Welcome to June! I can’t believe we are almost halfway through the year. In recognition of that, this post contains some things that I’ve been reading, playing, or watching recently, or just generally some things I’ve found neat in the last little period. If you like this sort of thing, let me know and I […]
I’ve been thinking about the idea of a ‘dumb phone’ recently. This is the idea that phones, since they became so smart, are actually hindering our daily lives and possibly even more than they help. Of course, there’s a lot to love about smart phones – maps, browsing, video calling, calendars, music, etc. But there […]
This month, Doctor Who triumphantly returned to our small screens, now on Disney+ and a new writing team. I’m a huge fan of the show, and I love how whacky and zany it can be. If you haven’t watched before, it’s a time travel show where the main character, called just “The Doctor” and their […]
I just wrapped another year working at the Canberra International Music Festival. It’s a 5 day art music festival in May, and I’ve been working there since 2017 – a long, long time. It’s always great to be exposed to so much music in such a small timeframe. A highlight this year was all six […]
We all know about Steve Jobs, legendary CEO of Apple who oversaw the earliest personal computers, the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad. His life has been written about and adapted numerous times – several films, many biographies, and lots and lots of internet articles. But, Steve never wrote an autobiography, so we never got […]
I was in New Zealand for a short trip over the weekend, and on the way back I picked up a new doohicky at the airport. It’s called the AirFly Pro, and from its name you can tell it was designed for use on airplanes. What is it? It plugs into any standard 3.5mm headphone […]
This year, I’ve thrown my hat in the ring to present at SXSW Sydney. SXSW is a big conference and festival that aims at sharing new research and industry info to other creatives and the general public. I’ve submitted my research in there in the hopes to meet some more people in this area, share […]
My housemate recently got a record player. She’s a big Swiftie and wanted to pick up her vinyls, ahead of the release of Dead Poet’s Society. This record player is pretty interesting, it can connect out via some wires or, as is expected in this day and age, a bluetooth connection. So naturally, I got […]
I watched all of Foundation on Apple TV+ recently, after reading the first 5 books years ago. Since then, I’ve been meaning to read some more Asimov, starting with the Robot series. Asimov was the first to coin the term “robotics”, by exploring the scientific principles that might underpin futuristic robots. Although the idea of […]
Hello, and apologies for the late blog this week! I am visiting my family for the Easter long weekend and that has thrown my schedule off slightly. So this is just a quick post about my experience learning a second language, Indonesian, before I commence fieldwork later this year. There’s a myth that children can […]