Con Duncan, Journalist

Law student, digital rights activist, musician, writer. If whiskey interferes with your business, give up your business. Don’t always believe what you read - I don’t always believe what I write.

Features / Music

2016: Swan Song Of Truth

What a year it has been..

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The (Over-Polished) Sound Of Music

Missing the days of recording fuck-ups and real instrumentation..

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When dumb people are given a bigger microphone, they use it to spread fear, hatred, bigotry and uninformed decisions..

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Turnbull’s Trickle-Down Economics

Convincing the poor that reducing taxes on the rich will benefit them..

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The Fight For Encryption

Privacy is for people. Transparency is for the state..

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Same Sex Marriage Now

And if you don’t like it don’t worry, it won’t affect you in any way once it’s through..

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Smart Citizen, Seduced Consumer

University is big business, are we enriching our own minds or enriching the system's wallets?.

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Martin Shkreli: Wolf to Lamb

Let's use Martin Shkreli as an awakening..

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Star Wars, George Lucas and the (hopeful) re-emergence of creativity

The new Star Wars is out this Wednesday, and here's hoping it rights a few past wrongs..

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The Digital Vanity Race: A curated record of your life

Are smart phones really just making us dumber?.

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Brave New World

The Technology Industry, Innovation, and the Sharing Economy’s true face..

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Tin Foil Hat Time: Data Retention is here

What it all means for you, joe-downloading-tv-shows-citizen..

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