A Technical I.T./DevOps Blog
Problem scenario
No one can convert BUSD on Binance.us to another type of cryptocurrency. A U.S. Citizen wants to transfer BUSD to a new exchange from Binance.us. Which one is available?
Answer
Coinbase. WARNING: You will not be able to convert BUSD to a different cryptocurrency or sell it for US dollars on Coinbase.
To exchange BUSD to something else, use pancakeswap.finance.
Problem scenario
You see unrecognized charges from "SIMPLISAFE 888-957-4675 MA ITEM TRANSFERRED FROM PREV ACCOUNT" on your credit card. Why are these charges different amounts from what you are used to?
Possible Answer
Simplisafe started breaking up the charges to the credit card. If you have different accounts, they are not consolidated on the payment statement any more.
Problem scenario
Some URLs are hyperlinked in the soft-copy of a Wordpad document. You want them to print black. You highlight the blue URL and make the text black. But the blue text does not show up when you print the file in hardcopy. How do you get the text to print out in black?
Solution
1. In Wordpad, with the document open, go to File -> Print
2. In the "Print" dialog, click on "Preferences."
3. Click on the "Paper/Quality" tab.
4. For "Color" click on "Black & White"
5. Click OK.
6. Now print it.
Problem scenario
Edmund Randolph was the attorney general under George Washington. George Washington evidently trusted Edmund Randolph. But George Washington did not forgive George Mason for refusing to sign the Constitution. Why was Edmund Randolph different?
Possible Answer
At the Virginia ratification convention, George Mason voted "no," but Edmund Randolph voted "yes."
The source of Edmund Randolph doing these things is https://edu.lva.virginia.gov/oc/stc/people/edmund-randolph.
Problem scenario
In the book The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Paine, and Your Freedom by Andrew J. Galambos on page 145 refers to Charles Henry Lee talking about the Declaration of Independence as a mangled document. Was it Charles Henry Lee or Richard Henry Lee?
Answer
It was Richard Henry Lee who referred to the Declaration of Independence as "mangled." The reference to "Charles" appears to be a typo; it should have said "Richard."
Page 164 of Thomas Paine, the Author of the Declaration of Independence by Joseph Lewis said that Richard Henry Lee characterized the final draft of the Declaration of Independence as "mangled."
Question
The top of the first page says "The work needed to be completed before Henry Lee's motion proclaiming independence was due for debate on July 1…" Why does Dr. David Head's laminated study guide refer to Henry Lee moving for independence from Great Britain?
Answer
It is a mistake. It should say Richard Henry Lee.
The laminated guide is not bad all-in-all. You can buy it on Amazon.
Question
Can Windows systems be more secure than Linux?
Answer
Yes. One example is the OpenSSH vulnerability that was disclosed in July of 2024. OpenSSH users on Linux were susceptible to a bug.
…we have concluded that Windows installations are not vulnerable.
Problem scenario
You are concerned you have an older, vulnerable version of OpenSSH. What command should you run to see what version you are using?
Solutionssh -V
Versions from 4.4p1 up to, but not including, 8.5p1 are not vulnerable due to a transformative patch for CVE-2006-5051, which made a previously unsafe function secure.
On 7/19/24, the largest I.T. outage in history happened. Cryptocurrency was not harmed by the outage; you can read more about this here.
Problem scenario
You want to quickly and reliably discover the exact version and type of web browser that you are using. How do you identify the version of web browser you are using?
Solution
This only works if you have connectivity to the internet. Go to this website: http://whatwebbrowser.com/