kim
@bitsmith.bsky.social
computer nerd from aotearoa, currently in berlin. tangata tiriti.
free software, open access publishing, digital libraries, ttrpgs, logic & computation. left.
also @bitsmith@mastodon.nz
free software, open access publishing, digital libraries, ttrpgs, logic & computation. left.
also @bitsmith@mastodon.nz
Impressive work, and really detailed write-up
Analysis and exploitation of a Use-After-Free vulnerability in the Linux network packet schedule (CVE-2025-38001)
syst3mfailure.io/rbtree-famil...
#infosec #Linux
syst3mfailure.io/rbtree-famil...
#infosec #Linux
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Impressive work, and really detailed write-up
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Moe mai rā e te manukura, e tā mātou kaiarataki
ka aroha ana ki tōna whānau pani
www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/11/07/l...
Moe mai rā e te manukura, e tā mātou kaiarataki
ka aroha ana ki tōna whānau pani
www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/11/07/l...
Lee Tamahori, trailblazing Māori filmmaker, dies aged 75
Renowned filmmaker Lee Tamahori, whose work helped define Māori storytelling on screen and propelled New Zealand cinema onto the world stage, has died.
www.teaonews.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Moe mai rā e te manukura, e tā mātou kaiarataki
ka aroha ana ki tōna whānau pani
www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/11/07/l...
Moe mai rā e te manukura, e tā mātou kaiarataki
ka aroha ana ki tōna whānau pani
www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/11/07/l...
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Because, how can the plaintiffs in this case now have any confidence that even if they win their claim they'll get to enjoy the fruits of their litigation as, being Māori, their rights are entirely dependent on whether it is politically convenient to permit their existence?
Landmark Māori freshwater rights case in court this week.
Wai Manawa Whenua is challenging the Crown in the High Court, saying decades of inaction have failed to protect Aotearoa's waterways.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Because, how can the plaintiffs in this case now have any confidence that even if they win their claim they'll get to enjoy the fruits of their litigation as, being Māori, their rights are entirely dependent on whether it is politically convenient to permit their existence?
Hmm
[Response] Winston Peters replied about How many people have the AI ball sack nano bug
October 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Hmm
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A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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It’s Labour Weekend in Aotearoa, where we celebrate Samual Duncan Parnell, unions, and the Labour movement (no, not the party) for getting us the 8hr work day and the weekend.
By striking. Big time.
nzhistory.govt.nz/people/samue...
By striking. Big time.
nzhistory.govt.nz/people/samue...
Samuel Parnell | NZ History
Labour Day, a public holiday in New Zealand since 1900, is a suitable occasion to pay tribute to Samuel Parnell, who achieved fame as the founder of the eight-hour working day in New Zealand.
nzhistory.govt.nz
October 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
It’s Labour Weekend in Aotearoa, where we celebrate Samual Duncan Parnell, unions, and the Labour movement (no, not the party) for getting us the 8hr work day and the weekend.
By striking. Big time.
nzhistory.govt.nz/people/samue...
By striking. Big time.
nzhistory.govt.nz/people/samue...
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Happy Internet Archive Day!
Join us tonight—online or IRL—for The Web We’ve Built!
If you visit the Archive in person, grab a free copy of Sir Tim Berners-Lee's new book THIS IS FOR EVERYONE from our BIG Free Library!
🎟️ ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/22/h...
#Wayback1T
Join us tonight—online or IRL—for The Web We’ve Built!
If you visit the Archive in person, grab a free copy of Sir Tim Berners-Lee's new book THIS IS FOR EVERYONE from our BIG Free Library!
🎟️ ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/22/h...
#Wayback1T
October 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Happy Internet Archive Day!
Join us tonight—online or IRL—for The Web We’ve Built!
If you visit the Archive in person, grab a free copy of Sir Tim Berners-Lee's new book THIS IS FOR EVERYONE from our BIG Free Library!
🎟️ ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/22/h...
#Wayback1T
Join us tonight—online or IRL—for The Web We’ve Built!
If you visit the Archive in person, grab a free copy of Sir Tim Berners-Lee's new book THIS IS FOR EVERYONE from our BIG Free Library!
🎟️ ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/22/h...
#Wayback1T
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I know a fae trap when I see one
September 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I know a fae trap when I see one
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Great news for kiwis needing to see a doctor: you can now see something *other than a doctor*
September 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Great news for kiwis needing to see a doctor: you can now see something *other than a doctor*
I like arch, but I'm not a huge fan of constantly installing new flaky versions of nvidia drivers when I `-Syu` (actually, maybe my real problem should be with nvidia's lack of open drivers / decent linux support...)
August 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I like arch, but I'm not a huge fan of constantly installing new flaky versions of nvidia drivers when I `-Syu` (actually, maybe my real problem should be with nvidia's lack of open drivers / decent linux support...)
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I think it says a lot about NZ's Green Party being environment/ecosystem/science based rather than some of the cultural trends in other countries, that the Green Party had the fewest voters who had never had a covid vaccination 0.34%.
32.5% of NZ First voters say they never had a covid vaccination.
32.5% of NZ First voters say they never had a covid vaccination.
August 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I think it says a lot about NZ's Green Party being environment/ecosystem/science based rather than some of the cultural trends in other countries, that the Green Party had the fewest voters who had never had a covid vaccination 0.34%.
32.5% of NZ First voters say they never had a covid vaccination.
32.5% of NZ First voters say they never had a covid vaccination.
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I see they’ve given up on calling him associate minister.
Education Minister David Seymour says NCEA changes will challenge students more
Education Minister David Seymour says NCEA changes will challenge students more
The government announced sweeping changes to school qualifications on Monday, including the end of the NCEA system that has been in place for more than 20 years.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I see they’ve given up on calling him associate minister.
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So FSU got one board member into #InternetNZ (following their big membership flood) but the rest of us got Dylan Reeve which is nice, and every member motion was "not carried" (2/3 majority needed).
12 of those 15 motions were moved by team FSU.
Membership has gone from 400 -> 4000 in 2025.
12 of those 15 motions were moved by team FSU.
Membership has gone from 400 -> 4000 in 2025.
July 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
So FSU got one board member into #InternetNZ (following their big membership flood) but the rest of us got Dylan Reeve which is nice, and every member motion was "not carried" (2/3 majority needed).
12 of those 15 motions were moved by team FSU.
Membership has gone from 400 -> 4000 in 2025.
12 of those 15 motions were moved by team FSU.
Membership has gone from 400 -> 4000 in 2025.
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The upshot here is that a) the FSU block had ~1000 out of 2800 votes, so not a big margin, but big enough, and b) it was definitely a FSU vs everyone else block - virtually all of Ayling's surplus votes went in the bin (ie. Ayling voters didn't rank anyone aside from Ayling/Brown*)
July 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The upshot here is that a) the FSU block had ~1000 out of 2800 votes, so not a big margin, but big enough, and b) it was definitely a FSU vs everyone else block - virtually all of Ayling's surplus votes went in the bin (ie. Ayling voters didn't rank anyone aside from Ayling/Brown*)
So FSU got one board member into #InternetNZ (following their big membership flood) but the rest of us got Dylan Reeve which is nice, and every member motion was "not carried" (2/3 majority needed).
12 of those 15 motions were moved by team FSU.
Membership has gone from 400 -> 4000 in 2025.
12 of those 15 motions were moved by team FSU.
Membership has gone from 400 -> 4000 in 2025.
July 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
So FSU got one board member into #InternetNZ (following their big membership flood) but the rest of us got Dylan Reeve which is nice, and every member motion was "not carried" (2/3 majority needed).
12 of those 15 motions were moved by team FSU.
Membership has gone from 400 -> 4000 in 2025.
12 of those 15 motions were moved by team FSU.
Membership has gone from 400 -> 4000 in 2025.
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If you joined InternetNZ to help stop the takeover by rhe FSU and Hobson's Pledge, you've done some great work tonight
Consider bringing that energy to other civil society organisations, groups like Voices for Freedom are also trying to take advantage of low participation to push their agenda
Consider bringing that energy to other civil society organisations, groups like Voices for Freedom are also trying to take advantage of low participation to push their agenda
July 31, 2025 at 9:07 AM
If you joined InternetNZ to help stop the takeover by rhe FSU and Hobson's Pledge, you've done some great work tonight
Consider bringing that energy to other civil society organisations, groups like Voices for Freedom are also trying to take advantage of low participation to push their agenda
Consider bringing that energy to other civil society organisations, groups like Voices for Freedom are also trying to take advantage of low participation to push their agenda
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The person who wrote this simultaneously demonstrates a deep lack of understanding and also an extraordinary deficit of seriousness in a very remarkably small number of words.
This is an insane thing to write about game development. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/a...
July 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The person who wrote this simultaneously demonstrates a deep lack of understanding and also an extraordinary deficit of seriousness in a very remarkably small number of words.
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"I've been reading less political news lately" I say, mentally noting your over-medium egg order as typically centrist
July 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"I've been reading less political news lately" I say, mentally noting your over-medium egg order as typically centrist
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Why Lenin’s imperialism is still relevant https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/why-lenins-imperialism-still-relevant #auspol
Why Lenin’s imperialism is still relevant
In the first part of this interview with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes, veteran Filipino socialist activist Rasti Delizo discusses the ongoing relevance of Vladimir Lenin’s concept of imperialism.
www.greenleft.org.au
July 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Why Lenin’s imperialism is still relevant https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/why-lenins-imperialism-still-relevant #auspol
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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If you joined InternetNZ more than 3 months ago to help stop the hostile takeover of the NGO by the Free Speech Union and Hobsons Pledge, you will have received an email with a link and password to cast you vote.
This is a good guide. Don't rank the FSU/Hobsons candidates at all, leave them blank
This is a good guide. Don't rank the FSU/Hobsons candidates at all, leave them blank
2025 InternetNZ voting guide as of 9/7/2025 11:14. Probably max 13 candidates (⚖️=pending MoJ check):
✅ Reeve
✅ Grizhar
✅ Hunt
✅ Jones⚖️
✅ Roger Brown
✅ Dunn
✅ Kenlon
❔ Hilyard
❔ Tingley
❌ Ayling (FSU)
❌ Douglas Brown (FSU)
❌ Cunliffe-Steel
❌ Neilson (Hobson's)
✅ Reeve
✅ Grizhar
✅ Hunt
✅ Jones⚖️
✅ Roger Brown
✅ Dunn
✅ Kenlon
❔ Hilyard
❔ Tingley
❌ Ayling (FSU)
❌ Douglas Brown (FSU)
❌ Cunliffe-Steel
❌ Neilson (Hobson's)
July 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
If you joined InternetNZ more than 3 months ago to help stop the hostile takeover of the NGO by the Free Speech Union and Hobsons Pledge, you will have received an email with a link and password to cast you vote.
This is a good guide. Don't rank the FSU/Hobsons candidates at all, leave them blank
This is a good guide. Don't rank the FSU/Hobsons candidates at all, leave them blank
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There is no longer any doubt that Israel has set up a fake humanitarian organisation so it can kettle Gazans into a kill box and murder them en masse
It is evil beyond description and in a decent world it would result in immediate, massive, global action to stop them and prosecute those responsible
It is evil beyond description and in a decent world it would result in immediate, massive, global action to stop them and prosecute those responsible
Dozens of Palestinians killed in latest Israeli attacks near food aid distribution site, medics and witnesses say
Witnesses describe people shot in head and torso near sites run by Israeli-backed US organisation Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
There is no longer any doubt that Israel has set up a fake humanitarian organisation so it can kettle Gazans into a kill box and murder them en masse
It is evil beyond description and in a decent world it would result in immediate, massive, global action to stop them and prosecute those responsible
It is evil beyond description and in a decent world it would result in immediate, massive, global action to stop them and prosecute those responsible
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contrast younger self's fear of being put out to pasture with mature and wise self's deep yearning for the pasture
July 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
contrast younger self's fear of being put out to pasture with mature and wise self's deep yearning for the pasture