[AusNOG] Conroy retains Communications, gains new responsibility

[Mark Smith]

On Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:44:31 +0930
Matthew Moyle-Croft <mmc at internode.com.au> wrote:

> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/231786,conroy-wins-bigger-comms-role.aspx
> 
> <http://www.itnews.com.au/News/231786,conroy-wins-bigger-comms-role.aspx>"He would also take on additional responsibility in a minority Labor Government as the "Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity"."
> 
> Digital Productivity?

Isn't "productivity" a relative rather than absolute term? If he
manages to fix his iphone after his 3 year old has got at it,
he'll have become more "digitally productive" and succeeded in his
portfolio.


Ref for people who may not have heard about it -
http://apcmag.com/how-conroys-daughter-wrecked-his-unsecured-iphone.htm

>   It's hard not to make some kind of finger puppet joke.   Or maybe
>  the NBN brings higher bandwidth so that sign language is easier to
>  read via high def video? (To close a loop to an argument here
>   earlier this week).
> 
> Anyway, the minister still seems to want to "flip us the bird" with respect to filtering.
> 
> Onward and upward.
> 
> MMC