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Podcast title	TPN :: GDay World
Website URL	http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet...
Description	Cameron Reilly, CEO of The Podcast Network, interviews the world's leading thinkers about the issues facing us today and into the future.
Updated	Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:44:18 +0000
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1. Announcing my partnership with ourbrisbane.com http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m very excited today to release the news that I’ve partnered up with ourbrisbane.com to co-produce the "Brisbane Confidential" series that I’ve been talking about for the last year. Brisbane has a surprising number of cool, funky places and I want to show them to you. Each week the series will showcase some of the [...]
2. GDay World 386 - Banksters (part 2) http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guests today help me explore some of the alternatives to the “Big Four” banks in Australia. Let’s say that you, like me, want to completely disassociate yourself from the Big Four - where do you turn? Are there alternatives in Australia? Yes, say my guests: Andrew Hadley, COO, Credit Union Australia Tony Beck, Group Manager, Corporate [...]
3. Banks Are Going To Try To Charge You More Fees http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: According to this story in the Washington Post, the banksters are going to try to create sneakier ways to make you spend too much money and find yourself being hit with newly created fees in order to prop up their revenues. Expect the same thing to happen in Australia.
4. My Vimeo Playlist http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Just testing out Embedr for my Vimeo playlist. This is for my seekret project I’m announcing later this week!
5. Free Will Is An Illusion (like God) - by Susan Blackmore http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Excerpt: So why do we feel as though we are having a single stream of conscious experiences? Perhaps it was useful for our past survival to have a false model of ourselves, to attribute our body’s actions to an inner self, and to see the world in terms of spiritual forces and non-physical agents, when there [...]
6. Your Bank Hates You (by Scott Adams) http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been talking about why we hate banks. It might be because they hate us! Some insight into the way banks work from Dilbert creator Scott Adams (who says he was working at a bank when Dilbert was born): Banks and credit card companies make a lot of money from late fees. They have a naked [...]
7. More Photos Of Violence Against Protestors in Iran! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: It’s horrifying! Death to villany in Iran! Oh no, wait… that’s London in May 2009. Funny - i don’t remember people changing the colour of their Twitter avatars when THAT happened…
8. Bill Moyers reports on CIA and Iran, 1987 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description:
9. ABC News (USA) May 2007 report on CIA’s Plan for Iran http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description:
10. Michael Jackson - Live, Brisbane 1987 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I was at this concert. I’ll never forget this opening number. It was TOTALLY INSANE. This video doesn’t begin to do it justice. Instead of the footage of the audience in the first 30 seconds it should have shown the stage. First thing you heard was the loud thunderous thumping. Then the top of the [...]
11. Missing G’Day World Episodes http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: At the moment I am still missing the following list of G’Day World episodes. This dates back to the server crash we had six months ago when we also discovered our backup system had been misconfigured. If anyone has copies of these podcasts and would be prepared to upload them for me, I would be [...]
12. GDay World 385 - Francis Borchardt on the Historicity of Jesus http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In this, the latest show in my series trying to show that the Jesus story is probably a myth or hoax, my guest is a PhD student at the University of Helsinki in the field of biblical study. He chatted with me recently about the evidence to support the theory that there once was a [...]
13. More Bank Anger http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Interesting… 2 weeks ago I started a big campaign to get people to vent their anger about banks via Twitter and what story did News.com run today? "Bank Customers Deposit Their Anger On The Internet". Of course, News.com didn’t mention my stories. Coincidence?
14. The USA Had A Major Clandestine Operation Running In Iran http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Seymour Hersh writing in The New Yorker magazine, July 2008: Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran, according to current and former military, intelligence, and congressional sources. These operations, for which the President sought up to four hundred million dollars, were [...]
15. Three (3) the mobile phone company - SUCK http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I just got off the phone after a very annoying phone call with a Three "customer support" person. The guy was just rude, obnoxious and uninformed. I’ve had a 3G card from 3 for the last 18 months and never used it. But I’ve paid my $29 a month - so they have done very [...]
16. Australians Are Racists http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: "Aboriginal people are 13 times more likely to be locked up than other Australians." That’s a figure that comes from the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC is a division of the Australian National Council on Drugs, a Federal government body) report "Bridges and Barriers - Addressing Indigenous Incarceration and Health". There are about 750,000 aboriginal [...]
17. Happy Twitter Anniversary To Me http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Tomorrow is my 2nd Twitter anniversary so it’s the perfect opportunity to take stock of what it means to me. At the time of writing this, I’ve done 19,563 public posts (not counting DMs) which works our to about 27 per day over two years. As I’m usually online about 18 hours a day, that [...]
18. GDay World 384 - Michael Doneman on Ethical Entrepreneurship http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guest on today’s show is Michael Doneman - one part business coach, one part social activist, one part guru. Over the last few months his name has come up in a startling variety of conversations I’ve had with people. These people have a few things in common - they are very bright, have a [...]
19. GDay World 383 - Jabiz R on Iran http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guest today is Jabiz R. Born in Iran, raised in America, now living in Qatar, Jabiz is an educator and blogger. I’ve really enjoyed some of his posts about Iran lately so I invited him onto the show.
20. GDay World 382 - Dr Wayne Chamley on Catholic Sexual Abuse in Australia http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Last week I wrote a post on the recent report out of Ireland about the true extent of child abuse committed by the Catholic Church from the ’30s through to the ’70s. A few people on Twitter tried to suggest there was no connection between abuse in Ireland and in Australia, so I invited Dr [...]
21. Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen review http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen review from Cameron Reilly on Vimeo. Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen is prety good as far as blockbusters go if you can look past the silliness and you dont get a headache from the Michael Bay cut-cut-cut bot fighting scenes. SPOILERS ALERT It starts 2 years after the last film. [...]
22. GDay World 381 Reloaded http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Hey folks, apparently I screwed up the track alignment in show 381 (about banks) so there is a fair amount of overlapping of voices. (Thanks to Anthony Voevodin for letting me know!) I’ve re-edited the show and fixed it up, and I’m attaching it here. By the way folks, don’t forget - if you are looking for [...]
23. Why Letting Banks Fail Is Actually Good For Real People http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Continuing our theme about banks this week, a friend sent me a link to the ChangeThis site which has a manifesto from Douglas Rushkoff. Here are a couple of excerpts: “As the financial institutions we have come to rely on appear to topple under their own weight, it’s only natural that we rush to support them. [...]
24. The Govt Hates Banks Too http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The Commonwealth Bank announced that it is raising interest rates by 10 base points (which is 0.1% to the rest of us). Deputy prime minister Julia Gillard called CBA “selfish” and Community services minister Jenny Macklin said mortgage holders had every reason to be furious with the Commonwealth Bank. Remember that this bank used to be [...]
25. Today is Che Day http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: June 14 is the birthday of Ernesto Guevara de la Serna known to most of us by his nickname "Che". If all you know about Che is stuff you’ve picked up from US media, then take some time today to educate yourself about the other side of the Che story. I’ve added Jon Lee Anderson’s [...]
26. GDay World 381 - Why We Hate Banks (part one) http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: UPDATE: The original audio for this show had a problem (overlapping tracks) so I’ve re-uploaded it here. We hate banks. (see my recent poll) It’s true. You know it. I know it. The only people who don’t seem to know it are the banks themselves. Although, I suspect they DO know it - they just don’t [...]
27. Time Is An Illusion http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Scott Adams tells us about the illusion of time: People keep sending me links to articles about how time is an illusion and not a quality of the universe. Apparently that is the common view of physicists. Scientists prefer concepts such as warped space-time and whatnot. I won’t pretend to understand any of that. The point [...]
28. They don’t get it because they don’t use it. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The reason no record label knows how to market anything to new media is they don’t live there. They don’t get it because they don’t use it. - Trent Reznor True for most marketing / PR /corporate people. Trent is quitting Twitter. Good. I hate celebrity twitterers anyway. I’ll be happy if they all follow Trent’s [...]
29. Why People Hate Aussie Banks http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today I’m recording a podcast about why people hate banks so much - and what we can do about it. I’m interviewing a range of people about banks, independent commentators as well as bank representatives. This all started with a twtpoll I started last night about which bank is the least evil. We all know that banks are [...]
30. GDay World 380 - Yvonne Bornstein, 11 Days Of Hell http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In 1992, Melbourne businesswoman Yvonne Bornstein and her husband Daniel went to Russia on a business trip. They were kidnapped at the airport and tortured for 11 days in captivity while their captors held them for random. They were finally rescued in a joint operation by the FBI and the KGB. Yvonne joined me on [...]
31. GDay World 379 - Looking Back http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in a cafe here in Brisbane, reading, thinking about how unlikely it was that Chrissy and I were both in Ajaccio at the same time last year. How, statistically, we should never have met. And then I started thinking about what lead me there… about all of the little events [...]
32. Sexual abuse was endemic in Catholic boys’ institutions. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The Irish "Child Abuse Commission" released its findings last week and they are pretty harrowing. They blow a huge hole in the suggestion that child abuse was a small fraction of bad behaviour in the Catholic church. The commission finds that it was "endemic". The Commission was set up in 2000 to conduct an inquiry [...]
33. Biblical Marriage http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: America’s Best Christian takes time to explain to less informed Christians the curious details of the Lord’s concept of marriage.
34. Reactions to Obama’s Cairo Speech http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I watched Obama’s Cairo speech live via YouTube (how amazing is that?). My initial impressions were very positive. I, like everyone else, was in awe at his smooth delivery and words of peace. He’s certainly a breath of fresh air as an American President after Bush (even if I do like to refer to him [...]
35. The History of Religion… kinda http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I came across this animation this morning. It’s interesting but neglects the rise, fall and role of the Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek and Roman pagan religion, etc.
36. A podcast all about Brisbane http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: After a year of talking about it, I’ve finally decided to launch a podcast about Brisbane - Brisbane Confidential. The goal is to produce a weekly video magazine highlighting some of the best bits of Brisbane - the cafes, bars, restaurants, clubs, gigs, boutique shops and people that are making Brisbane a cooler place to [...]
37. GDAY WORLD 378 - Dr Paul Twomey, da Big Boss of da interwebs http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: For the last six years, Dr Paul Twomey (born in Dalby QLD, raised in Brisbane) has been running the interwebs. SRSLY. As CEO / President of ICANN, he’s been the guy who makes sure all of the tubes and pipes are clean and smooth. I got to chat with him for 15 minutes last week [...]
38. RSS pillow http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Very cool! (via Geeky Gadgets)
39. Anyone Looking For Violin Lessons in Brisbane? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I usually don’t talk about my private life here, but today I have to make an exception. My lovely girlfriend, Christine Dunaway (@fddlgrl on Twitter), is moving from Seattle, Washington to Brisbane in July! No, we didn’t meet on Twitter, we actually met on the island of Corsica last year while we were both there for [...]
40. Salbuchi explains the Global Financial Collapse http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Fascinating explanation on YouTube by Argentinian analyst Adrian Salbuchi on what the financial collapse is all about. He suggests that the entire financial system is "extreme capitalism" and a giant Ponzi scheme which will end in another global world war, the same way that the depression of the 30s was ended. Part 1 Part 2 Salbuchi goes [...]
41. Letterman Apologizes To Bill Hicks! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I have to thank @BrisbaneGirl for this one, she told me about it this morning over coffee. It seem that back in January, Letterman invited the legendary Bill Hicks‘ mother onto the show to formally apologize in public for cutting Bill’s Oct 1993 stand-up routine from the show. Apparently Letterman and his producer were concerned [...]
42. David Simon on “Real Time with Bill Maher” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: David Simon, co-creator of "The Wire", the smartest TV show of all time, on Bill Maher talking about the ‘war on drugs’ and the end of newspapers. Watch it.
43. Tonight on G’Day World Live… http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: We’ll be talking about the stories of the week - Christians letting their kids die, George Bush’s holy war, the difference between terrorists and heroes, the USA’s stance on torture, and, of course, CHK CHK BOOM, punking the media. The special guest for that last segment will be Bronwen Clune, who will be joining us [...]
44. Is Obama Fighting Bush’s Holy War? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: While there is some doubt as to the author of this article in AlterNet (the byline says it’s by Clive Anderson, while the bio down the bottom says it’s by Australia’s own Clive Hamilton), the subject matter is fascinating. And a little bemusing. I had always assumed that George W. Bush’s religiosity was a sham, [...]
45. GDay World 377 - Can Your Mobile Phone Save The Planet? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: That was the subject of a debate I was part of last week, run by AIMIA QLD. There were four of us on the panel and I was part of the “NO” team. Not by choice. It was fun and tough to make a case AGAINST the mobile phone, especially as I love my iPhone [...]
46. When Faith Kills http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m reading tonight about the case of Dale and Leilani Neumann, an American couple who let their 11 year-old daughter, Madeline Kara Neuman, die of diabetes last year. When it was obvious that she wasn’t well, her parents didn’t seek medical care for her. Instead, they prayed to God. Last week, Leilani Neumann was found guilty [...]
47. Why Clare Werbeloff is a genius. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Buy your commemorative t-shirts here! Clare Werbeloff has punk’d the news. Brilliant. For years the news media have been punking us. It took Clare Werbeloff to turn the tables. She punk’d them. She made up the entire “chk chk boom” story on the spur of the moment. What talent! What creativity! What balls! Years from now, [...]
48. Terrorist, Guerilla or Freedom Fighter? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Last night I went to the cinema to see "The Baader Meinhof Complex", an excellent film about the rise and fall of The Red Army Faction (RAF), an urban guerilla movement started by disaffected students in West Germany in the 60s who carried out bombings, kidnappings, assassinations, and robberies in an attempt to bring awareness [...]
49. l33t eye chart http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: (all rights reserved maumeedb8)
50. CHK CHK BOOM http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This cracks me up every time I watch it. Clare Werbeloff (the CHK CHK BOOM girl) is apparently on Twitter but I’m guessing its fake. I can’t wait to see what happens with this girl. My guess is she’ll be the next host of Today Tonight. If you haven’t heard the story yet, read more here. Q: What [...]
51. Tweeting Brisbane City Council Meetings http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Based on this month’s idea from SaveTheWorld.tv (and thanks to @fddlgrl for the link!), I’m going to attend one of the Brisbane City Council meetings each month and will blog/podcast/tweet from there. I think it’s a great idea for all of us to start to get more involved in local politics, even if it’s just [...]
52. Seymour Hersh talks about Cheney’s death squads http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Update 21/05/09: According to Gulf Times, Hersh is denying he ever said that Cheney’s hit squad killed Bhutto. AmericanThinker delights in providing more details. Original Post: According to Dawn.com, US journalist Seymour Hersh claims a US government hit squad assassinated Benazir Bhutto on the order of Dick Cheney. Why? Apparently because she announced (on the [...]
53. Chomsky On The USA & Torture http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Noam Chomsky has written a penetrating piece on the USA’s history of using torture, explaining that it isn’t a new thing and that Obama really isn’t putting a stop to the USA’s use of torture - he’s just returning their use of it to pre-Bush tactics. As Allan Nairn, who has carried out some of [...]
54. Who Is Going To Bilderberg This Year http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The Bilderberg Group’s 2009 invite list (this year they are meeting at the Astir Palace resort in Athens, Greece) has been published by Alex Jones’ Infowars. He doesn’t name his source but someone in his comments section claims the list was originally posted on a Russian site but doesn’t provide a link either. No Australians [...]
55. White House Used Bible To Promote War http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Via Pharyngula: Just another demonstration of how Christians use their Bible to justify violence and intolerance. As I’ve said many times before, violence is at the CORE of Christianity. It’s built into the very fabric of their scriptures. That’s why the history of Christianity is replete almost 1700 years of bloodshed and intolerance. The final lines [...]
56. Funny Christian Pr0n Forum http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Via deusexmalcontent: This forum "Teens Against Pornography" is a must read. Are you addicted to pornography?It’s a simple question. Are you? Have you ever decided to stop? Yeah, so have we. How long did it last for you? It even has a podcast! Teh pr0ncast offers practical, Christian-oriented advice to teens that desire to stop surfing porn (and the [...]
57. Comparing Jesus with Alexander The Great http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description:
58. The Banks Own Capitol Hill http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Bill Moyers spoke with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) about campaign finance reform and the prospects of Congress passing legislation to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure against intense opposition from banks and credit unions. A very interesting show and worth listening to.
59. Ian Plimer Slap Down http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: John Quiggin blogs about a slap down of climate change skeptic Ian Plimer that ran in the Australian recently: In the Oz of all places, a demolition of Ian Plimer so scathing, and so convincing, that it’s hard to imagine how he can salvage any kind of academic reputation, other than by a full retraction [...]
60. The Young Jesus Chronicles http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Mark Penta (a long time TPN listener) has collaborated on a book called “The Young Jesus Chronicles”. A couple of my favourite ‘toons: “Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, see me after class. Your book reports are surprisingly similar.” Jesus’ first encounter with Judas.
61. Attention Brisbane People: Can Your Mobile Phone Save The Planet http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This coming Monday (May 18th) I will be participating in a debate at QPAC on the topic “Can Your Mobile Save The Planet?”. I am taking the NO position (well I’ve been told that the position I have to take) and you know that I AM THE WORLD’S GREATEST DEBATER! I DEBATE ALL OF THE [...]
62. get your #fixreplies t-shirt http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Let the world know you are pissed at your favourite free social networking service today!
63. GDay World 376 - KEVLEX, a real-life superhero. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today’s guest is the founder of the WORLD SUPERHERO REGISTRY, a website deals with the actual incorporation of the superhero archetype into daily life. His superhero name is KEVLEX (a portmanteau of “kevlar” and “spandex”). (note: this isn’t Kevlex - photo courtesy of Toastie14) We talked about what it takes to be a superhero in the [...]
64. Tokbox Is Amazing http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A few of us tested Tokbox for doing a live video conf call earlier today and it BLEW MY MIND. You can apparently have 50 people or more on a video conf at the same time! I think I’ll use this for the live show next week instead of uStream, see how it goes. You [...]
65. Breaking A Story - And Keeping It Alive http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve written an overview of the Livewire story over on the TPNx blog (which is where I’m talking about social media things). I think it shows one way that social media can break a story and, more importantly perhaps, keep the story alive.
66. Haul 17″ Macbook sleeve http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I was looking for a sleeve for my 17″ Macbook Pro - something that isnt as bulky as a whole bag / backpack for when I go to meetings - and the folks at Haul sent me one of theirs. Haul are pretty cool - all of their sleeves and bags are made from recycled [...]
67. If You Aren’t A Celebrity On Twitter, You Don’t Exist http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m amused and bemused this morning by the reports all of the Aussie news services are running about how much twitter bashing Gretel Killeen copped while hosting the Logies last night. BTW, The Logies, for international readers, is a totally lame annual Australian television industry awards ceremony. Personally, I would rather eat my own underwear [...]
68. GDay World 375 - Dr Philip Nitschke on Euthanasia http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Dr Philip Nitschke, PhD, MBBS, BSc (Hons) is the Founder and Director of Exit International, the world’s leading Voluntary Euthanasia and end-of-life choices information and advocacy organisation. A few days after recording this interview, Philip and his wife were detained at London’s Heathrow airport for nine hours and denied access to a lawyer. During the interview [...]
69. Idi Amin - friend or foe? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I just finished watching THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, a fictional tale set in Uganda during the reign of Idi Amin (1971 - 1979). I know little about Amin - I was born in 1970 - but I remember his name being featured in the TV news during my childhood. When Amin died in 2003, [...]
70. Jon Stewart Backs Down?! Disappointing. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: On a recent show, Jon Stewart said that he thought Harry Truman should have been tried as a war criminal for authorizing dropping nuclear bombs on the civilian population of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He backed it up with some justification as to why the acts were just plain wrong. I cheered when I heard it [...]
71. Jesus Banned By Twitter? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Someone today pointed out to me that the username “Jesus” hadn’t been taken on Twitter - when you go to twitter.com/jesus it’s blank - and suggested I take the username. I was sure someone would have already grabbed, so I went to check out what would happen if I tried to register it. Sure enough, [...]
72. Genes, Neuroscience, and Free Will http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The American Enterprise Institute recently held a panel discussion about free will. I’m listening to a recording of it at the moment. Unfortunately, none of the panelists seems to be a geneticist or a neuroscientist.
73. The Rich Get Richer http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: clipped from www.thenation.com TAX TIME: Just in time for April 15, the folks at the Institute for Policy Studies have released a report that documents the stunning generation-long reversal of progressive tax policies and offers seven concrete proposals for restoring basic fairness to the IRS’s methods–and hundreds of billions in lost revenue to the Treasury. Their report, Tax Day 2009, notes [...]
74. GDay World 374 - Steve McDonald on Spiral Dynamics http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This is the recording from the live show I did last Tuesday. Find out how you can be part of the G’Day World Live experience here. My guest on the show is Steve McDonald from a company called Transcendence. Steve has consulted in change management, strategic planning and organisational development in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors [...]
75. Big Energy’s Lies and Deceptions http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: NYT has an article about how the “Global Climate Coalition, a group representing industries with profits tied to fossil fuels, led an aggressive lobbying and public relations campaign against the idea that emissions of heat-trapping gases could lead to global warming. But a document filed in a federal lawsuit demonstrates that even as the coalition [...]
76. Diary Entry from Ajaccio http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Ajaccio. 06/07/08 6.35pm. The somnolence of a Sunday in Ajaccio. A heavy drowsiness permeates your bones, muscles, brain, willing you to sleep, sleep. Now, in the evening, a breeze blows in from the sea, and people come alive again, the ’second’ wind. The heat pushes you to stop in the afternoon, but relents at dusk [...]
77. Where Does Money Come From? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ll admit that, until now, I’ve never wondered much about where money comes from. However, after watching this video, I am totally fascinated by the concepts it explores. I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the content or how it applies in Australia, but nevertheless, it’s a terrific video that everyone should watch. The basic [...]
78. GDay World 373 - Kalle Lasn, Adbusters http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Every now and again I get to chat with someone who has been an inspiration to me for many years - Noam Chomsky, Ray Kurzweil, Doc Searls, Leo Sayer, John Romero, Vint Cerf - and this is another of those episodes. Kalle Lasn is the founder of Adbusters magazine and author of the books Culture [...]
79. Rebel Priest Fr Peter Kennedy’s Last St Mary’s Mass http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: On 19 April, 2009, rebel Catholic priest Peter Kennedy said his last mass at St Mary’s Church in Brisbane, then he and his congregation stood up, marched out of the church, down the street, and into their new premises, where they are calling themselves “St Mary’s In Exile”. Rebel Priest Fr Peter Kennedy’s Last St Mary’s [...]
80. What We’ll Be Talking About on GDay World Live Tuesday April 21 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Tomorrow night on the live show I will have Steve McDonald ( @stevemc1) as my guest. Steve runs a company called Transendence which specializes in using the techniques of Spiral Dynamics to create organisational and social change. I was introduced to Spiral Dynamics and to the work done by Steve by @rosshill when he was [...]
81. Join The TPN 500 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description:
82. GDay World 372 - Fi Bendall on How Social Media Is Challenging Corporate Cultures http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: On G’Day World Live this week my guest was Fi Bendall from Bendalls Group. Fi is one of Australia’s best known digital strategists who has worked with clients from MTV to Amnesty. She came on to chat about how social media is challenging corporate cultures in Australia and what needs to happen before those companies [...]
83. Business Week “Spins” For The USA http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Business Week has an article about the Cuban embargo that contains the following line: “Castro has been able to spin the embargo as evidence of “cruel” U.S. policies that use human suffering as a means of political pressure.” Spin it? Nice work with the biased reporting there Business Week. There’s no spin involved. The UN has voted [...]
84. Phil Spector’s First Day in Jail http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Famous music producer Phil Spector - the genius who brought us Let It Be, River Deep Mountain High, You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’, Unchained Melody, Happy Xmas (War Is Over), Leonard Cohen’s Death of a Ladies’ Man, The Ramones Rock ‘n’ Roll High School - has been found guilty of second-degree murder. Footage of his [...]
85. GDay World 371 - Tara Hunt, The Whuffie Factor http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Tara Hunt, author of the new book “The Whuffie Factor”, chats with me about whuffie - what it is, what we do with it, and how it changes the game. Follow Tara on Twitter or her blog and read about the book here. If you want to join me in celebrating Vanini Day, then join the [...]
86. Adbusters Wins Legal victory http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: clipped from www.adbusters.org “This is a great day for Adbusters,” says Kalle Lasn, editor and co-founder of the magazine. “After 20 years of legal struggle, the courts have finally given us permission to take on the media corporations and hold them up to public scrutiny.” I’m a big fan of Kalle Lasn, editor and co-founder of [...]
87. Exactly Who Did Pontius Pilate Release From Prison? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: When I asked that question on Twitter today, I had a few people tell me “Wodewick” or “Woger”. Oh and in typical Christian fashion, I was also called “an asshole” by @Griffmiester for asking the question. But I learned something interesting today, another twist in the New Testament that I wasn’t previously aware of. Most [...]
88. Christians Who Avoid Debate http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been blocked from commenting on a Christian blog. Was I being a troll? Was I being offensive? No, actually it was the opposite. Some guy called Nick Norelli writes a blog called “Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth - Study to show thyself approved unto God… (2 Tim. 2:15)”. Apparently Nick is only interested in [...]
89. GDay World 370 - Dr Greg Clarke on Australians and Jesus http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guest today is Dr Greg Clarke (PhD), Honorary Associate, Dept of Ancient History, Macquarie University and Director of the Centre for Public Christianity. We talk about the survey that the CPX has recently sponsored that finds that 55 per cent of Australians don’t believe that Jesus rose from the dead but only 11 per cent [...]
90. GDay World 369 - The Marathon http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: OMFG. Last night I did a live show with my most-excellent co-host Mr Nick Hodge and WE TALKED FOR FOUR HOURS. I kid you not. I only recorded the first THREE HOURS and I present them to you here (well the audio version anyway - to see the video you have to turn up on [...]
91. Obama’s Top Economic Advisors and Their Ties to Wall St http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: clipped from www.salon.com As much as he campaigned against anything, Obama railed against precisely this sort of incestuous, profoundly corrupt control by narrow private interests of the Government, yet he has chosen to empower the very individuals who most embody that corruption. And the results are exactly what one would expect them to be. A terrific article [...]
92. G’Day World Video - Peter Kennedy, Rebel Priest, part three http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Recently I spent an hour chatting with rebel Catholic priest Peter Kennedy in his South Brisbane church St Mary’s. Peter’s “sins” include talking about and promoting advaita and trying to include homosexuals and women in his services. View part one here and part two here.
93. William K Black on The Financial Crisis Cover-Up http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Bill Moyers sits down with William K. Black, the former senior regulator who cracked down on banks during the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. Black offers his analysis of what went wrong and his critique of the bailout. I love the term they are using for bankers who deliberately defraud society - “banksters”. Black [...]
94. The Re-Rise of Marx http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: “(Karl Marx is) the most accurate prophet in all of history, there should be no doubt about this.” - Richard Metzger, written on Boing Boing. I hope the current financial crisis leads to a new generation of people reading Marx and those of us who have read him before should be re-reading him. As David Harvey [...]
95. G’Day World Video - Peter Kennedy, Rebel Priest, part two http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Recently I spent an hour chatting with rebel Catholic priest Peter Kennedy in his South Brisbane church St Mary’s. Peter’s “sins” include talking about and promoting advaita and trying to include homosexuals and women in his services. View part one here. Peter Kennedy, Rebel Priest, Part Two from Cameron Reilly on Vimeo.
96. G’Day World Video - Peter Kennedy, Rebel Priest, part one http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today I spent an hour chatting with rebel Catholic priest Peter Kennedy in his South Brisbane church St Mary’s. Peter’s “sins” include talking about and promoting advaita and trying to include homosexuals and women in his services. Peter Kennedy, Rebel Priest - part 1 from Cameron Reilly on Vimeo.
97. G’DAY WORLD 368 - Suing The Pope http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Irwin Zalkin is a US attorney whose firm, The Zalkin Law Firm PC, specializes in clergy sexual abuse cases. He joins me to talk about the recent news that the Vatican can be sued in a United States court over alleged molestation by its priests. If you want to keep TPN on the air, [...]
98. I CAN HAZ? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: clipped from cgi.ebay.com Anyone who buys these for me gets my undying love and respect!
99. To Challenge Authority http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Our job is to monitor the centres of power. I think that, in the end, is the best definition of journalism I have heard: to challenge authority - all authority - especially so when governments and politicians take us to war, when they have decided that they will kill and others will die. - Robert [...]
100. Telstra and Fake Stephen Conroy - Dealing With Mavericks http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: “’Have we made it impossible for bright rising stars and maverick go-getters to live within our organisation?’ When we become too preoccupied with policy, procedure, and the fine-tuning of conformity to organizational standards, in effect, we have squeezed out some of our most gifted people.” – Hans Finzel, “The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make” (via The [...]
101. GDay World 367 - Jeffrey Katzenberg http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: On today’s show I get to chat with one of the most powerful men in Hollywood - Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of Dreamworks Animation - about their new film MONSTERS V ALIENS and the introduction of their new 3D technology. I also chat with the director of the film, Conrad Vernon.
102. It’s About Time The Education System Woke Up http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: clipped from www.guardian.co.uk Children will no longer have to study the Victorians or the second world war under proposals to overhaul the primary school curriculum, the Guardian has learned. However, the draft plans will require children to master Twitter and Wikipedia and give teachers far more freedom to decide what youngsters should be concentrating on in classes. [...]
103. Don’t Forget - GDay World Live Tonight! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Details here, although tonight we’ll be starting half an hour late (8.30pm QLD time) to accommodate Mr Nick Hodge who is doing a special edition of HIS live show this evening.
104. A great podcast by Ian Kath http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: clipped from yourstorypodcast.com Your Story Ep 32 : Andrew. Trash Video, Film Making and Filipino Search for Wang Wang. My mate Ian Kath (@iankath) who joined me on last week’s live podcast, does his own terrific podcast “Your Story”. I listened to his most recent episode where he interview Andrew Leavold, owner of Brisbane’s infamous “Trash [...]
105. Particles Have “Free Will”? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: clipped from www.princeton.edu The gist of it is this: They say they have proved that if humans have free will, then elementary particles — like atoms and electrons — possess free will as well. Princeton mathematician John Conway (best known in geek circles for his “Game Of Life“) and his colleague Princeton mathematician Simon Kochen, are [...]
106. 17 Catholic Priests In One Diocese Accused Of Sexual Molestation! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: clipped from www.pressdemocrat.com Oswald was the 17th priest in the Santa Rosa diocese to have been accused of sexual molestation, church officials have said. The church has acknowledged paying nearly $25 million to an undisclosed number of people who asserted they were molested by at least six priests. Most victims were preteen boys when the incidents [...]
107. John Pilger on “The News” and the US Agenda http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Watch this video from Australian journalist John Pilger if you’re at all interested in where our modern “news” organisations came from, why they can’t be trusted, and how they support the agenda of the elite, both Republican and Democrat, Liberal and Labor. This is one of the most inspiring speeches I have heard in [...]
108. The Bailout Mascot http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Surely this will be the cartoon of the year? clipped from socialistsquirrel.theodoremedia.com
109. The ACMA debacle just gets worse http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: What the frak does online poker have to do with child pornography? Nothing. Nothing at all. This is just one example of how stupid, wrong and frakking disgraceful the whole blacklist exercise is. As I told a couple of Labor Party stalwarts (including a former ALP MP) over lunch last week - Rudd was [...]
110. Twitterfast Update http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been receiving emails from people asking “what happened to your Twitterfast”? The posts that you’re seeing from me in Twitter are automated posts from Friendfeed which keeps an eye on my blogs, delicious bookmarks, Facebook posts, Flickr uploads, etc. I haven’t posted directly to Twitter (except asking for help on uStream last night) for [...]
111. New Research Confirms Some NLP Theories http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Interesting results from recent research done in Germany which seems to indicate that certain kinds of mental “states” assist us to remember data. For example, when asked to categorize words as pleasant or unpleasant, the test subjects had much better recall than when they were asked to categorize words as having two syllables or [...]
112. Israeli Troops Admit To Gaza Abuses http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Interesting analysis of the stories coming out from Israeli troops (in the Israeli press) about war crimes committed during their December 2008 attacks on Gaza, why the New York Times is giving it coverage, and what the Obama administration’s response has been so far. clipped from www.consortiumnews.com
113. Why I’m Having A Twitterfast http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I love Twitter. Too much. Late last night, I was driving home from having a beer with a couple of old school mates and realized I was checking Twitter on my iPhone WHILE I WAS DRIVING every few minutes. I don’t like feeling that I’m addicted to things. I gave up drinking alcohol for 12 [...]
114. My Thoughts on Israel http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been reading, and getting into lots of debates, about Israel lately. The whole conflict over there hasn’t been one that’s taken a lot of my attention over the years, although it’s one subject I’ve always been aware I should take the time to educate myself on. I thought I’d try to condense my current [...]
115. GDay World 366 - Dr Peter Ellyard on “Mining The Sky” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today I had the pleasure to catch up once again with G’Day World regular Dr Peter Ellyard, futurist, environmentalist, and author of “Designing 2050: Pathways To Sustainable Prosperity On Spaceship Earth” which is published by TPN TXT. Buy your copy now! I chatted with Peter today about the recent IPCC report, Kevin Rudd’s emissions trading [...]
116. My Guest Post on Mumbrella http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Tim Burrowes, formerly the editor of B&T Magazine and now the guy behind the excellent mumbrella blog about media and marketing, invited me to write a guest post there today. Excerpt and link below. clipped from mumbrella.com.au Guest post: If you want an independent media start supporting it As Mumbrella reported earlier this week, The Podcast [...]
117. Where are all those people who used to tell me newspapers were doing fine? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Via Bronwen Clune. http://www.bronwenclune.com/2009/03/11/the-emporers-new-medi a/ clipped from www.nytimes.com
118. The G’Day World Book? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve had a couple of people suggest I should compile a book of transcripts of the top 50 or so interviews I’ve done on G’Day World over the years, including people like Noam Chomsky, Ray Kurzweil, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Hunter Lovins, etc. Is there a market for such a book? Would you buy it? Let me [...]
119. Impeach The Pope http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: An interesting article in the Washington Post today, written by a Catholic, which calls for the impeachment of Pope Benedict. I’d like to see this go one step further - the Catholics, and all other religious sects, should be forced to abide by the same laws as any other business. That means abolishing any [...]
120. GDay World 365 - Climate Change Skeptics and Polyamory http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This episode was recorded LIVE on Tuesday March 17, 2009. We have an audience following in a chat room on the G’Day World uStream page and my guests include: Ian Kath - The Polyamorist Nick Beaugeard - The Climate Change Skeptic and Kate Edwards - The Polyamory Skeptic
121. Climate Scientists Say It’s Too Late, We’re Screwed http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: George Monbiot’s article today says that climate scientists around the world are mostly in agreement that it’s too late. We’ve squandered any opportunity we might have had in the last decade to mitigate climate change by curbing our CO2 emissions. And last night on G’Day World Live I was still debating with Nick Beaugeard [...]
122. Okay, This Has Gone Far Enough http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The Australian Government is officially fascist. They have officially stepped way, WAY over the line. There is no way they can justify blacklisting the Wikileaks site on the basis of “protecting the children from pornographers”. This is straight-up abuse of power, as Asher Moses points out in his article on the SMH: Last week, Reporters [...]
123. The Show Must Go On! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: So… I’ll be doing another live show tomorrow night (ie Tuesday) at 8pm QLD time / 9pm Sydney time. Put it in your diary and log in here. Will hopefully be road testing a new co-host (@joshuawithers), a Christian radio DJ, so that should provide some fun! On the advice of Rai, I’ve got [...]
124. Urgent TPN Funding Crisis http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Dear friends, I’ve just been hit with a large hosting bill for TPN’s servers and bandwidth and unfortunately I don’t have the funds to cover it this month. So I have set up a special fund raising exercise via ChipIn which will run for this week. Out of TPN’s hundreds of thousands of listeners, I’m hoping [...]
125. IPCC: “worst case scenarios are being realised” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: While Kevin Rudd’s emissions trading scheme seems to be hated by everyone, the IPCC says things are getting worse than even their worst-case scenarios. We’re all doomed. clipped from climatecongress.ku.dk Key Message 1: Climatic Trends Recent observations confirm that, given high rates of observed emissions, the worst-case IPCC scenario trajectories (or even worse) are being realised. [...]
126. Penn Jillette On The Legalization of Marijuana http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Penn says drugs should be legal and he’s never touched them. I’ve barely touched them myself (a couple of attempts to smoke pot never really worked, I seem to be incapable of inhaling without choking) and I agree with him. As Penn says “If you aren’t free to put whatever substances you want into [...]
127. Why Newspapers Died http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The great Clay Shirky says (albeit much more eloquently) what I’ve been saying for five years - that newspapers are dying because of their economics. Read the entire article if you’re interested in the future of media, because this is the most intelligent analysis I’ve read in years. Clay points out that the newspaper [...]
128. US Atheists Continue To Suffer Discrimination http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The American Chronicle has this article on the discrimination faced by atheists in the United States. I don’t see it as being as much of an issue in Australia and yet I wonder - how many Australian politicians are public atheists? clipped from www.americanchronicle.com If you live in the United States, you are almost [...]
129. GDay World Live 001 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I did my first (well, first in a long, long time) GDay World Live show on uStream tonight and it was a lot of fun! Thanks to everyone who joined in. I talked for an hour and forty minutes! WTF!? I talked about: Free Will Why Christianity Is Dangerous Why Capitalism Is Broken The Israel - Palestine Conflict You [...]
130. Sesame Street - R Is For Redundancies http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The big shock for me in this story is that Sesame Street only makes $145m a year? How is that possible? With all of that brand merchandising? I’m shocked. I’m sure the Wiggles make more than that. And they SUCK. (link via @thetowncrier) Sesame Workshop, the US non-profit organisation that produces Sesame Street, is cutting 20% [...]
131. Ninja Parade Slips By Town Unnoticed - Again http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: ROFL. I love it. clipped from www.youtube.com
132. The Future Of Mobile Computing http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If you haven’t already seen the “Sixth Sense” demo by Pranav Mistry that recently went up on TED.com, then STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WATCH THIS NOW! This is the future, people.
133. Gday World 364 - What Do Obama, CS Lewis, Fidel Castro and Sean Penn Have In Common? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: They are all featured in today’s show! On today’s show I just have another little heart-to-heart chat with anyone out there who is still listening. Among other things, I talk about: The State of TPN’s finances The threat of marketing spam on Twitter Obama’s plan for Cuba Sean Penn’s interviews with Chavez and Raul Castro Obama’s encourage of stem cell [...]
134. My WATCHMEN film reviews http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today I got to see WATCHMEN at a screening! Thanks to Brady who came along to keep me company in the absence of a ’special other’ and did the first part of the review with me. WATCHMEN MOVIE REVIEW PART 1 WATCHMEN MOVIE REVIEW PART 2
135. Gday World 363 - Ben Templesmith, Comic Book Artist / Writer http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: PLEASE SUPPORT THE TPN PLEDGE! If you read comics at all, you’re probably know who Ben Templesmith is already. If you don’t read comics - then why not? Anyway, Templesmith is an Australian-born comic book artist / writer who now lives and works in the USA where is perhaps best known for his work on [...]
136. Teaching The Scientific Method http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My project with my kids this month is to teach them the scientific method. I think that this is perhaps one of the most important things we can teach our kids. They obviously aren’t doing a good enough job of it in the schools. If they did, I wouldn’t have so many bozos say to [...]
137. GDay World 362 - Mara Bun, Green Cross Aust http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guest today is Mara Bun, CEO of Green Cross Australia. According to their site: Green Cross Australia is a new national NGO that works on the frontline of climate change: the human dimension. We anticipate and resolve conflicts over natural resources that put our environment at risk, and we foster sustainable partnerships between business, government [...]
138. GDay World 361 - Livewire Launch http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today my guests are Omar Kalifa, Managing Director, and Cinnamon Pollard, Partnership and Marketing Manager, of a new social networking site that is bring officially launched today called LIVEWIRE. According to their site: Livewire is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Starlight Children’s Foundation and is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Clever [...]
139. Anaxagoras Day http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I hereby declare December 25th to henceforth be celebrated as “Anaxagoras Day”. Anaxagoras is the first recorded atheist; has been described as the first scientist; and was the first philosopher to take up at his abode at Athens. He was the father of the idea of atoms and the teacher of Pericles. Around 450BCE he [...]
140. Perfect Timing and Inches http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been thinking tonight…. that it’s all about INCHES. Okay… so I stole that line off of Al Pacino and Oliver Stone, but it’s been in my head tonight, so I’m claiming it. Life is a lot about timing. When you meet someone special, if it’s a month too soon, or a month too late, it doesn’t work [...]
141. The Universe is a Giant Hologram? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Read this article from New Scientist (quickly, before they hide it behind their firewall) and it will blow your frakking minds. Craig Hogan, who has just been appointed director of Fermilab’s Center for Particle Astrophysics, has an even bigger shock in store: “If the GEO600 result is what I suspect it is, then we are all [...]
142. G’Day World #360 - Jed Montgomery on Obama http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: When I was visiting my girl Chrissy in Seattle last October, I met her best friend Jed Montgomery. The four of us (including Jed’s partner Chris) had some vigorous debates about American politics. I was trying to make my point that for all of Obama’s intelligence and oratory, at the end of the day he’s [...]
143. G’Day World #359 - Antony Loewenstein on Gaza http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: You’ve seen it in the news over the last month. On December 27, Israel broke a six-month truce with Hamas (the democratically-elected leaders of the Palestinian people living in Gaza) and launched a three-week long attack on the small, densely-populated region. Palestinian casualties - 1,400 dead including more than 400 children and 100 women. Israeli [...]
144. Cameron Is Available For Hire… and Needs Your Help http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: As some of you know, the main source of my income at the moment is producing podcasts for companies and government departments. Check this site for the basic pitch. I can produce podcasts for anyone anywhere in the world. Obviously video podcasts are limited to where I can get with my camera, but I’ve been [...]
145. the brave experiment starts tomorrow http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Tomorrow (that would be Friday Jan 30) at 10am Sydney time I have Antony Loewenstein, journalist, blogger and author, back on the show to discuss the recent and current events in Gaza. The brave experiment is this: With the help of my two filthy assistants (sorry Tim and Jonathan, I’ve been reading Transmetropolitan too much tonight), [...]
146. Be A Devil http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: TPN needs your help. Support indy media by donating a small amount of money towards TPN’s operating costs each month. For the price of a latte you can make the world a better place by supporting original indy media. Click here for the TPN Pledge. (Thanks to Bob Seal for the toon!)
147. G’Day World Redux - Vint Cerf, Father of The Internet http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Back in May 2007 I was fortunate enough (thanks to Stan Relihan’s efforts) to score an interview with the great Vint Cerf, the father of the Internet. It was a wonderful conversation and definitely one of my favourite interviews. I hope you enjoy it (again).
148. Cam Cooks Roast Chicken http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Episode 2 of my new show “A Single Man’s Guide To Cooking Up Great Shit” is online. In this episode, I cook an AMAZING roast chicken stuffed with lemon and prosciutto.
149. What If The Italians “Returned” to England? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been reading “Zionism and Palestine”, a book written in 1937 (and updated in 1940) by Sir Ronald Storrs. His perspective on Zionism is somewhat unique. In 1918 Storrs became Military Governor of Jerusalem. In 1921 he became Civil Governor of Jerusalem and Judea. From 1926-1932 he was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Cyprus. This morning I [...]
150. Mercy Ministries Guide On How to Exorcise a Demon http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Ever wondered how to exorcise a demon? There’s a handy publication that guides the uninitiated, with subheadings such as “doing the actual deliverance”, “identifying additional demons” and “what to do with obstinate demons”. Time to have mercy on the broken of mind and spirit - Opinion - smh.com.au
151. The Scorpion and The Frog http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A few of us were talking on Twitter tonight about this famous story - which I’ve always assumed was written by Orson Welles for his 1955 film “Mr Arkadin” - about the scorpion and the frog. I’ve used this as my expectation of people ever since I first saw the film 20 years ago. [...]
152. Urban Dictionary: impossibible http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Finally! I coined a word! impossibible: A description of statements in religious books which are impossible. eg “Jesus rising from the dead is impossibible.” Urban Dictionary: impossibible
153. G’Day World #358 - Greydon Square is back! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Rapper Greydon Square joins me again on the show to talk about his new album The CPT Theorem. If you haven’t heard of 27 year-old Greydon before (or heard my first interview with him), his story is interesting: he grew up (as Eddie Collins) in a Group Home in Compton, California, got involved with a [...]
154. “The Jewish People Control America” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: No - that’s not ME saying that. I have no evidence to support it. It’s actually a quote attributed to former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon from 2001. The quote (which is allegedly from a conversation between Sharon and his Foreign Minister, as quoted by Israeli radio) reads: I want to tell you something very clear, don’t [...]
155. The US calls Israeli PM a liar http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: From the “When You Can’t Even Trust Your Friends” department: A boast by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that he persuaded President Bush to reverse a U.S. vote on a Gaza cease-fire at the United Nations is “just 100% totally completely not true,” the State Department declared Tuesday. (from the LA Times - are they still running?) So [...]
156. Condoleezza Rice left “pretty shamed” at US abstention in UN http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Some interesting statements in this story. In a speech late on Monday, (Ehud) Olmert (Prime Minister of Israel) said Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, was left “pretty shamed” at the vote and had to abstain on a resolution she had helped arrange. (Al Jazeera - US denies Olmert influenced UN vote) Olmert goes on [...]
157. Gaza Not Hard To Solve http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been involved in a few debates about Gaza over the last couple of weeks - on Twitter, in Facebook, and on a variety of blogs. And I keep hearing people say “it’s complex”. I don’t think it is. Israel is a member of the United Nations. It has been since 1949. In fact, it [...]
158. Single Man Cooking http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: By great demand, here’s my new video podcast - A Single Man’s Guide to Cooking Great Shit.
159. Lard http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Lard Originally uploaded by 1vintage1 Nothing more to say!
160. lifehack for getting recipes onto the iphone http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: One of my new year resolutions was to start cooking properly most nights of the week. Not just my usual lentils and mushroom stiryfry, but amazing food that blows my mind. So I went out and bought one of Jamie Oliver’s books and I’ve made some amazing, mouth-watering stuff in the last week. HOWEVER - [...]
161. Announcing Twittories #2 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Announcing Twittories #2 On December 6 2007, I had this crazy idea about collaborating with people on Twitter to write short stories. I called it TWITTORIES. I invited 140 people to sign up to write 140 characters each of the story. Our first attempt, a story called “The Darkness Inside“, made it to about 99 [...]
162. RIP @dopaminekid http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: While I didn’t know @dopaminekid or follow him on Twitter, I do follow @melbournegirl and this story is about as sad and fucked up as it gets. Hang in there @melbournegirl. It wasn’t your fault. He made his own decisions. You were honest with yourself and with him and that’s all anyone can ever expect [...]
163. Is Yellowstone about to blow? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The last eruption was 640,000 years ago. The eruptions seem to occur about every 680,000 years, give or take. So Yellowstone is about due. (SciGuy: Is Yellowstone about to blow?) I remember the above stat from when I read Bill Bryson’s “A Short History Of Nearly Everything” (a most excellent book btw). According to SciGuy, just after [...]
164. The Israel Timeline http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: How you view the current Gaza conflict depends on how far back you look at the history of the region, according to The Real News:
165. Clay Shirky on the future of newspapers http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: 2009 is going to be a bloodbath. Even if we have the shallowest recession and advertising comes back as it inevitably does, more of it will go to the web. I think that’s it for newspapers. What we saw happen to the Christian Science Monitor [the international paper shifted its daily news operation online] is going [...]
166. G’Day World Highlights - Dr John Demartini http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Well folks… it’s 2009 and I’m going through the archives, still trying to piece together the missing shows. I’m re-discovering lots of old shows myself and thinking “wow, I should listen to that one again”. And so, while I’m busy trying to fix stuff, I thought I’d plug a few of the old shows that [...]
167. G’Day World #357 - The Sammartino Method During A Crisis http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: First show for 2009! Steve Sammartino, who you may remember from our earlier shows (see: G’Day World #336 - The Sammartino Method (aka How To Get Rich Slowly and Surely)), joins me again tonight to revisit the investment strategy he discussed with us back in July 2008. Now that the world is in the worst [...]
168. The Definition of Atheism http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: It’s about time people started to understand that atheism is NOT a belief. It is the ABSENCE of belief. It is the OPPOSITE of belief. The root of atheism is, of course, theism: belief in the existence of a god or gods ; specifically : belief in the existence of one God viewed as the [...]
169. the Gobblededook Of the Day Award http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: reconnection Originally uploaded by cameronreilly … goes to TheReconnection.com. I saw this flyer at a local cafe and got such a laugh out of it, I had to share it. I especially love the second paragraph: “The Reconnection (TM) bring in “new” axiatonal lines that enable us to standardize unique vibratory levels and frequencies for healing and ultimately, [...]
170. Read the Register of Senators’ Interests here http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Awesome work from Matt and Kat over at OpenAustralia (see my June 2008 interview) who are… … the first website to make the Register of Senators’ Interests available online. This important public document until now has only been available to the small number of people who were able to visit the office in Canberra where the [...]
171. Faith versus the scientific method http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Faith versus the scientific method \| Digital Bits Skeptic
172. Gaza and the US Corporate Media http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A good analysis of the way that the US corporate media is (yet again) providing a sterilized version of events involving one of the US’s allies (puppet states): Gaza and the US Corporate Media (from Muzzlewatch)
173. Towards a robotic society in 2020? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: ‘just as we depend upon mobile phones and cars in our daily lives today, the next 15 years will see mass hybridization between humans and robots.’ Towards a robotic society in 2020? \| Emerging Technology Trends \| ZDNet.com
174. Nanotechnology’s biggest stories of 2008 (New Scientist) http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Although these stories don’t cover what I think of as “true nanotech” (ie building devices and machines that are nanometers in size), they do demonstrate some of the amazing possibilities of engineering the right molecules into the right structures. Nanotechnology’s biggest stories of 2008 - tech - 27 December 2008 - New Scientist
175. The Cuban Revolution Turns 50 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: On January 1, 1959, General Fulgencio Batista took the coward’s way out and deserted his troops in Cuba and Fidel Castro’s revolution began. Whatever you think about Fidel and the revolution, it’s amazing that this tiny country, so close to it’s enemy who happens to be the most powerful military force on earth, has maintained [...]
176. UN official calls Israel ‘Apartheid’ http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: From ‘Real News‘: From Amnesty: Gaza by the numbers. It’s a shocking story. And, of course, Bush is on Israel’s side. Although Obama hasn’t said anything publicly about the current violence, he has spoken about his support for Israel on several occasions.
177. Richard Falk’s expulsion from Israel http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Richard Falk is professor of international law at Princeton University and the UN’s special rapporteur (a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation and report to that body) on the Palestinian territories. On Dec 14, while leading a mission to visit the West Bank and Gaza to prepare a [...]
178. Palestine’s Guernica and the Myths of Israeli Victimhood http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If you are looking for the other side of the story regarding the current attacks on Gaza by Israel, I recommend the following blog post by Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, a Palestinian democracy activist, Presidential candidate and Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative. Mustafa Barghouti - Palestine’s Guernica and the Myths of Israeli Victimhood \| Sabbah
179. Does Anyone Have A G’Day World Archive? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If anyone out there has a good collection of old G’Day World episodes - say from 001 to 300 - could you let me know? My old PC hard drive died about a year ago and I think I’ve lost most of them.
180. The Evangelical Heretic http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I listened to this episode of “This American Life” in the car tonight and it’s fascinating. It’s basically the story of a hugely popular black evangelical preacher in Oklahoma, Carlton Pearson, who spent 30 years building a congregation in the thousands, was invited to the White House by three Presidents… and then one day decided [...]
181. Rosanne’s belly at Woodford http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Rosanne’s belly This morning I sat on a 90 minute panel at the Woodford Folk Festival with Rosanne Bersten (whose 8-month pregnant belly is seen on the right with a henna tatoo), Cristen Tilley, an Exec Producer with ABC News Online in Brisbane, and freelance journalist, formerly wtih Crikey, Sarah Stokely. The panel was mysteriously called [...]
182. New York Times Revenue in Free Fall http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Revenue was down 13.9 percent, an acceleration from October’s 9.4 percent drop. Ad revenue was down 20.9 percent, an acceleration from October’s 16.2 percent drop. The really awful news: Internet ad revenue and overall Internet revenue actually declined in November, down 3.8 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively. New York Times: November Was So Terrible, Even Our Internet Ads [...]
183. The G’Day World Guide to The Top 5 Ways to use Twitter http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: As someone who has been using Twitter on a daily basis now for a couple of years, I thought it was time to add my voice to the existing collection about how to use this terrific service. I use Twitter in the same way, and for the same reasons, as most people - for entertainment, [...]
184. A Xmas Card To An Atheist http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I got an email tonight from someone challenging my “belief” in atheism. His email and my reply below (his name and email address deleted). It made my night! Happy Sol Invictus everyone. ———————– On 24/12/2008, at 8:43 PM, xxxxx wrote: Sir Since you so love to flaunt your atheism as if it were an intellectually superiour stance to take, [...]
185. Never Trust Your Government - Part XVII http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The diving team estimates that around four million rounds of U.S.-manufactured Remington .303 bullets lie in the Lusitania’s hold at a depth of 300ft. Secret of the Lusitania: Arms find challenges Allied claims it was solely a passenger ship \| Mail Online
186. G’Day World #356 - Phil Gomes, SVP, Edelman http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Forgive me folks. It’s been a month since my last G’Day World. What can I tell ya? I’ve been focusing on making enough cash to keep this thing running. I’ve done a few Napoleon and Biography shows as well, because they were seriously running behind. And, as you know, we’ve had a few technical dramas. [...]
187. AFP changed its position on Haneef http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: John Clarke’s report on the Haneef affair is out and it says that there was no evidence to justify his arrest and treatment by the Australian Federal Police and the Federal Government. The best quote I’ve read is from the Hindustan Times, which write: The report said the Australian Secret Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) consistently advised the [...]
188. Bush IT specialist dies in plane crash http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Bush IT specialist dies in plane crash - MarketWatch: “Michael Connell, who operated campaign Web sites for President George W. Bush and GOP presidential nominee John McCain, has died in a plane crash in Ohio.” He was apparently a key witness in the Ohio election fraud case. Back in July, he was asking for protection against threats from [...]
189. The Podcast Network Crashes in a Major Way - The Content Makers http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: It’s almost worth (almost!) our recent problems to get this nice note written about us by the venerable Margaret Simons: “The Podcast Network, one of the most notable Australian new media success stories, suffered a massive technical failure over the weekend. If you don’t know about it, you should have a look at the Podcast Network’s [...]
190. TPN Server Issues http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In case you didn’t notice, we’ve been down for a couple of days. As you can read on the TPN blog, it was due to a hard drive failure on one of the servers. We’re in the process of re-building and it might take a few more days. At the moment we’re missing all of [...]
191. Inside World: Those That Fight http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m really enjoying Websinthe’s cartoon series.
192. Microsoft UK Training with David Brent http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: OMFG. I’ve been dying to see this again for years! Before I’d ever heard of Ricky Gervais or The Office, Microsoft UK engaged Gervais and Merchant to produce this training video. It was on the Microsoft intranet for a couple of days and then… disappeared. A little while later I discovered The Office and have been dying [...]
193. Wordle 2 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Wordle 2 Originally uploaded by cameronreilly I love this. This graphic shows the top words I’ve used on Twitter over the last 18 months, composed by Worldle (http://www.wordle.net/compose).
194. Dan Froomkin - Pack of Liars - washingtonpost.com http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Trevor Cook pointed me to this excellent post about how Bush & co. lied their asses off about who knew what and who gave the order regarding the use of torture at Guantanamo. Here are the key points: The (just-released Senate) report notes that in early 2002… Bush signed a memo exempting war-on-terror detainees from the Geneva [...]
195. Where The Wild Things Are - The Movie http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Photo from the upcoming film apparently shot in Melbourne according to @Hellblazer. One of the all-time greatest kids books. I hope the film lives up to it.
196. YouTube - 2000-year-old computer recreated http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m still totally geeked out by the Antikythera Mechanism. This video shows how it worked using an amazing replica. I want.
197. Kevin Rudd Lives Up To (My) Expectations http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Well there you have it. Kevin Rudd is as much as scumbag as John Howard. It didn’t take long for his true colours to show. A year after he was elected on a campaign which had a strong focus on climate change action, he has totally ignored Ross Garnaut’s recommendations of 5 per cent per year [...]
198. Your Story : Internet Filter and No Clean Feed Rally http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My mate Ian Kath (or, as my kids refer to him, “that guy who made the lightsabers for Star Wars”), was with us at the No Clean Feed protest in Brisbane on the weekend (my video from the even is coming soon) and he did some great interviews with attendees, including yours truly. Your Story [...]
199. Mumbai Attacks A “Botched” False Flag? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Were the Mumbai attacks a false flag operation co-ordinated by the CIA? Perhaps, according to this post: informationliberation - Pakistani Security Consultant Calls Mumbai Attacks A “Botched” False Flag False flags ops happen regularly and are a standard technique for creating violence and then blaming it on your enemies. Hitler used it in the burning of the Reichstag. [...]
200. CNN “Loses Feed” During Peter Schiff’s Rant About The Bailouts http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Deliberate censorship by CNN? A bad guest? Or just technical problems? You decide.
201. Where The Fuck Are The Tasers? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The Victorian police have killed again, this time an obviously troubled 15 year old boy who came at them with knives at a skate park. I remember back in 2004 I had a debate, involving at least one cop, about why Melbourne police should be issued with tasers to avoid this kind of senseless death. [...]
202. PR Hacks Invade Twitter http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I was surprised - and a little disgusted - to get a message on Twitter this morning from @AmericasPower, trying to tell me than coal is much cleaner now that it was 30 years ago. I hadn’t added them to my Twitter feed, they must have just picked up on my comments yesterday about ‘clean [...]
203. read Think Big Magazine for free http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The folks at Think Big Magazine put their entire content up online for free, which is more than I can say for most business magazines in this country. Go here and you can subscribe for free. And then you can read the article about me that’s in their current edition.
204. Bloggers Unite! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: IW_strip12.png (image)
205. The 2008 Falsies Awards: In Memory of the First Casualty \| Center for Media and Democracy http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: CMD have released their 2008 Falsies list. As always, it’s interesting reading. Learn about: PR industry tricks such as ” third party technique” and how the Pentagon has been using it to dupe American citizens; Which PR firms are taking dirty coal money to try to dupe people into thinking ‘clean coal’ is anything more than a line [...]
206. if you could reason wth religious people http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: if you could reason wth religious people there would be no religious people - house : My[confined]Space
207. cameron-reilly by Lyynx. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Stephen Price aka lyynx did this caricature of me!
208. Stephen Fry’s review of VIsta http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I have nine macs!!!!!! I don’t need another fucking mac. I just want ONE ARSING PC that isn’t complete SHIT Twitter / stephenfry Blogged with the Flock Browser
209. HTC Touch 3G review http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been playing the new HTC Touch 3G for the last week. Here are my thoughts.
210. Australian News Media Takes More Hits http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: From Crikey today: Fairfax CEO David Kirk was sacked by the Board yesterday. While I never thought Kirk was a good choice for the role, it’s hardly his fault that their share price is in the toilet. They’ve been running it into the ground for years. And they still aren’t coming to me for advice. Two [...]
211. watchmen timer http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I got this awesome little timer in the mail today from Paramount Pictures! It’s an electronic countdown to the launch of WATCHMEN on 050309! watchmen timer Originally uploaded by cameronreilly
212. Prop 8 - The Musical http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Wikipedia defines bigotry as: “A bigot is a person who is intolerant of opinions, lifestyles or identities differing from his or her own, and bigotry is the corresponding attitude or mindset.” Anyone who voted for Prop 8 in the recent Californian elections or who contributed money to the campaign for it - the Bill which introduced a [...]
213. Smiley face in the night sky? Proof that God exists? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Smiley face 7 Originally uploaded by cameronreilly I had no idea this was happening tonight, but when I looked up and saw this smiley face I was BLOWN AWAY. Apparently, we’re seeing Venus, Jupiter and a thin three-day-old crescent moon. What the photo doesn’t show, though, is how amazingly bright all three appear against the stars in [...]
214. The Internet Censorship General Strike http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Last night at BTUB I met Michael Meloni from Somebody Think Of The Children (along with lots of other great people) and we were talking (of course) about the Australian government’s absurd plan to filter the internet. I’ve been wondering over the last few months about what we, the Internet community, can do to alter [...]
215. The new Star Trek trailer http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m no Trekkie by any means but even I think this looks pretty cool. Star Trek (Trailer C) (Paramount Pictures Australia)Uploaded by Paramount_Australia
216. G’Day World turns FOUR http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Just realized that today is the 4th anniversary of G’Day World and therefore also the 4th anniversary of podcasting in Australia. A lot has changed in four years! And I’ve been fortunate enough to produce over 350 episodes and interview some amazing people. Thank you everyone for tuning in and for the continual support and [...]
217. G’Day World #355 - Wayne Denning on Aboriginal Affairs http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Have you donated yet to the TPN Pledge Drive? Help support independent media! Today’s interview features Wayne Denning, Managing Director of Brisbane-based media company, Carbon Media. I caught up with Wayne to chat about the issues currently surrounding Aboriginal people in Australia and what I feel is a particularly insidious form of racism on the part of [...]
218. Windows Live Account - Reset Password http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Windows Live Account - Reset Password Originally uploaded by cameronreilly WTF? I rarely use my Windows Live account. Today I tried to login but couldn’t remember my user ID or my password. Tried a couple of things but they didn’t work. So I went into the “reset your password” option. They give you two options - answer [...]
219. G’Day World #354 - Nanette Burstein (Director of “American Teen”) http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: American Teen is a terrific documentary about 5 high school seniors in a small American town struggling with their last year of school and figuring out who they are and what they want to do with their lives. On today’s show I chat with the director of American Teen, Academy Award nominee Nanette Burstein.
220. Getting Delisted By Google http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A few weeks ago, Google decided to drop TPN from its index. Why? They apparently think we’re lowly spammers. I need your help. First, a little history - As some of you may recall, back in March, on the day I was leaving Melbourne to relocate to Brisbane, I found out that TPN had been [...]
221. G’Day World #353 - Antony Loewenstein on Internet Censorship http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Have you donated yet to the TPN Pledge Drive? Help support independent media! My guest today on G’Day World is once again Australian journalist and author Antony Loewenstein. Antony was on a couple of months ago to discuss his excellent book “The Blogging Revolution” and today he has come back on to discuss Kevin Rudd’s desire [...]
222. Please Support the TPN Pledge Drive http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Dear TPN listeners, viewers and friends, You know that we spend a LOT of time producing our shows for you. And as we arenâ€™t making money out of advertising, weâ€™d like to ask for your support to help us keep TPN running. We have real costs in IT support, hardware, bandwidth, etc., as well as our time [...]
223. G’Day World Video Interview - T. A. McCann, Gist.com http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: While I was in Seattle last month, my good mate Buzz Bruggeman (CEO of the best application for Windows EVER - Activewords… why the hell hasn’t Microsoft bought him out yet??), took me to meet another friend of his, T. A. McCann, CEO of Gist.com, a start-up (funded by Paul Allen’s Vulcan) that integrates your [...]
224. More on Obama’s campaign financing http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Interesting articles I’ve been reading today on Obama’s refusal to disclose the names of his millions of small donors. The Slate article sums up my thoughts: Obama has campaigned (effectively) on a platform of making government more transparent, citing his efforts to do so in Chicago and Washington as signature achievements. And yet…. they are avoiding disclosing [...]
225. No Clean Feed http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description:
226. Raising Funding - The Atheist Bus and Obama http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today is my 2nd last day in Seattle. I’ve had an awesome time. I’ll have to tell you about it sometime. There’s a few podcasts I’ve shot while I’m here that I’ll get out asap. In the meantime, I wanted to share with you a couple of thoughts about fund raising. Obviously the USA is [...]
227. G’Day World #352 - Sarah Mac’s Mercy Ministries Experience http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today’s show is the latest in my series examining the Christian charity Mercy Ministries and it’s relationship with the Gloria Jean’s Coffee chain and the evangelical Christian church Hillsong. My guest today is an Australian woman who is using the pseudonym “Sarah Mac” to protect her identity. She spent 8 months as a voluntary patient at [...]
228. G’Day World #351 - Dr David Skellern, CEO, NICTA http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Dr David Skellern is the CEO of NICTA, Australiaâ€™s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Centre of Excellence. He’s also an engineer and entrepreneur, who sold a company he co-founded (Radiata) to Cisco in 2001. I caught up with him for 10 minutes a couple of weeks ago for a chat about why ICT R&D in [...]
229. Brisbane Confidential beta http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m working on a new project - a video podcast highlighting the best cafes, bars and other hidden gems of Brisbane. Here’s my beta podcast.
230. G’Day World #350 - Richard Moore http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guest on show #350 is American author (who now lives in Ireland) Richard J Moore, author of “Escaping The Matrix“. I was introduced to Richard’s work recently via an article he wrote about Russia, Georgia and South Ossetia. Richard tells me that the kind of government we have in the USA, UK and Australia [...]
231. October 10 is World Mental Health Day http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: World Mental Health Day (aka “Blue Day”) is being held on my birthday. Coincidence? I think not. My mate Efisia has written a great blog post about WMHD which includes the latest stats in Australia about depression and suicide as well as her own struggle with mental health issues. Many of us on Twitter have [...]
232. Obama’s Connections to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: On the day when Obama voted YES in the US Senate to the $700b scam, I did some further looking into his connections with Wall Street. Unsurprisingly, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were big contributors to the coffers of American legislators. The most interesting point from this graph though is that Barack Obama was the [...]
233. Monbiot: “the bailout is as American as apple pie and obesity” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: On the US bailout, George Monbiot writes: According to Senator Jim Bunning, the proposal to purchase $700bn of dodgy debt by the US government â€œis financial socialism, it is un-Americanâ€. The economics professor Nouriel Roubini calls George Bush, Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke â€œa troika of Bolsheviks who turned the USA into the United Socialist State [...]
234. Three videos to watch about the Wall Street Bail Out http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Why isn’t Obama saying these things?
235. G’Day World #349 - Antony Loewenstein, The Blogging Revolution http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Antony Loewenstein is an a Sydney-based freelance journalist, author and blogger whose latest book, The Blogging Revolution, is “a colourful and revelatory account of bloggers around the globe who live and write under repressive regimes - many of them risking their lives in doing so.” {Photo:Bryan Siebel} Sources of global dissident blogs: Global Voices Online Wordpress.com:tag:dissident If you want an [...]
236. The Rich Are Staging A Coup Today http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m with Michael Moore on this one.
237. G’Day World #348 - Everett True, “The Man Who Invented Grunge” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Meeting Everett True isn’t what you’d expect. When I went to his house a few weeks ago, I expected to be confronted by Spider Jerusalem in the flesh. Instead I was greeted by someone looking like a middle-aged accountant. Quite the anti-climax. But the man is still the man. Who is Everett True, I hear [...]
238. Colbert KILLS Me http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Funniest line from a very insightful EW interview with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert: STEPHEN COLBERT: One of the things I love about my character is I can make vast declarations and it doesn’t matter if I’m wrong. I love being wrong. So my character can tell you exactly what’s going to happen: The Democrats are [...]
239. G’Day World #347 - Microsoft TechEd 2008 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Ahh…. Microsoft. I love ya. Where do they get so many folks who can’t cope once they lose their powerpoint cheat sheet? In the first of a series of interviews with Microsoft folks from the last couple of weeks, today I present a few interviews I did at their TechEd 2008 event in Sydney. In [...]
240. Impossibible http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In my ongoing attempts to coin at least ONE WORD which makes it into the dictionary, I tonight stumbled upon “impossibible” which I define as “any claim found in a religious book which is obviously impossible”. Here’s how you use it: “Jesus rising from the dead is obviously impossibible.”
241. Drunk History rocks! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Just when I was congratulating myself that my Napoleon podcast was the greatest thing to happen to teaching history since the Christians realized that if they killed their enemies and burned all their books then they had total control over “the truth”… Bron introduces me to DRUNK HISTORY. Totally brilliant. I’m sick with jealousy.
242. The Republicans Have Already Won? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: How do you stop a black candidate from winning the vote? Easy. Take black voters off of the voting registers in swing-states. Read more from investigative journalist Greg Palast.
243. video review of vodafone’s musicstation http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This is the follow up review to the interview I did a few days ago with Karen Paterson, Head of live! Services at Vodafone Australia and David Loiterton, Managing Director, Australia, Omnifone.
244. Best Birthday Gifts… so far… http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This being week three of “The Season Of Cam” - which, as you all know, runs from Sept 10 through my birthday on Oct 10 (a public holiday in many countries) through to Nov 10 - the presents are coming thick and fast from Camalista’s all over the world. Best gifts so far received: Magnetic Finger Puppets [...]
245. G’Day World #346 - MusicStation Launches in Australia http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today I’m chatting with Karen Paterson, Head of live! Services at Vodafone Australia and David Loiterton, Managing Director, Australia, Omnifone, about the new service just launched in Australia called MusicStation. Here’s the blurb from the press release: ==== START EVIL PRESS RELEASE ==== Vodafone Australia today launched MusicStation, Australiaâ€™s first unlimited mobile music download service, available exclusively to [...]
246. Bill Maher: Some Perspective http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: … found at Antony Lowenstein’s (author of “The Blogging Revolution” and “My Israel Question”) blog. I hope to have Antony on the show soon.
247. G’Day World #345 - Alex Epstein, Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been a big fan of Ayn Rand’s work since I first read “The Fountainhead” when I was about 20. I quickly read everything of hers I could get my hands on and I re-read both “The Fountainhead” and “Atlas Shrugged” every couple of years. I’ve wanted to do a show on her work for [...]
248. The Frankenstein Clarinet http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m at the MediaConnect Influence event again this year (they must have forgotten what happened last time I was here) and the opening keynote is by the CEO of NICTA. Dr John Judge from NICTA is also here showing off their robot-controlled clarinet which won first place in the ARTEMIS Orchestra competition in Athens a [...]
249. Shatner Is Right! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Great video below of William Shatner explaining how easy it would be to bring Capn Kirk back from the dead. And he’s spot on! The Enterprise teleporter would have Kirk’s entire molecular signature! All you need to do is re-materialize him! I ROFLd my ass off when I saw how easily Shatner out-did JJ Abrams. [...]
250. Tex Perkins’ infomercial http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: An infomercial for Tex Perkins and His Lazyboys album “No. 1’s & No. 2’s”. This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time and it’s also the best viral marketing idea I’ve seen in ages. I think it’s going to go off. And the best thing about it is - this is exactly [...]
251. G’Day World #344 - Ben Witherington III on the Historicity of Jesus http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guest on #344 is Ben Witherington III, an evangelical Biblical scholar and lecturer on New Testament Studies, who is currently Professor on the New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. In our discussion, Prof. Witherington makes a case for the historicity of the New Testament and for the existence [...]
252. AIG bailed out while former CEO is $40 mill richer http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The news today that yet another American finance giant, AIG, has been bailed out by their “capitalist” government, led me to wonder how much their “leaders” made out of their destruction. Martin J. Sullivan, their former CEO (he was fired last June), took home nearly $40 million dollars in compensation in the last five years [...]
253. Best Analysis of Freddie Mac / Fannie Mae bailout I’ve read http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I just read this analysis by Michael Hudson, a former Wall Street economist. It’s worth reading. I love it when America, currently run by Republicans, the ones who keep demanding the rest of the world stop propping up their industries and embrace “free market economics” if they want to become part of the WTO, the [...]
254. More Melbourne Bars http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Cam & Kev (from TPN’s SOUSED podcast) hit a few more Melbourne cocktail bars a couple of weeks ago… it was RESEARCH goddamit!…. to chat with some of the owners and bartenders who have been nominated for the upcoming Melbourne Bar Awards.
255. Get A G’Day World Syndication Package http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m going to make my interviews available to businesses who want to re-distribute them from their site. Watch the video and click here for more info.
256. The Future Of Journalism http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I was on a panel yesterday at the Future Of Journalism conference in Brisbane. As you can perhaps tell from earleyedition’s tweets, my comments were not well received. As usual, I tried my best to explain that the economics of media have fundamentally changed and that means all bets are off. But, as usual, nobody [...]
257. Che Guevara Action Figure! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Oh yeah I want this! You can also get the Fidel action figure: If I had both of them I’d stage re-enactments of the Cuban revolution on my living room floor. I wonder if you can get Batista, JFK, Khrushchev and the Granma as well? Don’t forget it’s my birthday on Oct 10. With shipping times [...]
258. Newspaper ad sales fall record $3B in 6 mths http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m one of the speakers at the “Future Of Journalism” conference here in Brisbane tomorrow, which is kind of amusing as I’m the furthest thing you can get to a journalist. I’m a panelist on a session called “Who is going to pay for journalism?” and my answer is going to be “frakked if I [...]
259. SEVEN Years Post 9/11 - Did The Terrorists Win? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I was thinking about this over breakfast this morning… Why, in the last sixSEVEN years, hasn’t there been another terrorist attack on the USA? Perhaps it’s because the Dept of Home Security are doing a bang-up job keeping America safe. However, knowing what we do about how effective America’s intelligence services are (not very), that seems [...]
260. G’Day World #343 - Robert M Price “Did Jesus Exist?” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guest today is Robert M Price, a Professor of Theology and Scriptural Studies at the Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary in Miami Gardens, Florida. He is a fellow of the Jesus Seminar and the author of many books and articles on religion. Some of you may remember Robert from his appearance in the documentary The [...]
261. Bible Quote Of The Day http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: “There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses.” Ezekial 23:20 I kid you not. Thanks to Andrew Sayer to the link!
262. Ron Paul, Amy Goodman and Big Tobacco http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Just a few things that have caught my attention this morning: 1. Ron Paul refuses to endorse McCain and instead tells his supporters to vote for a third-party candidate. I love this quote from him: “It might diminish my credibility,” said Paul (when asked to endorse McCain). “I don’t like the idea of getting 2 or 3 [...]
263. G’Day World #342 - Dr Craig Johnson on Hitler http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I had the very great pleasure of hanging out with Pastor Dr Craig Johnson in Paris back in July. We had a terrific time, including some very great laughs walking through the Louvre. Craig is an Evangelical Protestant clergyman. He is the founder and Pastor of Bethel Christian Fellowship in Agoura Hills, California.Â He isÂ [...]
264. Brand New Atheist http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today I came across a relatively new blog called “Brand New Atheist” written by Rob Jones. In his first post, entitled “From believer to non-believer, how I got to here, 36 year-old Rob explains how he went from being a church-going Christian to an atheist over a period of about 10 months of personal introspection. [...]
265. G’Day World #341 - Georgia Groome, Actress http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: ANGUS, THONGS AND PERFECT SNOGGING is the new film by British director Gurinder Chadha (BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM, BRIDE AND PREJUDICE). The star of the film is 16 year-old Georgia Groome. I chatted with Georgia today about life, acting and finishing her A levels. I also tried to get her to do a duet with me [...]
266. My Tourism Queensland podcasts http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been recording some podcasts for Tourism Queensland, interviewing tour guides around the state about some of the unique Queensland experiences - eg diving off the Great Barrier Reef, catching a “River Train” through the Daintree rainforest, etc. Check out the first shows in iTunes.
267. PM Rudd Is A Creationist http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: From the “Houston We Have A Problem” department… Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on radio today: “For me, it’s ultimately the order of the cosmos or what I describe as the creation. “You can’t simply have, in my own judgment, creation simply being a random event because it is so inherently ordered, and the fact that the [...]
268. MODM Melbourne #15 - Monday Sept 1 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: As I’m going to be in Melbourne on Monday night, I thought we should have a MODM! Details here.
269. Historical Evidence for Jesus http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been at it again, calling “bullshit!” on Christians in Twitter. My main sparring partner has been this guy Corrie Bergeron aka “Skydaddy” from Ohio. A couple of days ago he made the big claim: “We have at least two eyewitness accounts, plus first-person accounts of other witnesses w/in living memory.” So I’ve spent the [...]
270. My TROPIC THUNDER review podcast http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Saw TROPIC THUNDER tonight! Brilliant. My review is up on THE MOVIE SHOW.
271. The Missing Link http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I spotted this on Cryptomundo and got a giggle out of it.
272. Christians and Mass Genocide http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I got into a bit of a debate on Twitter tonight about Christianity (just for a change). My comments here. When I pointed out the long list of genocides committed under Christianity, they asked me where in the New Testament Jesus had preached genocide. So I told them - Matthew 13:50. 13:49 So shall it [...]
273. Adolf Hitler Was A Christian http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In the comments on my post about the Australian pastor who conned thousands of Christians into believing he had cancer, Matt wrote: I would highly suggest for you, and any one else interested to read the book â€œThe Devilâ€™s Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions.â€ by self-professed secular Jew and mathematics/philosophies teacher David Berlinski. This tells the [...]
274. The Biography Show #006 - Akhenaten vs Moses http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I don’t know how many of you listen to my Biography podcast, but the episode we recorded today is, I think, pretty interesting, so i hope you don’t mind me throwing it into this feed. Today we tackle two subjects - Egyptian Pharoah Akhenaten (aka Amenhotep IV) and Moses. Originally we were going to do [...]
275. Stupid Christians Get Conned… Again. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: An Australian evangelical pastor, Michael Guglielmucci, has apparently confessed to lying about having terminal cancer for the last couple of years. The Australian Christian Churches told The Advertiser yesterday that it was auditing Mr Guglielmucci’s bank accounts, which included money donated from people touched by his hit song Healer. Mr Guglielmucci confessed his two-year fraudulent cancer battle [...]
276. G’Day World #340 - Hilary Mine, MD (Australasia and North Asia) Alcatel-Lucent http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This morning I was given an opportunity to interview Hilary Mine, Alcatel-Lucent’s Managing Director Australasia and North Asia, about the launch of the Alcatel-Lucent Broadband Environment Challenge 2008 they did this morning in Melbourne with Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. The Challenge looks to award the Eckermann-TJA Prize ($10,000 [...]
277. News.com.au spread Bigfoot hoax http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Yep, gotta love that trustworthy media. I can see this one appearing on Media Watch next week. News.com.au is running a story today which claims “Bigfoot body ‘found and put in freezer’” written by “staff writers”. The story links to another site, Searching For Bigfoot, which actually declares the whole thing a hoax. News.com.au’s site [...]
278. A brief history of Russia & the West http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I recently read this post by Richard Moore on the history between Russia and the West and I thought I should share it with you. It provides some interesting perspective on what’s happening over in Georgia at the moment. According to Moore, Georgie is just the latest in a long line of pawns being moved [...]
279. How To Salvage Googlerank: WKP-Spier = Warren Kremer Paino reborn http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Remember that New York ad agency that sued a small time blogger when he picked up some mistakes in one of their campaigns for Boston? If you don’t, you can read my post on it at the time (April 06). What did the blogger, Dutson, do? He criticized Maine’s tourism office, which hired New York [...]
280. My Photo in Schmap Paris Guide! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: You know how I’m a big Napoleon geek, right? Well a photo I took of Napoleon’s tomb in Paris back in 2004 has been selected for the Schmap Paris Guide! Check the link below.
281. Everton Park needs new cleaners http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Everton Park needs new cleaners Originally uploaded by cameronreilly This was taken on the intersection of South Pine Road and Stafford Road in Everton Park today. It’s disgusting.
282. MODM BBQ in Brisneyland http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m going to throw a one-off MODM BBQ up here in Brisneyland on Saturday August 30th. Details here. BYO food, drink and gadgets. Apparently there’s a BTUB on the previous night, so this can be where everyone turns up and has a burger to get over their hangover.
283. SHOCK REPORT: America Respects International Law http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In the comments section to my post on the Pentagon’s propaganda, Marcelo pointed me to this post in ConsortiumNews.com about how Bush and the American media are screaming about Russia’s invasion of Georgia is pretty interesting. Apparently, context is everything. So, the United States attacking Grenada or Nicaragua or Panama or Iraq or Serbia [...]
284. The Pentagon’s Propaganda Game Busted http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: From the Center for Media and Democracy: Today, we struck a blow against propaganda, and for transparency and accountability. In early 2002, the Pentagon began cultivating retired military officers who frequently serve as media commentators to help make the case for invading Iraq. The pundit program continued — promoting the Bush administration’s stance on the Guantanamo Bay [...]
285. How The IOC Gags Athletes At The O-LAME-pics… and more. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A few weeks ago I had director Matt Norman on the show. We talked about political protests at the Olympics (with reference to his Uncle Peter Norman’s protest at the 1968 Olympics). There was some debate afterward in the comments section about whether or not the Australian Government has gagged our athletes. It turns out [...]
286. Bill Maher’s “Religulous” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I heard Bill Maher say he was going to make this on Larry King a while back and Russell Buckley just sent me the trailer. It looks great! I want to make shit like this! I read Maher’s book “New Rules” a few years ago and I loved it! He’s brilliant.
287. Free Delivery!? 1999 is back baby! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Over on Brisbane Norg tonight I read a post by Durx on a UK online bookstore called The Book Depository. He sez: …a few weeks ago I came across a British website selling books, cheap and with free “world wide delivery”. I had to give them a try. So I found my way to [...]
288. G’Day World #339 - Donnie Maclurcan and Project Australia http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today my guests is Donnie Maclurcan, Executive Director of Project Australia, a national organisation helping people launch ideas that seek to create positive social change within communities. Donnie tells me how the idea came together, how it all works, and what they are trying to do. He’s a terrific example of someone who has taken the [...]
289. The Lies About Hiroshima http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: John Pilger has written a terrific article to commemorate the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima (6 August, 1945). I was talking about Hiroshima with American friends while in France. They gave me the usual answer “it was horrible but it stopped the war and saved lives”. These friends [...]
290. Australian Censorship and Human Rights http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I did a show yesterday on China’s censorship and human rights record. A few people have told me that in Australia, we can say what we like and do what we like. Really? Why is KRUDD spending $60 million on Internet censorship? Why did a Gold Coast teenager get arrested and charged for wearing a â€œblasphemousâ€ [...]
291. G’Day World #338 - Amnesty Intl on China and Social Media http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: On today’s show I’m joing by Sophie Peer, China Campaign Co-ordinator for Amnesty International, Fi Bendall from the Bendall Group, and Ben Barren, social media baron, to discuss the online campaign Amnesty have run over the last 3 weeks to raise awareness of China’s human rights record. The campaign asked Australian bloggers to unite and [...]
292. Science. It Works, Bitches. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a 27 kilometer (17 mile) long particle accelerator straddling the border of Switzerland and France, is nearly set to begin its first particle beam tests. This is one of the most beautiful man-made objects I’ve ever seen. Bow down before the engineers who built this, people. (title of the post obviously [...]
293. The Power Of The Pussy Podcast http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m excited today to launch the latest podcast to join the TPN family: I had Katherine Cunningham as a guest on G’Day World back in Oct 2007 and afterwards offered her her own show on TPN. It’s taken a while (all my fault!) to get it up and running but I’m very excited about it. Katherine sez: The [...]
294. Edinburgh Fringe Time Again! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Once again this year, for the 4th year in a row, my old mate Ewan Spence is podcasting daily from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for TPN, talking to comedians, musicians, the audience, event managers, and anyone else who isn’t frightened off by Ewan’s pet crow, Crow. Don’t miss it - these shows are always terrific!
295. G’Day World #337 - Allon Klebanoff’s introduction to J. S. Bach http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: One of the wonderful people I met while in Ajaccio was Allon Klebanoff, an Israeli historian who is the closest thing to a “Renaissance Man” that I’ve ever met. Allon gave a terrific presentation on naval art during Napoleonic times at the Congress and, over much alcohol and good food during five days, we discussed [...]
296. Stan The Man Talks Podcasting http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: TPN’s Stan Relihan (The Connections Show) was interviewed by IT Wire recently about his thoughts on the future of podcasting. According to Relihan, putting the iPhone in the hands of senior executives will be an explosive mixture that has never happened before and will take the adoption of podcasting to a new level. “Now that the iPhone [...]
297. G’Day World #336 - The Sammartino Method (aka How To Get Rich Slowly and Surely) http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Steve Sammartino is not only the founder of Rentoid.com (see G’Day World #306), he’s also one of the smartest money managers that I’ve ever met. By age 33, Steve had built up a big enough share portfolio to be able to quit his corporate marketing job and live completely on the dividends. That was two years [...]
298. Our First Beeswax Candles http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The boys and I made our first beeswax candles today, in product trials for our new business, The Kids Candle Company. Check out the video!
299. G’Day World #335 - Mercy Ministries Survivor “Vickie” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today’s show is a continuation of the examination I’ve been doing around the relationship and practices of Gloria Jean’s Coffee, Hillsong Church and Mercy Ministries. Today’s guest is a former resident of Mercy Ministries in the United States. She spent 7 months inside Mercy about 8 years ago and is still today too frightened of [...]
300. G’Day World #334 - Leo Sayer http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In 1980, at age ten, I bought my very first LP record - “Living In A Fantasy” by Leo Sayer. I listened to it constantly - 20 years later I bought it on CD and today it’s always on my iPod. Leo has had several Number One hits around the world, “You Make Me Feel [...]
301. Hey… I’m still here http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Yeah I know I’ve been quiet for a few weeks. I expected to have more time / bandwidth in France than I ended up getting. And I’m currently editing a podcast that I recorded in Ajaccio with an Israeli historian Allon Klebanoff about J. S. Bach which will be up soon. Meanwhile, I’m crazy busy [...]
302. My Legion of Merit Award http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: So while I was in France I was presented with the quite-prestigious “Legion Of Merit” award by the La SociÃ©tÃ© NapolÃ©onienne (aka the International Napoleonic Society) for my “contribution to the promotion of Napoleonic history” via the Napoleon podcast I produce on TPN. As you can see, I’m the 97th person to receive the award. [...]
303. Bonjour from Ajaccio! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today is day three in Ajaccio and I’m having an awesome time. This is my 2nd trip to Ajaccio (the first time was in 2004, just after I left Microsoft and before TPN) and I absolutely am in love with the place. Think Cuba but with modern cars and without the economic sanctions, and you’re [...]
304. G’Day World #333 - Matt Norman, Director/Producer “Salute” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Subscribe now to the weekly update email (fill in the below box) to get a weekly list of all of the new episodes on TPN in one easy-to-read format! Enter your email address: ====================================================== My guest today is Matt Norman. Matt is an Aussie actor/director/producer who has a new documentary coming out called “Salute The Movie” (watch [...]
305. France, Day One http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I nearly missed my connecting flight from Changi but, apart from that, the 28 hour trip (door to door) here went smoothly. It took me an hour to get through customers, an hour to get to the Latin Quarter where my hotel is… and then another 90 minutes while I walked around LOST because the [...]
306. I’m off to France today http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I fly out today to attend the International Napoleonic Society’s conference in Ajaccio, Corsica. I’m spending a week there and a week in Paris. My co-host of the Napoleon podcast, J. David Markham, and I will be shooting video podcasts from Les Invalides (where he’s buried), La Malmaison (where he lived with Josephine), Arc de [...]
307. G’Day World #332 - Peter Singer, The Great Ape Project http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Subscribe now to the weekly update email (fill in the below box) to get a weekly list of all of the new episodes on TPN in one easy-to-read format! Enter your email address: ====================================================== My guest today is Peter Singer. He is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, and laureate professor at the [...]
308. Barack Obama - Another Corporate Puppet? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve expressed my doubts about the Cult of Obama here a few times. I spotted this video in a Twitter comment today who said it was “racist”. What?? I don’t see how it can be called racist. I think it points out the obvious - that in order to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for [...]
309. Kids Candle Company http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m very excited about this - my kids are starting their first business - KIDS CANDLE COMPANY. Follow their progress on their new blog.
310. G’Day World #331 - Ex-Gloria Jean’s Franchisees Speak Out http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guests tonight are a couple from Melbourne who we’ll call “Bazza” and “Shazza”. For the last five years they were franchisees with Gloria Jean’s Coffee. They’ve come on to discuss their experience. As regular readers will know, I’ve been taking an interest in Gloria Jean’s over the last few years (read earlier posts here), [...]
311. G’Day World #330 - Kat & Matt from OpenAustralia.org http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Tonight’s guests - Katherine Szuminska & Matthew Landauer - are the founders of OpenAustralia.org, a recently-launched site which makes politics more transparent. Based on the British site TheyWorkForYou, OpenAustralia.org scrapes Hansard and makes it much more accessible. You can find out who your local MP is and then subscribe to email alerts whenever they say [...]
312. “Great Apes” to get full rights in Spain? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: An interesting story… apparently “great apes” - that is, all non-human members of the biological family Hominidae which includes chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans - are soon to get full human rights in Spain. They won’t be able to be kept captive, used in experiments for in television commercials. This outcome is the work of [...]
313. Gates, End of Act One http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Now that Bill Gates has left his day-to-day role at Microsoft, I feel compelled to write something. Last week ABC TV’s Lateline program contacted me asking if I would be prepared to “balance out” the positive coverage of Gates for their show. I informed them that they were asking the wrong bloke - I’m a [...]
314. Iraq - Chickens Coming Home To Roost http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: America - your tax dollars have been well spent. What can you buy with one trillion dollars? No-bid contracts: Nearly Four Decades Later, U.S. Oil Companies Return to Iraq Four oil companies are in the final stage of contract negotiations to regain drilling rights in Iraq — thirty-six years after they lost them. Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total [...]
315. In Honour Of George Carlin http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Most of the coverage you’ll see about the passing of Carlin this week - that is, assuming you see any at all, I don’t think I’ve seen a single mention on Australian TV - will cover his infamous “Seven Words” sketch and how it helped to break down free speech barriers. Tell that to the [...]
316. G’Day World #329 - Rob McNealy, StartUpStoryRadio.com http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: On the show today, something a little different - I’m interviewed by Rob McNealy from StartUpStoryRadio.com. Before I throw to the interview, I talk about some recent blog posts, including the OpenAustralia and Registry of Members’ Interests issue, the Gloria Jean’s story and the future of the newspaper industry. Don’t miss out on winning the [...]
317. How fast can you type? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: 73 words Speed test It’s amazing to me that I’ve never had a single typing lesson in my life and yet I can touch type. The brain is amazing.
318. Former Gloria Jeans Franchisee Speaks Out http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In the comments section to one of my earlier posts exposing Gloria Jeans, a guy claiming to be an ex-franchisee sez: As an ex-franchisee (yes, if you will pardon the pun I “saw the light” and got out) it disturbed me that we were given Targets for our “voluntary contributions”. In fact, we were required [...]
319. Newspapers facing worst year on record http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Tony Harris sent me a link to this story in the New York Times which says that this year is shaping up to be the worst on record for newspaper advertising revenue. I’ve been predicting a steady decline in advertising revenue for years (The Future Of Newspapers, State of the News Print Media in Australia [...]
320. Transparency in Australian politics http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m very excited to see that OpenAustralia, the local version of TheyWorkForYou is online and in beta testing. Congrats to everyone involved. It’s something I’ve been wanting to see happen in Australia for years. Reading through the site and its’ associated blog tonight, I discovered a couple of interesting points about transparency in Australian politics, [...]
321. G’Day World #328 - Stephen Mayne http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today I got to chat with another person I admire - Stephen Mayne. As I’m sure most of you will know, Stephen is the founder of Crikey.com.au. These days he is also running a video podcast “The Mayne Report” where he takes his video crew into Annual General Meetings for some of Australia’s largest companies [...]
322. Che Guevara’s 80th birthday http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In honour of the great Che Guevara’s 80th birthday (officially the 14th June), here’s a documentary on his life for those of you who have only heard the CIA propaganda and lies.
323. Coming to Paris in July http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m going to be in Paris July 5 and July 13, 14, 15. Anyone interested in catching up?
324. G’Day World #327 - Puny Humans Must Die http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today I talk about what I’ve learned recently from the following books: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (2003) The Rise And Fall Of The Great Powers by Paul Kennedy (1988) Understanding Power by Noam Chomsky (2002) I also talk about an alternative to Hiroshima the Roadrunner supercomputer why a high IQ is linked to atheism my ideas for an Australian version of TED the [...]
325. Study: High IQ linked to atheism http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A new study from the UK claims that people with a high IQ are more likely to be atheists. Now I know you expect me to be gloating about this study but really, it’s not that interesting. From my perspective, it’s just common sense that people who have even an average level of intelligent wouldn’t [...]
326. Microsoft’s Decade of Shareprice Hell http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The guy who wrote the MSFT Extreme Makeover blog has hung up his riding boots with a terrific summary post on Microsoft’s woes. After MSFT’s share price being in the toilet for the better part of a decade, Extreme has had enough. I sold my last remaining MSFT shares just before the YHOO announcement sent [...]
327. Australia 2050 - The Wiki http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m trying to work out who the top thinkers and visionaries are in Australia who can help us plot a course for 2050. I’ve put together a quick wiki to collate your ideas in a central place. Go to the 2050 wiki.
328. A clarion call for digital media entrepreneurs http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Paul Ryan asked me to write a story for the June/July issue of Anthill about digital media and entrepreneurship. I ended up writing something about how it seems to me that digital media entrepreneurs require a higher code of ethics, a higher vision, than your run-of-the-mill online entrepreneurs. Click on the image below to read [...]
329. Who Are Australia’s Top Thinkers? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m working on an idea and I need your help. I want to put together a list of the top thinkers in Australia. I mean the really amazing people, the ones with a huge vision for the country or the world or even their industry. The people who are leading from the front, dreaming big [...]
330. New Singularity Essays http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: IEEE Spectrum has a series of new essays on the singularity from the likes of Vernor Vinge and Rodney Brooks (who have both been on this show in the last year). My favourite quote so far comes from Vinge’s new essay “Signs of the Singularity“: “The best answer to the question, â€œWill computers ever be as [...]
331. Four More Years Before Machines Surpass Humans http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Hans Moravec has suggested that the human brain has a processing capacity of 10 quadrillion instructions per second (10 billion MIPS). In comparison, it was announced today that the fastest supercomputer in the world, called Roadrunner and devised and built by engineers and scientists at I.B.M. and Los Alamos National Laboratory, is capable of handling [...]
332. Teaching your kids to save money http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Andre writes the “Lost Parent Diary” blog and he recently contacted me about a podcast I did where I mentioned how my twin boys started saving their pocket money to buy their own laptops when they were about five years old. He wrote it up into a blog post about teaching your kids to save [...]
333. Microsoft’s Ballmer on the Future of Media http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Okay so - Steve’s crystal ball hasn’t been 100% accurate over the years - neither has BillG’s - but he’s also helped build Microsoft into the giant it is today, despite decades of predicitions of it’s imminent demise, so he must know something. And this is what he said recently about the future of media: In [...]
334. Science Needs A Celebrity Makeover http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: It in the last few days I’ve had two startling, and somewhat depressing, conversations. In both instances, I had a debate with people I admire, for their intelligence and intellectual rigour, about the merit of the scientific method. In both cases, my opponents made claims which felt unscientific to me. When I challenged their thinking on [...]
335. America - “The Land Of The Jailed” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: So much for being “The Land Of The Free”: Human Rights Watch has just posted up the latest stats which show the USA incarcerates nearly 7 times the number of it’s citizens are other democracies such as the UK and Canada. Statistics released today by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, a branch of the US Department [...]
336. G’Day World Video - Peter Ellyard discusses “Designing 2050″ http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I had the pleasure once again today to catch up with Dr Peter Ellyard, Australia’s leading futurist, one of our most popular public speakers and, of course, author of the historic first book published by TPNTXT: “Designing 2050: Pathways to sustainable prosperity on spaceship earth”. The auction for two signed proof copies of the book can be [...]
337. Exxon says one thing, does the opposite http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: From the “Just-Cuz-We-Say-We’re-Going-To-Do-Something-Doe sn’t-Mean-We-Will” department: The Center for Science in the Public Interest points out that ExxonMobil has just announced “for the second consecutive year” that it is cutting funding to groups which promote skepticism about global warming. The groups that are supposedly being cut off include the Capital Research Center, Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, Frontiers [...]
338. Re-inventing Politics - The Cameron System http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: On Twitter this afternoon I made a crack about how the two-party system we have in Australia is, I believe, fundamentally broken. Someone asked me how I would improve it. This is what I came up with on the fly. This isn’t something I’ve given any thought to previously, so it’s probably full of holes [...]
339. GMAIL - Filtering many messages at once http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Here’s something I learned this morning - how to quickly set up a Gmail filter to delete multiple annoying messages. This may not be news to most of you but as it was a new discovery for me, I thought I’d share it. Find Annoying Messages - you know those ones that you find yourself deleting [...]
340. Aussie Startups in Aust Financial Review http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Renai LeMay did a story on Aussie start-ups in today’s AFR. But, of course, I can’t link to it online, because the zombies running the Fin still have it locked up tighter that a fish’s asshole. Memo to Fairfax - it’s 2008! HELLO? Anyhoo, the article is also up on MIS Magazine’s website and you can [...]
341. The Coolest 8 Year Old In The World http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Thanks to thomasrdotorg for the link! He suggested that if I had a daughter, this is what she’d be like.
342. Win A Signed INDY IV Poster! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Want to win a block-mounted Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull one-sheet signed by Shia LaBeouf And Steven Spielberg? TPN has one to give away - click here to enter!
343. Rudd’s burying the Haneef inquiry? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: More evidence that it doesn’t matter which one of the major parties is in power, the same game is played: The narrow terms of reference were drafted to prevent any inquiry into the role played by Howard and his ministers. The inquiry was asked to report on â€œthe arrest, detention, charging, prosecution and release of Dr [...]
344. The real reason behind high oil prices http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: You won’t hear this talked about on TV: The hoax of Peak Oil - namely the argument that the oil production has hit the point where more than half all reserves have been used and the world is on the downslope of oil at cheap price and abundant quantity - has enabled this costly fraud to [...]
345. Former White House Press Secretary Slams Bush http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Scott McClellan, Former White House Press Secretary, has written a scathing memoir about his time as the spokesperson for the Bush White House (from July 2003 to April 2006). The book, he says, discusses “the story of how the presidency of George W. Bush veered terribly off course.â€ Apparently McClellan positions himself as the poor [...]
346. G’Day World #326 - The CIA http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I just finished reading Tim Weiner’s book “Legacy Of Ashes: The History Of the CIA” and thought I should talk more about it. I think this is one of the most important books that have come out in the last decade. Why? Listen to the show to find out. I start by reading out [...]
347. G’Day World #325 - Jonathan Oxer http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This is the longer audio piece from my chat with Jonathan Oxer. Jonathan has an RFID chip embedded in his arm which he can use to operate electronic devices in his house. Why? Listen and find out. If you haven’t yet seen the video to go with it, it’s here. Keep up to date with Jonâ€™s [...]
348. G’Day World Video - Jonathan Oxer http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Jonathan has an RFID chip embedded in his arm. Why? Watch and find out. Keep up to date with Jon’s experimentation on his blog. As a result of all the media interest in his high-tech home, Jonathan is set to host a new TV show called SuperHouse which will go to air later this [...]
349. Australia ranked only 27th most peaceful nation http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Australia slipped two places to be ranked only the 27th most peaceful out of 140 countries on the Global Peace Index 2008, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, while neighbour New Zealand is fourth. The USA ranked 97th, below China, Cuba and Libya. I wonder who much coverage this will get in the MSM. Are you, [...]
350. G’Day World #324 - Dr Susan Blackmore on Free Will http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: You’ve heard me say I don’t believe in free will. Well tonight I’ve got world famous author, speaker, psychologist and memeticist Dr Susan Blackmore on the show to explain why SHE doesn’t believe in free will either. We discuss the reductionist perspective, what neuroscientists she’s interviewed believe, and how to live your life once [...]
351. G’Day World #323 - Aubrey de Grey http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In #323 I welcome back a previous G’Day World guest, one of my favourite scientists, Dr Aubrey de Grey. Aubrey is the founder of The Methuselah Foundation, a non-profit 501c(3) organization committed to the acceleration of progress toward a cure for age-related disease, disability, suffering, and death. They are running a special conference on aging [...]
352. “Designing 2050″ by Peter Ellyard on sale now! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description:
353. How The CIA Screwed Up Iran http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been reading more from Tim Weiner’s book “Legacy Of Ashes: The History of the CIA” and have finished the story about how the CIA staged a covert coup d’Ã©tat against the legitimate government of Iran in 1953. You can read the salient details in Wikipedia. Note: this isn’t a “conspiracy theory” - it was [...]
354. Vidnik vs Seesmic http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I like the look of Vidnik: It’s a simple program for using the built-in camera on your Mac to create movies and upload them to YouTube. I’ve played around with Seesmic a bit as a video blogging tool but I find it’s not very podcast-friendly. Seesmic wants you to use their site to store and distribute your [...]
355. Project Vino - Twitter + Yahoo Live Video = A Great Night! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: How do you get a dozen of the top online personalities in Australia to talk about your product? Here’s one recent example of very clever marketing. A couple of weeks ago, I participated in one of the more interesting online social networking / marketing projects I’ve seen in recent years - Project Vino. Put together [...]
356. G’Day World #322 - It’s Called MYANMAR not BURMA ffs http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My first show for a month!!! I explain why the big break on the show. But the main topic for today is Myanmar, or what the ignorant Western media insist on calling Burma. As you’ve heard, they were hit recently by a terrible cyclone and there are potentially 100,000 people dead and millions homeless. Western aid [...]
357. GetUp! Campaign to Stop Lobbyists http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I just signed this online campaign being run by GetUp! to stop lobbyists from the BAD energy companies (oil, coal, etc) subverting the Federal Budget’s investments to clean up Australia. You should to. Only take a couple of seconds. They are trying to get 15,000 votes and they currently have about 4700.
358. IRON MAN and How To Make Money From Advertising http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Hey kids! Now that the TPN servers are back up and running as they should, I guess it’s time for me to do some more shows. In the meantime, here’s a couple I’ve done this week which you may like. The Movie Show #46 - IRON MAN 2 Web Crew #24 - Duncan Riley Isâ€¦ â€œTHE [...]
359. Cameron-Reilly, LLC http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I stumbled across this company today. Apparently they make roads in Washington state! The company is owned by two guys - Jim Cameron and Mike Reilly. I’ll have to see if one of my listeners in Washington can snag me some of their company swag! I especially like the images on their website of large [...]
360. Watching Christopher Hitchens Videos http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve only discovered this morning how brilliant Christopher Hitchens (author of “God Is Not Great”) is when he talks. Check out this video for starters then make your way through some related YouTube clips.
361. lunch! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: lunch! Originally uploaded by cameronreilly
362. Cult of the podcast celebrity - SMH http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Ha! I bet you didn’t know you’re part of a cult, did you? And I’m not even talking about my CHURCH OF LOTU. I’m talking about the article in the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday, featuring interview with myself, Leo Laporte and TPN Health’s beti! Check it out.
363. A Tip For Using the Lexmark z1420 on Leopard http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If you, like me, bought a Lexmark z1420 wireless printer and you, like me, have spent the last four hours trying to get your Macbook Pro to connect to the bloody thing then you, like me, should go to THIS SITE and download the special Leopard drivers which Lexmark neglected to put on the frakking [...]
364. Microsoft Australia does REMIX 2008 soon http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The nice folks at Microsoft Australia (Hi Finula!) have asked me to let you know that REMIX tickets are now on sale. Mark Pesce is the keynote speaker. I’ve never heard Mark speak but I’ve always heard great feedback on his sessions. Funnily, we were just talking about him and how much he charges to [...]
365. My Free Will Flowchart http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: As I’m continually finding myself discussing the subject of free will with people recently, I created this flowchart to better explain my perspective on the issue. If you have rebuttals and answers to the questions I pose on the negative side of the chart, please contribute them here in the LOTU forum.
366. Obama: “Yes, I’m a warmongerer too” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Barack Obama yesterday confessed that if he becomes President of the USA, he’s committed to keeping the US’s #1 military base in the Middle East, aka Israel, open and functioning. Key quotes: “As president, I will do everything that I can to help (Israel) protect itself … We will make sure that it can defend itself [...]
367. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Twitter Updates
368. Happiness is… http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I love this one that Andrew Sayer (http://twitter.com/andrewsayer) sent me on Twitter this morning… clipped from www.photobasement.com
369. Christianity’s Greatest Hits http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I had another a massive debate on Twitter last night about Christianity. I often get asked, as I was last night by Marketing_Queen: “You seem really, really bitter about the whole Christianity thing. Any reason?” I explain that I”m not bitter about Christians at all. I don’t hate Christians. Some of my closest friends are Christians. [...]
370. “Me and the Old Man” - an inspired comic http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Inspired by.. me! Or something I said, anyway. I am so pumped by this. Michael Minutillo - aka Wolfbyte - emailed me today to let me know about this comic strip he has started producing, based on a meme I’ve been talking about over the last six months - what would happen if one of [...]
371. Corey Hart’s Daily Schedule http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: You have to be a child of the 80s to get this one. More like this at Culturegraph, put together by recent G’Day World guest Jeremy Toeman. I’ve been LMAO in the kids’ dentist’s office this morning. Cool dentist. She started by showing off her new Macbook Air and then launched into a discussion with [...]
372. G’Day World #321 - Communism, The Four Hour Work Week and more. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m back this week with my first show from Brisbane!! Today it’s just me talking about TPN’s recent technology woes, my decision not to take venture capital, communism, the origins of the concept of family, an up date on my personal coach, Tim Ferriss’ Four Hour Work Week, The Spider And The Starfish, and more! Today’s [...]
373. Why Twitter Is Important To Me http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: And on Sunday, he rested……. Holy god damn, what a week. Finally, this morning, TPN is back up (obviously, because I can write this and you can read it). I have to thank Phil Morle from Pollenizer for hooking me up with Jagadeesh from x-minds in India. Jag and his team got TPN back up in [...]
374. My Fast Thinking article http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve had a HELL of a week. The day I was leaving Melbourne I discovered TPN was having major technical issues and it’s just been one thing after another this week. Database errors, sites hacked, you name it. And as TPN is still between proper IT support, it’s KILLING me. I’ve been trying to sign [...]
375. first day in the new office http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: It’s a tough life but somebody has to do it. Seriously though - the trip was great, the boys and I had lots of fun stopping off at Parkes Observatory, going to a planetarium at Coonabarabran to see Saturn through a telescope, checking out the radio telescope array at Narrabri, etc. We saw emus and kangaroos [...]
376. Fare Thee Well Melbourne! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: well… here we are. It’s 26/03/08, 5.14pm, I’m in my sister’s apartment in Melbourne, it’s a cold rainy afternoon outside and this is my last day as a Melburnite. At 7am tomorrow, the boys and I start a three-day drive to Brisbane via Narrandera, Dubbo Narrabri and Goondiwindi. So as I gaze out over Melbourne’s dark [...]
377. Big Dog - Amazing Robot http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Watched this tonight and it blew me away. I can’t believe I haven’t seen it before. BigDog is a quadruped robot created in 2005 by a firm called Boston Dynamics and JPL and funded, of course, by DARPA. Bloody amazing balance this thing has. Mind bending the computations required to get this to work under [...]
378. Who Does Obama Work For? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been having a discussion over email with a friend about Barak Obama, based on my post the other day where I said he’s just like Bush (for denying that the USA has caused the terrorist problem by interfering in the government of other countries). My friend forwarded to me an email from Obama’s mailing [...]
379. TPN Week In Review: March 17 - 23, 2008 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This week on TPN - discussions about photowalking, the future of social networking, the Bear Stearns financial crisis, nuclear energy, a $3 Billion Man, a reversal of the full mount position, The Wire finale, footy, What To Do When You Become The Boss, box office results, with lots of free music and much, much more! Don’t [...]
380. Why Did The CIA Get Involved In Afghanistan? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If you’ve seen the recent Hollywood blockbuster “Charlie Wilson’s War”, you probably think you know why the CIA decided to lend support to the mujahadeen in Afghanistan in 1980. It was to help defeat the evil invading Soviet army - right? Wrong. According to former CIA director Robert Gates and President Jimmy Carter’s National Security Adviser Zbigniew [...]
381. The Best Thing About Capitalism http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been reading a lot about Socialism and Communism lately but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the best things about Capitalism. This story I read this morning about how Hugh Hefner started PLAYBOY is terrific. I haven’t fact checked it but who cares - it’s the myth that counts (for once): clipped from [...]
382. We have reviewed your requirement and our confident of executing your work. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The title of this post is from a proposal I received for one of my outsourcing projects at the moment. I’m using elance.com to get a few things done and the process is intriguing. I have my new coach Tom to thank for pushing me to consider outsourcing. I’m finding it interesting on a number [...]
383. G’Day World #320 - Jamais Cascio on “The Chorus” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Jamais Cascio is a San Francisco Bay Area-based writer and ethical futurist. He joins me today to talk about our growing reliance on online social networks and the net in general as forms of identity management. What are some of the consequences of putting your personal information online or - perhaps scarier - taking them [...]
384. This Passenger Is A Real Jerk-Off http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: $200,000 is a lot of compensation for a shampoo. Perhaps she is a hair model or something and this prevented her ability to earn money? clipped from consumerist.com A woman has filed a $200,000 lawsuit against American Airlines alleging the flight crew failed to protect her from a passenger who moved into the [...]
385. Gloria Jean’s Coffee reponds to allegations of abuse http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In the comments section to my post from yesterday, the Global Marketing Manager of Gloria Jean’s Coffee says: Hi, Alexandra Deakin, Global Marketing Manager for Gloria Jeanâ€™s Coffees. Read your comments & just wanted to share what we think about all of this. You can get our view from our website, hereâ€™s the link: http://www.gloriajeanscoffees.com.au/resource/Mercy_Web_Post .pdf To save [...]
386. Scott Adams cracks me up http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Laffed my ass off at this over brekky this morning. Scott Adams, the Dilbert guy, has apparently featured a character called “Jesus” in his recent strips. He is getting LOADS of hate mail, as you can imagine. One was from a Pastor. Here’s Scott’s response: clipped from dilbertblog.typepad.com This weekâ€™s series in Dilbert caused quite [...]
387. What I’m Currently Reading http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description:
388. Contact Us at Quickflix http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Contact Us at Quickflix Originally uploaded by cameronreilly First time I remember seeing a “Skype Us” logo on a large company’s website.
389. Hillsong Church and Gloria Jeans linked to MORE abuse claims http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Cait from TPN’s Global Geek podcast (and one of the original MODM’ers) pointed me to this story in the news today (see article below). This link between Hillsong Church and Gloria Jeans isn’t new to me. I blogged about it back in 2005. I was wondering why that post was getting so many hits today! Yet [...]
390. Google Calendar error http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Google Calendar error Originally uploaded by cameronreilly I just got this error while I was trying to schedule my tasks for today into my diary. I’m guessing it relates to the 1000 duplicate diary entries I had to delete last night which we caused by Google’s new [...]
391. The First Ever TPN Week In Review http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This is a new thing I’m staring - a blog post containing links to every TPN episode from the previous week. You can get it via RSS or email. clipped from tpn.thepodcastnetwork.com TPN Week In Review - March 10 - 16, 2008 In our first TPN Weekly Review, we have more reporting from SXSW, an interview with [...]
392. Radio Lab Knocks It Out Of The Park Yet Again http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This episode of Raido Lab on deception is just brilliant - as they usually are - in it’s choice of subject matter, it’s production approach, selection of guests, editing - everything. Really drives me crazy how good these folks are, in an inspiring kind of way. Makes me ask the question “how can I [...]
393. Obama Is Just Like The Rest http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: And there you have it. From the below BBC report, it’s clear that Obama isn’t any different from Bush. When it was reported that his pastor made critical remarks about the US’s track record in international affairs, Obama distanced himself from them, saying he denounces any statement that disparages “our great country”. He can’t [...]
394. Zen Geometry http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The kids and I went to The Blue Train Cafe today (my last visit to one of my long-time favourite Melbourne haunts) for lunch and I took my geometry kit. This is one of my favourite ways to relax. There is something about working out basic platonic solids and golden ratio designs, armed with [...]
395. G’Day World #319 - A Little http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today we have a return of the “Cam Heart To Heart” show - aka “the rant” - where I don’t bother with a guest, I just tell you about what’s been on my mind lately. Today I talk about getting myself a performance coach, about reading up on Carl Jung, on Karl Marx, the [...]
396. The Sub-Vocalizing Phone http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Straight out of sci-fi (get used to hearing that over the next decade), comes the phone that you use without speaking. According to New Scientist: ‘A neckband that translates thought into speech by picking up nerve signals has been used to demonstrate a “voiceless” phone call for the first time. With careful training a person can [...]
397. Have you seen this man? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Heinrich Kieber, a 42-year-old former bank employee from a Liechtenstein bank, is wanted on suspicion of selling a cd-rom containing information about bank clients with secret (read “tax evasion”) accounts totalling over $300 billion to the German government for a fee of more than 4 million euros ($6.2 million). He is believed [...]
398. The Otis King Calculator http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I so want one of these! clipped from cgi.ebay.com
399. TPN TXT about to launch http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A very exciting day at TPN. The proofs of the first book to be published by TPN TXT, the book arm of TPN, arrived today. The book is called “Designing 2050 - Pathways to sustainable prosperity on spaceship earth” and it has been written by my friend Dr Peter Ellyard, Australia’s leading futurist. It’s a VERY exciting [...]
400. G’Day World - The Entire Catalogue http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If you would like to quickly scroll through the entire archive of G’Day World episodes, you can download this PDF which has a link to every episode (all 346 of ‘em!) from Nov 2004 to Feb 2008. I’ll update it monthly.
401. G’Day World #318 - Bill Liao http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Bill Liao is one of those guys I just love to talk to. He’s smart, successful, humble, visionary - and nice to boot. Just who the hell does he think he is? Apart from being a successful serial entrepreneur and a co-founder of Xing.com (a massive social networking site based in Europe), Bill is also driving [...]
402. G’Day World - The Entire Catalogue http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If you would like to quickly scroll through the entire archive of G’Day World episodes, you can download this PDF which has a link to every episode (all 346 of ‘em!) from Nov 2004 to Feb 2008. I’ll update it monthly.
403. How Things Work http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: An interesting paragraph below from a Times story on Simon Mann’s upcoming TV interview to be aired in the UK. Mann is a mercenary in prison in Equitorial Guinea on charges of an attempted coup. He has apparently done an interview from prison where he names the high-ranking British business people (including Sir Mark [...]
404. Le Monde Online order confirmation http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Le Monde Online order confirmation Originally uploaded by cameronreilly teh interwebs is slow in france
405. G’Day World #317 - Jeremy Toeman, Geeks Doing Good http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Jeremy Toeman is an expert in digital media and consumer technology. Over the past ten years he has designed, built, and marketed numerous award-winning products in the â€œconvergenceâ€ space, including the Slingbox. In December 2007, JT arranged for 25 SF geeks, including Ryan Block from Engadget and Robert Scoble from , to do some volunteering [...]
406. Google Calendar Syncs With Outlook - FINALLY http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Google finally has sorted out the problem of keeping your Outlook or Pocket Outlook calendar in synch with your Google Calendar. Even though I’ve been doing this for some time now using SyncMyCal, this sounds MUCH cleaner. Thank you Google! I love you. And thanks to Hugo Sharp for the tip off! clipped [...]
407. Ewan Spence reporting for TPN from SXSW http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Once again, TPN’s fearless VP of Stuff, Ewan Spence, has caught the big white bird from his home in Edinburgh to Austin Texas for South By Southwest. Catch his shows from there starting today on TPN’s Tech Conference Show.
408. The Biography Show #002 - King Hammurabi of Babylon http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I know I haven’t put up a G’Day World episode for a couple of weeks - had a few things fall through - but I did a new episode of The Biography Show today which I think some of you might enjoy. Check it out here.
409. Canadian TV Won’t Run Some Ads http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Kalle Lasn’s Adbusters company has again been suing media companies who refuse to carry Adbuster’s TV commercials which attacks big corporate greed or consumerist behaviour. This time they sued CBC - and lost. The Canadian legal system decided the TV networks can choose which ads they run and which they don’t. Which basically means [...]
410. On Humility http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I was talking with some people tonight about humility. Most people probably wouldn’t consider me a humble person. It depends, however, on your definition of humility. As with most things religion touches, I think it has screwed up our idea of humility. The typical conception of someone who is humble is someone who is self-deprecating, [...]
411. There are no sides. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I watched an average 2007 film SHOOTER tonight on DVD. Marky Mark’s always pretty good, playing that tough guy with a heart of gold character. Some interesting stuff about life as a sniper in the film (apparently all true according to the doco and Wikipedia, but I’ve got a mate based in the Middle East [...]
412. What I’d Buy If I Had A Spare $26,000 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m half-way through reading TROPIC OF CANCER at the moment and it’s a whirlwind, a great big slice of stinky French brie bought in a street market in summer heat, chased down with a cheap warm glass of Beaujolais and a roll in a dirty bed with a plump $5 hooker. clipped from [...]
413. Media Bias Against Cuba http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Marcelo pointed me to this excellent article by Toni Solo, based in Central America, which highlights the bias in the reporting about Cuba in the UK and US media. It’s worth reading, even if you don’t give a damn about Cuba, in order to better understand how the media works to discredit people or [...]
414. Reading Warren Ellis’ blog http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If you haven’t read / aren’t reading Warren Ellis’ work, then you are seriously missing out on one of the most exciting things happening in media (for my money anyway). I only discovered his stuff about a year ago and I’ve become a complete fanboi. Ellis has been writing comics for about 15 years, [...]
415. My kids don’t know what ‘radio’ is http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Rushing around this morning, driving my kids to piano practice. In a hurry, so the ubiquitous iPod wasn’t jacked into the car stereo. Instead I turned on the radio for the five minute trip to piano. After a minute, Hunter (age 7) asks me from the back seat “Hey Dad - where’s your iPod?” I [...]
416. earthquake - Terraminds micro search http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: earthquake - Terraminds micro search Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Was @rambn the first person to twitter about today’s UK earthquake?
417. Bopo fees excessive? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Bopo fees Originally uploaded by cameronreilly I was scanning my Bopo Visa card statement this morning and I noticed they charge a 25 cent fee every time I use the card and a $1.00 fee every time I top up the card with funds (it’s essentially a [...]
418. Howard Rheingold Gets Twitter http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This is absolutely the BEST summary of why Twitter works that I’ve read. Of course, it’s by Howard Rheingold, the guy who brought us “Smart Mobs” and who introduced me to the online world when I read his book “The Virtual Community” back in 1993. We were fortunate enough to have Howard as a [...]
419. G’DAY WORLD #316 - Peter Bourne, Author http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: “THE DESERTER” is an ambitious novel by Peter Bourne. It explores the tensions between Israel and Palestine through the relationship of an Israeli doctor, who has been in England for 20 years after a fight with his father, and his siblings, when he returns home to Jerusalem for his father’s funeral. I really enjoyed the [...]
420. Finally - A Positive MSM Castro Story http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I had to go all the way to Edinburgh’s Sunday Herald to find one. A good article by Joanna Blythman on Castro’s retirement. clipped from www.sundayherald.com Letâ€™s keep the faith with Fidel
421. TweetStats :: for cameronreilly http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: TweetStats :: for cameronreilly Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Made with http://tweetstats.com/graphs. Looks like I peaked in September for some reason.
422. leather ipod pouch http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: leather ipod pouch Originally uploaded by cameronreilly I went to the Rose Street Artist Market in Fitzroy for the first time today (well apart from attending the annual graffiti art exhibitions held there) and I thought it was totally brilliant. I’m so sick of going to [...]
423. 10 Years of Gadgets http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Cleaning up my office for the move. Here are the mobile computing gadgets I’ve had since 98. I never know what to do with the old ones. Save ‘em? Chuck ‘em? Sell ‘em? Give ‘em away? Any suggestions? clipped from www.flickr.com clipped from www.flickr.com
424. Help Chris Saad Design a Logo http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Classic situation for Chris Saad. Read his blog below. Anyone want to help him design a new logo? While you’re at it, I’m still looking for a LOTU logo. I’m thinking I might copy someone’s logo, try to get a C&D myself. Looks like it’s a good way to get free publicity. clipped [...]
425. G’Day World #315 - Maria Sipka, Linqia http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A few weeks ago I was introduced to Aussie entrepreneur Maria Sipka (and her husband JC) over breakfast in Yarraville by Ryan Trainor (G’Day World #280). We had a great chat and a few days ago I chatted to her from her home in Barcelona. Maria has a fascinating story - born in [...]
426. Fidel bias in the media - Example 1 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The Herald Sun. Hardly the bastion of journalism, I know. And this editorial I link to below is a classic example of trashy media. Just to correct some of their factual errors: 1. Castro was not a dictator by any definition. 2. Castro did not take the world ‘to the brink of nuclear war’ by defending [...]
427. The Fidel Debate Continues http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A negatively-biased article about Castro in The New Statesman by Isabel Hilton has some interesting reader comments including this one below. It’s fascinating to watch the way the US press is carrying the news. I’ve been trying to read as much of it as I can to see if I can find many pieces [...]
428. Windows Live SkyDrive Becomes Useful http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A week ago I was asking around on Twitter for recommended “storage in the cloud” services and nobody was able to offer a service by a company who didn’t look like they were about to go out of business. Nobody even mentioned Microsoft’s SkyDrive, probably because it was limited to 1Gb and to people in [...]
429. The Luckiest People In History http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Reply on Seesmic.
430. G’DAY WORLD #314 - Randall Cameron, My Virtual Home http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guest today s Randall Cameron, National Sales Manager for My Virtual Home, a software company in Brisbane with an amazing product. It allows you to build a 3D virtual representation of your home - in ten minutes. With no need for any understanding of CAD. It’s brilliant. If you want to download the software [...]
431. My New Office.jpg http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My New Office.jpg Originally uploaded by cameronreilly As of March 29, this is my new office.
432. Aubrey de Grey on Colbert http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Aubrey de Grey was a guest on G’Day World #42 and recently he was also on The Colbert Report. I love his line “aging is a major cause of death… but it’s not the ONLY cause.”
433. Macbook Pro Screen Of Death http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Yep, gotta love that superior Apple engineering… it worked on a cold start.
434. Darwin Kick http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Darwin Kick Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Nick Bruse sent me this t-shirt as a “thank you for letting me be part of TPN” gift yesterday before he left on his six month trip around South America. I love it! Very cool shirt. Safe travels mate!
435. TPN Turns Three Today http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Happy Birthday TPN! Three years ago today TPN opened for business. Thanks to the WayBack Machine, we know what it looked like. In 2008 we have lots more shows, half a million friends, and each year is better than the last. My thanks to everyone who has contributed to the story so far - my [...]
436. Fidel teaches history http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I enjoyed reading this article today by Fidel Castro where he challenges claims made by American Presidential nominee John McCain that he was tortured by Cubans in Vietnam. One of the things I admire about Fidel is his ability to communicate history and to explain political matters. We can all only hope to be this [...]
437. Saying ‘Sorry’ Is Just The Start http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description:
438. Shelfari - My Bookshelf http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I was having coffee with TPN host Nick Bruse this morning before he and his partner leave tomorrow to travel around South America for six months (anyone want to take over the Cleantech Show on TPN? Ping me). We were talking about the application of nanotechnology to building a cleaner world and I asked Nick [...]
439. The 2xG Chair http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m looking for a new office chair, something that will accommodate properly the number of hours I sit at my desk. I spotted these “Zero Gravity” chairs but you have to be skeptical when the advertising states “weightless relaxation just like the NASA astronauts during launch”. Does this mean when I sit in this [...]
440. Garage Sale curios http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: We’re getting ready for a major garage sale this weekend and among the things I’m letting go of are 1250 music cds and this very handsome Cassiopeia E-100 PDA which I think is circa 1999. It’s hard to let stuff like this go. I keep thinking these old pda’s will be worth something omeday, [...]
441. The Biography Show #001 - Alexander The Great http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: It’s been a while since we’ve launched a new show on TPN so I’m excited to announce The Biography Show starts today! David Markham and I have enjoyed some great feedback from the audience of our Napoleon 101 podcast, so we’re doing another series together. The idea behind The Biography Show is to examine the [...]
442. Paris accommodation http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: After the International Napoleonic Society conference that’s being held in Corsica in July, I intend on spending a few days in Paris (July 12 - 15). If anyone out there has recommendations on affordable accommodation, please let me know.
443. a great podcast on email productivity http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I just caught up today with this show Tony Goodson did back in early December on TPN’s Productivity Show and it’s a corker, one of those shows I wish I had listened to with a pen and pad handy so I could take notes. If you struggle to get through your email like I [...]
444. Drag attachments into Gmail http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I just stumbled across this FIrefox extension which allows you to drag and drop attachments into Gmail instead of having to search for them. Brilliant. I thought the recent update to Gmail allowed you to drag emails into folders? Can’t seem to get this working though. Any suggestions? clipped from addons.mozilla.org [...]
445. Keep Your Friends Close http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Should the USA swap their current foreign policy training film, “Apocalypse Now”, for an earlier Coppola film, “The Godfather Part II”?
446. Will The True Dictator Please Stand Up? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Following on from my video this morning about “A War On Democracy”, here’s a good quote from a recent article by Robin Hahnel (a Professor of Economics at American University): Only Americans who search out the alternative media discover that Hugo Chavez was elected President by a comfortable margin in 1998, survived an opposition-sponsored recall in [...]
447. The War On Democracy http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Watch “The War On Democracy” on Google Video.
448. G’DAY WORLD #313 - Jane Mason on Myers-Briggs http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guest today is Jane Mason, a strategy consultant in London who is an expert on using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to help teams maximize their potential. We chat about the background of MBTI, what all of the dichotomies mean, how it’s used in a corporate situation as well as ways to use it in [...]
449. Moving to Brisbane http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In a move that’s bound to surprise many of you as much as it surprises me, we’re relocating the Reilly family to Brisbane in about four weeks. I know - I’ve had my fair share of fun talking smack about Queensland (and Queenslanders) over the last few years - well, in fact, the last 20 [...]
450. podcasting on the rise http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: eMarketer have some new data on podcasting in the US. Good to know we haven’t gone out of business yet. I thought everyone said podcasting was dead? clipped from www.emarketer.com
451. G’DAY WORLD #312 - Wayne Turmel on Great Web Meetings http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m sure you have all sat in “virtual” meetings at your place of work that would have bored a monk. I remember sitting in on “virtual team meetings” in my Microsoft days when I and other members of the team would be playing each other on XBOX Live while our manager droned on. It doesn’t [...]
452. JJ = Master Of Disguise? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: JJ = Master Of Disguise? Originally uploaded by cameronreilly I was just watching John Johnston’s response to my Seesmic video today and it struck me that JJ could actually be Pistachio Disguisey! Am I crazy?
453. Bank Fees podcast http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Over dinner last night, I heard about a scam being run by an Australian bank, where they tell business customers to pay $20 to speed up the processing of cheques they bank. An honest teller finally told this friend of mine, who had being paying the $20 once a week for years, that it was [...]
454. My first Seesmic http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I finally did my first Seesmic video today. I’ve had an account for a couple of months but haven’t figured out what to do with it. Not sure how useful it is to me yet but if you don’t experiment with these things, you’ll never know. It took me months to work out Second Life [...]
455. US “Defence” Budget to exceed $1 TRILLION in 08 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The world’s largest arms dealer, the USA, which is also the country with the world’s largest arsenal of nuclear weapons (it maintains a current arsenal of around 9,960 intact warheads… how many DO you need to destroy the world?), will spend more that $1 trillion on “defence” for the first time in history in [...]
456. The Hive and MODM this week http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Two great events on in Melbourne this week. MODM 9 is on Thursday night and The Hive, a new event for entrepreneurs run by Ross Hill, is having their first event on Tuesday night! I’m looking forward to both. I’m working on a plan to take MODM national this year and I’m very excited [...]
457. Melbourne’s Shaker Faces http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A few weeks ago I went on a tour of some of Melbourne’s top cocktail bars with my mate and TPN host “Cocktail” Kevin Clark. Kev, who tends bar at the Tiki Bar & Lounge in Richmond, hosts TPN’s Soused podcast (a podcast about cocktails) and is also co-host of TPN’s Geeks Of Hazzard. He [...]
458. Help Anthill Buy The Bulletin http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Help Anthill Buy The Bulletin Originally uploaded by cameronreilly James Tuckerman, founder of Australian Anthill Magazine, think he could turn The Bulletin around if ACP let him buy 51% of it for one dollar. Read his post. LINK.
459. tpn pdf white space http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: tpn pdf white space Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Help! Anybody out there an expert in Microsoft Word 2007? I’ve been using it to produce PDFs and it’s worked great - until recently. For the last few weeks I’ve suddenly been getting this white space on the right [...]
460. I want! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve never bought anything off of Etsy but Belinda has spent a small fortune on it. What a brilliant site. I love this sterling silver guitar pick. clipped from www.etsy.com
461. Cyber Space Pens gets a thumbs-up http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A Fisher Space Pen I ordered from the USA via Ebay a week ago just arrived. Want to plug the store - Cyber Space Pens. A new x-750 cost me only AU $32.55 delivered to my door. That’s about 50% or less of what I’d pay locally in a store. I’ll be buying many [...]
462. ANZ funding forest destruction? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: ANZ protest Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Spread the word. Saw this in Hosier Lane.
463. G’DAY WORLD #311 - Geeks Who Care, inaugural meeting http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: On January 27, 2008, a small group of people gathered in South Melbourne for the inaugural meeting of Geeks Who Care, a group of geek activists who want to be more involved in their local communities. Attendees are (L to R): Colin Wilson, Matt Trentini, David Jackson, Father Bob Maguire, Cameron Reilly, Nay Parkinson, Tony Goodson, Miriam [...]
464. State of the News Print Media in Australia 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Last year I did a blog post covering the general decline in circulation and readership for Australian newspapers. The Press Council’s 2007 report shows a slightly healthier situation, with a handful of papers actually showing growth from 2001 - 2007. I’ve posted the main graph of Metro papers here (you might need to grab the [...]
465. Red Right Hand http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Red Right Hand Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Is the Madeleine McCann suspect really Nick Cave?
466. my favourite vista error message ever http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: my favourite vista error message ever Originally uploaded by cameronreilly I got this one today after a re-boot. Brilliant. Whoever at MSFT who wrote this error message should get some kind of comedy award. Letterman should hire them during the Writer’s Guild strike.
467. A new 2Web Crew podcast http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Join Techcrunch’s Duncan Riley, Norg Media’s Bronwen Clune, World Communities’ Laurel Papworth, Tangler’s Mick Liubinskas and The Podcast Network’s Cameron Reilly for a chat about Heath Ledger’s death what we like and don’t like about Facebook the questions around Nik Cubrilovic’s Omnidrive the recent launch of Tinfinger the challenges of online identity … and other nerdy issues. This show was recorded with [...]
468. Cam Guevara http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Cam Guevara 2 Originally uploaded by cameronreilly I have always wanted one of these caps that Che Guevara used to wear. I’ve looked all over Melbourne but couldn’t find one. Then last week I found The Che Store. The cap is said to be “the same Basque-style [...]
469. The Joker and The Crow http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Is it just me or is there a scary resemblance between how Heath Ledger looked in his last role (”The Joker”) and Brandon Lee looked in his (”The Crow”)? They both died aged 28.
470. Compete vs Alexa - TPN growth for 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Compete’s TPN ranking Originally uploaded by cameronreilly While we can’t compete with PodShow’s 14000% growth over 2007 (and we also haven’t raised $20 million from investors), Compete.com says TPN grew by 430% during 2007. I don’t think Compete’s numbers are accurate - my own logs say we [...]
471. G’DAY WORLD #310 - Efisia Fele, Horror Auteur http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Efisia Fele, aka 01000101 on Twitter (it’s binary for ‘e’), aka Fiz to her friends, is a Melbourne-based actor, writer and director of horror films. I caught up with her a few days ago to talk about being a horror entrepreneur, as well as a wide ranging discussion about her directing debut LOST NOT FOUND, [...]
472. Podcasting Live with Ustream and Tangler http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Yesterday I had one of the most exciting experiences I have had since starting podcasting 3+ years ago. While driving around Melbourne, I participated in the 2Web Crew podcast with Duncan in SF, Bron in Perth and Laurel in Sydney. I had my Macbook open on the seat beside me, connected via 3G card, and [...]
473. Porn & LOTU http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: 6 residents showed up for the church of LOTU first meeting in SL Â» VTOR - Virtual TO Reality Tdavid came to TPN HQ looking for LOTU and discovered porn! He asks on his blog is there is some connection between LOTU and porn. I did know there were porn channels on the TV unit [...]
474. G’Day World #309 - Tinfinger http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Late last week, Paul Montgomery (CEO) and Tai Tran (CTO) invited themselves over to Casa del Reilly to give me the rundown on Tinfinger. It’s kind of like the new Who’s Who. But online. And open. Less stuffy than Wikipedia. And they will pay you to write profiles on the site. Pay you, that is, [...]
475. SMH 15 January, 2008 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age re-ran Andrew Bock’s article on podcasting which first appeared on December 20, 2007 only this time they used a photo of me they took in February 2005 (!). This is the same article I complained about here because I felt it was, deliberately or not, unbalanced. Still - [...]
476. TPN Report Card 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: 2007 was a big year for TPN in lots of ways. We grew; we stumbled; we struggled; we survived. Bootstrapping a start-up isn’t glamorous. Trying to keep a fast-growing business alive when revenues are still small and you are funding it organically can be frustrating. Every day brings new challenges. Things you survive by telling [...]
477. G’Day World #308 - The First Meeting of The Church Of LOTU http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: As you many have noticed, I recently launched a new religion which I’m calling “LOTU”, the Laws Of The Universe. If you missed that news, read this. On January 11, 2007, I held the very first church meeting of LOTU. As befits a 21st century religion, I held it in Second Life at TPN HQ. [...]
478. Street Art, Yarraville http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A couple of blocks up from my house in Yarraville is our local dvd joint, Video Flash. The boss, Mike, has a large wall running down the adjoining street. He said that for years it was covered in just awful graffiti and he spent a lot of time out there with a brush and bucket [...]
479. First LOTU church meeting tonight in SL http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Want to have a front row seat for the start of a new religion? In a thousand years, do you want them to be writing your name in the histories? Well tonight is your chance. I’m holding the first ever church service for LOTU. As befitting a 21st century religion, the meeting will be held [...]
480. The Best Blog Podcast - Vote for TPN http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Duncan Riley, TechCrunch writer, entrepreneur, and host of TPN’s On The Pod, has been nominated in the Performancing Awards 2007. Give him your vote! The Best Blog Podcast - Performancing Awards 2007 Reader’s Choice Poll \| Performancing.com Blogged with Flock
481. Is this the fundamental model of everything? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: WarWraith sent me this link. Even if it doesn’t prove to be the basis of a Theory of Everything, this E8 is an amazing thing to look at. I’ve printed it out and put it up on my wall. Read the below article for an explanation on the new theory that it could be a [...]
482. G’DAY WORLD #307 - Bronwen Clune, Norg Media http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today I chat with Bronwen Clune, Founder and CEO of Norg Media, an independent Australian media company that allows anyone to contribute to the news as a Cit J (citizen journalist). We talk about her vision for Norg (which stands for “news organisation”), how the media landscape is changing, and about being a female entrepreneur [...]
483. For those of you who say I have no heart… http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: … proof!
484. The Church Of LOTU http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: As you know, over the last year I’ve been working on a book about religion. During this time, while I’ve been debating the subject with people on the show and in person, one of the common arguments I’ve heard for keeping religion is “people need something to believe in”. I used to scoff at this [...]
485. G’Day World #306 - Steve Sammartino, Rentoid.com http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The first show of 2008! My guest today is local Yarraville boy Steve Sammartino, founder of Rentoid.com. I love Steve’s approach to his business and his entrepreneurial spirit in general. He came around to Casa del Reilly this morning to talk about the Rentoid site, why he left his big income corporate marketing job and [...]
486. Vote for your favourite OzWebCeleb http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I just heard about this poll today via @bronwen. I’m not going to tell you how to vote or anything cheesy like that. I want to comment on the list itself. I don’t think any of the people on the list, except maybe Marty Wells from Tangler and Duncan Riley, who was probably running the [...]
487. a new 2web Crew podcast is up! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Join Techcrunchâ€™s Duncan Riley, Norgâ€™s Bronwen Clune, World Communitiesâ€™ Laurel Papworth and TPNâ€™s Cameron Reilly for a round up of the apps and services that rocked our world in 2007. (link)
488. Beta testing “Walking Melbourne” podcast http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Last month I recorded a couple of pilot episodes of a new podcast series where I walk around Melbourne with one of the City of Melbourne’s “greeters”, Jill. This is a project cooked up between myself, Tourism Victoria and the City of Melbourne. We’ve recorded two pilots and I’d really appreciate it if a [...]
489. Religion and violence http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This post “I Don’t Respect Your Religion” by Cenk Uygur from The Young Turks is right on the money. Here’s an excerpt: Read the Bible, the Torah and the Koran. They are all full of violent, bloody fantasies that teach you over and over to kill your enemies. Christians love to think they are the exception [...]
490. Geeks Who Care http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Over the last few months I’ve been wrestling with the notion that there should be some kind of framework for geeks to do something positive in their local community. Something that isn’t tied to any particular religious, political or social agenda. Something that plays on the strengths of geeks and doesn’t require a full-time commitment [...]
491. Photos from The White Party http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: More photos here. I won first prize for my costume. Airfares and accommodation for two to the Gold Coast with passes to the Indy. I believe that is a car race or something.
492. TPN mentioned (briefly) in The Age http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: There are a couple of stories about podcasting in Australia in The Age today. I chatted with both journalists at length over the last month for the stories but ended up with two lines out of a 2+ page story. Go figure. All of my journo and ex-journo friends (including Mrs R) this morning counseled [...]
493. The Movie Show #45 - NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve just published my review of The Coen Brothers’ new film, “No Country For Old Men”. The Movie Show #45 - NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Blogged with Flock
494. Motivational Atheist - reality is awesome \| PaulSpoerry.com http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Motivational Atheist - reality is awesome \| PaulSpoerry.com Blogged with Flock
495. Vista going nuts http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Has anyone seen this kind of behaviour before? It’s happened to me on my Lenovo Vista box a couple of times in the last few weeks. Out of the blue, the screen just starts flickering like mad. The only way I have found to restore the box to normal behaviour is to either log off [...]
496. Many Voices - a Twittories for middle school kids http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: As the twittories project keeps growing (we’re now taking registrations for twittories #2), it seems like the idea is inspiring others to do similar projects. I got this email today from Mr Mayo: Cameron, I’m a middle school teacher in the US. I have been following your Twittory project. I’ve joined to add a contribution to Twittory [...]
497. The 13.7 billion year old man http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Have you ever stopped to think about how old you REALLY are? I don’t mean this arbitrary thing we call your date of birth - I mean how old you REALLY are. Every atom in your body is old - REALLY old. Many of them, such as oxygen and carbon, are only produced via stellar [...]
498. G’DAY WORLD #305 - Twittories and Twitter with jjprojects http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Aussie Twitterati jjprojects (aka John Johnstone) joins me today to talk about my latest project Twittories and Twitter in general. Check out JJ’s website or add him to your Twitter if you haven’t already! The track for today is: The track on this episode is: Ween “Your Party” (mp3) from “La Cucaracha” (Rounder Records) Buy at [...]
499. Twittories - Day Three http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: So I launched the idea of Twittories late last week while suffering from a creative outburst fuelled by rage and caffeine. We actually started the first story, “The Darkness Inside” on Tuesday this week, and since then I’ve been fascinated by how people are moving the story along and the sense of anticipation that I [...]
500. tweeterboard all time most loved http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: tweeterboard all time most loved Originally uploaded by cameronreilly I figure this is probably the only time in my life I’m going to make anyone’s “all time most loved” list and I’m taking it. This is from a site called Tweeterboard .
501. It’s Complicated http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe
502. Introducing… TPN Visa http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: tpn bopo cards Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Do you like my new TPN Visa card? Coming soon for everyone… the first product from our TPN Cards division. Buy stuff with your TPN Visa card and get benefits like…. discounts on your favourite TPN podcasts, the ability to [...]
503. White Party http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Anyone else going to the White Party in Melbourne this week? I need someone to drink with. Otherwise I’ll have to… yknow… actually talk to people I don’t know. Ugh.
504. Marc Orchant tribute http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: As many of you will know, blogger Marc Orchant died today from a cardiac infraction he suffered while working in his home office last week. Marc was one of the earliest hosts on TPN and a very early guest on G’Day World back in Feb 2005. A few weeks after that I got to hang [...]
505. The Age of TPN’s Audience http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The Age of TPN’s Audience Originally uploaded by cameronreilly From our 2007 survey. I’m rather surprised at how old you all are. I wonder how much of this is a reflection of our content versus the general age of podcast listeners?
506. Toyota Mobiro plays violin http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I don’t believe this Mobiro is really playing the violin. It’s fingers do seem to be moving but can you hear the vibrato?? I don’t see the fingers making that happen. I suspect Mobiro was following the Spice Girls’ lead and just miming. Still - pretty impressive. Good to see Toyota stepping up to Honda’s [...]
507. Ray Liotta is BACK baby http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: REVOLVER - TrailerUploaded by idpvideos
508. I’m with xkcd http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I still feel this way too. Like I’m living in some kind of sci-fi novel. xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe Blogged with Flock
509. Free Will debate in Second Life http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: We had a massive debate at TPN HQ last night (until my internet access dropped out at midnight and didn’t return) about the subject of free will which was kicked off in a massive twitter debate during the day. My central postulate was this: if every decision you have is a thought: and if a [...]
510. Introducing TWITTORIES.COM http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Exactly 90 minutes ago I had an idea. My wife and I were putting our kids to bed and we were doing something we have done with them since they were about two years of age. One of us starts a new story by telling a few lines and then the next person picks up [...]
511. Logical Fallacies podcast http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I listened to a great podcast today. Episode #73 of the Skeptoid podcast. It’s called “Logical Fallacies”. I highly recommend it. If you’ve ever had a conversation with anyone about their supernatural or pseudoscientific beliefs, you’ve almost certainly been slapped in the face with a logical fallacy or two. Non-scientific belief systems cannot be defended [...]
512. G’DAY WORLD #304 - Social Activism update http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: As you know, I’m trying to figure out how I can make the world a better place. Today I had a chat with Richard Giles about some of the recent attempts I’ve made to volunteer for organisations like LifeLine and Big Brother Big Sister, my vision of a 21st century geek version of Rotary, and [...]
513. Ducking in Adobe Audition http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Here’s a great tip for any podcasters using Adobe Audition. Since I started using Garageband on my Macbook a few weeks ago, I have come to enjoy the wonderful “ducking” tool that is built into GB. Ducking automatically dips the volume of your backing music when someone starts talking in another track, and then lifts [...]
514. A snippet of TPN in SL http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Peter87 Hax captured a few seconds of me ranting in SL tonight. See what you’re missing out on?
515. My Strange Gift http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I got home from a lunch today to find a notice in my mailbox (the analogue one) from the post office. A parcel to collect. So I walked down to pick it up, thinking it might finally be my copy of Leopard from Apple (nope), and what I received was a package wrapped up in [...]
516. G’Day World - Three Years Young http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Yesterday, November 26, was the third anniversary of G’Day World and Australian podcasting. What started off as an experiment to see how to record two Skype calls turned into a full-time job. Check out the first show here. I hope that’s a lesson to all the kids out there. If an idiot like me can [...]
517. G’Day World #303 - Paul O’Keefe, The Kelly Gang http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Note: I just realized I introduce this show as #302 when it’s actually #303. Meh. As you may know, I’ve recently become slightly obsessed about Ned Kelly. While I’ve been interested in the subject for several years, since I realized during a trip to Glenrowan in 2004 that I didn’t know much of the story, [...]
518. A couple of movie reviews http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I just put up a new episode of The Movie Show with some reviews of films I’ve seen recently: The Movie Show #44 - INTO THE WILD and BLADE RUNNER THE FINAL CUT
519. G’Day World Book Club Recommends: Fidel Castro “My Life” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Yesterday I was presented with an early Xmas gift from Nick Hodge - Fidel Castro’s “My Life”, a recently published volume of interviews conducted by Ignacio Ramonet, the long-time editor of the French magazine Le Monde Diplomatique, professor of communication at the University Denis Diderot in Paris and founder of Media Watch Global. This has [...]
520. TPN’s Digital Photography Show is #32 baby! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: itunes nov 19 2007 32 Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Scott and Michael have another reason to be proud. The Digital Photography Show just hit the number #32 spot in the US iTunes directory! Well done guys!
521. G’Day World #302 - Dr John Demartini on overcoming your fears http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Well this is the first real show of Season 4 of the G’Day World odyssey with the new focus on answering the question “how can I make the world a better place?” I’m very lucky to have a big hitter like Dr John Demartini back on the show to kick off the new season. Before [...]
522. Transparency and Integrity http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Russell Buckley from MobHappy, who I respect a lot and who has always provided great, brutal feedback when required, emailed me this morning slapping me around the head regarding a couple of issues I want to air here because I think they deserve a broader forum for discussion, as they touch upon issues I haven’t [...]
523. Innocent Until Proven Guilty http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A couple of months ago I got a letter in the mail attached to a parking infringement notice claiming I had double parked out of the front of my kids’ school one morning and fining me $66. Now I don’t remember ever double parking. So I sent them a letter asking for clarification. They sent [...]
524. TPN Audience Survey 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: It’s that time of the year again when we ask you, our most loyal and lovable audience, to spend ten minutes of your life answering a bunch of questions about what makes you tick. We do this in the hope that this information (all anonymous of course) will encourage advertisers to increase their interest in [...]
525. Testing Telstra Bigpond’s NextG vs 3 Mobile Broadband http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Although I’ve been impressed with Telstra’s NextG card (the 7.2 Mobile Card Sierra AirCard 880E), including spending my lunch in a cafe today watching Henry Rollins interview Michael Chiklis on YouTube, running it full screen, it doesn’t seem to always work that well. The NextG service is called “7.2″ which you might think (as I [...]
526. Why doesn’t my Macbook wake up? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Here’s another Macbook support question. Sometimes when I open up my Macbook, it doesn’t come out of “sleep” mode. I try closing the lid and opening it again a few times but that doesn’t seem to help. I always end up shutting it completely down with my finger on the power button until it re-boots [...]
527. A question about Ebay etiquette http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I met some people at MODM recently who told me they had never - EVER!! - bought anything via Ebay. WTF? Who are you people? Even Nicole, who is currently cutting my hair, has bought something from Ebay (although she said it wasn’t very successful - it wasn’t what she thought it would be like… [...]
528. G’Day World #301 - Migrating From Windows To A Mac http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Before I move into the “making the world a better place” motif for Season 04 of G’Day World, I wanted to do a show about my recent experiences of migrating from Windows to a Mac. Yes - hell has finally frozen over and I’ve bought a Mac. As some of you (those who read my [...]
529. Digi Photo Show in Flock http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I recently installed the Flock browser and I’m enjoying the way it integrates things like Flickr feeds into the main screen. I’ve got it set up to show the Digital Photography Show’s Flickr feed, a nice continual stream of visual inspiration during the day - kind of like the visual equivalent of Twitter.
530. perfectly targeted advertising is just information http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: “Advertising will get more and more targeted until it disappears, because perfectly targeted advertising is just information. And thatâ€™s good!” (says Dave Winer via Doc Searls). I have believed that for a long time. I am time poor. There are products and services out there which can improve my quality of life. I want to [...]
531. My Second Life podcast with Mark Jones is up http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Late last week I was invited onto Mark Jones’ “The Scoop” podcast to talk about Second Life with The Markster himself, as well as Lisa Romano, Project Manager, Strategic Development, ABC INNOVATION, Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Gary Hayes, head of MUVE development, The Project Factory. It was an enjoyable chat and I hope you enjoy [...]
532. Blade Runner - The Final Cut http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If you’re in Melbourne, why not come along to this screening of Blade Runner - The Final Cut with a few of us on Friday Nov 16? Register here.
533. Movember photos and Xbox games http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m posting up my Movember progress photos over here if any of you want a cheap laugh at my expense. My facial hair skills aren’t really jedi master level. I’ve tried to grow a goatee on several occasions over the last couple of years and after a month it looks pathetic. Has to do with [...]
534. I’m Stan’s Guest on Connections #009 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Stan Relihan had me back on his very popular Connections podcast today to discuss the results of our Digg contest as well as discuss his learnings from his first couple of months podcasting. We talk about LinkedIn, Twitter, and how to use podcasting to build your personal brand.
535. G’DAY WORLD #300 - The End Of Season Three and James Masini from Hippo http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Well folks, here we are, 300 episodes and 3 years in, and I’m just getting warmed up! However, with a new year of G’Day World comes a new format, a new topic and a new question which demands The Cam’s attention - what are you doing on a daily basis to make the world a [...]
536. Senator On-Line - I Have My Doubts http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I have been hearing a bit lately about “Senator On-Line“, Australiaâ€™s first internet based political party. The way it works is this: is a SOL candidate gets elected to the Senate, they will put up a website for every Bill being presented to the Senate, covering the arguments for and against the Bill, and then [...]
537. My Podcamp Perth 07 talk http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Grum has posted up the talks Duncan Riley and I gave at Podcamp Perth 07 here. My talk, entitled “Why Podcasting Is Dead In The Water”, was an attempt to review the reasons people normally give for why podcasting is “dead” and my high-level analysis of the reasoning. I obviously don’t believe podcasting is dead. [...]
538. Scott Adams Q&A in SL http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Below is an edited transcript of the Scott Adams Q&A in Second Life today. I enjoyed it and got quite a few laughs out of his very quick wit. Images from the session are here. It would have been better IMHO had it had audio, but Scott’s explanation about his spasmodic dysphonia makes sense. [18:00] [...]
539. scott adams avatar in Second Life http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: scott adams avatar in Second Life Originally uploaded by cameronreilly This is what Scott Adams (creator of Dilbert) looks like in SL. He’s had his RL head modeled. I’m wondering if this is the future of virtual worlds. Will our av’s really look like us?
540. scott adams in Second Life http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: scott adams in Second Life Originally uploaded by cameronreilly While I’m waiting on my IT support guys to resolve our new server issue (does it ever end?), I’m checking out the setting for Scott Adams’ appearance in Second Life today.
541. You never know how much you love someone until they are gone. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If you’ve ever lost someone close to you, you’ll know what I mean. The same is true with new technologies. I’ve often said that there are five types of technology (I’m sure I’ve blogged this before but I can’t find it atm): 1. Those that are just stupid and a waste of time. 2. Those that are [...]
542. CEO Club http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Richard and I had a CEO Club meeting today… CEO Club is something we just invented and we think it’s going to be huge. It’s invite only, CEO’s only, and it takes place in a range of bars…. on a Monday. We intend to have them on a regular basis around the world over the [...]
543. Podcamp Perth 2007 - final impressions http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Well as I sit in my hotel room after spending a couple of days with some of WA’s digerati (I say WA instead of Perth because Duncan Riley lives a few hours away) as well as some ring-ins from the Eastern states such as Nick Hodge, Stilgherrian and Paul Montgomery, as well as Adam and [...]
544. G’Day World #299 - Rock The Vote http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The other night I caught up with Scouta founder and former TPN’r Richard Giles and Microsoft’s local professional nice guy blogger/podcaster Nick Hodge for a chat about the upcoming Australian federal election and was appalled to hear how they both intend voting. Geeks have a responsibility to lead. You’re a smart bunch. You are educated [...]
545. Podcamp Perth 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Here I am at Podcamp Perth, the first Aussie Podcamp. Big congrats to Jared and Adam for pushing the idea of an Aussie Podcamp and to Rich, Bron and everyone else involved in pulling the actual event together in Perth. Big shout out to Microsoft Australia’s Nick Hodge for being the primary sponsor of the [...]
546. Shout Out to David Fuhrer http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: … for the copy of “Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the East” which I received today as a belated birthday gift! Thanks for the cheesy gift wrapping mate! Made it all the more fun to open! I’m really looking forward to reading this - I heard a podcast [...]
547. XBOX360 Sucks As A Media Centre http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Well I’m two weeks in with my XBOX360 and I still cannot get it to stream videos from my Vista PC upstairs. Despite my attempts to use Tversity, I seem to be no closer to getting the videos streaming. Damn you to hell Microsoft. If playing HALO3 wasn’t so much fun….
548. The Age 23 October, 2007 John Cleese http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The Age 23 October, 2007 John Cleese Originally uploaded by cameronreilly
549. For I’m A Jolly Good “Fellow” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Last week I received a large envelope in the mail from the International Napoleonic Society, an organisation I’ve had nothing at all to do with outside of the fact that their Vice-President J. David Markham has been my co-host on the Napoleon podcast for the last couple of years. Inside the envelope was a folder [...]
550. Second Life Brand Map http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Which companies have a presence in Second Life at the moment? Check out this map. If you’re in marketing, you need to ask yourself: what do they know that you don’t? And, if you’re on the side of the fence that says that Second Life is a waste of time/money/energy, then answer this question: what data [...]
551. Some Christians Make Me Laugh http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I know I should restrain myself, but I really can’t. Back in January I wrote a post about how many people the Judeo-Christian god “Yahweh” killed according to their “Old Testament” or “Tanakh”. So far it’s had 69 comments. Some of them are hilarious but none more than the most recent one left by teenage [...]
552. G’DAY WORLD #298 - Katherine Cunningham on The Power Of The Pussy http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Katherine Cunningham, my guest on today’s show, runs menstrual education for woman and joins me today to talk about how our attitude towards female sexuality ended up so screwed up in Western society. I’m fascinated with the power that women have over men but which most don’t seem to realize. I blame the Christians for [...]
553. Xero http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Tonight Jono and Beti (host of TPN’s Health and Fitness Podcast) celebrated the opening of their new store XERO, a very cool tech store at 106 Elgin Street, Carlton. I presented them with a very wonderful opening night gift - an original copy of Heino’s ” Halli, hallo, wir fahren” album. Now… I think everyone [...]
554. Looking For A New Laptop Sponsor http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: It’s time for me to get a new laptop and I’m looking for someone to sponsor me one. Whoever foots the bill for the new laptop gets a year of free advertising on G’Day World. It was to be a new fairly top of the range machine. Mac Book Pro or PC Equivalent. And I [...]
555. Play Whack-A-Murdoch http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Personally I think the best way to whack Murdoch is to compete with him, out-innovate him.
556. How To Get Scammed In Second Life http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Well today I learned a few lessons in Second Life. About three weeks ago, I rented my first land in Second Life with the idea of experimenting to see how TPN could use it to spend more time with our community. I rented the land from an avatar called Rich Bulloch (who also apparently goes [...]
557. JohnQ5 on Global Warming http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If you haven’t seen this video yet, then watch it now. It’s a presentation of a basic analysis on the consequences of getting our position on climate change right or wrong. The arguments contained within it might be useful when you find yourself in a debate with someone who is still arguing against taking significant [...]
558. Podcamp Perth http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The nice folks running Podcamp Perth have invited me over and so it looks like I’ll be there from about the 26th of Oct until the 29th. I’m trying to talk Rich into putting together a few people to do a day trip to Margaret River on the 29th. I’ve heard lots of nice things [...]
559. Streaming DIVX and XVID to XBOX360 from Vista Business http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Okay geeks and nerds, time once again to make yourself useful. I was a lucky birthday boy and got myself an XBOX 360 for my birthday this week. As I’m used to using my old chipped XBOX as a media center, I was looking forward to using the new one in the same way (while [...]
560. my birthday in SL 002 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: my birthday in SL_003 Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Another screengrab from my birthday party in Second Life last night. This, I might add, was totally spontaneous. A few of us were sitting around chatting and I went and found a cake. Then I twittered that we were [...]
561. G’DAY WORLD #297 - The Need For Leadership http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: It’s my birthday and I’m taking the liberty of chatting to you about some of the things that I think about a lot lately - the lack of leadership in our world today and the future of the human race. Where are the leaders? Have the baby boomers driven the planet into the ground, beyond [...]
562. my birthday in SL http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: my birthday in SL Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Celebrating my birthday a little bit early in Second Life.
563. Melbourne ‘Mission Is Possible’ http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A new chance to win prizes by expressing how much you love Melbourne over on the Visit Melbourne Red Thread site that launched today. They have five missions to choose from, each one showcasing a particular aspect of Melbourne lifestyle. You have to tell your story with video or photos and a brief review, then add [...]
564. My Interview in Blogger and Podcaster Magazine http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The lovely Shelly Brisbin, Editor-in-Chief of Blogger & Podcaster Magazine, interviewed me a few weeks ago and I just noticed (while crusing in B&P’s Second Life HQ) that the interview has been published. You can read it here for my perspective (if you already sick of hearing it) on podcasting.
565. G’DAY WORLD #296 - Dan Patterson, What’s Wrong with the United Nations http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Dan Patterson is the host of the excellent Creepy Sleepy podcast and is a UN Correspondent. Dan and I talk about the pros and cons of social welfare in capitalist countries like the USA and Australia as well as some of the problems with the UN model. Become part of the G’Day World conversation. TPN [...]
566. TPN HQ meetup http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: tpnmeetup_001 Originally uploaded by dnwallace We’ve had a bunch of people visit the TPN HQ in Second Life tonight. All together I’ve counted 20 people. We’ve sat around and talked about Second Life, transhumanism, politics, you name it. A very varied discussion. At one point we were [...]
567. Peter Ellyard’s Wikipedia page - volunteer needed http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: We’re putting the final touches on Peter’s new book (”Designing 2050: Pathways to Sustainable Prosperity on Spaceship Earth”, published by TPNTXT), and we need to get a Wikipedia entry loaded for him. I’ve got a bio on him but I need someone to write it up in Wikipedia. Any volunteers?
568. Melbourne Laneways in SL http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Melbourne Laneways in SL Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Tourism Victoria or the City of Melbourne (not sure which) has set up a display on ABC Island in Second Life which replicates (sort of) the look and feel of Melbourne’s laneways. Lots of stencil art, posters, cafes, etc. [...]
569. my old microsoft blue badge http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: my old microsoft blue badge Originally uploaded by cameronreilly ah…. it seems like a lifetime ago… but I tell you, getting this badge was one of the highlights of my life at the time. I was so excited. Almost ten years ago. Before marriage. Before kids. Before [...]
570. TPN HQ Mark II http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This is a snapshot of the new place we’ve been working on for the last couple of days. I have this vision of a series of biodomes, Bucky Fuller geodesic domes full of flora and fauna, perhaps with animals extinct IRL, and places for people to hang out and get their SL legs. We’re currently [...]
571. US Dollars spent in Second Life over last 24 hours http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: And I think most of this was me: clipped from secondlife.reuters.com US Dollars spent in Second Life over last 24 hours $1,102,543 as of 5:59pm PDT
572. On the other side of the mic http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Speaking of Brett Welch reminds me… he recently interviewed me for his podcast. Check it out (link below). I was also interviewed yesterday by Leon and Garry at The Age which will come out in the SMH/AGE business section soon as well as on their TPN Take Two podcast (taketwo.thepodcastnetwork.com). clipped from businesscatalyst.com Media [...]
573. LOLtheist http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Brett Welch linked me to this site. LOLcat themes against biblical imagery. Very funny and naughty. I’ll try to get Father Bob to put some of these up in his church. clipped from loltheist.com
574. TPN HQ in SL as moved! Yes, already! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: We decided we were running out of room in the old place, so TPN SL HQ has moved! This time we have an entire island to play in. Visit TPN SL HQ!
575. TPN SL pool party http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: SL pool party_002 Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Last night there were a few of us hanging out at TPN HQ. Where were you? http://slurl.com/secondlife/Liddy/91/148/21
576. 2Clix - The First Australian Web2.0 Casualty? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Now that a couple of weeks have passed since the 2Clix legal case against Whirlpool was been dropped, I thought it would be an opportune time to examine the impact the decision to initiate legal action has had on the company’s brand. Unfortunately I don’t have a screenshot of a Google search on their company [...]
577. Help Taylor Win A PC http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: You’ve heard him on the show (link), now help him make his dream of having his own PC come true by voting for Tay on this site. It’ll take you a couple of seconds, tops. Make a small boy happy.
578. John Cleese on TPN http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The big press release went out today announcing that John Cleese (yes, THAT John Cleese) will be producing a new series of podcasts which will be hosted on TPN. Read the full announcement here. What a coup, huh? This is something we’ve been working on for a year. Well, actually, Dean from Funk first started talking [...]
579. G’DAY WORLD #295 - Vanessa Stacy, the Web2.0 Stripper http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I recently caught up with Vanessa Stacy, aka Vanessa the Undressa, aka the Geek Stripper, aka GoldCoastGirl on Twitter, for lunch and a chat about how she uses Web 2.0 tools like MySpace, YouTube and Twitter to market her business - which just happens to be stripping. It was a fascinating discussion for me because [...]
580. TPN has a HQ in SL! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: With the awesome help of Dave Wallace (SL: Dave Koi), TPN now has a HQ in Second Life! If you’re in Second Life, you can find it here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Liddy/91/148/21 This will be a place where we, TPN hosts and audience, can catch up to solve the world’s problems and extend the conversation that starts in the [...]
581. Birthday presents arriving already! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: There aren’t many better ways to arrive home than to find multiple Amazon boxes sitting on your front doorstep! Thanks to Nick Hodge, Caitlin Kelly (Aussies) and Wilson Roberto Afonso (Brazil!) for your most generous contribution to my birthday heist! The pile of books beside my bed just rose by six! This is in addition [...]
582. Halo 3 - first game http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I went over to Thomas Reynolds’ place tonight to play some HALO 3. It was awesome. Graphics, gameplay, the way it saves your multiplayer games to the hard drive, and you can play them back, swap camera angles, pause, go into bullet time… wicked.
583. Help Me Write The TPN Survey 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: It’s almost that time of year when I need to ask TPN’s audience to help us out by completing a survey. This year, for the first time, I’m actually taking the process seriously. This year I want to collect some basic information about the demographics and behaviours of our audience so we can continue to [...]
584. G’DAY WORLD #294 - Garry Barker, The Day I Met Che Guevara http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Garry Barker has been a journalist for over 50 years and in that time has had a range of amazing experiences, some of which he shares with me in today’s show. These include working for Rupert Murdoch in 1955, meeting Che Guevara and Fidel Castro in 1962, working in the White House Press Corp during [...]
585. Follow The Money http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I just finished reading William Gibson’s latest novel SPOOK COUNTRY today (it’s a great read btw) and it reminded me of the whole issue of the missing money that went from New York in Iraq from 2003 - 2004 and then disappeared…. $9 Billion out of $12 Billion in cash that was sent [...]
586. Creationists Sue Critics To Shut Them Up http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I heard about this on a recent episode of the Skeptics Guide To The Universe Podcast. Some guys calling themselves the Extant Dodos have been taking videos posted to the web by the Creation Science Evangelism organisation which “prove” creationist theories and then debunk them, putting the re-edited videos on YouTube. The CSE people don’t [...]
587. Doctorow writes “Scroogled” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve never really taken the “Google is watching you” conspiracy theories very seriously, but Cory Doctorow has cooked up a scenario in his new short story “Scroogled” which scares the hell out of me. It’s a story about how easy it would be for Google to do a deal with a neo-fascist Government to provide [...]
588. Burnside Recommends Bartlett http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: When I had Matt Marks on the show recently talking about politicians using Web2.0 to engage their audience, I wish I’d seen this example. Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett (who was my guest on the show back in February 2005) has a video on his Facebook profile where recent G’Day World guest Julian Burnside QC [...]
589. Van Halen re-union rehearsal footage! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I can’t avoid posting about this. The mighty Van Halen have been doing some rehearsal gigs ahead of their tour which starts next week and some footage of the rehearsals has made it into YouTube. Thank god for the innertoobs. Sure - Dave these days looks more like Glen Campbell than Thor The God of [...]
590. I am named “The Most Recognisable Voices In Podcasting - 5″ http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Thanks Alex, it’s an honour to make your list. But I’m not sure about this “ranting the ass” comment. Perhaps that means something… different… where you come from? Anyway, I’m sure you meant it in a … flattering… fashion. Right? Mate??
591. G’DAY WORLD #293 - Adam Shand, Big Shots http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Ben Barren, CEO of Feedcorp, joins me on this show to interview author Adam Shand. As people in Melbourne will be very aware, in the last decade there was a series of high profile retributional killings involving various underworld groups that cost the lives of at least 28 criminal figures. Adam Shand, a journalist who [...]
592. Interview with Linden Labs / Second Life CEO http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: USA Today journo Kevin Maney (who, incidentally, I jammed with on stage in SF last year) has a lengthy video interview with Linden Labs (the makers of Second Life) CEO Philip Rosedale here which is worth watching if you’re interested in the future directions of SL. Some of the interesting questions covered are whether or [...]
593. Get Your WWVMD? T-Shirt Here! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Get yours here.
594. G’DAY WORLD #292 - Jason Roks, The Real News (X \| Media \| Lab) http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My final interview from the X \| Media \| Labs event I attended last month. This one is with Jason Roks, currently acting as a Technical Advisor with The Real News, a non-profit news and documentary network focused on providing independent and uncompromising journalism. Jason talks to me about the vision for The Real News [...]
595. G’DAY WORLD #291 - Three ISPs Talk Broadband In Australia http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: IN G’Day World #291 I feature three interviews I have completed over recent weeks with senior executives from three of Australia’s top ISPs: Ravi Bhatia, CEO of Primus Simon Hackett, CEO of Internode Ben Dunscombe, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Netspace In a way, these interviews are a response to the show I did with Dr Phil Burgess from [...]
596. NYT article on Ayn Rand http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: “Ayn Randâ€™s Literature of Capitalism” is the title of a new article written by HARRIET RUBIN for The New York Times. “The Fountainhead” and “Atlas Shrugged” are two of the most influential books I have ever read. I was fortunate enough to have them recommended to me when I was in my early 20s and [...]
597. Stan Doverman calls me a “try-hard wanker” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In the comments section to my 2Clix post, someone going by the name of “Stan Doverman” criticized my advice to 2Clix and then, when I asked him to demonstrate his mental acuity and explain where my advice was so misguided, Stan, following in the long tradition of people without anything to contribute, could only flail [...]
598. Gore Videl on Hiroshima http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In this video from The Real News, Gore Vidal makes the suggestion I’ve heard a number of times that the USA knew Japan was defeated and had surrendered BEFORE they dropped the atom bombs on them. But they went ahead and did it anyway. I’ve been reading lately about “NSC 68″ or “National Security Council paper [...]
599. Telstra’s “Darryl Kerrigan” image blown to bits http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Back in March when I had Dr Phil Burgess, Telstra’s Group Managing Director, Public Policy and Communication, on the show, he tried to portray Telstra as Darryl Kerrigan, Michael Caton’s character from the 1997 film “The Castle“. The suggestion was that Telstra was just the poor common man getting beaten up by the big, bad [...]
600. G’DAY WORLD #290 - Julian Burnside QC http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guest today is one of Australia’s highest profile barristers and human rights advocates - Julian Burnside QC. He is also the current President of Liberty Victoria, also known as the Victorian Council for Civil Liberties Inc, an independent non-government organisation committed to the defence and extension of human rights and civil liberties. I have been [...]
601. Maribyrnong City Council - Are You Frakkin’ Kidding Me? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I recently received a parking ticket (or “Parking Infringement Notice” as they call them in newspeak) in the mail from Maribyrnong City Council, my local council. The letter that came with the ticket states: “The Enclosed Parking Infringement Notice was unable to be attached on the vehicle or served to the driver of the above [...]
602. How long does champagne last? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Spring cleaning my study today, came across this commemorative bottle of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin champagne in a commemorative wooden box which was given out to members of Microsoft’s Internet Customer Unit in 1999 to celebrate the release of IE5. I’m wondering - how long does champagne last? Not being a big drinker I know nothing about [...]
603. Least helpful error message ever? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Thanks very much technorati.
604. Trying to claim this blog http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve been trying to claim the Technorati Profile on this blog for months with no success. WTF?
605. G’DAY WORLD #289 - Nick Johnstone, Education 2.0 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today my guest is Nick Johnstone, science teacher and education innovator. Nick and I go WAY WAY BACK. This photo is from our last day of high school in 1987. Anyway, these days Nick is Head of Science at St Lukes School in Bundaberg and he’s talking to me tonight about one of his favourite subjects: [...]
606. I’m not a podcaster http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Chris Brogan, one of the co-founders of the Podcamp movement, throws this out: “I”m not a podcaster”. My big thing at the moment is telling people I’m not a podcaster either. Instead - “I build and commercialize communities of interest.” The podcasts are just one medium we use to build our communities. Blogs, SNS, VW, [...]
607. 2Clix suing Whirlpool is a VERY BAD IDEA http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Sigh… here we go again… it seems the people from 2Clix haven’t attended any of my talks over the last couple of years where I have explained why jumping the gun and suing a blog/forum/podcast for a couple of negative comments about your company/product/people is just plain STUPID. I heard about this via Daniel Bowen’s [...]
608. Verifiable Media Timeline of 9/11 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Lest we forget… the Want To Know website tracks the verified events leading up to, during and post the 2001 attacks on America, with each event backed up by source material. I particularly like this one: Jan 2001: After the elections, US intelligence agencies are told to â€œback offâ€ investigating the bin Ladens and Saudi royals. [...]
609. G’DAY WORLD #288 - Matt Marks, Politics and New Media http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guest today, to talk Australian politics and new media, is Matt Marks. We discuss KEVIN07, what’s wrong with the Liberal Party, and why political parties in this country need to engage with new media. Matt has recently written a chapter for the Crikey Guide to the 2007 Federal Election on the campaigning process and [...]
610. Teen Genital Piercing on Twitter http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I mentioned on Twitter this morning that I thought the news today that the Victorian Government is introducing legislation to ban teenagers from getting genital piercings was outrageous and it started a lengthy and amusing conversation. Only some of the responses can be seen here, as not everyone has their Twitter feed on “public” setting. [...]
611. $240 for 2 pieces of plastic? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: About a week ago I tried to open my Acer Travelmate Tablet PC and noticed the little hinge where the screen attaches to the base was broken. No idea how it happened. Wear and tear I guess. I’ve had this machine for two and a half years. Now I can’t open the screen up at [...]
612. Totally blown away by CamStudio http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today I’ve been testing a FREE product called CamStudio (no, this isn’t a product named after me… would be cool though if it was). Many of you might have heard of a product called Camtasia. Well CamStudio is just like that - only free. From their website: CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio [...]
613. My Birthday… soon http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Yup, my birthday is coming up soon (Oct 10) and I know you’re all dying to show me how much you appreciate the fact that I’ve spent the last three years slaving over a hot microphone to produce thousands of hours of free content for you. “But Cameron,” you ask, “how can we ever repay you? [...]
614. Rambo.. John Rambo http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Wow, this new Rambo film looks like… a Rambo film. http://view.break.com/362761 - Watch more free videos
615. G’DAY WORLD #287 - Kevin Anderson, The Guardian’s Blog Editor (X \| Media \| Lab) http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Another video from X \| Media \| Labs (yes, Caroline and Melissa, I’m getting there)… this one is with the gentleman I prefer to think of as Mr Suw - Kevin Anderson. Kevin is the Blog Editor at The Guardian in the UK. In this short video (my tape ran out at the end of [...]
616. What to do when Twitter is down…. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Twitter is down again (posted 0 minutes ago) Thinking about my day (posted 1 minute ago) Scratching my head (posted 2 minutes ago) Sigh… (posted 3 minutes ago)
617. Mr BugMeNot Revealed! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: One of the regular surprises at MODM is the people who turn up. I’m always meeting people who run companies I have heard of but never knew they were from Melbourne. Last night it was the guy from BugMeNot. I can’t tell you his name. And I can’t show you his face. All I can [...]
618. The Return of The Geeks Of Hazzard! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: It’s been a year since we’ve heard their dark, kinky and NSFW sense of humour, but it was worth the wait. The GOH are back in da TPN house!
619. Is Linden Labs Suffocating Second Life? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: On Thursday the 6th of September, at 10am SL time, there will be a meeting in the amphitheater in Arsheba Academy Campus, Evenstar region in Second Life, where a bunch of disillusioned SLers will be talking to the media about the growing list of problems they see appearing in Second Life, including: Camping, Traffic System, [...]
620. Vernor Vinge’s “Rainbows End” Wins ‘Best Novel’ at Hugo Awards! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Via Simon Sharwood’s twitter, I just learned that Vernor Vinge’s “Rainbows End” has just won the coveted ‘Best Novel’ award at the Hugo Awards! A massive congratulations from all at TPN to Vernor. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend getting yourself a copy of RAINBOWS END. It is a brilliant imagining of what [...]
621. G’DAY WORLD #286 - James Tuckerman & Paul Ryan, Australian Anthill Magazine http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guests today are the guys behind Australian Anthill magazine - Publisher and Editor-In-Chief James Tuckerman and Editor Paul Ryan. I chat with James about how he walked out of a well-paid job in PR to start the magazine when he was 26 (or was that 27? 28?), the early years, where they are today [...]
622. Cam’s new business card http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Cam’s new business card Originally uploaded by cameronreilly My new business cards arrived from Moo.com in London today. I love their work.
623. Sydney Snipers http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Here’s something we don’t see very often in Australia - SNIPERS. Nice shots courtesy of Hugo Sharp.
624. Colin says: Never buy consumables from Ted’s Camera Stores http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Picked up this link from Colin’s twitter. Apparently he was ripped off by a Ted’s Camera Store in Melbourne and they refused to give him a refund. Don’t buy camera gear from stores like Ted’s Camera Stores. ALWAYS buy it online from Singapore or Hong Kong via Ebay. You’ll save 30 - 50%. Read Colin’s [...]
625. What People Are Saying About Westpac On Twitter http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Your customers are talking….. Are you listening Westpac?
626. Mother Teresa was a fake http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: While recording a new episode of the Advaita Show podcast today, my co-host Steve mentioned the recent book that has been published with Mother Teresa’s letters to her spiritual mentors which point out what a big bloody faker she was. Check it: Yet no sooner did Teresa start her work in the slums of Calcutta than [...]
627. G’DAY WORLD #285 - Taking Aim At Westpac http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Westpac is an Australian bank. One of the big ones. They made $3 billion profit last year. Their CEO David Morgan has a compensation package estimated at $14 million this year. They recently hired ex-Telstra CIO Vish Padmanabhan. And yet their website has been down all day. And they kept me on hold for over [...]
628. Westpac needs to sack their CIO now! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Westpac’s site just goes from unavailable to… unavailable. There is NO EXCUSE for this from a bank. No excuse. Westpac - sack your CIO now. Kick his ass out of town. This is appalling. Oh wait… this explains everything: Westpac hires ex-Telstra CIO
629. Note to Westpac http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Dear Westpac - “Internet Banking is currently unavailable” should NOT be in your vocabulary. WTF are you doing???
630. TPN Report Card - August 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’ve decided to start publishing TPN’s stats each month. August stats are now up on the TPN blog.
631. Great Presentations http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Watching Chris Brogan’s slide deck made me think about the other truly great presentations I’ve seen over the last decade. They are truly rare. Here’s my short list that I’d love to learn to mimic: Dick Hardt’s Identity 2.0 - saw this one in NYC in 2005, truly wonderful. David Weinberger always does a great job [...]
632. G’DAY WORLD #284 - Liz Heller, CEO Buzztone (X \| Media \| Lab) http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Another video from the X \| MEDIA \| LABS event. This one is with Liz Heller, CEO of US-based marketing company BUZZTONE. We chatted about the idea of “buzz” marketing and the future of the music business (prior to starting Buzztone, Liz was an Executive Vice President at Capital Records). For those of you on [...]
633. Ewan on The Future of TV http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Ewan Spence (TPN’s Rock Show, PSP Show, Edinburgh Festival Show… have I forgotten any??) spoke on a panel in Edinburgh yesterday about the future of TV. Read Kevin Anderson’s coverage for The Guardian (and watch for my video podcast inteview with Kevin that’ll be up here in a few days). Read Ewan’s statements in the [...]
634. E&Y Spy on PWC http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: E&Y Spy on PWC Originally uploaded by cameronreilly
635. Attention Fare Evaders http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Be Nice Originally uploaded by cameronreilly I was amused by this sticker inside a Melbourne train on the weekend.
636. What Twitter Had To Say About The Eclipse http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Via Terraminds, here is a random selection of responses to the eclipse from Twitter tonight: jimmykramer Wondering why i watched the eclipse. less than one minute ago taterunino @Mercy I’ve never seen an eclipse. less than one minute ago steakknives Watching the lunar eclipse. less than one minute ago ihavecooties A lot of stars look red tonight. Is that [...]
637. Terraminds Searches Twitter http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Andrew Sayer pointed to this terrific Twitter search engine this morning: Terraminds. Let’s say you wanted to know what people on Twitter had been saying about… Telstra, for example. tehdeejay Ok twitteroos, answer me this: is it negligence for an IT company to recommend Telstra retail products for all their business clients? 12 hours [...]
638. TPN really needs help from a server guru http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The TPN servers crashed 15 times in the last 24 hours and we don’t know why. I really need a server admin guru to help us get to the bottom of it. Anyone out there a jedi in Apache, etc, and want to help a brother out? I’ll make it worth your while. If you [...]
639. G’DAY WORLD #283 - Porn Filters, Australian Values and other nonsense http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Richard, Ian and Garth joined me last night to discuss porn filters, Australian values, strip clubs and other rubbish. If you think you can sense heavy editing in this show… you are right. I won’t say why. Become part of the G’Day World conversation. I’ve created a couple of groups inside Second Life. You can [...]
640. Tracking Clicks in PHP adserver http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Anyone out there know (and I mean REALLY know, not just “let me in and I’ll have a play around”) how we configure PHP adserver so we can tell how many times a banner or link gets clicked?
641. Someone Tell Ninemsn About Ray http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The news that Ray Martin is leaving Channel Nine is all over the news today… unless you look at Channel Nine’s website, Ninemsn. There is nothing to be seen on their frontpage. You can find the story if you search their website, but it’s buried deep. So… who makes the decision at Ninemsn what is [...]
642. G’DAY WORLD #282 - The Kids Edition http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Hunter and Taylor, my 6 year-old twin boys, join me tonight for what might become the pilot edition of their own podcast. It’s something we’ve been talking about for ages and, based on their excitement tonight after we wrapped, I think they are about ready. This is a show designed for kids aged 5 - [...]
643. The Connections Show with Stan Relihan http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m very pleased today to launch The Connections Show with Stan Relihan. This is going to be a show dedicated to the power of Social Networking. Stan, who is a LinkedIn Power User, with something like 7000+ connections, is going to be exploring how we can all make the most of the tools we now [...]
644. How To Synch Google Calendar with Windows Mobile 6 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: After a week of mucking about, I seem to have finally found a semi-friendly way to synchronize my Google Calendar with my Dopod 810 Windows Mobile 6 device. First - the background. As regular readers will know, I have been trying to transfer my “productivity” applications (which seem to take up more time fixing stuff [...]
645. DIGG ME or I’ll Quit http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I swear to God, if you guys don’t start digging every episode I do, I’m going to quit. I’ve got money riding on it.
646. A list of applications Vista Speech Recognition WON’T work with http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: So today after using Windows Vista for six months, I decided to try and play around with the vista speech recognition system. and although it has come a long way since I First Started using it 10 years ago, it is unfortunately still a long way from being a practical tool for most of us [...]
647. Love me? Buy me stuff. http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Want to show your appreciation with money? Then buy me stuff I can’t afford from my Amazon wish list (link). You don’t even have to wait for my birthday (October 10 btw)!
648. Last night’s “Difference of Opinion” on the ABC http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I don’t think much of Jeff McMullen’s style of moderating, but it’s great to see more debate-style shows on Aussie TV. Last night’s episode of “Difference of Opinion” was frustrating but well worth the watch. Last night he had an “expert panel” including Julian Burnside QC to debate the need for our anti-terrorism laws and [...]
649. Ninemsn and ING are both on my list http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I opened up the YourRestaurants site on Ninemsn, tabbed away to check something, and all of a sudden, underneath the Daft Punk I have coming through the phones, I hear Billy Connolly’s voice. WTF?!, I think, wondering if DP had sampled the Big Yin like Orbital sampled Christopher Eccleston on the track “You Lot”. Unfortunately, [...]
650. Why People Become Entrepreneurs http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Jeff Pulver asked this question on his blog yesterday. A number of people, myself included, told their stories. Fascinating reading. clipped from pulverblog.pulver.com Todayâ€™s Question of the Day: If you are an Entrepreneur, How did YOU become one? If you are or ever have been an Entrepreneur, what event in your life pushed you to [...]
651. G’DAY WORLD #281 - Melbourne Twitter Lunch http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A spontaneous Twitter lunch happened in Melbourne yesterday between myself, Nick Hodge, Garth Kidd, Robin Frousheger, and Andrew Barnett. The lunch came together over Twitter when Nick, who is based in Sydney, mentioned he was having a coffee at a particular Melbourne Starbucks. Robin, Andrew and I all saw the message and invited ourselves to [...]
652. Watch Cam on Chris Pirillo http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Just back from lunch with Dr Peter Ellyard and a spontaneous Twitter meetup lunch with Nick Hodge, Garth Kidd, Andew Barnett and Froosh (you’ll hear the show we recorded tomorrow), and I see Chris Pirillo has posted up a podcast of the live video show we did yesterday! Here it is: Chris \| Live Tech Support [...]
653. G’DAY WORLD #280 - Ryan Trainor, Serial Entrepreneur http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Ryan Trainor started his first company, a Retail Security firm in 1997 at the age of 23. After three years he was servicing most major retailers in Australia, including Coles Myer and Woolworths, employing hundreds of staff and regarded as a key innovator of change in the security personnel industry. He sold to a large [...]
654. My Symbiote Costume http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My Symbiote Costumer Originally uploaded by cameronreilly I bought this costume in SL tonight to impress by kids… no, really…
655. PwC and IBM settle graft allegations http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: From the most excellent Sox First blog comes news that PwC and IBM say that claims they used bribes to win government contracts is just STUPID! FOOLISH! PREPOSTEROUS! And they completely deny the basis of the allegations! But they have agreed to pay $5.2 million to make those untrue, ridiculous allegations go away. And [...]
656. G’DAY WORLD #279 - Jack Marx, sacked Fairfax blogger tells all! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Jack Marx wrote a popular blog called THE DAILY TRUTH for Fairfax, a large, old and very, very tired Australian media organization. In 2006 he won a very prestigious Australian media award (a Walkley) for one of his posts. However the paper sacked him a couple of days ago (on his birthday no less) for [...]
657. Report: Newspapers Cost Employers $5 Billion http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Newspapers, a 19th century global social networking craze, could cost employers up to $5 billion a year in productivity. The persistence of the “offline internet” in workplaces has resulted in more time-wasting by employees. It could also open businesses to criminals and legal liability, analysis by internet security firm TPN says. The data found if one employee spent [...]
658. G’DAY WORLD #278 - Shekhar Kapur, Film Director (X \| Media \| Lab) http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Shekhar Kapur, born 6 December 1945 in British India (in an area which became part of Pakistan) is a renowned filmmaker from India. His works include Elizabeth (1998), Bandit Queen (1994) and his new film, Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). He writes a very revealing blog (link) and is trying to raise $1 Billion for [...]
659. Fairyfax sacks blogger http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Mike Van Niekerk does it again. Barely a month since James Farmer left Fairyfax as the guy running their blogs, blogger Jack Marx gets sacked for writing what everyone is thinking about Kevin Rudd. Well I guess we know the lay of the land now people. News Corp is voting Libs and FairyFax are [...]
660. On The Chris Pirillo Show http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Chris Pirillo tested out bringing in Skype video onto his Ustream show today by getting me chatting about my recent Windows Vista disasters. Check out the image below. Pretty cool stuff, the way he is pulling in live video. I wish I had a way of doing that.
661. Get TPN Out Of Podshow http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: It has just been brought to my attention that Podshow seem to still be sucking up TPN feeds and adding them to their directory. Which would be fine, I don’t mind additional exposure, except for this clause in their Terms: By posting your Member Works on the Member Pages, you are granting PodShow a non-exclusive, royalty-free, [...]
662. Digital Ministry has second thoughts about Facebook http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Chris and the folks at Digial Ministry have stopped allowing people to register for their Facebook group just below the 1000 cutoff and have listed their reasons on their site. Interesting position. I personally don’t think Facebook groups are very useful at the moment. I find them incredibly difficult to monitor. It isn’t user [...]
663. The Australian election is over: Rudd gets screwed by Rupert http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Well it looks like Rupert has chosen - the Coalition will win the next federal election. And it’s straight out of The Godfather Part II. Remember when Tom Hagen ‘discovers’ Senator Geary with the dead hooker and offers to ‘help’? In Rudd’s case, one of Rupert’s stooges, New York Post editor Col Allan, took [...]
664. Speed of Light broken? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Cait pointed to this on Twitter. There is some debate in the article about the interpretation of the data, and it isn’t the first time I’ve seen researchers claim to have broken the speed of light (I remember having an email conversation with Aussie physicist Paul Davies about the teleportation of an electron about [...]
665. G’DAY WORLD #277 - Brendan Harkin, X\|Media\|Lab http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: On August 10 2007 I attended the X\|Media\|Lab in Melbourne and had the opportunity to interview a number of the key speakers. I’ll be putting those interviews up over the next week. This first one is with Brendan Harkin, the Founder and Director of X\|Media\|Lab. Brendan founded X\|Media\|Lab in June 2003. X\|Media\|Lab is the internationally acclaimed [...]
666. G’DAY WORLD #276 - Dr John Demartini, Inspirational Speaker and Author http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A few months ago I was on the phone to a friend of mine and said “The questions you ask yourself define your reality”. My friend then introduced me to the work of Dr John Demartini. A few things surprised me when I read the information on his website. The first was that he actually [...]
667. Duncan Riley is “On The Pod” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Duncan Riley, founder of “The Blog Herald, co-founder of b5 Media, and presently a writer for TechCrunch, joins TPN today with his new podcast “On The Pod“. On The Pod features guests that might otherwise not have a high profile yet have something interesting to say. The topics vary from Web 2.0, through to Tech and [...]
668. telepresence http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: telepresence 2 Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Yesterday, after the Telstra “social communications roundtable”, a few of us were treated to a live demo of a Cisco Telepresence unit Telstra have installed at their offices. This photo (and the others here) don’t do it justice, but basically you [...]
669. allofMP3 boss goes free http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This is a major blow to the American record companies and to the World Trade Organisation who thought it could bully Russia into doing it’s bidding. Will allofmp3 be back? clipped from edition.cnn.com MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) — A Russian court found the former boss of music download Web site www.allofmp3.com not guilty of [...]
670. Cam’s World 16 August 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Hey folks! It’s been an interesting week as those of you following my Twitter feed already know. I just thought I’d give you a few updates. I know I haven’t put out a show since last week and that’s mostly because I’ve been trying to focus on selling some advertising this month. However, I do [...]
671. The Mark Jones Podcast http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I just discovered Mark Jones is going a podcast for AFR. Good stuff mate, looking forward to listening to it. Thanks for keeping it a secret!
672. TPN launches “The Better World Show” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today TPN is pleased to launch “The Better World Show“, hosted by Scott Sherman (from TPN’s hugely successful Digital Photography Show) and Cameron Reilly (host of TPN’s G’Day World, Napoleon 101 and CEO of The Podcast Network). You work hard, you raise your family, and you try to do the best you can. But in [...]
673. Twitter in action http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: So this morning I went to MSY, a wonderful el-cheapo PC components store, to get a new scanner and miniSD card. I arrived 30 minutes early, was sitting in my car listening to Ewan’s Edinburgh Fringe podcast, and twitted that I was sitting out the front of MSY in Pascoe Vale. Who should come walking [...]
674. Spb Mobile Shell - cool pocket pc app http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I installed this pocket pc application yesterday and I’m loving it. So much friendlier than the native experience. Works on Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC, Windows Mobile 6 Classic or Professional device. Any other good pocket pc app recommendations out there? Spb Mobile Shell introduces the next generation user interface while keeping all advantages [...]
675. Why Newspapers Are Screwed http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Henry Blodgett “runs the numbers” on why a major newspaper, like the NY Times, is screwed as it tries to move its business online. I’ve said this over and over during the last couple of years, but Henry has more cred, so from now on I’ll just quote him instead. clipped from www.internetoutsider.com Revenue [...]
676. Mainstream media is biased - new report http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: clipped from pewresearch.org The American public continues to fault news organizations for a number of perceived failures, with solid majorities criticizing them for political bias, inaccuracy and failing to acknowledge mistakes. But some of the harshest indictments of the press now come from the growing segment that relies on the internet as its main [...]
677. Cam’s World 8 August 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Some research outfit called VSS are claiming that “Internet advertising is expected to reach US$61.98 billion and become the largest ad segment in 2011, surpassing newspapers“. Sounds good to me. Hopefully a chunk of that will go to podcasting. I’ll be happy to settle for 1% of it. ****** “”We are moving from a speech to [...]
678. “Predator or Prey” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I love this track I’ve been using for the current TPN pre-roll promo. It’s by a group called Larval and the track is “Predator or Prey”. Kind of sounds like a mixture of 90’s Tom Waits and 70’s Lou Reed with a little bit of Ronson-era Bowie. “Predator or Prey” (mp3) from “Predator [...]
679. Calacanis on losing weight http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Jason has written a great post on what he has learned about losing weight over the last year. It’s something every geek needs to read. As we tend to allow ourselves to lead very sedentary lives, we need to get this fat thing under control. Even though Jason has only lost 20 pounds (a little [...]
680. G’DAY WORLD #275 - Bernard Malige on French Healthcare http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guest today is a G’Day World listener from Paris, Bernard Malige. Bernard, who works as an engineer with Renault, helped me better understand the French system of taxation and social services. If you’ve seen Michael Moore’s latest film SICKO, you already know that in France, pretty much all health care (except high end elective [...]
681. Anthill Aug 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Anthill Aug 2007 Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Get a copy of the Aug/Sept 2007 edition of Australian Anthill magazine so you can cut out my picture and stick it on your walls. And throw darts at it. UPDATE: This is the link to the online version. Anthill have [...]
682. Why I Hate 3 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Here’s the latest chapter of my saga with 3. As regular readers may recall, about 8 weeks ago I dropped my 5 month-old DOPOD 838Pro into a 3 store because it had stopped working. They told me they had to send it away to get it repaired and it would be back in three or [...]
683. G’DAY WORLD #274 - On Fidel Castro, Second Life, Crazy Christians and Scouta http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Richard Giles and I chat about some things that have been on my mind lately, including: How Christians who justify Yahweh’s kill count in the Old Testament just prove my point that they are crazy and dangerous. Some history on the Bhagavad Gita WIRED: How Madison Avenue Is Wasting Millions on a Deserted Second Life Some [...]
684. Cam’s World 5 August 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Back in SL for another Ayn Rand “Atlas Shrugged” discussion. One of the avs here is Lauren Weyland who was interviewed recently on the in-world show “The Late Show with Madelena Rossini”. Check it out for a trip. ****** Tom Reynolds has uploaded some photos from MODM 4. This one is of me and the guys [...]
685. Atheists Out! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Aaron Heath sent me this image: Reminds me of the Point of Inquiry podcast I listened to this morning with Peter Irons. Irons is “a noted constitutional scholar, historian, and lawyer, he is the author of the bestselling May It Please the Court; The Battle for the Constitution; War Powers: How the Imperial Presidency Hijacked the [...]
686. Another tale from the “Cameron is an idiot” file http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The original shield on my video ipod (the “invisibleShield”) was starting to look very tacky after almost a year - the edges had started to slightly peel away and all manner of disgusting shit was getting stored under them, I was starting to worry I was breeding a new form of life - so yesterday [...]
687. G’DAY WORLD #273 - Geoffrey McDonald Bowll, Ad Man http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Geoffrey Bowll is the MD of Melbourne-based ad agency Starship. I chatted with him yesterday about the demise of TV, the rise of the creative class and the fragmentation of media. It was great to find someone in the Aussie advertising industry who is excited about social networking, Second Life and Twitter. Speaking of which… Become [...]
688. G’DAY WORLD #272 - Prof Rodney Brooks, MIT http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Rodney Brooks is Panasonic Professor of Robotics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also Chief Technical Officer and sits on the Board of iRobot Corp. From July 1, 2003 until June 30, 2007, he was director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory; prior to that, he was director of the [...]
689. Cam’s World 2 August 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Paul Spoerry has some great visual aids to help us understand the motivations behind the US’s middle east policies. Like this: ****** Meanwhile, you have to love the pure frakking BALLS on the Bush administration. Who else could spin the sale of $70 Billion of weapons to the Middle East as “ensuring peace”?!!! Rice sez: “We are helping [...]
690. Cam’s World 1 August 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: From the Washington Post: … The key to boosting the image and effectiveness of U.S. military operations around the world involves “shaping” both the product and the marketplace, and then establishing a brand identity that places what you are selling in a positive light, said clinical psychologist Todd C. Helmus, the author [...]
691. Facebook hacked?? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: It’s currently 7.50pm in Australia, 1.50am US PDT. Facebook has been down for the last ten minutes. According to an entry in the Wikipedia profile for Facebook: IT WAS RECENTLY HACKED BY CHRIS DOHERTY ON TUESDAY 31ST JULY. MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE UK. CHRIS DOHERTY PROCLAIMED, “NOW PEOPLE MAY SEE THAT [...]
692. G’DAY WORLD #271 - Vernor Vinge, SF Author Extraordinaire http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today I had the fortune to chat with another living legend - Vernor Vinge (pronounced “vin-jee” as in, he explained off air, “stingy”). While VV may not have the public profile of a William Gibson or Neal Stephenson, in geek circles no SF author carries more respect. Why is it so? In 1981 Vernor wrote [...]
693. Cam’s World 31 July 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m amused this morning that Duncan wrote up my “Telstra Bans Facebook” in TechCrunch and the rash of comments accusing him of being a Facebook shill. I often tell corporate-types when they ask about why blogging is important that I may only have a few hundred regular readers of my blog but a handful of [...]
694. Cam’s World 30 July, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Shoe-lovin’ Telstran CathyE has created a Twitter profile purely for announcing Melbourne tech events. Very handy. Don’t forget MODM this Thursday night! We’ve got our biggest registrations to date and a new venue. ****** I’m writing an article on Enterprise 2.0 and Web 2.0 for MARKETING magazine. If anyone has any good examples of how Aussie [...]
695. G’DAY WORLD #270 - Affluenza http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Richard Giles joins me tonight to talk about a bunch of questions that have been on my mind: Are we all suffering from Affluenza? Are the Government, the advertising industry, and the mass media all conspiring to make us feel broke and scared? Does the car I drive define me as a human being? Do we really want [...]
696. Cam’s World 29 July, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: What does driving a Prius say about you? As a person? What a load of crap. You aren’t defined as a person by what clothes you wear or by the car you drive. You are defined by what you do. Are you contributing something every day towards the betterment of the human race? Or are you [...]
697. G’DAY WORLD #269 - Tony Smith, Roamfree http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A few months ago I had the opportunity to chat with Tony Smith, CEO of new online accommodation booking startup, Roamfree. I was asked to keep the interview on hold until the site launched, which was yesterday. Tony is a former Sydney Swans ruckman who started marketing Schoolies holidays when he was in his early [...]
698. Cam’s World 28 July 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Just went to pay the speeding fine I got leaving Bundaberg and discovered there are no online payment options?! Can’t even pay it over the phone?!? Have to send a cheque. By post. Wow. Queensland. Amazing. ****** I’m fascinated this morning watching the shit-fight between Arrington and Furrier/Scoble over Podtech. Having met all three of those guys [...]
699. MODM 4 - change of venue http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Please note that MODM 4 will now be held at: Date: Thursday, August 2, 2007 Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Riverland Bar, Vault 1 - 9 Street: Federation Wharf (Under Princes Bridge) City/Town: Melbourne http://www.riverlandbar.com/ Register here if you haven’t already!
700. Cam’s World 27 July, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The word on Twitter is that the fine folks at Telstra have banned Facebook on the corporate network. This would be a retarded move for ANY company, let alone a company that is trying to position itself as a company that “gets” online. It reminds me of a question someone asked me at the recent [...]
701. G’DAY WORLD #268 - on the WTO, IMF and Human Rights in Australia http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today Paul Montgomery from Fan Footy joins me to talk about the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, IMF and UN Security Council. I’ve just finished reading George Monbiot’s 2003 book “The Age Of Consent” and it’s made me want to learn more about how these international bodies operate. Monty and I also chat about [...]
702. Cam’s World 26 July, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Back in the chair today after the QLD trip and meeting all day yesterday. Looking forward to making some casts. Doing the next Napoleon and a GW today. Paul Montgomery is going to join me on GW. Want to talk about the IMF and WTO. Also my review of the wicked headphones the nice people [...]
703. Free Haneef T-Shirt http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Dr Mohamed Haneef is a 27-year old physician who was arrested on July 2, 2007 at the Brisbane Airport, Brisbane, Australia for suspected terror-related activities, specifically in connection to 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack. He has currently been held in prison by Australian authorities for 24 days without being charged and now that it is [...]
704. Cam’s World 25 July, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: TPN’s latest podcast is Take Two - interviews with Australian business leaders by Leon Gettler, management and economics commentator for The Age newspaper in Melbourne Australia, and technology editor Garry Barker. Check out their interview with Justin Milne, CEO of Telstra BigPond. **** Ah… the clean country air of Bundaberg…. **** David Chappelle is Black Bush. Classic.
705. Cam’s World 24 July, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Neet and I went to see KNOCKED UP last night in Brissy. I loved it. Terrific little film. Lots of laughs, the premise, script and cast are all first rate. ****** Russell Buckley sent me a link to this video that is like an ad for atheism. Nicely done.
706. Cam’s World 23 July, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Sitting in Brisbane with nothing much to do… ****** Saw a great 2006 German film earlier at the Dendy in George Street called “Vier Minuten” or “Four Minutes”. It’s the story of an elderly lesbian piano teacher who works at a women’s prison and accepts a violent young student with massive natural talent to deal with her [...]
707. Cam’s World 21 July 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Bundaberg. Cold. Slow. No 3G. Using my mum’s PC. She’s on some bullshit BigPond DSL plan where she only gets 400Mb a month for $40!! And it’s nearly used up, so I’m moving her to Dodo this morning. Screw Telstra BigPond and their bullshit data plans. Everyone - make sure your parents are getting screwed [...]
708. TPN Position Opening/s http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I am looking for a new person to help us run TPN’s backend. This isn’t a full-time position as yet, just a part-time after hours kind of gig but with a view to making it a full-time position with TPN stock options at some stage this year. Interested parties should email me with their CV. [...]
709. Okay goddam it! MODM 4 now on Upcoming! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Geez louise. If you must… you can register for MODM 4 on Upcoming. Oh but wait - what about all the people who said for the last couple of month… “oh I don’t want to register on Yahoo just to come to your smelly function!”??? Then go away and leave me alone. Go back to [...]
710. Facebook Phobia http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: What is it with all of the Facebook phobia I’m hearing lately? Today alone I have had three people tell me they either don’t want to sign up to Facebook or that they have signed up begrudgingly. Here’s one email I just received from someone I’ll keep anonymous to protect the innocently luddite: You’ll be highly [...]
711. G’Day World #267 - John Butterworth, AIMIA http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: John Butterworth is the CEO of AIMIA, the Australia Interactive Media Industry Association. I chatted with him recently about the state of the industry and tried to figure out who they seem to be so top-heavy, that is, involved more with big companies like Telstra and Sensis, rather than supporting the smaller, innovative companies. John [...]
712. DirectDiscount.com.au / DirectDiscount.us - Dodgy? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: About 5 weeks ago I ordered some products from an Australia site called Direct Discount. I paid via Paypal. I got a confirmation email. Everything looked legit. But it’s been five weeks and still no product. I’ve tried emailing their sales support line but the emails bounce. They have a fax number on the site [...]
713. G’Day World #266 - Chris Pirillo on Bloggers and Politics http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Chris Pirillo needs no introduction. Everyone knows him as an ubergeek, the founder and maintainer of Lockergnome, former host of TechTV’s “Call for Help”, and, along with his wife Ponzi, the host of Gnomedex, the technology conference made for geeks. I always think of him as the guy with the most infectious laugh I’ve ever [...]
714. Cam’s World 16 July, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Canned coffee vending machines Originally uploaded by seanbonner Sean Bonner is posting great photos from Japan including this one of a canned coffee vending machine. Mmmmm. And I thought Nescafe sucked! ****** On The Cranky Middle Manager Episode 101, Wayne interviewed guest Anita Bruzzese, a workplace columnist whoâ€™s â€œOn [...]
715. MODM 4 coming at ya http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Register now for MODM 4! We had a good 50 people there for the last two events and I think everyone had a great time. Free booze, free snacks, geeky talk, what’s not to love? Thanks Michael Kordahi (aka Delicate Genius) for putting your Corporate AMEX to the test! Avoiding having to approve that expense [...]
716. Cam’s World 14 July, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A great example of Christian tolerance in the US senate. ****** Chris Pirillo is getting up to speed on the problems inherent in the American system of democracy and capitalism. Interesting to see someone like Chris speaking out about this. Watch the first ten minutes of the video he’s linked to. Chris has just agreed to [...]
717. G’DAY WORLD #265 - Chris Summerfield, Why Be A Christian? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guest today is Chris Summerfield. Chris works for Drug Arm WA, writes an intelligent blog called “A Churchless Faith” and recently took me up on my challenge to Christians to answer the question “What would it take for you to become an atheist?”. We talk a little about the striking similarities between the key [...]
718. Cam’s World 13 July, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Did anyone register TPN in the Anthill Cool Company awards? Did you get hit with the $59 entry fee? James and Paul sent me an email this morning saying they decided to charge an entry fee after all. I’m wondering if you guys got hit. What do you think about having to pay an entry [...]
719. G’Day World #264 - Dr Peter Ellyard, Futurist (Part Four) http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today it’s again my pleasure to catch up with Dr Peter Ellyard, Australia’s leading futurist. We caught up for lunch in South Yarra today and chatted about why visionaries often feel frustrated with their own progress, the need for a world democracy and how shareholders can use their voting power to effect political change. Gâ€™DAY [...]
720. Cams’ World 12 July, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Got this funny email from lil sister Anita: Youâ€™re frigginâ€™ everywhereâ€¦I was looking up stationery for work and Googled â€˜roller papermate gel IIâ€™ to see what it was and the fourth Google entry was this! Is there anywhere I can go without bumping into you???! Geez!!!!!! ****** The issue of B&T Magazine that I wrote an article about [...]
721. Do you think TPN is cool? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Are we hip? Fancy? Any other quaint epithets? If so, you might want to nominate us in Anthill Magazines’ Cool Company awards this year. I nearly nominated us last year but they were going to force me to buy an annual subscription to their magazine. This year, the boys assure me they’ve changed the rules. [...]
722. My Wikipedia Entry http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Charlie Hastings has made me notable! At least for a few minutes. Any minute now some pre-school kid is going to pull it down, I’m sure of it. Thanks for sticking up for me Charlie! I owe you a martini.
723. G’Day World #263 - American Concentration Camps! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Today my guests are Andrew and Kevin - an American and a Brit living in Japan - to talk about some current conspiracy theories, including hundreds of “concentration camps” being built in the USA to house ‘unlawful enemy combatants’ and Rex 84, “a plan by the United States federal government to test their ability to [...]
724. Cam’s World 11 July, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Mike Moore gets stuck into Wolf on CNN: (via Chris Pirillo’s twitter) ****** Remember Marc Rich? The guy indicted by Guiliani for trading illegally with Iran and tax evasion who then received a Presidential Pardon from Clinton in the last hours of his Presidency because he was a large donor to the Democratic Party? Well guess who his [...]
725. Cam’s World 10 July, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Damn I’m tired today. Went downstairs for a quick nap at 9.30am and woke up two hours later. **** Productivity tip of the day - delete the “Latest News” live feed from Firefox toolbar. I think I checked that 50 times a day. It’s now GONE. **** How do you know that someone in Facebook is real? I [...]
726. Cam’s World 9 July, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Does anyone out there know how to print a filtered outline in MindManager? I’m using Mindjet’s MindManager Pro 6 and when I filter my map to isolate certain tasks, and then view it in Outline View, the print option is disabled. Seems stupid to me. Anybody know how to get around this? I tried cutting [...]
727. Melbourne Twitter Meetup this Thursday http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The 2nd Melbourne Twitter Meetup is happening at Horse Bazaar on Thursday 12th July. If you’re on Twitter, or you want to find out what all the fuss is about, come along from 5:30pm. Watch the live Twitter feed projected on the wall, and bring along your Twitter enabled mobile to participate. Drinks and nibbles [...]
728. Thunderbird + Gmail = The Ultimate Mail Platform http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: About a week ago I installed Thunderbird again and I think I’ve cooked up the ultimate combination of tools for handling email. I was previously (for three years) working just in the Gmail client and while it’s been okay, I have needed a platform and process that allows me a chance to adapt my working [...]
729. G’Day World #262 - Frank Arrigo, Microsoft Developer Platform Evangelist http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Frank Arrigo, the guy who runs Microsoft’s Developer Platform Evangelism team in Australia, a 16 year veteran of Microsoft, joins me tonight to publicly break his big news - he’s moving to Seattle to direct Microsoft’s DPE field strategy worldwide. The quality of the Skype call is terrible so we don’t talk long, but we [...]
730. How to force Vista to open links in Firefox! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Thank Science! I finally found out how to stop Vista opening links in IE instead of Firefox! This has been bugging the hell out of me since I started using Vista months ago. I found the answers on this site. The secret formula is: Start button > Control Panel > Programs > Default Programs > Set [...]
731. G’Day World #261 - Wendell Wallach on AI Ethics http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Wendell Wallach is a lecturer and consultant at Yale University’s Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics where he chairs the working research group on Technology and Ethics, leads a seminar for bioethics interns, and functions as a senior coordinator for other working groups and projects. He has lectured worldwide, published many articles, and is presently writing two [...]
732. One last plug for MODM #3 tonight! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: We’ve got about 35 people registered and a few of them have told me they are bringing friends, so it should be a fun night. So we know how many to cater for, please register here if you are coming. MODM is a new event for Melbourne’s Online Digital Media community to socialize and talk [...]
733. A DIY Planner http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I came across this terrific site this morning from a link off of Ryan Rasmussen’s blog. Ryan works for Levenger, a company that sells beautiful writing and paper products. Scott Sherman put me onto them recently. Anyway, back to DIY Planner. This site has a range of PDF templates that you can print off to [...]
734. G’Day World #260 - J. Storrs Hall on AI and Nanotech http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: J. Storrs Hall is an independent scientist and author. His most recent book is Beyond AI: Creating the Conscience of the Machine, and he was the founding Chief Scientist of Nanorex, Inc, which is developing a CAD system for nanomechanical engineering, is currently a member of Nanorex’ Scientific Advisory Board, and is a Research Fellow [...]
735. The 4th July - The Day A Corporation Bought A Country http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I was reading Chris Brogan’s 4th of July inspirational post (nice work btw Chris) and it reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to talk about on the show for sometime. It’s my understanding that American “Independence” was mostly about the British East India Company deciding to buy itself a country to escape the pressures [...]
736. G’Day World in MX http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: G’Day World in MX Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Thanks to Daniel Bowen for scanning it and for CathyE to mentioning I was in it! There’s another benefit of Twitter! Oh and thanks to whomever it was at MX who gave me the plug. You know you’ve made [...]
737. Ken Ham - An Embarrassment to Australia or a Genius? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Nick Hodge (aka Uncle Nick from episode ##) sent me this link to a story about a couple of rapscallions who infiltrated Ken Ham’s “intellectually depravity: The Creation Museum.” Ken Ham, for those of you who don’t know, grew up in my home state of Queensland (there’s something I don’t often admit) and who is one [...]
738. Anyone get MX Melbourne today? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: And keep it? Apparently they gave G’Day World a plug. I’d love a copy or a scan.
739. Microsoft lost 12% of developers to Linux in the last year http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: According to an article in Infoworld today: A survey this spring of more than 400 developers and IT managers in North America found that the number of developers targeting Windows for their applications declined 12 percent from a year ago. Just 64.8 percent targeted the platform as opposed to 74 percent in 2006. (source) That’s a HUGE YOY [...]
740. AllOfMp3.com is dead! Long live Mp3Sparks.com! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: According to the BBC, “the authorities” have finally killed AllOfMp3… about a year after everyone stopped using it and migrated to other services. Apparently MP3Sparks.com is run by the same folks who brought you AllOfMp3. They do look very similar….
741. Three makes me wait another three weeks http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: So you remember I dropped my DOPOD 838 Pro off to Three a month ago for repairs? Well at the time they told me it would take four weeks. So I rang them today, only to be told it is going to be another FOUR WEEKS. Now - as annoying as it is to be [...]
742. After MODM comes… ROCKSTAR Karaoke http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: After MODM on Thursday night, I might be heading down to Crown for ROCKSTAR Karaoke. Anyone joining me?
743. G’DAY WORLD #259 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Richard M. Giles of Scouta joins me again today to discuss a list of bothersome subjects, including (but not limited to, user’s experience my vary, please refer to terms and conditions before you set any expectations and refer all complaints to your local member… pffft, I said “member”): Scouta’s recent DMCA take-down notice What’s the good of [...]
744. Converting to Atheism http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: On a recent show with Reggie Finley I mentioned that I like to ask Christians this question: “What would it take for you to convert from your belief system to atheism?” Chris Summerfield responded today on his blog. I think it’s an excellent piece of writing. To cut to the chase, his answer is: I would [...]
745. MODM 3 - this Thursday http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If you’re in Melbourne and you haven’t registered for MODM 3 yet, please do so! We had a great time at MODM 2 (or at least I did anyway) and I’m looking forward to catching up with everyone again this week to talk about digital mobile content. So Pownce on me, Twitter me senseless and [...]
746. gdayworld laptop cover http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: gdayworld laptop cover Originally uploaded by cameronreilly I recently ordered a custom laptop skin from Tekskin. Check them out. Great service from these guys. They emailed me a few times to let me know that my image dimensions weren’t quite right and stuck with me until I [...]
747. G’DAY WORLD #258 - Professor Michael Georgeff on e-Health http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Professor Michael Georgeff is the Director of the e-Health research unit at Monash University. He has over 25 years experience in software innovation and bringing these technologies to market. In the 1980s, Georgeff was Program Director in the Artificial Intelligence Center at SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute). He was also a member of Stanford [...]
748. Why do you Twitter? http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If you aren’t on Twitter yet, you are probably wondering what it’s all about. It’s kind of like a steady feed of… stuff. Stream of consciousness from your friends. What they are doing, thinking about, reading, watching, etc. Here’s my last couple of days of twitters e.g. the things I’ve written. Inane? Or addictive? I [...]
749. Come and have a drink at MODM 3 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Details are here. I hope everyone in Melbourne will be able to join us for a few drinks and hearty debates about the future of online media.
750. Christian pastor: “We Wish 33,000 Killed at Virginia Tech” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I had a big debate with Kordahi over dinner the other night about whether or not I was wasting my time with the religion v science discussion. One of the points I made was that the “live and let live” motto that atheists have pursued over the last couple of hundred years hasn’t worked. The [...]
751. G’DAY WORLD #257 - MY TRANSFORMERS REVIEW! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Tonight, my lil sister Anita and I went to see the first ever anywhere in the world public screening (well at least that’s what we were told) of the new TRANSFORMERS movie! Here is our review. Become part of the G’Day World conversation. If you’re a member of Facebook, you can ADD ME AS A [...]
752. cam on panel http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: IMG_1949 Originally uploaded by delicategenius ummmm yeah.
753. cam post panel http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: cam post panel Originally uploaded by delicategenius On stage at Remix. Photo by Kordahi.
754. Italian with Rosco, Qdog, Cameron Reilly http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Italian with Rosco, Qdog, Cameron Reilly Originally uploaded by Bruce Moyle Just discovered this photo that Bruce Moyle from CoolShite threw up into Flickr a few months ago.
755. G’DAY WORLD #256 - Brian Goldfarb, Silverlight http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: At Microsoft’s remix event in Melbourne yesterday I caught up with Brian Goldfarb, Group Product manager, UX Platform and Tools Strategy, Microsoft Corp. Brian’s group is responsible for Silverlight , their new product for developing rich content delivered through a browser, and Popfly, their Yahoo Pipes-like mashup creator. To check out the “Top Banana” demo [...]
756. Cam’s World 26 June, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Half the time I try to open a Microsoft Word attachment in my email (which is Gmail through the browser) I get this error message: Windows doesn’t seem to know that Word is the application to open a .doc. Anyone else seen this? Damn annoying! ************** If you want to know what carbon trading is all about, [...]
757. Claiming this blog http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Technorati Profile
758. G’DAY WORLD #255 - Jamais Cascio, Futurist http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Jamais Cascio is a San Francisco Bay Area-based writer and ethical futurist. He chatted with me last week about the “Participatory panopticon“, Sousveillance, and why everyone should take “democratic transhumanism” very, very seriously. Read Jamais’ blog to find out more about his views on the preferred future. You can also catch Jamais at the Singularity [...]
759. TPN’s Ben Wilkoff wins “Totally Wired Teacher Award” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Ben Wilkoff, host of TPN’s Education Transformation podcast, has just been declared the winner of the first Totally Wired Teacher Award which will be presented at the Ypulse Mashup in San Francisco! Read his post about the award. Congrats from all of us at TPN dude!
760. I want… a Herman Miller Aeron Chair http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: An Aeron. I want one. I have wanted one for ten years. Now… I think I finally deserve one. I spend all day sitting in front of this PC. I need comfort. I need bounce. I need a little bit of luxury. Surely… one of you has a bunch of them sitting around at your [...]
761. e-mail bankruptcy http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: You’ve all heard me talk on G’Day World and The Productivity Show about how much freakin’ email I get and how it is a MAJOR blow to my productivity (and let’s not even START talking about Facebook…). Well it’s good to know I’m not the only one. I sent an email to Sean Bonner at [...]
762. G’DAY WORLD #254 - Richard McManus on being “People Ready” http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m sure many of you read on Techmeme over the weekend about the whole “People Ready” fiasco involving FM Media and their client bloggers that started with this Valleywag post. One of the bloggers involved was Richard McManus who writes the popular ReadWriteWeb blog. I happened to be having dinner (ironically hosted by Microsoft, the [...]
763. God Hates The World http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Oh my… Darwin. I started off watching this video thinking it was a satire… I was actually chuckling, thinking “geeez, even I am not this subversive”… and then… slowly… i realized… these people are REAL! It turns out that they are a bunch of dangerous tards from underneath some damp, fetid rock called the Westboro [...]
764. Arvo Part and the Ballet http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Last night we attended the opening night of the “New Romantics” ballet in Melbourne. I loved it. I think it’s only the second time I’ve ever been to the ballet and I was totally into it. I especially loved the final act, a ballet called “After The Rain” by New Yrok choreographer Christopher Weeldon. The [...]
765. G’DAY WORLD #253 - Ranting with a special guest! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: A very special guest (shhhh can’t tell you who) joins me on today’s show to chat about the JFK bomb plot, Rupert Murdoch’s attempts to buy the world, divorce, Facebook, asking the right questions, Apple TV, the Australian government’s new broadband plan which is a bitchslap to our friends at Telstra, Marc Andreesen’s blog, setting [...]
766. CIA to reveal their older crimes http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: From the BBC: The US Central Intelligence Agency is to declassify hundreds of documents detailing some of the agency’s worst illegal abuses from the 1950s to 1970s. The papers, to be released next week, will detail assassination plots, domestic spying and wiretapping, kidnapping and human experiments. Conveniently, the papers being declassified stop in 1975 - the [...]
767. G’DAY WORLD #252 - Steve Omohundro, Self-Aware Systems http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Steve Omohundro is a computer scientist and President of Self-Aware Systems in Palo Alto, California. Since April 2007 he is a research advisor to the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence. We chatted this morning about his timeline and vision for the possible ways that artificial intelligence will emerge and how he believes self-aware machines will [...]
768. The Will Arnett video take 2 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Miriam pointed out to me (a couple of times) that the flash version of my interview with actor Will Arnett ended abruptly. When I checked it out yesterday I noticed that the original flash video is borked. And as I didn’t keep the original avi version, I’m having trouble re-doing it. So if you haven’t [...]
769. Edits http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: It’s wonderful how a good edit can make a movie. Check out these two great edits on YouToob: The first is the wonderful 7-minute Sopranos. Unfortunately only goes up to the end of the first half of the last series, but still worth watching: The second is the edited version of The Big Lebowski with only the [...]
770. G’DAY WORLD #251 - Peter Styles talks RedBubble http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My guest today, from a delightful little cafÃ© in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, is Peter Styles, co-founder of RedBubble, an online art gallery and creative community that allows artists to display, sell and distribute their works. Peter and I talk about the site, their business model, ambitions, his background, running a start-up in Australia [...]
771. Vista problem of the day http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Here’s my latest Windows Vista problem. Any advice much appreciated!
772. Cam’s World 20 June, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: 5am. Haven’t been able to sleep. So I got up about 2am intending to work and have instead done what I always do at this hour - watch YouTube videos on 80s film clips. Sad. Very sad. ****** When the JFK Airport bomb plot thing broke in the headlines a few weeks ago, I immediately smelled a [...]
773. Cam’s World 19 June, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Anybody out there subscribe to B&T magazine? I think this week’s edition has the “Digital Media” insert again and I’ve written an article on podcasting in it. Let me know if any of you has a copy. ****** Oh yeah I’m speaking at Microsoft’s REMIX thing in Melbourne next Tuesday. I’m on the Web 2.0 [...]
774. Iran vs USrael http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Charley Reese (ex-Orlando Sentinel) has written an interesting piece for AntiWar.com about Iran. He makes the following points: I don’t see how any honest man can believe that Iran is a threat to the United States or its neighbors. Iran has not invaded anyone in the past 100 years. Iran has from the beginning insisted that [...]
775. GERMAN POLICE BUST AMERICAN AGENTS SMUGGLING EXPLOSIVES INTO THE G8 CONFERENCE http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This is strange. A few sites (link 1, link 2, link 3, link 4) are reporting that German police intercepted American agents trying to smuggle C4 explosive into the G8 conference at Heiligendamm. No coverage of this by MSM at the moment. Sources told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that US security men tested German security by [...]
776. The Productivity Show #28 - Cameron’s little time saver! http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Tony has uploaded the first episode of the All New Productivity Show! He invited me on as the first guest. We talked about my productivity over the last six months and some of his tips and tricks. Good fun. Glad the show is back.
777. Cam’s World 16 June, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: ICKY THUMP!!!! I’ve been listening to The White Stripes new album this morning and YAAHHHHHHH!!!! It rocks baby! There wasn’t a single song that didn’t thrill me. Every song has it’s own unique charm - a riff, a joke, a bagpipe solo, a guitar solo, something that makes it deliciously ambitious, outrageous, glorious! Jack White [...]
778. Cam’s World 15 June, 2007 http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Been quiet for the last couple of days. Lots of travel and meetings. Yesterday, Duncan Riley (aka Michael Arrington’s bitch), Jim Stewart and I spoke on a panel at the evolve conference in Melbourne. The panel was about content anarchy or something. We were the last session of the day and today Kimberley (the event [...]
779. G’DAY WORLD #250 - Adrian Giles of Hitwise http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m very pleased to be able to chat with Adrian Giles from Hitwise on the show today. Back in 1997, Adrian and his partner started the company age 23 and they recently sold it to Experian for US$240 million. We talk about the beginnings of the company, the business model, the challenges with raising VC [...]
780. Cam in Computer Trader http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If you are in Australia, look out for this week’s edition of Computer Trader magazine. Paul McKenna asked me to write something about the Vint Cerf interview. Thanks for the opportunity Paul!
781. G’DAY WORLD #249 - The Future Of Newspapers http://gdayworld.thepodcastnet... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Ryan Sholin wrote this post “10 obvious things about the future of newspapers you need to get through your head” on June 2 about the future of newspapers. It ended up on the front page of TechMeme and obviously struck a chord with lots o