Share this page!

Stilgherrian Profile picture
Twitter logo
14 Feb, 6 tweets, 2 min read
Mon plan: 1024 train to Sydney; administrivia en route; quick errand; 1300 lunch with a co-conspirator; 1617 (TBC) return train; reading en route; quiet night. An easy day, but I’ve got a busier few days ahead.
Further alleged plans may be found in the Weekly Wrap, of course.
The show is on the road.
#purpletrain, but no photos today.
Approaching Sydney Central station.
#purpletrain, again.

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @stilgherrian

Stilgherrian Profile picture
14 Feb
The other day the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM) Annual Report for 2019-2020 was released. inslm.gov.au/node/190

This thread contains a few highlights. Not a comprehensive summary, just some stuff for me personally.
Obviously a big thing was the review of the TOLA Act (the encryption legislation). Here’s @ashabeeeee’s report on that. zdnet.com/article/inslm-…

And here’s the report itself. inslm.gov.au/reviews-report…
As an aside, last month I did a summary of where all this is up to as we start the new parliamentary year: “Australia’s tangle of electronic surveillance laws needs unravelling” zdnet.com/article/austra…
Read 14 tweets
Stilgherrian Profile picture
13 Feb
Sun plan: Faff about for most of the day, plus a few minor chores; confirm plans; organise a final push for The 9pm Autumn Series 2021 the9pmedict.com/autumn2021; Weekly Wrap.

If the energy surges, I may even write a small submission to a government inquiry.
This is the inquiry in question. @jpwarren did a detailed thread the other day, but I can’t find it right now. The key problem, however, is that the Bill would give the eSafety Commissioner incredibly broad powers to take down internet content to vaguely protect the kiddies.
Here is that thread by @jpwarren I was talking about.
Read 4 tweets
Stilgherrian Profile picture
13 Feb
When it came time to do a weather forecast, I had no idea what it was. So I plugged the mic onto a 50m cable and walked out to where I had a view of the sky in all directions. I told the listeners I’d grown up on a farm so here’s what I reckon. I was pretty close, it turned out.
Meanwhile, a listener figured out where we must be, made a thermos of tea and grabbed a packet of biscuits, and drove out into the swamp to bring us a cuppa. She’d figured that our tower must be the one with the station wagon parked next to it, and obviously she was right.
Anyway, it only took a few hours for Telecom Australia to repair the cable, and I seem to remember it wasn’t too dark by the time we finished. With no mobile phone, I think we had to say it was fixed by saying it on air. “And now back to the studio” then moving the patch cable.
Read 9 tweets
Stilgherrian Profile picture
13 Feb
“Grammarly does more than catch errors..” Yes, it annoys the shit out of you with outrageously repetitive advertising.
Four Grammarly adverts in nine minutes is a crime against humanity.
Lol the fourth Grammarly advert was accompanied by a pop-up. This is abusive behaviour.
Read 4 tweets
Stilgherrian Profile picture
13 Feb
Today, Saturday 13 February, is World Radio Day. un.org/en/observances…

“At the global level, radio remains the most widely consumed medium.”

Maybe later I’ll tell some stories.
Today is World Radio Day, and earlier today I said I might tell some stories later. Well, it’s later, so I’ll tell just a few tiny stories.
It begins in the 1980s, ’cos I’m getting old. I started at community station 5UV, now Radio Adelaide. Over a couple of years I learned how to do pretty much everything. I produced and presented a lot of different things, but started with classical music. radioadelaide.org.au
Read 16 tweets
Stilgherrian Profile picture
13 Feb
“KPMG’s UK chair, Bill Michael, has resigned after telling staff to ‘stop moaning’ during a virtual meeting about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, where he also called unconscious bias ‘crap’.” theguardian.com/business/2021/…
“The 52yo Australian, who told staff to ‘stop playing the victim card’ and described the concept of unconscious bias as being ‘complete and utter crap for years’, apologised and said the scandal over his comments had made his position at the accounting giant ‘untenable’.”
He sounds nice.

Also, it’s the “scandal” that made his position untenable, not the comments. Yes of course, Bill. Arsehole.
Read 5 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get emails when @stilgherrian has new unrolls!

Check out other threads from @stilgherrian!

Read all threads by @stilgherrian