Todd Murphy
@toddamurphy.bsky.social
Teacher. Researcher. Atmospheric Scientist. Occasional administrator.
Wanted to smoke a prime rib for Christmas but I've had this huge brisket taking up freezer space for far too long. The rib roast prices at Sam's also shocked the system today, so brisket it is!
December 21, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Wanted to smoke a prime rib for Christmas but I've had this huge brisket taking up freezer space for far too long. The rib roast prices at Sam's also shocked the system today, so brisket it is!
Not great
“In short, the atomic ensemble time scale at our Boulder campus has failed due to a prolonged utility power outage. One impact is that the Boulder Internet Time Services no longer have an accurate time reference.”
groups.google.com/a/list.nist....
groups.google.com/a/list.nist....
Primary time scale failure at NIST Boulder campus; significant impact on NTP services
groups.google.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Not great
This was actually about Venables
I know a Michigan man when I see him
December 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This was actually about Venables
Bama has no business being here but LOL I’LL TAKE IT ROLL TIDE
December 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Bama has no business being here but LOL I’LL TAKE IT ROLL TIDE
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the full kalen deboer experience
December 20, 2025 at 2:34 AM
the full kalen deboer experience
I know a Michigan man when I see him
December 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I know a Michigan man when I see him
LOSER
Ballot #35 is a blank ballot from a voter who wishes to remain anonymous. It is our second known blank ballot of the cycle. We are unable to report on any drops, if applicable
In the Tracker: tracker.fyi
In the Tracker: tracker.fyi
December 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
LOSER
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This is not just "NCAR boosterism," folks. There are multiple empirical measures by which this is correct--and also, if you took a random sampling of atmospheric & Earth scientists from around the world, I'd bet that a substantial majority of them would agree. NCAR is truly irreplaceable.
Bucalacchi stresses NCAR's reach is unique globally: "if you look at the totality of activities from weather, water, climate, space, weather, atmosphere, chemistry- no one single institution covers that breadth and depth of across observation, high performance computing and modelling and tradition."
December 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is not just "NCAR boosterism," folks. There are multiple empirical measures by which this is correct--and also, if you took a random sampling of atmospheric & Earth scientists from around the world, I'd bet that a substantial majority of them would agree. NCAR is truly irreplaceable.
Sending me a grade issue a week after final grades were released and an hour before the university closes for winter break?!?
That’s a problem for January.
That’s a problem for January.
December 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Sending me a grade issue a week after final grades were released and an hour before the university closes for winter break?!?
That’s a problem for January.
That’s a problem for January.
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This is some ridiculous horseshit.
From NSF: www.nsf.gov/news/intent-...
Intent to restructure critical weather science infrastructure
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that the agency is reviewing the structure of the research and observational capabilities operated by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric...
www.nsf.gov
December 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is some ridiculous horseshit.
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Atmospheric sciences spans from climate scale to microscale - just like the atmosphere itself - and the Trump Administration's plans to dismantle NCAR and somehow protect "vital weather research" shows a complete lack of understanding for how science works. tinyurl.com/3rtpafnx
Trump Administration announces plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research and close its famed Mesa Lab
Shortsighted plan would (in my view) cause irreparable harm to global atmospheric science research
tinyurl.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Atmospheric sciences spans from climate scale to microscale - just like the atmosphere itself - and the Trump Administration's plans to dismantle NCAR and somehow protect "vital weather research" shows a complete lack of understanding for how science works. tinyurl.com/3rtpafnx
The comments on this are typical.
Not all AI/ML is bad!
Not all AI/ML is bad!
Today, we're rolling out a new suite of AI-driven global weather models, including a "first of its kind" hybrid ensemble system! Want to get geeky with us? Come check it out:
www.noaa.gov/news-release...
www.noaa.gov/news-release...
This AIGFS forecast in the form of a map, for December 10, 2025, shows the heavy precipitation from an atmospheric river hitting the U.S. Pacific Northwest. AI weather models like this one will protect life and property by improving forecast accuracy and timeliness for events such as the catastrophic flooding that impacted the Northwest.
www.noaa.gov
December 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The comments on this are typical.
Not all AI/ML is bad!
Not all AI/ML is bad!
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It won't happen, but I'd love to see for-profit companies speak out about the myriad ways they've benefited from NCAR's shared tools and datasets and instruments and overall knowledge. The sheer amount of economic value alone provided by this one-of-a-kind institution since 1960 is hard to fathom.
December 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It won't happen, but I'd love to see for-profit companies speak out about the myriad ways they've benefited from NCAR's shared tools and datasets and instruments and overall knowledge. The sheer amount of economic value alone provided by this one-of-a-kind institution since 1960 is hard to fathom.
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Air and road travel are safer, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and wildfires are better predicted, students, early career scientists, and teachers are trained, and the public learns more about STEM because of NCAR.
We’ve spent decades preaching STEM and we’re destroying it all in less than a year.
We’ve spent decades preaching STEM and we’re destroying it all in less than a year.
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.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Air and road travel are safer, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and wildfires are better predicted, students, early career scientists, and teachers are trained, and the public learns more about STEM because of NCAR.
We’ve spent decades preaching STEM and we’re destroying it all in less than a year.
We’ve spent decades preaching STEM and we’re destroying it all in less than a year.
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"the plan being to fully close the center's Mesa Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado"
This seems rather specific. When DOGE started, they targeted leases and govt buildings. I wonder if the goal was to sell off the leases/properties to real estate developers. Mesa Lab sure would be a prize for someone.
This seems rather specific. When DOGE started, they targeted leases and govt buildings. I wonder if the goal was to sell off the leases/properties to real estate developers. Mesa Lab sure would be a prize for someone.
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.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"the plan being to fully close the center's Mesa Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado"
This seems rather specific. When DOGE started, they targeted leases and govt buildings. I wonder if the goal was to sell off the leases/properties to real estate developers. Mesa Lab sure would be a prize for someone.
This seems rather specific. When DOGE started, they targeted leases and govt buildings. I wonder if the goal was to sell off the leases/properties to real estate developers. Mesa Lab sure would be a prize for someone.
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Before the 1990s, plane crashes caused by microbursts used to kill planeloads of people fairly regularly.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
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.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Before the 1990s, plane crashes caused by microbursts used to kill planeloads of people fairly regularly.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
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WTAF?!
Also, for the love of God, can we not refer to NCAR As a “climate lab?” It does a hell of a lot more than just climate.
Also, for the love of God, can we not refer to NCAR As a “climate lab?” It does a hell of a lot more than just climate.
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.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
WTAF?!
Also, for the love of God, can we not refer to NCAR As a “climate lab?” It does a hell of a lot more than just climate.
Also, for the love of God, can we not refer to NCAR As a “climate lab?” It does a hell of a lot more than just climate.
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Every year that goes by, the Winds of Winter joke in Logan Lucky gets funnier and funnier.
December 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Every year that goes by, the Winds of Winter joke in Logan Lucky gets funnier and funnier.
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What a horrifying weekend of news. Too much.
December 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
What a horrifying weekend of news. Too much.
The one I remember the most is an opening night, sold out Freddy vs. Jason. One of the rowdiest movie crowds I’ve been in and buddy it was FUN.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The one I remember the most is an opening night, sold out Freddy vs. Jason. One of the rowdiest movie crowds I’ve been in and buddy it was FUN.
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Better than any joke I could possibly write
Kirk Herbstreit's CFB awards show is on and he gave Redemption Player of the Year to Arch Manning.
December 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Better than any joke I could possibly write
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My politics are becoming increasingly "we live in a society"
December 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
My politics are becoming increasingly "we live in a society"
Louisiana mesonet station 24 installed this afternoon near Lake Arthur, LA.
We followed that up with a gas station catfish po-boy smothered in crawfish etoufee. 🤌
Station 25 tomorrow in Church Point.
We followed that up with a gas station catfish po-boy smothered in crawfish etoufee. 🤌
Station 25 tomorrow in Church Point.
December 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Louisiana mesonet station 24 installed this afternoon near Lake Arthur, LA.
We followed that up with a gas station catfish po-boy smothered in crawfish etoufee. 🤌
Station 25 tomorrow in Church Point.
We followed that up with a gas station catfish po-boy smothered in crawfish etoufee. 🤌
Station 25 tomorrow in Church Point.
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