Review – HR 108 Introduced – Space Research Innovation Act – Require NASA to establish cis-lunar and deep-space research center – Short version – https://tinyurl.com/5anb37kh #Legislation #SpaceGeek
HR 108 Introduced – Space Research Innovation Act – Require NASA to establish cis-lunar and deep-space research center – https://tinyurl.com/3bdb5z72 Subscription required #Legislation #SpaceGeek
Transportation Chemical Incidents – Week of 12-28-24 – Happy New Year – 255 incidents (225 highway, 29 air, 1 rail) – 3 serious incidents (3 Bulk release, 23 no release) – https://tinyurl.com/294jv9j6 #ChemicalIncident #PHMSA
First Trump Administration Rule Submitted to OMB – Tit-for-tat greenhouse gas emissions rule from FHWA – https://tinyurl.com/4xu8eh25 #Regulation #FHWA #TrumpFreeze
CFSN Detailed Analysis - Substack Daily Update – 1-30-25 – Free Content – https://tinyurl.com/5n7bp9a6
Short Takes – 1-30-25 – AX 4 mission to ISS – Support for renewable energy – Renaming the Gulf – Bennu analysis – EO 14161, EO 14162, EO 14163, EO 14164, EO 14165, EO 14166, EO 14167, EO 14168, EO 14169, EO 14170 – https://tinyurl.com/55pfk2dn
Review – 6 Advisories and 2 Updates Published – 1-30-25 – NCCIC-ICS control system security advisories for products from Rockwell (2), Schneider, New Rock and Hitachi – Medical device advisory and update for Contec – Mitsubishi update – Short version – https://tinyurl.com/263ckrhw
6 Advisories and 2 Updates Published – 1-30-25 – NCCIC-ICS control system security advisories for products from Rockwell (2), Schneider, New Rock and Hitachi – Medical device advisory and update for Contec – Mitsubishi update – https://tinyurl.com/b7cfazmx Subscription required
Periodic Graphics: The science of weight-loss drugs https://tinyurl.com/3enux22k
Review – Bills Introduced – 1-29-25 – 42 bills – S 318, academic research fleet cybersecurity – Short version – https://tinyurl.com/mr27ep4a #Legislation #Cybersecurity
Bills Introduced – 1-29-25 – 42 bills – S 318, academic research fleet cybersecurity – probably similar to the ANCHOR Act from last session – https://tinyurl.com/3cdkwmmk Subscription Required #Legislation #Cybersecurity
CFSN Detailed Analysis - Substack Daily Update – 1-29-25 – Free Content – https://tinyurl.com/yc893pp7
Short Takes – 1-29-25 – Trump Tik Tok plan – Unsecured remote access – Hydrogen burner at refinery – Bird flu and egg costs – EO 14151, EO 14152, EO 14153, EO 14154, EO 14156, EO 14157, EO 14159, EO 14160 – https://tinyurl.com/3rufzp94
Trump Regulatory Freeze – Steady State – Looks like OIRA has seen the last of the rulemaking withdrawals mandated by the Trump regulatory review – Five remain – https://tinyurl.com/p4r2mpce #Regulation #TrumpFreeze
NWS is Extending the 64-kt Wind Radii Forecasts to Day 3 in the Tropical Cyclone Forecast/Advisory Product (TCM): Effective on or about May 15, 2025 https://tinyurl.com/2pptjhyp #TropicalCyclones
I am seeing lots of seriously dodgy advice from well-intentioned people who are incorrectly describing, and compare/contrasting ICE administrative warrants to search warrants and other forms of arrest warrants. This stuff is complicated. Vulnerable people deserve good, solid, accurate information. It's best to be absolutely certain you are accurate and correct when you post to social media advising vulnerable people of their rights. If you're not an attorney, a law enforcement officer, or a civilian employee of a law enforcement agency or court, you should ask yourself how you learned what you know and whether it is completely accurate.
Hey everyone,
I’m micr0, the person behind Altbot, the open-source bot that helps generate alt-text for images, videos, and audio on the Fediverse. Right now, Altbot uses Google Gemini to generate the alt-text, but that means your data goes through Google’s servers and could be used for training their machine learning models.
To fix this and ensure total privacy, I’m looking to move Altbot to a local model that will run completely on my own hardware. This way, your data won’t be saved, shared, or used anywhere else—it’ll stay private and only temporarily be on my hardware.
It’s a big goal, but one that’s been on my mind since the very beginning. I’ve been talking about this shift for a while, and it’s time to make it happen. Plus, if I reach the goal, Altbot will be running on 48% renewable energy, which means less environmental impact and more sustainability.
To make this happen, I need to raise $1,800–$2,000 USD to buy server-grade hardware—things like GPUs for model processing, a solid motherboard, power supply, storage, and cooling. With this setup, I’ll be able to run Altbot privately, efficiently, and sustainably.
I’ve also posted a breakdown of the planned server specs and spending as a reply to this post if you’re curious about the details!
If this sounds like something you want to support, any help would be appreciated! Every little bit gets me closer to the goal. You can donate here: Ko-fi Link.
Thanks so much for supporting Altbot and helping make the Fediverse a better place!
Effective on or about Thursday, May 15, 2025, the National Weather Service (NWS) will change the issuance criteria for tropical cyclone advisory products for Potential Tropical Cyclones. https://tinyurl.com/mvrydraf #TropicalCyclones
CFSN Detailed Analysis - Substack Daily Update – 1-28-25 – Free Content – https://tinyurl.com/5a4bdne4
Short Takes – 1-28-25 – Trump confusion at NASA – SpaceX to save astronauts – EO 14149 – EO 14148 – EO 14147 – Toxicological debate – Trump’s SDI retry – https://tinyurl.com/muw2va24