Clifford is described as an OpenStreetMap Supper Mapper. He started contributing to OSM in May 2011. Hosts OpenStreetMap-Central-Salish-Sea Meetup Group located in Mount Vernon, WA. He help organize the 2016 State of the Map US in Seattle. His prior endeavors include glassblowing, managing an art center facility and telecom management.
Version of 6891 of JOSM now allows for HTTPS access.
Config
To configure open preference, select connections settings, the second icon down. Unselect use the default OSM server URL (http://api.openstreetmap.org/api)
Add the following custom URL:
https://api.openstreetmap.org/api