August 2010

When your new CRT SSL certificate does not load

I had this error when I tried to install an SSL certificate a client gave me:

[Thu Aug 12 17:30:37 2010] [error] Unable to configure RSA server private key

[Thu Aug 12 17:30:37 2010] [error] SSL Library Error: 185073780 error:0B080074:x509 certificate routines:X509_check_private_key:key values mismatch

The reason for this was me that was brain dead.  But I am posting this so that you can see how to compare the .crt file and the corresponding .key file:

Server Certificate:

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Scary stuff

My new MacBook Pro 17" i7 laptop is faster in the SunSpider benchmark than my Mac Pro that is 2 years old (275ms vs. 307ms).  Single Quad Core i7 2.66GHz 8GiB vs Dual Quad Core Xeon 2.8GHz 18GiB RAM.

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Another one bites the dust

Start counting down... In 3 months this tank will be no more :(  And I really liked this tank - it has NO algae, NO pests and everything in it is still perfectly healthy since I started it...

Eish cannot win.  And at about $20k a tank it is hard to just start up another one, especially considering the time and effort it takes to get to a point where it is starting to look like something.

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Dreams

There is a saying: Never say never.  So true of certain things.  In specific, dreams.  One may believe dreams are reserved for that period when you are in REM sleep... Or that it is a fantasy world to cope with the day's events. Or that it is a childhood fantasy that cannot be realised simply because of reality.

I disagree.  Sometimes dreams do come true.  Sometimes the impossible and improbable does happen.  Sometimes something so divine and pure that you doubt you are worthy of it.... does happen.

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