ai6yr

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The account of AI6YR Ben, on his own server. Also at https://mastodon.radio/@ai6yr (ham radio). Yes, I'm the guy who found that hiker using only the selfie of his feet. If you want to support this server, https://patreon.com/ai6yr

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ai6yr, to Weather

Tips on staying safe in Winter Conditions and when the power goes out, from the National Weather Service.

If Your Heat Goes Out

  • Close off unneeded rooms to avoid wasting heat.
  • Stuff towels or rags in cracks under doors.
  • Close blinds or curtains to keep in some heat.
  • Eat and drink. Food provides the body with energy for producing its own heat. Drinks lots of water and other non-caffeinated, non-alcholohic drinks to prevent dehydration. Cold air is very dry.
  • Wear layers of loose-fitting, lightweight, warm clothing. Remove layers to avoid overheating, perspiration and subsequent chill.

https://www.weather.gov/safety/winter-during

ai6yr, to twitter

Reuters: "Twitter is not the right place to seek information during an emergency, Dutch politicians and a prominent online group said on Wednesday, following an incident in which citizens were directed to the platform for updates during a large storm." https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/twitter-not-suited-emergency-communications-dutch-say-after-storm-2023-07-05/?utm_source=reddit.com

ai6yr, to WX

James Spann on using the for now:

ai6yr, to random

If you wonder how those traditional, "Christian", "pro-life" and Texas hospitality is going nowadays. (paywall) https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/border-trooper-migrants-wire-18205076.php

ai6yr, to Japan

Thousands evacuated in due to heavy and . Al Jazeera: "hundreds of thousands of people urged to evacuate as torrential rain lashes southwestern Japan." https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/10/thousands-told-to-evacuate-as-mudslides-floods-kill-one-injapan?taid=64ab906a79077d0001096ca2&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

ai6yr, to random

CNN: "It’s so hot in Arizona, doctors are treating a spike of patients who were burned by falling on the ground... Every single one of the 45 beds in the burn center is full, he said, and one-third of patients are people who fell and burned themselves on the ground. " #AZwx #headwave #burns https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/health/arizona-heat-burns-er/index.html

ai6yr, to maui

Images from of - around Banyan Court "The before image is from June 25, 2023 and the after is from August 9, 2023."

Completely reduced to ash.

ai6yr, to random

Fifth (or sixth?) person in my direct contacts to come down with COVID this week... mask up, folks.

ai6yr, to maui

Smart move: is now offering $19.00 fares OFF OF MAUI to get tourists to leave. "Hawaiian Airlines says it’s added flights and is offering low $19 fares main cabin fares. " https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/08/10/hawaiian-air-adds-flights-offers-19-fares-visitor-evacuations-maui-continue/

ai6yr, to Cruise

The Intercept: " Cruise Knew Its Self-Driving Cars Had Problems Recognizing Children — and Kept Them on the Streets

According to internal materials reviewed by The Intercept, Cruise cars were also in danger of driving into holes in the road. " https://theintercept.com/2023/11/06/cruise-self-driving-cars-children/

ai6yr, to Mexico

WaPo: Hurricane Otis produced 205 mph gust, among strongest ever measured
Ferocious wind reported in Acapulco is preliminary but would rank among top 10 highest on record if confirmed https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/11/01/hurricane-otis-produced-205-mph-wind-gust-among-strongest-ever-measured/

ai6yr, to oregon

Ouch... it appears the entire state of 's DMV hit by the MoveIt hack. i.e. every single Oregon resident with an ID card/driver's license has had their info released into the wild https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2023/06/massive-hack-of-oregon-dmv-system-puts-estimated-35-million-driver-license-and-id-card-info-at-risk-officials-say.html

ai6yr, to random

Surreal... walk past the two rooms where the nurses are suiting up in full PAPR gear... out of the hospital... past what has been an very, very full ER with people with respiratory diseases... out to Target, where I am the only one with a mask of any kind. We're not even trying anymore...

ai6yr, to H5N1

Stat News: There’s never a good time to drink raw milk. But now’s a really bad time as bird flu infects cows https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/29/bird-flu-raw-milk-h5n1-risk-us-cattle/ #birdflu #milk #hpai #h5n1

ai6yr, to science

Hmm, did I miss some kind of party? https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/04/05/debunking-false-claims-2024-solar-eclipse/73208812007/ #eclipse #myths #science

ai6yr,

LOL I guess the blame for the "sex cult rocket" thing goes to one of the founders of JPL. https://daily.jstor.org/sex-cult-rocket-man/

Article: Sex-Cult Rocket Man (talking about Jack Parsons)

ai6yr, to random

‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services | Australian media | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/may/14/my-whole-library-is-wiped-out-what-it-means-to-own-movies-and-tv-in-the-age-of-streaming-services

ai6yr, to Health

Healthy/safety tip for the day (which I learned from folks here): never, ever rent snorkel gear, buy your own--because of the likelihood of catching something nasty from used gear. (in their case, and others, mono... but also a lot of other things).

ai6yr, to random

Yale Climate Connections: What you need to know about record-breaking heat in the Atlantic
The ocean heat could fuel an unusually active hurricane season. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-record-breaking-heat-in-the-atlantic/

ai6yr,

"Waters across the Atlantic’s tropical belt — extending from the coast of Africa through the Caribbean — are hotter now than in any other late May on record, with over 90% of the area’s sea surface engulfed in record or near-record warmth. The extent of marine heat has never been greater heading into a hurricane season, outpacing by wide margins the previous late May record-holder in 2005, a year remembered for one of the most active and destructive hurricane seasons in modern history."

ai6yr,

If you are in Florida, warning has been sounded on the massive heat issues that may be approaching. Banning mention of the cause will not keep bad things from happening... Be prepared! #FLwx #heatwaves

ai6yr, to H5N1

Bovine Veterinarian: A Message to the Ag Industry about H5N1

"Veterinarians such as Dr. Barb Petersen in Texas have been dealing with the virus in their clients’ dairy herds since at least March.

"It has been circulating here as early as February, based on retrospective feedback from owners and fellow veterinarians," says Petersen, owner of Sunrise Veterinary Service in Amarillo. ..."

https://www.bovinevetonline.com/news/industry/message-ag-industry-about-h5n1

#h5n1 #virus #hpai #dairy

ai6yr,

Widespread human infection with H5N1, if you believe this veterinarian!

Article:

"Her advice? “Protect yourselves and your people on the dairy. There's been underreporting of the virus. Understandably, there's been a lot of fear. But every dairy that I've worked with has – with the exception of one – had sick human beings at the same time they had sick cows.”

...

Petersen says she has worked with people infected by H5N1 who do not interact with dairy cows. “I'm talking owners and feeders who don't usually touch cows,” she says.
https://www.bovinevetonline.com/news/industry/message-ag-industry-about-h5n1

ai6yr, to random

Oceanside Pier Fire via local TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyagF1BnrnE

ai6yr,

Oceanside Pier, ouch...

ai6yr, to ukteachers

So sad to see friend here in NC having to deal with this.

ABC: "Cutting UNC's DEI funding could have widespread effect on scholarship programs and more" https://abc11.com/post/dei-funding-chopping-block-unc-board-of-trustees-diversity/14826522/

ai6yr,

Very clear, political, and racist statement by the UNC Board of Trustees in this particular choice (IMHO).

ai6yr, to privacy

"What would it mean for your business if you could target potential clients who are actively discussing their need for your services in their day-to-day conversations? No, it's not a Black Mirror episode—it's Voice Data, and CMG has the capabilities to use it to your business advantage" https://www.404media.co/cmg-cox-media-actually-listening-to-phones-smartspeakers-for-ads-marketing/

ai6yr,

Note to marketing: do not use "something I saw on Black Mirror" as a positive selling point...

ai6yr, to random

G4! https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/

ai6yr,

Official NOAA Warning:

On Thursday, May 9, 2024, the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center issued a Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch. At least five earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were observed and expected to arrive as early as midday Friday, May 10, 2024, and persist through Sunday, May 12, 2024. Several strong flares have been observed over the past few days and were associated with a large and magnetically complex sunspot cluster (NOAA region 3664), which is 16 times the diameter of Earth.

ai6yr, to random

I am unsure if this is click bait (outrage baiting?) or is CNBC trying to make their wealthy readers feel good? 🤔

ai6yr,

JFC people... making money is not the meaning of life. 🙄

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