Tom Hamill
@tomhamill.bsky.social
Senior Director of Numerical Weather Prediction with The Weather Company. I lead our work on conventional and deep learning weather prediction and super resolution. In my free time, I hike, bike, read, pick up dog poo, and do Boulder-y stuff.
Alas, we won't pile up the snow like my friends in Ithaca or Boston will, but we are S+/BS here in northwest Boulder for the moment.
January 25, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Alas, we won't pile up the snow like my friends in Ithaca or Boston will, but we are S+/BS here in northwest Boulder for the moment.
Here is an animation from The Weather Company's GRAF model, 18 UTC initial time today. GRAF is based on the NCAR MPAS model but largely runs on GPUs. Lots of ice.
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Here is an animation from The Weather Company's GRAF model, 18 UTC initial time today. GRAF is based on the NCAR MPAS model but largely runs on GPUs. Lots of ice.
Taking a break from the depressing news in Minnesota.
If you're interested in the history of guitar effects on guitar, rock and roll, and popular culture, this little video will blow your socks off. Josh Scott is the god of guitar pedals, btw.
youtu.be/Fq8Irv_X_Kc
If you're interested in the history of guitar effects on guitar, rock and roll, and popular culture, this little video will blow your socks off. Josh Scott is the god of guitar pedals, btw.
youtu.be/Fq8Irv_X_Kc
Josh Scott Presents: The Complete History of Guitar Effects | Part 2
YouTube video by Sweetwater
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January 24, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Taking a break from the depressing news in Minnesota.
If you're interested in the history of guitar effects on guitar, rock and roll, and popular culture, this little video will blow your socks off. Josh Scott is the god of guitar pedals, btw.
youtu.be/Fq8Irv_X_Kc
If you're interested in the history of guitar effects on guitar, rock and roll, and popular culture, this little video will blow your socks off. Josh Scott is the god of guitar pedals, btw.
youtu.be/Fq8Irv_X_Kc
A guide to social media. To first-order accuracy, posts about when someone said something aren't really news. Look for what people did; that's news. I wish there was a filter for that here.
January 16, 2026 at 3:52 AM
A guide to social media. To first-order accuracy, posts about when someone said something aren't really news. Look for what people did; that's news. I wish there was a filter for that here.
Will anyone around the president tell him he's full of shit? What's the worst thing that can happen? Wouldn't you welcome being fired?
January 12, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Will anyone around the president tell him he's full of shit? What's the worst thing that can happen? Wouldn't you welcome being fired?
Amy Grant - "The 6th Of January (Yasgur's Farm)" - Lyric Video
YouTube video by AmyGrantOfficial
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I think RFK Jr should eat lots of red meat and dairy, so that he shuffles off the mortal coil all the sooner.
January 8, 2026 at 3:59 AM
I think RFK Jr should eat lots of red meat and dairy, so that he shuffles off the mortal coil all the sooner.
I hope to see some polls out in the next few days on presidential popularity, which I expect goes even lower. I don't think this changes Trump's (closed) mind, but it might lead R's in Congress/Senate to be more open to voting down War Powers.
January 5, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I hope to see some polls out in the next few days on presidential popularity, which I expect goes even lower. I don't think this changes Trump's (closed) mind, but it might lead R's in Congress/Senate to be more open to voting down War Powers.
Reposted by Tom Hamill
A superb summary of key international (and related domestic law) questions pertaining to the Venezuela escapade. Don't miss it. Most major US publications and broadcast reporting is missing all of this in their exceedingly dumbed-down narratives.
International Law and the U.S. Military and Law Enforcement Operations in Venezuela
Experts survey the international law issues of Operation Absolute Resolve.
www.justsecurity.org
January 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM
A superb summary of key international (and related domestic law) questions pertaining to the Venezuela escapade. Don't miss it. Most major US publications and broadcast reporting is missing all of this in their exceedingly dumbed-down narratives.
I check a number of web sites (NY Times, Atlantic, Guardian, BlueSky feed, Daily Kos, etc.) in search of real news. The ratio of opinion to real news and analysis is astronomically high. If anyone has suggestions for this scientists on where to look for truly novel information, please do share.
December 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I check a number of web sites (NY Times, Atlantic, Guardian, BlueSky feed, Daily Kos, etc.) in search of real news. The ratio of opinion to real news and analysis is astronomically high. If anyone has suggestions for this scientists on where to look for truly novel information, please do share.
If this is what now is defined as terrorism, I guess I am one.
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Pam Bondi is Coming for Domestic Terrorists. You Might Be One of Them.
An emergency video/podcast
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December 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
If this is what now is defined as terrorism, I guess I am one.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/pam-bondi-...
charliesykes.substack.com/p/pam-bondi-...
Please do not see Zootopia 2. It's wretched; bad story, frantic animation, a waste of your time and money. None of the charm of the original.
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Please do not see Zootopia 2. It's wretched; bad story, frantic animation, a waste of your time and money. None of the charm of the original.
As we watch Trump's cognitive abilities wane, a reminder that a healthy diet can modulate the risk of dementia. See here for information on whole food plant based diets. Generally positive, but you need to get your B12, vitamin D, and Omega 3's.
www.ipa-online.org/UserFiles/La...
www.ipa-online.org/UserFiles/La...
www.ipa-online.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
As we watch Trump's cognitive abilities wane, a reminder that a healthy diet can modulate the risk of dementia. See here for information on whole food plant based diets. Generally positive, but you need to get your B12, vitamin D, and Omega 3's.
www.ipa-online.org/UserFiles/La...
www.ipa-online.org/UserFiles/La...
Elbow - Dis-Graceland 463-465 Bury New Road (Official Audio)
YouTube video by elbow
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October 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
No Kings, Boulder, CO from the far periphery (we arrived late). Good energy, estimate a bigger crowd than the June rally.
October 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
No Kings, Boulder, CO from the far periphery (we arrived late). Good energy, estimate a bigger crowd than the June rally.
elbow - Six Words (Official Video)
YouTube video by elbow
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October 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Bless Guy Garvey and Elbow. Thank you so much for coming to Denver, to the intimate confines of the Summit Music Hall. It was an amazing event.
October 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Bless Guy Garvey and Elbow. Thank you so much for coming to Denver, to the intimate confines of the Summit Music Hall. It was an amazing event.
At then end of this, we'll need Nuremburg trials for Trump's lawless cabal. Steven Miller should get his turn. Let's wrap up all the little minions under him first, get their evidence.
October 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
At then end of this, we'll need Nuremburg trials for Trump's lawless cabal. Steven Miller should get his turn. Let's wrap up all the little minions under him first, get their evidence.
It's been ages since I've looked forward to a concert in the way I look forward to seeing Elbow in Denver. Huge in Britain, almost unknown in the States.
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jeffmiersmusic.substack.com/p/concert-re...
Concert Review: Elbow Brings its Sound & Vision Stateside
Manchester Band delivers arena-sized emotions to Intimate Buffalo club
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October 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It's been ages since I've looked forward to a concert in the way I look forward to seeing Elbow in Denver. Huge in Britain, almost unknown in the States.
jeffmiersmusic.substack.com/p/concert-re...
jeffmiersmusic.substack.com/p/concert-re...
ABC is owned by Disney. Please don't patronize either.
September 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ABC is owned by Disney. Please don't patronize either.
As insanely stupid as this sounds, I don't think Pam Bondi would seek a different outcome.
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politicalwire.com/2025/09/16/m...
Men Tried to Kill Zambian President with Witchcraft
"Two men in Zambia have been handed two-year prison sentences with hard labor after being found guilty of plotting to assassinate the country's president through witchcraft," The Independent reports. ...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
As insanely stupid as this sounds, I don't think Pam Bondi would seek a different outcome.
politicalwire.com/2025/09/16/m...
politicalwire.com/2025/09/16/m...
To my alma mater Cornell, and other big universities. Please listen to Obama at about the 4-minute mark here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J48l...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J48l...
WATCH: 'It's up to all of us to fix this,' Obama says about democracy
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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September 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
To my alma mater Cornell, and other big universities. Please listen to Obama at about the 4-minute mark here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J48l...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J48l...