pledges stricter regulation for ‘high risk’ products.</div> </li>
1776. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1777. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://techpolicydesign.au/telecommunications-sector-risk-and-resilience-profile">13. Telecommunications Sector Risk and Resilience Profile – Tech Policy Design Centre</a></div>
1778. <div class="wppb-description">The ANU Tech Policy Design Centre, in partnership with the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, is undertaking a first-of-its kind project to holistically map the resilience of Australia’s telecommunications sector.</div> </li>
1779. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1780. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-02/tasmania-reliance-on-undersea-cables-fails-again/100873280">14. Tasmania&#039;s internet outage caused by damaged Telstra cables demonstrates the state&#039;s vulnerability - ABC News</a></div>
1781. <div class="wppb-description">[2 March 2022] In what one expert described as an &quot;unfortunate confluence of events,&quot; two fibre-optic cables connecting the state to mainland Australia were cut within the space of two hours on Tuesday, resulting in an outage which lasted over five hours.</div> </li>
1782. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1783. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/06/georgian-woman-cuts-web-access">15. Georgian woman cuts off web access to whole of Armenia | Georgia | The Guardian</a></div>
1784. <div class="wppb-description">[7 April 2011] Entire country loses internet for five hours after woman, 75, slices through cable while scavenging for copper.</div> </li>
1785. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1786. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/23/tonga-internet-reconnected-five-weeks-of-volcanic-eruption">16. Tonga internet reconnected five weeks after volcanic eruption | Volcanoes News | Al Jazeera</a></div>
1787. <div class="wppb-description">[23 February 2022] Massive eruption and tsunami ruptured undersea cable leaving residents with only makeshift satellite connections.</div> </li>
1788. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1789. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.submarinecablemap.com/country/australia">17. Submarine Cable Map: Australia</a></div>
1790. <div class="wppb-description">The Submarine Cable Map is a free and regularly updated resource from TeleGeography.</div> </li>
1791. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1792. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-06/the-cloud-under-the-sea/103137378">18. China and the US are wrestling over a web of cables we never see, but rely on everyday  - ABC News</a></div>
1793. <div class="wppb-description">[6 March 2024] In May 2023, the Chinese government started talks with 10 nations in the South Pacific, offering loans to help build and expand their communications networks. The provider would be the Chinese technology giant, Huawei.</div> </li>
1794. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1795. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/13/australia-supplants-china-to-build-undersea-cable-for-solomon-islands">19. Australia supplants China to build undersea cable for Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands | The Guardian</a></div>
1796. <div class="wppb-description">[13 June 2018] Turnbull announces joint project amid concerns about Beijing’s ‘soft diplomacy’.</div> </li>
1797. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1798. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.itnews.com.au/news/google-vocus-to-connect-us-and-australia-with-new-subsea-cable-system-601685">20. Google, Vocus to connect US and Australia with new subsea cable system - Networking - Telco/ISP - iTnews</a></div>
1799. <div class="wppb-description">[26 October 2023] ‘South Pacific Connect’ project launches. Google is set to deploy two new trans-Pacific subsea cables between the United States and Australia, via Fiji and French Polynesia, with Vocus to help deliver the project.</div> </li>
1800. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1801. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War">21. Starlink in the Russo-Ukrainian War - Wikipedia</a></div>
1802. <div class="wppb-description">In February 2022, two days after Russia&#039;s full-scale invasion, Ukraine requested American aerospace company SpaceX to activate their Starlink satellite internet service in the country to replace internet and communication networks degraded or destroyed during the war. Starlink has since been used by Ukrainian civilians, government and military. The satellite service has served for humanitarian purposes, as well as defense and attacks on Russian positions.</div> </li>
1803. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1804. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://risky.biz/BTN65/">22. Between Two Nerds: Rethinking mobile phones on the battlefield - Risky Business</a></div>
1805. <div class="wppb-description">[30 January 2024] In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about how the war in Ukraine is showing how useful mobile devices are in war. Using them is risky, but those risks need to be managed.</div> </li>
1806. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1807. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverview">23. Silverview - Wikipedia</a></div>
1808. <div class="wppb-description">Silverview is a novel by British writer John le Carré, published posthumously on 12 October 2021. The book was completed for publication by his son Nick Cornwell... Silverview centres on a young bookseller, an enigmatic Polish immigrant, and a British agent hunting down a leak... Julian Lawndsley has left a career in the financial sector in London to open a bookstore in a small seaside town in East Anglia. Soon after opening the shop, a Polish immigrant named Edward Avon comes in, not to buy books but to chat. He urges Lawndsley to open a section of the store in the basement called the Republic of Literature, which would offer only the classics. Edward Avon is later revealed to be a retired agent for MI6 and a former communist.</div> </li>
1809. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1810. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.voanews.com/a/american-voters-concerned-about-age-of-presidential-candidates/7495604.html">24. American Voters Concerned About Age of Presidential Candidates</a></div>
1811. <div class="wppb-description">[20 February 2024] Many voters are unhappy with the choice. An ABC News/Ipsos poll earlier this month found 59% of Americans think both presumptive nominees are too old to serve another term.</div> </li>
1812. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1813. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/australia-to-keep-playing-the-un-cyberspace-norms-game/">25. Australia to keep playing the UN cyberspace norms game | ZDNET</a></div>
1814. <div class="wppb-description">[16 April 2019] The United Nations now has not one but two separate forums for discussing international rules of behaviour in the cyber realm, and Australia will be supporting them both.</div> </li>
1815. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1816. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://disarmament.unoda.org/ict-security/">26. Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security – UNODA</a></div>
1817. <div class="wppb-description">Beginning in 2004, six Groups of Governmental Experts (GGE) have studied the threats posed by the use of ICTs in the context of international security and how these threats should be addressed.</div> </li>
1818. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1819. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.aspi.org.au/report/australias-offensive-cyber-capability">27. Australia&#039;s Offensive Cyber Capability | Australian Strategic Policy Institute | ASPI</a></div>
1820. <div class="wppb-description">[10 April 2018] In April 2016, Prime Minister Turnbull confirmed that Australia has an offensive cyber capability. A series of official disclosures have provided further detail, including that Australia will use this capability against offshore cybercriminals. This was the first time any state has announced such a policy.</div> </li>
1821. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1822. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/turnbull-sets-the-scene-for-a-stop-the-bytes-election/">28. Turnbull sets the scene for a &#039;Stop the Bytes&#039; election | ZDNET</a></div>
1823. <div class="wppb-description">[20 April 2016] The PM released Australia&#039;s Cyber Security Strategy on Thursday morning. Media reports focused on the &#039;revelation&#039; of our cyber attack capabilities, but that&#039;s just a well-crafted political distraction.</div> </li>
1824. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1825. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.internationalcybertech.gov.au/our-work">29. Our Work | Australia&#039;s International Cyber and Critical Tech Engagement</a></div>
1826. <div class="wppb-description">The 2021 International Cyber and Critical Technology Engagement Strategy sets out Australia’s vision for a safe, secure and prosperous Australia, Indo-Pacific region and world enabled by cyberspace and critical technology. It provides a framework to guide Australia’s international engagement across the spectrum of cyber and critical technology issues in support of this vision, and the practical actions Australia will take to advance our objectives.</div> </li>
1827. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1828. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://techpolicydesign.au/news/article-the-laws-of-war-must-apply-in-cyberspace">30. Governments and hackers agree: the laws of war must apply in cyberspace – Tech Policy Design Centre</a></div>
1829. <div class="wppb-description">[26 October 2023] There is a persistent myth that cyberspace is a lawless wild west. This could not be further from the truth. There is a clear international consensus that existing laws of war apply online.</div> </li>
1830. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1831. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/06/14/brief-primer-on-international-law-and-cyberspace-pub-84763">31. A Brief Primer on International Law and Cyberspace - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace</a></div>
1832. <div class="wppb-description">[14 June 2021] As states give increased attention to the governance of cyberspace (the technical architecture that allows the global internet to function) and governance in cyberspace (how states, industry, and users may use this technology), the role of international law in the cyber context has gained increasing prominence.</div> </li>
1833. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1834. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_(company)">32. Blackwater (company) - Wikipedia</a></div>
1835. <div class="wppb-description">Academi, formerly known as Blackwater, is an American private military contractor founded on December 26, 1996, by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince. It was renamed Xe Services in 2009, and was again renamed to Academi in 2011, after it was acquired by a group of private investors In 2014, Academi merged with Triple Canopy to form Constellis Holdings. Constellis and its predecessors provide contract security services to the United States federal government. Since 2003, it has provided services to the Central Intelligence Agency. In 2013, its subsidiary, International Development Solutions, received an approximately $92 million contract for U.S. State Department security guards. In 2007, Constellis (then Blackwater) received widespread notoriety for the Nisour Square massacre in Baghdad, when a group of its employees killed 17 Iraqi civilians and injured 20. Four employees were convicted in the United States and later pardoned on December 22, 2020, by President Donald Trump.</div> </li>
1836. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1837. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.icrc.org/en/war-and-law%E2%80%83">33. War &amp; Law | International Committee of the Red Cross</a></div>
1838. <div class="wppb-description">International humanitarian law is a set of rules that seek to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects people who are not or are no longer participating in hostilities and restricts the means and methods of warfare.</div> </li>
1839. </ul>
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1847. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
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1851. <p><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em> is supported by the generosity of its listeners. If you enjoyed this episode, you might like to <a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a> or <a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>.</strong></p>
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1854.  
1855. <p>For this episode, though, it&#8217;s thanks for the final time to everyone who supported <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/summer2023">The 9pm Summer Series 2023</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
1856.  
1857.  
1858.  
1859. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
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1863. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Dave Gaukroger, John Lindsay, Peter Viertel, Phillip Merrick, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
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1867. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew B, Andrew Wright, Bernard Walsh, Bic Smith, Bruce Hardie, Christopher Biggs, David Heath, Drew Mayo, Frank Filippone, James Moore, James Moore again, Jamie Morrison, Joanna Forbes, Joanna Forbes again, John Avocado, Karl Sinclair, Katrinas Szetey, Kimberley Heitman, Mark Newton, Michael, Miriam Faye, Paris Lord, Paul Williams, Peter Blakeley, Peter Blakeley again, Peter McCrudden, Rhydwyn, Ric Hayman, Rohan, Roy Brown, Susan Ireland, and five people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
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1871. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: Karloscar.</p>
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1875. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Elissa Harris, Jens Hartmann, Karen Purser, Matthew Moyle-Croft, Syl Mobile, Warren McDonald, and two people who chose to remain anonymous.</p>
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1883. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: Mark Hollands and Regina Huntington.</p>
1884.  
1885.  
1886.  
1887. <p>And another nine people chose to have no reward, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much.</p>
1888.  
1889.  
1890.  
1891. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Series Credits</h4>
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1919. <br />
1920. Have you heard? Artificial intelligence is a thing! Maybe it's even out of control? For that and various other reasons, my special guest for the final summer series episode is Professor Johanna Weaver, former cyber diplomat, and director of the Tech Policy Design Centre at ANU.<br />
1921. <br />
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1924. <br />
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1928. We talk about making the internet more resilient, diplomacy during the covid times, and Australia's relatively competent approach to regulating artificial intelligence. I even reveal my true age.<br />
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1953. 01. Johanna Weaver | ANU College of Law<br />
1954. Professor Johanna Weaver is the founding Director of the Tech Policy Design Centre (TPDC) at the Australian National University. <br />
1955. <br />
1956. 02. Tech Policy Design Centre — Australian National University<br />
1957. The Tech Policy Design Centre (TPDC) is a nonpartisan, independent research organisation at the Australian National University. Our mission is to develop fit-for-purpose tech policy frameworks to shape technology for the long-term benefit of humanity. We work to mature the tech-governance ecosystem in collaboration with industry, government, civil society, and academia. <br />
1958. <br />
1959. 03. Media Release: ANU invests in national Tech Policy capability – Tech Policy Design Centre<br />
1960. [7 February 2024] To mark its transition from a pilot to a permanent centre, TPDC today announces the development of Australia’s first dedicated tech policy curriculum and an expanded research agenda, supported by a new Independent Advisory Board, which meets today for the first time. <br />
1961. <br />
1962. 04.Artificial Intelligence Regulation Could Soon Be Coming To Australia - The Project - YouTube<br />
1963. [1 June 2023] Artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, has gained a lot of attention in the last six months. However, as it becomes more advanced, the Australian Government is already working on how it can limit its usage. <br />
1964. <br />
1965. 05. Tech Mirror Podcast – Tech Policy Design Centre<br />
1966. Tech Mirror: Reflecting on technology and society with Johanna Weaver explores how technology impacts our lives: the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. Technology is made by humans. When we refocus on this foundational truth, it opens the possibility that technology can be made differently. <br />
1967. <br />
1968. 06. Tech Policy Atlas – Tech Policy Design Centre<br />
1969. The Global Tech Policy Atlas is a public repository of national tech policy, strategy, legislation and regulation. Its purpose is to assist policymakers and researchers conduct evidence-based independent research. We rely on contributions from users to expand and update the dataset. <br />
1970. <br />
1971. 07. Research Report: Cultivating Coordination – Tech Policy Design Centre<br />
1972. [1 February 2023] What will it look like if Australia gets tech regulation right? This research recommends a best practice model for tech policy coordination in Australia. The model draws on international best practices, and extensive consultation with stakeholders in Government, Industry, and Civil Society. The model is ready for immediate implementation and is largely cost-neutral. <br />
1973. <br />
1974. 08. We're not there yet: Current regulation around AI may not be sufficient | ASIC<br />
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1996. <description><![CDATA[There wasn&#8217;t much remarkable about my week of Monday 4 to Sunday 10 March 2024. I edited a podcast. I recorded another one. I spent an afternoon doing social things. And I was introduced to a big green insect. I&#8217;ve noticed that most of my photographs here lately have been of the local fauna. I &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/719/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 719: The Realm of the Big Green Insect and other legends"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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1998. <p><strong>There wasn&#8217;t much remarkable about my week of Monday 4 to Sunday 10 March 2024. I edited a podcast. I recorded another one. I spent an afternoon doing social things. And I was introduced to a big green insect.</strong></p>
1999.  
2000.  
2001.  
2002. <span id="more-35048"></span>
2003.  
2004.  
2005.  
2006. <p>I&#8217;ve noticed that most of my photographs here lately have been of the local fauna. I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s anything wrong with that — although I think it does mean I need to get out more.</p>
2007.  
2008.  
2009.  
2010. <p>There isn&#8217;t really a story about the big green insect, except that for some reason I named her Geraldine. Yes, it&#8217;s a female, because she has very small wing cases and can&#8217;t fly. Which seems a waste.</p>
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2012.  
2013.  
2014. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you!</h4>
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2020.  
2021. <p><strong>This season&#8217;s crowdfunder, <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/autumn2024">The 9pm Autumn Series 2024</a>, has been a great success, surging past Target Two in the final hours, and then some.</strong></p>
2022.  
2023.  
2024.  
2025. <p>Cheers, thanks!</p>
2026.  
2027.  
2028.  
2029. <p>For all the details of what happens next, here’s the <a href="https://www.pozible.com/profile/stilgherrian/activity/success-the-campaign-has-ended-so-heres-what-happens-next--18c7caea-62a4-4d3e-9be1-f35326245fe1">official update</a>.</p>
2030.  
2031.  
2032.  
2033. <p>The brief version is that there will be six special-guest episodes of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast between now and the end of May — subscribe in your podcast app of choice if you haven’t already done so. There’s also that <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/tag/public-house-forum/">Public House Forum</a> episode that you’re still owed.</p>
2034.  
2035.  
2036.  
2037. <p>Three people will also get The Special Treatment<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> but you’ll have to <a href="https://www.pozible.com/profile/stilgherrian/activity/success-the-campaign-has-ended-so-heres-what-happens-next--18c7caea-62a4-4d3e-9be1-f35326245fe1">click through</a> for those details.</p>
2038.  
2039.  
2040.  
2041. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
2042.  
2043.  
2044.  
2045. <ul>
2046. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00214/">The 9pm Extruded Cheese Snack of Destiny with David F Porteous</a>, recorded on Saturday 24 February and posted this Thursday. It&#8217;s turned out reasonably well given how drunk I was toward the end.</li>
2047.  
2048.  
2049.  
2050. <li>On Friday I recorded an episode with Professor Johanna Weaver, former cyber diplomat, director of the Tech Policy Design Centre at ANU, and presenter of the podcast&nbsp;<em><a href="https://techpolicydesign.au/tech-mirror-podcast">Tech Mirror: Reflecting on technology and society</a></em>.&nbsp;That one will be posted on Tuesday 12 March.</li>
2051. </ul>
2052.  
2053.  
2054.  
2055. <p><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;is supported by the generosity of its listeners. You can&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></p>
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2062.  
2063. <ul>
2064. <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-8/">The Weekly Cybers #8</a>. Toughest anti-encryption laws still not being used (maybe), the politician-spy was working for China, and much more.&nbsp;</li>
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2100.  
2101.  
2102.  
2103. <p>I am continuing to wallow in the schadenfreude of Elon Musk&#8217;s world becoming increasingly about his bitchfights with all and sundry and less about any actual success. I am here for it.</p>
2104.  
2105.  
2106.  
2107. <ul>
2108. <li>Elon Musk has hit out at OpenAI for its for-profit plans, but <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9b6da77a-7e37-4e83-94cf-331fe8493894">OpenAI has released emails to show he backed the plan</a>. As the <em>Financial Times</em> writes, &#8220;ChatGPT maker says Tesla boss wanted top job and board control as feud over AI start-up deepens&#8221;.</li>
2109.  
2110.  
2111.  
2112. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/09/why-is-elon-musk-suing-sam-altman-openai">The feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman – explained</a>.</li>
2113.  
2114.  
2115.  
2116. <li>And as CNBC puts it, &#8220;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/05/read-the-complaint-in-elon-musk-v-sam-altman-greg-brockman-openai.html">Legal experts are skeptical</a> of whether Elon Musk&#8217;s lawsuit against OpenAI has any hope of success&#8221;</li>
2117.  
2118.  
2119.  
2120. <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/spacex-faces-hearing-engineers-fired-after-criticizing-elon-musk-over-sexism-2024-03-05/">SpaceX faces hearing on engineers fired after criticizing Elon Musk over sexism</a>.</li>
2121.  
2122.  
2123.  
2124. <li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/3/5/ex-twitter-executives-sue-elon-musk-for-one-hundred-twenty-eight-million-dollars-in-severance-pay">Ex-Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for $128m in severance pay</a>.</li>
2125.  
2126.  
2127.  
2128. <li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/03/06/usage-of-elon-musks-x-dropped-30percent-in-the-last-year-study-suggests/">Usage Of Elon Musk’s X Dropped 30% In The Last Year, Study Suggests</a>.</li>
2129.  
2130.  
2131.  
2132. <li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/3/5/jeff-bezos-topples-elon-musk-to-reclaim-title-of-worlds-richest-man">Jeff Bezos topples Elon Musk to reclaim title of world’s richest man</a>, reports Aj Jazeera. &#8220;Bezos has gained $23bn in 2024, while Musk has lost $31bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index,&#8221; although apparently it only lasted a very short time.</li>
2133. </ul>
2134.  
2135.  
2136.  
2137. <p>In other news:</p>
2138.  
2139.  
2140.  
2141. <ul>
2142. <li>&#8220;Billionaires are building bunkers and buying islands. But are they prepping for the apocalypse – or <a href="https://meanjin.com.au/essays/if-you-cant-say-something-nice-dont-say-anything-at-all/">pioneering a new&nbsp;feudalism</a>?&#8221;</li>
2143.  
2144.  
2145.  
2146. <li>Enjoy some very big numbers in <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-big-is-space/">The Scale of Space Will Break Your Brain</a>.</li>
2147.  
2148.  
2149.  
2150. <li>Have a squizz at this data, <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gini-coefficient-vs-gdp-per-capita-pip">Income inequality vs. GDP per capita</a>. The US stands out for being rich but with much greater inequality than its peers, and South Africa is weirdly off the scale. You can also see how nations took their trajectory through these numbers from 1985 to 2022 — although some nations don’t have data for the most recent years. You might have some fun browsing the whole site, <a href="https://ourworldindata.org">Our World in Data</a>.</li>
2151.  
2152.  
2153.  
2154. <li>From the archives of my client <em>Meanin</em>, the quarterly literary journal, comes this essay by Canada&#8217;s oath Margaret Atwood, <a href="https://meanjin.com.au/essays/if-you-cant-say-something-nice-dont-say-anything-at-all/">If You Can’t Say Something Nice, Don’t Say Anything at All</a>  (Winter 1995). I won’t explain it. You’ll be hooked from the first words.</li>
2155.  
2156.  
2157.  
2158. <li>British comedy writer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Hazeley_and_Joel_Morris">Joel Morris</a> explains <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFmmP8UVF5Y">how they developed the character Philomena Cunk</a>.</li>
2159.  
2160.  
2161.  
2162. <li><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-white-house-drugs-speed-xanax-1234979503/">Trump’s White House Was ‘Awash in Speed’ — and Xanax</a>. We knew some of this when the audit of the White House pharmacy records was published a couple months back. This has some more colourful details.</li>
2163.  
2164.  
2165.  
2166. <li><a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/aids-denialism-joe-rogan-bret-weinstein-rfk/">AIDS Denialism Is Back. We Can’t Let It Take Root</a>.</li>
2167. </ul>
2168.  
2169.  
2170.  
2171. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-week-ahead-fix">The Week Ahead</h4>
2172.  
2173.  
2174.  
2175. <p>It’s another of those weeks when I&#8217;ve got plenty to but little of it is locked into specific dates.</p>
2176.  
2177.  
2178.  
2179. <p>I&#8217;ll post the podcast with Johanna Weaver on Tuesday, which probably means I&#8217;m editing on Monday. In any event Monday is a public holiday in various parts of Australia but not here in NSW.) And I have client production meeting on Wednesday. But the rest is flexible.</p>
2180.  
2181.  
2182.  
2183. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
2184.  
2185.  
2186.  
2187. <ul>
2188. <li>Sydney day, 20 March 2024 (TBC). The building I inhabit at <a href="https://bunjareecottages.com.au">Bunjaree Cottages</a> is being fitted with a new roof, so I might just get out of the way.</li>
2189.  
2190.  
2191.  
2192. <li>Sydney housesitting period, 22 March to 2 April 2024 (roughly). Should you be wanting to catch up with me in Sydney, this would probably be a good time.</li>
2193.  
2194.  
2195.  
2196. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ai-confidential-tickets-859163760937">AI Confidential</a>, Info Sphere Education, online 27 March 2024. &#8220;Join your hosts,&nbsp;<a href="https://infosphereeducation.com/team/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kate Carruthers and Kobi Leins</a>, for an online session where we delve into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact across industries.&#8221;</li>
2197.  
2198.  
2199.  
2200. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <a href="https://meanjin.com.au/blog/join-us-sydney-launch-at-gleebooks-wed-24-april/"><em>Meanjin</em> Autumn 2024 launch</a>, Gleebooks, Glebe NSW, 24 April 2024 (TBC).</li>
2201.  
2202.  
2203.  
2204. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/aaron-chen-funny-garden/">Aaron Chen&#8217;s Funny Garden</a>, Sydney, 27 April 2024. I am thrilled  for Aaron because he&#8217;s now doing <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/aaron-chen-tickets/artist/2319297?brand=statetheatre&amp;venueId=155858">six performances at the State Theatre</a>. As a prelude, you might like to watch his show from last year, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJFTWX-Kv0">If Weren&#8217;t Filmed, Nobody Would Believe</a>. As he says, &#8220;Lucky were filmed&#8221;.</li>
2205.  
2206.  
2207.  
2208. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/he-huang-tiger-daughter-vs-the-world-concourse-lounge/">He Huang Tiger Daughter versus the World</a>, Chatswood NSW, 5 May 2024.</li>
2209.  
2210.  
2211.  
2212. <li><a href="https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/nina-oyama-is-coming/">Nina Oyama is Coming</a>, Marrickville NSW, 12 May 2024.</li>
2213.  
2214.  
2215.  
2216. <li><a href="https://tsd.aspi.org.au">The Sydney Dialogue</a>, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Sydney and online, 2–3 September 2024 (TBC).</li>
2217. </ul>
2218.  
2219.  
2220.  
2221. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> A female <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_garden_mantis">false garden mantis</a> (<em>Pseudomantis albofimbriata</em>) photographed at <a href="https://bunjareecottages.com.au">Bunjaree Cottages</a> on 5 March 2024. I don&#8217;t know why she has &#8220;false&#8221; in her name because she <em>is</em> a praying mantis.]</p>
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2223.  
2224. ]]></content:encoded>
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2230. <title>The 9pm Extruded Cheese Snack of Destiny with David F Porteous</title>
2231. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00214/</link>
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2234. <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 04:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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2247.  
2248. <description><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s special guest is Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous, who manages to deliver some fascinating commentary on happenings in Britain, while I increasingly suffer the totally unforeseeable effects of wine and gin. We talk about King Charles III, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, and sewage. We also discuss the important differences between &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00214/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Extruded Cheese Snack of Destiny with David F Porteous"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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2251.  
2252.  
2253.  
2254. <p><strong>This episode&#8217;s special guest is Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous, who manages to deliver some fascinating commentary on happenings in Britain, while I increasingly suffer the totally unforeseeable effects of wine and gin.</strong></p>
2255.  
2256.  
2257.  
2258. <span id="more-35062"></span>
2259.  
2260.  
2261.  
2262. <p>We talk about King Charles III, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, and sewage. We also discuss the important differences between Twisters, Quavers, Nik Naks, and Twiglets, and what wine you should drink with them.</p>
2263.  
2264.  
2265. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=58954078&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
2266.  
2267.  
2268.  
2269. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="http://soundcloud.com/skankmedia">SoundCloud</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
2270.  
2271.  
2272.  
2273. <p>You can also listen to the podcast below, or <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
2274.  
2275.  
2276.  
2277.  
2278.  
2279.  
2280. <p>David F Porteous has been on the podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/tag/david-f-porteous">several times before</a>. You might like to listen.</p>
2281.  
2282.  
2283.  
2284. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
2285.  
2286.  
2287. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2288. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="http://www.dfpiii.com/">01. dfpiii - Blog</a></div>
2289. <div class="wppb-description">The official website of Scottish Author David F Porteous</div> </li>
2290. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2291. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://twitter.com/dfpiii">02. David F Porteous (@dfpiii) / Twitter</a></div>
2292. <div class="wppb-description">Author. Podcaster. Social researcher. Karaoke superstar. New novel ‘The Wicker Man Preservation Society’ is out 21 June 21.</div> </li>
2293. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2294. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quavers">03. Quavers - Wikipedia</a></div>
2295. <div class="wppb-description">Quavers are a deep-fried potato-based British snack food. Launched in the UK in 1968, they were originally made by Smith&#039;s. Since 1997 they have been produced by Walkers. The name comes from the musical note, quaver.</div> </li>
2296. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2297. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisties">04. Twisties - Wikipedia</a></div>
2298. <div class="wppb-description">Twisties are a type of cheese curl corn-based snack food product, available mainly in Australia, and other Oceanian countries such as Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji, the Southeast Asian countries Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Brunei, and the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. They are also available in Europe, but marketed as &quot;Fonzies&quot;, and in France as &quot;Belin Croustilles&quot;.</div> </li>
2299. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2300. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nik_Naks_(British_snack)">05. Nik Naks (British snack) - Wikipedia</a></div>
2301. <div class="wppb-description">Nik Naks are a type of extruded corn snack previously manufactured by Sooner Foods in Scunthorpe, England.</div> </li>
2302. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2303. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twiglets">06. Twiglets - Wikipedia</a></div>
2304. <div class="wppb-description">Twiglets are a wheat-based snack marketed in the United Kingdom that have a &quot;distinctive knobbly shape&quot; similar to that of twigs and a speckled-brown-over-pale-colour appearance. The taste of Twiglets, which has been compared to that of Marmite, primarily derives from the yeast extract used in the coating.</div> </li>
2305. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2306. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didgeridoo">07. Didgeridoo - Wikipedia</a></div>
2307. <div class="wppb-description">The didgeridoo (/?d?d??ri?du?/; also spelt didjeridu, among other variants) is a wind instrument, played with vibrating lips to produce a continuous drone while using a special breathing technique called circular breathing. The didgeridoo was developed by Aboriginal peoples of northern Australia at least 1,000 years ago, and is now in use around the world, though still most strongly associated with Indigenous Australian music. </div> </li>
2308. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2309. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/celebrity-letters-and-numbers">08. Watch Celebrity Letters and Numbers | SBS On Demand</a></div>
2310. <div class="wppb-description">Celebrities pit their linguistic and numerical skills against each other and the clock with often comedic results.</div> </li>
2311. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2312. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://chat.openai.com/share/11638040-662b-4c64-98f5-fbb1dd3e47e1">09. Unconventional Wine Pairings | ChatGPT</a></div>
2313. <div class="wppb-description">I would like to explore some unusual wine pairings. What would you suggest to of with Australia&#039;s cheese Twisties?</div> </li>
2314. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2315. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="http://adultbar.com.au/cocktails/How-To-Make-A/Crab-Walk">10. Crab Walk Cocktail Recipe &amp; Ingredients - AdultBar</a></div>
2316. <div class="wppb-description">Crab Walk is drinkable average cocktail at 1.4 standard drinks. Stirred with 30ml aquavit norden and 10ml bitters celery kenny with 110ml consomme crab and best with lunch. Just warm serving glass then heat up the crab consomme and splash in the celery bitters. Add in the shot of aquavit and stir in the hot crab consomme and drop stick of celery into glass and served in a old fashioned glass warm.</div> </li>
2317. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2318. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68208157">11. King Charles diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace says - BBC News</a></div>
2319. <div class="wppb-description">[6 February 2024] King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace. The type of cancer has not been revealed - it is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate.</div> </li>
2320. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2321. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Charles_I">12. Execution of Charles I - Wikipedia</a></div>
2322. <div class="wppb-description">Charles I, the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, was executed on Tuesday, 30 January 1649 outside the Banqueting House on Whitehall, London. The execution, carried out by beheading the king, was the culmination of political and military conflicts between the royalists and the parliamentarians in England during the English Civil War, leading to the capture and trial of Charles. </div> </li>
2323. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2324. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/01/climate/king-charles-cop28-climate-summit-intl/index.html">13. King Charles to attend COP28 climate talks in Dubai and deliver address | CNN</a></div>
2325. <div class="wppb-description">[1 November 2023] King Charles III will attend the UN’s COP28 climate summit in Dubai this year and deliver an address at the opening ceremony, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday.</div> </li>
2326. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2327. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aPjcdpz_pg">14. King Charles delivers address at opening ceremony of COP28 Summit in UAE - YouTube</a></div>
2328. <div class="wppb-description">[1 December 2023] King Charles delivered an opening address of the COP28 summit on Friday - his first major climate speech since ascending the throne. The monarch has devoted much of his attention to the environment over the last several decades. It will be the third time that the now-King will deliver the opening speech, having done so at Glasgow&#039;s COP26 and at COP21 in Paris.</div> </li>
2329. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2330. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/nov/27/greek-pm-slams-rishi-sunak-for-cancelling-planned-meeting-at-no-10">15. Parthenon marbles row: Rishi Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM | Parthenon marbles | The Guardian</a></div>
2331. <div class="wppb-description">[28 November 2023] Tory source says ‘it became impossible for meeting to go ahead’ after Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged return of antiquities to Athens</div> </li>
2332. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2333. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles">16. Elgin Marbles - Wikipedia</a></div>
2334. <div class="wppb-description">The Elgin Marbles (/??l??n/) are a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens, removed from Ottoman Greece and shipped to Britain by agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and now held in the British Museum in London. The majority of the sculptures were created in the 5th century BC under the direction of sculptor and architect Phidi</div> </li>
2335. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2336. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/01/king-charles-greek-flag-tie-rekindles-marbles-row-parthenon-marbles">17. ‘An obvious message’: King Charles’s Greek flag tie rekindles marbles row | King Charles III | The Guardian</a></div>
2337. <div class="wppb-description">[1 December 2023] Athens press interpret attire at Cop28 as possible backing over Parthenon sculptures after Greek PM snubbed by Rishi Sunak.</div> </li>
2338. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2339. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poundbury">18. Poundbury - Wikipedia</a></div>
2340. <div class="wppb-description">Poundbury is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. Under the direction of its lead architect and planner Léon Krier, its design is based on traditional architecture and New Urbanist philosophy. The 2021 census showed a population of 4,100.</div> </li>
2341. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2342. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.glnc.org.au/resource/maize-corn/">19. Corn - Grains &amp; Legumes Nutrition Council</a></div>
2343. <div class="wppb-description">Corn production in Australia is small, producing 0.6% of total world production, compared with the USA which is responsible for about 43% of total world production.</div> </li>
2344. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2345. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/13/australia-indefinite-immigration-detention-high-court-ruling-80-people-free">20. Eighty people already freed from Australia’s immigration detention since landmark high court ruling | Australian immigration and asylum | The Guardian</a></div>
2346. <div class="wppb-description">[13 November 2024] Minister seeks to allay community concern about releases but admits ‘full ramifications’ of decision yet to be determined.</div> </li>
2347. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2348. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/08/stop-the-boats-sunaks-anti-asylum-slogan-echoes-australia-harsh-policy">21. ‘Stop the boats’: Sunak’s anti-asylum slogan echoes Australia’s harsh policy | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian</a></div>
2349. <div class="wppb-description">[8 March 2023] In Australia, hostile rhetoric has fuelled a toxic public debate and sought to dehumanise people fleeing harm.</div> </li>
2350. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2351. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-67423745">22. Supreme Court rules Rwanda asylum policy unlawful - BBC News</a></div>
2352. <div class="wppb-description">[15 November 2023] The government&#039;s Rwanda asylum policy, which it says is needed to tackle small boats, is in disarray, after the UK&#039;s highest court ruled it is unlawful. The Supreme Court upheld a Court of Appeal ruling, which said the policy leaves people sent to Rwanda open to human rights breaches. It means the policy cannot be implemented in its current form.</div> </li>
2353. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2354. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_genocide">23. Rwandan genocide - Wikipedia</a></div>
2355. <div class="wppb-description">The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred between 7 April and 15 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. During this period of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were killed by armed Hutu militias. Although the Constitution of Rwanda states that more than 1 million people perished in the genocide, the actual number of fatalities is unclear, and some estimates suggest that the real number killed was likely lower. The most widely accepted scholarly estimates are around 500,000 to 800,000 Tutsi deaths.</div> </li>
2356. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2357. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F74JAsGM8Go">24. Best bits: Liz Truss&#039; insanely awkward speech to half-empty CPAC conference - YouTube</a></div>
2358. <div class="wppb-description">[23 February 2024] Liz Truss was at the CPAC Conference in Washington D.C., where other speakers include Donald Trump, Argentina&#039;s Jaavier Milei, El Salvador&#039;s president Nayib Bukele and Nigel Farage.</div> </li>
2359. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2360. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/liz-truss-gives-speech-half-32191632">25. Liz Truss gives speech to half-empty room at pro-Donald Trump conference in Washington - Mirror Online</a></div>
2361. <div class="wppb-description">[22 February 2024] Failed former Prime Minister flew across the Atlantic to speak at CPAC - America’s biggest right-wing conference - and all-but endorsed Donald Trump to return to power.</div> </li>
2362. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2363. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://twitter.com/thetimes/status/1760628318456471605">26. The Times and The Sunday Times on X</a></div>
2364. <div class="wppb-description">[22 February 2024] Liz Truss has told an audience near Washington that the civil service is being staffed by “trans activists” and “environmental extremists”</div> </li>
2365. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2366. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13115511/Liz-Truss-claims-civil-service-staffed-trans-activists.html">27. Liz Truss claims the civil service is staffed by &#039;trans activists&#039; and &#039;environmental extremists&#039; | Daily Mail Online</a></div>
2367. <div class="wppb-description">[23 February 2024] The former prime minister said she was thwarted by the &#039;deep state&#039; which opposed her mini-budget and caused the downfall of her government.</div> </li>
2368. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2369. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haggis_pakora">28. Haggis pakora - Wikipedia</a></div>
2370. <div class="wppb-description">Haggis pakora is a Scottish snack food that combines traditional Scottish haggis ingredients with the spices, batter and preparation method of Indian and Pakistani pakoras. It has become a popular food in Indian and Pakistani restaurants in Scotland, and is also available in prepared form in supermarkets.</div> </li>
2371. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2372. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.glasgowworld.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/taste-test-we-tried-a-haggis-pad-thai-burns-night-takeaway-dish-thats-available-right-now-4491424">29. Taste Test: We tried a haggis pad thai Burns Night takeaway dish that&#039;s available right now</a></div>
2373. <div class="wppb-description">[24 January 2024] To celebrate Burns Night (25th January), Ting Thai in Glasgow city centre and on Byres Road have created a haggis pad thai dish available to order on Deliveroo. Its a mix of haggis, egg, rice noodles, Ting Thai’s sweet and spicy sauce, topped with a crispy haggis crumble and Thai chilli flakes to bring extra spice. </div> </li>
2374. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2375. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tried-thai-haggis-dish-burns-171000546.html?guccounter=1&#038;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&#038;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKkMvkjpeaGUswwiL6NUFdq474cnDamXNcAGuAUXoxg4nly9FcmJHwGCIRk5dynxDwvCKjUe9oADr_CobmqGohEDEWt5EKlz6-nZMMl7Ov6kKQtcEBtcsbbmth1eoiUlzTdJQ9SjjIeUO-G4Ckg4eRItjCfGjy1aKA8a1zlzjp_I">30. I tried this Thai haggis dish for a Burns Night dinner with a twist</a></div>
2376. <div class="wppb-description">[26 January 2024] This year, restaurant Rosa&#039;s Thai have taken their signature chilli and basil pad kra prow and given it a limited edition Scottish twist for Burns Night.</div> </li>
2377. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2378. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/19/sewage-island-how-britain-spews-untreated-waste-rivers-sea">31. Sewage island: how Britain came to spew its raw waste into the sea | Water | The Guardian</a></div>
2379. <div class="wppb-description">[19 April 2021] Untreated waste regularly flows into waters across England and Wales. Is it time to radically rethink sewerage – or do away with sewers altogether?</div> </li>
2380. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2381. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.dfpiii.com/blog/the-wicker-man-preservation-society">32. The Wicker Man Preservation Society - dfpiii</a></div>
2382. <div class="wppb-description">[11 July 2021] Six years after Good Witch, I&#039;ve written another book. It&#039;s called The Wicker Man Preservation Society and it&#039;s in all the places you would normally get books, in all the places around the world.</div> </li>
2383. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2384. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irukandji_jellyfish">33. Irukandji jellyfish - Wikipedia</a></div>
2385. <div class="wppb-description">The Irukandji jellyfish (/?r??kænd?i/ irr-?-KAN-jee) are any of several similar, extremely venomous species of rare jellyfish. With a very small adult size of about a cubic centimetre (1 cm3 or 0.061 in3), they are both the smallest and one of the most venomous jellyfish in the world.</div> </li>
2386. </ul>
2387.  
2388.  
2389.  
2390. <p>If the links aren&#8217;t showing up, <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:stilgherrian/t:edict00214/">try here</a>.</p>
2391.  
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2394. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
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2405. <p>You have just a few hours left, until 9pm AEDT tonight, Thursday 7 March.</p>
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2410.  
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2412.  
2413. <p>For this episode, though, it&#8217;s thanks again to everyone who supported <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/summer2023">The 9pm Summer Series 2023</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
2414.  
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2417. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
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2421. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Dave Gaukroger, John Lindsay, Peter Viertel, Phillip Merrick, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
2422.  
2423.  
2424.  
2425. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew B, Andrew Wright, Bernard Walsh, Bic Smith, Bruce Hardie, Christopher Biggs, David Heath, Drew Mayo, Frank Filippone, James Moore, James Moore again, Jamie Morrison, Joanna Forbes, Joanna Forbes again, John Avocado, Karl Sinclair, Katrinas Szetey, Kimberley Heitman, Mark Newton, Michael, Miriam Faye, Paris Lord, Paul Williams, Peter Blakeley, Peter Blakeley again, Peter McCrudden, Rhydwyn, Ric Hayman, Rohan, Roy Brown, Susan Ireland, and five people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
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2428.  
2429. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: Karloscar.</p>
2430.  
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2433. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Elissa Harris, Jens Hartmann, Karen Purser, Matthew Moyle-Croft, Syl Mobile, Warren McDonald, and two people who chose to remain anonymous.</p>
2434.  
2435.  
2436.  
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2441. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: Mark Hollands and Regina Huntington.</p>
2442.  
2443.  
2444.  
2445. <p>And another nine people chose to have no reward, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much.</p>
2446.  
2447.  
2448.  
2449. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Series Credits</h4>
2450.  
2451.  
2452.  
2453. <ul>
2454. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/packsViewSingle.php?id=3935">The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian</a> via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
2455.  
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2457.  
2458. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=49477">Edict fanfare by neonaeon</a>, via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
2459.  
2460.  
2461.  
2462. <li>Elephant Stamp theme by <a href="http://twitter.com/vealmince">Joshua Mehlman</a>.</li>
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2473. <itunes:subtitle>David F Porteous in a shot from his final performance at the Acting Out Drama and Public Speaking School. David says: “I did Succession, Marvellous Mrs Maisel, and Frasier. I look mean all the time, by the way.” (Photo: Supplied)    </itunes:subtitle>
2474. <itunes:summary>David F Porteous in a shot from his final performance at the Acting Out Drama and Public Speaking School. David says: “I did Succession, Marvellous Mrs Maisel, and Frasier. I look mean all the time, by the way.” (Photo: Supplied)&lt;br /&gt;
2475. <br />
2476. <br />
2477. <br />
2478. This episode's special guest is Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous, who manages to deliver some fascinating commentary on happenings in Britain, while I increasingly suffer the totally unforeseeable effects of wine and gin.<br />
2479. <br />
2480. <br />
2481. <br />
2482. <br />
2483. <br />
2484. <br />
2485. <br />
2486. We talk about King Charles III, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, and sewage. We also discuss the important differences between Twisters, Quavers, Nik Naks, and Twiglets, and what wine you should drink with them.<br />
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2498. You can also listen to the podcast below, or subscribe to the generic podcast feed.<br />
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2500. <br />
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2503. <br />
2504. <br />
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2506. David F Porteous has been on the podcast several times before. You might like to listen.<br />
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2510. Episode Links<br />
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2514. <br />
2515. 01. dfpiii - Blog<br />
2516. The official website of Scottish Author David F Porteous <br />
2517. <br />
2518. 02. David F Porteous (@dfpiii) / Twitter<br />
2519. Author. Podcaster. Social researcher. Karaoke superstar. New novel ‘The Wicker Man Preservation Society’ is out 21 June 21. <br />
2520. <br />
2521. 03. Quavers - Wikipedia<br />
2522. Quavers are a deep-fried potato-based British snack food. Launched in the UK in 1968, they were originally made by Smith's. Since 1997 they have been produced by Walkers. The name comes from the musical note, quaver. <br />
2523. <br />
2524. 04. Twisties - Wikipedia<br />
2525. Twisties are a type of cheese curl corn-based snack food product, available mainly in Australia, and other Oceanian countries such as Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji, the Southeast Asian countries Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Brunei, and the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. They are also available in Europe, but marketed as "Fonzies", and in France as "Belin Croustilles". <br />
2526. <br />
2527. 05. Nik Naks (British snack) - Wikipedia<br />
2528. Nik Naks are a type of extruded corn snack previously manufactured by Sooner Foods in Scunthorpe, England. <br />
2529. <br />
2530. 06. Twiglets - Wikipedia<br />
2531. Twiglets are a wheat-based snack marketed in the United Kingdom that have a "distinctive knobbly shape" similar to that of twigs and a speckled-brown-over-pale-colour appearance. The taste of Twiglets, which has been compared to that of Marmite, primarily derives from the yeast extract used in the coating. <br />
2532. <br />
2533. 07. Didgeridoo - Wikipedia<br />
2534. The didgeridoo (/?d?d??ri?du?/; also spelt didjeridu, among other variants) is a wind instrument, played with vibrating lips to produce a continuous drone while using a special breathing technique called circular breathing. The didgeridoo was developed by Aboriginal peoples of northern Australia at least 1,000 years ago, and is now in use around the world, though still most strongly associated with Indigenous Australian music. <br />
2535. <br />
2536. 08. Watch Celebrity Letters and Numbers | SBS On Demand<br />
2537. Celebrities pit their linguistic and numerical skills against each other and the clock with often comedic results. <br />
2538. <br />
2539. 09. Unconventional Wine Pairings | ChatGPT<br />
2540. I would like to explore some unusual wine pairings. What would you suggest to of with Australia's cheese Twisties? <br />
2541. <br />
2542. 10. Crab Walk Cocktail Recipe & Ingredients - AdultBar<br />
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2563. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 26 February to Sunday 3 March 2024 saw more podcast action even though I was dealing with some annoying blergh. So I&#8217;m showing you a photo of a wine glass from four years ago, just before everything was locked down. Time&#8217;s running out! Please support The 9pm Autumn Series 2024 This &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/718/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 718: Four years since the plague, the wine of nostalgia, and rearranged podcasts"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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2578.  
2579.  
2580. <p><strong>This season&#8217;s crowdfunding campaign&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/autumn2024">The 9pm Autumn Series 2024</a> wraps up on Thursday night.</strong></p>
2581.  
2582.  
2583.  
2584. <p>If you&#8217;d like another series of special-guest episodes of my terrible podcast for grown-ups,&nbsp;<em>The 9pm Edict</em>, you know what to do.</p>
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2588. <p>Please <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/autumn2024">click through</a>, read the usual blurb, and maybe even pledge your support — or at least tell your friends about the podcast. <em>The 9pm Edict</em> is in all the apps.</p>
2589.  
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2592. <p>You have until 9pm AEDT this Thursday 7 March, just 4 days away. At the time of writing we&#8217;re only 33% of the way to Target One, so we need to fix that. </p>
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2596. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
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2599.  
2600. <ul>
2601. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00213/">The 9pm Cheap Booze Cheap AI Chocolate-Free Disappointment</a>, a solo episode recorded and hosted on Saturday. This week I’ve been obsessed with a certain news story out of Glasgow, so I just had to do a segment about that. Also, the episode I’d originally scheduled with David F Porteous is running late — and that’s my fault.</li>
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2611. <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-7/">The Weekly Cybers #7</a>. An easy ride for Digital ID bills, ASIO warns of cyber sabotage, cybersecurity advice, a new podcast about disinformation, and more.&nbsp;</li>
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2649.  
2650. <p>What I&#8217;m enjoying about the recent Elon Musk news is that it&#8217;s generally less and less about his business achievements, such as they are, and more and more about the fact he&#8217;s a such a fuckin&#8217; clown.</p>
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2653.  
2654. <ul>
2655. <li>&#8220;The lawyers who successfully argued that Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package was excessive are <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/02/lawyers-who-had-elon-musks-pay-dismissed-as-excessive-seek-6bn-in-tesla-shares">seeking a record legal fee worth $6 billion</a>, payable in the electric car maker’s stock, according to a court filing,&#8221; as the <em>Guardian</em> puts it.</li>
2656.  
2657.  
2658.  
2659. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-02/elon-musk-chatgpt-openai-sam-altman-sues-perverting-profit/103537874">Elon Musk sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman for allegedly &#8216;perverting&#8217; mission for profit</a>.</li>
2660.  
2661.  
2662.  
2663. <li><a href="https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-arguing-community-notes">Elon Musk is arguing with his own Community Notes on X</a>. As <em>Mashable</em> reports, &#8220;X&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href="https://mashable.com/article/twitter-x-community-notes-videos">Community Notes</a>&nbsp;feature is a&nbsp;<a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/using-x/community-notes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">fact-checking tool</a>&nbsp;that&#8217;s supposed to allow contributors to add context to &#8216;potentially misleading posts&#8217;. But on Sunday, the CEO himself was arguing with it publicly. It started when Elon Musk&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1761835728000954654" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">shared a post</a>&nbsp;moaning about his new laptop, which he said was forcing him to create a Microsoft account to use it.&#8221;</li>
2664.  
2665.  
2666.  
2667. <li>And then he started <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-calls-out-microsoft-ceo-laptop-issues-2024-2">whinging directly to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella</a>.</li>
2668.  
2669.  
2670.  
2671. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/26/elon-musk-tesla-bakery-pies-debt">Elon Musk makes ‘things good’ with California bakery after $2,000 pie fiasco</a>.</li>
2672.  
2673.  
2674.  
2675. <li><a href="https://qz.com/elon-musk-neuralink-brain-chip-implant-doctors-1851286237">Elon Musk&#8217;s Neuralink is starting to freak doctors out</a>, reports <em>Quartz</em>. &#8220;The claims-to-proof gap is too wide for doctors to be comfortable with Musk&#8217;s brain chip implant.&#8221; Also, they point out that Neuralink is the <em>third</em> company to install implants in human brains.</li>
2676.  
2677.  
2678.  
2679. <li>Also at <em>Quartz</em>, <a href="https://qz.com/elon-musk-therapy-mental-health-1851296667">Elon Musk would like &#8216;never went to therapy&#8217; on his gravestone</a>. Mate, there&#8217;s no need to tell us. It&#8217;s obvious.</li>
2680. </ul>
2681.  
2682.  
2683.  
2684. <p>In other news:</p>
2685.  
2686.  
2687.  
2688. <ul>
2689. <li>From the producers of the excellent podcast series&nbsp;<a href="https://art19.com/shows/motherlode?utm_source=stilgherrian&amp;utm_medium=email" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Motherlode</em></a>&nbsp;about the early hacking scene comes&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI9lZ-4hVFs&amp;utm_source=stilgherrian&amp;utm_medium=email" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Dark Shining Moment</em></a>&nbsp;about political disinformation, what the Russians call <em>dezinformatsiya</em>. I&#8217;ve linked to the trailer on YouTube, but you should be able to find it in your podcast app of choice.</li>
2690.  
2691.  
2692.  
2693. <li>As the <a href="https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/kangaroos-and-drag-queens-help-an-aussie-scientist-win-the-global-dance-your-phd-competition">press release</a> says, &#8220;The global &#8216;Dance your PhD&#8217; competition has been won by an Aussie researcher, who brought all different types of dancers together to help explain his research on eastern grey kangaroos. The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoSYO3fApEc">video</a>, which includes babies, drag queens, ballroom and ballet dancers shows how kangaroos have distinct and diverse personalities and that they modify their behaviours to conform to those around them.&#8221;</li>
2694.  
2695.  
2696.  
2697. <li>Back in 2005, Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris created a sitcom titled <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Barley">Nathan Barley</a></em>. &#8220;Nathan Barley, played by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Burns_(actor)">Nicholas Burns</a>, is a&nbsp;webmaster, guerrilla filmmaker, screenwriter,&nbsp;DJ&nbsp;and in his own words, a &#8216;self-facilitating media node&#8217;. Whilst desperate to convince himself and others that he is the epitome of urban cool, Nathan is secretly terrified he might not be, which is why he reads&nbsp;<em>Sugar Ape</em>magazine, his bible of cool.&#8221; Well, someone has <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMD9ghErEvtyYW0e8h89myjKJueWN3AHI">posted the whole series on YouTube</a>. It&#8217;s an HD AI remaster&#8221; version, which mostly works, but the key thing is that the series is there. You&#8217;ll either love it or hate it.</li>
2698.  
2699.  
2700.  
2701. <li>Swedish visual artist <a href="https://www.cyon.se/">Nikolaj Jesper Cyon</a> has been creating maps from different perspectives. I particularly like this map of <a href="https://www.cyon.se/#/alkebulan-1260-ah/">Africa but with pre-colonial cultures rendered in Arabic</a>. With south at the top, which was common in Arabic work.</li>
2702.  
2703.  
2704.  
2705. <li>I discovered this through the Map Men episode <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B14Gtm2Z_70&amp;list=PLfxy4_sBQdxy3A2lvl-y3qWTeJEbC_QCp&amp;index=23">Why is North up?</a>.</li>
2706.  
2707.  
2708.  
2709. <li>You may also enjoy this map of <a href="https://gpsjam.org">where aircraft report low navigation accuracy</a>, which seems to correlate well with areas of known and suspected GPS jamming activity. Note how well it lines up with current conflict zones.</li>
2710. </ul>
2711.  
2712.  
2713.  
2714. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-week-ahead-fix">The Week Ahead</h4>
2715.  
2716.  
2717.  
2718. <p>On Tuesday I&#8217;ll post the podcast with David F Porteous. It will be long and, in its latter parts chaotic. [<strong>Update 5 March 2024:</strong> At least I hope it’s Tuesday. It may have to slide into Wednesday.]</p>
2719.  
2720.  
2721.  
2722. <p>The first half of the week should also see an attempt at some client work. I know I have an important meeting.</p>
2723.  
2724.  
2725.  
2726. <p><strong>The 9pm Autumn Series 2024 crowdfunder wraps up on Thursday night at 9pm AEDT. <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/autumn2024">Please consider</a>.</strong></p>
2727.  
2728.  
2729.  
2730. <p>On Friday morning I&#8217;m recording an episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast with Professor Johanna Weaver, former cyber diplomat, head of Tech Policy Design Centre at ANU, and presenter of the podcast <em><a href="https://techpolicydesign.au/tech-mirror-podcast">Tech Mirror: Reflecting on technology and society</a></em>. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC, please get them to me by 9pm AEDT this Wednesday 6 March.</p>
2731.  
2732.  
2733.  
2734. <p>This episode wraps up the summer series, and as you may know I have declared March to be part of summer this year. This pod will be posted the following Tuesday 12 March.</p>
2735.  
2736.  
2737.  
2738. <p><s>Saturday is a Sydney day for various social activities, at least as currently planned. I may have to cancel that one due to budgetary constraints.</s> [<strong>Update 5 March 2024:</strong> Yes, I have canceled it. Instead, I have a different social activity in Penrith on Friday afternoon, after the podcast recording.]</p>
2739.  
2740.  
2741.  
2742. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
2743.  
2744.  
2745.  
2746. <ul>
2747. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> Sydney day, 20 March 2024 (TBC). The building I inhabit at <a href="https://bunjareecottages.com.au">Bunjaree Cottages</a> is being fitted with a new roof, so I might get out of the way for the day.</li>
2748.  
2749.  
2750.  
2751. <li>Sydney housesitting period, 22 March to 2 April 2024 (roughly). Should you be wanting to catch up with me in Sydney, this would probably be a good time.</li>
2752.  
2753.  
2754.  
2755. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/aaron-chen-funny-garden/">Aaron Chen&#8217;s Funny Garden</a>, Sydney, 27 April 2024. I am thrilled  for Aaron because he&#8217;s now doing <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/aaron-chen-tickets/artist/2319297?brand=statetheatre&amp;venueId=155858">six performances at the State Theatre</a>. As a prelude, you might like to watch his show from last year, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJFTWX-Kv0">If Weren&#8217;t Filmed, Nobody Would Believe</a>. As he says, &#8220;Lucky were filmed&#8221;.</li>
2756.  
2757.  
2758.  
2759. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/he-huang-tiger-daughter-vs-the-world-concourse-lounge/">He Huang Tiger Daughter versus the World</a>, Chatswood NSW, 5 May 2024.</li>
2760.  
2761.  
2762.  
2763. <li><a href="https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/nina-oyama-is-coming/">Nina Oyama is Coming</a>, Marrickville NSW, 12 May 2024.</li>
2764.  
2765.  
2766.  
2767. <li><a href="https://tsd.aspi.org.au">The Sydney Dialogue</a>, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Sydney and online, 2–3 September 2024 (TBC).</li>
2768. </ul>
2769.  
2770.  
2771.  
2772. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> It&#8217;s from just over four years ago, and from my trip to Melbourne immediately before the covid-19 pandemic hit. While I was recording a podcast with Fiona Patten MLC in the members&#8217; dining room at Parliament House, I enjoyed a glass or three of parliament&#8217;s own wine from suitably monogrammed glassware. Photo taken 24 February 2020.]</p>
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2779. <title>The 9pm Cheap Booze Cheap AI Chocolate-Free Disappointment</title>
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2798.  
2799. <description><![CDATA[This week I&#8217;ve been obsessed with a certain news story out of Glasgow, so I just had to do a podcast. Also, the episode I&#8217;d originally scheduled is running late — and that&#8217;s my fault. In this episode we talk about Laurie Anderson&#8217;s weird AI experiment, various other gripes about AI, politics, and alcohol pricing. &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00213/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Cheap Booze Cheap AI Chocolate-Free Disappointment"</span></a></p>]]></description>
2800. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
2801. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/edict00213-1200.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-35010" style="width:1200px" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/edict00213-1200.jpeg 1200w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/edict00213-1200-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/edict00213-1200-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/edict00213-1200-75x42.jpeg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/edict00213-1200-768x432.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Hoshi Japanese Gin is EVIL? (Photo: Hoshi Japanese Gin; Background image: <a href="https://pixabay.com/photos/fire-flame-burning-combustion-heat-8837/">Hans/ Pixabay</a>; Digital composition: Stilgherrian)</figcaption></figure>
2802.  
2803.  
2804.  
2805. <p><strong>This week I&#8217;ve been obsessed with a certain news story out of Glasgow, so I just had to do a podcast. Also, the episode I&#8217;d originally scheduled is running late — and that&#8217;s my fault.</strong></p>
2806.  
2807.  
2808.  
2809. <span id="more-34992"></span>
2810.  
2811.  
2812.  
2813. <p>In this episode we talk about Laurie Anderson&#8217;s weird AI experiment, various other gripes about AI, politics, and alcohol pricing. There&#8217;s audience feedback. There&#8217;s a long whinge which might be interpreted by some as a defence of capitalism, but it&#8217;s really a defence of the Industrial Revolution. And we ask whether eggs are the same as gin.</p>
2814.  
2815.  
2816. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=58896397&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
2817.  
2818.  
2819.  
2820. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="http://soundcloud.com/skankmedia">SoundCloud</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
2821.  
2822.  
2823.  
2824. <p>You can also listen to the podcast below, or <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
2825.  
2826.  
2827.  
2828.  
2829.  
2830.  
2831. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
2832.  
2833.  
2834. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2835. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://iwsc.net/results/detail/133502/hoshi-japanese-gin">01. Drinksology | Hoshi Japanese Gin | Spirit | IWSC</a></div>
2836. <div class="wppb-description">Bone dry and restrained; subtle botanicals with lasting coriander character and a fiery, peppery finish. </div> </li>
2837. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2838. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-20/homebrand-alcohol-coles-endeavour-metcash-market-power/103478782">02. Inside the &#039;shadow&#039; factories making alcohol for the big liquor chains - ABC News</a></div>
2839. <div class="wppb-description">[20 February 2024] Even Australian spirits wholesaler Kathleen Davies was initially confused when she recently picked up a bottle of Pure Origin in a Vintage Cellars store owned by Coles.</div> </li>
2840. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2841. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.pureoriginspirits.com.au/gin/">03. Tasmanian Gin | Pure Origin</a></div>
2842. <div class="wppb-description">Pure Origin Tasmanian Dry Gin: Classic juniper berry, earthy and herbal notes give way to aromas of bergamot and lavender with subtle spice and a long finish. A must try for the Gin devotee.</div> </li>
2843. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2844. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malt_Shovel_Brewery">04. Malt Shovel Brewery - Wikipedia</a></div>
2845. <div class="wppb-description">The Malt Shovel Brewery is an Australian brewery owned by Lion, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Kirin. It is located in Camperdown, New South Wales.[1] Malt Shovel is best known for its James Squire range of beers.</div> </li>
2846. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2847. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_%26_Wood_Brewing_Co.#External_links">05. Stone &amp; Wood Brewing Co. - Wikipedia</a></div>
2848. <div class="wppb-description">The Stone &amp; Wood Brewing Co. was established in 2008 by Jamie Cook, Brad Rogers and Ross Jurisich,   all of whom previously worked at Carlton &amp; United Breweries... In 2021 Stone &amp; Wood parent Fermentum reached an agreement for a 100% sale to Kirin subsidiary Lion (Australia) handing custodianship of the Fermentum family of brands to Lion, subject to regulatory approvals.</div> </li>
2849. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2850. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suntory#Brands">06. Suntory - Wikipedia</a></div>
2851. <div class="wppb-description">Suntory Holdings Limited (?????????????????, Santor? H?rudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha) (commonly referred to as simply Suntory) is a Japanese multinational brewing and distilling company group. Established in 1899, it is one of the oldest companies in the distribution of alcoholic beverages in Japan, and makes Japanese whisky.</div> </li>
2852. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2853. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I_7hF1DsYI">07. Takashi Wakasugi | 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala - YouTube</a></div>
2854. <div class="wppb-description">Takashi Wakasugi discusses the concept of unnecessary plan B. Recorded on Wednesday 22 March 2023 at the Palais Theatre for ABC</div> </li>
2855. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2856. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2ei4EXX8jQ">08. Willy Wonka Experience Turns Out to Be a Disaster - YouTube</a></div>
2857. <div class="wppb-description">[1 March 2024] Paying attendees of a Willy Wonka experience in the UK were stunned to see the event was falsely advertised. Organizers had initially sold tickets on the notion that &quot;Willy’s Chocolate Experience&quot; would recreate the colorful candy scene from the movie. But when fans arrived, it was anything but what the pictures promoting it looked like. The organizers have since apologized and offered refunds. Inside Edition Digital has more.</div> </li>
2858. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2859. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBoighH04k0">09. AI Willy Wonka ‘experience’ in Glasgow | BBC News - YouTube</a></div>
2860. <div class="wppb-description">[1 March 2024] Police were called to an event described as a &quot;Willy Wonka Experience&quot; in Glasgow as angry families demanded refunds. The event was advertised as a &quot;journey filled with wondrous creations and enchanting surprises at every turn&quot;. Paul Connell said he was given the role just days earlier and handed an &quot;AI-generated gibberish&quot; script and told to &quot;do whatever you want&quot;. It was cancelled by organisers House of Illuminati mid-way through Saturday following complaints from parents.</div> </li>
2861. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2862. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/scotland-willy-wonka-experience-so-bad-police-called-and-children-cried/5a2211db-d25c-42d9-b206-888ce653f620">10. World news: Willy Wonka experience so bad police were called and children cried</a></div>
2863. <div class="wppb-description">[28 February 2024] A Willy Wonka experience in Scotland was so far from what was described that police were called and children cried.</div> </li>
2864. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2865. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.wired.com/story/willys-chocolate-experience-actor-ai-script-interview/">11. The Willy Wonka Event’s Lead Actor Speaks Out: ‘It Was Just Gibberish’ | WIRED</a></div>
2866. <div class="wppb-description">[28 February 2024] Paul Connell, who portrayed “Willy McDuff” at Willy’s Chocolate Experience, talks to WIRED about the Unknown, jelly beans, and an impossible vacuum cleaner trick.</div> </li>
2867. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2868. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://willyschocolateexperience.com/">12. Willy Choclate Experience Glasgow. Get your Tickets!</a></div>
2869. <div class="wppb-description">Dive into the whimsical of Willy&#039;s Chocolate Experience!, a place where chocolate dreams become reality. Book your adventure now and embark on a journey filled with wondrous creations and enchanting surprises at every turn!</div> </li>
2870. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2871. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240229234821/https://willyschocolateexperience.com/">12A. Welcome to Willy&#039;s Chocolate Experience<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />! (internet Archive)</a></div>
2872. <div class="wppb-description">Dive into the whimsical of Willy&#039;s Chocolate Experience!, a place where chocolate dreams become reality. Book your adventure now and embark on a journey filled with wondrous creations and enchanting surprises at every turn!</div> </li>
2873. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2874. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/28/laurie-anderson-ai-chatbot-lou-reed-ill-be-your-mirror-exhibition-adelaide-festival">13. Laurie Anderson on making an AI chatbot of Lou Reed: ‘I’m totally, 100%, sadly addicted’ | Laurie Anderson | The Guardian</a></div>
2875. <div class="wppb-description">[29 February 2024] Anderson’s experiments with language-based AI predated ChatGPT – with one machine modelled on her dead husband that her friends ‘just can’t stand’</div> </li>
2876. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2877. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Right_Back#edict00213">14. Be Right Back</a></div>
2878. <div class="wppb-description">&quot;Be Right Back&quot; is the first episode of the second series of British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. It was written by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker, directed by Owen Harris, and first aired on Channel 4 on 11 February 2013. The episode tells the story of Martha (Hayley Atwell), a young woman whose boyfriend Ash Starmer (Domhnall Gleeson) is killed in a car accident. As she mourns him, she discovers that technology now allows her to communicate with an artificial intelligence imitating Ash, and reluctantly decides to try it.</div> </li>
2879. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2880. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/events/i-ll-be-your-mirror/">15. I&#039;ll Be Your Mirror | 2024 Adelaide Festival - Adelaide Festival</a></div>
2881. <div class="wppb-description">“I was working with the Machine Learning Institute and Sia Furler Institute in Adelaide and they made algorithms out of things I’ve said and written, creating a writing machine made from my vocabulary, pace and style. They did the same with Lou Reed, my partner for 21 years. These are activated by writing short phrases. The engines then write in those styles, which can also be combined or put into prose.” – Laurie Anderson </div> </li>
2882. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2883. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/events/2024-writers-week/in-conversation-with-laurie-anderson/">16. In Conversation with Laurie Anderson | 2024 Adelaide Festival - Adelaide Festival</a></div>
2884. <div class="wppb-description">Innovative artist, musician and inventor Laurie Anderson will join Adelaide audiences [on 6 March 2024] via live stream for a conversation about art, artificial intelligence, technology and more. She&#039;ll be joined by Tom Hajdu (Professor and Chair of Creative Technologies at the University of Adelaide and Director of the Sia Furler Institute), Anton van den Hengel (Director of Applied Science at Amazon and Director at the Centre for Augmented Reasoning, Australian Institute for Machine Learning) and chair Stephen Whittington in Bonython Hall. </div> </li>
2885. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2886. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2B406WiyKQ">17. Language Is a Virus (Remastered) - YouTube</a></div>
2887. <div class="wppb-description">Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records</div> </li>
2888. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2889. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://bsky.app/profile/stilgherrian.com/post/3kmbuqjbo6m2j">18. Stilgherrian</a></div>
2890. <div class="wppb-description">[26 February 2024] Some terrible news from Tasmania’s own Jon Kudelka, cartoonist and artist and all-round lovely human.</div> </li>
2891. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2892. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://eigenmagic.net/@NewtonMark/112012189634340666">19. Mark Newton: eigenmagic.net</a></div>
2893. <div class="wppb-description">[29 February 2024] Inspired by #9pmedict, I’ve watched part of “Nemesis,” and I gotta say: The sheer magnitude of stuff that consumed everyone’s attention at the time, but now, several years later, we don’t even remember, should give a lot of commentators pause for thought.</div> </li>
2894. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2895. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://futurism.com/wikipedia-cnet-unreliable-ai">20. Wikipedia No Longer Considers CNET a &quot;Generally Reliable&quot; Source After AI Scandal</a></div>
2896. <div class="wppb-description">[29 February 2024] &quot;It&#039;s infuriating that Red Ventures&#039; decisions have undermined the quality work done by CNET&#039;s writers, editors and producers.&quot;</div> </li>
2897. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2898. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://twitter.com/sulamoon/status/1724888928866476417">21. Ursula Dorada on X</a></div>
2899. <div class="wppb-description">[16 November 2023] &quot;Why bother reading something no one was bothered enough to write&quot; is still excellent AI criticism.</div> </li>
2900. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2901. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/02/28/ai-chatbots-migration-information-incorrect/">22. AI chatbots providing incorrect migration information ($)</a></div>
2902. <div class="wppb-description">[28 February 2024] Chatbots that promise to give custom migration advice to their hundreds of users are providing incomplete or sometimes wrong information.</div> </li>
2903. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2904. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/air-canada-must-honor-refund-policy-invented-by-airlines-chatbot/">23. Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline’s chatbot | Ars Technica</a></div>
2905. <div class="wppb-description">[17 February 2023] Air Canada appears to have quietly killed its costly chatbot support. After months of resisting, Air Canada was forced to give a partial refund to a grieving passenger who was misled by an airline chatbot inaccurately explaining the airline&#039;s bereavement travel policy.</div> </li>
2906. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2907. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://music.apple.com/au/album/smoke/1597848043?i=1597848046">?24. Smoke – Song by Boys with Big Cock – Apple Music</a></div>
2908. <div class="wppb-description">From the album &quot;16222&quot; (2017).</div> </li>
2909. </ul>
2910.  
2911.  
2912.  
2913. <p>If the links aren&#8217;t showing up, <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:stilgherrian/t:edict00213/">try here</a>.</p>
2914.  
2915.  
2916.  
2917. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
2918.  
2919.  
2920. <div class="wp-block-image">
2921. <figure class="alignright size-full"><a href="https://the9pmedict/com/autumn2024"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="400" height="225" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pozible23-hero-01-400-finaldays.jpg" alt="FINAL DAYS: The 9pm Autumn Series 2023: click to pledge your support." class="wp-image-34983" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pozible23-hero-01-400-finaldays.jpg 400w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pozible23-hero-01-400-finaldays-350x197.jpg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pozible23-hero-01-400-finaldays-75x42.jpg 75w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></figure></div>
2922.  
2923.  
2924. <p><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;is supported by the generosity of its listeners. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider pledging your support to my current crowdfunding campaign, <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/autumn2024">The 9pm Autumn Series 2024</a>.</strong></p>
2925.  
2926.  
2927.  
2928. <p>Just five days remain, until 9pm AEDT this coming Thursday 7 March. At the time of posting we&#8217;re only 33% of the way to Target One, including some off-platform contributions, so you know what to do.</p>
2929.  
2930.  
2931.  
2932. <p>If you miss that deadline, you can always <a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a> or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>.</p>
2933.  
2934.  
2935.  
2936. <p>For this episode it&#8217;s thanks to Oliver Townshend for his contribution.</p>
2937.  
2938.  
2939.  
2940. <p>And it&#8217;s thanks again to everyone who supported <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/summer2023">The 9pm Summer Series 2023</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
2941.  
2942.  
2943.  
2944. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
2945.  
2946.  
2947.  
2948. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Dave Gaukroger, John Lindsay, Peter Viertel, Phillip Merrick, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
2949.  
2950.  
2951.  
2952. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew B, Andrew Wright, Bernard Walsh, Bic Smith, Bruce Hardie, Christopher Biggs, David Heath, Drew Mayo, Frank Filippone, James Moore, James Moore again, Jamie Morrison, Joanna Forbes, Joanna Forbes again, John Avocado, Karl Sinclair, Katrinas Szetey, Kimberley Heitman, Mark Newton, Michael, Miriam Faye, Paris Lord, Paul Williams, Peter Blakeley, Peter Blakeley again, Peter McCrudden, Rhydwyn, Ric Hayman, Rohan, Roy Brown, Susan Ireland, and five people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
2953.  
2954.  
2955.  
2956. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: Karloscar.</p>
2957.  
2958.  
2959.  
2960. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Elissa Harris, Jens Hartmann, Karen Purser, Matthew Moyle-Croft, Syl Mobile, Warren McDonald, and two people who chose to remain anonymous.</p>
2961.  
2962.  
2963.  
2964. <p>FOOT SOLDIERS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM who gave a SLIGHTLY LESS BASIC TIP: Brenton Realph , Eric T F Bat, Greg Randolph, James Henstridge, Jim Campbell, Matthew Crawford, Michael Harris, Rohan Pearce, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
2965.  
2966.  
2967.  
2968. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: Mark Hollands and Regina Huntington.</p>
2969.  
2970.  
2971.  
2972. <p>And another nine people chose to have no reward, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much.</p>
2973.  
2974.  
2975.  
2976. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Series Credits</h4>
2977.  
2978.  
2979.  
2980. <ul>
2981. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/packsViewSingle.php?id=3935">The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian</a> via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
2982.  
2983.  
2984.  
2985. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=49477">Edict fanfare by neonaeon</a>, via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
2986.  
2987.  
2988.  
2989. <li>Elephant Stamp theme by <a href="http://twitter.com/vealmince">Joshua Mehlman</a>.</li>
2990. </ul>
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2995.  
2996. <itunes:subtitle>Hoshi Japanese Gin is EVIL? (Photo: Hoshi Japanese Gin; Background image: Hans/ Pixabay; Digital composition: Stilgherrian)    This week I&#039;ve been obsessed with a certain news story out of Glasgow, so I just had to do a podcast. Also,</itunes:subtitle>
2997. <itunes:summary>Hoshi Japanese Gin is EVIL? (Photo: Hoshi Japanese Gin; Background image: Hans/ Pixabay; Digital composition: Stilgherrian)&lt;br /&gt;
2998. <br />
2999. <br />
3000. <br />
3001. This week I've been obsessed with a certain news story out of Glasgow, so I just had to do a podcast. Also, the episode I'd originally scheduled is running late — and that's my fault.<br />
3002. <br />
3003. <br />
3004. <br />
3005. <br />
3006. <br />
3007. <br />
3008. <br />
3009. In this episode we talk about Laurie Anderson's weird AI experiment, various other gripes about AI, politics, and alcohol pricing. There's audience feedback. There's a long whinge which might be interpreted by some as a defence of capitalism, but it's really a defence of the Industrial Revolution. And we ask whether eggs are the same as gin.<br />
3010. <br />
3011. <br />
3012. <br />
3013. <br />
3014. <br />
3015. <br />
3016. <br />
3017. This podcast is available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Deezer, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, JioSaavn, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Speaker.<br />
3018. <br />
3019. <br />
3020. <br />
3021. You can also listen to the podcast below, or subscribe to the generic podcast feed.<br />
3022. <br />
3023. <br />
3024. <br />
3025. <br />
3026. <br />
3027. <br />
3028. <br />
3029. Episode Links<br />
3030. <br />
3031. <br />
3032. <br />
3033. <br />
3034. 01. Drinksology | Hoshi Japanese Gin | Spirit | IWSC<br />
3035. Bone dry and restrained; subtle botanicals with lasting coriander character and a fiery, peppery finish. <br />
3036. <br />
3037. 02. Inside the 'shadow' factories making alcohol for the big liquor chains - ABC News<br />
3038. [20 February 2024] Even Australian spirits wholesaler Kathleen Davies was initially confused when she recently picked up a bottle of Pure Origin in a Vintage Cellars store owned by Coles. <br />
3039. <br />
3040. 03. Tasmanian Gin | Pure Origin<br />
3041. Pure Origin Tasmanian Dry Gin: Classic juniper berry, earthy and herbal notes give way to aromas of bergamot and lavender with subtle spice and a long finish. A must try for the Gin devotee. <br />
3042. <br />
3043. 04. Malt Shovel Brewery - Wikipedia<br />
3044. The Malt Shovel Brewery is an Australian brewery owned by Lion, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Kirin. It is located in Camperdown, New South Wales.[1] Malt Shovel is best known for its James Squire range of beers. <br />
3045. <br />
3046. 05. Stone & Wood Brewing Co. - Wikipedia<br />
3047. The Stone & Wood Brewing Co. was established in 2008 by Jamie Cook, Brad Rogers and Ross Jurisich,   all of whom previously worked at Carlton & United Breweries... In 2021 Stone & Wood parent Fermentum reached an agreement for a 100% sale to Kirin subsidiary Lion (Australia) handing custodianship of the Fermentum family of brands to Lion, subject to regulatory approvals. <br />
3048. <br />
3049. 06. Suntory - Wikipedia<br />
3050. Suntory Holdings Limited (?????????????????, Santor? H?rudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha) (commonly referred to as simply Suntory) is a Japanese multinational brewing and distilling company group. Established in 1899, it is one of the oldest companies in the distribution of alcoholic beverages in Japan, and makes Japanese whisky. <br />
3051. <br />
3052. 07. Takashi Wakasugi | 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala - YouTube<br />
3053. Takashi Wakasugi discusses the concept of unnecessary plan B. Recorded on Wednesday 22 March 2023 at the Palais Theatre for ABC <br />
3054. <br />
3055. 08. Willy Wonka Experience Turns Out to Be a Disaster - YouTube<br />
3056. [1 March 2024] Paying attendees of a Willy Wonka experience in the UK were stunned to see the event was falsely advertised. Organizers had initially sold tickets on the notion that "Willy’s Chocolate Experience" would recreate the colorful candy scene from the movie. But when fans arrived, it was anything but what the pictures promoting it looked like. The organizers have since apologized and offered refunds. Inside Edition Digital has more. <br />
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3082.  
3083. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 February 2024 was full of adventure. A big chunk of Tuesday was spent watching a 2.2-metre diamond python do its thing. I produced one podcast and recorded another. And I ran into a podcast listener at the pub and had a lovely conversation. I even got through &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/717/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 717: Gettin&#8217; snakey and producing podcasts, that was my week"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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3085. <p><strong>My week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 February 2024 was full of adventure. A big chunk of Tuesday was spent watching a 2.2-metre diamond python do its thing. I produced one podcast and recorded another. And I ran into a podcast listener at the pub  and had a lovely conversation.</strong></p>
3086.  
3087.  
3088.  
3089. <span id="more-34910"></span>
3090.  
3091.  
3092.  
3093. <p>I even got through the week without any long afternoon naps. Well, except for Sunday. But  I think that&#8217;s allowed. Overall, this pleases me.</p>
3094.  
3095.  
3096.  
3097. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Please support The 9pm Autumn Series 2024</h4>
3098.  
3099.  
3100. <div class="wp-block-image">
3101. <figure class="alignright"><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/autumn2024"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="400" height="225" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pozible23-hero-01-400-title.jpg" alt="The 9pm Autumn Series 2024: Click to pledge your support" class="wp-image-34863" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pozible23-hero-01-400-title.jpg 400w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pozible23-hero-01-400-title-350x197.jpg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pozible23-hero-01-400-title-75x42.jpg 75w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></figure></div>
3102.  
3103.  
3104. <p><strong>Last week I launched this season&#8217;s Pozible crowdfunding campaign&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/autumn2024">The 9pm Autumn Series 2024</a>.</strong></p>
3105.  
3106.  
3107.  
3108. <p>This will fund another series of special-guest episodes of my terrible podcast for grown-ups,&nbsp;<em>The 9pm Edict</em>.</p>
3109.  
3110.  
3111.  
3112. <p>Please click through, read the usual blurb, and maybe even pledge your support — or at least tell your friends about the podcast. It&#8217;s in all the apps..</p>
3113.  
3114.  
3115.  
3116. <p>You have until 7 March at 9pm AEDT, so that&#8217;s just 11 days away.  At the time of writing we&#8217;re 21% of the way to Target One, which is good, but the line needs to keep going up and to the right. You know what to do.</p>
3117.  
3118.  
3119.  
3120. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
3121.  
3122.  
3123.  
3124. <ul>
3125. <li><a href="https://the9pmnedict.com/edict/00212/">The 9pm Nine Years of Nemesis and Chocolate Cake with Snarky Platypus</a>, recorded on Saturday last week and posted on Friday. I hope you&#8217;re not sick of the ABC TV political documentary <em><a href="https://iview.abc.net.au/show/nemesis/">Nemesis</a></em> yet, because we talk about that <em>a lot</em> — as well as the complexities of Lunar New Year, comedians, absinthe, magpies, Prague, trifle, lab-grown meaty rice, and the frustrations of the job search process.</li>
3126.  
3127.  
3128.  
3129. <li>On Saturday night I recorded a podcast with Scottish author and social researcher&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dfpiii.com">David F Porteous III</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/tag/david-f-porteous/">who’s been on the podcast several time before</a>. That episode will appear some time in the coming week. It&#8217;ll take a while to edit because it&#8217;s possible that I might have had a few drinks.</li>
3130. </ul>
3131.  
3132.  
3133.  
3134. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
3135.  
3136.  
3137.  
3138. <ul>
3139. <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-6/">The Weekly Cybers #6</a>. A new plan for the Navy, failures at the BoM, robotax dramas, cyber failures, and criticisms of eSafety’s scan plan.&nbsp;</li>
3140. </ul>
3141.  
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3159.  
3160.  
3161.  
3162. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning. That will include a link to <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> if you don&#8217;t mind clicking through.</p>
3163.  
3164.  
3165.  
3166. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Photos</h4>
3167.  
3168.  
3169.  
3170. <ul>
3171. <li>It&#8217;s been ages since I uploaded any photos to Flickr, so today I uploaded five photos that diamond python you can see above. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/stilgherrian/53551018090/in/dateposted/">Here&#8217;s the first</a>.</li>
3172. </ul>
3173.  
3174.  
3175.  
3176. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse</h4>
3177.  
3178.  
3179.  
3180. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
3181.  
3182.  
3183.  
3184. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Recommendations</h4>
3185.  
3186.  
3187.  
3188. <p>Another busy week for one of the worst people in the world, Mr Elon Reeve Musk.</p>
3189.  
3190.  
3191.  
3192. <ul>
3193. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/20/neuralink-move-computer-mouse-musk">Neuralink implant patient can move computer mouse by thinking, Musk says</a>, but then he says a lot of things. I&#8217;ll believe it when I see it in a peer-reviewed paper.</li>
3194.  
3195.  
3196.  
3197. <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/twitter-employees-stopped-musk-from-violating-privacy-settlement-ftc-says/">Twitter security staff kept firm in compliance by disobeying Musk, FTC says</a>. </li>
3198.  
3199.  
3200.  
3201. <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/24080217/elon-musk-xai-fundraising-grok-ai">Elon Musk&#8217;s xAI has filed paperwork to raise cash</a>, reports <em>The  Verge</em>. &#8220;The pitch seems pretty thin — and the AI space is very competitive. What, exactly, does Musk bring to the party?&#8221; It&#8217;s a solid analysis, but you can probably sum it up as &#8220;Musk brings Musk but little else&#8221;.</li>
3202.  
3203.  
3204.  
3205. <li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musk-quietly-visited-biden-white-house-september-rcna139836">Elon Musk quietly visited the Biden White House in September</a>, apparently. &#8220;Musk and President Joe Biden, who didn’t meet during the visit, have had a frosty relationship driven by differing views on labor unions and more.&#8221;</li>
3206.  
3207.  
3208.  
3209. <li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/sweden-elon-musk-tesla-unions-bargaining-17c1622d">Sweden Is Right to Stand Firm Against Elon Musk</a> is the headline on a letter in&#8230; wait what? The <em>Wall Street Journal</em>? &#8220;If Tesla wants to do business there, it should adapt to the country’s rules and norms. In “<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-fights-swedens-swamp-collective-wage-agreements-corpratist-econ-c9f1eca4?mod=article_inline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Musk Fights Sweden’s Unions</a>” (op-ed, Feb. 14),&nbsp;Lars Jonung&nbsp;presents&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/topics/person/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>&nbsp;as a beacon of liberal democracy and argues that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/TSLA">Tesla</a>’s refusal to enter into a collective agreement in Sweden is a great gift to the Swedish economy and society. But most Swedes don’t see it that way.&#8221; The rest is behind the paywall but I think the message is clear.</li>
3210.  
3211.  
3212.  
3213. <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/how-chinese-rocket-failure-boosted-elon-musks-spacex-indonesia-2024-02-20/">How Elon Musk&#8217;s SpaceX was boosted in Indonesia by a Chinese rocket failure</a>.</li>
3214.  
3215.  
3216.  
3217. <li>And on the other side of the fence, &#8220;<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/reuters-wins-polk-award-coverage-elon-musks-business-empire-2024-02-19/">The staff of Reuters has received a George Polk Award</a> for its coverage of how&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigates/section/musk-inc/">Elon Musk’s manufacturing operations</a>&nbsp;harmed consumers, workers and laboratory animals.&#8221;</li>
3218. </ul>
3219.  
3220.  
3221.  
3222. <p>In other news:</p>
3223.  
3224.  
3225.  
3226. <ul>
3227. <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/technology/china-united-states-artificial-intelligence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XE0.bGEX.KVNpJM_qqN33&amp;smid=url-share">China’s Rush to Dominate A.I. Comes With a Twist: It Depends on U.S. Technology</a>, reports the <em>New York Times</em>. &#8220;China’s tech firms were caught off guard by breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence. Beijing’s regulations and a sagging economy aren’t helping.&#8221;</li>
3228.  
3229.  
3230.  
3231. <li><a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/china-has-fifth-station-antarctica">China has a fifth station in Antarctica</a>. As the writer warns, &#8220;Keep calm and do science and inspections&#8221;. But let&#8217;s all Fear the Chy-nah!</li>
3232.  
3233.  
3234.  
3235. <li>I&#8217;ve been enjoying British comedian Michael Spicer&#8217;s work for some time. Recently he <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adup1Mf6eIk">launched a series of video essays</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MrMichaelSpicer/videos">You might enjoy them</a></li>
3236.  
3237.  
3238.  
3239. <li>The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BBCArchive">BBC Archives</a> channel is also fun. This week I enjoyed a <em>Nationwide</em> story from 1969, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGLG6snQ1C8">Has ENGLAND Embraced &#8220;EXOTIC&#8221; Food?</a>. Stay with it for the cook&#8217;s vinyl pants, because they&#8217;re magnificent.</li>
3240.  
3241.  
3242.  
3243. <li>And given there&#8217;s a big snake at the top of the post, <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/new-green-anaconda-species-discovered">check this from <em>National Geographic</em></a>: &#8220;According to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/2/127" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a study published today</a>&nbsp;in the open-access journal&nbsp;<em>MDPI Diversity</em>, the animal known as the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/facts/green-anaconda" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">green anaconda</a>, or&nbsp;<em>Eunectes murinus</em>, is actually two genetically distinct species. This despite each species looking so similar that even experts can’t tell them apart.&#8221;</li>
3244. </ul>
3245.  
3246.  
3247.  
3248. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-week-ahead-fix">The Week Ahead</h4>
3249.  
3250.  
3251.  
3252. <p>I&#8217;ve got plenty to do this week but most of it hasn&#8217;t been locked into specific days. There will be an attempt at doing a chunk of client work in the first half of the week. I&#8217;ll edit and post the podcast with David F Porteous in the  middle somewhere. I&#8217;ll slot some errands in Penrith, probably. On Thursday, probably. <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/theweeklycybers">The Weekly Cybers</a> will be done on Friday afternoon. But all is flexible.</p>
3253.  
3254.  
3255.  
3256. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
3257.  
3258.  
3259.  
3260. <ul>
3261. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast recording with Professor Johanna Weaver, former cyber diplomat, head of Tech Policy Design Centre at ANU, and presenter of the podcast <em><a href="https://techpolicydesign.au/tech-mirror-podcast">Tech Mirror: Reflecting on technology and society</a></em>. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC, please get them to me by 9pm AEDT on Wednesday 6 March.</strong> This episode is intended to wrap up the summer series, so I am declaring March to be part of summer this year.</li>
3262.  
3263.  
3264.  
3265. <li>Sydney housesitting period, 22 March to 2 April 2024 (roughly). Should you be wanting to catch up with me in Sydney, this would probably be a good time.</li>
3266.  
3267.  
3268.  
3269. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/aaron-chen-funny-garden/">Aaron Chen&#8217;s Funny Garden</a>, Sydney, 27 April 2024. I am thrilled  for Aaron because he&#8217;s now doing <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/aaron-chen-tickets/artist/2319297?brand=statetheatre&amp;venueId=155858">six performances at the State Theatre</a>. As a prelude, you might like to watch his show from last year, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJFTWX-Kv0">If Weren&#8217;t Filmed, Nobody Would Believe</a>. As he says, &#8220;Lucky were filmed&#8221;.</li>
3270.  
3271.  
3272.  
3273. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/he-huang-tiger-daughter-vs-the-world-concourse-lounge/">He Huang Tiger Daughter versus the World</a>, Chatswood NSW, 5 May 2024.</li>
3274.  
3275.  
3276.  
3277. <li><a href="https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/nina-oyama-is-coming/">Nina Oyama is Coming</a>, Marrickville NSW, 12 May 2024.</li>
3278.  
3279.  
3280.  
3281. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW</mark>:</strong> <a href="https://tsd.aspi.org.au">The Sydney Dialogue</a>, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Sydney and online, 2–3 September 2024 (TBC).</li>
3282. </ul>
3283.  
3284.  
3285.  
3286. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morelia_spilota_spilota">diamond python</a> (<em>Morelia spilota spilota</em>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morelia_spilota">a sub-species of carpet python</a>. Photographed at Bunjaree Cottages, near Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains roughly 100km west of Sydney, on 20 February 2024.]</p>
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3293. <title>The 9pm Nine Years of Nemesis and Chocolate Cake with Snarky Platypus</title>
3294. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00212/</link>
3296. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stilgherrian]]></dc:creator>
3297. <pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 01:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
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3300. <category><![CDATA[absinthe]]></category>
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3314.  
3315. <description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a marathon episode for serious political tragics! I&#8217;m joined by Snarky Platypus to discuss the ABC TV documentary series Nemesis about the three recent Liberal Party prime ministers of Australia. But we also find time to discuss other matters. We talk about the complexities of Lunar New Year, comedians, absinthe, magpies, Prague, trifle, lab-grown &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00212/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Nine Years of Nemesis and Chocolate Cake with Snarky Platypus"</span></a></p>]]></description>
3316. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
3317. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nemesis-hero-1200.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-34938" style="width:1200px" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nemesis-hero-1200.jpeg 1200w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nemesis-hero-1200-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nemesis-hero-1200-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nemesis-hero-1200-75x42.jpeg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nemesis-hero-1200-768x432.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Promo image for ABC TV’s Nemesis showing Tony Abbott, Scott Morrison, and Malcolm Turnbull. (Photo: A<em>ustralian Broadcasting Corporation) Inset: A platypus, but not that one. (Taronga Conservation Society Australia / Chris Wheeler)</em></figcaption></figure>
3318.  
3319.  
3320.  
3321. <p><strong>It&#8217;s a marathon episode for serious political tragics! I&#8217;m joined by Snarky Platypus to discuss the ABC TV documentary series <em>Nemesis</em> about the three recent Liberal Party prime ministers of Australia. But we also find time to discuss other matters.</strong></p>
3322.  
3323.  
3324.  
3325. <span id="more-34870"></span>
3326.  
3327.  
3328.  
3329. <p>We talk about the complexities of Lunar New Year, comedians, absinthe, magpies, Prague, trifle, lab-grown meaty rice, and the frustrations of the job search process.</p>
3330.  
3331.  
3332. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=58791478&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
3333.  
3334.  
3335.  
3336. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="http://soundcloud.com/skankmedia">SoundCloud</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
3337.  
3338.  
3339.  
3340. <p>You can also listen to the podcast below, or <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
3341.  
3342.  
3343.  
3344.  
3345.  
3346.  
3347. <p>Snarky Platypus has been on the podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/tag/snarky-platypus/">several times before</a>. You might like to listen.</p>
3348.  
3349.  
3350.  
3351. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_3716-1200.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-34946" style="width:1200px" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_3716-1200.jpeg 1200w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_3716-1200-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_3716-1200-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_3716-1200-75x42.jpeg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_3716-1200-768x432.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The recording setup for this episode is spread out across a double bed. Nearest the camera are a MacBook Pro and a RØDE ProCaster mixer. The two microphones on desktop stands are Sennheiser e835 dynamic. Scattered around them are an old iPad, Sennheiser headphones, and Snarky Platypus’s MacBook Air. (Photo: Stilgherrian)</figcaption></figure>
3352.  
3353.  
3354.  
3355. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
3356.  
3357.  
3358. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3359. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://linktr.ee/snarkyplatypus">01. snarkyplatypus | Twitter, Instagram, TikTok | Linktree</a></div>
3360. <div class="wppb-description">A platypus of many talents. Interested in politics, food, pop music &amp; basketball.</div> </li>
3361. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3362. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator">02. Myers–Briggs Type Indicator - Wikipedia</a></div>
3363. <div class="wppb-description">The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a pseudoscientific self-report questionnaire that claims to indicate differing personality types.</div> </li>
3364. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3365. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis_(Australian_TV_series)#Episodes">03. Nemesis (Australian TV series) - Wikipedia</a></div>
3366. <div class="wppb-description">Nemesis is a 2024 Australian three-part documentary series produced by ABC TV showcasing the Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison Governments and the leadership challenges these Prime Ministers faced. Nemesis interviewed key Coalition figures from the Liberal and National parties, including former Prime Ministers Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison. Nemesis covers the period from Tony Abbott&#039;s election as Prime Minister in 2013 to 2022 when Morrison lost Government. Nemesis consists of more than 60 interviews with members of the Coalition Governments conducted by investigative reporter Mark Willacy. This program follows in the ABC&#039;s track record of having produced similar documentary series such as Labor in Power, The Howard Years and The Killing Season.</div> </li>
3367. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3368. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://iview.abc.net.au/show/nemesis/">04. Nemesis : ABC iview</a></div>
3369. <div class="wppb-description">A landmark series taking you inside the recent Coalition government in a revealing tale of politics, ambition and power. Key players tell all in riveting no holds barred interviews.</div> </li>
3370. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3371. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/the-road-to-ruin-9781925322729">05. The Road to Ruin | Niki Savva | Scribe Publications</a></div>
3372. <div class="wppb-description">THE ROAD TO RUIN: How Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin destroyed their own government</div> </li>
3373. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3374. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/plots-and-prayers-9781925849189">06. Plots and Prayers | Niki Savva | Scribe Publications</a></div>
3375. <div class="wppb-description">PLOTS AND PRAYERS: Malcolm Turnbull’s demise and Scott Morrison’s ascension</div> </li>
3376. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3377. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/bulldozed-9781922585981">07. Bulldozed | Niki Savva | Scribe Publications</a></div>
3378. <div class="wppb-description">BULLDOZED: Scott Morrison’s fall and Anthony Albanese’s rise</div> </li>
3379. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3380. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Energy_Guarantee">08. National Energy Guarantee - Wikipedia</a></div>
3381. <div class="wppb-description">National Energy Guarantee (NEG) was an energy policy proposed by the Turnbull government in late 2017 to deal with rising energy prices in Australia and lack of clarity for energy companies to invest in energy infrastructure. The policy specifically targets energy companies in the National Electricity Market and large energy users to have a reliability obligation as well as emissions reduction obligations.</div> </li>
3382. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3383. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sovereign_Borders">09. Operation Sovereign Borders - Wikipedia</a></div>
3384. <div class="wppb-description">Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) is a border protection operation led by the Australian Border Force, aimed at stopping maritime arrivals of asylum seekers to Australia. The operation is the outcome of a 2013 federal election policy of the Coalition, which commenced on 18 September 2013 after the election of the Abbott government. The operation has implemented a &quot;zero tolerance&quot; posture towards what it has termed &quot;Illegal Maritime Arrivals&quot; ? a change in terminology from the previous government&#039;s &quot;Irregular Maritime Arrivals&quot; ? in Australia, in conjunction with mandatory detention in offshore detention facilities.</div> </li>
3385. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3386. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/no-cuts-to-the-abc-or-sbs-abbott/2y6tkqtoj">10. No cuts to the ABC or SBS: Abbott | SBS News</a></div>
3387. <div class="wppb-description">[6 September 2013] Speaking live to SBS from Penrith football stadium, Tony Abbott told SBS that public broadcasters will not see any cuts under an Abbott government. &quot;No cuts to education, no cuts to health, no change to pensions, no change to the GST and no cuts to the ABC or SBS.&quot;</div> </li>
3388. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3389. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://bsky.app/profile/jrbsays.bsky.social/post/3klgzj5llbt2q">11. JRBsays</a></div>
3390. <div class="wppb-description">[15 February 2024] My Australian life only goes back to 1997.
3391. I met Abbott for coffee once. A consummate professional at sound bites, but no listener.
3392. Turnbull - massive dis’s appointment, but on reflection why?
3393. Morrison - ??????</div> </li>
3394. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3395. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17">12. Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 - Wikipedia</a></div>
3396. <div class="wppb-description">Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17/MAS17) was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down by Russian-controlled forces on 17 July 2014, while flying over eastern Ukraine. All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed.</div> </li>
3397. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3398. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2015_Liberal_Party_of_Australia_leadership_spill">13. September 2015 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill - Wikipedia</a></div>
3399. <div class="wppb-description">With no contender, a February 2015 leadership spill motion had seen Abbott defeat a motion to spill the leadership 61 votes to 39.</div> </li>
3400. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3401. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN9ADLU3RmA">14. Abbott vs Turnbull: Republic Debate (1993) - YouTube</a></div>
3402. <div class="wppb-description">7.30 Report: Paul Lyneham chairs a debate between monarchist Tony Abbott and Republican Malcolm Turnbull, 30 July 1993.</div> </li>
3403. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3404. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jan/17/barnaby-joyce-proposes-to-vikki-campion-three-years-after-headline-making-affair">15. Barnaby Joyce proposes to Vikki Campion four years after headline-making affair | Australian politics | The Guardian</a></div>
3405. <div class="wppb-description">[17 January 2022] Deputy PM says Campion said ‘yes’ at Coffs Harbour restaurant and if she hadn’t ‘I would still be at Latitude 30 getting smashed’</div> </li>
3406. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3407. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/locals-take-to-streets-to-draw-outline-of-barnaby-joyce-after-video/news-story/9bdae545bd15a7f0a0ec6d1334a26192">16. Canberra locals draw outline of deputy-PM Barnaby Joyce after video | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site</a></div>
3408. <div class="wppb-description">[15 February 2024] Forget Parliament House, the spot where Barnaby Joyce was caught on video lying on his back near a gutter has become one of Canberra’s most photographed landmarks. Footage showed the nation’s former deputy prime minister, 56, sprawled on the footpath at Lonsdale Street, in the suburb of Braddon last Wednesday at 11.26pm.</div> </li>
3409. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3410. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://aliensideboob.substack.com/p/a-few-quiet-words-about-barnaby?r=mhkf">17. A few quiet words about Barnaby. - by John Birmingham</a></div>
3411. <div class="wppb-description">[16 February 2024] I had a long and genuinely fascinating conversation with Barnaby Joyce once. It was an interview, probably for some weekend feature at the Herald or the Age. They’d occasionally dispatch me on these missions if they had somebody who wouldn’t talk to anyone else at the paper. As ‘that Felafel guy’, I could be disarming. I forget why I was talking to Joyce, but he was a good storyteller, and he had the ability, unusual in politicians, to just talk like a normal person.</div> </li>
3412. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3413. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Morrison_ministerial_positions_controversy">18. Scott Morrison ministerial positions controversy - Wikipedia</a></div>
3414. <div class="wppb-description">The Scott Morrison ministerial positions controversy, also known as the Morrison ministries scandal, was a major political scandal in Australia involving the government of Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The scandal developed following the 2022 Australian federal election, when it was revealed that Scott Morrison, while the Prime Minister of Australia, had himself secretly appointed to five ministerial positions without the knowledge of the public or his own government.</div> </li>
3415. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3416. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2sKNMof0JY">19. &quot;April Sun In Cuba (Dragon Cover)&quot; by Scott Morrison - YouTube</a></div>
3417. <div class="wppb-description">[February 2022] The worst Prime Minister in living memory shows off his ukulele skills. Please make it stop.</div> </li>
3418. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3419. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/09/scott-morrisons-shoe-photoshop-fail-gives-pm-two-left-feet">20. Scott Morrison shoe Photoshop fail gives Australian prime minister two left feet | Scott Morrison | The Guardian</a></div>
3420. <div class="wppb-description">[9 January 2019] Australian PM admits his department doctored a family portrait (badly) to scrub out his old trainers.</div> </li>
3421. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3422. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://chaser.com.au/reviews/the-chasers-review-of-abcs-nemesis-theyre-all-a-bunch-of-cunts/">21. Review of ABC’s Nemesis: They’re all a bunch of Cunts. | The Chaser</a></div>
3423. <div class="wppb-description">ABC’s Nemesis is the fourth instalment of the public broadcaster’s post-mortem journalism documentaries on a previous federal government, this time giving us a peek into the lives and perspectives of those who ran the country during the Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison years. A concept for a television program that is immediately hurt by choosing a period in history that means all the main characters end up being a bunch of insufferable cunts.</div> </li>
3424. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3425. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://bsky.app/profile/juliadassin.bsky.social/post/3klh2qdrmdk2b">22. Julia D</a></div>
3426. <div class="wppb-description">[15 February 2024] Didion: “All stories, of course, depend for their popular interest upon the invention of personality, or “character,” but in the political narrative, designed as it is to maintain the illusion of “consensus” by obscuring rather than addressing actual issues, this invention served a further purpose.”</div> </li>
3427. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3428. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1988/10/27/insider-baseball/">23. Insider Baseball | Joan Didion | The New York Review of Books</a></div>
3429. <div class="wppb-description">[27 October 1988] It occurred to me, in California in June and in Atlanta in July and in New Orleans in August, in the course of watching first the California primary and then the Democratic and Republican national conventions, that it had not been by accident that the people with whom I had preferred to spend time in high school had, on the whole, hung out in gas stations.</div> </li>
3430. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3431. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://eigenmagic.net/@daedalus/111921218772686489">24. JP - eigenmagic.net</a></div>
3432. <div class="wppb-description">[15 February 2024] My question boils down to: cui bono? Who benefits from this program being made and aired, and how do they benefit, do you think?</div> </li>
3433. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3434. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifle">25. Trifle - Wikipedia</a></div>
3435. <div class="wppb-description">Trifle is a layered dessert of English origin. The usual ingredients are a thin layer of sponge fingers or sponge cake soaked in sherry or another fortified wine, a fruit element (fresh or jelly), custard and whipped cream layered in that order in a glass dish. The contents of a trifle are highly variable and many varieties exist, some forgoing fruit entirely and instead using other ingredients, such as chocolate, coffee or vanilla. </div> </li>
3436. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3437. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.ginpalace.com.au/">26. Gin Palace</a></div>
3438. <div class="wppb-description">10 Russell Place, Melbourne VIC 3000. Open 365 days, 4pm to 3am.</div> </li>
3439. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3440. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/health-68293149">27. Scientists grow &#039;meaty&#039; rice hybrid food for protein kick - BBC News</a></div>
3441. <div class="wppb-description">[14 February 2024] Scientists have created a new type of hybrid food - a &quot;meaty&quot; rice that they say could offer an affordable and eco-friendly source of protein. The porous grains are packed with beef muscle and fat cells, grown in the lab. The rice was first coated in fish gelatine to help the beef cells latch on, and the grains were left in a petri dish to culture for up to 11 days.</div> </li>
3442. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3443. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-17/young-asians-lunar-new-year-family-pressure/103472088">28. Celebrations for some but trials for others: Why these young Asians are disengaging with the Lunar New Year - ABC News</a></div>
3444. <div class="wppb-description">[17 February 2024] The Lunar New Year isn&#039;t just about a lavish dinner, red packets of lucky cash and the lion and dragon parades in Chinatown. It can be pretty harsh when it comes to family gatherings for some young Asian people.</div> </li>
3445. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3446. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.hehuangcomedy.com/">29. He Huang Comedy</a></div>
3447. <div class="wppb-description">My name is He Huang, or even if you know Chinese, my name is  &quot;??“. I dreamed of saving the world through research and development but got a reality check from statistics – turns out I&#039;m more lost in numbers than a cat in a room full of laser pointers. Yeah, I&#039;m so bad at math that my calculator laughs at me. Now, I&#039;m on a quest to rescue my sanity, armed with terrible math skills and a microphone as a stand-up comedian. Who knew my struggle with numbers would add up to a career in comedy? My math teacher probably saw this coming.</div> </li>
3448. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3449. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Chen">30. Aaron Chen - Wikipedia</a></div>
3450. <div class="wppb-description">Aaron Chen (born 1995) is an Australian comedian and actor from Sydney, Australia.</div> </li>
3451. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3452. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.statetheatre.com.au/show-calendar/aaron-chen/">31. Aaron Chen - State Theatre</a></div>
3453. <div class="wppb-description">“Life is bristling with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to cultivate one’s garden.” — Voltaire
3454. “You are allowed to put whatever you like in your blurb. It doesn’t even have to describe the show.” — Aaron</div> </li>
3455. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3456. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJFTWX-Kv0">32. Aaron Chen - If Weren&#039;t Filmed, Nobody Would Believe (Full Special) - YouTube</a></div>
3457. <div class="wppb-description">Lucky were filmed. </div> </li>
3458. </ul>
3459.  
3460.  
3461.  
3462. <p>If the links aren&#8217;t showing up, <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:stilgherrian/t:edict00212/">try here</a>.</p>
3463.  
3464.  
3465.  
3466. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
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3471.  
3472.  
3473. <p><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;is supported by the generosity of its listeners. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider pledging your support to my current crowdfunding campaign, <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/autumn2024">The 9pm Autumn Series 2024</a>. You have until 7 March.</strong></p>
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3478.  
3479.  
3480.  
3481. <p>For this episode it&#8217;s thanks again to everyone who supported <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/summer2023">The 9pm Summer Series 2023</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
3482.  
3483.  
3484.  
3485. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
3486.  
3487.  
3488.  
3489. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Dave Gaukroger, John Lindsay, Peter Viertel, Phillip Merrick, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
3490.  
3491.  
3492.  
3493. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew B, Andrew Wright, Bernard Walsh, Bic Smith, Bruce Hardie, Christopher Biggs, David Heath, Drew Mayo, Frank Filippone, James Moore, James Moore again, Jamie Morrison, Joanna Forbes, Joanna Forbes again, John Avocado, Karl Sinclair, Katrinas Szetey, Kimberley Heitman, Mark Newton, Michael, Miriam Faye, Paris Lord, Paul Williams, Peter Blakeley, Peter Blakeley again, Peter McCrudden, Rhydwyn, Ric Hayman, Rohan, Roy Brown, Susan Ireland, and five people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
3494.  
3495.  
3496.  
3497. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: Karloscar.</p>
3498.  
3499.  
3500.  
3501. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Elissa Harris, Jens Hartmann, Karen Purser, Matthew Moyle-Croft, Syl Mobile, Warren McDonald, and two people who chose to remain anonymous.</p>
3502.  
3503.  
3504.  
3505. <p>FOOT SOLDIERS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM who gave a SLIGHTLY LESS BASIC TIP: Brenton Realph , Eric T F Bat, Greg Randolph, James Henstridge, Jim Campbell, Matthew Crawford, Michael Harris, Rohan Pearce, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
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3509. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: Mark Hollands and Regina Huntington.</p>
3510.  
3511.  
3512.  
3513. <p>And another nine people chose to have no reward, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much.</p>
3514.  
3515.  
3516.  
3517. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Series Credits</h4>
3518.  
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3521. <ul>
3522. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/packsViewSingle.php?id=3935">The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian</a> via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
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3526. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=49477">Edict fanfare by neonaeon</a>, via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
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3530. <li>Elephant Stamp theme by <a href="http://twitter.com/vealmince">Joshua Mehlman</a>.</li>
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3541. <itunes:subtitle>Promo image for ABC TV’s Nemesis showing Tony Abbott, Scott Morrison, and Malcolm Turnbull. (Photo: Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Inset: A platypus, but not that one. (Taronga Conservation Society Australia / Chris Wheeler)    </itunes:subtitle>
3542. <itunes:summary>Promo image for ABC TV’s Nemesis showing Tony Abbott, Scott Morrison, and Malcolm Turnbull. (Photo: Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Inset: A platypus, but not that one. (Taronga Conservation Society Australia / Chris Wheeler)&lt;br /&gt;
3543. <br />
3544. <br />
3545. <br />
3546. It's a marathon episode for serious political tragics! I'm joined by Snarky Platypus to discuss the ABC TV documentary series Nemesis about the three recent Liberal Party prime ministers of Australia. But we also find time to discuss other matters.<br />
3547. <br />
3548. <br />
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3553. <br />
3554. We talk about the complexities of Lunar New Year, comedians, absinthe, magpies, Prague, trifle, lab-grown meaty rice, and the frustrations of the job search process.<br />
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3574. Snarky Platypus has been on the podcast several times before. You might like to listen.<br />
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3577. <br />
3578. The recording setup for this episode is spread out across a double bed. Nearest the camera are a MacBook Pro and a RØDE ProCaster mixer. The two microphones on desktop stands are Sennheiser e835 dynamic. Scattered around them are an old iPad, Sennheiser headphones, and Snarky Platypus’s MacBook Air. (Photo: Stilgherrian)<br />
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3582. Episode Links<br />
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3586. <br />
3587. 01. snarkyplatypus | Twitter, Instagram, TikTok | Linktree<br />
3588. A platypus of many talents. Interested in politics, food, pop music & basketball. <br />
3589. <br />
3590. 02. Myers–Briggs Type Indicator - Wikipedia<br />
3591. The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a pseudoscientific self-report questionnaire that claims to indicate differing personality types. <br />
3592. <br />
3593. 03. Nemesis (Australian TV series) - Wikipedia<br />
3594. Nemesis is a 2024 Australian three-part documentary series produced by ABC TV showcasing the Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison Governments and the leadership challenges these Prime Ministers faced. Nemesis interviewed key Coalition figures from the Liberal and National parties, including former Prime Ministers Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison. Nemesis covers the period from Tony Abbott's election as Prime Minister in 2013 to 2022 when Morrison lost Government. Nemesis consists of more than 60 interviews with members of the Coalition Governments conducted by investigative reporter Mark Willacy. This program follows in the ABC's track record of having produced similar documentary series such as Labor in Power, The Howard Years and The Killing Season. <br />
3595. <br />
3596. 04. Nemesis : ABC iview<br />
3597. A landmark series taking you inside the recent Coalition government in a revealing tale of politics, ambition and power. Key players tell all in riveting no holds barred interviews. <br />
3598. <br />
3599. 05. The Road to Ruin | Niki Savva | Scribe Publications<br />
3600. THE ROAD TO RUIN: How Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin destroyed their own government <br />
3601. <br />
3602. 06. Plots and Prayers | Niki Savva | Scribe Publications<br />
3603. PLOTS AND PRAYERS: Malcolm Turnbull’s demise and Scott Morrison’s ascension <br />
3604. <br />
3605. 07. Bulldozed | Niki Savva | Scribe Publications<br />
3606. BULLDOZED: Scott Morrison’s fall and Anthony Albanese’s rise <br />
3607. <br />
3608. 08. National Energy Guarantee - Wikipedia<br />
3609. National Energy Guarantee (NEG) was an energy policy proposed by the Turnbull government in late 2017 to deal with rising energy prices in Australia and lack of clarity for energy companies to invest in energy infrastructure.</itunes:summary>
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3631. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 12 to Sunday 18 February 2024 was productive but not especially profitable. I recorded two podcasts, posting one of them on Saturday, and launched next season&#8217;s crowdfunding campaign. Please support The 9pm Autumn Series 2024 As summer draws to a close it’s time to look ahead and fund another series of &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/716/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 716: Dragon the productivity back into my life"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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3633. <p><strong>My week of Monday 12 to Sunday 18 February 2024 was productive but not especially profitable. I recorded two podcasts, posting one of them on Saturday, and launched next season&#8217;s crowdfunding campaign.</strong></p>
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3646.  
3647.  
3648. <p>As summer draws to a close it’s time to look ahead and fund another series of my terrible podcast for grown-ups,&nbsp;<em>The 9pm Edict</em>.</p>
3649.  
3650.  
3651.  
3652. <p><strong>This week I launched another Pozible crowdfunding campaign&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/autumn2024">The 9pm Autumn Series 2024</a>.</strong></p>
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3656. <p>Please click through, read the usual blurb, and maybe even pledge your support — or at least tell your friends about the podcast. You have until 7 March at 9pm AEDT.</p>
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3660. <p>At the time of writing we&#8217;re almost 14% of the way to Target One.</p>
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3663.  
3664. <p>I’m determined that the podcast should never have those terrible, badly-placed adverts. But that means I need income while I produce them. Thanks to you generous supporters, I’ve been able to do that for a few years now. Let’s continue, shall we?</p>
3665.  
3666.  
3667.  
3668. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
3669.  
3670.  
3671.  
3672. <ul>
3673. <li><a href="https://the9pmnedict.com/edict/00211/">The 9pm Artificially Intelligent Millipede Menace with Justin Warren</a>, recorded on Thursday and posted on Saturday. In this episode we talk about panic, generative AI, millipedes, why Taylor Swift fans are so few in number that we need to create more of them using AI, smart toothbrushes, Elon Musk (briefly), disinformation, and the enshittification of everything.</li>
3674. </ul>
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3678. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
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3683. <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-5/">The Weekly Cybers #5</a>. A rush to criminalise doxxing, progress on government AI, a $4.7 billion GST fraud, and more.&nbsp;</li>
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3706. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning. That will include a link to <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> if you don&#8217;t mind clicking through.</p>
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3710. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media Appearances</h4>
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3715. <li>My photo of CFMEU members on a protest march in Sydney, which dates from 2018, continues to be used by leftie organisations everywhere. Which is fine. This week it turned up in the <em>Morning Star</em>, a British socialist cooperative news masthead, illustrating the story <a href="https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/aussie-gig-workers-win-new-protections-work">‘Closing loopholes’ — Aussie government sides with the workers</a>.</li>
3716. </ul>
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3719.  
3720. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Videos, Photos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
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3723.  
3724. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
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3726.  
3727.  
3728. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Recommendations</h4>
3729.  
3730.  
3731.  
3732. <p>My Muskwatch continues. There is something wrong with me.</p>
3733.  
3734.  
3735.  
3736. <ul>
3737. <li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/13/elon-musk-denies-selling-starlink-to-russia-after-ukraine-claims-use-in-war">Elon Musk denies selling Starlink to Russia after Ukraine claims use in war</a>, reports Al Jazeera. &#8220;Moscow says SpaceX’s internet service ‘cannot be officially used here in any way’, which when you think about it is not quite the same thing.</li>
3738.  
3739.  
3740.  
3741. <li><a href="https://www.drive.com.au/news/elon-musk-denies-fsd-caused-fatal-crash/">Elon Musk denies ‘Full Self Driving’ system caused fatal crash of Tesla employee</a>.</li>
3742.  
3743.  
3744.  
3745. <li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/13/tesla_cybertruck_rust/">Tesla&#8217;s Cybertruck may not be so stainless after all</a>, reports <em>The Register</em>. &#8220;&#8216;Literally bulletproof&#8217; but needs constant cleaning to stave off corrosion&#8221;. As do I.</li>
3746.  
3747.  
3748.  
3749. <li>Musk said <a href="https://qz.com/elon-musk-tesla-stock-stake-ai-robots-1851260924">he wants a 25% stake in Tesla</a> or he&#8217;ll build AI and robots somewhere else. He now owns 20.5%.</li>
3750.  
3751.  
3752.  
3753. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/11/musk-sec-investigation-twitter-takeover">Musk ordered to testify again in SEC investigation of Twitter takeover</a>.</li>
3754.  
3755.  
3756.  
3757. <li><a href="https://www.inc-aus.com/jessica-stillman/elon-musk-employees-more-productive-office-new-study-wrong.html">Elon Musk Says Employees Are ‘More Productive’ in the Office. A New Study Says He’s Wrong</a>.</li>
3758.  
3759.  
3760.  
3761. <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68297121">X accused of taking payments from terrorists</a>, specifically &#8220;blue check marks to accounts tied to Hezbollah members, among others&#8221;, including &#8220;an account run by Ansar Allah, known as the Houthis&#8221;. In case you weren&#8217;t aware of it, providing services to declared terrorist organisations is frowned upon.</li>
3762.  
3763.  
3764.  
3765. <li><a class="" href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91030409/elon-musk-is-finally-resigned-to-making-x-more-like-old-school-twitter">Elon Musk is finally resigned to making X more like old-school Twitter</a>, but we&#8217;ll see.</li>
3766. </ul>
3767.  
3768.  
3769.  
3770. <p>In other news:</p>
3771.  
3772.  
3773.  
3774. <ul>
3775. <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20240214-ai-recruiting-hiring-software-bias-discrimination">AI hiring tools may be filtering out the best job applicants</a> .</li>
3776.  
3777.  
3778.  
3779. <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/air-canada-must-honor-refund-policy-invented-by-airlines-chatbot/">Air Canada must honour refund policy invented by airline’s chatbot</a>.</li>
3780.  
3781.  
3782.  
3783. <li><a href="https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/strongly-held-political-beliefs-fuel-online-cancel-culture">Online cancel culture is fueled by strongly-held political beliefs</a>, says the press release. The peer-reviewed paper is titled <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691824000179">The association between political identity centrality and cancelling proclivity</a>.</li>
3784. </ul>
3785.  
3786.  
3787.  
3788. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-week-ahead-fix">The Week Ahead</h4>
3789.  
3790.  
3791.  
3792. <p>It&#8217;s a gentle start to the week, including this Weekly Wrap on Monday afternoon rather than Sunday evening.</p>
3793.  
3794.  
3795.  
3796. <p>Spread over the first three days will be the editing of the podcast I recorded on Saturday with Snarky Platypus — we chatted for way too long about the ABC TV program <em>Nemesis</em>.</p>
3797.  
3798.  
3799.  
3800. <p>Throughout the week I&#8217;ll be trying to focus on some client work, and figuring out how to survive for the rest of the month after a period of unexpectedly low income.</p>
3801.  
3802.  
3803.  
3804. <p>I should mention  again — I think I&#8217;ve said this before — that my plans often talk about doing client work but in reality it often doesn&#8217;t happen. Or when it does, it&#8217;s a tiny number of hours. My sleep problems work against me, and for some reason it&#8217;s been particularly fierce in recent weeks. Sigh.</p>
3805.  
3806.  
3807.  
3808. <p>[<strong>Update 21 February 2024:</strong> The podcast episode with Snarky Platypus will be posted some time on Friday. Then on Saturday night I&#8217;m recording an episode with Scottish author and social researcher <a href="https://www.dfpiii.com">David F Porteous III</a>, <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/tag/david-f-porteous/">who&#8217;s been on the podcast several time before</a>. If you’re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode, please get them to me by 9pm AEDT this Friday 23 February.]</p>
3809.  
3810.  
3811.  
3812. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
3813.  
3814.  
3815.  
3816. <ul>
3817. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> Sydney housesitting period, 22 March to 2 April 2024 (roughly). Should you be wanting to catch up with me in Sydney, this would probably be a good time.</li>
3818.  
3819.  
3820.  
3821. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/aaron-chen-funny-garden/">Aaron Chen&#8217;s Funny Garden</a>, Sydney, 27 April 2024. I am thrilled  for Aaron because he&#8217;s now doing <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/aaron-chen-tickets/artist/2319297?brand=statetheatre&amp;venueId=155858">six performances at the State Theatre</a>.</li>
3822.  
3823.  
3824.  
3825. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/he-huang-tiger-daughter-vs-the-world-concourse-lounge/">He Huang Tiger Daughter versus the World</a>, Chatswood NSW, 5 May 2024.</li>
3826.  
3827.  
3828.  
3829. <li><a href="https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/nina-oyama-is-coming/">Nina Oyama is Coming</a>, Marrickville NSW, 12 May 2024.</li>
3830. </ul>
3831.  
3832.  
3833.  
3834. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> Model of a dragon — it seems wrong to call it a sculpture when it&#8217;s designed to be illuminated from the inside — to celebrate Lunar New Year on George Street, Sydney. It&#8217;s one of a series of all 12 Chinese zodiac symbols that runs down the western side of the street from Town Hall to Haymarket. Photographed on 18 February 2024.]</p>
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3841. <title>The 9pm Artificially Intelligent Millipede Menace with Justin Warren</title>
3842. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00211/</link>
3844. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stilgherrian]]></dc:creator>
3845. <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
3846. <category><![CDATA[The 9pm Edict]]></category>
3847. <category><![CDATA[ai]]></category>
3848. <category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence]]></category>
3849. <category><![CDATA[cory doctorow]]></category>
3850. <category><![CDATA[cybersyn]]></category>
3851. <category><![CDATA[disinformation]]></category>
3852. <category><![CDATA[elon musk]]></category>
3853. <category><![CDATA[justin warren]]></category>
3854. <category><![CDATA[millipede]]></category>
3855. <category><![CDATA[summer2023]]></category>
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3857.  
3858. <description><![CDATA[With so much AI in the news, I thought our special guest for this first episode for 2024 should be Justin Warren, &#8220;consultant, freedom of information tragic, hexagon enthusiast, and creator of the CyberRating™ labelling scheme&#8221;. In this episode we talk about panic, generative AI, millipedes, why Taylor Swift fans are so few in number &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00211/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Artificially Intelligent Millipede Menace with Justin Warren"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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3860. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/justinwarren-hero.jpeg" alt="Justin Warren" class="wp-image-25102" style="width:1200px" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/justinwarren-hero.jpeg 1200w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/justinwarren-hero-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/justinwarren-hero-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/justinwarren-hero-75x42.jpeg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/justinwarren-hero-768x432.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em><em>Justin Warre</em></em>n’s face is captured by a malicious AI and turned into chocolate cake.<em><em> (Photo: Kyle Taylor/ABC News)</em></em></figcaption></figure>
3861.  
3862.  
3863.  
3864. <p><strong>With so much AI in the news, I thought our special guest for this first episode for 2024 should be Justin Warren, &#8220;consultant, freedom of information tragic, hexagon enthusiast, and creator of the CyberRating<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> labelling scheme&#8221;.</strong></p>
3865.  
3866.  
3867.  
3868. <span id="more-34866"></span>
3869.  
3870.  
3871.  
3872. <p>In this episode we talk about panic, generative AI, millipedes, why Taylor Swift fans are so few in  number that we need to create more of them using AI, smart toothbrushes, Elon Musk (briefly), disinformation, and the enshittification of everything.</p>
3873.  
3874.  
3875. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=58704378&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
3876.  
3877.  
3878.  
3879. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="http://soundcloud.com/skankmedia">SoundCloud</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
3880.  
3881.  
3882.  
3883. <p>You can also listen to the podcast below, or <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
3884.  
3885.  
3886.  
3887.  
3888.  
3889.  
3890. <p>Justin Warren has been on the <em>Edict</em> <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/tag/justin-warren/">several times before</a>.</p>
3891.  
3892.  
3893.  
3894. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
3895.  
3896.  
3897. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3898. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://twitter.com/jpwarren">01. Justin Warren ? (@jpwarren) / Twitter</a></div>
3899. <div class="wppb-description">CyberRating<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> pioneer, OopsRisk<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> evangelist, hexagon and FOI enthusiast, cheese noticer, digital rights advocate. Probably not a vampire. He/him.</div> </li>
3900. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3901. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.eigenmagic.com/">02. eigenmagic</a></div>
3902. <div class="wppb-description">My name is Justin Warren, and I live in Melbourne, Australia. Eigenmagic is my personal blog. Mostly it’s about technology and management, with a smattering of other topics thrown in for good measure. I write about whatever I think people might be interested in. I tend towards long form prose because I often don’t have time to make things shorter.</div> </li>
3903. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3904. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/eigenmagic/shop">03. eigenmagic Shop | Redbubble</a></div>
3905. <div class="wppb-description">This is where you buy your “Danger: Hexagons” warning signs and the like.</div> </li>
3906. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3907. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://pivotnine.com/">04. PivotNine</a></div>
3908. <div class="wppb-description">We specialise in marketing strategy, positioning, and messaging for technology companies, particularly startups. As a boutique firm, we offer custom consulting tailored to individual client needs, as well as a range of standard packages.</div> </li>
3909. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3910. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27El1Zn0C-A">05. Fire emergencies and damaging storms sweep across Victoria | ABC News - YouTube</a></div>
3911. <div class="wppb-description">[14 February 2024] It&#039;s been a day of wild extremes across Victoria, with soaring temperatures sparking fire emergencies in the west, followed by damaging storms which swept across the state. In Melbourne a storm lashed the city on Monday afternoon, causing chaos on the roads and damage to homes.</div> </li>
3912. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3913. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/on_the_fritz">06. on the fritz - Wiktionary, the free dictionary</a></div>
3914. <div class="wppb-description">Etymology: Unknown. Attested from 1902, originally meaning “in a bad way” or “in bad condition”, malfunctioning of an appliance. Perhaps from German name. Fritz, or onomatopoeic (here, imitating the sound of electric sparks jumping).</div> </li>
3915. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3916. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-15/weather-power-lines-electricity-fall-over-explainer/103471752">07. Here&#039;s why Victoria&#039;s powerlines toppled over in a severe thunderstorm this week - ABC News</a></div>
3917. <div class="wppb-description">[15 February 2024] When six towers toppled in Geelong&#039;s northern suburb of Anakie on Tuesday this week, more than half a million Victorians were cut off from power.</div> </li>
3918. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3919. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/no-3-million-electric-toothbrushes-were-not-used-in-a-ddos-attack/">08. No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack</a></div>
3920. <div class="wppb-description">[7 February 2024] A widely reported story that 3 million electric toothbrushes were hacked with malware to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is likely a hypothetical scenario instead of an actual attack.</div> </li>
3921. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3922. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/awareness/2024/02/how-to-tell-if-your-toothbrush-is-being-used-in-a-ddos-attack">09. How to tell if your toothbrush is being used in a DDoS attack | Malwarebytes</a></div>
3923. <div class="wppb-description">[7 February 2024] It’s not.</div> </li>
3924. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3925. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/13/teen-smart-fridge-twitter-grounded">10. Teen claims to tweet from her smart fridge – but did she really? | Internet of things | The Guardian</a></div>
3926. <div class="wppb-description">[14 August 2019] A Twitter user’s claim to have tweeted from a kitchen appliance went viral but experts have cast doubt</div> </li>
3927. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3928. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/14/taylor-swift-biden-psyop-conspiracy?CMP=GTAU_email">11. Nearly one in five Americans believe Taylor Swift-Biden conspiracy, poll finds | Taylor Swift | The Guardian</a></div>
3929. <div class="wppb-description">[15 February 2024] Theory that singer is plotting to help Biden win election has flourished in rightwing media after she started dating Travis Kelce</div> </li>
3930. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3931. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerful_owl">12. Powerful owl - Wikipedia</a></div>
3932. <div class="wppb-description">The powerful owl (Ninox strenua), a species of owl native to south-eastern and eastern Australia, is the largest owl on the continent. It is found in coastal areas and in the Great Dividing Range, rarely more than 200 km (120 mi) inland. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species also refers to this species as the powerful boobook.</div> </li>
3933. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3934. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://aithority.com/technology/datastax-unveils-swiftiegpt-a-taylor-swift-inspired-chatbot-powered-by-generative-ai/">13. DataStax Unveils SwiftieGPT: A Taylor Swift-Inspired Chatbot Powered by Generative AI</a></div>
3935. <div class="wppb-description">[27 December 2023: It seems this story is old and the recent press release we discussed was a rehash] DataStax, the company that powers generative AI applications with real-time, scalable data announced the launch of SwiftieGPT , an AI-powered chatbot that knows everything about Taylor Swift. Timed with the award-winning artist’s 34th birthday, SwiftieGPT provides Taylor Swift fans, better known as “Swifties,” with access to any and all publicly available data via a conversational bot that knows Taylor all too well.</div> </li>
3936. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3937. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/29/x-blocks-taylor-swift-searches-what-to-know-about-the-viral-ai-deepfakes">14. X blocks Taylor Swift searches: What to know about the viral AI deepfakes | Internet News | Al Jazeera</a></div>
3938. <div class="wppb-description">[29 January 2024] Social media platform X has blocked searches for one of the world’s most popular personalties, Taylor Swift, after explicit artificial intelligence images of the singer-songwriter went viral.</div> </li>
3939. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3940. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.industry.gov.au/news/new-expert-group-will-help-guide-future-safe-and-responsible-ai-australia">15. New expert group will help guide the future of safe and responsible AI in Australia | Department of Industry Science and Resources</a></div>
3941. <div class="wppb-description">[14 February 2024] The temporary group is part of the Australian Government’s interim response to the safe and responsible AI consultation.</div> </li>
3942. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3943. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.aiweirdness.com/three-bad-recipes-generated-by-neural-17-03-30/">16. Three bad recipes generated by neural network - AI Weirdness</a></div>
3944. <div class="wppb-description">[30 March 2017] I’m training a neural network to generate recipes based on a database of about 30,000 examples, and although the network has managed to produce identifiable recipes, and even sometimes sort sweet from savory, it hasn’t actually managed to produce any good ones. Only a very few of them are technically doable. Three typical examples:</div> </li>
3945. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3946. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1623&#038;context=sulr">17. No Vehicles in the Park (PDF)</a></div>
3947. <div class="wppb-description">In 1958 H.L.A. Hart posed a hypothetical. Here it is: A legal rule forbids you to take a vehicle into the public park. Plainly this forbids an automobile, but what about bicycles, rol- ler skates, toy automobiles? What about airplanes? Are these, as we say, to be called &quot;vehicles&quot; for the purpose of the rule or not?&#039;</div> </li>
3948. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3949. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031405613000413">18. Invasions of the Portuguese millipede, Ommatoiulus moreleti, in southern Australia - ScienceDirect</a></div>
3950. <div class="wppb-description">[July–November 2013] The Portuguese millipede, Ommatoiulus moreleti, was first recorded in Australia on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia in 1953. By the early 1980s, O. moreleti had spread to several sites across southern Australia where it had become a significant nuisance pest invading houses in large numbers in autumn and spring. </div> </li>
3951. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3952. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-53997203">19. How Covid-19 myths are merging with the QAnon conspiracy theory - BBC News</a></div>
3953. <div class="wppb-description">[3 September 2020] Online and in real-life demonstrations, two viral conspiracy theories are increasingly coming together.
3954. </div> </li>
3955. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3956. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2023/mar/22/why-were-neo-nazis-at-an-anti-trans-rally-in-melbourne">20. Why were neo-Nazis at an anti-trans rally in Melbourne? - podcast | Australia news | The Guardian</a></div>
3957. <div class="wppb-description">[22 March 2023] Last Sunday a group of men dressed in black performed the Nazi salute on the steps of the Victorian parliament, amid a clash between protesters for and against transgender rights.</div> </li>
3958. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3959. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/_/O5TUAQAACAAJ?hl=en">21: KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev - Google Books</a></div>
3960. <div class="wppb-description">By Christopher M Andrew and  Oleg Gordievsky, Hodder &amp; Stoughton (1990)</div> </li>
3961. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3962. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Gordievsky">22. Oleg Gordievsky - Wikipedia</a></div>
3963. <div class="wppb-description">Oleg Antonovich Gordievsky, CMG (????? ?????????? ????????????; born 10 October 1938) is a former colonel of the KGB who became KGB resident-designate (rezident) and bureau chief in London. He was a double agent, providing information to the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1974 to 1985. After being recalled to Moscow under suspicion, he was exfiltrated from the Soviet Union in July 1985 under a plan code-named Operation Pimlico. The Soviet Union subsequently sentenced him to death in absentia.</div> </li>
3964. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3965. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_INFEKTION">23. Operation INFEKTION - Wikipedia</a></div>
3966. <div class="wppb-description">Operation Denver (sometimes referred to as &quot;Operation INFEKTION&quot;) was an active measure disinformation campaign run by the KGB in the 1980s to plant the idea that the United States had invented HIV/AIDS as part of a biological weapons research project at Fort Detrick, Maryland.</div> </li>
3967. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3968. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.greataustralianpods.com/top-podcasts-2023/">24. Top Podcasts 2023 | Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory</a></div>
3969. <div class="wppb-description">95. The 9pm Edict</div> </li>
3970. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3971. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Seasons_in_One_Day">25. Four Seasons in One Day - Wikipedia</a></div>
3972. <div class="wppb-description">&quot;Four Seasons in One Day&quot; is a song by rock group Crowded House, released as a single in June 1992. It was co-written by Neil Finn and brother Tim Finn, originally intended for their debut Finn Brothers album; however, it was moved onto the Woodface project as the two projects amalgamated. The song&#039;s title references a common saying used in Melbourne to describe the city&#039;s changeable weather. The song reached number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and number 47 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. The song also peaked at number 68 in Canada, but was not released in the US.</div> </li>
3973. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3974. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si3dBlNdifE">26. Crowded House - Four Seasons In One Day - YouTube</a></div>
3975. <div class="wppb-description">The official music video for &quot;Four Seasons In One Day&quot; by Crowded House. From the album &quot;Woodface&quot;. Video directed and produced by Kerry Brown &amp; Bruce Sheridan in New Zealand&#039;s South Island.</div> </li>
3976. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3977. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-13/power-outage-victoria-loy-yang-a-down-storms-damage-transmission/103461222">27. Half a million Victorian customers without power as Loy Yang A shuts down and storms damage infrastructure - ABC News</a></div>
3978. <div class="wppb-description">[13 February 2023] All four units at AGL&#039;s Loy Yang A power station in the Latrobe Valley have shut down on a day when temperatures were soaring in Victoria.</div> </li>
3979. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3980. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generator_(computer_programming)">28. Generator (computer programming) - Wikipedia</a></div>
3981. <div class="wppb-description">In computer science, a generator is a routine that can be used to control the iteration behaviour of a loop. All generators are also iterators. A generator is very similar to a function that returns an array, in that a generator has parameters, can be called, and generates a sequence of values. However, instead of building an array containing all the values and returning them all at once, a generator yields the values one at a time, which requires less memory and allows the caller to get started processing the first few values immediately. In short, a generator looks like a function but behaves like an iterator.</div> </li>
3982. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3983. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://alexreviewstech.com/dear-google-kenya-does-in-fact-exist-and-it-starts-with-a-k-but-whats-up-with-your-search-algorithm/">29. Dear Google: Kenya does in fact exist AND it starts with a &quot;K&quot; (but what&#039;s up with your search algorithm)? - Alex Reviews Tech</a></div>
3984. <div class="wppb-description">[15 August 2023] This seems comical-funny, until you remember that people rely on Google a LOT for search accuracy. It turns out that (at the time of writing) Google doesn’t think Kenya exists… sort of.</div> </li>
3985. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3986. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/10/23911059/ai-climate-impact-google-openai-chatgpt-energy">30. The environmental impact of the AI revolution is starting to come into focus - The Verge</a></div>
3987. <div class="wppb-description">[11 October 2023] If every search on Google used AI similar to ChatGPT, it might burn through as much electricity annually as the country of Ireland. Why? Adding generative AI to Google Search increases its energy use more than tenfold, according to a new analysis.
3988.  
3989. </div> </li>
3990. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3991. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://cr.yp.to/bib/1995/wirth.pdf">31. A Plea for Lean Software - Niklaus Wirth (PDF)</a></div>
3992. <div class="wppb-description">[February 1995] The author contends that software&#039;s girth has surpassed its functionality, largely because hardware advances make this possible. He maintains that the way to streamline software lies in disciplined methodologies and a return to the essentials.</div> </li>
3993. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3994. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.platformer.news/the-ai-is-eating-itself/">32. The AI is eating itself - by Casey Newton - Platformer</a></div>
3995. <div class="wppb-description">[27 June 2023] Early notes on how generative AI is affecting the internet.</div> </li>
3996. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3997. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Never_Eat_Anything_Bigger_Than_Your_Head/95D6AAAACAAJ?hl=en">33. Never eat anything bigger than your head &amp; other drawings - Google Books</a></div>
3998. <div class="wppb-description">By B. Kliban, Workman Publishing Company, 1976</div> </li>
3999. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4000. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millipede#Diet">34. Millipede - Wikipedia</a></div>
4001. <div class="wppb-description">Most millipedes are detritivores and feed on decomposing vegetation, feces, or organic matter mixed with soil. They often play important roles in the breakdown and decomposition of plant litter: estimates of consumption rates for individual species range from 1 to 11 percent of all leaf litter, depending on species and region, and collectively millipedes may consume nearly all the leaf litter in a region. The leaf litter is fragmented in the millipede gut and excreted as pellets of leaf fragments, algae, fungi, and bacteria, which facilitates decomposition by the microorganisms.</div> </li>
4002. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4003. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/16/sydney-asbestos-mulch-crisis-parks-schools-closed">35. Asbestos crisis hits Sydney as hazardous material found in mulch at parks and schools | Sydney | The Guardian</a></div>
4004. <div class="wppb-description">[16 February 2024] More than 20 sites contaminated with asbestos-laden mulch, forcing school closures and the cancellation of a Mardi Gras celebration.</div> </li>
4005. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4006. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1752285251848781944">36. Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr on X</a></div>
4007. <div class="wppb-description">[30 January 2024] We&#039;re all living through the enshittocene, a great enshittening, in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are turning into giant piles of shit. It&#039;s frustrating. It&#039;s demoralizing. It&#039;s even terrifying.</div> </li>
4008. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4009. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/30/go-nuts-meine-kerle/#ich-bin-ein-bratapfel">37. My McLuhan lecture on enshittification (30 Jan 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow</a></div>
4010. <div class="wppb-description">Last year, I coined the term &#039;enshittification,&#039; to describe the way that platforms decay. That obscene little word did big numbers, it really hit the zeitgeist. I mean, the American Dialect Society made it their Word of the Year for 2023 (which, I suppose, means that now I&#039;m definitely getting a poop emoji on my tombstone).</div> </li>
4011. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4012. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_control">38. Numerical control - Wikipedia</a></div>
4013. <div class="wppb-description">In machining, numerical control, also called computer numerical control (CNC), is the automated control of tools by means of a computer. It is used to operate tools such as drills, lathes, mills, grinders, routers and 3D printers. CNC transforms a piece of material (metal, plastic, wood, ceramic, stone, or composite) into a specified shape by following coded programmed instructions and without a manual operator directly controlling the machining operation.</div> </li>
4014. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4015. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Cybersyn">39. Project Cybersyn - Wikipedia</a></div>
4016. <div class="wppb-description">Project Cybersyn was a Chilean project from 1971 to 1973 during the presidency of Salvador Allende aimed at constructing a distributed decision support system to aid in the management of the national economy. The project consisted of four modules: an economic simulator, custom software to check factory performance, an operations room, and a national network of telex machines that were linked to one mainframe computer.</div> </li>
4017. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4018. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://the-santiago-boys.com/">40. The Santiago Boys</a></div>
4019. <div class="wppb-description">A wild tale of how Allende&#039;s engineers and a British management consultant dared challenge corporations and spy agencies - and almost won. Written and presented by Evgeny Morozov.</div> </li>
4020. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4021. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68137046">41. Elon Musk says Neuralink implanted wireless brain chip - BBC News</a></div>
4022. <div class="wppb-description">[30 January 2024] Tech billionaire Elon Musk has claimed his Neuralink company has successfully implanted one of its wireless brain chips in a human. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, he said &quot;promising&quot; brain activity had been detected after the procedure and the patient was &quot;recovering well&quot;.</div> </li>
4023. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4024. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-pcrm-neuralink-monkey-deaths/">42. The Gruesome Story of How Neuralink’s Monkeys Actually Died | WIRED</a></div>
4025. <div class="wppb-description">[28 September 2023] Elon Musk says no primates died as a result of Neuralink’s implants. A WIRED investigation now reveals the grisly specifics of their deaths as US authorities have been asked to investigate Musk’s claims.</div> </li>
4026. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4027. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://pivotnine.com/newsletter/#edict00211">43. The Crux - PivotNine</a></div>
4028. <div class="wppb-description">The Crux is a weekly newsletter about enterprise technology, cloud, and infosec. Every week we share a curated list of links to articles we’ve read and think are worth your time, with a weekly tip from our analysts. As a bonus, we share the occasional long read that we suggest you sit down with when you have the time to really concentrate.</div> </li>
4029. </ul>
4030.  
4031.  
4032.  
4033. <p>If the links aren&#8217;t showing up, <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:stilgherrian/t:edict00211/">try here</a>.</p>
4034.  
4035.  
4036.  
4037. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
4038.  
4039.  
4040. <div class="wp-block-image">
4041. <figure class="alignright size-full"><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/autumn2024"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="400" height="225" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pozible23-hero-01-400-title.jpg" alt="The 9pm Autumn Series 2024: Click to pledge your support" class="wp-image-34863" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pozible23-hero-01-400-title.jpg 400w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pozible23-hero-01-400-title-350x197.jpg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pozible23-hero-01-400-title-75x42.jpg 75w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></figure></div>
4042.  
4043.  
4044. <p><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;is supported by the generosity of its listeners. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider pledging your support to my current crowdfunding campaign, <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/autumn2024">The 9pm Autumn Series 2024</a>. You have until 7 March.</strong></p>
4045.  
4046.  
4047.  
4048. <p>If you miss that deadline, you can always <a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a> or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>.</p>
4049.  
4050.  
4051.  
4052. <p>For this episode it&#8217;s thanks again to everyone who supported <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/summer2023">The 9pm Summer Series 2023</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
4053.  
4054.  
4055.  
4056. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
4057.  
4058.  
4059.  
4060. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Dave Gaukroger, John Lindsay, Peter Viertel, Phillip Merrick, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
4061.  
4062.  
4063.  
4064. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew B, Andrew Wright, Bernard Walsh, Bic Smith, Bruce Hardie, Christopher Biggs, David Heath, Drew Mayo, Frank Filippone, James Moore, James Moore again, Jamie Morrison, Joanna Forbes, Joanna Forbes again, John Avocado, Karl Sinclair, Katrinas Szetey, Kimberley Heitman, Mark Newton, Michael, Miriam Faye, Paris Lord, Paul Williams, Peter Blakeley, Peter Blakeley again, Peter McCrudden, Rhydwyn, Ric Hayman, Rohan, Roy Brown, Susan Ireland, and five people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
4065.  
4066.  
4067.  
4068. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: Karloscar.</p>
4069.  
4070.  
4071.  
4072. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Elissa Harris, Jens Hartmann, Karen Purser, Matthew Moyle-Croft, Syl Mobile, Warren McDonald, and two people who chose to remain anonymous.</p>
4073.  
4074.  
4075.  
4076. <p>FOOT SOLDIERS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM who gave a SLIGHTLY LESS BASIC TIP: Brenton Realph , Eric T F Bat, Greg Randolph, James Henstridge, Jim Campbell, Matthew Crawford, Michael Harris, Rohan Pearce, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
4077.  
4078.  
4079.  
4080. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: Mark Hollands and Regina Huntington.</p>
4081.  
4082.  
4083.  
4084. <p>And another nine people chose to have no reward, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much.</p>
4085.  
4086.  
4087.  
4088. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Series Credits</h4>
4089.  
4090.  
4091.  
4092. <ul>
4093. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/packsViewSingle.php?id=3935">The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian</a> via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
4094.  
4095.  
4096.  
4097. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=49477">Edict fanfare by neonaeon</a>, via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
4098.  
4099.  
4100.  
4101. <li>Elephant Stamp theme by <a href="http://twitter.com/vealmince">Joshua Mehlman</a>.</li>
4102. </ul>
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4112. <itunes:subtitle>Justin Warren’s face is captured by a malicious AI and turned into chocolate cake. (Photo: Kyle Taylor/ABC News)    With so much AI in the news, I thought our special guest for this first episode for 2024 should be Justin Warren, &quot;consultant,</itunes:subtitle>
4113. <itunes:summary>Justin Warren’s face is captured by a malicious AI and turned into chocolate cake. (Photo: Kyle Taylor/ABC News)&lt;br /&gt;
4114. <br />
4115. <br />
4116. <br />
4117. With so much AI in the news, I thought our special guest for this first episode for 2024 should be Justin Warren, "consultant, freedom of information tragic, hexagon enthusiast, and creator of the CyberRating™ labelling scheme".<br />
4118. <br />
4119. <br />
4120. <br />
4121. <br />
4122. <br />
4123. <br />
4124. <br />
4125. In this episode we talk about panic, generative AI, millipedes, why Taylor Swift fans are so few in  number that we need to create more of them using AI, smart toothbrushes, Elon Musk (briefly), disinformation, and the enshittification of everything.<br />
4126. <br />
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4128. <br />
4129. <br />
4130. <br />
4131. <br />
4132. <br />
4133. This podcast is available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Deezer, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, JioSaavn, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Speaker.<br />
4134. <br />
4135. <br />
4136. <br />
4137. You can also listen to the podcast below, or subscribe to the generic podcast feed.<br />
4138. <br />
4139. <br />
4140. <br />
4141. <br />
4142. <br />
4143. <br />
4144. <br />
4145. Justin Warren has been on the Edict several times before.<br />
4146. <br />
4147. <br />
4148. <br />
4149. Episode Links<br />
4150. <br />
4151. <br />
4152. <br />
4153. <br />
4154. 01. Justin Warren ? (@jpwarren) / Twitter<br />
4155. CyberRating™ pioneer, OopsRisk™ evangelist, hexagon and FOI enthusiast, cheese noticer, digital rights advocate. Probably not a vampire. He/him. <br />
4156. <br />
4157. 02. eigenmagic<br />
4158. My name is Justin Warren, and I live in Melbourne, Australia. Eigenmagic is my personal blog. Mostly it’s about technology and management, with a smattering of other topics thrown in for good measure. I write about whatever I think people might be interested in. I tend towards long form prose because I often don’t have time to make things shorter. <br />
4159. <br />
4160. 03. eigenmagic Shop | Redbubble<br />
4161. This is where you buy your “Danger: Hexagons” warning signs and the like. <br />
4162. <br />
4163. 04. PivotNine<br />
4164. We specialise in marketing strategy, positioning, and messaging for technology companies, particularly startups. As a boutique firm, we offer custom consulting tailored to individual client needs, as well as a range of standard packages. <br />
4165. <br />
4166. 05. Fire emergencies and damaging storms sweep across Victoria | ABC News - YouTube<br />
4167. [14 February 2024] It's been a day of wild extremes across Victoria, with soaring temperatures sparking fire emergencies in the west, followed by damaging storms which swept across the state. In Melbourne a storm lashed the city on Monday afternoon, causing chaos on the roads and damage to homes. <br />
4168. <br />
4169. 06. on the fritz - Wiktionary, the free dictionary<br />
4170. Etymology: Unknown. Attested from 1902, originally meaning “in a bad way” or “in bad condition”, malfunctioning of an appliance. Perhaps from German name. Fritz, or onomatopoeic (here, imitating the sound of electric sparks jumping). <br />
4171. <br />
4172. 07. Here's why Victoria's powerlines toppled over in a severe thunderstorm this week - ABC News<br />
4173. [15 February 2024] When six towers toppled in Geelong's northern suburb of Anakie on Tuesday this week, more than half a million Victorians were cut off from power. <br />
4174. <br />
4175. 08. No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack<br />
4176. [7 February 2024] A widely reported story that 3 million electric toothbrushes were hacked with malware to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is likely a hypothetical scenario instead of an actual attack. <br />
4177. <br />
4178. 09. How to tell if your toothbrush is being used in a DDoS attack | Malwarebytes<br />
4179. [7 February 2024] It’s not. <br />
4180. <br />
4181. 10. Teen claims to tweet from her smart fridge – but did she really? | Internet of things | The Guardian<br />
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4205. <description><![CDATA[I accomplished very little during my week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 February 2024, and even spent most of the weekend asleep. I&#8217;m hoping this goes me the energy for what is going to be a busy week ahead — including two or perhaps even three podcast recordings. I think I was fighting a &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/715/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 715: Little productivity, plenty of sleep, a bold magpie, and podcast plans"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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4207. <p><strong>I accomplished very little during my week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 February 2024, and even spent most of the weekend asleep. I&#8217;m hoping this goes me the energy for what is going to be a busy week ahead — including two or perhaps even three podcast recordings.</strong></p>
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4214.  
4215. <p>I think I was fighting a cold or something. These times are very weird. And the magpies are taking over my consciousness. Oh no!</p>
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4218.  
4219. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
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4223. <ul>
4224. <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-4/">The Weekly Cybers #4</a>. Wet-lettuce robodebt sanctions, more Digital ID special pleading, and the DTA almost does something. Yes, even though the political journalists were focused on the Stage 3 tax changes and industrial relations laws, a lot more was going on in Canberra&nbsp;</li>
4225. </ul>
4226.  
4227.  
4228.  
4229. <p>I suspect that the word &#8220;cybers&#8221; in the title may have led some people to think this newsletter is about cybersecurity and related topics, even though I&#8217;ve written quite a bit about that in recent years, but no. The tag line I&#8217;m currently using is &#8220;a personal look at what the Australian government has been saying and doing in the digital and cyber realms, on various adjacent topics, and whatever else interests me&#8221;.</p>
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4251. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning. That will include a link to <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> if you don&#8217;t mind clicking through.</p>
4252.  
4253.  
4254.  
4255. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Podcasts, Videos, Media Appearances, Photos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
4256.  
4257.  
4258.  
4259. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
4260.  
4261.  
4262.  
4263. <p>There will be three more special-guest episodes of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> before the end of February, plus a solo episode and one with Snarky Platypus. The first few of these are listed below.</p>
4264.  
4265.  
4266.  
4267. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Recommendations</h4>
4268.  
4269.  
4270.  
4271. <p>Much like climate change is causing increasing erratic and extreme weather, Elon Musk&#8217;s increasingly erratic behaviour — whatever might be causing it — is causing some astounding extremes of news.</p>
4272.  
4273.  
4274.  
4275. <p>I suspect it&#8217;s probably unhealthy for me, but I feel compelled to watch Musk&#8217;s decline in detail every week. So here we are.</p>
4276.  
4277.  
4278.  
4279. <ul>
4280. <li><a href="https://qz.com/elon-musk-net-worth-tesla-stock-1851225309">Elon Musk has lost more money this year than most billionaires are worth</a>, and it&#8217;s not just about the spray bottle of ketamine.</li>
4281.  
4282.  
4283.  
4284. <li>Apparently Oracle cofounder and former Tesla board member <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-rehab">Larry Ellison even asked Musk to come to his Hawaiian island to &#8220;dry out from the drugs”</a> should mention that these stories originated from the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> but I don&#8217;t have a subscription so I&#8217;m linking to something I can get hold of easily.</li>
4285.  
4286.  
4287.  
4288. <li><a href="https://mumbrella.com.au/elon-musk-funds-lawsuit-against-disney-and-lucasfilm-814881">Elon Musk is funding a lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm, after Star Wars actor Gina Carano claimed unfair dismissal</a>, reports <em>Mumbrella</em>. &#8220;Musk is offering to fund any lawsuits brought against the entertainment giants if they came as a result of comments made on social media platform, X.&#8221; Bear in mind that offering to pay is not the same as actually paying.</li>
4289.  
4290.  
4291.  
4292. <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/musks-neuralink-switches-location-incorporation-bloomberg-news-2024-02-09/">Musk&#8217;s Neuralink switches location of incorporation to Nevada</a>, which you&#8217;ll recall is because that Delaware court denied him his US$56 billion pay packet from X.</li>
4293.  
4294.  
4295.  
4296. <li>Amanj Ali, owner of the Tesla Chicken &amp; Pizza fast food shopping Bury, Greater Manchester has <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-68173060">lost £12,000 in a trademark dispute</a>.  Guess who against.</li>
4297.  
4298.  
4299.  
4300. <li>Elon Musk, who enables journalists to make entire nest stories out of a single tweet, reckons that in the next few months he&#8217;s <a href="https://qz.com/elon-musk-phone-number-twitter-x-1851242123">“giving up his phone number” to reply purely on calls and texts via X</a>. Not that it&#8217;s really possible right now.</li>
4301.  
4302.  
4303.  
4304. <li>In further evidence that it&#8217;s not a cult, Yahoo! Finance reports: &#8220;<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-had-twins-top-225513548.html">Elon Musk had twins with his top Neuralink executive, but they never dated</a>. She explains ‘He wants smart people to have kids, so he encouraged me to&#8217; and he&#8217;s the person she &#8216;admires most in the world’.&#8221;</li>
4305.  
4306.  
4307.  
4308. <li>&#8220;Australian journalists <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/06/x-twitter-australia-journalists-leaving-survey-data">abandon X in wake of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover</a>, survey shows,&#8221; reports the Guardian. &#8220;X has dropped two spots in one year and is now the fourth-most used professional social media site by journalists, according to research.&#8221;</li>
4309.  
4310.  
4311.  
4312. <li>And on a semi-related note, BBC News has an <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68248168">interview with Jack Sweeney</a>, the guy who republishes the locations of private jets, thereby annoying the rich and famous like Elon Musk.</li>
4313. </ul>
4314.  
4315.  
4316.  
4317. <p>In other news, I&#8217;ve got quite a few random Interesting Links this week:</p>
4318.  
4319.  
4320.  
4321. <ul>
4322. <li>The <a href="https://www.clevercockies.com">Clever Cockie Project</a> is doing its annual sulphur-crested cockatoo bin-opening survey, tracking how this knowledge is spreading among jerkbird communities. Fascinating stuff. Check it out, especially if you local jerkbirds open bins.</li>
4323.  
4324.  
4325.  
4326. <li>Australia&#8217;s Bureau of Meteorology published its <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/annual/aus/">Annual climate statement 2023</a>. It isn&#8217;t happy reading. Obviously.</li>
4327.  
4328.  
4329.  
4330. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/thailand-cannabis-laws-rethink-over-industry-medical-concerns/103418788">Thailand was first in Asia to decriminalise marijuana, but &#8216;cannabis cowboys&#8217; could see those laws change</a>.</li>
4331.  
4332.  
4333.  
4334. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/05/viruses-living-human-gut-help-regulate-stress-study">Viruses living in human gut could help regulate stress, study suggests</a>. I&#8217;ve long thought that if <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior-altering_parasite">parasites can change the behaviour of snails and such</a>, then they&#8217;re likely to make changes to humans too. I guess this is an example?</li>
4335.  
4336.  
4337.  
4338. <li>Weirdly, <a href="https://www.kpbs.org/news/science-technology/2024/02/05/study-depression-linked-high-body-heat">Study leaves little doubt: Depression is linked to high body heat</a>.</li>
4339.  
4340.  
4341.  
4342. <li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1198916105/mens-health-masturbation-abstinence">Masturbation abstinence is popular online. Doctors and therapists are worried</a>, at least for some value of &#8220;popular&#8221;.</li>
4343.  
4344.  
4345.  
4346. <li><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-surprisingly-australian-history-of-chinese-dragon-parades-221594">The surprisingly Australian history of Chinese dragon&nbsp;parades</a>.</li>
4347.  
4348.  
4349.  
4350. <li>And this week&#8217;s “You are getting older” moment: The British Film Institute has held a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwO1HP7ZS-c"><em>Peep Show</em> 20th anniversary Q&amp;A</a> with writers Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, lead actors David Mitchell and Robert Webb, and some of the cast.</li>
4351. </ul>
4352.  
4353.  
4354.  
4355. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-week-ahead-fix">The Week Ahead</h4>
4356.  
4357.  
4358.  
4359. <p>Monday through Wednesday will include a little client work, because I really do need to do some this month. <s>I&#8217;ll also produce a brief solo episode <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast in there somewhere, having abandoned my plan from <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/714/">last week</a> to slot in a Sydney day.</s> [<strong>Update 16 February 2024:</strong> No, that was a bit of an optimistic idea. I have been very, very tired this week.]</p>
4360.  
4361.  
4362.  
4363. <p>On Thursday morning I&#8217;m recording an episode with <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/tag/justin-warren/">Justin Warren</a>, “consultant, freedom of information tragic, hexagon enthusiast, and creator of the CyberRating<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> labelling scheme”.</p>
4364.  
4365.  
4366.  
4367. <p><strong>If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode with Justin Warren, please get them to me by 6pm AEDT this Wednesday 14 February.</strong></p>
4368.  
4369.  
4370.  
4371. <p>On Saturday afternoon I&#8217;m recording another episode with <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/tag/snarky-platypus">Snarky Platypus</a>. This time we&#8217;ll include a chat about the three Liberal party prime ministers who featured in the ABC TV series <em><a href="https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2024/01/10/nemesis-abc-reveals-true-story-of-abbott-turnbull-morrison/">Nemesis</a></em>, which in Australia you can <a href="https://iview.abc.net.au/show/nemesis">watch on iView</a>: Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull, and Scott Morrison — although we&#8217;ll doubtless talk about other things as well.</p>
4372.  
4373.  
4374.  
4375. <p><strong> if you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode with Snarky Platypus, please get them to me by 12 midday AEDT this Saturday 17 February. I&#8217;m also interested to know what <em>you</em> thought about <em>Nemesis</em> so feel free to send me your comments about the series, either in written words or as an audio file.</strong></p>
4376.  
4377.  
4378.  
4379. <p>Saturday night I&#8217;m going to the <a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/lunar-comedy-gala/">Lunar Comedy Gala 2024</a> in Chatswood. It was fun last year so I&#8217;m really looking forward to it. I&#8217;ll be staying in Sydney overnight because&#8230;</p>
4380.  
4381.  
4382.  
4383. <p><s>I&#8217;ve been persuaded to go to <a href="https://www.mardigras.org.au/event/fair-day/">Mardi Gras Fair Day</a> on Sunday because I haven&#8217;t been since 2002. I am guessing that very little has changed.</s> [<strong>Update 16 February 2024:</strong> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-14/mardi-gras-fair-day-cancelled-after-asbestos-found/103463912">Mardi Gras Fair Day has been cancelled due to asbestos contamination in Victoria Park</a>.]</p>
4384.  
4385.  
4386.  
4387. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
4388.  
4389.  
4390.  
4391. <p>I&#8217;ve put out some feelers for podcast gusts for the second half of the month, but they haven&#8217;t been locked in yet. So this is the same as last week.</p>
4392.  
4393.  
4394.  
4395. <ul>
4396. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/aaron-chen-funny-garden/">Aaron Chen&#8217;s Funny Garden</a>, Sydney, 27 April 2024. He&#8217;s now so mainstream that he&#8217;s doing four nights at the State Theatre. Good for him.</li>
4397.  
4398.  
4399.  
4400. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/he-huang-tiger-daughter-vs-the-world-concourse-lounge/">He Huang Tiger Daughter versus the World</a>, Chatswood NSW, 5 May 2024.</li>
4401.  
4402.  
4403.  
4404. <li><a href="https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/nina-oyama-is-coming/">Nina Oyama is Coming</a>, Marrickville NSW, 12 May 2024.</li>
4405. </ul>
4406.  
4407.  
4408.  
4409. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> This particular juvenile Australian magpie (<em>Gymnorhina tibicen</em>) has become so bold that it will even hop up onto my desk to demand food. I have named it Jason, even though I&#8217;m not sure of its sex. Photographed on 1 February 2024, which I know is last week but it will have to do.]</p>
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4432. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 29 January to Sunday 4 February 2024 wasn&#8217;t all that productive, but I did find a huge spider on my computer screen first thing one morning. It was an idiot and took quite some persuasion to move on. Articles Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email Powered by Buttondown. You can &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/714/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 714: A golden spider heralds the end of the summer holidays, so I&#8217;d better get on with it"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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4434. <p><strong>My week of Monday 29 January to Sunday 4 February 2024 wasn&#8217;t all that productive, but I did find a huge spider on my computer screen first thing one morning. It was an idiot and took quite some persuasion to move on.</strong></p>
4435.  
4436.  
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4442. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
4443.  
4444.  
4445.  
4446. <ul>
4447. <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-3/">The Weekly Cybers #3</a>. As the work year starts, AI and digital ID loom large, Wyatt Roy goes Saudi, and cabinet archiving fails are simply incompetence not politics. Plus more.</li>
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4469.  
4470. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning. That will include a link to <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> if you don&#8217;t mind clicking through.</p>
4471.  
4472.  
4473.  
4474. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Podcasts, Videos, Media Appearances, Photos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
4475.  
4476.  
4477.  
4478. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
4479.  
4480.  
4481.  
4482. <p>There will be three more special-guest episodes of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> before the end of February — the first of these is listed below — and probably a solo episode, or an episode with Snarky Platypus.</p>
4483.  
4484.  
4485.  
4486. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Recommendations</h4>
4487.  
4488.  
4489.  
4490. <p>It wasn&#8217;t Mr Musk&#8217;s happiest week. Losing US$56 billion would probably put you in a mood,</p>
4491.  
4492.  
4493.  
4494. <ul>
4495. <li>Elon Musk asserted that <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68137046">Neuralink had implanted its brain chip</a> into its first human subject — although as <a href="https://joanwestenberg.com/blog?author=5c730ee55ce3507280e929b1">Joan Westenberg</a> points out, <a href="https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/elon-musk-lies">Elon Musk lies</a> and he provided no evidence.</li>
4496.  
4497.  
4498.  
4499. <li><a href="https://www.drive.com.au/news/elon-musks-85-billion-tesla-bonus-cancelled-by-judge/">Denied! Elon Musk’s US$56 billion Tesla ‘bonus’ cancelled by judge</a> amusingly in a Delaware courtroom.</li>
4500.  
4501.  
4502.  
4503. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/01/elon-musk-acts-to-move-tesla-legal-base-to-texas-after-pay-package-ruling">Elon Musk acts to move Tesla legal base to Texas after pay package ruling</a></li>
4504.  
4505.  
4506.  
4507. <li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9c027da5-612d-46b2-870b-684e640ed7be">Winning lawyers in Elon Musk pay dispute may make billions in fees</a>.</li>
4508.  
4509.  
4510.  
4511. <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68123671">X blocks searches for Taylor Swift after explicit AI images of her go viral</a>.</li>
4512.  
4513.  
4514.  
4515. <li><a href="https://www.drive.com.au/news/tesla-vehicles-to-face-entry-bans-in-chinese-government-buildings-as-security-concerns-increase-report/">Tesla cars to be banned from Chinese government buildings amid security fears — report</a>.</li>
4516.  
4517.  
4518.  
4519. <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/2/24059114/tesla-recall-brake-system-font-size-power-steering">Tesla’s latest screwup involves making the font size of its braking system too small</a>, which is really about the on-screen warnings for the power braking system being smaller than safety standards allow.</li>
4520.  
4521.  
4522.  
4523. <li>Perhaps more seriously, or at least less humorous, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-recall-over-2-million-103441486.html">U.S. safety agency deepens probe of Tesla power steering loss</a>.</li>
4524.  
4525.  
4526.  
4527. <li>An interesting analysis by auto industry commentator E W Niedermeyer on <a href="https://niedermeyer.io/2024/02/02/its-the-impunity-stupid/">“the sheer impunity that has turned Musk from a garden variety Silicon Valley asshole into a runaway ego of Trumpian proportions”</a>.</li>
4528.  
4529.  
4530.  
4531. <li>And finally, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-company-directors-drug-use-report-wsj-2024-2">Elon Musk&#8217;s company directors feel an &#8216;expectation&#8217; to use drugs with him to avoid upsetting the billionaire, report says</a>.</li>
4532. </ul>
4533.  
4534.  
4535.  
4536. <p>In other news:</p>
4537.  
4538.  
4539.  
4540. <ul>
4541. <li>Canadian photographer Richard Johnson, who died in 2021, produced <a href="https://www.richardjohnson.ca/ice-huts">an amazing series of photos of ice-fishing huts</a>.</li>
4542.  
4543.  
4544.  
4545. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/30/first-ever-baby-great-white-shark-image">Baby shark! Researchers may have captured first image of newborn great white</a>.</li>
4546.  
4547.  
4548.  
4549. <li>It&#8217;s alway fun when Ze Frank releases another of his quirky nature videos, and this one is no exception. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-s714RNXHY">True Facts: The Crazy Defenses of Butterflies and Moths</a>.</li>
4550.  
4551.  
4552.  
4553. <li>If you&#8217;ve been wondering about all the Taylor Swift references this week, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/31/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-super-bowl-rightwing-conspiracy-biden">US rightwing conspiracy theory touts Taylor Swift as ‘Pentagon asset’</a>.</li>
4554.  
4555.  
4556.  
4557. <li>John Birmingham&#8217;s take on that silliness was <a href="https://aliensideboob.substack.com/p/what-if-they-had-a-culture-war-and">What if they had a Culture War and Tay Tay didn&#8217;t turn up?</a>.</li>
4558.  
4559.  
4560.  
4561. <li>It&#8217;s from two weeks back, but still handy. The United States Studies Centre&#8217;s <a href="https://www.ussc.edu.au/a-guide-to-the-2024-presidential-election-from-primaries-to-president">A guide to the 2024 presidential election: from primaries to president</a>.</li>
4562.  
4563.  
4564.  
4565. <li>And to finish, a musical video from May 2023: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_XwseDwmuQ">Arnold Schwarzenegger Sings About Rainbows</a>.</li>
4566. </ul>
4567.  
4568.  
4569.  
4570. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-week-ahead-fix">The Week Ahead</h4>
4571.  
4572.  
4573.  
4574. <p>On Tuesday evening I&#8217;ll try to catch the livestream of  <a href="https://www.aspi.org.au/event/2024-democracy-primer">2024 Democracy Primer</a> from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.</p>
4575.  
4576.  
4577.  
4578. <p><s>Friday sees a day trip to Sydney for health-related appointments and then lunch and drinks with a co-conspirator, although</s> <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> will still appear on schedule late in the afternoon. [<strong>Update 8 February 2024:</strong> The Sydney trip has been moved to Monday.] [<strong>Update 11 February 2024:</strong> And now it&#8217;s been abandoned entirely.]</p>
4579.  
4580.  
4581.  
4582. <p>I&#8217;ll also be keeping half an ear on the fun of another <a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/sitecore/content/Home/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/OptusNetworkOutage/Public_Hearings">public hearing</a> as part of the Senate inquiry into the Optus network outage. However at this stage the <a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?hearingid=31269&amp;submissions=false">program</a> (PDF) doesn&#8217;t show anyone from Optus appearing this time.</p>
4583.  
4584.  
4585.  
4586. <p>Obviously between all that attempts will be made to do some actual work. Parliament is back for 2024 from Tuesday so there&#8217;s bound to be some fun. Plus I really must get the rest of the month&#8217;s podcasts locked in.</p>
4587.  
4588.  
4589.  
4590. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
4591.  
4592.  
4593.  
4594. <ul>
4595. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/tag/justin-warren/">Justin Warren</a></strong>, <strong>“consultant, freedom of information tragic, hexagon enthusiast, and creator of the CyberRating<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> labelling scheme”, 15 February 2024. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 6pm AEDT on Wednesday 14 February.</strong></li>
4596.  
4597.  
4598.  
4599. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/lunar-comedy-gala/">Lunar Comedy Gala 2024</a>, Chatswood NSW, 17 February 2024. I&#8217;ll be staying in Sydney overnight because&#8230;</li>
4600.  
4601.  
4602.  
4603. <li><a href="https://www.mardigras.org.au/event/fair-day/">Mardi Gras Fair Day</a>, Sydney, 18 February 2023. Yes, I have been persuaded to go to Fair Day for the first time since 2002. I am guessing that very little has changed.</li>
4604.  
4605.  
4606.  
4607. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/aaron-chen-funny-garden/">Aaron Chen&#8217;s Funny Garden</a>, Sydney, 27 April 2024. He&#8217;s now so mainstream that he&#8217;s doing four nights at the State Theatre. Good for him.</li>
4608.  
4609.  
4610.  
4611. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/he-huang-tiger-daughter-vs-the-world-concourse-lounge/">He Huang Tiger Daughter versus the World</a>, Chatswood NSW, 5 May 2024.</li>
4612.  
4613.  
4614.  
4615. <li><a href="https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/nina-oyama-is-coming/">Nina Oyama is Coming</a>, Marrickville NSW, 12 May 2024.</li>
4616. </ul>
4617.  
4618.  
4619.  
4620. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> A male huntsman spider, probably a grey huntsman (<em>Isopeda villosa</em>), caught in the golden side-light of a desk lamp while sitting on a computer monitor, 31 January 2014. <strong>Update less than an hour later:</strong> Yes, <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198373811">confirmed as <em>Isopeda villosa</em></a>.]</p>
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4627. <title>Weekly Wrap 713: Australia&#8217;s summer slow season ends with a relaxed Australia Day long weekend</title>
4628. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/713/</link>
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4631. <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2024 11:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
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4635. <category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence]]></category>
4636. <category><![CDATA[elon musk]]></category>
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4638. <category><![CDATA[radio]]></category>
4639. <category><![CDATA[summer]]></category>
4640. <category><![CDATA[tesla]]></category>
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4642.  
4643. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 22 to Sunday 28 January 2024 wasn&#8217;t very productive but it ended today with a lovely summer evening in Katoomba. And I&#8217;ve posted a picture. Oh, I was on the radio on Thursday though. I should probably mention that in Australia it is traditional — or at least was traditional — &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/713/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 713: Australia&#8217;s summer slow season ends with a relaxed Australia Day long weekend"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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4645. <p><strong>My week of Monday 22 to Sunday 28 January 2024 wasn&#8217;t very productive but it ended today with a lovely summer evening in Katoomba. And I&#8217;ve posted a picture. Oh, I was on the radio on Thursday though.</strong></p>
4646.  
4647.  
4648.  
4649. <span id="more-34708"></span>
4650.  
4651.  
4652.  
4653. <p>I should probably mention that in Australia it is traditional — or at least was traditional — for the period from Christmas on 25 December to Australia Day on 26 January to be the standard four-week holiday season. Schools were closed. Even factories closed so that everyone could enjoy the summer.</p>
4654.  
4655.  
4656.  
4657. <p>Things are more flexible these days, but politics and the media still take a break, and everything is still much quieter than in other parts of the year.</p>
4658.  
4659.  
4660.  
4661. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
4662.  
4663.  
4664.  
4665. <ul>
4666. <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-2/">The Weekly Cybers #2</a>. Australia sanctions a Russian hacker, the ACSC offers cybersecurity advice for business leaders, and more.</li>
4667. </ul>
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4689. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning. That will include a link to <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> if you don&#8217;t mind clicking through.</p>
4690.  
4691.  
4692.  
4693. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Media Appearances</h4>
4694.  
4695.  
4696.  
4697. <ul>
4698. <li>On Thursday I did ABC <em>RN Drive</em>&#8216;s Big Tech spot, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-drive/how-artificial-intelligence-is-interfering1653/103390758">Big Tech: How Artificial Intelligence is interfering in the US election</a>. If you want to read more about all this, check out <a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-hampshire-primary-biden-ai-deepfake-robocall-f3469ceb6dd613079092287994663db5">New Hampshire investigating fake Biden robocall meant to discourage voters ahead of primary</a> and <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/most-news-sites-block-ai-bots-right-wing-media-welcomes-them/">Most Top News Sites Block AI Bots; Right-Wing Media Welcomes Them</a>.</li>
4699. </ul>
4700.  
4701.  
4702.  
4703. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Podcasts, Videos, Photos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
4704.  
4705.  
4706.  
4707. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
4708.  
4709.  
4710.  
4711. <p>There will be at least three more special-guest episodes of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> before the end of February, and probably a solo episode, or an episode with Snarky Platypus.</p>
4712.  
4713.  
4714.  
4715. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Recommendations</h4>
4716.  
4717.  
4718.  
4719. <p>I think this week&#8217;s Elon Musk narrative speaks for itself..</p>
4720.  
4721.  
4722.  
4723. <ul>
4724. <li>In a weird effort to improve his image, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/22/elon-musk-visits-auschwitz-antisemitism-twitter-x">Elon Musk visits Auschwitz after uproar over antisemitic messages on X</a>. OK then.</li>
4725.  
4726.  
4727.  
4728. <li><em>The New York Times</em> called it his <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/world/europe/elon-musk-auschwitz-jewish-antisemitism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RE0.YjB-.PYbmyhabHLgF&amp;smid=url-share">rehabilitation tour</a>. Heh. That link jumps the <em>NYTimes</em> paywall.</li>
4729.  
4730.  
4731.  
4732. <li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/22/tech/elon-musk-auschwitz-holocaust-rememberance/index.html">Elon Musk claims X has less antisemitic content than peers, following visit to Auschwitz</a>.</li>
4733.  
4734.  
4735.  
4736. <li>On the other hand, <em>Rolling Stone</em> reckons, <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-twitter-antisemitic-report-1234953165/">‘Aspirationally Jewish’ Elon Musk Hosts the Most Antisemitic Content on His Platform</a>.</li>
4737.  
4738.  
4739.  
4740. <li>But that still didn&#8217;t stop him from asserting that <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-diversity-based-hiring-is-antisemitic/">Diversity-based hiring is antisemitic</a>.</li>
4741.  
4742.  
4743.  
4744. <li><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-says-064504682.html">Tesla CEO Elon Musk says protectionism is the only thing stopping China’s cheap EVs from demolishing the competition</a>, so at this point I&#8217;ll remind you that one of the B-list <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2024/">bingo card predictions</a> by Snarky Platypus and myself was &#8220;Chinese electric vehicle becomes top seller in Australia&#8221;.</li>
4745.  
4746.  
4747.  
4748. <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-gross-margin-falls-fourth-quarter-2024-01-24/">Tesla warns of slowing growth before new model launch next year</a>.</li>
4749.  
4750.  
4751.  
4752. <li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/caileygleeson/2024/01/25/elon-musks-net-worth-drops-18-billion-as-tesla-stock-slides/">Elon Musk’s Net Worth Drops $18 Billion As Tesla Stock Slides</a>.</li>
4753.  
4754.  
4755.  
4756. <li>“Bernard Arnault, the billionaire chairman and CEO of global luxury goods company LVMH — the entity behind dozens of luxury goods brands like Louis Vuitton and Sephora — is now <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2024/01/26/bernard-arnault-overtakes-elon-musk-as-richest-person-in-the-world/">the richest man in the world</a>, passing Elon Musk.”</li>
4757. </ul>
4758.  
4759.  
4760.  
4761. <p>In other news:</p>
4762.  
4763.  
4764.  
4765. <ul>
4766. <li>So at <em>The Conversation</em>, <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-solar-system-used-to-have-nine-planets-maybe-it-still-does-heres-your-catch-up-on-space-today-219396">The Solar System used to have nine planets. Maybe it still does? Here’s your&nbsp;catch-up&nbsp;on space&nbsp;today</a>. But at <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/tag/rami-mandow/"><em>SpaceAustralia.com</em>, friend of the pod Rami Mandow</a> writes <a href="https://www.spaceaustralia.com/index.php/feature/undiscovered-world-why-planet-nine-might-not-be-there">Why Planet Nine Might Not Be There</a>. We report, you decide.</li>
4767.  
4768.  
4769.  
4770. <li><a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/after-three-years-on-mars-nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-mission-ends">After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends</a>.</li>
4771.  
4772.  
4773.  
4774. <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68118822">Icon of the Seas: World&#8217;s largest cruise ship sets sail from Miami</a>, and it&#8217;s hideous.</li>
4775.  
4776.  
4777.  
4778. <li><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/albums/72177720313733232/">The 100 best images from 2023 as captured and selected by the NASA HQ PHOTO team</a>.</li>
4779.  
4780.  
4781.  
4782. <li>Some excellent mapping work, via the <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-01-24/maplab-mapping-gaza-s-destruction"><em>Bloomberg</em> CityLab newsletter. MapLab: Mapping Gaza&#8217;s destruction</a>.</li>
4783.  
4784.  
4785.  
4786. <li>Would you like a recipe for <a href="https://foragerchef.com/peacock-sausage/">peacock neck sausage</a>?</li>
4787.  
4788.  
4789.  
4790. <li><a href="https://nypost.com/2024/01/24/news/american-airlines-plane-delayed-because-of-farting-flyer/">Excessively farting passenger forces American Airlines flight to turn around</a>.</li>
4791. </ul>
4792.  
4793.  
4794.  
4795. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-week-ahead-fix">The Week Ahead </h4>
4796.  
4797.  
4798.  
4799. <p>Monday through Wednesday will be about trying to focus on client work. Careful watchers will probably know that while I plan to do such work most weeks, I rarely manage to clock up more than a few hours, and instead spend many hours in bed. This week will see a properly-planned attempt to change that.</p>
4800.  
4801.  
4802.  
4803. <p>Thursday is a day of administrivia.</p>
4804.  
4805.  
4806.  
4807. <p>I haven&#8217;t planned in detail past that, because it will depend on my energy levels. I&#8217;ll update this paragraph if and when that changes, although I suspect a bit of socialising will happen on Saturday.</p>
4808.  
4809.  
4810.  
4811. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
4812.  
4813.  
4814.  
4815. <ul>
4816. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW</mark></strong>: <a href="https://www.aspi.org.au/event/2024-democracy-primer">2024 Democracy Primer</a>, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Canberra and online, 6 February 2024.</li>
4817.  
4818.  
4819.  
4820. <li><a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/sitecore/content/Home/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/OptusNetworkOutage/Public_Hearings">Public hearing</a> as part of the Senate inquiry into the Optus network outage, Canberra, 9 February 2024. No, I won&#8217;t be going to Canberra, but this is bound to be a fun event for those who are into the joys of Senate committee hearings, so I&#8217;ll be watching the livestream.</li>
4821.  
4822.  
4823.  
4824. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/lunar-comedy-gala/">Lunar Comedy Gala 2024</a>, Chatswood NSW, 17 February 2024. I&#8217;ll be staying in Sydney overnight because&#8230;</li>
4825.  
4826.  
4827.  
4828. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <a href="https://www.mardigras.org.au/event/fair-day/">Mardi Gras Fair Day</a>, Sydney, 18 February 2023. Yes, I have been persuaded to go to Fair Day for the first time since 2002. I am guessing that very little has changed.</li>
4829.  
4830.  
4831.  
4832. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/aaron-chen-funny-garden/">Aaron Chen&#8217;s Funny Garden</a>, Sydney, 27 April 2024. He&#8217;s now so mainstream that he&#8217;s doing four nights at the State Theatre. Good for him.</li>
4833.  
4834.  
4835.  
4836. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/he-huang-tiger-daughter-vs-the-world-concourse-lounge/">He Huang Tiger Daughter versus the World</a>, Chatswood NSW, 5 May 2024.</li>
4837.  
4838.  
4839.  
4840. <li><a href="https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/nina-oyama-is-coming/">Nina Oyama is Coming</a>, Marrickville NSW, 12 May 2024.</li>
4841. </ul>
4842.  
4843.  
4844.  
4845. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> <a href="https://parracatholic.org/churches/st-canices-catholic-church-katoomba/">St Canice’s Catholic Church</a>, Katoomba, photographed in the beautiful evening light of 28 January 2024.]</p>
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4852. <title>Weekly Wrap 712: A new newsletter and an old photo of some trains at Penrith</title>
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4856. <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2024 06:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
4857. <category><![CDATA[Weekly Wrap]]></category>
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4859. <category><![CDATA[elon musk]]></category>
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4866. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 15 to Sunday 21 January 2024 was relatively unproductive, although I did kick off The Weekly Cybers newsletter to replace my Friday blog posts. Articles Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email Powered by Buttondown. You can read my&#160;previous writing at Authory, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/712/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 712: A new newsletter and an old photo of some trains at Penrith"</span></a></p>]]></description>
4867. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
4868. <p><strong>My week of Monday 15 to Sunday 21 January 2024 was relatively unproductive, although I did kick off <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> newsletter to replace my Friday blog posts.</strong></p>
4869.  
4870.  
4871.  
4872. <span id="more-34658"></span>
4873.  
4874.  
4875.  
4876. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
4877.  
4878.  
4879.  
4880. <ul>
4881. <li><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/digital-developments-from-canberra-69/">Digital developments from Canberra 69 — nice! — is now The Weekly Cybers</a>. In the final instalment in this format, we have the government’s update on supporting responsible AI, and a bunch of other news stories.</li>
4882.  
4883.  
4884.  
4885. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW NEWSLETTER:</mark></strong> <a href="https://buttondown.email/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-1/">The Weekly Cybers #1</a>, being a personal look at what the Australian government has said and done in the digital and cyber realms. Yes, this is the newsletter that replaced the blog posts — although for this week they&#8217;re both running.</li>
4886. </ul>
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4908. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning. That will include a link to <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> if you don&#8217;t mind clicking through.</p>
4909.  
4910.  
4911.  
4912. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="videos-media-appearances-corporate-largesse-fix">Podcasts, Videos, Media Appearances, Photos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
4913.  
4914.  
4915.  
4916. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
4917.  
4918.  
4919.  
4920. <p>There will be at least three more special-guest episodes of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> before the end of February, and probably a couple solo episodes, or episodes with Snarky Platypus.</p>
4921.  
4922.  
4923.  
4924. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Recommendations</h4>
4925.  
4926.  
4927.  
4928. <p>In my continuing car-crash fascination with Elon Musk, it seems that Cybertruck is the big news this week.</p>
4929.  
4930.  
4931.  
4932. <ul>
4933. <li><a href="https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/elon-musk-s-ai-start-up-secures-us500m-towards-us1b-funding-goal-20240121-p5eyw0">Elon Musk’s AI start-up secures $US500m towards $US1b funding goal</a>, reported the <em>Australian Financial Review</em>. However <em>Mint</em> reports that <a href="https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/elon-musk-dismisses-reports-about-ai-companys-funding-as-fake-news-11705804921977.html">Elon Musk dismisses reports about AI company&#8217;s $500 million funding as ‘fake news’</a>, and Reuters — heard of them? — says <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/musks-ai-company-secures-500-mln-toward-1-bln-funding-goal-bloomberg-news-2024-01-20/">Musk denies report his AI company secures $500 million toward $1 billion funding goal</a>. But who actually knows what is and isn&#8217;t true?</li>
4934.  
4935.  
4936.  
4937. <li><a href="https://mashable.com/article/x-twitter-elon-musk-mrbeast-video-unlabaled-ads-creator-monetization">X appears to be juicing MrBeast&#8217;s views as Elon Musk tries to woo the YouTuber to the platform</a>. &#8220;X users are reporting that MrBeast&#8217;s post containing the video upload is being forced into their feed multiple times a day as an unlabelled advertisement.&#8221;</li>
4938.  
4939.  
4940.  
4941. <li><a href="https://www.motorbiscuit.com/tesla-youll-have-to-wipe-dead-bugs-and-bird-poop-off-your-cybertruck-asap-to-avoid-corrosion/">Tesla: You’ll Have to Wipe Dead Bugs and Bird Poop off Your Cybertruck ASAP to Avoid Corrosion</a>.</li>
4942.  
4943.  
4944.  
4945. <li><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chicago-wind-gusts-expose-elon-171319977.html">Chicago’s wind gusts expose how Elon Musk failed to design a Tesla for when it gets too cold</a>.</li>
4946.  
4947.  
4948.  
4949. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/tesla-tries-to-arrest-nsw-man-over-whistleblower-docs/">Elon Musk Tries To Have NSW Man Arrested For Exposing Tesla Safety Issues</a>, says Sydney Criminal Lawyers. &#8220;An Australian Federal Court judge has rejected a request by the head of American automative company Tesla, Elon Musk, to have an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/how-do-i-check-if-a-warrant-is-out-for-my-arrest/">arrest warrant issued</a>&nbsp;against a man accused of uploading leaked documents by a whistleblower.. Elon Musk is an interesting person, with millions of supporters who have been drawn into believing he actually founded companies like PayPay and Tesla, and who is a visionary. But the fact of the matter is the richest man in the world got there with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2023/01/18/elon-musk-depicted-as-liar-and-visionary-in-opening-statements-of-trial-over-tesla-tweets/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">misrepresentation, lies and sinister tactics</a>, and has had very little to do with what the marketer and self promoter claims to have achieved, generating his wealth on the ideas and work of others.&#8221;</li>
4950.  
4951.  
4952.  
4953. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/15/elon-musk-hypocrite-free-speech">Elon Musk has become the world’s biggest hypocrite on free speech</a>.</li>
4954. </ul>
4955.  
4956.  
4957.  
4958. <p>In other news:</p>
4959.  
4960.  
4961.  
4962. <ul>
4963. <li>Antechinus! <a href="https://theconversation.com/these-fierce-tiny-marsupials-drop-dead-after-lengthy-sex-fests-and-sometimes-become-cannibals-221009">These fierce, tiny marsupials drop dead after lengthy sex fests – and sometimes become cannibals</a>.</li>
4964.  
4965.  
4966.  
4967. <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/science/cicadas-emergence-broods.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PE0.GUPa.5LN0gFmN0wvb&amp;smid=url-share">The World Hasn’t Seen Cicadas Like This Since 1803.</a> “Brood XIX and Brood XIII will both emerge this spring. The last time these bugs showed up at the same time in the United States, Thomas Jefferson was president.”</li>
4968.  
4969.  
4970.  
4971. <li><a href="https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/chinese-soviet-propaganda-posters/">The unintentionally homoerotic Chinese-Soviet communist propaganda posters, 1950-1960</a>.</li>
4972.  
4973.  
4974.  
4975. <li>If you&#8217;re into TV game shows, you may like to know that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj3BY3ZuJHo">a third season of <em>Jimmy Carr&#8217;s I Literally Just Told You</em> has started</a>. I really do like this format. The was also a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9MhYYBFknk">celebrity episode</a> the other day.</li>
4976.  
4977.  
4978.  
4979. <li>I&#8217;ve stumbled across a YouTube channel about crime in Japan. I&#8217;ve only watched one video, but it was fascinating: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2b86Zrz-2w">B?S?ZOKU- The History of Japan’s KAMIKAZE Biker Gangs</a>. Yes, what did the young men trained to be suicide pilots do when the war ended? This, apparently. I&#8217;m sure this video should&#8217;ve also mentioned <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWvKF_Y7u3I">Japan&#8217;s post-war over-supply of amphetamines</a>, but you&#8217;ll get the idea.</li>
4980.  
4981.  
4982.  
4983. <li>And finally, late last night I was reminded that 15 years ago, back in 2009, there was a conference in Sydney titled Media140 after Twitter&#8217;s then maximum tweet length of 140 characters. I was even on one of the panels, and here&#8217;s what I said. <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/media/media140-what-do-journos-do-better-exactly/">Media140: What do journos do better, exactly?</a>. Now I&#8217;m wondering what&#8217;s even changed, exactly?</li>
4984. </ul>
4985.  
4986.  
4987.  
4988. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-week-ahead-fix">The Week Ahead</h4>
4989.  
4990.  
4991.  
4992. <p>Monday, after some administrivia in the morning, is mostly a day for social things in and around Katoomba. And then Tuesday through Thursday is about clocking up some billable hours, finally.</p>
4993.  
4994.  
4995.  
4996. <p>On Thursday afternoon I’m doing ABC&nbsp;<em>RN Drive</em>‘s Big Tech spot, at 4.50pm AEDT and also in your local timezone around Australia because everything is magic. Of course it will also be on the ABC Listen app and, later, on the website.</p>
4997.  
4998.  
4999.  
5000. <p>Friday is the public holiday for Australia Day, and the resulting long weekend traditionally marks the end of the summer slow season. <s>So far I don&#8217;t have any plans.</s></p>
5001.  
5002.  
5003.  
5004. <p><strong>Update 25 January 2024:</strong> On Friday I&#8217;ll be running some errands to Katoomba and doing the now-usual Friday newsletter <em>The Weekly Cybers</em>. There another errand to Katoomba on Saturday which will include the shopping. And Sunday will be a lazy day at home.</p>
5005.  
5006.  
5007.  
5008. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
5009.  
5010.  
5011.  
5012. <ul>
5013. <li><a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/sitecore/content/Home/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/OptusNetworkOutage/Public_Hearings">Public hearing</a> as part of the Senate inquiry into the Optus network outage, Canberra, 9 February 2024. No, I won&#8217;t be going to Canberra, but this is bound to be a fun event for those who are into the joys of Senate committee hearings, so I&#8217;ll be watching the livestream.</li>
5014.  
5015.  
5016.  
5017. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/lunar-comedy-gala/">Lunar Comedy Gala 2024</a>, Chatswood NSW, 17 February 2024.</li>
5018.  
5019.  
5020.  
5021. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/aaron-chen-funny-garden/">Aaron Chen&#8217;s Funny Garden</a>, Sydney, 27 April 2024.</li>
5022.  
5023.  
5024.  
5025. <li><a href="https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/he-huang-tiger-daughter-vs-the-world-concourse-lounge/">He Huang Tiger Daughter versus the World</a>, Chatswood NSW, 5 May 2024.</li>
5026.  
5027.  
5028.  
5029. <li><a href="https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/nina-oyama-is-coming/">Nina Oyama is Coming</a>, Marrickville NSW, 12 May 2024.</li>
5030. </ul>
5031.  
5032.  
5033.  
5034. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> Five trains stabled at Sydney&#8217;s Penrith station. On the left are three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Trains_A_%26_B_sets">Waratah</a> A-Sets, and on the right two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Trains_T_set">Tangara</a> T-set trains. Photographed on 18 January 2020.]</p>
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