Judging student IT competitions
Student competitions involving coding and technology are proliferating. They are a fine, fine thing and a great way to incentivise
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It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet
“You do realise it’s a crime just to be a woman on some parts of the Internet?” was what someone
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Technology and ethics: pretend someone is watching
I was just reading that Woolworths is cutting back on the number of self-service checkouts in some stores. The headline
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When maps lie, and why it matters
We are living a lie. The maps are all wrong. They are an evil conspiracy designed to keep Europe and
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Why LEGO costs more in Australia
LEGO Australia sold almost 7 million sets in 2011; and every one cost more to buy here than elsewhere in
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Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want
I spent yesterday at a robotics boot camp for kids in Years 5 and 6. The kids had fun, to be sure;
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Ebooks and software: Gouge us because you can, until you can’t
The announcement of an enquiry into the Australian pricing of digital goods has given rise to much comment on the interwebs. There’s
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