The Kyle File

July 2015

• Black Lives Matter,…

  I just heard what some would call disturbing news on the radio. Apparently, people like me who support and believe in the Black Lives Matter movement and what it stands for are essentially extremists and paid protesters. Well then I am officially coming forward as an extremist, as I am not getting paid to stand in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and I wholeheartedly support what it represents. When my family has to live in terror because a police officer can shoot or torture one of them to death, then I will wear the extremist title proudly, because #BlackLivesMatter! When my church family has to live in terror because an armed terrorist can enter a place of worship and kill nearly everyone there, and when terrorists can burn up churches in the name of racism, I will wear the extremist title proudly, because #[BlackLivesMatter](https://plus.google.com/explore/BlackLivesMatter! When my friends have to live in fear because someone who doesn’t even work for law enforcement can…

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June 2015

• Life begins at…

  I consider any “pro life movement” that doesn’t acknowledge the need for universal health care to be invalid and just blowing hot air. Anyone who claims to be “pro life” and doesn’t push for universal health care is effectively saying that life begins at conception and ends at birth. For the record, I consider myself to be largely pro life, and because of this, I recognize health care from cradle to grave to be a fundamental human right, although I will also advocate for my own personal right to die if I feel I am becoming a burden to my family and friends, and there is little hope of sufficiently improving my quality of life to the point where I am no longer such a burden.

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April 2015

• LetsEncrypt: free…

  I was extremely happy with the concept of LetsEncrypt and what it represents for the whole of the internet: Let’s Encrypt is a new Certificate Authority: It’s free, automated, and open. Arriving Mid-2015 until I saw this little tidbit from the latest draft of their certificate policy: Copyright Notice Copyright © 2014 ISRG and/or its licensors. All rights reserved. This document is provided for the intended recipient’s review only. Do not redistribute this document, in part or in whole, without first obtaining prior written consent from ISRG. To request consent, contact ISRG at or write: Internet Security Research Group 331 E. Evelyn Ave. Mountain View, CA 94041 I really do hope that this copywrong notice extends only as far as the draft, and that they will liberate the certificate policy once it is finalized. How in the world can they claim to be free and open when they close off and proprietize one of their most important documents?

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