Nic Wise
@fastchicken.co.nz
Software Engineer/Eng Manager in training.
SRE. AWS/Terraform/Typescript/React(Native).
Lover of great Coffee.
Mountain Bike and RPM Enthusiast. Island Dweller.
Photo is of Milo.
SRE. AWS/Terraform/Typescript/React(Native).
Lover of great Coffee.
Mountain Bike and RPM Enthusiast. Island Dweller.
Photo is of Milo.
The “Dear John” on the box isn’t a give away?
January 7, 2026 at 5:57 AM
The “Dear John” on the box isn’t a give away?
Reposted by Nic Wise
Microsoft: we haven’t rebranded Office to be Microsoft 365 Copilot
Corporate users: the Office web apps literally say Microsoft 365 Copilot
Corporate users: the Office web apps literally say Microsoft 365 Copilot
It’s still all over the place. Lots of people in orgs use the web apps - on office.com - but those are labelled Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Basically the branding continues to be a trashfire, I’m not sure Microsoft even understands the user experience now.
Basically the branding continues to be a trashfire, I’m not sure Microsoft even understands the user experience now.
Login | Microsoft 365 Copilot
Collaborate for free with online versions of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote. Save documents, workbooks, and presentations online, in OneDrive. Share them with others and work together ...
office.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Microsoft: we haven’t rebranded Office to be Microsoft 365 Copilot
Corporate users: the Office web apps literally say Microsoft 365 Copilot
Corporate users: the Office web apps literally say Microsoft 365 Copilot
Reposted by Nic Wise
Just seen the new solid state battery unveiled by Donut Lab and it's an industry changer. This is one to watch. The cells exist to buy TODAY. It's not tech trapped in a lab.
Seriously, watch it all the way through.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-aP...
Seriously, watch it all the way through.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-aP...
World's First All-Solid-State Battery in Production Vehicles | Donut Battery
YouTube video by Donut Lab
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Just seen the new solid state battery unveiled by Donut Lab and it's an industry changer. This is one to watch. The cells exist to buy TODAY. It's not tech trapped in a lab.
Seriously, watch it all the way through.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-aP...
Seriously, watch it all the way through.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-aP...
“Enforced company shutdown over Christmas”
No thanks. I’ll holiday when school is back and the weather is good.
No thanks. I’ll holiday when school is back and the weather is good.
January 6, 2026 at 8:44 AM
“Enforced company shutdown over Christmas”
No thanks. I’ll holiday when school is back and the weather is good.
No thanks. I’ll holiday when school is back and the weather is good.
Zero chance.
Neo in the battery pods chance.
Neo in the battery pods chance.
January 6, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Zero chance.
Neo in the battery pods chance.
Neo in the battery pods chance.
Mine should be across 6-10 disks at minimum. Good luck finding them!
January 6, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Mine should be across 6-10 disks at minimum. Good luck finding them!
Only 29.1 here. Positively chilly
January 6, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Only 29.1 here. Positively chilly
There have been a few 3rd parties in this who have not been showering themselves in glory.
January 6, 2026 at 4:40 AM
There have been a few 3rd parties in this who have not been showering themselves in glory.
Totally fair. Outside my office yesterday was about 28… it’s not lovely.
January 6, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Totally fair. Outside my office yesterday was about 28… it’s not lovely.
Are you bulk ice making for the upcoming heatpocalypse?
We had 35 all around Tassie last year (end Jan) and it was…. A lot.
We had 35 all around Tassie last year (end Jan) and it was…. A lot.
January 6, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Are you bulk ice making for the upcoming heatpocalypse?
We had 35 all around Tassie last year (end Jan) and it was…. A lot.
We had 35 all around Tassie last year (end Jan) and it was…. A lot.
At rest only matters if someone steals the HDD out of the server.
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 AM
At rest only matters if someone steals the HDD out of the server.
Ask your bank who’s information your transactions and records are.
Hint: they are not yours. According to them anyway. Without open banking regs
Hint: they are not yours. According to them anyway. Without open banking regs
January 6, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Ask your bank who’s information your transactions and records are.
Hint: they are not yours. According to them anyway. Without open banking regs
Hint: they are not yours. According to them anyway. Without open banking regs
Damn there is some bad prose/grammar/formatting in there. Given the situation and the PR firm involved (still??) I’d expect it to be extremely on point
And my English skills are pretty mid to be honest.
And my English skills are pretty mid to be honest.
A new press release from ManageMyHealth is available
I'll post a summary as a reply to this for anyone who wants a tl;dr
managemyhealth.co.nz/mmh-cyber-br...
I'll post a summary as a reply to this for anyone who wants a tl;dr
managemyhealth.co.nz/mmh-cyber-br...
MMH Cyber Breach Update 6 January 2026 | Manage My Health
Further to our 5 January 2026 update regarding the cyber security incident, Manage My Health provides the following update.
managemyhealth.co.nz
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Damn there is some bad prose/grammar/formatting in there. Given the situation and the PR firm involved (still??) I’d expect it to be extremely on point
And my English skills are pretty mid to be honest.
And my English skills are pretty mid to be honest.
Rather lovely bioluminescence at Palm Beach this evening. Not bright enough for phone photos tho.
January 5, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Rather lovely bioluminescence at Palm Beach this evening. Not bright enough for phone photos tho.
No one is close to @dieworkwear.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 9:18 AM
No one is close to @dieworkwear.bsky.social
They removed this from the article too
January 5, 2026 at 3:23 AM
They removed this from the article too
There are always to do it (encrypt with key A then encrypt key A with password. Roll password just encrypts key A) but … you wouldn’t.
January 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
There are always to do it (encrypt with key A then encrypt key A with password. Roll password just encrypts key A) but … you wouldn’t.
Not sure how protected those are. Zip is AES256 and I’d hope PDF is similar.
But I’d also wager that no one - not the patient or doctor - can read it. I have a bunch of PDFs from a medical provider where I’ve lost the password and they cant recover it either. They gave it on a business card
But I’d also wager that no one - not the patient or doctor - can read it. I have a bunch of PDFs from a medical provider where I’ve lost the password and they cant recover it either. They gave it on a business card
January 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Not sure how protected those are. Zip is AES256 and I’d hope PDF is similar.
But I’d also wager that no one - not the patient or doctor - can read it. I have a bunch of PDFs from a medical provider where I’ve lost the password and they cant recover it either. They gave it on a business card
But I’d also wager that no one - not the patient or doctor - can read it. I have a bunch of PDFs from a medical provider where I’ve lost the password and they cant recover it either. They gave it on a business card
Add slack to the list of “companies who have no fucking idea there is a world outside of the US”
Snow day would be interesting! More likely I’ll end up at the beach or having a BBQ tho.
Snow day would be interesting! More likely I’ll end up at the beach or having a BBQ tho.
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Add slack to the list of “companies who have no fucking idea there is a world outside of the US”
Snow day would be interesting! More likely I’ll end up at the beach or having a BBQ tho.
Snow day would be interesting! More likely I’ll end up at the beach or having a BBQ tho.
“You can infer this fairly safely because resetting passwords doesn't cause users to 'lose' their stored documents. If the data had been encrypted properly with keys tied to credentials, access would break when credentials change."
🤦♂️ that’s not how it works….
🤦♂️ that’s not how it works….
January 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
“You can infer this fairly safely because resetting passwords doesn't cause users to 'lose' their stored documents. If the data had been encrypted properly with keys tied to credentials, access would break when credentials change."
🤦♂️ that’s not how it works….
🤦♂️ that’s not how it works….
Rather good summary of the MMH situation by Marcus. Detailed, not trying to scare, not assuming too much. 👍👍
A number of people I know are either just catching up on the MMH news or are unaware so I put together everything I've posted so far into a blog post: utf9k.net/blog/managem...
I wasn't sure whether I'd bother sharing it but apparently Reddit found it while I was sleeping
I wasn't sure whether I'd bother sharing it but apparently Reddit found it while I was sleeping
A recap of the ManageMyHealth data breach so far // utf9k
utf9k.net
January 3, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Rather good summary of the MMH situation by Marcus. Detailed, not trying to scare, not assuming too much. 👍👍
I use todoist for general todos which has a location trigger. Never used it tho.
January 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I use todoist for general todos which has a location trigger. Never used it tho.
US? Or venizuela?
Or both?
Or both?
January 3, 2026 at 9:16 AM
US? Or venizuela?
Or both?
Or both?