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1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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2 <feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> |
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3 |
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4 <title>The Boston Diaries</title> |
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5 <updated>2021-03-12T21:14:00Z</updated> |
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6 <id>http://boston.conman.org/</id> |
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7 |
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8 <link |
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9 rel = "self" |
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10 type = "application/atom+xml" |
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11 hreflang = "en-US" |
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12 href = "http://boston.conman.org/index.atom" |
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13 title = "The Boston Diaries" |
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14 /> |
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15 |
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16 <link |
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17 rel = "alternate" |
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18 type = "text/html" |
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19 hreflang = "en-US" |
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20 href = "http://boston.conman.org/" |
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21 title = "The Boston Diaries" |
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22 /> |
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23 |
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24 <!-- |
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25 <link |
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26 rel = "license" |
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27 type = "text/html" |
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28 href = "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/" |
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29 /> |
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30 --> |
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31 |
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32 <author> |
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33 <name>Sean Conner</name> |
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34 <email>[email protected]</email> |
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35 <uri>http://www.conman.org/people/spc/</uri> |
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36 </author> |
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37 |
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38 <generator uri="http://boston.conman.org/about/" version="mod_blog v37… |
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39 <rights>© 1999-2021 by Sean Conner. All Rights Reserved</rights> |
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40 |
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41 <entry> |
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42 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2021-03-11:/2021/03/11.1</id> |
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43 <title type="text">Place your bets!</title> |
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44 <updated>2021-03-12T21:13:59Z</updated> |
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45 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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46 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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47 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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48 <category term="Gmail"/> |
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49 <category term="Google mail"/> |
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50 <category term="Mt. Pfeiffer"/> |
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51 <category term="betting pools"/> |
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52 |
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53 <content type="html"><P>I just checked my Gmail account and I … |
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54 |
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55 <P>There's also about 50 recipients to that email, |
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56 and I'm wondering if I'm supposed to be related to the other four Conner… |
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57 I supposed I should notify the sender, |
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58 especially given this disclaimer at the bottom of the email:</P> |
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59 |
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60 <BLOCKQUOTE> |
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61 |
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62 <P>This message is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) a… |
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63 contain information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. If you are not… |
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64 intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any dissemination of |
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65 this communication is strictly prohibited.</P> |
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66 |
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67 <P>If you have received this communication in error, please erase … |
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68 the message and its attachments and notify us immediately.</P> |
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69 |
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70 <P>Your email address and contact information will be stored withi… |
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71 Customer Relationship Management platforms (CRM) and Communication |
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72 Management Systems and may be used by <SPAN CLASS="cut">… |
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73 does not share or sell your contact information. Details about how we u… |
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74 your information and your rights are contained within our Privacy Policy |
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75 (click here to view our Privacy Policy).</P> |
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76 |
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77 </BLOCKQUOTE> |
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78 |
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79 <P>But if I notify the sender of their mistake, |
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80 I won't get closure! |
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81 I'm now emotionally attached to Mt. Pfeiffer's fate! |
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82 Oh the dilemma!</P> |
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83 </content> |
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84 </entry> |
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85 <entry> |
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86 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2021-03-10:/2021/03/10.1</id> |
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87 <title type="text">Notes on an overheard conversation while passing … |
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88 <updated>2021-03-11T08:12:37Z</updated> |
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89 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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90 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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91 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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92 <category term="daily life"/> |
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93 <category term="overheard conversations"/> |
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94 <category term="Brutalism"/> |
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95 <category term="architecture"/> |
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96 |
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97 <content type="html"><P>“Oh! That building is <EM>so&l… |
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98 |
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99 <P>“<A CLASS="external" HREF="https://en.wikip… |
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100 |
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101 <P>“That's it! Brutalism!” </P> |
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102 |
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103 <P>“But it's not quite Brutalism.” </P> |
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104 |
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105 <P>“No, this building has windows.” </P> |
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106 </content> |
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107 </entry> |
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108 <entry> |
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109 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2021-03-09:/2021/03/09.1</id> |
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110 <title type="text">Christmas in March—The Clockwork Gift</title> |
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111 <updated>2021-03-10T10:03:16Z</updated> |
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112 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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113 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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114 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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115 <category term="grandfather clocks"/> |
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116 <category term="grandmother clocks"/> |
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117 <category term="longcase clocks"/> |
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118 <category term="Christmas gifts"/> |
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119 |
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120 <content type="html"><P>On Christmas, |
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121 one of the gifts I received from Bunny was a small flat box, |
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122 about 7″ by 7″ and an inch thick—perhaps a <ABBR TITLE="Co… |
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123 but it was no <ABBR TITLE="Compact Disc">CD</ABBR>. |
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124 No, |
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125 there was a small grey pouch with a clock winding key, |
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126 and two pictures of a <A CLASS="external" HREF="https:… |
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127 (technically, |
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128 a “grandmother clock” as it's not quite 6′ (2m) in height; |
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129 both are a type of “longcase clock”).</P> |
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130 |
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131 <P>“It's currently being restored,” said Bunny. |
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132 “So sorry it's not here in person.” </P> |
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133 |
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134 <P>“Wow!” I said. |
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135 “It looks <EM>just</EM> like the one I had as a kid!” |
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136 Yes, it's true. |
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137 I was the only kid I knew in high school with a longcase clock in their … |
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138 It belonged to my maternal grandparents. |
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139 When my grandfather died and my grandmother moved in, |
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140 the clock came with her. |
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141 My Mom wasn't all that keen on clock, |
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142 what with all the constant ticking. |
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143 I, |
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144 on the other hand, |
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145 <EM>loved</EM> it. |
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146 I did not mind the ticking at all |
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147 (and that probably explains why I don't mind using the <A CLASS="… |
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148 |
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149 <P>After my Mom died, |
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150 my uncle (Mom's brother) came down to help move his mother to live with … |
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151 and he ended up taking the clock as well<!-- and slapping a 2nd mortg… |
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152 Sigh.</P> |
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153 |
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154 <P>Bunny knows I have a thing for grandfather clocks, |
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155 as I tend to fawn over them when we're antique window shopping. |
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156 So it's wonderful that she decided to get me one for Christmas, |
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157 even though it wasn't here on Christmas.</P> |
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158 |
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159 <P><A CLASS="external" HREF="https://www.josefjo… |
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160 but they wanted to make sure not only it worked, |
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161 but it worked <EM>flawlessly!</EM> |
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162 It finally arrived at Chez Boca today.</P> |
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163 |
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164 <DIV CLASS="pf"> |
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165 |
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166 <A CLASS="notype" HREF="/2021/03/09/longcase.jpg"… |
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167 |
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168 </DIV> |
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169 |
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170 <P>Oh, |
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171 there were plenty of logistics in getting it home. |
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172 And way more in getting it set up, |
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173 spending way over an hour getting various shims under the feet of the cl… |
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174 It turns out that even out by 1° from true will eventually bring the pe… |
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175 and the <A CLASS="external" HREF="https://en.wikipedia… |
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176 |
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177 <P>So now it's quietly ticking away |
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178 (and it's not nearly as loud as one would expect), |
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179 keeping time quite nicely. |
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180 It's a nice feeling to know I'll have a time-keeping piece that will sur… |
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181 </content> |
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182 </entry> |
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183 <entry> |
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184 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2021-02-24:/2021/02/24.1</id> |
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185 <title type="text">4</title> |
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186 <updated>2021-02-25T03:36:42Z</updated> |
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187 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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188 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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189 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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190 <category term="error messages"/> |
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191 <category term="detailed technical info"/> |
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192 <category term="Gmail"/> |
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193 <category term="Google"/> |
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194 <category term="we don't have to care we're Google"/> |
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195 |
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196 <content type="html"><P>I have a <A CLASS="external&qu… |
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197 |
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198 <OL> |
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199 <LI>having claimed <CODE>[email protected]</CODE> a… |
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200 <LI>seeing what spam Google lets through its famed “spam filteri… |
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201 <LI>seeing email for other Sean Conners who's friends/family don't… |
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202 </OL> |
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203 |
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204 <P>That last category is just a by-product of getting in early eno… |
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205 and after all this time, |
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206 I'm still surprised at receiving email addressed to other Sean Conners |
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207 (latest one: a betting pool to see when a pile of snow known as “Mt. … |
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208 |
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209 <P>So I load Gmail today and get:</P> |
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210 |
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211 <BLOCKQUOTE> |
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212 |
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213 <P>We’re sorry, but your account is temporarily unavailable. We … |
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214 |
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215 <P>If the issue persists, please visit the Help Center <A CLASS… |
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216 |
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217 <P><A CLASS="local" HREF="/2021/02/24.1">… |
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218 |
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219 <P><A CLASS="local" HREF="/2021/02/24.1">… |
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220 |
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221 </BLOCKQUOTE> |
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222 |
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223 <P>And when I clicked on “Show Detailed Technical Info” I got … |
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224 |
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225 <P>Woo hoo!</P> |
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226 |
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227 <P>Way to go, Google! |
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228 Wonderful technical detail! |
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229 That helped a lot!</P> |
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230 |
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231 </content> |
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232 </entry> |
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233 <entry> |
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234 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2021-02-22:/2021/02/22.1</id> |
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235 <title type="text">Lightsabers and Pitfall!</title> |
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236 <updated>2021-02-25T03:50:22Z</updated> |
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237 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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238 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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239 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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240 <category term="daily life"/> |
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241 <category term="games"/> |
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242 <category term="Activision"/> |
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243 <category term="Pitfall!"/> |
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244 <category term="Star Wars Lightsaber Ice Pops"/> |
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245 |
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246 <content type="html"><P>My hetero life mate <A CLASS="… |
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247 and I must say, |
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248 much fun. |
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249 The first item in the package was the <A CLASS="external" H… |
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250 an <A CLASS="external" HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/… |
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251 (technically, the games are stored in the <ABBR TITLE="High-Defi… |
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252 and of the twenty games included, |
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253 I've only heard of half of them, |
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254 the standout one being <A CLASS="external" HREF="https… |
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255 The one standout game I never heard of |
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256 (and by “standout” I mean “<ABBR TITLE="What the Fudge&quo… |
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257 is <A CLASS="external" HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/… |
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258 a kind of reverse <A CLASS="external" HREF="https://en… |
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259 but instead of bug-eyed aliens marching down towards you, |
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260 it's actual bugs crawling up towards you. |
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261 Interesting take on the genre, |
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262 but still a <ABBR TITLE="What the Fudge">WTF</ABBR>… |
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263 |
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264 <P>In fact, |
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265 <EM>not</EM> having instructions makes these game all the mo… |
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266 Back in high school and through college, |
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267 my friend Bill and I would often … um … aquire … games and attempt… |
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268 I still recall playing <A CLASS="external" HREF="https… |
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269 one of us somehow managed to chop the head off the other player.</P&g… |
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270 |
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271 <P>The other gift Hoade sent was a “Lightsaber™ Ice Pop Maker.… |
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272 A kit of four small lightsabers |
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273 (two modelled after Darth Vader's saber, |
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274 and two moddeled after Luke Skywalker's second, green lightsaber) and a … |
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275 |
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276 <DIV CLASS="pf"> |
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277 |
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278 <IMG SRC="/2021/02/22/popsaber.jpg" WIDTH="300" H… |
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279 |
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280 </DIV> |
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281 |
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282 <P>As a test, |
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283 we used cranberry juice for two of them |
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284 (one for Darth's, one for Luke's—just to see how the green <ABBR TI… |
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285 and ginger ale for the other two. |
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286 I'm not sure if we left them in the freezer long enough, |
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287 because the first two I attemped to pull out broke apart. |
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288 The third one came out |
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289 (after running hot water over the mold) |
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290 but Bunny and I learned that we should have used <EM>flat</EM&g… |
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291 And as you can see in the image above, |
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292 the light doesn't quite go all the way through.</P> |
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293 |
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294 <P>We have ideas for other attempts.</P> |
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295 |
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296 <P>Anyway, |
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297 I want to thank Hoade for the gifts. |
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298 They were much appreciated and caused some great merriment here in Chez … |
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299 </content> |
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300 </entry> |
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301 <entry> |
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302 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2021-02-17:/2021/02/17.1</id> |
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303 <title type="text">But not enough atmosphere to actually stop</title> |
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304 <updated>2021-02-17T07:54:00Z</updated> |
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305 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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306 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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307 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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308 <category term="Mars"/> |
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309 <category term="landing on Mars"/> |
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310 <category term="crane landing"/> |
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311 <category term="Perseverance"/> |
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312 <category term="Curiosity"/> |
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313 <category term="7 minutes of terror"/> |
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314 |
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315 <content type="html"><P>I'm feeling a bit better after the <… |
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316 |
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317 <P>Now, |
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318 seeing how the Perseverance Mars rover is expected to land tomorrow, |
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319 I present “<A CLASS="external" HREF="https://www.you… |
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320 that video is about the Curiosity Mars rover landing, |
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321 but they're using the same method for Perseverance, |
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322 an insane method involving parachutes, rockets, and a crane.</P> |
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323 |
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324 <P>Insane, |
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325 I tell you. |
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326 Insane.</P> |
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327 </content> |
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328 </entry> |
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329 <entry> |
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330 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2021-02-16:/2021/02/16.2</id> |
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331 <title type="text">Uncle Dale</title> |
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332 <updated>2021-02-16T07:54:00Z</updated> |
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333 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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334 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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335 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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336 <category term="daily life"/> |
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337 <category term="Dale West"/> |
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338 <category term="death"/> |
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339 |
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340 <content type="html"><P>I found out today that my Uncle Dale d… |
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341 |
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342 <P>Much like with <A CLASS="local" HREF="/2020/1… |
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343 it's mixed news—sad that he is no longer here, |
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344 but relieved since he too, was suffering from a neurological disease for… |
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345 (but a different one from Uncle Ed).</P> |
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346 |
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347 <P>Dale married my Dad's sister Kay, |
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348 and they lived about two miles from my grandparents house, |
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349 so I spent a lot of time there as well. |
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350 And what really stood out about their house was not the garage, |
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351 but this giant black walnut tree in the backyard that made running aroun… |
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352 (the walnuts would fall and slowly decompose into the ground, |
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353 making for a very bumpy backyard). |
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354 This was a thing because of the pool they had in the backyard, |
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355 a rare thing indeed in Michigan.</P> |
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356 |
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357 <P>But what really stood out to me about Dale, |
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358 aside from Dale himself |
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359 (being I think 6′2″ or 6′4″) |
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360 was his love of family and sailing. |
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361 Every year he and the rest of his family would drive up to <A CLASS=&… |
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362 I do recall riding it once, |
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363 only because I wasn't into the whole “family camping thang” he and h… |
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364 (roughing it for me is the lack of <ABBR TITLE="Air Conditioner&… |
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365 |
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366 <P>He also taught me how to ride a bike. |
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367 I was probably seven or eight at the time and Dale took it upon himself … |
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368 (which ran parallel to a 4-lane road) |
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369 and shoving <EM>hard</EM>. |
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370 All I had to do was keep upright and avoid falling into traffic, |
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371 the large blue mailbox or the utility poles. |
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372 I learned how to ride a bike in three days.</P> |
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373 |
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374 <P>Effective … yes. |
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375 Safe? |
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376 Probably not.</P> |
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377 |
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378 <P>But I did learn quickly.</P> |
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379 |
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380 <P>So here's to Uncle Dale. |
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381 And much love to Aunt Kay, |
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382 and my cousins Joshua, |
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383 Aaron, |
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384 Jordan, |
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385 Caitlin and Ethan.</P> |
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386 </content> |
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387 </entry> |
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388 <entry> |
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389 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2021-02-16:/2021/02/16.1</id> |
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390 <title type="text">Today was not a good day</title> |
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391 <updated>2021-02-18T08:08:11Z</updated> |
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392 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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393 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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394 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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395 <category term="daily life"/> |
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396 <category term="death in the family"/> |
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397 <category term="dead computer"/> |
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398 <category term="dead UPS"/> |
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399 |
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400 <content type="html"><P>I walked into the Computer Room at Che… |
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401 Okay, |
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402 perhaps a brownout of something and the squeal got to Bunny so she did a… |
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403 I went to turn it back on and … nothing. |
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404 It did not turn on.</P> |
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405 |
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406 <P>That was not good.</P> |
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407 |
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408 <P>But even though the <ABBR TITLE="Uninterruptable Power … |
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409 the “surge protection” side might still work until I get a replaceme… |
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410 The Apple Mac I have turned on, |
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411 no issues. |
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412 The Linux box, |
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413 my main development system, |
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414 did not.</P> |
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415 |
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416 <P>That was even less good.</P> |
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417 |
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418 <P>Okay, |
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419 perhaps it's too much draw for a nearly dead <ABBR TITLE="Uninte… |
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420 a replacement <ABBR TITLE="Uninterruptable Power Supply">… |
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421 |
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422 <P>“Yes, can I help you?” </P> |
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423 |
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424 <P>“Yes, where are the <ABBR TITLE="Uninterruptable Powe… |
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425 |
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426 <P>“The back wall over there to the left, with the car stuff.”… |
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427 |
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428 <P>Odd, but … “Okay, thanks.” </P> |
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429 |
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430 <P>Nope, |
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431 just car stuff over by the back left wall. |
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432 I corner a clerk and ask again.</P> |
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433 |
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434 <P>“Where are the <ABBR TITLE="Uninterruptable Power Sup… |
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435 |
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436 <P>“The what?” </P> |
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437 |
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438 <P>“A <ABBR TITLE="Uninterruptable Power Supply">… |
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439 |
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440 <P>“A …?” </P> |
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441 |
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442 <P>“<ABBR TITLE="Uninterruptable Power Supply">U… |
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443 then plug that into the wall.” </P> |
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444 |
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445 <P>“Oh! |
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446 A battery backup!” </P> |
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447 |
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448 <P>“Oh, |
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449 is that what you young hipters are calling <ABBR TITLE="Uninterr… |
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450 |
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451 <P>Pricy, |
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452 but I have a new <ABBR TITLE="Uninterruptable Power Supply"… |
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453 |
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454 <P>The illustrations didn't indicate that you had to connect the &… |
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455 but perhaps I should have known that prior to learning the hard way with… |
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456 Fortunately, |
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457 no magic smoke was released, |
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458 and when I plugged the <ABBR TITLE="Uninterruptable Power Supply… |
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459 it seemed to be fine.</P> |
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460 |
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461 <P>I plugged in the Linux box and … it still didn't come on.<… |
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462 |
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463 <P><SPAN CLASS="cut">XXXXXXXXXX</SPAN>!<… |
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464 |
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465 <P>I wasn't terribly upset—I do have backups and even if the com… |
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466 the harddrive could still work on a new machine. |
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467 It was just the severe inconvenience of it all.</P> |
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468 |
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469 <P>I then recalled a weird premonition I had last night. |
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470 The weather forcast for today was thunderstorms, |
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471 and I had a notion to shut the computer down “just in case.” |
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472 But I thought better of that—after all, |
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473 the <ABBR TITLE="Uninterruptable Power Supply">UPS</A… |
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474 |
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475 <P>Ha ha.</P> |
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476 |
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477 <P>It was then I received the news about <A CLASS="local&q… |
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478 |
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479 </content> |
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480 </entry> |
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481 <entry> |
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482 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2021-01-08:/2021/01/08.1</id> |
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483 <title type="text">Notes about the first time I tried a S'more</titl… |
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484 <updated>2021-01-08T05:00:00Z</updated> |
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485 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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486 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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487 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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488 <category term="daily life"/> |
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489 <category term="S'more"/> |
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490 <category term="desserts"/> |
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491 <category term="it was okay"/> |
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492 |
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493 <content type="html"><P>For some unknown reason, |
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494 Bunny came into The Computer Room with a <A CLASS="external"… |
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495 This was my first experience with a S'more.</P> |
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496 |
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497 <P>“Um, did you slay the Stay Puft mashmallow man?” I asked.&l… |
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498 |
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499 <P>“Okay,” said Bunny, “the marshmallows were <EM>kind… |
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500 Do you like it?” </P> |
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501 |
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502 <P>“Like it? |
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503 I can't even get a hold of it.” </P> |
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504 |
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505 <P>“Would a fork help?” </P> |
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506 |
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507 <P>“Wait a second,” I said. |
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508 “Let me flip the plat over and see if I can get it that way … ” &l… |
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509 |
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510 <P>“Wow! That marshmallow sure is sticky stuff.” </P> |
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511 |
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512 <P>“There we go.” </P> |
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513 |
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514 <P>“Do you like it?” </P> |
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515 |
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516 <P>“Mmmmm mm'm mmmm.” </P> |
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517 |
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518 <P>“Pardon?” </P> |
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519 |
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520 <P>“Iths okay. |
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521 Messy, |
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522 but okay.” </P> |
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523 |
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524 <P>“So it didn't knock your socks off?” </P> |
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525 |
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526 <P>“I'm not wearing socks, |
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527 but yes, |
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528 if I <EM>was</EM> wearing them, |
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529 this wouldn't knock them off.” </P> |
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530 |
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531 <P>“Oh.” </P> |
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532 |
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533 <P>“It's okay. |
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534 A bit too sweet for me, |
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535 but I don't hate it.” |
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536 |
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537 <P>“But at least you tried it.” </P> |
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538 |
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539 <P>“Yes,” I said. |
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540 “At least I tried it.” </P> |
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541 |
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542 </content> |
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543 </entry> |
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544 <entry> |
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545 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2021-01-06:/2021/01/06.1</id> |
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546 <title type="text">It's finally the Twelfth Day of Christmas!</title> |
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547 <updated>2021-01-06T05:00:00Z</updated> |
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548 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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549 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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550 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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551 <category term="The Twelve Days of Christmas"/> |
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552 <category term="Christmas Carols"/> |
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553 <category term="the horror of the 12 Days of Christmas"/> |
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554 |
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555 <content type="html"><P>By the Twelfth Day of Christmas, |
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556 my true love has gifted me:</P> |
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557 |
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558 <UL> |
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559 <LI>12 drummers drumming,</LI> |
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560 <LI>22 pipers piping,</LI> |
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561 <LI>30 lords a-leaping,</LI> |
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562 <LI>36 ladies dancing,</LI> |
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563 <LI>40 maids a-milking,</LI> |
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564 <LI>42 swans a-swimming,</LI> |
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565 <LI>42 geese a-laying,</LI> |
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566 <LI>40 gold rings (and not one to control them all),</LI> |
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567 <LI>36 calling birds,</LI> |
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568 <LI>30 French hens,</LI> |
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569 <LI>22 turtle doves,</LI> |
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570 <LI>and 12 partridges in a dozen pear trees!</LI> |
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571 </UL> |
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572 |
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573 <P>I now have here 140 people, |
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574 34 of which are playing loudly, |
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575 66 are prancing about loudly, |
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576 and 40 complaining that the noise is making it difficult to milk their c… |
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577 Speaking of which, |
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578 there are 40 cows milling about constantly mooing, |
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579 and making such a mess on the floor. |
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580 There are 184 birds flying about, |
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581 honking, |
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582 calling, |
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583 cooing |
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584 and otherwise making <EM>more</EM> of a mess on everything &… |
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585 to the point where it's wise <EM>not</EM> to eat the pears w… |
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586 (and possibly peeling). |
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587 The 40 golden rings aren't <EM>quite</EM> enough to make up … |
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588 |
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589 <P>I think next year I'll just ask for a pair of socks.<!-- Thi… |
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590 to make up for the total dumpster fire at the Capital Building. Sigh.--… |
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591 |
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592 </content> |
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593 </entry> |
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594 <entry> |
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595 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2021-01-02:/2021/01/02.1</id> |
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596 <title type="text">When one IP address fails</title> |
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597 <updated>2021-01-03T03:26:32Z</updated> |
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598 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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599 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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600 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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601 <category term="programming"/> |
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602 <category term="network programming"/> |
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603 <category term="getaddrinfo()"/> |
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604 <category term="multiple IP addresses"/> |
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605 |
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606 <content type="html"><P>I wrote my own gopher server several y… |
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607 And it works fine for my own uses, |
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608 But I could not load <CODE><A CLASS="external" HREF=&… |
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609 I could use <CODE>telnet</CODE> |
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610 (the gopher protocol is very easy to use by hand). |
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611 I could use <CODE>nc</CODE>. |
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612 But my client <EM>could not</EM> connect.</P> |
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613 |
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614 <P>I finally dived into the problem and I found the issue—not al… |
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615 My code would call <CODE>getaddrinfo()</CODE>, which returns… |
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616 and my code would just use the first one returned. |
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617 Only in the case for <CODE>raymii.org</CODE> not all the add… |
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618 And that's an issue that I've never encountered before.</P> |
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619 |
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620 <P>The fix was easy—attempt to connect to each address and retur… |
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621 |
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622 </content> |
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623 </entry> |
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624 <entry> |
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625 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2021-01-01:/2021/01/01.2</id> |
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626 <title type="text">The forced march of progress</title> |
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627 <updated>2021-01-02T03:46:19Z</updated> |
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628 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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629 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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630 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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631 <category term="programming"/> |
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632 <category term="API"/> |
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633 <category term="LibreSSL"/> |
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634 <category term="OpenSSL"/> |
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635 <category term="libtls"/> |
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636 <category term="library versioning"/> |
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637 |
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638 <content type="html"><P>When I first wrote <A CLASS="l… |
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639 I had issues with <A CLASS="local" HREF="/2018/08/06.2… |
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640 so I ended up using <A CLASS="local" HREF="/2018/08/07… |
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641 and mandating at least <A CLASS="external" HREF="https… |
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642 |
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643 <P>But now that <A CLASS="local" HREF="/2020/12/… |
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644 I can't rely upon <CODE>LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER</CODE> anymo… |
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645 After some thought, |
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646 I have decided to no longer support versions of <CODE>libtls</C… |
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647 (or LibreSSL 2.7.0). |
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648 The non-LibreSSL <CODE>libtls</CODE> versions I've found all… |
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649 so that shouldn't be much of a prooblem.</P> |
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650 </content> |
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651 </entry> |
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652 <entry> |
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653 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2021-01-01:/2021/01/01.1</id> |
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654 <title type="text">The upside is that 2020 is over—the downside is… |
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655 <updated>2021-01-02T03:21:35Z</updated> |
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656 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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657 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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658 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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659 <category term="2020"/> |
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660 <category term="20201"/> |
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661 <category term="New Years"/> |
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662 <category term="Presidential Election"/> |
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663 <category term="COVID-19"/> |
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664 |
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665 <content type="html"><P>All I can say is—thank God it's <… |
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666 |
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667 <P CLASS="hotflamingdeath"><STRONG>HAPPY NEW YEAR!… |
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668 </content> |
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669 </entry> |
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670 <entry> |
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671 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2020-12-31:/2020/12/31.1</id> |
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672 <title type="text">Yet another wrinkle in the TLS library woes</titl… |
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673 <updated>2021-01-01T00:04:53Z</updated> |
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674 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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675 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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676 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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677 <category term="programming"/> |
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678 <category term="LibreSSL"/> |
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679 <category term="OpenSSL"/> |
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680 <category term="libtls"/> |
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681 <category term="performance"/> |
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682 |
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683 <content type="html"><P>I downloaded and compiled <CODE>… |
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684 a <CODE>libtls</CODE> for <A CLASS="external" H… |
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685 I also recompiled my <A CLASS="external" HREF="https:/… |
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686 |
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687 <P>I can now say for certain that there is no need to profile <… |
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688 Looking at the results, |
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689 it makes some sense. |
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690 The Libre<ABBR TITLE="Secure Socket Layer">SSL</ABBR&… |
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691 and there's probably little work to making it <EM>fast.</EM>… |
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692 |
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693 <P>So now I have to rethink <A CLASS="local" HREF=&qu… |
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694 I will no longer be using the Libre<ABBR TITLE="Secure Socket La… |
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695 </content> |
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696 </entry> |
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697 <entry> |
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698 <id>tag:boston.conman.org,2020-12-30:/2020/12/30.1</id> |
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699 <title type="text">A sane and easy to use TLS library for OpenSSL! … |
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700 <updated>2020-12-31T04:06:19Z</updated> |
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701 <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en-US" href="http… |
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702 <link rel="alternate" type="text/gemini" hreflang="en-US" href="gemi… |
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703 <link rel="alternate" type="text/plain" hreflang="en-US" href="goph… |
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704 <category term="programming"/> |
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705 <category term="TLS"/> |
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706 <category term="LibreSSL"/> |
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707 <category term="OpenSSL"/> |
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708 <category term="libtls"/> |
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709 |
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710 <content type="html"><P>I saw the following on the <A CLASS… |
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711 |
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712 <BLOCKQUOTE> |
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713 |
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714 <P>Perhaps take a look at "[gentoo-dev] [<ABBR TITLE="… |
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715 |
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716 |
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717 </BLOCKQUOTE> |
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718 |
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719 |
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720 <P>I only use <A CLASS="external" HREF="https://… |
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721 <A CLASS="local" HREF="/2018/07/19.1">an easie… |
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722 It seems that over the years, |
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723 the <ABBR TITLE="Application Programing Interface">API&l… |
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724 |
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725 <P>It doesn't affect me, |
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726 since I'm not using <A CLASS="external" HREF="https://… |
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727 (and the last time I used Gentoo was a <A CLASS="local" HRE… |
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728 I just install it from source |
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729 (and it's a pain to use too, because I don't want to destroy my existing… |
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730 I was, |
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731 however, |
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732 happy to see <A CLASS="external" HREF="https://git.cau… |
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733 as <EM>that</EM> would make it easier to keep using <CODE… |
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734 </content> |
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735 </entry> |
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736 |
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737 |
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738 </feed> |
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