Computer
Dead, eh? Computer says no
Heckler DEATH is not acknowledged in the business world. When our mother died, my sister and I struggled to convince corporations and authorities we weren't concocting some outrageous scam.
Under-appreciated computer whiz left enduring legacy
Chris Scanlon This quiet achiever invented a language now used worldwide.
You'd have to be an idiot to utter any of these phrases. Just sayin'
Richard Glover Not enough effort has gone into recording the most annoying phrases in the language.
Shadow is cast over the right to be forgotten
Richard Ackland Onto the stage at the City Recital Hall last month swept British philosopher A.C. Grayling, accompanied by his leonine locks.
Why clinical research should be freely exchanged
Adam Dunn and Enrico Coiera Countless lives could be saved if clinical trials went 'open source'.
Give young the freedom to engage with Anzac tradition
Rebecca Wheatley Why is there an assumption that young people struggle to understand this “real meaning” of Anzac Day?
A generation seeks inclusion
Chris Varney Governments need to treat young people as partners in tackling education and employment challenges.
Help, I'm a pyjama-clad leaf falling into autumn's soupy sea of despair
Danny Katz Autumn's just a weird time of year when leaves fall off trees and everyone enters the autumn of their lives.
What the (beep) is that noise for?
Heckler I wish I'd bought shares in the company that makes whatever it is that makes things go ''beep''.
Welfare bullying to the max
A RECENT survey reported in the Herald found that the federal government, through its agency Centrelink, was ''preoccupied with finding people who are receiving assistance for which they do not...
War of words in 'the Toyota way' leaves clarity mortally wounded
Julie Szego Barely 24 hours after Toyota's retrenchment of 262 workers, the regrettable allusions to World War II began flying about.
Time for armistice in a pointless war
Peter FitzSimons Acknowledging that the ''war on drugs'' is a hopeless joke and a total waste of resources is not being soft on the dangers of drugs.
A sorry end for our tubby tellies
Annabel Crabb The streets are full of dead televisions. They lurk mutely on nature strips, empty-eyed. They gather in reproachful little clusters on vacant blocks.
Note: it takes a scrupulous media to uncover a flawed one
Richard Ackland Sometimes we need to pinch ourselves and make timely reminders. Amid all the jaw-dropping news about how major British institutions, such as the police, politicians and civil service, had been...
Can News stop the stench spreading?
Kirsty Simpson The timing of this week's media probes into the decade-old claims about News Corp and the promotion of pay TV piracy could not be worse.
Crying all the way to the blank
Charles Waterstreet Pronoun, verb, qualifying adjective, adjective, noun, noun, full stop. I have very bad writer's block.
iCash flow: Apple aims for a trillion and history
Paul Sheehan It is slender and seductive. It has helped create a company larger than we have ever seen before. It is an itch that millions of people did not know they needed to scratch.
The streets are full of dead televisions
Annabel Crabb They lurk mutely on nature strips, empty-eyed. They gather in reproachful little clusters on vacant blocks.
In defence of our defenders
Neil James The rate of bad or criminal behaviour in the Australian Defence Force is far lower than in general society.
All foreign to crew at Centrelink
Australian born and having dutifully paid my taxes I am not in the least embarrassed to receive a meagre ''top-up''.
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