NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 762: Starting a new year by looking at a century-old building” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/76… Covers 30 December 2024 to 5 January 2025, and contains many interesting things.

NEW NEWSLETTER: “The Weekly Cybers #50” buttondown.com/stilgherrian/a… Australia’s treasurer talks up cryptocurrency, Meta dumps fact-checking and loosens hateful conduct rules, federal agencies’ cybersecurity goes backwards, and more. Subscribe for FREE at stilgherrian.com/theweeklycybers.

NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 763: Getting to the heart of the matter” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/76… Covers 6–12 January 2025, and contains the usual links to Interesting Things.

NEW PODCAST: “The 9pm Colonisation of Mars and the Universe with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow” (1h16m24s) Alice Gorman Rami Mandow 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ the9pmedict.com/edict/00241/ Look for “The 9pm Edict” in your podcast app. Like it? Why not tip me at the9pmedict.com/tip.

NEW NEWSLETTER: “The Weekly Cybers #51” buttondown.com/stilgherrian/a… Meta continues its swerve to the right, NBN to dump fibre-to-the-node, Services Australia gets a new minister, and much more. Check the archives and subscribe for FREE at stilgherrian.com/theweeklycybers.

NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 764: The purple fan-flower of productivity” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/76… Covery 13–19 January 2024 and includes the usual links to Interesting Things.

NEW NEWSLETTER: “The Weekly Cybers #52” buttondown.com/stilgherrian/a… Trump’s executive orders and Musk’s sookage echo around the world, the Tech Policy Design Institute is launched in Canberra, Services Australia keeps on keeping on with debt recovery, and much more.

NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 765: Feed me, said the magpie” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/76… Covers 20–26 January 2025 and contains all the usual links to Interesting Things.

NEW PODCAST: “The 9pm Medical Semiotics of Bow Ties, Long Covid, and Poo with Dr Trent Yarwood” Trent 💊🆔 (1h03m14s) the9pmedict.com/edict/00242/ Look for “The 9pm Edict” in your podcast app. Like it? Tell your friends and consider throwing in a tip at the9pmedict.com/tip.

NEW NEWSLETTER: “The Weekly Cybers #53” buttondown.com/stilgherrian/a… Chinese AI DeepSeek breaks people’s brains, the UK reports on AI safety, Donald Trump dabbles in cryptocurrency, and much more. Check the archives and subscribe for FREE at stilgherrian.com/theweeklycybers.

NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 766: Apartments supplement a medical theme” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/76… Covers 27 Jan to 2 Feb 2025, and includes the usual links to Interesting Things.

NEW NEWSLETTER: “The Weekly Cybers #54” buttondown.com/stilgherrian/a… Online platforms to cop a Digital Duty of Care, but when? DeepSeek continues to break brains, concerns rise over dependence on Musk’s Starlink, and the Scams Prevention Framework is about to arrive.

NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 767: Pondering trains instead of productivity” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/76… Covers 3–9 February 2025 and contains the usual links to Interesting Things and Alleged Plans.

NEW NEWSLETTER: “The Weekly Cybers #55” buttondown.com/stilgherrian/a… AI doesn’t work, AI makes you dumb, AI for HR is high-risk, the US says don’t worry about AI safety, and Apple fights a UK backdoor order. Like it? Subscribe for FREE and maybe tip me at stilgherrian.com/tip.

NEW NEWSLETTER: “The Weekly Cybers #56” buttondown.com/stilgherrian/a… ASIO warns of young people’s vulnerability to radicalisation, the eSafety Commissioner discovers that most young kids are already using social media, and AI continues to be rubbish when tested.

NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 769: Wrangling the data ruined my mind” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/76… Covers 17–23 February 2024, and as usual it contains links to Interesting Things.

NEW NEWSLETTER: “The Weekly Cybers #57” buttondown.com/stilgherrian/a… The commentariat froths over Starlink’s risk to regional Australia, Apple comes up with a sensible way to do age verification, and the ABC recreates Senator Jacqui Lambie for $100.

NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 770: Stress, little productivity, and a photo from two years ago” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/77… Covers 24 Feb to 2 Mar 2025, and includes all the usual links to Interesting Things.

NEW NEWSLETTER: “The Weekly Cybers #58” buttondown.com/stilgherrian/a… Proposed new rules for social media platforms, calls for sweeping changes to government AI, and no, Facebook isn’t for emergencies.

NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 771: Don’t mind the productivity, feel the parrots” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/77… Covers 3–9 March 2025 and includes the usual links to Interesting Things. This is my last post here. Check the pinned post for where I am now.