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Oz Comic-Con just around the corner, and we get some Oz superheroes

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

Oz Comic-Con is coming to Sydney at the end of the month. Showcasing everything from fan art to internationally recognised

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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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Activities Ethics Robotics 

Sydney, the robots are coming…

June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

There are a bunch of robotics talks and activities coming up in the next few weeks. First and foremost, RoboCup

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Competitions Science 

Success at the International Science & Engineering Fair

May 19, 2019May 21, 2019 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

The International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) is the peak student science competition in the World. 1800 students from 80

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Home Automation 

Home Assistant saves my smart home from a lobotomy

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

So my automated home was highly dependent upon Stringify for underlying smarts. And all was good until Stringify announced it

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Gadgets Internet of Things 

Google broke my house because someone said a bad word

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

Yes that’s right, Google has broken my Internet of Things house because someone swore. But, to be clear, it’s not

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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

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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
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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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