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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
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:44:46 +1100 Brother of Olympic kayaker ‘tricked’ over coke plot, court told |
Olympic kayaker Nathan Baggaley’s brother claims he was tricked into attempting to import $200 million worth of cocaine and should be released pending his appeal.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:38:12 +1100 This view of the Eiffel Tower for $1000 a month. Why Paris spends billions on public housing |
Despite facing the same pressures as other global cities, Paris has a deliberate strategy to retain its poorer citizens – and it spends a lot of money doing so.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:32:23 +1100 Man fighting for life as neighbours’ dog dispute allegedly ends in hit-and-run |
A dispute between neighbours turned ugly when a driver allegedly hit a man and woman with an SUV, leaving the woman seriously injured and the man fighting for life.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:30:54 +1100 Australia news LIVE: Reserve Bank to decide on interest rates; Call for Gazans to receive same visas as Ukrainians after Putin invasion |
Australia’s central bank will decide on interest rates today, push for Gazans to receive more generous visas and states want four-year GST forecasts.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:15:13 +1100 From chip butties to potato scallops: 12 of the best retro dishes with a new spin in Sydney |
From all-American diner classics to old-school Australian favourites, here are a dozen ways to take your tastebuds back in time.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:13:21 +1100 Princess of Wales spotted in public for the first time in months |
After months of absence from the public eye and subsequent speculation, The Princess of Wales has been seen shopping with Prince William near their home in Windsor.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:12:48 +1100 Two injured after alleged hit and run |
Two people are recovering in hospital after an alleged hit-run believed to have been sparked by a neighbourhood dispute.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:11:50 +1100 Donald Trump unable to make $700 million bail |
The former US president has been unable to stump up the bail bond in his New York civil fraud case.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:11:16 +1100 Flight from Melbourne to Bali forced to turn around due to a disruptive passenger |
Hundreds of Jetstar passengers wake up in Melbourne after their Bali-bound plane was forced to turn back.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:05:05 +1100 Tszyu challenger's only career loss revealed |
Tim Tszyu's world title challenger Sebastian Fundora was knocked out last year.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:58:14 +1100 Monster utes are symbolic of everything that’s wrong with our world |
Bloated cars are effectively holding up a knuckleduster-decorated middle finger in the face of climate change.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:57:45 +1100 The Goldilocks solution to Sydney’s housing crisis |
Sydneysiders have revealed strong preferences about where and how they want to live, and how they feel about their neighbours.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:56:58 +1100 Millions of Australians set for power bill relief |
Millions of Australians are finally set for some much-needed relief in the form of electricity price drops of up to 7 per cent.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:55:40 +1100 Australian creators are thriving on TikTok. What happens if it’s banned? |
Thousands of Australians have built their careers on TikTok – now their future could be in jeopardy as politicians and experts debate a ban on the app.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:47:20 +1100 Brisbane News Live: LNP to leave stadium decisions to ‘experts’; Qld hotspots among biggest online shoppers |
The latest news in and around Brisbane.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:46:56 +1100 Operation Domino: How Trump plans to stop North Carolina swinging |
US elections are won and lost on the usual battlegrounds and party strategists believe the path to the White House in 2024 runs right through this volatile state.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:45:00 +1100 Grandson of Sydney’s ‘Mr Sin’ awaits US trial for $25 million alleged bitcoin Ponzi scheme |
For about six years, David Saffron – fresh from running a bondage-themed strip club in Los Angeles – is alleged to have styled himself as an expert programmer and trader.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:44:00 +1100 Australian conservationists take saltworks fight to Germany |
Protect Ningaloo, an organisation working to protect Exmouth Gulf and have it elevated to World Heritage status alongside the neighbouring Ningaloo Reef, has taken its protest against a massive saltworks planned for the region to the company's home city, with German-language billboards and animations.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:41:22 +1100 How you could save tax by selling your investments after June 30 |
Investors could save on capital gains tax by selling after June 30, when the stage three tax cuts are slated to start.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:37:04 +1100 Why metals will shrug off history’s greatest property crash |
A curious thing has been happening in China’s vast real estate market — or rather, not happening.
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