Monthly Archives: July 2016

New Certificate for Discourse.net

In the unlikely event you care, be aware that I have just installed a new digital certificate for discourse.net:

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Ogw=
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

If your browser popped up a warning about the site’s cert changing, this is the reason. If it didn’t, well that just shows you how far we have to go in getting security to work well online.

The cert is issued by Let’s Encrypt, and replaces one I had to pay for.

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Pretty Close to Brilliant

John Oliver on the RNC convetion.

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History Repeats Itself

Confessions of a Republican (II)

Alas, this is the tragedy version.

(Version I of “Confessions of a Republican” (1964) by the same Bill Bogert & the back story.)

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Notre Temps, Autres Mores

Think of the children is a cliche, but it works.

Meanwhile, I’m not sorry to be in France during the GOP convention. The other day the French had a big celebration about Brexit or something and I enjoyed the fireworks.

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