November 2021

Honestly, I didn’t realise this, but after rejiggering the domain order there was mcretro.net, displayed proudly in Safari’s certificate viewer. That display is separate from Certbot’s internal certificate name, which defaults to the first -d domain unless I specify --cert-name or reuse an existing certificate. All the requested domains are... Continue reading

This video dates back to mid-July 2021. We were in the middle of a pandemic, with the Delta variant doing the rounds. Just today I was surprised to learn that the virus did what viruses do: it mutated some more. As I write this in late November, WHO has just... Continue reading

Well that was unexpected. Netscape 1.0 had made it as far as its welcome page inside my Windows 11 virtual machine. That’s pretty impressive! Alright, maybe “working” is a little subjective, but good on Microsoft for keeping legacy code around forever. Not always a bad thing. Sirius Technologies Modem Diagnostic... Continue reading

Look at what can be achieved if you believe in yourself. This multimeter was a disaster zone before and now it turns on again! That OL reading is the over-range indication, which is what I’d expect with an open circuit in resistance mode. This particular multimeter, an AideTek.com VC97+, had... Continue reading

It’s alive! The first public rebuild is up. While it has taken just about all my free time over the past month, I can honestly say it has been worth it. There’s still cleanup and documentation ahead, but the GeoCities Archive can now live on in my corner of the... Continue reading