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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
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 A comedian’s advice to his younger self: ‘Get a double bed and be more forward’ |
Rhys Nicholson discusses sex education, career death and going full Victorian nanny.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 Think airports are boring places? You’re doing it wrong |
The announcement came over the PA: “”This is the final boarding call for passengers Victoria and David … Beckham.” I rushed to the gate.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 Olivia Molly Rogers married and divorced in the same year. Here’s what she learnt |
“I’ve done a lot of work on myself and I’m in a better place knowing the traits I like in a partner,” says the social media influencer and former Miss Universe Australia.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 Tripologist: How should I spend a three-day stopover in Tokyo? |
What are the recommendations for hotels, tours/tour guides, and things to see for first-time visitors?
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 Asia v Europe: Which destination is better for a holiday? |
Which region delivers the most for holidaying Australians when it comes to food, transport, service and spectacular sights? Read on to find out.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 Travel quiz: What’s the world’s the largest religious structure? |
Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with the weekly travel quiz.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 The AFL must adapt or die. Here’s where to start |
With a massive broadcast rights deal in the rearview mirror and private equity money pouring into sports worldwide, the time for AFL action is now.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 Sunburnt seals and penguins? Antarctica’s ozone layer the worst it’s been since 1970s |
Seal pups and fledgling penguins could suffer sunburn and skin cancer, and it’s all down to volcanoes and bushfires.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 These maps showed the risk of flooding at Rosehill mini-city |
Flood risk evaluations of the Rosehill ‘mini-city’ site show what needs to be considered before 25,000 apartments could be built there.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 Where is Melbourne’s most expensive coffee? Take The Age quiz |
How well do you know Melbourne and Victoria? Test your trivia and news knowledge with Stephen Brook’s weekly quiz.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 Big companies dodge spending crunch as small businesses face rising failure risk |
Large corporations, including supermarkets, have become more resilient, but smaller retailers are facing greater risk of failure as the consumer spending crunch drags on.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 The charts that prove social media has bigger dangers than Elon Musk’s ego |
The argument about the violent terror attack video is urgent and important. But what if the greater danger is slow and insidious?
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 Beware of budget spin: Pallas set to pitch poor economy as a win for Victorians |
It is difficult to decide which is more worrying – Victoria’s precarious economic position or the government desperately trying to spin a tale of success.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 The popular NSW tree-change towns where property prices jumped |
Once-affordable areas not too far from Sydney are highly sought as families make a move for better value and lifestyle.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 Victorian tree-change towns where property prices are getting cheaper |
There are more opportunities for buyers now than a few years ago in an end to the boom that had pushed prices to unaffordable levels.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 How many more women have to die before we get serious about this epidemic? |
The Herald believes two royal commissions are urgently needed: the first a state-based inquiry into laws and resources, the second a national probe examining the underlying causes driving male attitudes towards women.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 ‘Shortchanging kids’: States demand extra $12b in united front over schools |
States are accusing the federal government of shortchanging students as they seek a 5 per cent increase in school funding from the Commonwealth.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 My work wants my biometric data. Am I right to feel uncomfortable? |
Given the problem of identity theft in the electronic age and of the growing sophistication of bad digital actors, handing over biometric data can feel iffy.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 McKinsey remains a Canberra favourite despite US criminal probe |
The blue-chip consulting firm is copping heat in the US over its alleged role in the opioid crisis. Here, it rakes in millions in government contracts.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000 Perth GP’s disappearance a mystery as family learn she was never hiking on Bibbulmun Track |
Nathalie Casal, 71, told family and friends she was setting off hiking with a group in December last year. Her family now say that was a “white lie” and their mother has not been seen since.
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