Disaster Resurrected

In studio with three panels of Parts with Appeal

First six panels of Parts with Appeal, leaning against a semi trailer in the parking lot of my studio

three panels of Parts With Appeal in my studio

last four panels of Parts With Appeal in my studio

ugh, can't find the prompt again, but this is the piece of art I'm most proud of - PARTS WITH APPEAL, a painting I made in 2003, thirteen 6 foot square panels, only shown once, purchased by super collector Mark Parker

Page 2 of letter by Daniel Swain. It begins: constructive suggestions regarding how the already remarkable institutional efficiency and societal impact of NCAR could be further enhanced through increased (not decreased) federal support in the years to come. Please note: To ensure the highest level of technical rigor, this response focuses exclusively on the core atmospheric and natural hazard science topics within the author’s primary domain of expertise; for this reason, I have omitted a response to Topic 4 (Space Weather)." NCAR weather modeling and atmospheric observing capabilities a) Management and operations of weather-related observational platforms, modeling and science as a stand-alone activity. The proposed management of weather-related research as a stand-alone activity is a scientifically regressive path that ignores the fundamental physical reality of the Earth system. Modern atmospheric science has demonstrated (largely, it is worth noting, due to groundbreaking researc

Page 3 of letter by Daniel Swain. It begins: b) Management and operations of weather-related observational platforms, modeling and science as combined with other NSF investments/facilities. The highly specialized nature of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center (NWSC) infrastructure represents an extraordinary value proposition that cannot be replicated by combining it with more generalized NSF programs. The NWSC is not a generic high-performance computing (HPC) facility; it is a laboratory uniquely optimized for atmospheric science workflows, with a hardware and storage architecture specifically designed to handle the massive, high-bandwidth data demands of Earth system modeling. Furthermore, its model of providing an excellent, free-at-point-of-use technical support team ensures that the focus remains on the science rather than the overhead of systems administration. This centralized expertise allows individual researchers, smaller labs, and even entire universities—who would otherwi

Page 4 of letter by Daniel Swain. It begins: NCAR Mesa Lab (located in Boulder, Colorado) a/b) Ownership of the NSF NCAR Mesa Lab building for public and private use. Far more than just an office building, NSF NCAR Mesa Lab is an iconic and purpose-built facility designed specifically for the study of atmospheric science. Its position at the physical interface of the Rocky Mountain foothills and the Great Plains is a deliberate reflection of its mission, serving as a visible symbol—in an iconically American setting—of the federal government's enduring commitment to science in service of society. For many in the field, including myself, the Mesa Lab holds singular importance as a focal gathering point for the global atmospheric science community. My own early career exposure to weather and Earth system modeling, in fact, occurred within these walls, and I have long felt that the facility’s architecture and location inspire a necessary sense of awe regarding the atmosphere’s complexity a

Page 1 of letter by Daniel Swain. It begins: Dear Acting Director Stone and the NSF NCAR restructuring team: I am writing to provide a formal response to the Request for Information (RFI) regarding the proposed restructuring of the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and its critical weather science infrastructure contained within the January 23, 2026 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) entitled “NSF Intent to Restructure Critical Weather Infrastructure.” I submit these comments in my professional capacity as an atmospheric research scientist within the University of California, where my research focuses on the physics and dynamics of atmospheric processes related to extreme weather events and their role in shifting natural hazard and disaster risk. My perspective is informed by a public-sector career dedicated to bridging the gap between fundamental atmospheric research and real-world application in an academic context, with a particular focus on understanding and mitigating

I just submitted my letter to NSF responding to its proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). I argue that doing so would be an astonishing and avoidable misstep, and that federal support for the institution should in fact be *increased.* [1/4]

photo of my three most recent Art Zines

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I'm sure someone has posted this "rule" before but...

"The easier it is to explain, the harder it is to make a computer do it correctly"

I stand by this, even in our current LLM world.

🤣 220 credits as Actor, she pulled the generation appropriate one.

NY Post op-ed never going to beat the psyop accusations, ROFL

The Republicans have been promising a specific plan as an alternative to Obamacare ever since it passed in 2010. The promise is 15 1/2 years old now. That's probably why they don't seem very sincerely interested in it.

Oh, once upon a midnight dreary, I pondered books of aged lore. I couldn't escape the tapping sound that was coming from the parlor door Like a half-crazy sailor on a desert isle I could not believe my ears When I heard there the voice of a distant love Who figured prominently in my fears Yeah prominent in my fears 'Cause I feared for her and for her demise I thought just then of her smiling eyes And I threw open the door just to have a word But all I saw instead was a big black bird I said "What's your name? Please no games! Do you bring news of a missing dame?" But you Why you always gotta say "Nevermore?" Is it a sure-fire way to give me hope When all I want is long-lost Lenore.

Poe’s Traveler

we are a very normal and functional country

Lois Lane SHOOTS Clark Kent! SUPERMAN II (2) Richard Donner Cut! Christopher Reeve! James Gunn DCU! YouTube video by Yanni's Nerdverse

@ozoneartfoundry.com the deleted scene where Lois shoots him *chefs kiss youtube.com/shorts/bFve4...

And I will scream this into the void until the end of time... Snyder is too chicken to admit he really wants to do a Midnighter and Apollo movie

Spiderman says: “you can rewrite DNA on the fly, and you’re using it to turn people into a dinosaurs? But with tech like that, you could cure cancer!” Sauron, a pteranodon man: “ but I don’t want to cure cancer. I want to turn people into dinosaurs.”

Living in modern times is doing your best to make a living while being Spiderman in this comic watching the 1% do what they do

One of the free services has an older docu series on THE Lord of the Rings artist.

@ozoneartfoundry.com I think you two would like Centurion. It's not 13th Warrior but, it's got that group vibe and "historic"

@ozoneartfoundry.com

Central Computers in the Bay for your keyboard needs

a panel from a comic by Matt Groening, depicting one of his weird rabbit dudes looking slightly disoriented against a black background. the panel is labeled, "1990s", and a speech bubble appears from off-screen that reads, "BY BEING THE SAME AS REPUBLICANS WE CAN DEFEAT THE REPUBLICANS."

I for one would like to stop being trapped in a Matt Groening panel from 1996

Ok.... I was soooooooooooooo wrong

My GOD this rant

Fucking dead

Time is a flat circle

@ozoneartfoundry.com Paradise is too easy. You need to watch a weirder ones with lando like Lazarus, or Lovecraft actually

*don't expect

I put those in the "AI bucket" if your expect me to watch it, I won't 🤣

Conversely, things I've seen and DGAF.... Avatar, etc

@ozoneartfoundry.com #secondscreenfilms anything I've binged before... there is a risk it'll suck me in but, I don't NEED to see it because it's playing in my head. LOTR, Dredd, Matrix, Kingdom of Heaven, ....

Democratic party: we must spend billions to find out what the people want.

The people: (loudly and clearly, through the very process the Democratic Party set up) We want this.

Democratic party: we must spend billions to fight this.

L.A. Protests Prompt Calls for Police Restraint After Journalist Injuries

Amazing how hard it is to write: “Police shoot at journalists.”

For something shallow like the image..... Modgepodge layers not resin

Republican Senators see their job as aiding the dismantling of Constitutional democracy, facilitating corruption, and spinning that for enough of their constituents.

Democratic Senators see their job as being nice enough to those GOP Senators that they stop.

The asymmetry is a recipe for problems.

Funny how “actually copyright is bad” creators always turn out to be mad because they can’t make money off using corporate IP instead of creating their own stuff

Gotta love photoboth shenanigans

Literally stormed the capital for less.....