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Mark van Walraven
@mvwnz.bsky.social
Dog feeder and computer wrangler.
New security technique: be so complex to sign up to that most clients give up in frustration, thereby protecting their data!

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
ManageMyHealth reveals scope of data breach
Between 6 and 7 percent of the approximately 1.8 million registered users may have been affected.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 1, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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The retirement of the MetroCard at midnight tonight is bittersweet for me. In 1983, as a young lawyer, I took a year's leave of absence from my law firm to serve as special counsel to Richard Ravitch, chairman of the NY MTA. He gave me the task of leading a study ...
It's the final day of MetroCard sales—so as we say farewell to an icon, let's take a look at how it all started.

Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Gizmo in her old bed, the one she from when she was a pup.
December 22, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I was also taught this, in school and again in an effective writing course at university. It didn't really stick, but I recognise Marcus's style and methods as good, clear, mindful communication. That this makes it more likely to be flagged as AI-generated is quite concerning.
December 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Proposal for how to fix family wise error rates.

For every uncorrected p value you must add an extra letter to the claim.

“Eating chocolate maaaaaaaaay be associated with lower rates of stroke”
September 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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kids literally wanted to grow up and be public servants because of Richard Scarry.
May 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Very-little Razr dog lost her life - too early at 10yo to a medical problem this weekend. I'm privileged to have had this sweet, loving and vocally-opinionated tiny lion in my pack. Let's just celebrate how awesome she was.
December 3, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Take heed; the master has ascended.
Fucking computers, man
September 2, 2024 at 10:38 AM
My daughter's cat is now my cat. In the foreground is Gizmo dog, who really can't understand why the negotiators are so friendly with the terrorists. #ProofOfCat
August 19, 2024 at 11:18 AM
The Transformative Potential of AGI — and When It Might Arrive | Shane Legg and Chris Anderson | TED
youtu.be/kMUdrUP-QCs?...
December 8, 2023 at 9:03 AM
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October 29, 2023 at 12:48 AM
My wee girl, home again after a couple of days away.
October 10, 2023 at 7:23 AM
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Roy Batty: I've watched see Beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate.
All those moments, will be lost in time like tears in rain...
Me, on phone: yeah
September 22, 2023 at 3:49 AM