Those of you travelling to Melbourne next month, like me, to go to the Digital Arts and Culture conference, may be interested to realise that swimming in the sea in Melbourne now will be a very similar experience to in the sea on a hot Norwegian summer’s day. Except there’s a horizon that’s not a mountain. And other people will think you’re a maniac for in 17? water.


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