Ryan May
@dopplershift.bsky.social
I'm a weather-focused software engineer and career Pythonista. Opinions are my own, yada yada.
Sigh.
NSF just posted their Dear Colleague Letter regarding the restructuring of NCAR. www.nsf.gov/funding/info...
NSF Intent to Restructure Critical Weather Infrastructure
www.nsf.gov
January 23, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Sigh.
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Can you think of someone who has helped you (and others!) on your path as an Earth Systems scientist? NSF Unidata's Russell L. DeSouza Award honors those who help our community share ideas, data, and software. It's easy to make a nomination! buff.ly/DM8YPfx
January 15, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Can you think of someone who has helped you (and others!) on your path as an Earth Systems scientist? NSF Unidata's Russell L. DeSouza Award honors those who help our community share ideas, data, and software. It's easy to make a nomination! buff.ly/DM8YPfx
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For those keeping track, ICE loot drops have now given us a flash bang and a magazine.
If you get a 30 constitutional observer raid together, I think you have a 5% chance of getting us an APC to transport whistles to coffee shops.
If you get a 30 constitutional observer raid together, I think you have a 5% chance of getting us an APC to transport whistles to coffee shops.
A single federal agent with a long gun just walked through the crowd, slipped on the ice on his way under the police tape.
Dropped his loaded clip.
Dropped his loaded clip.
January 15, 2026 at 2:53 AM
For those keeping track, ICE loot drops have now given us a flash bang and a magazine.
If you get a 30 constitutional observer raid together, I think you have a 5% chance of getting us an APC to transport whistles to coffee shops.
If you get a 30 constitutional observer raid together, I think you have a 5% chance of getting us an APC to transport whistles to coffee shops.
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Ashli Babbitt ignored clear orders from law enforcement with a mob behind her and MAGA called it murder. Now they defend killing a terrified mother who tried to avoid the agent and was given no clear instructions. The contradiction says everything.
January 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Ashli Babbitt ignored clear orders from law enforcement with a mob behind her and MAGA called it murder. Now they defend killing a terrified mother who tried to avoid the agent and was given no clear instructions. The contradiction says everything.
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The same people who spent yesterday, and the past five years, insisting a Black police officer who shot an insurrectionist breaking into the Capitol should be prosecuted are today bending over backwards to defend an ICE agent who shot a woman in her car in cold blood.
Scum.
Scum.
January 8, 2026 at 12:59 AM
The same people who spent yesterday, and the past five years, insisting a Black police officer who shot an insurrectionist breaking into the Capitol should be prosecuted are today bending over backwards to defend an ICE agent who shot a woman in her car in cold blood.
Scum.
Scum.
So Miami is really ending that debate on whether the last seeds in the CFP actually matter. Wow.
January 1, 2026 at 5:08 AM
So Miami is really ending that debate on whether the last seeds in the CFP actually matter. Wow.
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Heads-up! Downtime for EDEX Server, JupyterHubs, and TDS NEXRAD on Friday, Jan 2, 2026 www.unidata.ucar.edu/news/edex-se...
Downtime for EDEX Server, JupyterHubs, and TDS Nexrad on Friday, Jan 2, 2026 | NSF UnidataDowntime for EDEX Server, JupyterHubs, and TDS Nexrad on Friday, Jan 2, 2026 | NSF Unidata
www.unidata.ucar.edu
December 31, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Heads-up! Downtime for EDEX Server, JupyterHubs, and TDS NEXRAD on Friday, Jan 2, 2026 www.unidata.ucar.edu/news/edex-se...
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[somberly] You cannot serve both god and money [upbeat music hits] Until now. Introducing god as a service
December 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
[somberly] You cannot serve both god and money [upbeat music hits] Until now. Introducing god as a service
Forever a Christian nation, celebrating the birth of Christ, an immigrant, by deporting…immigrants.
December 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Forever a Christian nation, celebrating the birth of Christ, an immigrant, by deporting…immigrants.
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From NSF: www.nsf.gov/news/intent-...
Intent to restructure critical weather science infrastructure
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that the agency is reviewing the structure of the research and observational capabilities operated by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric...
www.nsf.gov
December 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
From NSF: www.nsf.gov/news/intent-...
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Before the 1990s, plane crashes caused by microbursts used to kill planeloads of people fairly regularly.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Before the 1990s, plane crashes caused by microbursts used to kill planeloads of people fairly regularly.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
Going to the office 3 days a week really made a difference, amiright?
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Going to the office 3 days a week really made a difference, amiright?
Eagerly waiting to hear from those allies “on both sides of the aisle” who value NCAR’s work
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Eagerly waiting to hear from those allies “on both sides of the aisle” who value NCAR’s work
So much of this feeling is what bothers me about the LLM push. It’s a way to generate the content equivalent of fast food, not save people time to cook good meals at home. (I know not EVERYONE, but <gestures around>)
I could have finished this piece in five minutes this morning by prompting an LLM. And I think my editor would take it. The rest of the article is solid. This is just the concluding frame.
But had I done so, the thought would be flabby and woefully incomplete. I'd be wasting my readers' time.
But had I done so, the thought would be flabby and woefully incomplete. I'd be wasting my readers' time.
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
So much of this feeling is what bothers me about the LLM push. It’s a way to generate the content equivalent of fast food, not save people time to cook good meals at home. (I know not EVERYONE, but <gestures around>)
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Sounds about right.
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sounds about right.
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Two weeks ago, I posted that Python 3.14 was the fastest available/usable Python in @conda-forge.org.To keep new releases as quickly usable as possible, I'm reviewing this week what we did in this release and what we can already do to make Python 3.15 even faster: uwekorn.com/2025/12/15/p...
Learnings from the Python 3.14 migration
Personally, I was keen to ensure that Python 3.14 availability on conda-forge was as good as possible on the actual release day. conda-forge’s build infrastructure is a massive benefit, and I wanted t...
uwekorn.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Two weeks ago, I posted that Python 3.14 was the fastest available/usable Python in @conda-forge.org.To keep new releases as quickly usable as possible, I'm reviewing this week what we did in this release and what we can already do to make Python 3.15 even faster: uwekorn.com/2025/12/15/p...
Need an mPING for frozen fog
December 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Need an mPING for frozen fog
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Do you love to write code or teach others about data-centered Earth Systems Science? Interested in the interplay of science and data? The NSF Unidata Summer Internship program is looking for you! Apply by February 6, 2026 to work with us next summer: buff.ly/5nsLdRu
December 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Do you love to write code or teach others about data-centered Earth Systems Science? Interested in the interplay of science and data? The NSF Unidata Summer Internship program is looking for you! Apply by February 6, 2026 to work with us next summer: buff.ly/5nsLdRu
But…why does this exist?
NEW: Your "end-to-end encrypted" poop pictures taken by this $599 (+ subscription) smart toilet camera are actually not end-to-end encrypted.
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.
techcrunch.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
But…why does this exist?
Python scientist users and educators: how long do you want to be warned about deprecated behavior in your research code & classroom examples/exercises before things change? What pace of change do you find acceptable? (This is not about @metpy.bsky.social)
December 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Python scientist users and educators: how long do you want to be warned about deprecated behavior in your research code & classroom examples/exercises before things change? What pace of change do you find acceptable? (This is not about @metpy.bsky.social)
This Lane Kiffin debacle means every other coach, fan, and commentator can just stop it with the pearl clutching about the lack of loyalty from players in the portal era.
You want loyalty? Needs to start at the top.
You want loyalty? Needs to start at the top.
November 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This Lane Kiffin debacle means every other coach, fan, and commentator can just stop it with the pearl clutching about the lack of loyalty from players in the portal era.
You want loyalty? Needs to start at the top.
You want loyalty? Needs to start at the top.
It’s possible that Texas A&M just isn’t all that good? They were undefeated against 7 of the bottom 8 teams in the SEC standings—and lost to the only one they played outside of that. Otherwise, it’s all contingent on a 1-pt win over ND—whose major claim to fame is only losing to Miami and Texas A&M.
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 AM
It’s possible that Texas A&M just isn’t all that good? They were undefeated against 7 of the bottom 8 teams in the SEC standings—and lost to the only one they played outside of that. Otherwise, it’s all contingent on a 1-pt win over ND—whose major claim to fame is only losing to Miami and Texas A&M.
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
Why are all the operation names suitable as condom brand names?
I’m beginning to suspect all of the men in the Trump administration are impotent.
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Why are all the operation names suitable as condom brand names?