Charles Roop
@charlesroop.bsky.social
Recovering broadcast meteorologist now in IT. Still love weather, science, and occasional content creation.
CompTIA A+, Network+; ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity.
CompTIA A+, Network+; ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity.
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Fall-to-date temperature departure from normal. Seems warm. 🔥
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Fall-to-date temperature departure from normal. Seems warm. 🔥
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New Mac browser Orion is inspired by Apple with speed, privacy, and WebKit
New Mac browser Orion is inspired by Apple with speed, privacy, and WebKit
New browsers keep launching, usually with an AI focus. But a new option from the team behind the Kagi search engine takes a different approach. Orion is built on WebKit and emphasizes speed and user privacy—in other words, it’s a browser built primarily to attract Apple users. After a lengthy beta, the Orion Mac app just launched. Here are the details.
more…
9to5mac.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
New Mac browser Orion is inspired by Apple with speed, privacy, and WebKit
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The TikTok deal & algorithm licensing arrangement are about to get tons of attention. But the algo is just personalized linear algebra. More crucial thing is content moderation — who's doing it, what the rules are, what enforcement looks like. AI slop & disinfo is absolutely rampant on the platform
September 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The TikTok deal & algorithm licensing arrangement are about to get tons of attention. But the algo is just personalized linear algebra. More crucial thing is content moderation — who's doing it, what the rules are, what enforcement looks like. AI slop & disinfo is absolutely rampant on the platform
So, a “cognitive disadvantage” because I choose to use my brain and not…whatever those are?
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told analysts that people without smart glasses may one day be at a "significant cognitive disadvantage" compared to those who do use the tech: https://cnn.it/47L2Y5a
September 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
So, a “cognitive disadvantage” because I choose to use my brain and not…whatever those are?
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We are Through the Looking Glass now. Ladapo is barking mad, and I mean actually deranged. And please stop calling him a skeptic. He’s a full out anti-vaxxer and denialist. This only ends badly not just for Florida, but for the entire country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Florida to end vaccine mandates for children as state’s surgeon general likens them to ‘slavery’
Joseph Ladapo, a long-time vaccine skeptic, says that every state vaccine requirement would be repealed
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
We are Through the Looking Glass now. Ladapo is barking mad, and I mean actually deranged. And please stop calling him a skeptic. He’s a full out anti-vaxxer and denialist. This only ends badly not just for Florida, but for the entire country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The chart President Donald Trump displayed during an Aug. 11 news conference included 2023 data for Washington, D.C. homicides. Since then, the district’s homicide rate has fallen considerably. And the rate was not the worst in the world, then or now.
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How does DC’s homicide rate stack up worldwide?
The chart President Donald Trump displayed during an Aug. 11 news conference included 2023 data for Washington, D.C. homicides. Since then, the district’s homicide rate has fallen considerably. And…
www.politifact.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The chart President Donald Trump displayed during an Aug. 11 news conference included 2023 data for Washington, D.C. homicides. Since then, the district’s homicide rate has fallen considerably. And the rate was not the worst in the world, then or now.
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Our voices matter!
This is what happens when you speak up and fight back hard enough.
Ever since the unelected bureaucrats began cutting meteorologists @NOAA and @NWS, I led the bipartisan effort to roll them back.
So happy to help deliver this win!
This is what happens when you speak up and fight back hard enough.
Ever since the unelected bureaucrats began cutting meteorologists @NOAA and @NWS, I led the bipartisan effort to roll them back.
So happy to help deliver this win!
August 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Our voices matter!
This is what happens when you speak up and fight back hard enough.
Ever since the unelected bureaucrats began cutting meteorologists @NOAA and @NWS, I led the bipartisan effort to roll them back.
So happy to help deliver this win!
This is what happens when you speak up and fight back hard enough.
Ever since the unelected bureaucrats began cutting meteorologists @NOAA and @NWS, I led the bipartisan effort to roll them back.
So happy to help deliver this win!
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Two things:
1. Large language models like ChatGPT are statistically likely word generators; they don't have "expertise" in anything.
2. I have seen a team of PhD level experts fail to assemble a dresser from IKEA.
1. Large language models like ChatGPT are statistically likely word generators; they don't have "expertise" in anything.
2. I have seen a team of PhD level experts fail to assemble a dresser from IKEA.
OpenAI releases the newest version of the AI model that powers its popular ChatGPT chatbot, with CEO Sam Altman promoting it as like having a “team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket.”
OpenAI releases GPT-5, calling it a ‘team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket’
OpenAI says its latest version of the popular AI model is better at coding, more accurate and less deceptive than previous versions.
nbcnews.to
August 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Two things:
1. Large language models like ChatGPT are statistically likely word generators; they don't have "expertise" in anything.
2. I have seen a team of PhD level experts fail to assemble a dresser from IKEA.
1. Large language models like ChatGPT are statistically likely word generators; they don't have "expertise" in anything.
2. I have seen a team of PhD level experts fail to assemble a dresser from IKEA.
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“GPT-5 is the first time that it feels like talking to an expert in any topic — a Ph.D.-level expert,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.
August 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“GPT-5 is the first time that it feels like talking to an expert in any topic — a Ph.D.-level expert,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.
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say what you will about uploading your ID into that tea app to warn about toxic men but it’s sooo on the nose that now that womens information was hacked, hundreds of thousands of men are doxxing them, harassing them, and threatening women
July 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
say what you will about uploading your ID into that tea app to warn about toxic men but it’s sooo on the nose that now that womens information was hacked, hundreds of thousands of men are doxxing them, harassing them, and threatening women
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NWS Tampa Bay has confirmed this was an actual reading. Pretty insane! Even though Tampa Int’l Airport butts right up to Old Tampa Bay, a steady breeze from the north means there’s no real relief from the water.
Another possible push towards 100°F tomorrow (forecasted high at TPA is 97°F).
Another possible push towards 100°F tomorrow (forecasted high at TPA is 97°F).
We did it!! Tampa hit 100 degrees at the airport at 3:30 pm for the first time on record!!
Records go back to 1890. It took 135 years.
It’s still unofficial. NWS will have to verify.
Records go back to 1890. It took 135 years.
It’s still unofficial. NWS will have to verify.
July 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
NWS Tampa Bay has confirmed this was an actual reading. Pretty insane! Even though Tampa Int’l Airport butts right up to Old Tampa Bay, a steady breeze from the north means there’s no real relief from the water.
Another possible push towards 100°F tomorrow (forecasted high at TPA is 97°F).
Another possible push towards 100°F tomorrow (forecasted high at TPA is 97°F).
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We have to use the Swiss cheese approach for emergency alerting.
No one solution is the silver bullet. Layered approaches increase the likelihood that everybody is alerted.
www.theverge.com/science/7093...
No one solution is the silver bullet. Layered approaches increase the likelihood that everybody is alerted.
www.theverge.com/science/7093...
July 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We have to use the Swiss cheese approach for emergency alerting.
No one solution is the silver bullet. Layered approaches increase the likelihood that everybody is alerted.
www.theverge.com/science/7093...
No one solution is the silver bullet. Layered approaches increase the likelihood that everybody is alerted.
www.theverge.com/science/7093...
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100 years of average April-May-June temperature anomalies over land areas through 2025...
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
July 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
100 years of average April-May-June temperature anomalies over land areas through 2025...
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
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January-March 2025, temperature departure from normal. 😭
April 6, 2025 at 5:07 AM
January-March 2025, temperature departure from normal. 😭
“Imagine if what happened in the U.K. happened here. For regular people like us, it would mean losing a big chunk of what keeps our digital lives and democracy secure.”
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apple.news/A7m0VBxp4Qy6...
The government wants your data — here’s how to protect your privacy — The Hill
If we don’t protect tech sovereignty today, we are going to regret it tomorrow.
apple.news
March 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“Imagine if what happened in the U.K. happened here. For regular people like us, it would mean losing a big chunk of what keeps our digital lives and democracy secure.”
apple.news/A7m0VBxp4Qy6...
apple.news/A7m0VBxp4Qy6...
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Remember, it’s totally cool if you aren’t an expert in a subject, because there are actual experts in that subject who can provide true expert analysis and insight. It’s the sign of a leader to let the experts do the talking and not portray yourself as the expert.
December 3, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Remember, it’s totally cool if you aren’t an expert in a subject, because there are actual experts in that subject who can provide true expert analysis and insight. It’s the sign of a leader to let the experts do the talking and not portray yourself as the expert.
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I've been encountering over the past few days the claim that the planet is warming twice as fast as predicted. This is entirely untruthful and unhelpful.
The planet is warming AS fast as predicted, which is cause enough for dramatic action.
The truth is bad enough!
The planet is warming AS fast as predicted, which is cause enough for dramatic action.
The truth is bad enough!
February 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I've been encountering over the past few days the claim that the planet is warming twice as fast as predicted. This is entirely untruthful and unhelpful.
The planet is warming AS fast as predicted, which is cause enough for dramatic action.
The truth is bad enough!
The planet is warming AS fast as predicted, which is cause enough for dramatic action.
The truth is bad enough!
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It's that time of year again.
News media and other organizations are starting to talk about #LightningSafety.
Tip 1: Adjust your plans so you're not outside when thunderstorms are around
Tip 2: When thunder roars, go indoors!
Tip 3: If you get caught outside, keep moving towards a safe place!
News media and other organizations are starting to talk about #LightningSafety.
Tip 1: Adjust your plans so you're not outside when thunderstorms are around
Tip 2: When thunder roars, go indoors!
Tip 3: If you get caught outside, keep moving towards a safe place!
February 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It's that time of year again.
News media and other organizations are starting to talk about #LightningSafety.
Tip 1: Adjust your plans so you're not outside when thunderstorms are around
Tip 2: When thunder roars, go indoors!
Tip 3: If you get caught outside, keep moving towards a safe place!
News media and other organizations are starting to talk about #LightningSafety.
Tip 1: Adjust your plans so you're not outside when thunderstorms are around
Tip 2: When thunder roars, go indoors!
Tip 3: If you get caught outside, keep moving towards a safe place!
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The weather & climate enterprise provides essential services that the public relies upon. We do not yet know the depth of the changes we face, but all have a voice, and we are stronger together than apart.
Read a message from the AMS President: bit.ly/40QoIaJ
Read a message from the AMS President: bit.ly/40QoIaJ
February 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The weather & climate enterprise provides essential services that the public relies upon. We do not yet know the depth of the changes we face, but all have a voice, and we are stronger together than apart.
Read a message from the AMS President: bit.ly/40QoIaJ
Read a message from the AMS President: bit.ly/40QoIaJ
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New, by me: Elon Musk's DOGE has taken control of large swathes of Americans' private information held by the U.S. government, representing the widest known compromise of government-held data by a private group of individuals — and little has gotten in their way.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/t...
techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/t...
The biggest breach of U.S. government data is under way | TechCrunch
Elon Musk's DOGE has taken control and accessed large swathes of Americans' private information held by the U.S. federal government.
techcrunch.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
New, by me: Elon Musk's DOGE has taken control of large swathes of Americans' private information held by the U.S. government, representing the widest known compromise of government-held data by a private group of individuals — and little has gotten in their way.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/t...
techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/t...
“‘I am now stuck with $30,000 of items I can’t move across the border, the lifeblood of my business,’”
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US Shoppers Face Fees of Up to $50 or More to Get Packages From China — WIRED
Consumers and small businesses are already feeling the impact of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, which eliminated a key trade exemption for parcels worth less than $800.
apple.news
February 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
“‘I am now stuck with $30,000 of items I can’t move across the border, the lifeblood of my business,’”
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apple.news/AXkW9qPCSRi-...