NIST was 5 μs off UTC after last week's power cut
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/nist-was-5-μs-utc-after-last-weeks-power-cut
“We need some sort of 🇪🇺 crypto. We shouldn't depend on #NIST. That's what we're building, and we wouldn't have been able to do without #NGI funding.” — Karolin Varner from @rosenpass #NGIForum25 #OpenSource
Update. It's just a coincidence that the newer open letter to Congress in the previous post, this thread (nd but approx March 3) …
https://ucs-documents.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/science-network/Scientific-Society-Sign-On-Letter-signed-2-28-25.pdf
… and this older letter (nd but approx Feb 17) …
https://unitedsciencealliance.org/
… were both initially signed by 48 scientific societies. They're different letters, organized by different groups, and signed by (mostly) different societies.
Update. The American Physical Society (#APS, @apsphysics) is running a survey on the impact of cuts to US science #funding. Please take it if you're affected or likely to be affected.
https://apsphysics.fillout.com/t/6ESUva3vwGus
"This survey collects stories showcasing the transformative positive impact of #NSF, #NIST, #DOE, #NASA, and #DOD-funded research and programs as well as what would be lost if support for basic research evaporates. You can document your experiences and share how recent executive actions have impacted you. Individual stories will be only be used publicly with permission or when fully anonymized."