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Aliens.gov ~ domain registered 17MAR2026

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Re: Aliens.gov ~ domain registered 17MAR2026

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Post by afn »

rationalist wrote: post #78
kevmo314 wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Someone with the ability to register .gov domains is trying to make a sneaky buck.

It used to be anyone with a fax machine could register any .gov but they fixed that when there was a news report about it.

I was curious about this, so for anyone else who’s interested, here’s a KrebsOnSecurity article from 2019 about how easy it was to fraudulently register a .gov domain:

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/11/its-way-too-easy-to-get-...

I haven’t seen any follow-up reporting, but it looks like the process now requires some semblance of identity verification:

https://get.gov/domains/before/

Re: Aliens.gov ~ domain registered 17MAR2026

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Post by kjkjadksj »

esseph wrote: post #101
kjkjadksj wrote: post #82

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Not that high. In the 5s.

That would be double my cost of gas where I am from 2 years ago. That's insane.

Insane was me paying this much during the gas price hikes in the early 2010s. We aren’t even there yet. Adjusted for inflation thats probably $8 gas.

Re: Aliens.gov ~ domain registered 17MAR2026

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Post by callumprentice »

kjkjadksj wrote: post #143
callumprentice wrote: post #90

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$6.84999 at the Shell station near my gym this morning.

$5.66 today at the arco nearby. LA fwiw.

Understood. This was in Manhattan Beach which is expensive for everything but still, that delta is incredible.

Actually, I noticed one near there yesterday on PCH (forget which station) was $6.89999 for the good stuff.

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