Yesterday, I lost my best mentor, friend, and father.
From can, to could...
Imagine the world as it could be if, and only if we focussed every breath on making it better? What if we spent our precious energy striving to make it the best world, and thinking the best of each other?
EverythingOpen, OpenAustralia, OpenPracticeLibrary.
3 distinct things, unconnected, except by me.
I've disconnected from EverythingOpen. It will continue on it's path, and I wish it well. I eagerly anticipate future postcards, catch ups, and reunions.
a speck.
a dust mote.
an atom.
a tiny thing.
And yet, and yet, each tiny thing is the centre of its own universe.
Some of those things live, and breathe, and act and impact other things.
And others are inert. Perhaps used or impacted by others, perhaps unnoticed, undisturbed.
The pale blue dot on which we all live gives some pause to see themselves as the tiny thing. And others only see the view from their vantage point at the centre. Impacted or impactful.
Striving. Waiting.
Hoping, hating.
Breathing.
In, and out.
Housing, immigration, welfare, health, defence, science, innovation, education... and so on. There's a long list of things people need, want, hope for, and expect to access. Some believe governments should provide these services, others prefer government keep their noses out of their business, and their pockets. There's also a spectrum of more nuanced perspectives either side and betwixt those positions.
EO2026 recap - part III - part I and part II
Emma Davidson - Open Source can have friends everywhere.
Entranced. That's how I felt as Emma took us on a narrative journey weaving together First Nations storytelling, economic critique, and personal leadership lessons to argue that the sustainability of open source depends on diversity, institutional funding, and radical kindness.
On Friday 23 January, I gave a talk about the OpenAustralia Foundation at EverythingOpen. [edit: video recording available] I'm currently chair of the board. We run Five services that help people engage more fully in Australia's special and unique Democracy.
They are:
30 years ago, I lead the youth contingent at the Horizons Network 2121 forum held at the Mt Eliza business school. Back then, we imagined a shared vision for a reconciled Australia.
The walk for truth will show us the way
Part II - See Part I
Incredible. Everything Open is an evolution of linux.conf.au, an event I first attended 20 years ago in Dunedin. Whilst I've not been every year since then, I've been to most, and it was wonderful to say so many hellos to familiar faces yesterday.
