Notices by Phil Baker :fedora: :freebsd: (philbaker1@fosstodon.org)

Not just the tropics. Effects of short-staffed NWS.
https://www.1011now.com/2025/05/24/weather-service-offices-covering-parts-rural-nebraska-no-longer-monitor-weather-247/

Brian is good people. #nws #noaa
Ahead of hurricane season, the National Weather Service is reeling from DOGE's cuts | NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/24/nx-s1-5407546/ahead-of-hurricane-season-the-national-weather-service-is-reeling-from-doges-cuts?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKfOuNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHp945YMiZHYGGFqoXkws9URfdtB0lhhvPbzv08BkYSadndcqHBfBcVDM0X6s_aem_iB2ZowDBELoLRZCt2i6LWQ

#Caturday

#dog #humor

Kia / Hyundai don't instill me with confidence.

I just killed the better part of the day at the Kia dealership getting a recall on my wife's Optima taken care of. In our case, the braking system's electronic hydraulic control unit could short out and - you guessed it - cause the vehicle to self-combust.

NPR | Kia recalls nearly 463,000 Telluride SUVs due to fire risk
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/07/nx-s1-4996584/kia-telluride-recall-fire-risk

"Smoke from wildfires in Canada draped Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin on Sunday and Monday. But experts say the air quality in the nation’s middle is unlikely to be as bad as last summer."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/us/smoke-midwest-canada-wildfires.html?unlocked_article_code=1.r00.rgpC.jOXntjAekfqo&smid=url-share

Official damage surveys from NWS Omaha/Valley for the 26 April #tornado outbreak. Includes clickable maps. #newx #iawx
https://www.weather.gov/oax/april262024

@mlanger @clive I don't think the @clive is criticizing those who choose a correctly-sized tool for the job. It's just that many truck drivers don't have such requirements. It's cosplay. Kind of like the industrial oven craze in kitchens a few years back.

I used to own a 2000 Chevy Silverado, which is closer in size to the current Chevy Colorado. Probably all that most suburban folks need.

An update to #pfSense Community Edition #FreeBSD
https://www.servethehome.com/pfsense-ce-2-7-released-with-intel-i226-support-and-other-enhancements/

In related personal news, I may soon be free of #Comcast.

#RightFiber is a regional ISP out of Jonesboro, AR.

I asked a their customer rep if they support bridging their Nokia ONT, since I run my own firewall/router. Her response, "Sure, that's easily done." To be fair to Comcast, they also support bridging. But then I have to put up with their 1.2 TB bandwidth caps and colossally asymmetric 950/25 Mb/s bandwidth, at $20/month more than RightFiber.
https://www.rightfiber.com

We've had AT&T symmetric gigabit fiber to our neighborhood for 8 years. But they do not support bridging. You use their firewall. Double NAT if you want. No thanks.

I'm not a big Hyundai/Kia fan, but they are absolutely correct on this point.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/hyundai-promises-to-keep-buttons-in-cars-because-touchscreen-controls-are-dangerous