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#3462638 18-Feb-2026 14:28

Handle9:

Not sleeping well. Mrs Handle is going through some really tough times at work and it's come to a head yesterday. It'll be for the best but it's not fun times at the moment.

Hopefully in a year's time you'll be thinking it was the best thing to happen despite the pain at the time.

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#3462644 18-Feb-2026 14:30

gzt:
Behodar: I'm a light sleeper and something woke me at about 2am. It sounded a bit like a cat lapping up some water. It stopped a couple of seconds after I noticed it, and I lay there perfectly still, then around ten minutes later I heard it again. It stopped after a few seconds.

A few drops of
- dew falling off a roof point outside hitting concrete
- toilet cistern overflow hitting concrete
- hot water expansion / valve
- a small run from pipe into a drain or similar
anyway don't drive yourself nuts looking for it and good luck ; ).

I have the (mis)fortune to be totally deaf on one side since forever. The good news is I can roll over onto the working ear and block out all but the lowest frequency sounds. Even the wife's snuffling.

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#3462646 18-Feb-2026 14:39

YouTube is down :(

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#3462648 18-Feb-2026 14:45

Got another unknown anonymous call, this time from 09-394-1355. All the reverse lookup websites have drawn a blank.

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#3462652 18-Feb-2026 14:48

boosacnoodle:

YouTube is down :(

Wonder how long until the video I'm watching will run out of buffer then.

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#3462680 18-Feb-2026 15:47

boosacnoodle:

YouTube is down :(

That explains the huge burst of productivity I've had this afternoon.

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#3462838 19-Feb-2026 06:33

Behodar:

That reminds me. I'm a light sleeper and something woke me at about 2am. It sounded a bit like a cat lapping up some water. It stopped a couple of seconds after I noticed it, and I lay there perfectly still, then around ten minutes later I heard it again. It stopped after a few seconds.

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#3462934 19-Feb-2026 07:54

boosacnoodle:
YouTube is down :(

From Youtube: "An issue with our recommendations system prevented videos from appearing across YouTube (including the homepage, the YouTube app, YouTube Music, YouTube Kids, and YouTube TV). This issue has now been fixed across YouTube."

YouTube down: Thousands of users facing issues with video platform globally: MSN

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#3462942 19-Feb-2026 08:07

"With good maintanence"

As they say "good laws are written in rust" so car manufacturers have learned they can't say "This car will last 600K ... with good maintanence"

“With good maintenance” isn’t a promise. It’s a liability shield.

It has two benefits. Lets manufacturer give fantastic warranties, but an out when something doesn't actually last that long.

Very common in roofing: "Our steel roof will last 70 years ... with good maintanence."

You won't hear "Our steel roof will make a great sail in a strong wind."

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#3462971 19-Feb-2026 09:49

People who insist on setting all their emails as high importance.

People who ask for a call back within 5 minutes for quite obviously not that important issue.

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#3462972 19-Feb-2026 09:51

networkn:

People who insist on setting all their emails as high importance.

People who ask for a call back within 5 minutes for quite obviously not that important issue.

but my thingy is broken and you have to fix it now. 😀

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#3462975 19-Feb-2026 09:59

ManageMyHealth NZ now has two-form authenciation enforcement.

"To keep your personal and health information secure, two-step verification is now mandatory required for all Manage My Health accounts.

This means it can't be turned off — but you're always free to choose the verification method that works best for you."

It's either email, or Google or Microsoft Authenticator

It would be nice if you're using ManageMyHealth, if it set a per-session cookie on your browser.

If it times out, and you haven't closed your browser, entering a password should be enough.

Even better would be a cookie with a lifespan of at least a week, tied to your device.

It's always the case. A company acts irresponsbily about security, only to be caught out, and then go the other direction to compensate.

For a home healthcare portal primarily used on trusted personal devices, a “remember this device” model with risk-based authentication would provide strong security without excessive friction.

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#3462977 19-Feb-2026 10:04

networkn:
People who insist on setting all their emails as high importance.

People who ask for a call back within 5 minutes for quite obviously not that important issue.

The people who do this are often the same ones who are the most idle.

From the Bible: "A worthless man devises mischief; and in his lips there is a scorching fire,"

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#3462978 19-Feb-2026 10:06

networkn:

People who insist on setting all their emails as high importance.

People who ask for a call back within 5 minutes for quite obviously not that important issue.

At one point we allowed people to set their own priorities on IT tickets. I'd say that around 95% came in as "Urgent". Very few actually were.

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#3463041 19-Feb-2026 13:37

kingdragonfly:

For a home healthcare portal primarily used on trusted personal devices, a “remember this device” model with risk-based authentication would provide strong security without excessive friction.

Manage My Health has mismanaged this from the beginning. Now that the horses have bolted they are nailing the barn door shut. On the basis of their behaviour from the start of this saga, I wouldn't trust them with my grocery shopping list. Having waited to see how things would pan out, I cancelled my membership just the other day. If I need something I will just ring the practice.

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