A lovely launch today of the 's latest novellas and poetry collections. What an impressive bunch of talented, young writers. Copies available for sale. shop.storyfactory.org.au/collections/ye
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'I’m going to settle for small, random stabs of extreme interestingness'.. nice line in this Helen Garner short essay on happiness.
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'Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory', by Janet Malcolm. . In the afterword, her daughter, Anne, describes the book as 'a characteristically elegant solution' to the 'tediousness' of autobiography.
Media release - Making crypto safer for consumers... 'The Albanese Government is acting to ensure the regulation of crypto assets protects consumers and positions our economy to take advantage of new digital products and services.' ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/step
Watching violinist Ilya Gingolts in rehearsal (Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor) with the wonderful makes me excited about their concert next week.
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Summary of the report on the myGov User Audit (pdf). Panel recommendation to government: 'Design, fund, plan and govern myGov as critical national infrastructure delivering services, safety and savings for all Australians'. my.gov.au/content/dam/my
'Our robust approach to regulation mitigates the most significant risks, while harnessing the advantages of crypto technologies' -- .
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'Challenging its power will take a lot of work, but escaping the reality distortion field is a good place to start.' -- Disconnect, a new newsletter by .
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'This National Cultural Policy is not a conclusion. It is the next chapter in a story that stretches back to the first sunrise on our continent.' -- Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place. arts.gov.au/publications/n
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Handouts from the two lectures - Algorithmic Governance and Political Philosophy write.as/sethlazar/
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Smart, interesting work by ( ) in the 2023 Tanner Lecture on AI and Human Values ( ), including Game of Thrones references.
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Enjoying 's new podcast, Views on First, knightcolumbia.org/content/views- digging into 'some of the thorniest questions that arise when social media collides with the First Amendment.' .
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Sydney, February 2: the presents the 8th edition of the annual global event, the Night of Ideas 2023 (La Nuit des Idées) dedicated to the theme of More? ('Plus?') mca.com.au/whats-on/night
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'The Albanese Government will legislate to provide with new powers to hold digital platforms to account and improve efforts to combat harmful misinformation and disinformation in Australia.' -- minister.infrastructure.gov.au/rowland/media-
'How can evolving regulation and industry technological innovations build safer digital spaces and tackle online harms?' -- discussion in Davos, panel includes .
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'A spokesperson for the department said: “The government is considering how to take forward legislation to further enable the (Identity Matching Services), including the PJCIS recommendations.”' -- .
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., co-author of 'Hegemony Now
How Big Tech and Wall Street Won the World (And How We Win it Back)' in conversation with (Friday morning, Sydney time) .
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'We are hemmed in by stories that prevent us from seeing, or believing in, or acting on the possibilities for change. Some are habits of mind, some are industry propaganda.' -- Rebecca Solnit.
'Gonzalez v Google and the future of an open, free and safe internet'.. statement from Google's General Counsel. blog.google/outreach-initi
'.. Australia’s first change of government in nine years led to some improvement in human rights, including more ambitious greenhouse gas emission targets to address climate change. However, many rights concerns remain,..', the World Report 2023.
Really enjoying 's book 'Index, A History of the'. Super interesting and very nicely written. penguin.com.au/books/index-a-
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I always enjoying getting & 's annual print object. This year they share some of their interesting ideas and questions we can use to think about the future of technology... and a neighbourhood bingo card.
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Reading Hans Ulrich Obrist's 2015 book, 'Ways of Curating', made me want to find out more about his work.. 'I think for me it’s all about junction-making. Curating is all about making junctions between people, between objects, quasi-objects.' sundance.org/blogs/hans-ulr
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. in conversation with , author of 'Stolen Focus', on the latest episode of the Offline podcast. crooked.com/podcast/how-to
. in conversation with on . Interesting thoughts on hope as a practice, the myths of Silicon Valley, and the cultural power of science fiction.
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'More than three-quarters of the world's over 4.5 billion internet users live in countries where authorities punish online expression, according to ,'
'The lesson Americans should learn from the past decade is that failing to regulate tech leads to catastrophic harm.' -- .
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'This is the work of the novel: to notice, knit, remember, record. The novel confers wholeness and unity to a story of division. The novel—it cannot help itself—reconciles.' -- .
'.. there are depths worth discovering by the application of our patient, careful attention and that these depths can be rewarding and renewing.' - theconvivialsociety.substack.com/p/what-you-get
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A long way from a Sydney summer.. takes us on three-part journey across the Faroe Islands.
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An excellent new monthly podcast, Book Chat with & . The rule.. the books they feature have to be more than two years old. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/boo
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'Names don’t dominate things; they give things particular contours which make them available for further articulation.' -- 'Escaping the Algorithms', by Alexander Stern, via . commonwealmagazine.org/artificial-int
'The spectacular demise of Sam Bankman-Fried and his trading platform should change the debate about the regulation of digital assets.' -- .
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. is seeking views on the 's recommendations in its latest interim report from the Digital platform services inquiry 2020-25. Submissions open until February 15. treasury.gov.au/consultation/c
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'More, more, more. Think quicker, be more ambitious, be more imaginative'. -- it was interesting to read about the common ground Nick Hornby finds between two artists who inspire him.. 'Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius'.
The wonderful (a not-for-profit creative writing centre for young people aged 7 to 17 from under-resourced communities) is looking to add some new people to the team. Details on their website. storyfactory.org.au/about/work-wit
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