After three and a half years editing Gizmodo Australia, today’s my last day. It’s been a blast.
The site has changed infinitely since I started. Hell, I’ve changed infinitely since I’ve started. I got married, my first son was born and my other child – this site – has grown from a tiny blog to one of the biggest technology websites in Australia.
In the past 3.5 years, I’ve penned 4,907 stories (just shy of 5K, dammit!), watched the iPhone launch in Australia, seen Internet TV take off and lost my CES virginity. It has been a wild, awesome adventure, made possible by each and every one of you.
So thank you.
I’m not leaving the industry – I’m going to freelance my writing skills out to a wide variety of publications, sharing my love of technology and geekiness with the wider world. But the time has come for someone else to take Gizmodo through the next stage of its life.
That person is someone many of you will be familiar with. Danny Allen was one of the few Aussie’s lucky enough to work on the mothership Gizmodo, and he’ll be bringing his own personal style and expertise to the AU Gizmodo ship, starting today. Be nice to him – he’s a champ.
I have some big ideas and exciting plans, and hopefully we’ll all cross paths again. While I work on those though, you can follow me on Twitter, @bruff, or read my infrequent personal ramblings at The Broughall Shuffle. Yep, that’s how you pronounce my surname. I know it’s been bugging you all these years.
*Thanks to our awesome designer Ben for riffing Sam Spratt’s Frucci farewell image for me too.
Sam
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 4:21 PMFarewell Nick, been great having you as an editor around here. The Aussie articles seem to be a much higher quality over the US ones, well done!
matt
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 9:52 PM+1
couldn’t agree more.
sad yo see you go, Nick.
Woodze
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 4:22 PMFarewell and all the best Nick!
Awesome farewell image!
Its been great reading your tech articles over the past few years! I wish you all the best for the future and look forward to seeing your name pop up places.. like new.com.au (yep I saw that the other day!).
Andy
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 4:23 PMNICK!!!!!!!!!!! Man I will miss you hey! You were too funny! This has indeed ruined my Friday.
Andy
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 4:29 PMADD: I always thought it was ‘Bro-hall’. Damn.
Chris
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:10 PMAs it has ruined mine
Tom
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 4:25 PMBest of luck with the freelancing shindig, Nick! Hopefully I’ll catch you sometime on Live and we can play .. something. :)
Paddy
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 4:30 PMI agree totally with Sam, Gizmodo AU is a credit to our nation.
Chris
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:09 PMAmen!
Yianni Soc
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 4:32 PMDude, You are riding a freakin’ space travelling Dinosaur… of course you’ll do great.
poedgirl
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 4:46 PMIt won’t be the same around here without you. Good luck on the future without Giz.
Mark
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 4:49 PMGood luck mate!
James Mac
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:02 PMSee ya Nick.
Chris
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:07 PMNick you can’t leave you post the best articles! :)
All the best mate.
Paddy
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:09 PMAre you wearing an S.Mouse neck chain???
bugwan
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:13 PMYou’ll always be a Bro-hall to me…
Best of luck with the freelancing.
Chook
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:23 PMAs I do most nights after work, I catchup on whats going on from my favorite sites (this one being one obviously.
Today was my last day after giving notice and I read your news. ..
Wish you the very best and thanks for the quality works you have put in. It certainly made the articles a lot more enjoyable to read.
t.i.e.
Chook
mansunz
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:35 PMwell done mate, best of luck.
ozoneocean
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:49 PMI’ll miss your writing here. You always defended yourself well against the inevitable detractors on many stories.
Gazman
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:57 PMFarewell Nick, it’s been a pleasure reading your work!
Luke
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 6:04 PMGood night and good luck…
gakuna subbareyan
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 6:10 PMyeah good riddance you’re a shit editor
Renny
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 6:13 PMA good job well done Nick.
Look forward to your next incarnation.
Luke
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 7:06 PMThanks for all your hard work and good luck in the future Nick :)
Cpt. Pajama Shark
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 7:16 PMThanx for everything Nick!
EPIC DEPATURE PIC GO!
Nick Ross
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 7:45 PMGood luck,mate! Exciting times. See you around!
Joel
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 8:01 PMSad to hear but good luck for your future endeavours!
First of all, best departing title I’ve heard, “So Long And Thanks For All The Geek”.
Secondly, you know you’re going to be fine when you’re riding a rocket propelled dinosaur through space with a half naked woman on the back! Still you should probably get her a space suit.. also you have abnormally small feet.
Haha good luck man.
Nick Broughall
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 8:48 PMTo be fair, the image was from when Adam frucci left last year. I just had my head photoshopped on top because I loved the pic so much.
Joel
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 9:42 PMThat’s alright then, Adam is the one with the small feet but you still get the joy or riding a rocket propelled dinosaur through space!
Arnold aka Mr.Gadget
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 8:23 PMNick, you are an inspiration to all gadget / tech writers out there. The hard work you put in and quality of your writing has always been a source of motivation to do better.
I congratulate you on more than three years of providing breaking and funny tech news to Australia.
I’m sure good things are ahead of you and will be cheering for you wherever I am based.
Still remember meeting you for the first time in Korea! What a blast! :)
Take care Nick and all the best to your family too as they support you in your next chapter.
Best Regards,
Arnold
aka Mr.Gadget
P.S. See you at CES 2012?
C Shah
Friday, June 24, 2011 at 8:32 PMFarewell Nick, you will be missed.. Enjoyed reading your articles.