BurningbirdThe Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) resigned last week. Before he left, he appointed Leandra English as Deputy Director, recognizing “that appointing the current chief of staff to the deputy director position would minimize operational disruption and provide for a smooth transition given her operational expertise.” Later that day, Trump appointed the […]
By my rain gauge yesterday, we had 3.98 inches of rain, and that’s not accounting for what fell after Midnight. We’ve had heavy rains before, but this one seemed to be a particular problem in the O’Fallon area. Last night we tried to flush our toilets, and they weren’t going anywhere. The seal on one […]
Earlier today I was stunned to read about the accusations of sexual harassment against Robert Scoble. We aren’t friends, but we have friends in common and we have interacted remotely in the past. I had no idea, no clue, that Scoble had harassed women. There are some people you might suspect of doing so, and some […]
I upgraded my server to Ubuntu 16.04, converted my websites over to HTTPs, and locked them in using HSTS. It would be a shame to stop here without making one last change: upgrading to the HTTP/2 protocol. The web has been spinning along on HTTP 1.1 since 1997. It’s been a good and faithful servant. […]
I was reminded of another valuable resource for accessing court documents: Justia. I’ve used the site many a time, and it’s helped me discover cases related to one entity or another more than once. You can search for a court case for free at Justia, and once you’ve found the case, you can then directly […]