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OneMoreRobot3021
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weather.com vs. accu-weather.com
#4156679 - 05/10/05 08:49 AM (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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You know what? Fuck them both, because you can't predict the weather. Meteorology is the alchemy of the 20th century. Weather.com changes their goddamn forecasts every 15 minutes, sometimes to extreme degrees. Accu-weather.com claims to have a 15-day forecast. What the fuck? You can NOT predict the weather 15 days in advance, no way, no how.
That said, searching 10003 on both those websites comes up with two different forecasts for tomorrow and I don't know who to believe.
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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Boom
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That's quite a pickle.
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OneMoreRobot3021
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Re: weather.com vs. accu-weather.com [Re: Boom]
#4156687 - 05/10/05 08:52 AM (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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There's a poll about pickles in OTD.
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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Boom
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Should be nice though
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boO
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hrm yeah the widget i have on my dashboard uses accu-weather.com and it was the first time i've gotten weather forecasts from that particular site. dunno but the weather it gives me is like 3C off
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OneMoreRobot3021
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Re: weather.com vs. accu-weather.com [Re: boO]
#4156694 - 05/10/05 08:53 AM (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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Me too boO...I fuckin love dashboard, and the graphics on that widget make me keep it around but it's definitely not completelya ccurate. But I guess I do trust it more than weather.com
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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Boom
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I just check in for traffic and weather together on the 8's
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OneMoreRobot3021
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Re: weather.com vs. accu-weather.com [Re: Boom]
#4156713 - 05/10/05 08:58 AM (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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What's a radio?
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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vinsue
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Boom
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My source for current events (in between switching CDs)
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OneMoreRobot3021
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Re: weather.com vs. accu-weather.com [Re: vinsue]
#4156743 - 05/10/05 09:02 AM (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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Ack, that weather site is quite the eyesore...and for tomorrow's weather it's a cloud with a big purple question mark on it...WTF?
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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Boom
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At least they admit they don't know
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OneMoreRobot3021
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Re: weather.com vs. accu-weather.com [Re: Boom]
#4156746 - 05/10/05 09:03 AM (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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Good point.
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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Madtowntripper
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I've taken a few atmospheric science courses in the course of working on this geophysics degree, and I can tell you without hesitation...
The Weatherman is ALWAYS right. The weather, however, is unfortunately sometimes mistaken.
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OneMoreRobot3021
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Re: weather.com vs. accu-weather.com [Re: Madtowntripper]
#4156981 - 05/10/05 10:34 AM (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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I'm gonna stick with my original analysis. YOu can't predict the weather ACCURATELY beyond a day and a half in advance.
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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Vvellum
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you dont need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
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OneMoreRobot3021
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Re: weather.com vs. accu-weather.com [Re: Vvellum]
#4157008 - 05/10/05 10:42 AM (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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mantis
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Considering how variable the weather is, they do a damn fine job of predicting it. You're not supposed to take the forecast at face value but it's usually pretty accurate.
By the way: FUCK ACCU-WEATHER!!!
If you want to know why I say that then Google for "Rick Santorum" and "accu-weather". Fucking corporate welfare bullshit... let the gov't release their information
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DieCommie
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In phoenix you can predict the weather well over 15 days in advance. Its gonna be hot and sunny, and it wont rain till july.
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TheDudeAbides
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Re: weather.com vs. accu-weather.com [Re: DieCommie]
#4157539 - 05/10/05 12:50 PM (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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LOL, I always can predict the weather myself...It's not that hard, common sense. Plus you can smell rain coming in the air...
-------------------- outputrotation said: x-com and unsolved mysteries are the only things that have ever made me truly scared
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