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🥳 Just released: Auto Encrypt¹ version 6.2.0
If at first you don’t succeed…
• Transient ACME server failures are now retried up to four times and obey the Retry-After header, falling back to exponential back-off if one isn’t provided.
• Vastly improved error handling.
• Some bug fixes.
Basically, Auto Encrypt now does its very best to provision you that certificate even when things go wrong.
Full change log:

auto-encrypt/CHANGELOG.md at main
auto-encrypt - Automatically-provisioned TLS certificates for Node.js servers using Let’s Encrypt.

In Texas governor’s race, Abbott spends big to try to stay in office
In a surprisingly competitive race,
new filings reveal that Texas Gov.
Greg Abbott (R) has spent down the majority of his war chest
in an effort to preserve his position,
while Democratic challenger
Gina Hinojosa’s fundraising has ramped up.

In a New York Times-Siena poll conducted in late September,
Hinojosa received support from
49 percent of likely voters,
ver…

In Texas governor’s race, Abbott spends big to try to stay in office
Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa has ramped up her fundraising.

How Trump and Musk made the Nepal disaster worse, by glaciologist dr Heïdi Sevestre:
"What about early warning systems?"
SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya, a joint initiative by NASA, USAID and ICIMOD monitoring, had mapped landslide and flood hazard in these valleys since 2010.
The Trump administration’s aid freeze cut it in January 2025."
https…

I spent the entire summer worrying about glaciers collapsing. With the crazy temperature records everywhere I knewit was only a question of time. On August 26th, all these fears came true. At… | Dr. Heïdi Sevestre | 62 comments
I spent the entire summer worrying about glaciers collapsing. With the crazy temperature records everywhere I knewit was only a question of time. On August 26th, all these fears came true. At 8:37AM, Nepal time, 100 to 200 million cubic metres of rock and ice detached from the north flank of Langtang Lirung at 5200m high, the equivalent of 90 to 175 Wembley stadiums, on Mohd. Farooq Azam's estimate at ICIMOD. Dan Shugar in Calgary and Jakob Steiner in Graz find from the satellite imagery that…

If you have problems with your Atlassian Confluence Wiki today (unable to change formatting of text, change tables etc.), then you might want to take a look at this ticket here:
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-104454

Glyphosate is the key ingredient in professional-grade Roundup weedkiller,
and the most widely used herbicide in the world.
In recent years, it has been the focus of intense public debate
following more than $12 billion in lawsuit payments to people who say it made them sick.
Many labor and environmental groups oppose its use
—research has shown it likely harms most endangered species
—and so does a key part of Donald Trump’s base, the Make America Healthy…

We've identified California's Top 100 Roundup users. Some may surprise you.
Search our new database to see which ones are spraying glyphosate near you.

Sources: Meta is testing robots from ABB and others to handle data center tasks such as swapping cables and resetting servers as it seeks to lower labor costs (Paresh Dave/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-metas-experiments-with-data-center-robots/

Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers
The company is testing robots that can swap cables, reset servers, and take on other tasks performed by technicians, fueling concerns among some workers that their jobs could be at risk.

Counting Dogs And Broken Films
Athena apparently knows exactly how many treats she’s supposed to get, while my dad’s old home movies proved a little less cooperative. Between updating my genealogy site and repairing a broken 8mm film, it was a surprisingly busy quiet week.
http://www.bobmuellerwriter…

Counting Dogs And Broken Films – Bob Mueller
Athena counts her treats, I update my genealogy site, and a broken 8mm film sends me searching for a way to repair Dad’s old home movies.

now that the client-server web is clearly failing in extremely predictable ways, can we finally take the idea of a #p2p web seriously? maybe?

Genealogy is one of those hobbies where one good discovery can keep you motivated for days.
This week I found an 1891 patent by one of my ancestors, uncovered a historic photo I'd never seen before, and ran across some wonderfully odd newspaper stories. I also wrote about digitizing family films, our anniversary, and The Last Ship.

When Genealogy Research Turns Up More Than You Expected – Bob Mueller
Genealogy research uncovered a family patent, historic photos, and surprising stories, plus thoughts on marriage, memories, and The Last Ship.