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Tim Smith

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Research scientist NOAA PSL. Interested in working on ML, DA, and coupled atm/ocn modeling. Also a happy dad, climber, and runner | (he/him)

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Earthmover @earthmover.io · Mar 28

1/ 🚀 Solving #NASA ’s cloud data dilemma: Icechunk unlocks 100x faster access to archival data formats

We're thrilled to publish results from our pilot project with NASA and @developmentseed.org to enable high-performance cloud-native access for NASA’s 100s of petabytes of Earth observation data.

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · Mar 27

Be there. We will be. April 5. Find your local site here.
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About — Hands Off!

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Mar 23

All you need to know about Twitter

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Mar 9

Radiosondes on weather balloons are essential for collecting data from the upper atmosphere for accurate forecasting. Due to the mass firing at NOAA, the NWS doesn’t have enough people to launch balloons. 🎈

Accurate weather forecasts save lives.

See data here: www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/soundi...

A public information statement from the National Weather Service announces the temporary suspension of radiosonde observations (weather balloon launches) in Albany, New York, and Gray, Maine, due to staffing shortages. The document outlines details about the suspension and provides contact information.

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Tim Smith @timothyas.bsky.social · Feb 21

Congratulations Randy! We will miss you in the NOAA ai4nwp space, but we're excited for you and your next steps. Looking forward to hearing more about your work at tomorrow.io

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Helen Amanda Fricker @helen-amanda.bsky.social · Feb 19

We are talking about a really small amount of the annual US budget -- we spend as much on Halloween ($10B) as we do on NSF per year. 6/6

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Dr. Robin Tanamachi 🌪️ @tornatrix.bsky.social · Feb 5

All NWS services: data, forecasts, radar, satellite, IT infrastructure, costs each American taxpayer $4/yr. Less than a latte. And each person gets back 73 x $4 = $292 a year in value for that service.

I think that’s a pretty good deal.

JimmyC @jimmyc42.bsky.social · Jan 15

73:1 return on investment #ams2025

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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · Feb 4

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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