since it’s become such a central issue in this election, let’s dissect Dutton’s magic question. For a start, it’s completely self-centred. Focus on what’s happened to you and your family and forget about what’s happened to anyone else.
I enjoy Gittins’ writing on Australian economics and politics. He breaks things down using straight-forward language.
His point here sums up right-wing politics. It’s selfish. Forget about everything else. Just make sure you get yours now at any cost.
My great thanks to host Andrew J. Mason and the folks at The Omni Group for having me as a guest on The Omni Show, episode 155.
I’ve listened to this podcast forever, so to be on it myself with the opportunity to talk about my favourite and most used software of all time—OmniFocus—was so much fun.
All details of the episode are available on the episode page. The show is also available in your podcast player of choice, or watch on YouTube.
I’ve subscribed to Kagi as my default search engine. Been trialling it for a few months. I like it, and I want to get away from big tech wherever I can. Nice to avoid Google’s crappy results and ads.
It’s fun to click the button that delivers a random post from my own blog. I have a considerable number of posts over many years and it’s fun to see what pops up and what memories each post triggers.
Finished reading: How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg 📚A sensible, easy read about what makes big projects work. Focused mainly on capital investments but most of the lessons are applicable to soft projects as well, I think. Shame about the poorly-ageing Elon Musk cases tidy towards the end.
I’ve bought a subscription to Quick Reviews by @mattbirchler. I’m going to use it instead of a vanilla RSS integration with my blog. Support a member of the community and have reviews that are more attractive. Win, win!
The United States of America has made the decision to side with Russia. It is time to accept that the USA can no longer be considered a good faith ally to Australia, Europe, NATO, etc. They’re ceasing support of Ukraine, suspending cyber-intelligence actions against Russia, and investigating how to unwind Russian sanctions. The USA is now part of the Russian regime. This goes well beyond people wearing red MAGA hats. This is globally catastrophic to the stability of a world order I have known for my entire life.
I’ve donated to Ukraine via their official platform. I know it’s a drop in the ocean, but if we all donate a drop, perhaps we can make a difference. And fuck Trump and Vance. 🇺🇦
A colleague of mine took this photo without me even knowing it. I’m really happy with how it turned out! Business and basketball all in one shot. Highly representative.
In one day of work I wrote professional correspondence, finalised a contract, played basketball with at-risk kids and a player from the Perth Lynx and Perth Redbacks, then spoke with two Federal politicians, including Australia’s Attorney-General. My job can be kind of unique.
