gender & sexism
I do not have children, nor do I plan to reproduce - so I suppose you could say I have no skin in this particular game. But I've been thinking about the debates around maternity leave and the low birthrate that have occurred recently in Australia. The key problem
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This site is a real gem, at the Doomsday Guide you track doomsday in its many and varied forms. This site provides an "online link resource to the full spectrum of End of the World Scenarios" inlcuding Armageddon, the Apocalypse, End of Days, Doomsday. There are even categories
management & leadership
Aaargh!! It is an unending source of amazement to me that our society will not let a hairdresser cut your hair or a mechanic fix your car unless they've done a multi-year apprenticeship BUT they will let any half-wit who thinks they have a clue play
gender & sexism
Women in the western world are actually very lucky in many ways. Now there are so many choices for women - education, full time career, part time work, family, no family, travel, etc. But for men there does not seem to be so many choices. Many women of my acquaintance have
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One thing that the big focus nowadays on so-called 'family friendly' workplaces (including maternity/paternity/parental leave) has overlooked is that this excludes the many people who for various reasons do not have children. The question is 'what about us'? While parents are getting time
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This from 2002: Whirlpool News - Telstra to stop rolling out pair gain Many people (including me) are still suffering from this stupidity and cupidity of Telstra! They knew pair gain was a cheap but ineffective way to roll out phone lines but they did it anyway. I think this bolsters
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These issues with pair gain go way back and Telstra is still avoiding the problem! Here's some more evidence: War of words erupts over Telstra service levels, pricing: ZDNet Australia: News: Communications By Rachel Lebihan, ZDNet Australia, 13 March 2002
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Many people have noted how annoying it is to go to a meeting and experience the well-know 'death by Powerpoint' phenomenon. But one person who's made the argument most excellently is Peter Norvig, when he put the Gettysburg Address on PowerPoint. This simple action encapsulates
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Ken Burns makes some excellent points in this speech, I've picked out some highlights - click here to see the entire text (in PDF). Now more than ever we in the western world should heed speakers like this. Ken speaks of a United States that has inspired many over
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Anyone who has a similar problem with pair gain should let Senator Lundy know, her website is at www.katelundy.com.au where she says: senator.lundy@aph.gov.au
innovation
The more I find out about this the more annoying it is ... It has been a year since this was written, but NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN THE PAST YEAR! Australia’s broadband infrastructure just can’t get the tangle out of the line. A report this week suggests that some
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Daniel's points are all too true! Australia is a broadband backwater and it is all due to the incompetence of Telstra. They have a number of practices that have worked against take-up of these solutions. So much for the clever country? Daniels Blog: I think the root