Author, living in Canberra. coffee enjoyer.
Joined May 2011
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10 Sep 2024
Here's an interview with me on ABC Radio National about my new book, "Charles Todd's Magnificent Obsession: the epic race to connect Australia to the world". Thanks @AllenAndUnwin
abc.net.au/listen/programs/d…
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May 19
As an author of several books in this genre, I can confidently say that 'podcasts' are not the problem.
May 18
"Dad books" — which this article, and some publishing insiders, use to describe "serious nonfiction" books across biography, current affairs and business and economics — are reportedly in a free fall, with sales declining every year for the last few years
“The trend couldn’t be clearer,” said Jonathan Karp, the former chief executive of Simon & Schuster and publisher of the new Simon Six imprint.
“When we have internal meetings to talk about this problem, it always comes around to podcasts,” said Jonathan Burnham, president and publisher of the Harper Group at HarperCollins Publishers.
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May 19
The market for these books is older men, and they are not being replaced by younger men, who aren’t readers. Young men aren't choosing between reading and podcasts; reading isn't even on the menu. It's not part of their cultural world.
May 18
"Dad books" — which this article, and some publishing insiders, use to describe "serious nonfiction" books across biography, current affairs and business and economics — are reportedly in a free fall, with sales declining every year for the last few years
“The trend couldn’t be clearer,” said Jonathan Karp, the former chief executive of Simon & Schuster and publisher of the new Simon Six imprint.
“When we have internal meetings to talk about this problem, it always comes around to podcasts,” said Jonathan Burnham, president and publisher of the Harper Group at HarperCollins Publishers.
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David Dufty retweeted
20 Oct 2025
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
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29 Jun 2025
My book Radio Girl (2020) is the biography of this remarkable woman. I’m glad that she is being honoured in this terrific song. Great work Daniel.
29 Jun 2025
Recorded the song I wrote five years ago for Florence Violet McKenzie, OBE at the plaque set up for her in 2023 in Campbell, ACT. @Australian_Navy #WRANS @AWMemorial @abcnews @daviddufty
youtu.be/TFZts2WjYhU
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David Dufty retweeted
20 May 2025
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.
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22 Mar 2025
We saw The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) at the local French Film Festival tonight. Every seat in the cinema was taken. It was magnificent.
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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.
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David Dufty retweeted
20 Nov 2024
"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.
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David Dufty retweeted
19 Nov 2024
"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.
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31 Oct 2023
my first book, How to Build an Android (2012) is in the books3 database - it's part of the AI training set. I wasn't asked...
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David Dufty retweeted
29 Jun 2023
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…
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David Dufty retweeted
24 Jun 2023
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…
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David Dufty retweeted
23 Jun 2023
when you think about it, it’s pretty cool that they invented software engineering as a way to monetize being smart
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3 May 2023
It's admittedly impressive that AI can create any kind of video content, but none of these AI-made videos make sense. They are also absurdly formulaic and cliche (while not making any sense).
3 May 2023
AI video has started to produce mindblowing results and could eventually disrupt Hollywood. (part 5)
Here are the best AI videos I've found:
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1 Mar 2023
I'm pleased to announce that a new edition of my award-winning 2017 nonfiction book "The Secret Code Breakers of Central Bureau", about Australian code-breaking activities in the 2nd world war, is now available in paperback. booktopia.com.au/the-secret-…
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David Dufty retweeted
8 Feb 2023
Codebreakers Have Deciphered The Lost Letters of Mary, Queen of Scots. via @ScienceAlert realclearscience.com/2023/02…
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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.
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22 Oct 2022
Me in a panel at @BerryWriters festival with @PPDaley (on left), Jessica North, and @SkylarksRising , discussing history and writing.
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