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Google Maps takes you into the TARDIS

August 14, 2013 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Dr Who, Google Maps, Tardic

If you go to Earl’s Court Rd in London in Google Street View, you’ll find the TARDIS sitting unassumingly outside

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TripGo doesn’t quite get me going

August 6, 2012August 6, 2012 Evan Predavec 5 Comments 131500, Google Maps, Transport Info app, TripGo, Waze, Whereis

I’m constantly on the lookout for good public transport apps but I’ve yet to find one that completely meets my

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Internet 

Ghost ships on the Harbour: when Google goes blurry

May 31, 2012May 31, 2012 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Censorship, Garden Island blurred, Google Maps, Google Transparency Report Australia, Maps

My recent piece on When Maps Lie gave rise to some thinking about when Google Maps intentionally tries to hide

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When maps lie, and why it matters

May 23, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 3 Comments Gall-Peters projection, Google Earth, Google Maps, MAPFrappe, Mercator projection, Peters projection, Real size of Australia, The West Wing

We are living a lie. The maps are all wrong. They are an evil conspiracy designed to keep Europe and

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Underground paths through Sydney

April 25, 2012 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Google Maps, Underground paths in Sydney, Underground Sydney

View Sydney Underground City in a larger map Here’s a nice little collaborative project adding underground pathways through Sydney City

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Judging student IT competitions
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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
Image: Wikimedia Commons.
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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
Featured Internet Science 

When maps lie, and why it matters

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

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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