Category Archives: General

Last week’s appearance on Breakfast Show Live focused on the race to be the King of Consoles. Check it out: Console Wars.

For the last few months, I’ve had a regular TV spot on Channel 31’s Breakfast Show Live as the Geek of the Week (though it’s actually fortnightly). This morning, my topic was the History of the Web. I’ve posted the transcript online for dissection and ridicule. Enjoy!

I had another gig at The Local last night, what a freakin’ awesome venue.

And thanks to the power of the Internet, here it is in its entirety.

Always a fun sight. I don’t mean for my blog to be so political at the moment, I think I’m supposed to be a comedian or something. But who could pass this up?

Probably the most optimistic thing ever.

Sometimes it helps to look to the past in order to put the present in context. With that in mind, here’s a song I wrote in 2000, just before the US and Australian elections. War is Over Words and Music by Dan Walmsley It’s the year 2000 End of the twentieth century In which humansContinue reading “Sheer Bloody-Minded Optimism”

Let’s put the comedy aside. On this day, I think it’s worth remembering why September 11 made the world so angry. It made us angry because some people, driven by principles we may never understand, killed thousands of innocent people while they went about their day. And our leaders made a point, one they droveContinue reading “September 11”

Hi there, thanks for visiting. I’ve begun to return this site to normal, after the trans-normal experience of Mark Watson’s Seemingly-Impossible 36-Hour Circuit of the World. This will be the jumping-off point on the web for my various projects in programming, comedy and music. So welcome! I hope you find something here that you like.Continue reading “We now return you to your scheduled programming”

This temporary site will soon be taken offline – for the latest from South Watsonia, please visit http://nationofwatsonia.com/south To check out the photo gallery, you can visit http://nationofwatsonia.com/gallery Cheers, Dan

Alas, the server on which my blog was hosted died a horrible death (well, not that horrible really, the network it was on became inaccessible, and then the owner took the opportunity to upgrade it – not that you care), so welcome to the all-new, clean and shiny blog with none of that nasty “preciousContinue reading “*sigh* here we go again…”