I hate the NWS. by Fremdfirma

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I hate the NWS.

POSTED BY: FREMDFIRMA
UPDATED: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 19:07
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Sunday, October 24, 2010 8:03 PM

Freakin National Weather Service...

Ok, look, I gotta keep on top of local weather conditions, if naught else but to make sure my people are properly geared for the conditions they may encounter, right ?

Thing is, the NWS report for local conditions is 90%+ of the time, grossly, if not wholly, inaccurate, to the point where rolling a handful of fekkin DICE would generate a more accurate assessment, I mean even BLIND LUCK would be more accurate - it's a running joke in the office now "NWS says it won't rain.." *cue laughter and a dash for the raincoats*...

But no, that ain't what pisses me off, predicting Nature is a tricky business, she does what she does without much care for what we think, right ?
Nah, it's that they go BACK, AFTER THE FACT, and edit their "prediction" to reflect what actually occurred, and then crow about how "accurate" their so-called "forecast" is !!

Well shit, by THAT standard, *I* can "predict" the LOTTERY with 100% "accuracy" can't I now ?

I know this, that's one more budget cut *I* will NOT be opposing, should it ever come to the question.

Above all things, I loathe incompetence.

-Frem

I do not serve the Blind God.

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Sunday, October 24, 2010 9:37 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

You might want to try www.wunderground.com. (Short for Weather Underground. Only a 60's person would understand!) The nice thing about wunderground is that they not only take data from the nearest airport, they also take data from PWS (private weather stations) and their forecasts are more "granular" (tuned to local conditions, not regions). Been checking them versus www.weather.com. Wunderground so far has the advantage.

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Sunday, October 24, 2010 10:34 PM

FREMDFIRMA

*rolls out of his chair laughing*

Yeah, I bet they DO know which way the wind is blowin, neh ?

That's just fuckin priceless, it is - thanks for the headsup!

-F

I do not serve the Blind God.

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Monday, October 25, 2010 1:47 AM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

My favorite was the day the local weather perv (and seriously, why is it that every single time a local news station "celeb" is arrested for kiddy porn, it's the weather guy?) insisted that there was "not even a CHANCE of any rain in the Austin area today!" Bear in mind, this is a station that reaches 30-40 miles out from Austin, and he was showing his map of the whole area, and not a disturbance in sight.

And I turned to my window, because I was dripping wet from taking the dogs out, and sure enough, it was still pouring rain, so it wasn't just a fluke shower - it was a full-on thunderstorm! And it rained for a couple hours that morning. And I'm less than 3 miles from their "premium" weather station where they take their metro readings...

Priceless.

Really,if you want to know what the whether's like, look outside; it will give you a clearer picture.

The modern definition of "socialist" is anyone who's winning an argument against a tea-bagger.

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Monday, October 25, 2010 5:43 PM

FREMDFIRMA

Well, while Weather Underground has by far a more accurate forecast...

They also have a self-refreshing popup that tries to force-install Malware, and it IS spawning off their site, as my security directly flags it and prevents it's repeated refresh attempts - also appeared they tried to stealth it by having it pop behind the active window, as well.

Doesn't happen EVERY time, so it's prolly via one of their advertisers, but still, once again the cozy relationship between site operators, advertisers, and malware producers, illustrates why they got NO fekkin right to whinge about people using ad and script blockers to defend themselves from that shite.

Ergo, accurate forecast or not, their site can kiss my arse.

-Frem

I do not serve the Blind God.

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Monday, October 25, 2010 6:30 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

"Hate" is a four letter word.

Probably best suited for other things,besides the weather, don't ya think ?

"The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who is winning an argument with a liberal."

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 3:11 AM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Oh. I don't notice the malware because our family PC is set up to be bulletproof.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 5:45 AM

KWICKO

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
"Hate" is a four letter word.

Probably best suited for other things,besides the weather, don't ya think ?

There ya go misreading quotes and mistaking their meaning, again.

Where did Frem say he hates weather? He said he hates the NWS.

Or is it like when you said you "hate" America? ;)

The modern definition of "socialist" is anyone who's winning an argument against a tea-bagger.

AURaptor's Greatest Hits:

Friday, September 24, 2010
I hate Obama's America. You're damn right about that.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 11:01 AM

FREMDFIRMA

Quote:
Originally posted by SignyM:
Oh. I don't notice the malware because our family PC is set up to be bulletproof.

Yeah, so's mine - but it alerts me anyway, in detail, cause it's the principle of the thing, you know, and I don't wanna support any site that stoops to that kind of thing.

-Frem

I do not serve the Blind God.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 11:08 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
"Hate" is a four letter word.

Best suited for sitting Presidents & their effect on the landscape?

Just sayin'.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 11:14 AM

SHINYGOODGUY

Well shit, by THAT standard, *I* can "predict" the LOTTERY with 100% "accuracy" can't I now ?

Hey Frem, I'll buy that for a dollar!
;-)

SGG

Tawabawho?

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 11:18 AM

SHINYGOODGUY

Could it be a set-up Frem?

Curiousisall?

SGG

Tawabawho?

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 3:01 PM

KWICKO

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
"Hate" is a four letter word.

Best suited for sitting Presidents & their effect on the landscape?

Just sayin'.

The laughing Chrisisall

You mean sitting DEMOCRAT Presidents, right?

The modern definition of "socialist" is anyone who's winning an argument against a tea-bagger.

AURaptor's Greatest Hits:

Friday, September 24, 2010
I hate Obama's America. You're damn right about that.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 3:14 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
"Hate" is a four letter word.

Best suited for sitting Presidents & their effect on the landscape?

Just sayin'.

The laughing Chrisisall

You mean sitting DEMOCRAT Presidents, right?

You forgot black, Allah lovin', Marxist revolutionary one's born in Kenya.

"The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who is winning an argument with a liberal."

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 4:04 PM

KWICKO

You're having a *LOT* of trouble with your apostrophes today, Rappy. More than usual, I mean.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 4:29 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
"Hate" is a four letter word.

Probably best suited for other things,besides the weather, don't ya think ?

There ya go misreading quotes and mistaking their meaning, again.

Where did Frem say he hates weather? He said he hates the NWS.

Or is it like when you said you "hate" America? ;)

Annoying when folks do that, on purpose, while knowing better, huh?

"The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who is winning an argument with a liberal."

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 7:07 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Quote:
You forgot black, Allah lovin', Marxist revolutionary one's born in Kenya.

Huh.

Well, let me know when we elect one.

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