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Weekly Round-Up

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Welcome, Robot Overlords. Please Don’t Fire Us? - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones “In simple terms, if owners of capital are capturing an increasing fraction of national income, then that capital needs to be shared more widely if we want to maintain …
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On the gendered readings of Gillard’s crying

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You may have heard about the introduction of the NDIS bill to parliament yesterday. You may have also heard that Prime Minister Gillard wept at the bill’s introduction. Andi f you were on Twitter, you may have even seen this …
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Has Snapchat changed or have we?

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There was a wave of mild hysteria last week when it was revealed that a forensic software company had figured out how to recover deleted files from Snapchat. A passing familiarity with Snapchat is probably required to understand why that’s …
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National Geographic Live returns

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National Geographic Live returns to the Sydney Opera House on July 21 & Aug 25 with epic tales of adventure from the most remote corners of the planet. Discover what it’s like to be on assignment with Nat Geo, as …
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Leading the way: newspaper sets sights on vaguely offensive puff piece

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Over the weekend, the Sydney Morning Herald posted a story about a year seven student who wants to be Prime Minister. It was even a feature article on the homepage. You’re probably questioning the newsworthiness of the article since the …
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Weekly round-up

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“Back in January, the young tech entrepreneur Aaron Swartz killed himself. His body was found in his Brooklyn apartment. He was facing prison for downloading a mass of copyright-protected academic journals belonging to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was hardly the crime …
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