One thing that creates the the SSL CA problem is that websites have no secure out of bandmechanism for asserting what SSL certificates they use (or that shouldbe accepted from them). With such out of band information, incorrectlyissued SSL certificates wouldn't be a concern because they wouldn'twork.

Well, 'secure' is an imprecise word here. The problem with SSL CAsis that they create a situation where SSL has multiple trust roots;in this situation your security is only as strong as the

Initial reactions to Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica have mostlylabeled Homura as Fate to Madoka's Nanoha, partly based on herconfrontations with Madoka. However, Steven Den Beste speculates that Homura's remarks to Madoka are not a threat, but a sincere andwell-meant warning. I agree with him; this is exactly how I read thefirst episode.

Unlike SDB I don't think we need to posit any peculiar unreality inthe pleasant world that Madoka inhabits to explain this. One of thebackground themes of