Author: cameron

John Cleese on TPN Sep 2007

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…

G’DAY WORLD #295 – Vanessa Stacy, the Web2.0 Stripper Sep 2007

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…

TPN has a HQ in SL! Sep 2007

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:…

Birthday presents arriving already! Sep 2007

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…

Halo 3 – first game Sep 2007

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…

Help Me Write The TPN Survey 2007 Sep 2007

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…

G’DAY WORLD #294 – Garry Barker, The Day I Met Che Guevara Sep 2007

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…

Follow The Money Sep 2007

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…

Creationists Sue Critics To Shut Them Up Sep 2007

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…

Doctorow writes “Scroogled” Sep 2007

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…