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		<title>Why I don&#8217;t like government subsidy of private education</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because, as shown in the Gonski report (and reported on the excellent Global Mail), it&#8217;s not effective. Private schools perform better than state schools because they cherry-pick students &#8211; by and large, they reject problem students or students with higher &#8230; <a href="http://twasink.net/2012/02/21/why-i-dont-like-government-subsidy-of-private-education/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twasink.net&amp;blog=31192142&amp;post=912&amp;subd=twasink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On the private health insurance rebate means test&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Personally, I think it&#8217;s a good idea. And not just because I&#8217;m a slavish fan of every utterance of the Labour government. Which of course I am. Except when it&#8217;s trendy and hipster not to be, of course. Because that&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://twasink.net/2012/02/14/on-the-private-health-insurance-rebate-means-test/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twasink.net&amp;blog=31192142&amp;post=907&amp;subd=twasink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;truth&#8221; behind Whitney&#8217;s song price increases</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since the death of Whitney Houston, the twitter-sphere has been abuzz with stories about price hikes on her songs. For example, the iTunes Music Store now has a large number of her songs on the highest pricing tier. So &#8230; <a href="http://twasink.net/2012/02/14/the-truth-behind-whitneys-song-price-increases/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twasink.net&amp;blog=31192142&amp;post=903&amp;subd=twasink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The new user story backlog is a map</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new user story backlog is a map I’ve been recommending a similar approach – though not as completely fleshed out – for the last few years. (I organise the spine of my map as a mind map, though – &#8230; <a href="http://twasink.net/2012/02/13/the-new-user-story-backlog-is-a-map/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twasink.net&amp;blog=31192142&amp;post=901&amp;subd=twasink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Podcasts that I listen to</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A work colleague asked me the other day for podcast recommendations, so I&#8217;m belatedly putting this list together. I tend to listen to podcasts when commuting and on my daily walks &#8211; about 90 minutes a day, more or less &#8230; <a href="http://twasink.net/2012/02/04/podcasts-that-i-listen-to/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twasink.net&amp;blog=31192142&amp;post=896&amp;subd=twasink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why do programmers work at night? &#8211; Gtd</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why do programmers work at night? &#8211; Gtd. Very very true. Filed under: General Tagged: circadian rhythms, programmers, sleep<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twasink.net&amp;blog=31192142&amp;post=894&amp;subd=twasink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My heart bleeds for Karen Gee&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[School maths causes pain &#8211; Sydney Morning Herald The woman featured in this story is complaining about high education costs, and wishes that the government could contribute more. My heart bleeds for her &#8211; at about 5.25 litres/minute. Seriously, hasn&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://twasink.net/2012/01/29/my-heart-bleeds-for-karen-gee/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twasink.net&amp;blog=31192142&amp;post=891&amp;subd=twasink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Apache Felix &#8211; Apache Felix Maven Bundle Plugin (BND)</title>
		<link>http://twasink.net/2012/01/24/apache-felix-apache-felix-maven-bundle-plugin-bnd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apache Felix &#8211; Apache Felix Maven Bundle Plugin (BND). Very handy way of creating an OSGI bundle out of an otherwise normal Maven project. Filed under: Java<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twasink.net&amp;blog=31192142&amp;post=886&amp;subd=twasink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>7 years [insert adjective here] luck</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks my 7th anniversary of working at Wotif.com. That&#8217;s a long time. Filed under: General<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twasink.net&amp;blog=31192142&amp;post=881&amp;subd=twasink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>iBooks Author &#8211; what&#8217;s the fuss about?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So it&#8217;s been a couple of days now since Apple did their press event where they announced a new focus on education. A key part of this was the rollout of a new application &#8211; iBooks Author &#8211; and a &#8230; <a href="http://twasink.net/2012/01/23/ibooks-author-whats-the-fuss-about/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twasink.net&amp;blog=31192142&amp;post=875&amp;subd=twasink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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