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The decline of the average level of experience in the software industry - 2020 September 11
The average number of years of experience for people in the tech industry, particularly IT and software development, has fallen in the last few years. This is mainly due to the rapid rise of popularity of this industry
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Fake comment discussion scam - 2020 September 08
There's a particularly annoying new type of scam I'm starting to see that uses bots to post a thread with a fake discussion between multiple bot controlled accounts.
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Could we see geographical divergence in Australian culture? - 2020 August 12
With the most recent Stage 4 (currently the most severe level) lock downs in Melbourne set to keep going on for a while with entire states like Western Australia mostly operating as usual will we see some cultural divergence as a result?
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End of another Australian airline era - 2020 August 01
2020 has seen enormous disruption to the airline industry worldwide. This has marked the change of an era in Australian airlines and worldwide.
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Today I learned the real reason why there's reeding on the sides of coins - 2020 July 27
Today I learned why coins have reeding on the sides and the reasons are not what I had originally thought.
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What is this thing called science - 2020 July 26
I've been talking to a lot of people about scientific concepts and how they relate to the world we live in and the work we do. Over the last year or so of working with various companies it has become increasingly apparent that a lot of people don't share a common understanding of what science is and what the scientific method is, so writing about this seemed like a necessary building block needed before publishing those other articles.
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The Chatham House Rule - 2020 July 23
What the Chatham House Rule is and why it can be good for facilitating some sorts of discussions.
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The great RPA rebranding - 2020 July 21
Computers and the IT industry have literally been built directly on top of automation. As such, Robotic Process Automation (often referred to by the acronym RPA) is perhaps one of the most interesting rebranding stories that the IT industry has ever seen.
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Automation has a narrow window of recognition - 2020 July 20
Automation has a narrow window in which it is recognized. Too far back and things are taken for granted and too cutting edge means things are not proven or not known about at all. This leaves only a small window in time where people immediately recognize successful automation projects.
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History of the automation industry - 2020 July 19
Computers and the IT industry have literally been built directly on top of automation. So why did it take so long for automation and more recent branding of the industry Robotic Process Automation (often referred to by the acronym RPA) to go mainstream?
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