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Wednesday, 14th July 2021

Release conditional-get 0.3 — CLI tool for fetching data using HTTP conditional get
TIL Importing CSV data into SQLite with .import — I usually use my `sqlite-utils insert blah.db tablename file.csv --csv` command to import CSV data into SQLite, but for large CSV files (like a 750MB one) this can take quite a long time - over half an hour in this case.

Beginning in M94, Chrome will offer HTTPS-First Mode, which will attempt to upgrade all page loads to HTTPS and display a full-page warning before loading sites that don’t support it. Users who enable this mode gain confidence that Chrome is connecting them to sites over HTTPS whenever possible, and that they will see a warning before connecting to sites over HTTP. Based on ecosystem feedback, we’ll explore making HTTPS-First mode the default for all users in the future.

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