Revived some vintage Rust code to power up OSINT investigations, and my side hustle project is now rocketing forward.

Just kicked off a staging deployment (#infrastructure) after putting it through some wild, relentless tests—and it took it like a champ. The DevOps journey has been nothing short of legendary; epic tales are waiting to be told and songs ready to be sung.

Cheers to surviving another vibrant 1/52nd of the year!

Today I signed five more letters in support of bills now working their way through the state legislature in Sacramento. If enacted, these bills will improve the quality of life of residents and businesses here in Thousand Oaks.

#NSA warns “fast flux” threatens national #security. What is fast flux anyway?

A technique that hostile nation-states & financially motivated #ransomware groups are using to hide their operations poses a threat to critical #infrastructure & national security, the NSA has warned.

The technique is known as #FastFlux. It allows decentralized networks operated by threat actors to hide their infrastructure and survive takedown attempts that would otherwise succeed
#privacy

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/nsa-warns-that-overlooked-botnet-technique-threatens-national-security/

As Houston’s cycling infrastructure continues to be a hot topic among city residents, Houston Parks Board President Beth White said coordination between departments is important to bridge the gap between park trails and city streets.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/04/04/517889/houston-parks-board-president-stresses-intersection-of-street-park-bike-infrastructure/

Testinfra test your #IT #infrastructure using #python #pytest https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-testinfra

CenterPoint Energy has reached a deal with the state of Texas to absorb the cost of the 15 large, mobile generators it leased, valued at roughly $880 million. The move follows months of intense criticism and negotiation with lawmakers.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/ercot/2025/04/04/517761/centerpoint-agrees-to-absorb-costs-of-mobile-generators-and-cut-rates-for-customers/

Railway crossing at Spalding reopens after £250,000 investment http://dlvr.it/TJy6fB #GeneralInterest #Infrastructure #RailNews #UK

Russia open to security guarantees for Ukraine ‘in some form,’ Putin’s envoy says after White House talks – POLITICO https://www.byteseu.com/891927/ #DonaldTrump #INFRASTRUCTURE #Negotiations #Russia #RussianPolitics #Security #SergeyLavrov #SteveWitkoff #U.S.ForeignPolicy #Ukraine #UkrainianPolitics #VladimirPutin #VolodymyrZelenskyy #WarInUkraine