Ryan May
@dopplershift.bsky.social
I'm a weather-focused software engineer and career Pythonista. Opinions are my own, yada yada.
Python scientist users and educators: how long do you want to be warned about deprecated behavior in your research code & classroom examples/exercises before things change? What pace of change do you find acceptable? (This is not about @metpy.bsky.social)
December 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Python scientist users and educators: how long do you want to be warned about deprecated behavior in your research code & classroom examples/exercises before things change? What pace of change do you find acceptable? (This is not about @metpy.bsky.social)
This Lane Kiffin debacle means every other coach, fan, and commentator can just stop it with the pearl clutching about the lack of loyalty from players in the portal era.
You want loyalty? Needs to start at the top.
You want loyalty? Needs to start at the top.
November 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This Lane Kiffin debacle means every other coach, fan, and commentator can just stop it with the pearl clutching about the lack of loyalty from players in the portal era.
You want loyalty? Needs to start at the top.
You want loyalty? Needs to start at the top.
It’s possible that Texas A&M just isn’t all that good? They were undefeated against 7 of the bottom 8 teams in the SEC standings—and lost to the only one they played outside of that. Otherwise, it’s all contingent on a 1-pt win over ND—whose major claim to fame is only losing to Miami and Texas A&M.
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 AM
It’s possible that Texas A&M just isn’t all that good? They were undefeated against 7 of the bottom 8 teams in the SEC standings—and lost to the only one they played outside of that. Otherwise, it’s all contingent on a 1-pt win over ND—whose major claim to fame is only losing to Miami and Texas A&M.
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
Why are all the operation names suitable as condom brand names?
I’m beginning to suspect all of the men in the Trump administration are impotent.
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Why are all the operation names suitable as condom brand names?
That’s Alabama’s 7th loss at home since 2008. I’ll take that OU win however we get it.
This fan base won’t be SEC-ready until it just takes the W’s however they come.
This fan base won’t be SEC-ready until it just takes the W’s however they come.
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
That’s Alabama’s 7th loss at home since 2008. I’ll take that OU win however we get it.
This fan base won’t be SEC-ready until it just takes the W’s however they come.
This fan base won’t be SEC-ready until it just takes the W’s however they come.
Societally, we are a short step from someone suggesting staging actual Hunger Games would be a good premise for reality programming, and apparently some kind of crypto (bullshit) coin.
November 15, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Societally, we are a short step from someone suggesting staging actual Hunger Games would be a good premise for reality programming, and apparently some kind of crypto (bullshit) coin.
So are the immigrants illegally on welfare or buying houses? Neither is a thing at scale, but you sure as hell are not doing both.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 AM
So are the immigrants illegally on welfare or buying houses? Neither is a thing at scale, but you sure as hell are not doing both.
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The good thing is that regardless of who wins tonight it isn't the Yankees.
November 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The good thing is that regardless of who wins tonight it isn't the Yankees.
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The AI video Trump posted of himself dumping shit all over America from a plane was metaphorically the most accurate piece of propaganda he’s put out this year.
October 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The AI video Trump posted of himself dumping shit all over America from a plane was metaphorically the most accurate piece of propaganda he’s put out this year.
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Congratulations to the 2025 NSF Unidata Community Equipment Award grants: Tuskegee University and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa! To learn more about how NSF Unidata supports universities in building their cyberinfrastructure, see buff.ly/oRrjfAJ
October 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 NSF Unidata Community Equipment Award grants: Tuskegee University and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa! To learn more about how NSF Unidata supports universities in building their cyberinfrastructure, see buff.ly/oRrjfAJ
Remember when this same network asked if Obama gave a “terrorist fist bump”?
October 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Remember when this same network asked if Obama gave a “terrorist fist bump”?
That safety for OU is significant for some
September 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
That safety for OU is significant for some
Seems like the proper way to honor Kirk in his death is to give a solid “Meh” since empathy has “done a lot of damage” and his shooting death is just the price to pay for those sweet, sweet 2nd amendment rights.
September 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Seems like the proper way to honor Kirk in his death is to give a solid “Meh” since empathy has “done a lot of damage” and his shooting death is just the price to pay for those sweet, sweet 2nd amendment rights.
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Again.
August 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Again.
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They told me if I voted for Kamala Harris we'd become a socialist country, etc., etc.
CNBC: So we should expect the US government to be taking more equity stakes in businesses around the country?
KEVIN HASSETT: It's possible, yeah. That's absolutely right.
KEVIN HASSETT: It's possible, yeah. That's absolutely right.
August 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
They told me if I voted for Kamala Harris we'd become a socialist country, etc., etc.
The GOP needs to look up the phrase “the government controls the means of production”
August 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The GOP needs to look up the phrase “the government controls the means of production”
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To: All Staff
Subject: IMPORTANT REMINDER!!!
NEVER lend animals your phone to order items online. Gavin just confiscated another anvil and six rockets from the coyote enclosure.
Subject: IMPORTANT REMINDER!!!
NEVER lend animals your phone to order items online. Gavin just confiscated another anvil and six rockets from the coyote enclosure.
August 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
To: All Staff
Subject: IMPORTANT REMINDER!!!
NEVER lend animals your phone to order items online. Gavin just confiscated another anvil and six rockets from the coyote enclosure.
Subject: IMPORTANT REMINDER!!!
NEVER lend animals your phone to order items online. Gavin just confiscated another anvil and six rockets from the coyote enclosure.
I can’t help hearing all the arguments about “erasing history” when statues honoring civil war losers were being taken down.
You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I can’t help hearing all the arguments about “erasing history” when statues honoring civil war losers were being taken down.
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Not sure how many scientists here have tried Claude Code or similar command line coding assistants. I had a complicated family property tax problem that was best solved by a brute force Monte Carlo simulation approach, so I spent a few days coding up and analyzing a model with Claude Code.
August 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Not sure how many scientists here have tried Claude Code or similar command line coding assistants. I had a complicated family property tax problem that was best solved by a brute force Monte Carlo simulation approach, so I spent a few days coding up and analyzing a model with Claude Code.
Compare this
According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.
Just the start.
Common sense.
Just the start.
Common sense.
August 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Compare this
I had the pleasure of transferring 840TB of data on S3 this summer.
attn: @radarscope.app @jmwolf.bsky.social
attn: @radarscope.app @jmwolf.bsky.social
In conjunction with the AWS Open Datasets team, we are changing the AWS S3 bucket that contains up-to-date NEXRAD Level II archive data. There is a new bucket name and SNS notification topic, but no other changes. The legacy bucket name will be discontinued September 1, 2025. buff.ly/WVBvt26
August 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I had the pleasure of transferring 840TB of data on S3 this summer.
attn: @radarscope.app @jmwolf.bsky.social
attn: @radarscope.app @jmwolf.bsky.social
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In conjunction with the AWS Open Datasets team, we are changing the AWS S3 bucket that contains up-to-date NEXRAD Level II archive data. There is a new bucket name and SNS notification topic, but no other changes. The legacy bucket name will be discontinued September 1, 2025. buff.ly/WVBvt26
August 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In conjunction with the AWS Open Datasets team, we are changing the AWS S3 bucket that contains up-to-date NEXRAD Level II archive data. There is a new bucket name and SNS notification topic, but no other changes. The legacy bucket name will be discontinued September 1, 2025. buff.ly/WVBvt26
I remember, years ago, thinking with AI we’re repeating all of the same kinds of mistakes that were made with nuclear technology, esp. with regards to not thinking through consequences or long-term damage.
Yup, still feel the same. We’re living in Black Mirror 24/7 now.
Yup, still feel the same. We’re living in Black Mirror 24/7 now.
At 4p ET/1p PT, I’ll have a one of a kind interview with Joaquin Oliver. He died in the Parkland school shooting. But his parents have created an AI version of their son for a powerful message on gun violence. Plus TX Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social - see you soon on Substack and later on YouTube.
August 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I remember, years ago, thinking with AI we’re repeating all of the same kinds of mistakes that were made with nuclear technology, esp. with regards to not thinking through consequences or long-term damage.
Yup, still feel the same. We’re living in Black Mirror 24/7 now.
Yup, still feel the same. We’re living in Black Mirror 24/7 now.