Kate Pearce
@secvalve.bsky.social
Aotearoa. Recovered pentester, security pragmatist. Head of security at a place Kiwi know, many other hats. 👩🏽💻🏳️🌈 Personal views. #infosec #cybersecurity Also @[email protected]
I’m floating around kawaiicon. If you’re looking for me sometimes I’m the bright yellow person.
You’ll see what I mean in the sea of hackerblack.
(Do make sure to introduce yourself as I’m peopled out from this last week and might have facial recognition failure)
You’ll see what I mean in the sea of hackerblack.
(Do make sure to introduce yourself as I’m peopled out from this last week and might have facial recognition failure)
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I’m floating around kawaiicon. If you’re looking for me sometimes I’m the bright yellow person.
You’ll see what I mean in the sea of hackerblack.
(Do make sure to introduce yourself as I’m peopled out from this last week and might have facial recognition failure)
You’ll see what I mean in the sea of hackerblack.
(Do make sure to introduce yourself as I’m peopled out from this last week and might have facial recognition failure)
Show you wrote it an not AI, fill it with speling and grandpa errors
October 17, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Show you wrote it an not AI, fill it with speling and grandpa errors
Reposted by Kate Pearce
All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes
September 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes
Huh. A new article on MPTCP?
Protocols move so slowly - I was talking about this in...
*checks notes*
…2012…
*feels old*
blog.cloudflare.com/multi-path-t...
Protocols move so slowly - I was talking about this in...
*checks notes*
…2012…
*feels old*
blog.cloudflare.com/multi-path-t...
Multi-Path TCP: Revolutionizing connectivity, one path at a time
Multi-Path TCP (MPTCP) leverages multiple network interfaces, like Wi-Fi and cellular, to provide seamless mobility for more reliable connectivity. While promising, MPTCP is still in its early stages,...
blog.cloudflare.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Huh. A new article on MPTCP?
Protocols move so slowly - I was talking about this in...
*checks notes*
…2012…
*feels old*
blog.cloudflare.com/multi-path-t...
Protocols move so slowly - I was talking about this in...
*checks notes*
…2012…
*feels old*
blog.cloudflare.com/multi-path-t...
Reposted by Kate Pearce
Wave 1 tickets, merch, and event tix are up, y'all: kawaiicon.org
Don't worry, there will be another wave next week if you miss out today! We will announce the day/time once we recover from the gauntlet of con things this week :D
Don't worry, there will be another wave next week if you miss out today! We will announce the day/time once we recover from the gauntlet of con things this week :D
a cartoon drawing of a teddy bear holding a bunch of money
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a teddy bear holding a bunch of money
media.tenor.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Wave 1 tickets, merch, and event tix are up, y'all: kawaiicon.org
Don't worry, there will be another wave next week if you miss out today! We will announce the day/time once we recover from the gauntlet of con things this week :D
Don't worry, there will be another wave next week if you miss out today! We will announce the day/time once we recover from the gauntlet of con things this week :D
August 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Reposted by Kate Pearce
Know your data terms!
Data
Data base
Data warehouse
Data lake
Data lake house
Data lake house boat
Data lake house jetski
Data lake house scuba dive
Data lake house scuba dive coral reef
Data lake house scuba dive coral reef clownfish
Data lake house scuba dive coral reef clownfish AI
Data
Data base
Data warehouse
Data lake
Data lake house
Data lake house boat
Data lake house jetski
Data lake house scuba dive
Data lake house scuba dive coral reef
Data lake house scuba dive coral reef clownfish
Data lake house scuba dive coral reef clownfish AI
August 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Know your data terms!
Data
Data base
Data warehouse
Data lake
Data lake house
Data lake house boat
Data lake house jetski
Data lake house scuba dive
Data lake house scuba dive coral reef
Data lake house scuba dive coral reef clownfish
Data lake house scuba dive coral reef clownfish AI
Data
Data base
Data warehouse
Data lake
Data lake house
Data lake house boat
Data lake house jetski
Data lake house scuba dive
Data lake house scuba dive coral reef
Data lake house scuba dive coral reef clownfish
Data lake house scuba dive coral reef clownfish AI
Reposted by Kate Pearce
Science and tech/AI aren’t magic. You cant go making unsubstantiated claims and expect them to be accepted because “Advances in [science/tech/AI] will save us”.
They might, they might not - but just blindly trusting or giving assurances is called something else entirely.
They might, they might not - but just blindly trusting or giving assurances is called something else entirely.
August 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Science and tech/AI aren’t magic. You cant go making unsubstantiated claims and expect them to be accepted because “Advances in [science/tech/AI] will save us”.
They might, they might not - but just blindly trusting or giving assurances is called something else entirely.
They might, they might not - but just blindly trusting or giving assurances is called something else entirely.
Science and tech/AI aren’t magic. You cant go making unsubstantiated claims and expect them to be accepted because “Advances in [science/tech/AI] will save us”.
They might, they might not - but just blindly trusting or giving assurances is called something else entirely.
They might, they might not - but just blindly trusting or giving assurances is called something else entirely.
August 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Science and tech/AI aren’t magic. You cant go making unsubstantiated claims and expect them to be accepted because “Advances in [science/tech/AI] will save us”.
They might, they might not - but just blindly trusting or giving assurances is called something else entirely.
They might, they might not - but just blindly trusting or giving assurances is called something else entirely.
Turns out that the evil bit should have been an evil vector.
Wtf sort of timeline have I found myself in.
…
“In this paper, we identify directions in the model's activation space—persona vectors—underlying several traits, such as evil, sycophancy, and propensity to hallucinate.”
arxiv.org/pdf/2507.21509
…
“In this paper, we identify directions in the model's activation space—persona vectors—underlying several traits, such as evil, sycophancy, and propensity to hallucinate.”
arxiv.org/pdf/2507.21509
August 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Turns out that the evil bit should have been an evil vector.
Wtf sort of timeline have I found myself in.
…
“In this paper, we identify directions in the model's activation space—persona vectors—underlying several traits, such as evil, sycophancy, and propensity to hallucinate.”
arxiv.org/pdf/2507.21509
…
“In this paper, we identify directions in the model's activation space—persona vectors—underlying several traits, such as evil, sycophancy, and propensity to hallucinate.”
arxiv.org/pdf/2507.21509
August 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Wtf sort of timeline have I found myself in.
…
“In this paper, we identify directions in the model's activation space—persona vectors—underlying several traits, such as evil, sycophancy, and propensity to hallucinate.”
arxiv.org/pdf/2507.21509
…
“In this paper, we identify directions in the model's activation space—persona vectors—underlying several traits, such as evil, sycophancy, and propensity to hallucinate.”
arxiv.org/pdf/2507.21509
Did you know they put the phone number and email address of nz’s local government candidates online for anyone to access.
The 2022 lists are still online too.
One the one hand great transparency, but on the other hand I did not know doxxing was a requirement to stand?
The 2022 lists are still online too.
One the one hand great transparency, but on the other hand I did not know doxxing was a requirement to stand?
August 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Did you know they put the phone number and email address of nz’s local government candidates online for anyone to access.
The 2022 lists are still online too.
One the one hand great transparency, but on the other hand I did not know doxxing was a requirement to stand?
The 2022 lists are still online too.
One the one hand great transparency, but on the other hand I did not know doxxing was a requirement to stand?
Reposted by Kate Pearce
I fed the #internetnz #agm2025 into a free range open source local LLM and it made this song. #nzpol
[Audio] Original post on cloudisland.nz
cloudisland.nz
July 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I fed the #internetnz #agm2025 into a free range open source local LLM and it made this song. #nzpol
What day is it? Oh yeah, the next day.
July 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
What day is it? Oh yeah, the next day.
Catching up on the #InternetNZ agm skeet’s give me big Covid era watch party vibes.
And I feel like I missed out because I was the entertainment!
Keep this engagement. Learn from it, take the collective and unified spirit forward to your next battles!
And I feel like I missed out because I was the entertainment!
Keep this engagement. Learn from it, take the collective and unified spirit forward to your next battles!
July 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Catching up on the #InternetNZ agm skeet’s give me big Covid era watch party vibes.
And I feel like I missed out because I was the entertainment!
Keep this engagement. Learn from it, take the collective and unified spirit forward to your next battles!
And I feel like I missed out because I was the entertainment!
Keep this engagement. Learn from it, take the collective and unified spirit forward to your next battles!
I apologise for screaming KITTY!!!!!!1!!! on the zoom.
July 31, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I apologise for screaming KITTY!!!!!!1!!! on the zoom.
It’s been a really intense time and I’m just hoping we navigate a positive path forward from here.
And that I get some sleep.
And that I get some sleep.
July 31, 2025 at 10:53 AM
It’s been a really intense time and I’m just hoping we navigate a positive path forward from here.
And that I get some sleep.
And that I get some sleep.
InternetNZ was really the topic of the evening on bsky eh…. here I am just catching up after getting home.
July 31, 2025 at 10:53 AM
InternetNZ was really the topic of the evening on bsky eh…. here I am just catching up after getting home.
When is awareness day awareness day?
July 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
When is awareness day awareness day?
I am unreasonably annoyed about this in a government weather app.
Metservice ad-free monthly subscription.
Metservice ad-free monthly subscription.
July 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I am unreasonably annoyed about this in a government weather app.
Metservice ad-free monthly subscription.
Metservice ad-free monthly subscription.
Reposted by Kate Pearce
It is that time! Call for Participation (CFP) time!
Got a talk in mind? Done some cool research? Want to do something for hallway con? Want to be able to summon sparkle pots on cue?
Submit to our CFP! Closes eventually, so just get your submission in now! kawaiicon.org/cfp/
Got a talk in mind? Done some cool research? Want to do something for hallway con? Want to be able to summon sparkle pots on cue?
Submit to our CFP! Closes eventually, so just get your submission in now! kawaiicon.org/cfp/
a cartoon panda bear is holding a notebook and a pencil .
Alt: a cartoon panda bear is holding a notebook and a pencil .
media.tenor.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It is that time! Call for Participation (CFP) time!
Got a talk in mind? Done some cool research? Want to do something for hallway con? Want to be able to summon sparkle pots on cue?
Submit to our CFP! Closes eventually, so just get your submission in now! kawaiicon.org/cfp/
Got a talk in mind? Done some cool research? Want to do something for hallway con? Want to be able to summon sparkle pots on cue?
Submit to our CFP! Closes eventually, so just get your submission in now! kawaiicon.org/cfp/
Me playing with ai agents and debugging handover and context switches. I want the quickest way to get an llm agent to tell you its name.
The resulting prompt?
“who dis”
The resulting prompt?
“who dis”
May 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Me playing with ai agents and debugging handover and context switches. I want the quickest way to get an llm agent to tell you its name.
The resulting prompt?
“who dis”
The resulting prompt?
“who dis”