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Is new legislation to compel streaming giants to produce more Australian content LESS than what it seems? I hope this article is very wrong! #auspol michaelwest.com.au/burkes-backy...
Burke's backyard. Local content deal for streamers not what it seems. - Michael West
Tony Burke, has announced legislation to compel the multinational streaming giants to produce more Australian content. It's not what it seems.
michaelwest.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Is new legislation to compel streaming giants to produce more Australian content LESS than what it seems? I hope this article is very wrong! #auspol michaelwest.com.au/burkes-backy...
The promised book is getting very close! Which cover design do you think I should choose?
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The promised book is getting very close! Which cover design do you think I should choose?
Only 4 pages in and loving it already! "On Grand Strategy" by John Lewis Gaddis ...
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Only 4 pages in and loving it already! "On Grand Strategy" by John Lewis Gaddis ...
... and all you can find to tell you what can be done, and how, is dodgy marketing for dodgy consultants or dodgy courses!
September 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM
... and all you can find to tell you what can be done, and how, is dodgy marketing for dodgy consultants or dodgy courses!
Phishing scam emails fool more than 50% of recipients when AI helps write them www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
AI-supported spear phishing fools more than 50% of targets
AI-supported spear phishing emails tricked 54% of users in a controlled study that compared AI and human cybercriminal success rates.
www.malwarebytes.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Phishing scam emails fool more than 50% of recipients when AI helps write them www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
A really good explanation of how current AI models work: almosttimely.substack.com/p/almost-tim... - a little bit technical, but not too much + well-explained
Almost Timely News: 🗞️ A Semi-Technical Deep Dive into AI Language Models (2025-01-12)
Learn how generative AI works in detail
almosttimely.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
A really good explanation of how current AI models work: almosttimely.substack.com/p/almost-tim... - a little bit technical, but not too much + well-explained
Great article about company/organisation values: why only
#1 Integrity,
#2 Respect,
+ one more
www.forbes.com/sites/george...
#1 Integrity,
#2 Respect,
+ one more
www.forbes.com/sites/george...
Why Your Third Core Value And Core Focus Must Align
Your first two values should be integrity and respect and the third should align with the organization’s core focus: design, produce, deliver or service.
www.forbes.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:18 AM
Great article about company/organisation values: why only
#1 Integrity,
#2 Respect,
+ one more
www.forbes.com/sites/george...
#1 Integrity,
#2 Respect,
+ one more
www.forbes.com/sites/george...
Pezzulo & Campbell both think their behaviour was OK - senior executive recruitment urgently needs a mandatory and meaningful ethics test johnmenadue.com/pezzullo-and... #auspol
Pezzullo and Campbell demonstrate the need to review the APS values - Pearls and Irritations
Pezzullo’s case demonstrates confusion over the meaning of ‘impartial’. Campbell’s demonstrates confusion over ‘committed to service’.
johnmenadue.com
November 14, 2024 at 4:59 AM
Pezzulo & Campbell both think their behaviour was OK - senior executive recruitment urgently needs a mandatory and meaningful ethics test johnmenadue.com/pezzullo-and... #auspol
Self-importance is the biggest danger in leadership leadershipfreak.blog/2024/01/17/1...
10 Symptoms of Self-Importance You Need to Know - Leadership Freak
You can't see yourself when you're full of yourself. You can't see others clearly. You can't see the world as it is. Self-Importance is deadly because it distorts perception. Maybe you know someone wh...
leadershipfreak.blog
November 11, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Self-importance is the biggest danger in leadership leadershipfreak.blog/2024/01/17/1...
Demanding certainty is a cowardly way to do nothing seths.blog/2024/04/dema...
Demanding certainty
The defenders of the status quo often demand certainty when facing decisions about the future. It sets up the conditions for doing nothing, because certainty never happens until the future arrives.…
seths.blog
November 8, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Demanding certainty is a cowardly way to do nothing seths.blog/2024/04/dema...
“Society's main social institutions … very often do not select the best or filter out the worst. Often, they do the opposite” stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_an...
How our institutions work
The post office scandal is not merely a matter of a few bad bosses. It should raise questions about the very structure of our society. It's easy to say that Paula Vennells was corrupt and/or incompete...
stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com
November 6, 2024 at 6:00 AM
“Society's main social institutions … very often do not select the best or filter out the worst. Often, they do the opposite” stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_an...
Brings clarity to helping groups make decisions! leadershipfreak.blog/2024/01/12/a...
A Useful Tool for Decision-Making Teams - Leadership Freak
Teams that can’t make decisions are cars without wheels. Some teams advise. Other teams make decisions together. If you’re on a team that makes decisions together, this post is for you. This post incl...
leadershipfreak.blog
November 4, 2024 at 4:34 AM
Brings clarity to helping groups make decisions! leadershipfreak.blog/2024/01/12/a...
“since culture is an organization’s only sustainable competitive advantage, you must hire for character, must make culture a core component” www.forbes.com/sites/george...
Culture Is The Collective Character Of The Individuals In An Organization
1) Hire for character. 2) Make culture a core component of your onboarding program. 3) Manage the balance of consequences around culture.
www.forbes.com
October 3, 2024 at 12:57 AM
“since culture is an organization’s only sustainable competitive advantage, you must hire for character, must make culture a core component” www.forbes.com/sites/george...
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #5,627,305!
October 3, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #5,627,305!
Americans claiming the preferential voting system used in Australia since 1918 is too hard to understand #auspol #USElection www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
How 2024 Could Transform American Elections
A radical reform to de-radicalize politics faces its biggest test in November.
www.theatlantic.com
June 2, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Americans claiming the preferential voting system used in Australia since 1918 is too hard to understand #auspol #USElection www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Important analysis: who is destroying democracy and how #auspol www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The New Propaganda War
Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world.
www.theatlantic.com
May 23, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Important analysis: who is destroying democracy and how #auspol www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...