Feld Notes

Sep 2019

PhD Study Journal: Entry 2 📝

I’m currently reading a fascinating book by renowned media ecologist Neil Postman, which is called Technopoly: The Surre...
Sep 2019

Coco loves his garden weeds!

Sep 2019

This big fluffer stood right next to us at the Giddy Goat café staring at us and people-watching. Cute! 🐶

Sep 2019

Inspired by @burk, here are my favourites. I’m sure that I’ll think of more categories to add to the list!

Sep 2019
Sep 2019

As much as I enjoy the display of new products, there is much to agree with here about the way that all tech companies use the keynote format these days. Let’s see it change for the better. Opinion - The Last Apple Keynote (Let’s Hope) — The New York Times

Sep 2019

The weather was absolutely beautiful at MM Beach in Port Kembla this morning. I always feel grateful to live in the Illawarra. 🌤🌊

Sep 2019

I’m getting much better at the 3:00 am wake-up thing for live-streamed Apple events. Each time that I do it, I feel like a little bit less of a zombie at work.

Sep 2019

The QuickTake moniker returns! 📱📸

Sep 2019

This is tangible evidence that the world is leaning more and more to the right.

Sep 2019

PhD Study Journal: Entry 1 📝

Wooo! I finally finished reading Mapping Media Ecology: Introduction to the Field, which is a comprehensive text on the ...
Sep 2019

Figtree High School’s 50th Anniversary

It was nostalgic and hilarious to go back to our local high school today, seeing historical displays, new gardens and re...
Sep 2019

I’m super-pleased that my Feld Notes podcast is now available in Apple’s directory. It’s still a bit of an experiment at the moment—as a peripheral part of my PhD studies—however I’m looking forward to doing more and improving my skills in the space. 🎙

Sep 2019

It was worth buying a HomePod stereo pair just for Samskeyti by Sigur Rós.

Sep 2019

S1 E2: Penka’s Childhood (Part 2)

Continuing the discussion about her childhood, Penka describes her experience at school, troubles with her health and he...
Sep 2019

Natasha bought some flowers today and we found a friend inside! 🐌

Sep 2019

S1 E1: Penka’s Childhood (Part 1)

In this first episode of Feld Notes, Martin speaks with his grandmother, Penka, about her memories of growing up in the ...
Aug 2019

An invisible caller

Aug 2019

A Melbourne moment… hearing someone yell on the street, ‘I’ll add you on LinkedIn!’.

Aug 2019

I’m in Melbourne for work today and whenever I visit, I feel like it’s a bizarro version of Sydney where the streets make sense and the footpaths have space for more than two people at a time. It’s good fun to observe the hustle and bustle of the place.

Aug 2019

I recently stumbled upon this great photo of the suburb where I grew up, which is called Figtree. It was named after the gigantic fig tree that once stood at one of its main junctions. In this photo from 1937, you can see it on the right-hand side of the frame.

Here it is up close! It’s a real shame that it isn’t around today, due to disease and damage.

Aug 2019

In my work, I have the pleasure of using ad campaign managers for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. They all have horrible user interfaces that are slow, ever-changing and incapable of showing any kind of helpful feedback about what is uploading, progressing or launching. Rubbish.

Aug 2019

As Ace Ventura would say…

Aug 2019

After much preparation and communicating with supervisors, I finally get to start my part-time PhD. It will take ages but I’m excited that it’s finally happening. See how I feel in a few years! 😜 📝

Aug 2019

Budgie feast!