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He/him, views own. I do not speak for, nor represent my employer. Living on ceded #kalapuya land.

Former wildland firefighter, incident commander, and current disaster […]

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Does anyone know anyone at the NOAA ARL/who has anything to do with the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data?

It looks like the 1948 and 1949 data have been mislabelled as 2048 and 2049 - noticed when running HYSPLIT trajectory models.

I've sent an email via the general NOAA research office, but not […]
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fediscience.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Venezuelan Family Detained by ICE in Oregon in the parking lot of hospital as they were Seeking Medical Care for Their Daughter, 7, with a bleeding nose.

https://people.com/family-detained-by-ice-while-seeking-medical-care-for-their-daughter-7-11891968
Family Detained by ICE While Seeking Medical Care for Their 7-Year-Old Daughter's Nosebleed
Diana Crespo and her parents are now being held at the same ICE facility as the 5-year-old boy who went viral after he was detained by agents in Minnesota
people.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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This pre-print suggests that forest conservation is good for biodiversity, but large-scale afforestation is *bad* for biodiversity, and also will have little impact on short-medium term climate, underscoring the need for rapid emissions reductions. assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-822...
assets-eu.researchsquare.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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My first 2 weeks on #mastodon have been a breath of fresh air. I can't wait to explore more of this amazing world called the #fediverse .
A bit late #silentsunday but I wanted to contribute anyway.

[Dolomiti, summer 2020, sunrise: an amazing view from Bec de […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
January 26, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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How to fail to repair a Dell U2715h monitor, but nevertheless learn a lot

Now turned into a blog post, so others might avoid the errors I made!

#electronics #righttorepair

https://euroblog.jonworth.eu/how-to-repair-a-dell-u2715h-monitor-or-not/
How to repair a Dell U2715h monitor – or not
For the past decade, a Dell U2715h 27 inch monitor has been the external screen I connect to my laptop. It cost me €330 back in 2015. But over recent years it has developed a fault that has cropped up more and more often – when turning on other electric devices connected to the same ring main as the monitor, the monitor goes black for 10 seconds before coming on again. The internal USB hub in the monitor likewise stops, meaning I stopped using that functionality entirely. But in my determination to not unnecessarily ditch old electronics I have sought to repair this monitor – and am writing up what I learned in case others face the same. I initially had to work out what the problem was. I tried different power cables (no impact), different data cables (no impact), different computers (no impact), different chair (really, I checked – no impact), plugging everything into a different ring main (no impact). Placing devices close to each other or far apart also had no impact. What **did** make an impact was the type of device I turned on – devices with a transformer (like JBL Creature speakers (that have a hefty power supply), and a 12 volt spotlight lamp) caused the effect more than devices without this. If devices were on different ring mains in the house, then the impact was eliminated. But the nature of the circuitry in the old house in Bourgogne – where each floor has its own ring main – means connecting some devices to one ring and some to another – is not practically viable. I also do not have a 230 volt UPS (something like this) I can use to eliminate the effect, and given these start at c. €70 and the monitor is by now not worth even €100 I am not going to try that for now. But what is actually happening? It looks like inrush current into the transformers of either speakers or light are causing a shortfall for the monitor, that then goes off before then everything stabilises a few seconds later and the screen comes back on. So then, I logically thought, could the internal power supply in the monitor be the issue? Unlike monitors of some other manufacturers, the power supply in a Dell U2715h is internal. Getting a replacement power supply online was impossible – none available at a fair price in Europe. So when I was in Berlin last week I found a U2715h with a different defect (a LCD panel problem) on Kleinanzeigen for just €10, shipped it to France, and thought “ok, switch the power supplies between the two and I will be fine”. I tested the Kleinanzeigen U2715h before disassembling it, and bingo – it did not cut out as my original Dell U2715h does. Then came the mess of opening up the monitor – here the iFixit guide on how to open a similar Dell monitor came in handy. But I got it open eventually. Swap the power supplies (which look exactly identical, and have identical plugs), put it all back together, and… … **damn! The problem remains! Same cutting out.** This problem, it turns out, is something with the mainboard, and not with the power supply. And there were no obviously damaged capacitors on the mainboard either. So why not just swap out the mainboards instead? Because those are different, and are incompatible. And that is where my research failed, and where I hope this blog post might help someone avoid making the same errors as I did. Not all Dell U2715h monitors are the same, internally. My original monitor was REV A00, and note the L at the end of the serial number: And that L corresponds to a LG LCD panel: That has plugs on the mainboard that look like this: By contrast the other U2715h I had bought was REV A03, note the S: That has a Samsung LCD panel: And different plugs on the mainboard (and on the LCD panel, not shown): So – unless I can find a suitable alternative cable – there is no way I can cable my original LG panel from the REV A00 monitor to the mainboard from the REV A03 monitor. Yes, someone who knows how to do precision soldering a lot better than I could might perhaps be able to fix that – but it is beyond me to do so. Even more frustrating I cannot even find a table of what panels are in what versions of a Dell U2715h, although at the very least were I trying such a repair in future I would at least make sure the seller sent me a full picture of all the labels on the back of the monitor so I would have a chance of knowing if what I were cannibalising were compatible. So I have learned a lot here, but the essential problem remains – I have one monitor where the screen cuts out, and another one with a LCD display panel issue. If you own a Dell U2715h and can help me fill in further gaps in my knowledge do comment below! **Share this** * * * *
euroblog.jonworth.eu
January 25, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Here's a commercial-scale thermal battery (hot rocks!) that is providing heat at 1800C, which is what you need for processes like steel & aluminum.

Industrial heat was one of those "difficult to decarbonize" sectors until, y'know, we tried.

Get in, loser, we're electrifying everything!
Industrial Heat Goes Electric: Electrified Thermal Solutions Turns On First Commercial-Scale Joule Hive™ Thermal Battery
/PRNewswire/ -- Boston-based Electrified Thermal Solutions, a leader in industrial-scale low cost thermal energy storage systems, announced the commissioning...
www.prnewswire.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Looks like the unofficial name for the incoming either weather is #winterstormfern as dubbed by #theweatherchannel...

NYT article (sorry, IKYK NYT sucks):
https://archive.is/zfzpn

#winterstorm #wx #wxtoots
January 23, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I'm not a big fan of the 'plushie' trend that seems to permeate so much of media these days.

No, I do not want to support you by buying a plushie made out of plastic... I'd rather buy prints and art, ya know? Useful and reliable things that don't accelerate pollution as much […]
Original post on ai6yr.org
m.ai6yr.org
January 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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Mid-January snowpack is at record-low levels across much of the American West. Yet it has not been a record dry winter virtually anywhere. So, what's going on? Well, persistent and record-breaking warmth has essentially overwhelmed all other factors.
Why is January 2026 snowpack at record low levels across much of the American West? Record warmth.
The Western United States has experienced a mix of wetter and drier than usual conditions so far this 2025-2026 season, yet snowpack is extremely low nearly region wide and in many cases the lowest ever observed for mid January. What's really going on? Well, record warm temperatures have been widesp
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January 22, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Well, next week is going to be a blur. Helping support a damage assessment, speaking on a wildfire panel at a utility conference, and making a trip to see some family after a crisis.

Glad that we have some mild weather compared to what could hit the East, but I would do unmentionable things to […]
Original post on ai6yr.org
m.ai6yr.org
January 23, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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This bizarre, hurried cut-and-paste Bluesky clone called "W" (wsocial.eu) says it will fill this huge gap in Europe where no social media platforms exist.

Meanwhile... https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/fediverse-near-me_828094#3/25.80/29.79
January 22, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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Idea: "The unbillionaires list", to promote contributors to the common.

A collaborative website that lists people who created something useful to millions but purposedly choose to put in in the common and didn’t earn money directly from it (or not as much as expected)

Besides those listed in […]
Original post on mamot.fr
mamot.fr
January 22, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Any ideas what this could be? Found this hand cast pot thingy at an estate sale. It is not very large, kind of like a ramekin? There's a slot on the side as well, near the lip of the rim. #whatisthis #pottery #mysteryceramics
January 22, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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The effort to explicitly protect NCAR during the appropriations process has, unfortunately, been unsuccessful. For now, NCAR is still operating as usual. While the future remains uncertain, and disappointingly entwined with partisan political retribution, the broader fight continues.
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Well, it's now official (per NOAA): Dec (and Nov-Dec) 2025 were the warmest such periods on record for Western U.S. (and also for most individual Western states). It has been an extraordinarily sustained period of winter warmth, and this eerily balmy winter continues into Jan.
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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My parents had a print of Walter Crane's "Neptune's Horses" painting hanging throughout my childhood. It is what I think of whenever I get to watch big waves cresting and breaking like I did this week out on the coast.

I don't really know anything about Walter […]

[Original post on hachyderm.io]
January 14, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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New: Police have released info about millions of surveillance targets nationwide from thousands of different police departments because of a public records redaction error in Flock data. Reveals active police investigations, border patrol & ICE targets, lots more:

www.404media.co/police-unmas...
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.
www.404media.co
January 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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@CultureDesk Today I learned 1 in 12 sheep are gay.
January 12, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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@camless Us too! And lots of primates, according to this post from our @ScienceDesk!

https://flipboard.social/@ScienceDesk/115883629970692015
“What we found shows that same-sex [sexual behavior] is not like something bizarre, aberrant or rare. It’s everywhere, it’s very useful, it’s very important,” says Vincent Savolainen, co-author of a new study that shows 59 nonhuman primate species take part in same-sex sexual activities. Here's […]
Original post on flipboard.social
flipboard.social
January 12, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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When a job posting asks for a cover letter, that probably means somebody is reviewing the cover letters and taking them seriously. Writing a good one bumps your resumé to the top of the pile. Writing none counts as a strike against you. Writing a really bad one is worse than writing none and […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
January 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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The potential dismantling of NCAR remains, unfortunately, a very real threat (despite falling out of the news amid everything else going on right now). I'll be discussing this more in the days to come. #SaveNCAR
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
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.
January 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM