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The Piano On The Pavement

mfarnsworth — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:41:11 +0000

A New York Times video about a piano left on a New York pavement.

Best watched in full.

Twitter Updates for 2012-09-27

mfarnsworth — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000

@OpeskyPesky This tweet is sent to you directly. That other tweet went to everyone… trust me to muck it up after all this time. #

Twitter Updates for 2012-09-27

mfarnsworth — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000

@OpeskyPesky This tweet is sent to you directly. That other tweet went to everyone… trust me to muck it up after all this time. #

Twitter and Journalism

mfarnsworth — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:01:47 +0000

Some views on Twitter, journalism and the intersection between the two.

This is a video from a mUmBRELLA360 conference session.

Speakers are the ABC’s Annabel Crabb, The Australian’s media editor, Stephen Brook, and Crikey cartoonist First Dog On the Moon, Andrew Marlton.

My Latest Twitter Updates

mfarnsworth — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Good to see someone taking issue with those big piles of bullshit I've been reading lately: http://t.co/9zdbiHRl #
I hope that didn't sound angry… #

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mfarnsworth — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Another good one gone: http://t.co/M9mpHjHv #
Mood watch: can't decide if I'm disgruntled, entitled or distrustful of parliament today. #
@murpharoo Because then there won't be room for all my other excuses for the Gillard government. in reply to murpharoo #
Ben Chifley died 61 years ago today, aged 65 – a timely reminder that we need more comic books: http://t.co/KT0VNv6P (PDF download) #
Ben Chifley biography: http://t.co/45m0iZdZ and The Light on the Hill speech: http://t.co/OnLlVWlc #
@mumbletwits I've never heard Joe use it. in reply to mumbletwits #
@nick_ingram01 He did indeed: http://t.co/MBrkhqbn in reply to nick_ingram01 #
@lapuntadelfin Yes. He's a historian's historian. And I learnt a lot from his Fisher biography. in reply to lapuntadelfin #
There's magic in the room. #
Gawenda: "..journalism that told stories about people in their local communities..schools & workplaces, is dying." http://t.co/nczlU8CV #
If you're wasting your time on Randling, this looks good at 9.30: http://t.co/5PE9B064 #
Except Thursday is tomorrow night…! http://t.co/5PE9B064 #
@m_mountebank I just realised! in reply to m_mountebank #
@Elias_Hallaj But tomorrow night… getting ahead of myself. in reply to Elias_Hallaj #
@meadea But it's tomorrow… in reply to meadea #
The well-worn path. http://t.co/WSNS8B6T (via @crikey_news) #

My Latest Twitter Updates

mfarnsworth — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0000

W.A. Treasurer: Mr. Barnett "declined to speculate on who might intimately hold the position." http://t.co/ftndZ8G9 #
@nat_gerritsen I didn't realise it was a mistake. I thought it was more evidence of the raunchiness of politics in the West. in reply to nat_gerritsen #
Some discussion today about the nature & quality of political discussion on Twitter: http://t.co/s365sc9v http://t.co/FoLeSR7F #
.@zombiemao It's like the web in general – with my websites I found feedback in the 90s was quite good, then deteriorated during noughties. #
.@zombiemao Twitter was good fun in 2008-09, even through 2010. Now it's dominated by media people and is generally aggro. #
As someone who used to proselytise for Twitter (eg. try this naive piece: http://t.co/V8w9o6ds) I'm not sure I'd bother anymore. #
@LugubriousLarry Maybe, if you believe that particular line that's being promoted these days. I think it's more to do with ubiquity… in reply to LugubriousLarry #
@LugubriousLarry As Twitter grows I find it less valuable, paradoxically. I'm retreating more to my favourite media sources. in reply to LugubriousLarry #
@TheGaffhook I rarely bother tweeting events anymore. People see it as spamming. And media tweeters cover most things now. in reply to TheGaffhook #
@LugubriousLarry The line that about politics being vitriolic, etc. Exaggerated, I think. And an excuse used by govt supporters. in reply to LugubriousLarry #
@jesuisloulou Johnny-come-lately! #
@LugubriousLarry Except I doubt that internet networks are representative of society. in reply to LugubriousLarry #
@neon_shadows You must be joking! in reply to neon_shadows #
"The response was such that I couldn't believe we were going to lose that election… it didn't feel that way… there was a warmth…" #
"I may have been delusional" ! #
@RedtoBrownWine That's another point – I've been abused for just posting links to newspaper articles. That didn't happen 2 years ago. in reply to RedtoBrownWine #
@mspiratesocks There's another problem – I wasn't clear & you misunderstood. I meant the 2 changes on Twitter are media domination & aggro #
@mspiratesocks In fact, the media folk are rarely aggro. in reply to mspiratesocks #
@LugubriousLarry It's probably my fault – my glass is half empty and all I see is the rubbish. #

My Latest Twitter Updates

mfarnsworth — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0000

For JFK & political history buffs: all 64 of JFK's press conferences – audio, some video, transcripts & pictures. http://t.co/qNXiq4z9 #
Gordon Brown or Julia Gillard? It's a hard choice. #QandA #
Kevin Rudd. Don't mention the war! #QandA #
A Queensland-style whitwash? #QandA #
even whitewash… #
Famous people who knit: http://t.co/ERzRiflk #
@samanthamaiden Knowing Russell Crowe tried it swung my vote. in reply to samanthamaiden #
Flat taxers, how we've missed you crazies. #QandA #
So you can win a Nobel Prize for economics without actually studying it? This must be good news for people on Twitter. #Lateline #
RT @GhostWhoVotes: #Newspoll 2 Party Preferred: ALP 46 (0) L/NP 54 (0) #auspol #
RT @GhostWhoVotes: #Newspoll Primary Votes: ALP 31 (-1) L/NP 44 (-2) GRN 14 (+2) #auspol #
On economics, there's this piece in the current TNR: "Happyism, the creepy new economics of pleasure" http://t.co/xOrY1BNs #Lateline #

My Latest Twitter Updates

mfarnsworth — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0000

What was Watergate? http://t.co/7KuyQEp7 – Woodward and Bernstein say it was much worse than they thought. #
Snapped on Sep 26, 2007 – in the La Trobe electorate, I think: http://t.co/yCLVjhXB #
@JanJanbirk I thought it might be Napoleon Rd, on the way up from Wellington Rd. You may be right though! in reply to JanJanbirk #
"The same sort of thing I talk to every other backbencher about." http://t.co/bgibbJeh #

My Latest Twitter Updates

mfarnsworth — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Not With a Bang, But A Whimper: The Long, Slow Death Spiral of America's Labor Movement. http://t.co/VGbHIHsm – TNR, post-Wisconsin. #
EJ Dionne has a different view on the failed recall of the Republican Governor of Wisconsin: http://t.co/ZgCCi8Zd #
The trouble with Lateline Business is the questions are longer than the answers. #
Paralysis in Athens: http://t.co/PZVX1kOD – a professor of English visits the place where tragedy was invented. #
RT @TheEconomist: This week's cover preview: The World Economy. June 9th – 15th 2012 http://t.co/cc3u2TJu #
The BCA report yesterday, the Grattan Institute today: http://t.co/U1AjKjAM #
"Game-changers: Economic reform priorities for Australia" – download John Daley's report: http://t.co/2F9Plm4h #