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SSH Related Notes

 Collection of notes on this topic: # without a passphrase ssh-keygen -N '' -f my_ssh_key # with a passphrase ssh-keygen -f my_ssh_key

Stay Away from Guaranteed Rate in Boston

Back in May of 2021 my wife and I began searching for a single family home as we had outgrown our condo.  Naturally we wanted to get pre-approved with a lender or a mortgage company, so we decided on Guaranteed Rate and a couple other lenders. June 1, 2021 we provided all docs and had our credit pulled. My mid score was 743 and wife's was 713. All was in order, the house search intensified for a few weeks thus culminating in an accepted offer, we were absolutely ecstatic given the competitive market. But that excitement was short lived until we requested a Loan Estimate (also know as a Good Faith Estimate) from Guaranteed Rate. As it turns out, the rate Guaranteed Rate offered was 3.125% for 20 years, which was rather high given we are well qualified buyers with combined income, very little debt and healthy credit scores. The Loan Estimate, to this day, has not been provided to us despite having asked for it multiple times. I provided all the necessary docs, including the accepted ...

This is Trump's Legacy - RIP Officer "Billy"

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My heart goes out to this family. I was overcome by tears of sadness and rage, all at the same time.  These images below is what will come to mind any time I hear the last name Trump or see any of the Trump adult family members. Their hands forever tainted with the blood of the victims of this senseless act, deliberately promoted by Trump and his cronies for political gain. The list of cronies includes the individuals, Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz and Josh Hawley, whom I do not regard as Senators after their stance regarding the attack on the Capitol by White Supremacist rioters Jan 6, 2021. They are COWARDS and TRAITORS and should be dealt with swiftly. Equally responsible are the members of the White Supremacists groups deliberately emboldened by Trump and said cronies. May the full extent of the law be brought upon them for promoting and endorsing this atrocity. THE WHITE SUPREMACISTS RIOTERS, SENATORS, AND TRUMP MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IN FEDERAL AND/OR CIVIL COURT. OTHERWIS...