I've updated the banner. I'm ambivalent about the logo, but I've already invested a lot of free time and money to keep this bot and others running. Happy to take suggestions but don't have the need or funds for anything custom.
31.03.2025 22:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
What would you consider instead? If you know a graphic designer that wants to make a logo for it I'd be happy to switch.
28.03.2025 15:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
DMs open. Let's figure out what the confusion is and you can help the messaging around the bot.
10.02.2025 04:36 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Ah I see based on your other posts. The info is still correct on a technical level, the domain is unregistered which is important to know. Would be happy to adjust the language if it would make it more clear.
10.02.2025 04:01 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Would love to know more. This is based on the registration provided by the government itself and can be validated with a WHOIS lookup.
These sites were formally registered and have been unregistered. This is all that is reported.
10.02.2025 03:59 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
It only checks if the government has unregistered the actual domain. They can change content and even make it go dark. Unregistering the domain is a definitive final step.
It also checks for new domains like dei.gov and waste.gov which exist but have no content yet.
10.02.2025 03:00 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Yes it pulls from the CISA GitHub 4x a day through a GitHub action and the bot will post on additions and deletions. There are modifications like change of email but they seemed less important.
10.02.2025 01:37 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I built a bluesky bot that monitors when Federal US .gov domains are added or deleted.
bsky.app/profile/fed-...
It will update 4x a day and help you notice things like waste.gov or dei.gov (both just registered) or that PSLF.gov was removed. Share widely and feedback appreciated!
09.02.2025 21:24 β π 130 π 55 π¬ 4 π 0
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