{"id":33512,"date":"2021-08-16T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?p=33512"},"modified":"2021-08-04T17:27:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T21:27:54","slug":"annals-of-government-computer-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/16\/annals-of-government-computer-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"Annals of Government Computer Programming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On August 4, 2021, the Web site for renewing a Global Entry card tells me that I can&#8217;t start the renewal process until September 28, 2020:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33514\" width=\"401\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-5.png 502w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-5-290x300.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One for the textbook chapters on the merits of the IF statement&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The site did not get better. 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