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Is our strat for winning the world cup just having trump regime change each contending country?

"NGA announces layoffs"

Did we lose the cape? Is it still there?

Last week chatgpt gave me "the prompt seems to be testing my ability to follow explicit, albeit convoluted, instructions."

This is basically what it's like hanging with me anytime I've had more than two drinks. SorryNotSorry.

I have noticed this. I have an AI connected to my virtual DJ crates and sometimes ask for things that will be in key, bpm, or shift gracefully between. Have also learned an immense amount about songs that I like from a music theory lens.

Canadian Icebreaker Design Picked for U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutters Seaspan’s production-ready icebreaker design will be built in Finland and Louisiana as Washington races to counter Russian and Chinese activity in the High North. Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards has signed...

The administration has set the stage for medium/heavy Arctic security cutters to possibly be launched before even the beleaguered heavy polar security cutter is
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Lake Jingyu Hu in western China.

Image taken by Sentinel-2 on Nov. 14, 2025.

h/t @brockmannconsult.bsky.social 😊👍

Hey Chris, where's the original post/source for this? Just looking to zoom in on the original resolution and ponder. Is Sean saying this is actually GraphCast and at least not COTS AI image generation?

unto every one that hath shall be given

Snow covers an elevated patio adjacent to a cabin on a mountain inn North Carolina. Young pine trees show snowflakes both in the air and on the pines, while a hill in the distance is mostly obscured by cloud, fog, and snow.

Snow covers a Honda hatchback in the gravel driveway of a cabin out of view where the observer is standing. A gravel road passes beyond in a pine forest with snow actively falling.

Yet another round of troughing spinning around and snow! Here in Hot Springs, NC. This might be the last burst.

The AV guy is just trolling them at this point

Sure! I'm basically on detail, but when I was at a WFO, the bots not only provided an easy way to catch up on goings-on before shift, but could usually even tell who was on shift due to product/WWA eccentricities. Was just looking for that here. Lemme talk to the actual staff and shoot ya a message

Hey @akrherz.bsky.social !
Starting ops shifts again. Would be super helpful to have an iembot for OPC... Does one exist?

A matrix on how to deal with each of seven tactics from "populists," including: Provocative statement Blatant lie Attack on media Extreme idea Personal softening Flooding the zone False balance point It shows that blatant lies and attacks on media, especially, cannot be ignored. It provides a series of adapted techniques on how to respond.

This, via @jayrosen.bsky.social, is a great matrix on how to deal with right wing trolling.

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...

This has been a go to movie to show people for me since I saw it at an Alamo Drafthouse retro screening

www.reddit.com/r/TriCitiesW...

Entertainment district shading, eh, Google maps?

Overview First, Details on Demand: Mapping Extreme Temperatures with Contours It’s been a week of extreme cold in the U.S., which means there have been more than the usual number of weather maps appearing in the news…

And here’s some background info on why I like adding contours to rasters when datasets have a wide range or large variation over time.

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Trump killed the tech from Twisters

Outside 930 club last night

Breathtaking video from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the stadium effect inside the eye of Hurricane Erin from last night’s pass

These observations are crucial for improving forecasts and keeping people safe

It’s happening

an nigh-endless crowd of protesters in los angeles, one of whom is holding a sign that depicts hello kitty waving a palestine flag

The Summer (Game Fest) Before The Fall (Of America)

aftermath.site/summer-game-...

This is bad news for any model based on machine learning of data of the past environmental state.

I'm really trying to understand where the concept of "green screens" got into his head. It's shit like this that makes me script every line meticulously when we have visitors.

Still waiting... Operations have now ceased.

These folks will still be hired on merit principals. While OPM has made some concerning overtures that, if fully explored, could lead to political bias in hiring, this is simply not the case in the nws hiring process as it exists now.

Nesdis star will significantly curtail research and operations at midnight due to a lapse on contract appropriations.