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5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers: some interesting ideas for the ambitious person

5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers: some interesting ideas for the ambitious person

Found this site in my wanderings the other day when I was supposed to be studying for an exam. It is based on a book called by James M. Citrin and Richard A. Smith and more info can be found at www.5patterns.com. The basic premise of this book

More on getting ADSL in Sydney - evil Telstra still trying to stop me

More on getting ADSL in Sydney - evil Telstra still trying to stop me

The next installment in my continued quest to obtain late 20th century broadband access in the 21st century ... Phoned Telstra and was advised "you have pair gain there is nothing that can be done". They essentially told me to go away and stop bothering them. Wrote email to

MBA - still value for money?

MBA - still value for money?

The other day a friend who has just completed an MBA from a prestigious university was disconsolate to read an article by Tim Dodd in the Australian Financial Review (AFR, 17 May 2004) titled "MBAs are losing their cachet". Dodd argued that employers prefer people whose postgraduate studies

3rd world telecommunications in Australia

3rd world telecommunications in Australia

It is very annoying to live in an allegedly civilized and technically advanced society only to find out that one is unable to get access to broadband services since the phone lines here are pair gain. I live in a major city in Australia, just one of the outer suburbs

Why are all telcos unable to manage any customer service at all?

Why are all telcos unable to manage any customer service at all?

Recent experiences with two different telcos add up to the same thing - shockingly poor customer service. #1 There have been a series of problems with one of the web pages I'm associated with. The telco in question has DNS problems every other day such that the site disappears.

Consensus Software Awards

Australian software awards 2004

Was on a judging panel for the Australian Consensus Software Awards yesterday. It is fascinating how much really good software is out there, innovative and clever stuff. The winners are not announced for a few weeks - but info will be on the Consensus site fairly soon. It is also interesting

Good post on women in security

Good post on women in security

There is an interesting commentary on women in security on www.oneeyedcrow.net "Okay, rant time. In quick succession, the subject of women in the security field has come up several times this week. Many of the male security geeks I know have no idea why there aren'

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