Yesterday, I overslept – probably primarily because, the day before, I had attempted a few times to install updates to my laptop, and, although it said it was “preparing to install,” it never did. I’d come bacl to check on it and it would be back to “you have important updates.” I finally figured it was not going to complete the process unless stayed there. And that worked , but it had wasted so much time fizzling that by the time it finished there was a new one. Of course I said “Arrrrrgh!” but in for a penny, in for a pound, and I got that one installed also. It reminded me of how I once asked an IT person why, every time we got updates, we lost functionality, and he said, “That’s a good question.” So I said, “Well, what’s the answer?” “I don’t know, but it’s a very good question!” But I may have figured it out for myself now. All the “important updates” are or include securoty measures, and it’s not unreasonable to think that many of the procedures we use a lot because they are quick and easy are also the features which become security holes, exactly because they are quick and easy. I don’t know how accurate that is – but I do find it consoling. So I thought I’d share it. We can all use consolation.
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The 19th Explains: What to know about Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing
Quote – The first day of hearings yielded few surprises. Republican senators outlined several lines of criticism against Jackson that were highly anticipated. Democratic senators celebrated the significance of Jackson’s nomination to the high court and touted the value of her diverse professional and personal background as a former federal public defender and vice chair for the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Republicans, however, spent a notable portion of time expressing grievances over how Democrats have treated past conservative Supreme Court nominees — most notably current Justice Brett Kavanaugh, whose confirmation process in 2018 was consumed by allegations of sexual misconduct.
Click through for more. Do you, like me, have a feeling that you could have written that short summary even before it happened?
https://crooksandliars.com/2022/03/sen-karen-berg-delivers-epic-smackdown
Sen. Karen Berg Delivers Epic Smackdown To Anti-Abortion Colleagues
Quote – For you to sit here and say that at 15 weeks, a fetus has a functional heart, a four-chamber heart that can survive on its own is fallacious. That is not true. There is no viability. I look around at my colleagues on this committee. I am the only woman on this podium right now. I am the only physician sitting on this podium. This bill is a medical sham. It does not follow medicine. It does not even purport to listen to medicine.
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Women’s History – Wikipedia – Matilda of Tuscany
Quote – Sometimes called la Gran Contessa (“the Great Countess”) or Matilda of Canossa after her ancestral castle of Canossa, Matilda was one of the most important figures of the Italian Middle Ages. She lived in a period of constant battles, intrigues and excommunications, and was able to demonstrate an innate leadership ability, even during difficult times…. Matilda became a myth in Italy, which found its expression in numerous artistic, musical and literary designs as well as miracle stories and legends. This legacy reached its peak during the Counter-Reformation and the Baroque Period. Pope Urban VIII had Matilda’s body transferred to Rome in 1630, where she was the first woman to be buried in Saint Peter’s Basillica.
Click through for bio. “Matilda” is the Latinized form a name of Teutonic origin, meaning “mighty in battle. She was no Boadicea (or Boudicca or whatever), but apparently she was one heck of a negotiator, and without question highly respectedin her own time. No wonder we’ve never heard of her.
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