I am the trick my mother played on the world. Xennial Meteorologist in Connecticut. Heart always in Houston. Forecasts: theeyewall.com & spacecityweather.com. I like books, history, sports cards, baseball, Rutgers, #BHAFC. Opinions my own.
It’s ok to be anti-AI. It’s ok to demand guardrails. It’s ok to hate those companies for what they’ve done and are doing. It’s not ok to denigrate others for using it, often out of necessity to remain relevant in their jobs. And yes because sometimes it does help.
Simon OwensI’m so thankful I never grew up to be the sort of person who screams impotently at internet strangers for expressively relatively mundane opinions.
Can we fire confex into the sun too?
Jeff FrameIf you attend @ametsoc.org meetings and have a Twitter/X account, please vote in this poll soliciting feedback on their decision to refuse to offer a single PDF listing all oral and poster presenter names, requiring attendees to spend several hours using an online scheduler. x.com/i/status/208...
This feels about right. Fortunately and unfortunately. Texas state politics needs help about as much as the fed govt does.
Sahil KapurNew Texas poll: Fox News SENATE RACE James Talarico (D) 51% Ken Paxton (R) 48% GOVERNOR RACE Greg Abbott (R) 50% Gina Hinojosa (D) 49% static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/...
If I were an IT manager, which I would never in a million years be, I simply wouldn’t allow some guy named Claude inside my systems.
Carl QuintanillaANTHROPIC: “.. we found three incidents in which a Claude model reached the internet from within or while interacting with a third-party evaluation environment, and then gained unauthorized access to the real systems of three different organizations.” www.anthropic.com/news/investi...
Impressive rainfall in the Northeast, especially given the lack of a tropical storm's involvement.
The EyewallToday, we look at how the rainfall in the Northeast played out and some of the factors involved. We also check on the tropics, which mercifully remain quiet in the Atlantic. Below or at theeyewall.com.
Don’t think the Saffir Simpson scale has a radiation component yet.
Mark SchleifsteinLouisiana’s plan is to build a repository in a salt dome beneath the Gulf to permanently store highly radioactive spent fuel from commercial nuclear reactors. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Goodfellas: Joe Pesci's EntranceALT: Goodfellas: Joe Pesci's Entrancestatic.klipy.comMueller, She WroteFilm you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
A Carrington Event would be absolutely devastating. And there ain’t much we can do about it.
WIREDScientists have long assumed that there’s an upper limit to the intensity of the solar winds that reach Earth. New research suggests there’s not—and the implications are alarming. www.wired.com/story/an-ext...
Pretty gnarly setup over NJ, NY, and parts of New England tomorrow, but a lot of windshield wipering going on in the models as to who gets clocked. Anytime you see 5"+ probabilities in the Northeast of 70% though, it merits paying attention.
The EyewallHere’s a Monday evening update on the potential for more serious flash flooding potential on Tuesday between Philadelphia, New York, and New England. We talk about the causes and uncertainty. Below or at theeyewall.com.
Officially in Connecticut now, so naturally I have to write about incoming flooding risks. Bringing the H-Town flavor to New England.
The EyewallThe tropics are back into sleepy mode for a little while. In the meantime, we take a look at heavy rain and flash flooding potential in the Northeast this week as yet more rain is on the way. Live from Connecticut, it's a Sunday Eyewall post. Link below or at theeyewall.com.
The faucet done opened up over Houston.
Space City WeatherHeavy storms have blown up with weakening Bertha meeting daytime heating in Houston. Some flash flooding is ongoing near Sugar Land and Missouri City, with expanding areas of flash flooding possible over the next few hours. @mattlanza.bsky.social has a quick update.