Cath Thompson

Today, my generous, shy sister Suke would have turned 55. Last year, she didn’t want to celebrate her birthday in hospital. This year, we’re without her. She fought cervical cancer bravely for 3 years. Please, if you’re due a screen, don’t delay it. Promise me you’ll do it xxx

Your phone number, Chris, not your password!

We’re in this together. Transparency builds trust #auspol #opencovid

Just. Genius. NZ messaging on social cohesion is deep and consistent, and missing here in Aus. #auspol #Covid_19

I’ve been indoors for 3wks nursing my dog as he recovers from a broken leg. Now I’m snipping up the White Pages for loo paper (a WW2 tip from my Dad). Another quaint WW2 practice: rationing. Govt might have to consider it to ensure everyone gets what they need not what they want

Annie, you nailed it. A man of many contradictions, powered by idealism, intellect and a good heart, though ultimately that heart failed him far too early. We share your grief, Annie,

@gavinjohnadams Happy Birthday! And thank you for the gift of your work and insights

@DigitalMedia_LM @RodBMolina @mcannonbrookes @FireMammaAu I would be very happy to join you

@RodBMolina @mcannonbrookes Here's what I sent Rod and @FireMammaAu & @CathDigital and myself can help.

They're great... Do we have something like this in Australia? Something we can print & stick to the office walls?

This is a terrible shame. Researchers & whistleblowers are the canary in the coal mine and a first line of defence against data breaches & ethical challenges. If we ignore & silence them, we lose critical insights and opportunities to evolve our practice. theguardian.com/australia-news…

@SimpleRadical @elisechant Perhaps belligerent certainty makes a position seem more credible? We live in a strident world. Perhaps the possibility of alternatives makes it seem a person lacks conviction in their own views?

Get Radical: Your position on things doesn’t have to be divisive simpleradicalideas.substack.com/p/your-positio…

Am I alone in suspecting I’m training a driverless car AI for ReCAPTCHA? It used to be cars. Now it’s all traffic lights and bicycles. Never bunnies. Or fuschias, or sunsets.

#dogsatpollingstations tiny Clement Attlee and his brothers Kipling and Moo are celebrating that all living beings matter #AdoptDontShop

Greyhound death pit found on NSW property theguardian.com.au/story/5522377/… via @SHGuardian (wrenching pics). Yet $500M public funding to support a racing and gambling industry recently nearly banned for its barbarity. This diminishes us.

Cross government collaboration is so important. Buy.nsw just open sourced its code so it can share ideas and content with other government procurement platforms, including those that inspired it.

@paul_shetler @1jh one marketplace showcases services, the other products. They share a seller onboarding flow. Not a coincidence!

@CathDigital Recursively looping marketplaces 😀@1jh

Yes! Government procurement pathways working synergistically. Imagine the benefits to all of taking this approach further

@jpwarren @paul_shetler @DTA *comprise*. There, that’s better!

@jpwarren @paul_shetler @DTA “The Taskforce recommends setting annual targets for ICT procurement. An initial set of annual targets could compromise […] maximum contract amounts & lengths for all ICT procurement” - DTA, May 2017

''Outbreak Origins is the fourth offering in the company’s multi-genre game library. This is a rollout of the world’s most advanced free-roam VR shooter game across the largest free-roam VR network in the world.'' blooloop.com/news/zero-late… #VR

Want to learn about transformation? Walk off the edge of the world in free roam VR and you'll never see tech the same way again twitter.com/zerolatencyvr/…