The quote of the conference is still “Twitter: Release early, release often—for thinking.”
L3wt soon, but first:
Great Firewall of ChinaaAustralia.
Geoff Waugh is here to discuss the Great Firewall of Australia. This legislation is to be released in February—next month.
- It won’t protect children.
- We will all pay, in money and loss of freedom. And if Australia goes down this path, other English-speaking nations will feel free to continue.
- It’s easy to expand. Too easy.
What can you do?
- Write to your MP. Ask difficult, polite questions. There’s an article in Crikey on how to do this.
- Sign the EFA’s Senate petition.
- “The Great Australian Internet Blackout”—next week. Blackout your sites next week.
- Focus on Education. Positive engagement. Ranting on the street in manga costumes tends to work less well.
- The Blackout is a nice gimmick that the media latch onto.
- It can work—look at S92A in New Zealand.
Nat sez:
- Kiwis may not know that the DIA has already run a pilot, and is planning to roll it out Soon(tm).
- InternetNZ is fighting this, as is Tech Liberty.
- It’s neither technically a good idea, nor desirable generally.
Prizes & Thanks
Comedy Prizes for burning self with soldering irons during Arduino exercise. Safety mitts for the burn victims!
Many thanks to Catalyst for giving the organisers time off, office space, and other resources to organise this.
Many thanks (and a standing ovation) for the organisation team and the helpers.
Many more thanks for the folks who did the WMV->open format video conversaions.
Thanks for all of us. Yay me!
