Internet filtering: Listen to the people (December 18th, 2009 - 713 views)
Senator Conroy has just announced that the Labor government is green-lighting a plan to censor all Australian internet traffic with a mandatory ISP-level internet filter. Kevin Rudd’s election promise was that the filter wouldn’t be mandatory, and this backflip has dramatic consequences.
How many complaints does a government need before listening to the people they represent? [...]
Following the crowd on Twitter (January 26th, 2009 - 2,238 views)
Since you asked, I’m going to share some of my ideas about Twitter. This is not a prescription, it is simply a recipe that works for me. If there is one thing I have learned about and life it is that the value is in the diversity of thought and spread of perspectives. There’s no particular Twitter demographic.
Let’s [...]
The Rudd Filter Has Been (Phone) Bombed (November 24th, 2008 - 2,103 views)
You wouldn’t have seen the headline in the media, but on November 10th 2008 Senator Conroy’s office was phone bombed. It’s alright, he is in good health. In fact, nobody was hurt in the latest skirmish in the war against the Rudd Filter.
What is a phone bomb?
People have always protested against the government but these [...]
Silicon Beach Melbourne (November 5th, 2008 - 4,340 views)
Meetups are important. As much as the internet promises to connect us all around the world, nothing beats face to face interaction. Let’s step away from our screens for a moment and head to a bar.
Elias Bizannes created the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list with the message:
Silicon Valley has a supporting ecosystem that makes Internet innovation [...]
