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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, 03 Dec 2023 16:30:00 +1100 Billionaire heirs have a how-to-spend-it problem |
More than 1000 ageing billionaire entrepreneurs are expected to bequeath $8 trillion to heirs in the coming few decades. But attitudes between the self-made and their successors are very different.
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Sat, 02 Dec 2023 05:45:00 +1100 New Collins Street office tower under development |
The Hains family is planning a new 10-level office building behind heritage-listed Portland House, at the Paris end of Collins Street.
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Sat, 02 Dec 2023 05:25:00 +1100 Treat gap years as invaluable, not something to be shunned |
During my gap year, I found a confidence in myself I had no idea existed, so let’s not be so quick to judge.
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Sat, 02 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +1100 Bitcoin to bust: World’s biggest Ponzi scheme could cause more heartache for Australians |
Thousands of Australians will be under scrutiny as liquidators look to claw back money “won” in the Ponzi scheme that burned more than $2 billion in investment.
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Sat, 02 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +1100 Are you actually good at your job, or are you just lucky? |
Rather than looking for superstitions or patterns in your life and career, always consider the possibility you are looking at more randomness than you realise.
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:58:51 +1100 Tech stocks weigh down ASX despite Wall Street gains |
The Australian sharemarket closed in negative territory on Friday weighed down by tech stocks, but it pared back some of its earlier falls.
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:22:21 +1100 NAB boss says rates nearing peak ahead of Reserve Bank decision |
National Australia Bank chief executive Ross McEwan said rate hikes were slowing the economy as intended but that there could be one more next year.
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:45:47 +1100 Smiggle, Peter Alexander billionaire owner Solly Lew urges ‘tax cuts for the working class’ |
Premier Investments’ chairman Solomon Lew called for federal assistance for consumers, as he notched record sales during Black Friday and lifted earnings expectations.
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:30:00 +1100 The companies making the office a little more cavood-adorable |
Leaving the pampered pooch at home with post-COVID-19 separation anxiety has become one of the stumbling blocks to getting people back to the office.
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:40:54 +1100 Elon Musk launches Tesla’s Cybertruck in a blaze of glory. But does anyone want it? |
As usual, Elon Musk has made a big splash with a new product. Now the big question is whether it will sell.
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:35:00 +1100 The West needs to do more to slow down Putin |
There is a real danger that a fickle and distracted West will let Vladimir Putin get away with his conquests in Ukraine.
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:30:00 +1100 White-collar workers face hiring cliff as rate rises bite |
The post-pandemic jobs boom for white-collar workers is coming to an abrupt halt, with softer employment conditions in finance, consulting and technology.
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023 07:27:11 +1100 Gambling stocks’ 300 per cent surge is a dilemma for super funds |
Gambling, with its proven links to social harms, may become a tougher investment to justify to the millions of workers who put their money in Australia’s $3.5 trillion superannuation system.
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:05:00 +1100 My new boss terrifies me. What can I do? |
It’s often said that with great power comes great responsibility. Perhaps it’s time for your boss to take some?
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:03:00 +1100 Meet the person in charge of your organ donation |
Being an organ donation coordinator is challenging work, but Jess Buzzini says she finds her job very rewarding.
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +1100 The 40-year-old change that has made the Reserve Bank’s job easier |
Soon after landing in the top-seat of Australian politics in 1983, Bob Hawke floated the Australian dollar. Here’s how it shaped our inflation battle.
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +1100 Three things your boss wants you to stop doing at work |
Figuring out what your boss wants can be a challenge, so it’s often easier to start by working out what they don’t want.
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:05:00 +1100 Bruce Lehrmann’s landlords and the economics of chequebook journalism |
The deal between the Seven Network and Bruce Lehrmann, which included the network paying a year’s rent, is the latest chapter in the questionable practice of chequebook journalism.
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Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:24:54 +1100 Airfare pressure: Watchdog to consider rise in air traffic control fees |
Airservices Australia – the government-owned body that oversees air navigation in Australia – wants to increase its fees for the first time since 2015, which could push up airfares.
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Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:57:26 +1100 ASX stages late rally as industrials advance; Origin Energy declines |
After a mixed session, the Australian sharemarket closed 0.5 per cent higher as all sectors except energy and utilities companies advanced.
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