Great explainer article and one I e been looking for. I still struggle with going along with the AI boom. I can definitely see the benefits of coding assistants in my own work, but really wrestle with the impacts.

Michelle Ma@michellema.bsky.social · 6h ago

How much water do data centers really use, why do they use so much, and is it a problem? I talked to researchers and industry experts to understand the true water footprint of the AI boom: Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Colleague at GSL before he retired instilled in me the “Jurassic Park” philosophy (Life/Forecasters will find a way!) so give them the tools and include them in the design phase as much as possible.

Tomer Burg@burgwx.bsky.social · yesterday

Important insight from Sarah Trojniak in the forecast testbed panel at AMS Madison — applicable not just to research<—>operations but to product design in general: “It’s insightful to see how people use the product vs. what the product was designed for”

Depicting Jewish people with horns is a centuries-old, dehumanizing, antisemitic trope. Democratic Gov nominee Phil Weiser is outspoken about his mother’s birth in a Nazi concentration camp, his family members killed in the Holocaust, and the threat posed by antisemitism today.

This is absolutely disgusting.

Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 2d ago

Time to add another formerly respected institution to the garbage pile, this time @aau.edu, which just worked with the Trump admin to endorse resegregation in high education, embedding MAGA fraudsters as faculty, and banning student expression. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“Yet it is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till.” -Gandalf Reading LoTR these days hits way harder

Nifty view of the storm heading down US36 as I leave work. #cowx

Nice to see you monsoon! You’re more than welcome to stay as long as you like. #cowx #timelapse #clouds

So that happened today. Checked the neighboring stations and it falls in line. My PWS is only 5 years old so this all time high has some caveats. Still, that’s not what I had in mind when I moved here.

NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

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China eats lightning for breakfast...

China Space Watch@chinaspace.bsky.social · 2w ago

More footage of the lightning strike launch! 🌩️ China's Long March 3B rocket was struck by lightning shortly after liftoff from Xichang, yet continued its mission without issue, successfully placing the Tianlian-2 06 communications relay satellite into orbit.

Russ Vought and crew are just like Hans Gruber: trying to act sophisticated when in reality they’re just a bunch of petty thieves stealing our future. Fighting back is working; let’s keep it up.

Derek Lowe@dereklowe.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thoughts on the various Trump administration proposals to revamp US science funding - and what they all have in common:

Cool news from CDOT: They're launching weather balloons (with CSU grad students) to collect added data for tactical insight (road treatments, equipment deployment, etc.) Data will get shared with NWS as well. Presumably, this'll help with years-long balloon launch holes. mailchi.mp/state/cdot-a...

This month is the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and it reminds me that the ADA could not be passed today. It probably couldn’t get a vote in committee today.

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A really nice example of “enshittification” produced by AI. Received an email stating my insurance coverage was going to be automatically increased because they “identified” a new attached deck (if I take no action). We installed a dirt/sand pad w/ railroad ties for play. Wasting 30+ mins of my day.

I’ve been hoping for this! Kelton is really developing a kick-ass site for quick situational awareness.

Finding Nemo: Righteous!

ALT: Finding Nemo: Righteous!

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Kelton Halbert@stormscale.io · 2w ago

SPC Convective Outlooks and the individual hazard probabilities are now available in Heimdall, along with SPC Storm Reports. As with all new features, retrieving archive data is fully supported. Various plot styling options are available in the layer settings menu. heimdall.stormscale.io

Man is paroled

Morgan Freeman as Red: Remember Red Quote

ALT: Morgan Freeman as Red: Remember Red Quote

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Moanin’ Obukhov@fivethirds.net · 2w ago

man struggles with mommy issues.

Every accusation is a… well, you get it.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦@peipolitical.bsky.social · 3w ago

Miller: "It's not a coincidence that when you look at these violent Antifa demonstrations not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They're all deformed in some way in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism." #cdnpoli

You know what used to make America great? (Hint: it wasn’t bitching & moaning) It was when we would supply aid & support to those in need - especially our allies (along with decency & integrity even to our foes).

Shawn Milrad@shawnmilrad.bsky.social · 3w ago

Beyond parody

Picture from my parents’ front porch in NW PA around 9 am ET. Those trees are about 100 yards away. Granted the RH was about 80% when the picture was taken but the AQI of >300 playing the major role.

Danny Satterfield@wildweatherdan.bsky.social · 3w ago

It’s now light enough to get a good view of the smoke from GOES19. It’s horrible.

Lynford Dickies (seriously)

kim@kimmymonte.bsky.social · 3w ago

your baseball pitcher name is your grandfather’s first name and the last thing you bought i’ll go first mine’s Dominic Sandals

Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soybeans

Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soyb...

Two Minnesota solar farms planted 66 native species under their panels. Five years of counting revealed a staggering result that nobody had written into the engineering plan.

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Really hard to read this thread, especially as a parent trying to envision the world my kids will grow up in. Kyrie Eleison

Andreas Kirsch@blackhc.bsky.social · 3w ago

I work at Google DeepMind. This won't make me popular. But it's all public reporting: 2014: DeepMind reportedly sold to Google on conditions: no military use, independent oversight 2026: a Pentagon contract for "any lawful government purpose" Not one safeguard survived intact

For all its macho bluster, crusader fantasies, and tough talk about a masculine faith, Christian Nationalism is wimpy brianzahnd.substack.com/p/christian-...

Christian Nationalism Is Wimpy

Christian Nationalism is wimpy.

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My sister is an administrator for a small business rural mental health hospital that serves the county. She’s damn good & has a great balance of compassion & getting things done. I, OTOH, am trying not to lose my 💩 when my toddler won’t eat his scrambled eggs & my 4-year-old throws his fork

Bethany Albertson@albertsonb2.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thought experiment- if you were suddenly appointed to do your sibling’s job, how badly would you suck at it?

Done.

AGU (American Geophysical Union)@agu.org · 3w ago

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a proposed rule that threatens to reshape how scientific research is funded and conducted in the U.S. We encourage our community to speak up and add a comment by 13 July. The deadline is almost here: spklr.io/63326EP34r

The most successful political propaganda in our time was convincing millions of people that caring for others and the planet was somehow a threat to America.

We have a game!