RANT

• This is crap: Trump Economic Advisers Dismiss Fears of a Brewing Recession

  Today’s CNN headline is “Trump economic advisers dismiss fears of a brewing recession” (link).

  What crap.

  If they were honest they’d be saying:

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• Reduce the maximum validity period for TLS/SSL server certificates

  Question: What would be the impact on your organization if the CA/Browser Forum approves a ballot reducing the maximum validity period for SSL/TLS server certificates from the current 825 days (27 months) at present to 397 days (13 months), effective for new certificates issued on or after March 1, 2020? (Existing certificates will remain valid for their full term).

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• When you think about Google, what disappoints you the most?

  My reply to:

  I’m building my “Requiem for a Google” talk this weekend.
  
  When you think about Google, what disappoints you the most?

  — Corey Quinn (@QuinnyPig) August 10, 2019

  wrote:

  My answer was a 17-part megatweet. I’ve collected them here and done a little editing.

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• My offer to Jeff Bezos to bring HQ2 back to NYC

  Reporters say that NY Gov Cuomo is calling Jeff Bezos begging him to reconsider.

  I’m sure he’s offering even MORE concessions.

  Here’s what I would do as governor:

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• Hell Is Server Hardware Firmware Upgrades

  So, I met with a major hardware vendor today to talk about firmware update processes. They have a few different products for managing firmware. The “best in class” that they offer is… a reminder of why enterprise IT is so f—ed up.

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