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New Zealand Test Phone Numbers

I have now expanded my test phone number to New Zealand which does caller ID read back, echo test, and more.

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The time has come (and gone) to replace your Symantec certificates

Last week Chrome 66 was released which is the first step in distrusting Symantec certificates. If your site is using a certificate issued by Symantec’s old infrastructure it’s time to replace it.

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Using AWS Lambda@Edge to add security headers to a static site

shaun.net was converted to a static generated web site in late 2017. This post describes how I managed to maintain a high security posture by serving appropriate security headers using AWS Lambda at Edge and maintain by A+ rating from securityheaders.com

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Add an SSH tunnel to an active session

I need to establish SSH tunnels fairly regularly. In this tip I describe how to add an SSH tunnel without disconnecting an active SSH session.

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Myst 25th Anniversary Collection

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the game that was responsible for my wasted childhood, Cyan is releasing a special 25th anniversary collection of the entire Myst series.

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Let’s Encrypt launches wildcard support

Last week Let’s Encrypt announced that wildcard support for their certificates is now live. Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open Certificate Authority that issues HTTPS (SSL/TLS) certificates for web sites. Most users of Let’s Encrypt will take advantage of features that allow these certificates to be issued and rotated automatically (Let’s Encrypt only issues certificates for 90 days

Man with Opal card implant fined

I remember reading almost a year ago about Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow who had an Opal card chip implanted in his hand so he could tap-on and tap-off NSW public transport without carrying a physical card. At the time I thought it was interesting but legally interesting as while Mr Meow-Meow (yes, that’s his legal name) was still paying for

Foxtel migrating all Cable TV customers to Satellite

Trevor Long at EFTM writes about Foxtel migrating all Cable TV customers to Satellite to free up capacity for NBN services delivered over HFC. I’m not really surprised by this. When I moved into a brand new apartment in North Sydney at the beginning of last year and had my Foxtel service relocated I was surprised to find out that

Google Bans Cryptocurrency Advertising

Google has announced that as of June this year they will be introducing an updated financial services policy that bans advertising for Cryptocurrencies and related content including initial coin offerings (ICOs), exchanges, wallets, and trading advice. Facebook also banned similar advertisements in January. I certainly won’t be sad to see these advertisements go.

Professor Stephen Hawking — 1942 to 2018

Professor Stephen Hawking is widely regarded as one of the greatest minds of our time. Professor Hawking passed away today peacefully at age 76. Cambridge University has posted a tribute to Professor Hawking outlining some of his many achievements.

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