Apple decided a few years ago it was just too unsafe to have third-party developers poke at things, deep in the operating system. It also improves system security as malicious code is harder to hide deep in the operating system. Microsoft is no doubt aware of the problem, and it has devised mitigations to stop buggy code from taking down the Windows kernel. Even then, it only took one mistake that mysteriously enough wasn't caught early on (it should've been - see below), and a very extensive and expensive disaster struck. Btw the report mentions testing over 20 times, but for those who didn’t catch it - none of the channel tests involve actually putting the updates on a CrowdStrike system.

Photo: RNZ / Jimmy EllinghamFor more than 15 years Jasmine Taare was a meth addict. Now, she's stopped using it and is part of a groundbreaking Tairāwhiti study into how people's brains and hearts recover from damage caused by its long-term use. "When you think about meth users and you ask people here they immediately think you're out the gate - you can't trust them. Photo: RNZ / Jimmy EllinghamSoon after, she joined Mātai Medical Research Institute's study into the effects of meth on users' brains and hearts. They highlighted the damage meth had done, but also more recent signs of improvement.

Source: Federated FarmersFederated Farmers are calling for transparency from the Otago Regional Council about the potential impacts and costs of proposed new freshwater rules. In particular Federated Farmers want to know how the new principle of Te Mana o te Wai will be applied under the new regulations. “The regional council needs to urgently confirm whether these cost projections are accurate. Instead, every regional council must engage with communities and tangata whenua to determine how the concept should be applied locally. “The consultation from Otago Regional Council has been woefully insufficient given the serious implications potential costs of these regulations,” Kane says.

The past 18 months has brought increasing hostility towards the queer community across Aotearoa. Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull’s anti-trans rally in Tamaki Makaurau last MarchDespite having no bars or other designated spaces for lesbians, Auckland boasts a small but mighty lesbian museum. So how did it get here? led to a ...

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:53 am, July 25th, 2024 - 16 commentsCategories: crime, law, law and "order", national, prisons, same old national, Social issues - Tags: report into abuse in careYesterday the Royal Commission’s report into abuse in care was released. Part of the report deals with the Whakapakiri Camp, a form of boot camp run by a formerly famous professional wrestler by the name of John Da Silva. Survivors described extreme psychological, physical and sexual abuse at Whakapakari causing severe mental and physical pain. There is evidence to suggest physical and sexual abuse were used as punishment as well as to intimidate. It failed to respond to the repeated disclosures of abuse by children and young people sent there.

But this is New Zealand, and so GeoNet had to drag in some indigenous knowledge to satisfy the Zeitgeist; in this case, the addition was arrant superstition. Science tells us that Rūaumoko rumbles the Alpine Fault about every 300 years, and the last time was in 1717. The next large Alpine Fault earthquake will be long and strong and significantly alter the landscape of Te Waipounamu as we know it. A large Alpine Fault earthquake happening in our lifetimes is no doubt a scary thought! Yes, indigenous knowledge may be a useful addition to some limited scientific endeavors, but this is not one of them.

Police searched around Dunedin's Botanic Garden yesterday after a young woman was grabbed. Photo: Stephen JaquieryDunedin police are combing CCTV footage after two young women were groped in separate incidents. Sgt Matt Lee said the incidents, which are not believed to be related, happened in North Dunedin yesterday. About 7.45am near Harbour Tce "a middle-aged man wearing nothing but a red t-shirt" approached two young women and slapped one on the backside, before running towards Dundas St. About 1pm a young woman walking through the Botanic Garden on her way home was grabbed on the backside.

A coroner has found “systemic and individual failures” and treatment that “collectively fell below the expected standard of care” led to the death of a Kaikōura toddler. The investigations revealed “systemic and individual failures” in Everly’s case, and treatment that “collectively fell below the expected standard of care”. On April 4 her mother took her to Kaikōura Health, the local after-hours clinic, as her cough had returned. Why did Everly Dunfoy die? He had also written a letter of apology to the Dunfoy family.

You must have experienced this frustration: trying to get those stickers off of individual pieces of fruit without ripping the skin. I suppose it can be done with care, but I don’t have the time. Plus they now have ways to emboss the fruit without stickers, like using lasers. My lunch apple, before:My lunch apple, after sticker removal. The unavoidable crater appears:Now clearly this isn’t a cosmic issue, but it’s one Andy Rooney would have talked about, and now that he’s gone somebody has to!

The woman had been feeding Nuggi up to 10 pieces of chicken a day, on top of the dog biscuits she fed him. The veterinarian observed Nuggi struggling to move around, having difficulty breathing, not coping with warm weather and being overall fatigued. “She [the vet] concluded that due to the extra weight Nuggi was carrying, he would have suffered severe long-term discomfort and distress,” the SPCA said. Nuggi died after spending two months in the SPCA’s care. SPCA chief executive Todd Westwood said they were used to treating underweight animals, saying Nuggi was “one of the most obese animals we’ve ever encountered”.

Mingione was luckier than a friend who was wearing a VR headset in a virtual boxing match as his family watched. Injuries are risingAs the number of people using VR headsets rises, so, too, are the number of people injured when the virtual world crashes — literally — into the real one. AdvertisementWhen his son plays a VR game called “Gorilla Tag,” Gottschalk said, he has no idea where the walls or tables or couches are located. When he swings at something in the virtual game, he could easily hit a real object in the room with a lot of force without knowing it was there. Advertisement“The injuries I’ve seen are typically teenage boys using VR headsets while playing games” at home, Gillespie wrote.

This became very clear to me last year when I met with KPMG agribusiness teams around the world and listened to their top-of-mind issues. The prescription for growth we benefited from at that time is unlikely to deliver for our country over the next decade. We must catch up with these markets to stay competitive and ensure our growth in export revenues. As one contributor said in our conversations in preparing for this year’s KPMG Agribusiness Agenda report, “Regulators bark while retailers bite”. We can do it, but we need to start having the right conversations today and not be afraid of running towards the hard stuff.

Police are pleading with the public to help them find a dangerous man with a distinctive “evil” face tattoo. Police said they were seeking the Helensville community’s assistance to pinpoint the whereabouts of the McKinley. “The 34-year-old has a distinctive tattoo of “evil” written across his face,” said the spokesperson. Police asked anyone who sees Mckinley or has information on his whereabouts to call police on 111. Information can also be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

Photo: Matthew Rosenberg/LDRA longstanding battle to tar seal a section of a Southland town's main road is rolling on, as one woman continues her fight. Riverton resident Leah Boniface wants Southland District Council to seal the 300m northern section of Palmerston St where she has lived for about 30 years. The gravel road is technically part of the town's main street, but is home to just four houses, sheds, horse stables and land. This month, Boniface told the council in a submission for its long term plan consultation that she was once again asking for improvements to the carriageway. Boniface told Local Democracy Reporting the street had been "overlooked for too long", and questioned if it would ever be sealed.

A man was injured after confronting a pair of intruders who broke into his Dunedin home armed with a metal pole early today. Sergeant Matt Lee, of Dunedin, said police were called to a property in Russell St about 12.25am. The men, whose faces were covered, had entered the property and the homeowner, a 42-year-old man, confronted them. When police arrived, the two intruders ran from the scene, prompting the dog squad to be called in. Hato Hone St John attended and took the homeowner to Dunedin Hospital for an assessment.