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About technology, travel and lifestyle, by Tom Worthington.

Thursday, July 02, 2026

Multi-hull Crewed Control Carrier as the Flagship of the Australian Drone Fleet

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This is to propose Australia build a fleet of uncrewed drone warships and crewed control ships to one common design. These would be stealthy...
Monday, May 18, 2026

Dawn of the McManor House

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According to an SBS News report , under the Australian Government's planned tax changes, knocking down a house and putting up a duplex, ...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

The Audiobook’s Evolution from the Analog Era to AI

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Greetings from "The Audiobook’s Evolution from the Analog Era to AI" by Matthew Rubery , from Queen Mary University of London. We ...

Switched off Google Gemini in Android Auto

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Some weeks ago my car's Android Auto system upgraded itself from Google Assistant to Google Gemini. This has been mildly annoying, until...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Kuranda Scenic Railway

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Greetings from the  Kuranda Scenic Railway, near Cairns in Queensland. Originally built for mining, it passes waterfalls and views down the...
Saturday, March 07, 2026

Tilt Train into Tropic Thunder

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Roma Street railway station Brisbane  Greetings from the Spirit of Queensland train, at Mackay, Queensland. We left Brisbane yesterday afte...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Australian Internet Domain Names Licensing Review

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Greetings from the .au Licensing Rules Review consultation in Canberra. auDA is a not for profit organization with a legislated license to...
Thursday, February 05, 2026

Australia-Taiwan relations: Policy options and priorities for engagement

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Greetings from the launch of the USSC report Australia-Taiwan relations: Policy options and priorities for engagement  . This is a timely re...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Despatch Australian Made World's Largest Battery Ship to Türkiye as Climate Talks Venue

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This is to suggest the Australian Government borrow Hull 096 from Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat and send it to Türkiye as a venue for climate...
Friday, November 14, 2025

Voices of Singapore

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Up to now I have not been impressed with Google AI. It seemed to just paraphrase the top search hit. But this afternoon wanting something to...
Tuesday, November 04, 2025

History of Singapore Coffee Shops

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Greetings from the Foochow Coffee Restaurant & Bar Merchants Association Singapore free muesuim on Singapore coffee shops. You need to ...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Charging for Electric Trucks

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Windrose electric prime mover, Photo by Tom Worthington, CC-BY 20 October 2025 In Australian cities there are now chargers at major box reta...
Thursday, September 11, 2025

Designing Large Drone Weapons Systems in Australia

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Ghost Shark submarines at announcement, Photo by Anduril 9 September 2025 The Australian Government yesterday announced it will spend $1.7b...
Saturday, September 06, 2025

Using an Android Phone as a Desktop Computer

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Equipment to turn phone into a desktop computer,  Photo by Tom Worthington, CC-BY, 6 September 202 5 After years of trying, yesterday I was ...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Fearless Women in fiction and reality

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Greetings from the Canberra Bowling Club, where I am attending an author talk by  Catherine McCullagh . The event is hosted by Fearless Wome...
Friday, August 15, 2025

Voice data wireless modem for a return of the home phone

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TP-Link TL-MR6500v ,  N300 4G LTE Telephony Wi-Fi Router My home wireless internet service has been working very reliably. However, after be...
Friday, July 25, 2025

User Group Alive and Well in Sydney

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Greetings from the Sydney Linux User Group (SLUG) meeting at Google Sydney. I haven't been to a Slug meeting for years. It is good to s...
Monday, July 14, 2025

HIR, a play about what?

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  Yesterday I attended HIR at the New Theatre in Newtown, Sydney. This is a confronting work about a dysfunctional family. An abused wife ...
Wednesday, June 04, 2025

Google AI Gives Wrong Size Conversion for Shoes

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I wanted to convert a shoe size from european to US. So I typed "eu38 shoe size us mens" into Google search. The AI result was: ...
Saturday, May 24, 2025

Everyone looks familiar at the Sydney Writer's Festival

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Just been to one free and one paid session at the Sydney Writer's Festival . The wine was expensive and seats few at the bar. It had the...
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Tom Worthington is an independent computer professional, educational design consultant and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Research School of Computer Science at the Australian National University. A Certified Professional member of the Australian Computer Society, in 2015 Tom received a national gold Digital Disruptors Award for "ICT Education" and in 2010 was Canberra ICT Educator of the Year. Tom previously worked on IT policy for the Australian Government and in 1999 he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society for his contribution to the development of public Internet policy. He is a Past President, Honorary Life Member, Certified Professional and a Certified Computer Professional of the society as well as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Tom has a Masters of Education (specializing in Distance Education) from Athabasca University, a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education from the Australian National University and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment from the Canberra Institute of Technology.
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