Oh Christ, really? That's just sickening. I often sort by new, sounds like I've been very lucky to miss it entirely...

Yes, generally seen as a last resort to provide access past a squeeze but I know of several caves that have had Kilometers of passageway added to their surveys through the enlargement of a single point.

Arrrrr!

Pretty sure they're asking for software FOR Windows, rather than Windows itself.

Fascinating read - interesting that the origin of the hack is not yet known (or at least, released). I wonder what the stats are on these sorts of exploits in OSS - the concept relies so much on trust and individuals.

Had to have the "Porn Discussion" with my 14 year old. Bloody hilarious really, he was mortified. Poor little bugger... Totally unrelated note: did you know that Kindles have a basic web browser that can display grainy, grayscale images?!? 😂

When thought about in the greater context of triaging patients this makes sense. Unfortunately its clickbait presentation does it no favours.

There are a bunch of different factors that are considered when prioritising patients: obviously the disease itself, but also factors intrinsic to the patient - age, comorbidities, prognosis, familial history, etc. It's a long list. And just like (for example) a familial history of a certain disease meaning someone should be a little higher on the priority list, ethnicity actually makes sense to consider, particularly if you look at overall cost to the health system.

Regardless of the reasons, it's been well studied that Maori and Pasifika have generally poorer health outcomes. This has a direct, measurable cost to NZ and it makes sense to try to reduce this. At a granular level, if you have two otherwise identical patients, where one is pakeha and the other Maori, it likewise makes sense to prioritise the Maori patient to try to reduce those overall costs.

It's not about special treatment (excuse the pun) for Maori/Pasifika. It's about doing the most cost-effective thing for the NZ Health System.

Had a little bit of rain last weekend. That's our tourist rail under the water there...

A year today since a mate and all around good bloke took his life. Rest in peace bud, we miss you here.

Audit went well yesterday - no non-conformances and only a couple of observations. Super happy. Today is all about chill and catch up on emails lol

My kids love it, and are getting old enough to appreciate some of the more adult humour. So no, it's absolutely not "of its time". Definitely an unpopular opinion there to be sure!

I'm certainly missing the more niche subreddits I was subscribed to (a couple of really active permaculture ones, favourite bands, hobbies etc) but for the most part I find the general NZ news useful and relevant, and some good conversation around it. Other communities are definitely tech-focused but that may change with time. But as with any group of people, you always get the negative ones - and Baader-Meinhof had a thing or two to say about noticing things!

The real monster was the friends he made along the way

Morning all. Spectacular day here on the West Coast - snow on the mountains, clear blue sky. Puts a smile on your face.

Late night for me last night - LandSAR exercise, bringing a stretcher with a mock patient out from up a river. Out in the dark, lots of river crossings - great fun but a bit late for a school night! Zzzzz

Thank you!

That's them. Nasty sting indeed - my niece got hit the other day swimming at our local beach here on the West Coast (S.I.)

Paris would like a word...

Road trip for me. Couple of hours each way to Arthur's Pass and and back to pick up a second hand commercial dishwasher. Looking forward to getting up in the mountains - best therapy ever! Might see if I can fit in a wander up to the Devil's Punchbowl along the way

Unexpected goat