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I came across this today, it’s a formula to express “Anything that can go wrong, will“.
((U+C+I) x (10-S) / 20 x A x 1 / (1-sin(F/10))
U (urgency): 1 <= U <=9
C (complexity): 1 <= C <=9
I (importance): 1 <= I <=9
S (skill): 1 <= S <=9
F (frequency): 1 <= F <= 9
This equation was commissioned [...]
I am an IT professional, it is my trade and I take it seriously. But does Stephen Conroy take his seriously?
It is insulting to have so many botched attempts at Communications leadership coming from someone who clearly does not understand their portfolio. It is also embarrassing to make world headlines for backwards policy.
So what has [...]
Yes I have been looking forward to getting my hands on a Kindle, or perhaps even a Cool-er but Amazon got one here first.
I have had it out of the box for a few minutes and some things of note:
An amazing screen and so easy to read from.
Images aren’t too bad either.
The screen annoyingly flashes [...]
ABC boss Mark Scott has been quoted as saying:
“Much of the content, most of it, nearly all of it when you look at the totality of the web will be free”
“It will certainly be free online at the ABC.”
“The public pays for the ABC to deliver distinctive, quality content to them – and if it [...]
According to this article in the New York Times and research by Arbor Networks, Google is now the singlest largest source of internet traffic at 6%.
The research was based on 256 Exabytes of traffic and stands as the largest study of commercial internet traffic since the 90’s. How big is an Exabyte? 10006
or:
1 EB [...]
I was looking forward to seeing this. But now I am not. I am too distraught to say more.
http://media.smh.com.au/entertainment/pick-of-the-flicks/astro-bore-is-far-from-amazing-789035.html
Do I hide the Astro Boy figurine on my desk now in case I am mistaken for a fan of the movie?
My iPhone is bad. Very bad.
The phones that rated the lowest
Samsung Impression (0.15 – 0.35 W/kg)
Motorola RAZR V8 (0.36 W/kg)
Samsung SGH-t229 (0.38 W/kg)
Samsung Rugby (0.22 – 0.46 W/kg)
Samsung Propel Pro (0.14 – 0.47 W/kg)
Samsung Gravity (0.49 W/kg)
T-Mobile Sidekick (0.50 W/kg)
LG Xenon (0.52 W/kg)
Motorola Karma QA1 (0.55 W/kg)
Sanyo Katana II (0.22 – 0.55 W/kg)
The worst phones
Motorola [...]
There was a time when Facebook was fading (I already think MySpace may as well be already gone) but things are picking up, well certainly here in Australia.
From smh.com.au:
FACEBOOK continues to bamboozle the experts with its growth in Australia, topping 8 million users last month and forcing companies to rethink the traditional use [...]
Michael Padden, Telstra Media’s head of classifieds, said in a statement on Monday:
“With print classifieds usage declining significantly across ad volumes, circulation and readership, it’s unviable to continue producing the weekly print publications.”
“Trading Post and Telstra are well placed to capitalise on changing consumer preferences with Australia’s leading classifieds brand and leading integrated online [...]