thx
raztoki for the detailed explanation and background.
also thx to dv79 for the 32-bit fix. that seems to have solved my issues w/Nightly. i have disabled Updates for the time being and will see how it goes. i'm only interested in a few hosters anyway, so unless/until they stop working i don't see a need to update. as kurosawa said, "ikimono no kiroku."