information flaneur
hugh rundle
That’s classified: the hypocrisy and discrimination of Australia’s censorship regime
For over a year, public libraries across Australia have been locked in negotiations with State and Federal governments over censorship....
Open like medical gowns, Standard as in oil
Same, same, but different A couple of months ago I attended a consultation on ...well, it wasn’t enormously clear...
Small-Batch Memories of The Unready
In 1016, Æthelred The Unready died, to be replaced as King of England by the invading Cnut the Great. In...
Pocket API, more stupid Twitter bots, and hacker chic
I've done a little more coding over the last few months, particularly April, but I haven't really blogged about it....
Hope in a time of hopelessness
Those who know me would be aware that I view the world with some probably-not-so-healthy scepticism. World politics being what...
Gaiman quotes and reverse-engineering philosophy: what I wish I learned in GLAM School
I’m behind on my #GLAMBlogClub post for March - observant readers will notice it is already April. Partially the...
Libraries are trust all the way down
Everything about the modern public library involves calculations of risk, and decisions about trust. We lend things to people, and...
The best things I read in 2016
In 2016 I read a lot less than I had hoped. This is primarily because, as you can see from...