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Founder and Head of Content at Byteside. Brings two decades of experience covering tech, digital culture, and their impacts on society.

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10 Years of WFH: My Experience

I've worked from home for about 10 out of the past 16 years of work life. There is no template for perfection, but here's some tips for how to find a system that works for you.

10 Years of WFH: My Experience
Byteside Podcast

DON'T PANIC

42 years of The Hitchhiker's Guide, The Last of Us heading to TV, Dorsey fights to stay in charge of Twitter, and plenty more on this week's show!

DON'T PANIC
Culture

Uplink: Ellen Broad

Ellen Broad is a boardgame designer. But that's not actually why I'm talking to her for Uplink. The boardgames was something of a byproduct – her main focus

Uplink: Ellen Broad
Games

Josh Inman: from ACL to ESL

Seamus caught up with Josh Inman, Operations Manager for ESL Australia, a few weeks ago around the AO Summer Smash event (ESL was behind the scenes on

Josh Inman: from ACL to ESL

The Bright Future Edition

Woah. Like, WOAH. It’s been a rough start to 2020. So it’s time for a special “Look At How Amazing The World Can Be” week. I actually spent more time this week stepping back from social media (because while I’ve mostly-quit Facebook I’m still an avid

The Bright Future Edition
Games

Theros, how I mythed you

This week's show looks at Kickstarter games, card games where the theme makes it inherently fun, and the new Theros MtG crossover sourcebook for D&D!

Theros, how I mythed you
Media

Don't let anyone pretend 8K matters

This week we discuss coronavirus (because that's mandatory right now), mobile games, classic games and the proof that 8K TV is utterly unnecessary.

Don't let anyone pretend 8K matters
Games

The delicious Diablo quarterly update

Seamus, Zhiana and Kosta together to dig into some of the juicy details delivered by the Diablo team in the February quarterly update. So many details!

The delicious Diablo quarterly update

The Trouble With Presence

Is there a way to make more active remote presence a possibility beyond the bounds of a viral outbreak?

The Trouble With Presence
Games

Dungeon Mayhem: Monster Madness REVIEW

Seamus is joined by two expert Dungeon Mayhem players – his kids – to review the games new expansion, Monster Madness, its new decks and new rules.

Dungeon Mayhem: Monster Madness REVIEW
Games

Summer nights of WoW

The Scrapyard is back! Seamus and Zhiana kick things off with a catch up session on what they've been playing – which turns out to be two sides of the WoW

Summer nights of WoW
Games

Uplink: Siobhan Reddy

Seamus speaks with Siobhan Reddy, Studio Director of Media Molecule, the makers of the classic LittleBigPlanet and the amazing new game Dreams.

Uplink: Siobhan Reddy

Such a tool

It’s been 8 years since Douglas Rushkoff wrote Program Or Be Programmed, one of the clearest discussions of the whole question of the good/bad of technology in society today. Or rather, why that’s the wrong binary to consider. Rushkoff instead explores ten ‘commands’ we need to understand

Such a tool
Games

Inside the Fortress: behind the scenes ahead of launch

Seamus Byrne speaks to CEO Jon Satterley and Dell boss Ben Jackson to find out about Fortress just ahead of launch, and their big Alienware partnership.

Inside the Fortress: behind the scenes ahead of launch
Byteside Podcast

Zen and the Art of a missing MWC

There might be no MWC in 2020, but it's still phones, phones, phones this week here on Byteside.

Zen and the Art of a missing MWC
Games

We're back and full of boardgames

The Game Table returns for 2020! With fabulous guests Nathan Cocks (@ElPrezAU) and Luke Lancaster (@lglancaster) chatting all things boardgames.

We're back and full of boardgames
Networks

Bring me the head of 5G! Here's Harvey Wright from Optus

There's still a lot of confusing around what 5G is up to, how it fits together and when you should upgrade. So we went to the Head of 5G, Harvey Wright, to

Bring me the head of 5G! Here's Harvey Wright from Optus

Facing Reality

There's a lot of social and cultural shifts that need to happen to prepare for more remote working activity.

Facing Reality
Byteside Podcast

Melbourne + esports = $$$$$!

Melbourne is taking over all the esports. Why is it the one place that sees it's big business and not just 'kid stuff'? That kicks off this week's Byteside

Melbourne + esports = $$$$$!
Big Ideas

Uplink: Prof Genevieve Bell AO

Today Seamus speaks with Prof Genevieve Bell. She's a cultural anthropologist and is known as one of the most important thinkers on technology and culture.

Uplink: Prof Genevieve Bell AO