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its amusing how awesome gempak was. now that we are rebuilding things adjacent to these formats, with new services, new code libraries, new web vis … it just feels like recreating the wheel.

BalancedWx Special: Camp Mystic reveals new flash flood safety plans And why this demonstrates how much more we need to be doing as a society to reduce weather fatalities

The release of new safety plans by Camp Mystic shows the laissez-faire approach our society has to weather disasters compared to much lower probability risks such as commercial airline accidents. If we truly want to limit these tragedies, that has to change. https://tinyurl.com/527djxk3

The Geological Society What Makes a Geoscience Model Useful? Home > ••• > What Makes a Geoscience Model Useful? 21 - 22 September 2026 09:00 - 18:00 Overview Speakers

The meeting aims to use oral, poster and keynote presentations combined with discussion and debate sessions to progress answers to the following questions: • What makes a geoscience model useful? • How should conceptual, analogue and numerical models be used and integrated in geoscience? • How much do conceptual models inform, influence or limit data collection and interpretation? • Do digital outcrop models have significant untapped potential, for example to improve existing conceptual models? • What does it mean for a model to be predictive? • How do you find the simplest model or models able to answer the question being asked? • Are simple process models as useful as complex process models? • Do we need metrics for model complexity? • What new process models remain to be developed? geolsoc.org.uk

Excited to be participating as a keynote in this conference "What Makes a Geoscience Model Useful?" next year at The Geological Society of London ⚒️ #philsci

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Bare minimum i guess. It depends what breaks and how much work it is to adapt

months for breaking changes.

Fall SON rainfall (5.36”) is well below average (11.29”). including august (6.05”) is well short as well (15.18”).

It could be a revolution if these tools complemented each other in support of people instead of automated “answers“. People with the knowledge can yield these tools to much greater effect.

The highest calling of journalism isn’t to tell two sides of a story.

The highest calling of journalism is to tell the truth.

And acting like a stenographer is a betrayal of your audience.

exterior illumination ✅
random bulbs out 👀
LED strand out 🧐
⛄️population: 11

they are electric!

Gravy.
Wife.
Hope.

a group of people are sitting in a living room looking at a christmas tree . Alt: a group of people are sitting in a living room looking at a christmas tree .

Sap

Seems moderately risky to verify

Hope today feels kind to you. 😽🤍

I tell to my art+design students: you're not building a project, you're building the documentary for the project (consequence: the project ends up being better).

Part 1: My Life Is a Lie How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America

This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.

www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...

Secrets of the ancient memelords OR: pedants 'n' pinheads

Secrets of the ancient memelords

This is the funniest piece imaginable in the dull world of the otherwise sickly sycophantic tech review.

For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.

Socks from vermont, that say they are slightly irregular. Very fitting

Friends know me slightly well

After many long months, I’m excited to announce: we’re hiring!

GSL through CIRES is looking to hire a land-surface model developer. Come join us in developing the next generation of storm-scale NWP for NOAA & community! Closes 12/12, pls contact me w/ questions.

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BalancedWx Special: Revisiting the Texas Hill Country flash flood catastrophe Recent New York Times article provides details about events at Camp Mystic

TX Hill Country floods have been in the news as more victims' families file lawsuits. I've had a lot of opportunity to examine this event - including visiting Kerrville - and share my perspectives on what I've learned & what we can do to keep this from happening again. https://tinyurl.com/2yyzza2y

i feel ya.
just because a message was transmitted does not mean it has been communicated

They put the NO in now

Developed over 50 years ago at NSF NCAR, dropsondes help to shape forecasts and inform communities of approaching hazards & NSF NCAR researchers are continuously working to improve dropsonde technology to help people stay safe when hurricanes approach.
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The Carpentries Lessons The Carpentries hosts a large collection of lessons teaching a range of software and data skills for a variety of audiences. This collection combines lessons from our lesson programs, which each focus...

Also
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@carpentries.carpentries.org

YouTube video by Big Think How to break the hidden limits of expertise | Atul Gawande for Big Think+

I spoke with @BigThink about why even the most experienced professionals need a coach — including surgeons. It’s one of the most under-utilized ways people improve.
Video: youtu.be/tW7ClAexgHI?...

academics will call a meeting anything but. retreat, assembly, townhall, gathering, get together, roundtable, forum, meetup, round robin...

no matter how you dress it up, 90% of the time, it could've been an email

A fun game is to go into the Epstein email docs and search for the names of people who have personally made policy decisions that hurt you or your loved ones.

Babycat brewery.
Catnip blender hazy was purrfect

a ‘human in the loop’ protocol is now a guardrail made of swiss cheese