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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
Sun, 26 Mar 2023 13:27:18 +1100 Lithium in short sellers’ sights as Hindenburg blows up tech stock |
As Block fends off explosive allegations from short sellers Hindenburg Research, data illustrates how some sectors are attracting the interest of investors who are shorting.
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Sun, 26 Mar 2023 12:11:30 +1100 Wall Street, ASX look for support to stem banking crisis as Deutsche Bank wobbles |
Concerns that US authorities haven’t completely stemmed the contagion from the banking crisis will drive sharemarkets again this week.
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Sun, 26 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +1100 When living longer means getting no value for funeral insurance |
Gill and Alan Brown have so far paid $21,500 for a $9500 benefit to cover the cost of each funeral. By their late 80s the couple may have shelled out $30,000 more.
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Sun, 26 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +1100 Public services need to be repurposed to meet our changing needs |
Australians are living longer - and it is creating a variety of issues.
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Sun, 26 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +1100 The White Lotus effect: HBO and Netflix are deciding where you’ll take your next vacation |
Vacationers are flocking to the locations of their favourite TV shows and movies in rapidly growing numbers.
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Sat, 25 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +1100 Banking badly: What went wrong at Credit Suisse |
The collapse of Credit Suisse and the problems with America’s smaller banks may seem part of a broader malaise. But they’re also the victims of their own poor decisions.
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Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:01:00 +1100 The great resignation that wasn’t |
Predictions of a great resignation turned into a fizzer, with the numbers of Australians changing jobs each year staying relatively steady.
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Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:01:00 +1100 Streaming services win short-term reprieve in anti-siphoning delay |
The new anti-siphoning list, which determines which sports should be on free-to-air, will give the government time to reform the broader framework.
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Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +1100 How much we’re spending in huge shopping centres revealed |
New sales figures show the 10 biggest malls across the country are pulling in huge amounts of money.
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:11:14 +1100 ‘Brazen red flag’: Fraud accusation triggers share plunge for Afterpay owner Block |
ASX-listed shares of Afterpay-owner Block plunged more than 20 per cent on Friday after a report from short seller Hindenburg Research alleged the fintech facilitated fraudsters and other criminal activity.
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:00:55 +1100 ASX finishes Friday in red after Wall Street rally fizzles out |
The ASX has closed the week down, following a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street as worries continued about the banking industry.
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:30:00 +1100 China’s economy at risk as Xi plays the isolation game |
China became an economic powerhouse by opening itself up to the world. But Xi Jinping’s decision to align with Russia could have damaging consequences.
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:45:00 +1100 It’s Meghan v Gwyneth: Let the wellness wars begin |
Paltrow has turned Goop into a behemoth to match her glossy Hollywood credentials - but the Duchess of Sussex is coming for her crown.
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:30:00 +1100 A good life: The reason we have become so well off |
The driver behind much of our prosperity has been government and the taxes it has imposed.
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:51:13 +1100 Crypto fugitive who triggered $60b meltdown nabbed at airport |
Do Kwon, who has been the subject of an Interpol red notice, presided over one of the crypto sector’s most damaging episodes.
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:44:47 +1100 The $7 billion business of forecasting Japan’s cherry blossoms |
As millions seek out prime locations to catch a glimpse of Japan’s famed cherry blossoms, or sakura, their enjoyment hinges on one of the most unusual forecasts in the world.
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 08:03:26 +1100 Rio Tinto’s Australian staff may have had personal data stolen in hack |
Personal data of Rio Tinto Ltd’s former and current Australian employees may have been stolen by a cybercriminal group, according to a staff memo
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +1100 They’re the cornerstones of our economy, but sometimes banks collapse. Why? |
Every few years we hear about a bank folding. Why can’t it be prevented? And what’s contagion?
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:05:00 +1100 Responsible Wagering Australia picks new boss as gambling inquiry looms |
Former department of social services policy adviser Kai Cantwell will lead Responsible Wagering Australia from next month.
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:01:00 +1100 4.4m Australians could have better workplace experience |
Inclusive organisations are beginning to take more action on accessibility.
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