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Phil Baker
@philbaker11.bsky.social
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GenX dad and Nebraska native, possibly a meteorologist
Interests in Formula One, Linux, FreeBSD and ham radio

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." - John 13:34
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"Gemini, create a schematic of a supercell thunderstorm"
First pic is the result of a coworker's instruction to Gemini, second pic is from my attempt. #AI #meteorology
Absurd schematic of a supercell thunderstorm, created by AI Absurd schematic of a supercell thunderstorm, created by AI
August 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Pretty sunset #Omaha #newx
www.3newsnow.com/weather/weat...
Omaha skyline backlit by a pink sunset - picture taken from the Iowa side of the Missouri River
August 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Ooof. I had no idea RadarScope supported custom imported color tables. Requires a PRO1 subscription ($10/year) for the feature. Conveniently, RadarScope uses GR2 Analyst's color palette files. Finally RadarScope and AWIPS colors are the same. #meteorology #win
Screenshot of RadarScope in iOS, showing Base Reflectivity and Base Velocity products for the Grand Rapids MI (KGRR) radar, showing thunderstorms moving in from Lake Michigan.
July 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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My current desktop wallpaper #Omaha #beer
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A picture of Storz brewery taken in the late 1950s or early 1960s
June 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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It appears that some of the higher altitude smoke from the Canadian #WildFires has crossed the Atlantic, extending to Ireland.
fire.airnow.gov#2.83/52.61/-...
Screenshot of the AirNow.gov fire and smoke map
May 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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The tornado, as seen from the Aksarben horse racing track on May 5, 1975
The tornado, as seen from the Aksarben horse racing track on May 5, 1975 - looking west-northwest
May 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Woohoo! RadarScope can now display time in UTC.

It’s the little things.
Screenshot id RadarScope iniOS.
May 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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#Omaha sunset 19 April 2025
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Image of downtown Omaha taken from the Iowa side of the Missouri River at sunset
April 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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It's been a week- er, four days. NWS Memphis issued 270 warnings, including 49 Flash Floods, 115 Severe Thunderstorms, and 106 Tornado Warnings. #arwx #tnwx #mowx #mswx #memphis
A rainfall map showing as much as 15 inches of rainfall over the Midsouth during the latter half of last week.
April 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Today's forecast for the Boys Town area in west Omaha
forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php...
Rain showers, snow, and sleet, becoming all snow after 10am. The rain, snow, and sleet could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 9am and 5pm. Temperature falling to around 32 by 1pm. Very windy, with a north wind 30 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.
March 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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This still-shot NDoT camera near Boys Town happened to capture a lightning strike in Omaha, where blizzard conditions are expected later this morning into the afternoon. #omaha #nebraska #newx
new.511.nebraska.gov/@-96.09137,4...
An image of a lightning strike in Omaha Nebraska during the predawn hours. Camera is looking northeast.
March 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Between cloud decks over central Texas, as seen from a CRJ700 window seat. Flight level approx 10,000 ft. January 29, 2025 #aviation
A late afternoon picture of sunset over central Texas from a CRJ700 flight over central Texas. Two cloud decks, the sun peering from behind the upper cloud deck.
February 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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If you're in the eastern half of the US and not a fan of the cold, things are looking up. Back to a milder pattern by the end of the week.
www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/pre...
A graph of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Index, showing the potential of a northward shift of the jetstream over the eastern half of the US
January 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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GOES East Geocolor imagery showing snow and departing clouds over the Midsouth
GOES East loop 1200x1200 resolution
January 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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From the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Memphis this morning www.weather.gov
Winter impacts map - snow developing Thursday night, becoming heavy at times Friday morning. 4 to 6 inches of snow expected Regional forecast snow accumulation map 4-6 inches shown over most of the Midsouth Winter Weather Watch and Warning map. As of Wednesday morning, a Winter Storm Warning is in effect for central and southern Arkansas, A Winter Storm Watch is in effect to the east
January 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Probabilistic Winter Storm Severity Index (P-WSSI) for the Midsouth, valid 6PM CST Friday 10 January #tnwx #arwx #mswx #Memphis
www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/wwd/wssi/pro...
Regional map showing probability of major impacts from a winter storm, based on forecast snow amounts, population density and infrastructure. Memphis has a 50% chance of experiencing major impacts from the snow.
January 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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It's going to be a day. #kswx #blizzard
www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/...
SPC Mesoscale Discussion for developing blizzards conditions in northeast Kansas
January 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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The "Zone of Disappointment" -been there!
#Omaha #winter #newx
www.weather.gov/oax/
NWS Omaha winter weather forecast slide, showing highest accumulations over far southeast Nebraska. Omaha metro is in the "zone of disappointment" - not enough snow to have fun, but still have clean it off the driveway
January 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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😺
Cat spotting "2024" on the table, followed by contemplation, then swatting "2024" off the table
January 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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"Clouds over Interstate 40 in Memphis, captured on an iPhone 16 Pro through a Toyota Corolla windshield"

I might need to work on the name...
#Memphis
Picture of clouds have a billowing base, illuminated in soft white light, road surface is illuminated with slight green tint from vehicle windshield.
December 26, 2024 at 10:48 AM
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Thank you Pocket Casts for not “mailing it in” on release notes. Other app developers take note! #iOS
App Store screenshots of available app updates and their respective release notes. Only Pocket Casts provides useful release notes. Google and Firefox… meaningless boilerplate.
December 17, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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I have soft spot for these OG Koss Porta Pro headphones. Not bad sound for $30USD (Amazon), which included the pouch.
www.headphonesty.com/2024/03/koss...
Koss Porta Pro headpones
December 7, 2024 at 4:29 AM
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Please, no. #winter
www.weather.gov/bis/sudden_s...
GFS forecast of sudden stratospheric warming over the northern polar region, indicating possible tropospheric polar vortex instability in the latter half of December
December 6, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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Catching up on Severance before season 2 begins in January. So many details I’d missed the first time.
Picture of Mr. Milchick and Mark S. at Lumon Industries
November 27, 2024 at 8:53 PM
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Let's compare Google Shopping's results (80 results, 1 exact match) with those from DuckDuckGo Shopping:

39 results, 15 exact matches

If you're searching only on Google, you're missing out.
A DuckDuckGo Shopping search for an ASUS PA24ACRV monitor
November 27, 2024 at 7:57 PM