Wow! We were the 29th most popular Australian Podcast in 2024 as measured byb the good people at Great Australian podcasts! Check out the whole list (but pay close attention to spot 29 😉)

If all it took was to make these predictions, I too could call myself The New Nostradamus. #SetTheBarLow nypost.com/2024/12/27/l...

One of my favourite use-cases for AI is to generate ALT-Text for images that I post on the web. Claude does an excellent job of analysing images. Check out the Alt-Text for the image below. It's Alt-Text all the way down.

"A year ago, GPT-4 felt like a glimpse of the future. Now it's basically running on phones ... This isn't steady progress - we're watching AI take uneven leaps past our ability to easily gauge its implications."

In Australia, Boxing Day is usually spent recovering from a food coma and watching either the Boxing Day Test (cricket) or the Start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race. If neither of these things appeal to you, why don't you listen to the latest episode of On The Reg podcast?

Ping @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social - looks interesting.

Got out of bed today? That’s a WIN. Brushed your teeth? WIN. Took a breath and tried again? LEGENDARY. Depression makes every step feel impossible, but you are still moving. THAT’S HEROIC. 🛡️🔥

I just had one of those "Holy Crap" moments. I experimented with Google's Gemini AI to create a video from one of my documents. It took the content of the document, suggested scenes in the video, put in transition and other effects, suggested a script and narrated the script over the top. 90 seconds

Opinion | Bosses want to kill off working from home. There’s just one problem with that - The Sydney Morning Herald I’ve been following Nick Bloom’s work for a few years. He’s always been a strong promoter of WFH benefits. I can’t imagine ever going back to the soul-crushing commute.

This is brilliant. Man creates animated stick figure on the streets of Toronto by repeatedly going for runs in his neighbourhood and tracking his runs with an app. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/s...

Amazing session today with the School of Communications and Arts at University of Queensland. Our session was in the old Customs House building. Fancy!

Flying to Brisbane this morning for a workshop with University of Queensland. I always seem to struggle sleeping the night before I travel. Last night was no exception. Tips on how to combat the inability to sleep are welcomed.

What better soundtrack to help me imagine all the admin I'm doing today is more *exciting* than it really is?

@lynneguist.bsky.social Hi Lynne! I just listened to your episode on the OmniShow podcast. Thanks for the shout out! I hope you are doing well!

Surveying the surveyors: mapping ‘hidden’ geographies of Ireland's Ordnance Survey - Professor Keith Lilley (in-person).

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of working with the ECRs from the Monash Law School. We took a tactical look at what we can do in the day-to-day maelstrom of work to gain some control over our day. Today, I've consciously decided to revisit my amount of Work in Progress and renegotiate. #calm

Planning a ‘Mailbag’ ep for the next On The Reg recording session. If you want us to answer any questions or share specific workflows or tips, write to us and we’ll try and get to them all. @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social tells me we’ve already got some great mail but we’d love more! #OnTheReg

Another episode of On The Reg podcast is up (it came out over Easter) and in it @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social and I go deep on how to develop a writing practice with Obsidian. Great ep - check it out here: www.buzzsprout.com/1187141/1479...

Woah. There’s some smart stuff being written about ai. Here’s a few of my take-always: 1. This stuff will be nuts when you begin to chain different ai models together. 2. Some of the 4.0 models are spookily good at mimicking human interaction. 3. Add robots for even more spooky.

Are you “holding it wrong”? @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social and I go deep on Gen Ai in the latest episode of On The Reg podcast. Inger even whipped up a slide deck! Head over to Apple Pods (or your fav podcast app) to listen. Link to slides in the shownotes: onthereg.buzzsprout.com/1187141/1458...

New month, new #Bujo spread.

I just paid $3.49 to access an episode of Below Decks. I feel so dirty. Somehow, though, I feel that @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social would support my life choices. It’s a complex life.

Today's writing music: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/d...

Decided to run a full system scan with my anti-virus software to see if something has somehow slipped through despite my best efforts to keep the nasties at bay. It's been running for 3.5 hours so far and isn't even half-way done... Shoulda started it earlier. #RookieMistake

“The writing life is 90% reading.” - Eleanor Catton

Here’s a quick roundup of highlights from research we published in 2023, on climate change, capitalism, colonialism, degrowth and post-capitalist futures. As always, free PDFs are available via the link at the end of the thread.

I like to draft work in a basic text editor before I commit to a final format. This way I can easily cut and paste and move text around without generating a whole lot of 'cruft'. One trick I have is to have a little section at the bottom of the note called 'Writing scraps'. 1/2...

Back in the gym after a break due to injury. I love how I feel after hard exercise, but Holy Cow it zaps my energy in the afternoon!

“So, if you drink your coffee from a green mug, it could bring out more of the complex flavor notes … taste better. Similarly, if you find the taste of coffee too bitter, drink … it in a red mug to bring out more sweet notes.” apple.news/AtOt1DJBNQx2...

Amazing lightning show (and associated thunder) happening right outside my home office window. Woah. #PowerOfNature

Man, I’m a much better editor of other people’s work. Why is it so hard to edit my own?

Guess where I’ve been @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social

Hey - look what turned up today @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social! I’ll have a book report the next time we record On The Reg podcast!

Awesome to see our BJJ club’s newest purple belt receive his deserved promotion. Well done Sammy. You smashed it!

I've just bought this @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social . Will report back in 2024 #OnTheReg

Academic writers sometimes struggle with how to sound authoritative Here’s a strategy to help -write short patthomson.net/2023/11/27/w...

My work world right now.

‘ChattyG” made it to the final session of the TEQSA conference. It’s now accepted by the sector. You DID IT @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social!

More TextExpander goodness created and about to be deployed. #SavingTime

Completely over how my non-stick frying pans aren’t living up to their promise. In a state of fury I decided to replace the lot. I’ll be keeping my receipts - that lifetime guarantee better be legit.

Of all the dumb ways to waste $115, getting a parking ticket would have to be the most infuriating.

Ha! @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social dropped a super sneaky audio track at the end of our latest podcast episode. Hear us talk about HOT GOSSIP amongst other things and then listen out for the bonus track! onthereg.buzzsprout.com/1187141/1395...

Phew. Man it’s been a big week. Thanks academia. /s

Hey Academic Brains-trust: I have a 2hr commute each day and I drive. I want to be able to listen to academic papers as I drive. Does anyone know of a good solution for text to audio that might solve this problem? Ping @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social

Not ‘academic’ but I was careful to get it right. This is the result of overthinking and measuring carefully. New drop-down table for the Jeep - and it’s bloody level as f*** Who said academia doesn’t translate to ‘real world’ skills?!?

Excited to announce I have two 3 year full time #PhD Scholarships available in #wellbeing & #education to work with me and colleagues at Edith Cowan University. Qualitative methods focused, looking for creative methods. www.ecu.edu.au/scholarships... Closes 8 Dec 2023 Please share 🙏

Woah. That was a rugged 24hrs. The flu kicked my ass. Immune defences over-run, but now fighting back. Off to the pharmacy for reinforcements. #flu2023

Q. Had a crappy day? A. Jiu jitsu.

Bloody hell the template function in Obsidian is so very useful. #MeetingNotes #Actions Ping @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social

Tactical power-nap ✅