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QotD: Guy Rundle

Jeff Waugh — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:01:01 +0000

The whole thing shows that if you have a basic contempt for the idea of government — that you wanted it to be small enough to “get it in the bathtub and drown it” — then it will come back at with you with failure that threatens the very basis of orderly life itself. California’s getting a lesson in that.

– Guy Rundle in Crikey: What’s happened to the once great state of California?

Barack Obama celebrates National Andrew Bolt is a Dickhead Day

Jeff Waugh — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:36:23 +0000

(This stupid joke, and the linked cartoon which inspired it, will be difficult for international readers to understand. It might make slightly more sense if you replace “Andrew Bolt” with “Rush Limbaugh” as you read it, while noting that a true analogue to Limbaugh simply doesn’t exist in the Australian commentariat. Despite having our own breed of hypocritical right-wing crazies, I think it will be a long time coming before Australians would accept someone even remotely as ignorant and offensive as Limbaugh in our public conversation.)

Intriguing sessions at WordCamp Australia…

Jeff Waugh — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:41:45 +0000

If you’re missing out on WordCamp Australia this weekend, you might really be missing out! A bunch of sessions that will be of particular interest to WordPress fans (and fans of all things new and groovy) have snuck their way into the published schedule, including:

“Launch: Prologue Groups” at 11:05 on Saturday, from Sam Bauers and Jane Wells
A “Special Presentation” at 13:30 on Saturday, from an undisclosed speaker
“Launch: Secret Product!” at 10:05 on Sunday, from Alex Shiels
Certain titles that may or may not suggest other project releases…

Might we see a live WordPress 2.7 release? Perhaps we’ll see some of the goodies previewed in Ranaan Bar-Cohen’s recent “Seven Tips for Virtual Collaboration” presentation… of course, you’ll never-never know if you never-never go.

I will be there. Wearing green.

Bonus: Crikey Blogs is now featured on WordPress Showcase!

WordCamp Australia 2008

Jeff Waugh — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:08:16 +0000

WordCamp Australia 2008 will be held in Sydney at the end of the month, right before OSDC… and I intend to celebrate my first WordCamp by giving a talk!

Yes, I will dimly glow next to such bright stars in the universe of WordPress as Matt Mullenweg and Jane Wells (who is kicking butt with the WordPress 2.7 admin redesign), as I present an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the recently launched Australian über-blog-network, Crikey Blogs.

WordPress lovers and the blog-curious should come along and join the fun!