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Defects are not so much a technological problem as a sociological problem.
It's the system for building systems that we should be correcting.
The only unforgivable failure is the failure to learn from past failure.
Tom DeMarco: "Controlling Software Projects - Management Measurement & Estimation"
The lamp of experience... I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.
Patrick Henry
Sat, 27 Jul 2024 08:05:00 +1000 Enter this spectacular home via the stand-alone lift shaft on the street, please! |
Visitors to the once-dilapidated fisherman’s cottage in Birchgrove, with spectacular Parramatta River views, enter via a stand-alone lift shaft on the street.
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Sat, 27 Jul 2024 05:03:00 +1000 Will Microsoft’s new AI assistants revolutionise the office? Maybe one day |
Microsoft has poured millions of dollars and significant resources into its new Copilot AI tools. It might be a while until it sees a return on investment.
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Sat, 27 Jul 2024 05:01:00 +1000 The surprising upside of impostor syndrome |
Impostor thoughts, while often labelled as wholly negative, might just have a silver lining.
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Sat, 27 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +1000 Cost-of-living crisis? It pays to be a Boomer |
Life is getting desperate for those bearing the full brunt of the economic crisis, but it is a very different story for cashed-up older Australians.
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Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:15:00 +1000 Jetstar headquarters on the block |
With a $65 million-plus million price tag, the long-time owners of the airline’s headquarters in Collingwood have decided to take flight after almost three decades.
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Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:05:00 +1000 Hotel hunters back on the saddle searching for bargains |
National hotel sales are still below average but buyers with an eye to refurbish or improve the properties are slowly starting to emerge.
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Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:53:30 +1000 ASX closes in the green as miners post healthy gains |
The Australian sharemarket has managed to close out the week on a high with mining stocks doing the heavy lifting, as iron ore heavyweights - Rio Tinto, BHP and Fortescue - enjoyed solid sessions.
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Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:41:50 +1000 Delorean leaves broken-down movie namesake for dust |
This week’s Bulls N’ Bears Runner of the Week is … Delorean after it threw out some striking financial results during an interesting quarterly reporting period.
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Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:37:57 +1000 Empire strikes with first Beetaloo gas sales agreement |
Empire Energy Group is a step closer to becoming the first gas producer from the Beetaloo Basin after securing a 10-year supply deal with the NT Government.
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Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:35:00 +1000 China’s trade policy is almost a declaration of economic war |
Forget free trade: Beijing aims to demolish its rivals and achieve monopolistic hegemony across entire industries, seeing trade as ideological warfare against democracies.
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Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:25:39 +1000 Bolt’s ultimatum: I’ll quit if James Murdoch wins succession battle |
The high-profile conservative columnist says he’ll walk if James Murdoch takes over News Corp.
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Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:24:24 +1000 Investment clarity comes from the age of innocence |
Shaw and Partners WA State manager Davide Bosio recounts his best advice to Year 10 economics students: “The best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago – the second-best time is now”.
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Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:01:00 +1000 Why is my colleague making fun of my standing desk? |
Your slightly crabby teammate may think you’re participating in a frivolous fad rather than making a change for genuine health reasons. They’d be wrong.
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Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:01:00 +1000 More pay, better skills: How job-hopping can turbocharge your career |
Job-hopping divides employers, but a growing number of professionals are embracing it as a strategy for career advancement.
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Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:55:17 +1000 Lachlan Murdoch hosts Albanese, Dutton, billionaires amid real-life succession drama |
The chair of News Corp and Fox Corp hosted an event celebrating the 60th anniversary of The Australian on behalf of his 93-year-old father, Rupert Murdoch.
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Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:18:04 +1000 The Age and SMH staff to strike after pay offer rejected |
Staff at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review will down tools for the first time since 2017 after last-minute talks and an improved pay offer failed to deliver a resolution.
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Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:06:17 +1000 ASX hits two-week low after Wall Street suffers worst day since 2022 |
The Australian sharemarket posted a poor session, with investors bailing on the local tech sector, Macquarie and Fortescue.
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Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:55:12 +1000 Marmota aces maiden RC drilling program at Goolagong |
Marmota has pulled the rods on a maiden RC program at its Goolagong gold discovery in South Australia designed to test the bedrock source of gold anomalism.
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Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:51:30 +1000 The careers advice for my daughters is obsolete rubbish - they might as well aim for a job at Kodak |
There’s an exciting future of work ahead of us - so why is the high school careers algorithm pushing unrealistic careers in spying, dog walking and podcasting?
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Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:36:19 +1000 Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to rule from the grave is stranger than fiction |
Through the decades, the media billionaire has been no stranger to taking risks – but this latest roll of the succession dice is next level.
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