Kiwi Graham

Haha, I have used that for many years but got stuck briefly a few weeks ago when I had to hunt for that back-tick key on a UK keyboard

Quantum Decryption of RSA Is Much Closer Than Expected The JVG algorithm factors RSA and ECC keys using fewer quantum resources than Shor’s algorithm, accelerating the time needed to break today’s public-key cryptography.

Like Y2K, most of the world doesn’t understand the seriousness of this: “post-quantum upgrades must be treated as urgent infrastructure work” www.securityweek.com/quantum-decr...

Justin Bechler #BIP-110 on X: "The 10am Drop: How Jane Street Broke Bitcoin's Price" / X The 10am Drop: How Jane Street Broke Bitcoin's Price

Crypto bro complaining that other crypto bros are better at manipulating the unregulated bitcoin markets? @jpd.me @slenderfungus.com x.com/1914ad/statu...

How Australia’s new fuel efficiency scheme quietly created a carbon currency for cars - and it’s working Australia’s new fuel efficiency standards are already working to cut emissions – but the real story is behind the scenes.

A phased approach to rewarding low/non emitting vehicles and penalising high emitters. Should have been in place at least 10 years ago though!
theconversation.com/how-australi...

Speed test result showing before & after results from rebooting 21.6 Mbps vs 458 Mbps

Hoping macOS Tahoe 26.3 gets rid of this sort of annoyance. Wifi speed 1/20th of what it should be until I rebooted my MBA

Ignorant! Separation of powers in a democracy is the polar opposite of what Abbott said: “This is a separation of powers issue. Whether a political protest goes ahead or not should be a question for the executive government, not for judges,”

Chart showing energy supply broken into categories and states

Australian electrical grid is coping with heatwave demands due to the massive amount of PV generation.
reneweconomy.com.au/nem-watch/

It’s worse than it looks in Minneapolis But locals are organizing to keep each other safe from ICE agents.

From inside Minneapolis: “This administration has made it clear that Minneapolis is just the beginning, and when they come to your city, you’ll want to be ready.” www.theverge.com/policy/86419...

Screenshot of a Perplexity response that has a link to a Podfeet blog article

@podfeet.bsky.social Yes, Perplexity is keeping an eye on you! Your link included in response to my general query about Synology migration strategies

Highlighted AI prompt, asking for conversation to not be retained, prior to asking the actual health question

One example of how to use an AI cautiously with your personal info…

Understanding Gmail and Yahoo DMARC Requirements - dmarcian In November 2025, Google began progressively enforcing the sender requirements they began enforcing in 2024.

Thanks, it was good to have a plain English refresher on this. I note that the mandatory DMARC policy of Yahoo/Google et al for “bulk senders”, is sometimes applied to small domains too. Reinforcing Bart’s advice for ALL domains to have SPF + DMARC dmarcian.com/yahoo-and-go...

Yeah, also very jarring for me seeing him in that ad. They overstepped the mark in trying to have representation from all (traditional) broadcast media outlets

Small screenshot of email header that shows age verification for BlueSky was successful

I chose the camera option to verify I’m “old enough” - though it didn’t actually tell me what it thought my age is!!

I learned today… that SVGs are more than just a list of vectors jon.recoil.org/blog/2025/12...

This is NOT what I expect of “my” government theconversation.com/with-a-sneak...

The unpowered SSDs in your drawer are slowly losing your data SSDs aren't ideal for long-term data storage

www.xda-developers.com/your-unpower...

Porn not ‘inherently harmful’, says first inquiry of its kind in Australia The first ever state-based inquiry into the impacts of porn challenges simplistic ideas in favour of nuance, and calls for better sex ed.

Summary: Open eyes education, at school and home, reduces the negative impacts on growing minds theconversation.com/porn-not-inh...

Corn, debt and doubt: A record harvest rattles Trump’s farm economy In an industry battered by debt and sagging prices, this year's bounty is more bad news.

Seemingly counterintuitive, but when supply exceeds demand the economics of production collapse www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Dodo and iPrimus hack hits more than 1,600 internet and mobile customers More than 1,600 Dodo and iPrimus home internet and mobile customers were impacted by a hack of the telco's email and mobile services, the company confirms.

Just saying… low cost providers often have low cost security systems: “unauthorised access to approximately 1,600 email accounts, leading to unauthorised SIM swaps on 34 Dodo Mobile accounts” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

I had assumed they were already doing this in some form

What does halal mean? It’s about more than just food Halal is not just avoiding certain foods and drinks. It’s also about living an ethical and meaningful life, both for oneself and others.

A primer on halal as an ethos that goes beyond food: “Halal is that which God has permitted in His Book, and haram is that which God has prohibited in His Book. As for what He has chosen to remain silent about, it is exonerated.” theconversation.com/what-does-ha...

When this EV maker collapsed, its customers became the car company Meet the Fisker Owners Association.

@918digital.bsky.social EV paradigm has progressed to having enthusiast car clubs that keep models running after the manufacturer has gone AWOL www.theverge.com/transportati...

4 sets of iPods lined up with cases op

New AirPods Pro 3 are now my “all day” hearing aids - with AirPods Pro 2 as backups.

Pocket Casts free lifetime subscription - when my dentist guaranteed my significant dental repairs “for life” I didn’t get an answer to my query as to whether he meant my life or his!!

AirPods Pro 3 - Hearing Health All-in-one hearing health experience: scientifically-validated Hearing Test, clinical-grade Hearing Aid and Loud Sound Reduction.

A couple of days into owning #AirPodsPro3 and using them in hearing aid mode… they are definitely a step up from AirPods Pro 2 so as to make them suitable for “all day” assistance to my “challenged” hearing
www.apple.com/au/airpods-p...

I guess your phone is really anxious about the changes you forced upon it with iOS 26?

Tesla’s self-driving mode is coming to Australia amid controversy – but it won’t create true driverless cars Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ mode is set to arrive in Australia. But it’s not autonomous – drivers have to pay attention.

@918digital.bsky.social Some Australian flavour (flavor) to self driving progress, including: “As Tesla pushes towards self-driving, the company faces a class action from thousands of Australian drivers over alleged phantom braking … risking rear-end crashes” theconversation.com/teslas-self-...

Officially, the unemployment rate is 4.2%. But that doesn’t count all the hidden workers in Australia Unlocking this hidden workforce could be a game-changer in strengthening Australia’s social fabric.

Systemic hurdles for employers & employees: “As a newly completed PhD, a migrant woman of culturally and linguistically diverse background, and a mother of two young children … “willing and able to work”, I was underemployed, unemployed and then discouraged“ theconversation.com/officially-t...

China's green energy boom could spell the end of the fossil fuel age China has put its economic might behind renewable technologies in a desire to stop relying on imported fossil fuels.

Deniers like to claim China has growing emissions that negate any renewable installs in Auatralia, but… www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive A new road charge mooted for electric vehicle drivers is based on a fundamental misconception.

“The payment [for all vehicles] should be based on a combination of vehicle mass and distance travelled. That’s because damage to roads is overwhelmingly caused by heavy vehicles.”

theconversation.com/stop-the-fre...