How a New Zealand children’s book was censored by the Chinese.
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Author: Geoff
Oddest Book Title of 2020
And here they are, the finalists for 42nd Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year: A Dog[…]
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The myth of multitasking
Just yesterday I wanted to catch up on some tech reading. After work hours seemed perfect, so I settled down[…]
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Cyber Risks: How to Protect Your Device
Guest post by Matthew Stern of TechFools The coronavirus pandemic, which took the world by surprise, has forced many companies[…]
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Relax, spring hasn’t started yet
It’s been a bitter, blustery week in Wellington and I’ve heard several people make remarks like, “So much for spring!”[…]
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Living in a Bubble
Surrounded by the world’s biggest moat, (the Pacific Ocean), with a government that reacted swiftly to the growing pandemic, and[…]
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DDOS Attacks – A Primer
For five (business) days in a row now the NZX, New Zealand’s Stock Exchange, has been crippled by so-called distributed[…]
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Curious QR Codes and COVID-19
Around 1.4 million Kiwis have so far downloaded the Ministry of Health’s NZ COVID-19 Tracer App. It’s very simple to[…]
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Don’t Panic! Don’t Panic!
There’s something dark and dangerous out there: “… something calculated to make one forget …” something “… as destructive of real life and real living as cocaine”.
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10 Contranyms (with examples)
English is a confusing language. Simple words can have opposite meanings or different implications. It all depends on the context. Here’s some examples …
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