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Who could enunciate such a value judgement?

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

So as lock-down in its various forms struggles on, we can clearly see that lives are being saved. But there

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Life in general 

Covid near me

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Evan Predavec 3 Comments

Is there Covid near you? The NSW Government has been releasing data showing cases of Covid-19 by suburb. It’s quite

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Life in general Opinion 

COVID-19 tracing app – privacy and efficacy in the spotlight

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Evan Predavec 1 Comment

The question we should be asking about the COVID-19 tracing app, that the Australian Government is rolling out, is less

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Life in general Politics 

It’s a crisis: we need engineers not lawyers in charge

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 Evan Predavec 1 Comment

At the beginning of the year I was on holiday in China and chatting with a local. The bushfires were

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Life in general Technology 

Why do telcos all have such bad customer service?

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

OK so let’s agree that customer service from the telocs is awful. But why? It doesn’t have to be this

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Life in general 

Optus plumbs new depths of bad service

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

I was until this week labouring under the mistaken impression that you couldn’t do much worse than Telstra’s customer service.

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Life in general Science 

Is it hot right now?

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

There are many websites that tell you the current temperature, but Is it Hot Right Now? puts that temperature fully

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Judging student IT competitions

November 30, 2015March 17, 2016 Evan Predavec 0

Student competitions involving coding and technology are proliferating. They are a fine, fine thing and a great way to incentivise

It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet
Adults Featured Internet Life in general 

It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet

June 18, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 2
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Technology and ethics: pretend someone is watching

June 15, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 8
When maps lie, and why it matters
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When maps lie, and why it matters

May 23, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 3
Why LEGO costs more in Australia
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Why LEGO costs more in Australia

May 21, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 19
Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want
Featured Kids Life in general 

Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want

May 2, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 5

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