Feb
2026
The New Try Yarn Spinner
We recently released a brand new Try Yarn Spinner, which I wrote (more details in the Yarn Spinner January update), and I wrote a new demo story too! …
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Feb
2026
Tas Game Makers 2026
We just had the AGM for Tasmanian Game Makers, Inc. (TasGM) in Launceston on Friday, and I was thrilled to (once again, somehow) be elected as …
Feb
2026
Space News, February 2026
These are my notes and expanded thoughts from this month’s Space News segment on ABC Radio Hobart and ABC Northern Tasmania. Every month I join …
Jan
2026
We Made a Game About a 1993 Hint Line
I’m so proud of this. Hint Line ‘93, a game we made at Yarn Spinner, is now on display at ACMI’s Game Worlds exhibition. We put up a …
Jan
2026
State of Play: How Australian States Are (Not) Governing AI
Related: This article examines state-level AI governance in Australia. For analysis of the Commonwealth’s AI governance failures, see Slop for …
Jan
2026
Why We Don't Use AI
My company Yarn Spinner published a post today explaining why we don’t use AI and won’t be adding it to our products. The TL;DR: AI …
Jan
2026
Australia's AI Safety Institute: Lessons from the UK and US
Related: This article examines what Australia can learn from international AI safety institutes. For analysis of the Commonwealth’s AI …
Dec
2025
We released Yarn Spinner 3.1
We released Yarn Spinner 3.1 on December 3, 2025, introducing several significant improvements to our dialogue system framework. This update …
Dec
2025
20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple
Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively …
Dec
2025
Space News, December 2025
These are my notes and expanded thoughts from this month’s Space News segment on ABC Radio Hobart and ABC Northern Tasmania. Every month I join …
Nov
2025
Slop for the People
Related: This article examines the Commonwealth’s AI governance failures in practice. For context on the newly announced federal AI Safety …
Nov
2025
Australia's social media ban… A looming implementation disaster
Australia’s world-first ban on social media for children under 16 takes effect in just over a month on December 10, 2025, yet nobody knows …