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16 March, 2017

John Maeda: If You Want to Survive in Design, You Better Learn to Code

https://www.wired.com/2017/03/john-maeda-want-survive-design-better-learn-code/

58% of high-performance employees say they need more quiet work spaces

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/15/58-of-high-performance-employees-say-they-need-more-quiet-work-spaces.html

“The whole direction when you were sent to school is about getting to university, and the whole focus of year 11 and 12 is what mark you get. We’ve become a nation that’s testing people all the time, when we need to become a nation that’s skilling people,” she told news.com.au. Ms Westacott said the way the Australian school system was set up — with targets to complete a year 12 education — was misguided, and that kids should be free to make informed choices about continuing their education from year nine.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/work/business-leaders-push-to-remove-stigma-around-high-school-dropouts/news-story/737112875ab7b6c0578d040d21c02a9f

Millions of Smart Meters May Over-Inflate Readings by up to 600%. researchers say, introduced a large amount of noise in electrical current waveforms, which disrupt the smart meter sensors tasked with recording power consumption.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/millions-of-smart-meters-may-over-inflate-readings-by-up-to-600-percent/

With every major US wireless carrier now offering unlimited data plans, consumers don't need to log on to a Wi-Fi network to avoid costly overage charges anymore, which threatens to render Wi-Fi obsolete. And with new competitive technologies crowding in, the future looks even dimmer.

http://www.smh.com.au/business/innovation/world-without-wifi-looms-as-unlimited-plans-rise-20170312-guwfua.html

Want to Make It as a Biologist? Better Learn to Code

https://www.wired.com/2017/03/biologists-teaching-code-survive/