I’ve seen a number of comments lately that put the blame on Wellington ratepayers for the woeful state of Wellington[…]
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Author: Geoff
The CrowdStrike Crash: Some Thoughts
The situation Imagine you take delivery of a brand new car. As you’re handed the keys the salesperson holds up[…]
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Insecure at Any Speed
Ah, your car. The one place in the world you can be yourself… Think again!
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Fun with llamas
Could a llama write your next novel? How about in the style of J. K. Rowling or Lee Child? I put a free open source LLM through its paces.
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A Doomer’s Manifesto
The word “doomer” is just a word for someone who is paying attention.
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NZ’s Biggest Data Breach?
You might have thought the biggest privacy breach in New Zealand’s history would rate a little more publicity. After all,[…]
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Dodging the Census Spies
Yesterday, I discovered that Google appeared to be tracking each page of NZ’s online 2023 census form. Tomorrow, census day,[…]
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Census Spies 2023
Once again, Stats NZ is providing a platform for Google to look over the shoulders of every NZer at census time.
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Hooked on the internet
The term Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) began as a joke back in 1995 when a New York psychiatrist named Ivan[…]
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