Author, living in Canberra. coffee enjoyer.
Canberra
Joined May 2011
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David Dufty retweeted
In 2005, we built a robot that could talk like Philip K. Dick.
It won “Robot of the Year.”
Then its head got lost on a flight to Google HQ.
20 years later, I’m reflecting on what that strange, brilliant project taught me about curiosity and courage in AI.
👉 ericmathews.com/2025/10/16/2…
#AI #Robotics #Innovation #Throwback #BuildingBoldly
@hansonrobotics @daviddufty @FedexInstitute
David Dufty retweeted
The Chicago Sun-Times published an upcoming summer books list that is obviously AI. The clues are that there is no byline and at least 8 of these titles do not exist.
David Dufty retweeted
Reading about the insane numbers of books that ordinary working people used to read a hundred years ago feels like seeing pictures of the Pacific Ocean back when it teemed with whales. Hard to comprehend what we’ve lost.
David Dufty retweeted
"David Dufty has done a fine job in narrating a great story in such a vivid way."
@BWhimpress reviews @daviddufty's new book Charles Todd’s Magnificent Obsession: The epic race to connect Australia to the world:
buff.ly/3CzICy7
@AllenAndUnwin #OverlandTelegraph #OzHist
ALT Image of cover of book Charles Todd’s Magnificent Obsession by David Dufty reviewed by Bernard Whimpress in the Newtown Review of Books.
David Dufty retweeted
"Many great men are remembered for one thing... for Charles Todd it is the Overland Telegraph... Dufty has done a fine job narrating a great story in such a vivid way."
@BWhimpress reviews @daviddufty's Charles Todd’s Magnificent Obsession
buff.ly/3CzICy7
@AllenAndUnwin
ALT Image of cover of book Charles Todd’s Magnificent Obsession by David Dufty reviewed by Bernard Whimpress in the Newtown Review of Books.
David Dufty retweeted
Ready for summer? Buy now and save 50% on the "Nabbing Ned Kelly: The extraordinary true story of the men who brought Australia's notorious outlaw to justice" audiobook by @daviddufty. Offer expires 07/10. audiobooks.com/promotions/pr…
David Dufty retweeted
Need an audiobook for days in the sun? Save 50% on "Nabbing Ned Kelly: The extraordinary true story of the men who brought Australia's notorious outlaw to justice" by @daviddufty. Offer expires 07/07. audiobooks.com/promotions/pr…
David Dufty retweeted
Codebreakers Have Deciphered The Lost Letters of Mary, Queen of Scots. via @ScienceAlert realclearscience.com/2023/02…
David Dufty retweeted
With his panel session “History Lessons” completed this morning, @daviddufty switched to spectator mode at the @BerryWriters Festival.
Here he is getting his copy of Red Zone signed by @PeterHartcherAO.
Peter talked about important lessons from recent history.
David Dufty retweeted
Want to learn about Mrs Mac, Australia's first female electrical engineer? Well, @daviddufty will be talking about her at the Australian Skeptics National Convention 2022. Tickets on sale now - skepticon.org.au
#AusSkepticon2022
David Dufty retweeted
Unprecedented scenes in Iran: woman sits on top of utility box and cuts her hair in main square in Kerman to protest death of Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the morality police. People clap their hands and chant “Death to the dictator.”
#مهسا_امینی
David Dufty retweeted
“History is not the past but a map of the past, drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveller” wrote American author John Jay Chapman. Join in on the discussion with David Dufty, Jessica North and Paul Daley here:
berrywritersfestival.com.au/… @daviddufty
David Dufty retweeted
"[Dufty] is writing from the perspective of the police ... backed up by novel research and sure writing skills. The book is significant, not least as a page-turner."
@LucySussex reviews @daviddufty's Nabbing Ned Kelly:
buff.ly/39dW3oO
@AllenandUnwin #NedKelly #truecrime
David Dufty retweeted
Author David Dufty talks about his book – ‘Nabbing Ned Kelly’. It’s a refreshingly new look at the work of police in bringing a major criminal to justice in Victoria's colonial era. apjl.com.au/podcast/ #truecrime #nedkelly #police #podcast @daviddufty
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The author of ‘Nabbing Ned Kelly’ explodes the myth of the iconic outlaw as a Robin Hood figure. bit.ly/3EeyBD3
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" #NabbingNedKelly by David Dufty deconstructs the romantic, soft image of Ned Kelly and challenges beliefs."
Read the full article from @theage exploring new historical evidence: bit.ly/3uhXFo9
David Dufty retweeted
NEW: Over a dozen Russian-language videos spreading on social media claim to debunk Ukrainian disinfo.
But they’re actually part of a disturbing campaign that spreads disinformation by disguising it as fact-checking.
A story & 🧵on debunks-as-disinfo: propublica.org/article/in-th…
