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Published by Matthew Davidson on Thu, 21/05/2015 - 11:15pm
"We're actually really good at securing little pieces of paper. It's called 'money', and we keep it in our wallet, and we almost never lose it." # Bruce Schneier http://www.scienceforthepeople.ca/episodes/technocreep
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Published by Matthew Davidson on Thu, 21/05/2015 - 11:04pm
After a year and a half of #, I've physically met two of my lecturers. What if the others are all Andy Serkis in a one-piece suit covered in dots? Man, he's good.
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Published by Matthew Davidson on Thu, 21/05/2015 - 10:37pm
Annoying me tonight: People who don't know the difference between "web browser" and "search engine" writing on technology.
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Published by Matthew Davidson on Thu, 21/05/2015 - 10:22pm
Terrance Dicks turned 80 last month. Gawd bless him for all the hours of quiet pleasure his # novelisations brought to the teenage me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrance_Dicks
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Published by Matthew Davidson on Thu, 21/05/2015 - 9:54pm
# asked when I was planning to become rich writing books. Had to break it to her that the kinds of books I read don't make anybody rich. Promised to look into the possibility of writing about a school for wizards.
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Published by Matthew Davidson on Thu, 21/05/2015 - 9:50pm
Went to the # launch of Richard Hil's new book this evening. My first book launch since leaving Sydney 11 years ago. Feel almost civilised again. https://theconversation.com/book-review-selling-students-short-41970
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Selling Students Short

Published by Matthew Davidson on Thu, 21/05/2015 - 9:38pm in
Higher education, Southern Cross University

This evening I attended what I think must be my first book launch since leaving Sydney over a decade ago. I feel almost civilised. Here's a comment I left on The Conversation's review of Richard Hil's new book:

Students don't only have "no choice but to study online because of work or family commitments", or indeed anything to do with their own circumstances. Often we have no choice but to study online because we have no choice but to study online.

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Published by Matthew Davidson on Thu, 21/05/2015 - 9:01pm
@tregeagle 10 days still! Might be more than a one-beer debrief. I'll start saving up…
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Queen's Birthday (regional holiday)

Monday, 8 June 2015 (All day)

Public holiday in: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Christmas Island, Norfolk Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands, Heard and McDonald Islands

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Published by Matthew Davidson on Thu, 21/05/2015 - 2:36pm
What ho, @tregeagle! When are you due back in rainy #?
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