For the first time in years, I managed to get out and throw a round of disc golf. Had a good time playing Vietnam Veterans Park in Kannapolis, throwing +10 over 9 holes, with my only par being thanks to a 40’ “putt” with my MRV. And the weather was perfect.

I hope to play another round soon.

No sign of April weather today, though. The setting sun was gorgeous: https://lyse.isobeef.org/abendhimmel-2026-03-27/

New SETI Study: Why We Might Have Been Missing Alien Signals
After decades of searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, the nonprofit SETI Foundation has an announcement. “A new study by researchers at the SETI Institute suggests stellar ‘space weather’ could make radio signals from extraterrestrial intelligence harder to detect.”
Stellar activity and plasma turbulence near a transmitting planet can broaden a … ⌘ Read more

@movq@www.uninformativ.de oh yeah, we have heard plenty. The re-entry boom of the shuttles (when they were in service) and, more recently, of the SpaceX rockets boosters. Depending on weather conditions we might hear a lot, or nothing at all.

I will try capturing a “regular” launch as I see it from home one of these days. It is a curved white, blueish line in the sky, with a big, incandescent tip (the actual rocket burners, and boosters). Pretty cool sight.

It’s raining and raining and raining and raining. I had hoped my mate canceled the hike today. But he didn’t. He showed up. So, off we went to the Staufeneck Castle Ruin after having a lunch first. The rain drizzling on the umbrella was very nice and I was very glad that he dragged me outside.

It was super wet, though. Entire creeks were coming down on some path sections. A slippery, muddy mess on others. Our boots were already soaked a few kilometers in the trip. The important part was that the feet were warm, though, despite being wet. We barely met anybody in this lousy weather. So we had basically everything for us alone. That’s always great.

Visibility was poor the higher we got. At 13 a low hanging cloud was moving in, 14 is the result just three minutes later. We couldn’t see the castle 300 meters away anymore. No chance. It was really funny, because the houses in town at two kilometers distance were still visible. Poorly, but you could clearly make out the town. Not the castle, there was just a white wall of cloud :-)

On the way back, we warmed up with tea I brought along. After I dropped off my mate at the train station, I bumped into a fellow scout, so my wet feet cooled off completely in these 15 minutes we talked. The rainjacket mostly held up with the protection of the umbrella, just the sleeves were down. My rain trousers, on the other hand, leaked a little bit a the lower ends. I was glad when I could strip all the wet stuff. I would do it again, though. :-) Now, I’m swapping the newspaper in my boots every half an hour to absorb all the moisture.

https://lyse.isobeef.org/wanderung-auf-die-burg-staufeneck-2026-02-21/

Oh, our leaning silo laughs at the Leaning Tower of Pisa. :-D I’m wondering when it collapses. I’m waiting for this to happen for years now.

@movq@www.uninformativ.de Thanks. Unfortunately, the weather stations are quite far away.

I have to operate my own one. :-D

What a beautiful, beautiful 0°C Sunday arvo and evening! The weather forecast delayed the snow by the minute. An hour or so after it finally started very, very lightly, I headed off for the woods to check out the lake again. Unfortunately, with the fresh snow layer, the crazy wild surface texture of the ice sheet wasn’t visible anymore. But it brought some other nice views and photo opportunities.

I initially thought that I just go for a quick turn. However, with the snowfall a wee bit increasing I was hooked and kept going. Visibility was poor, but the snow blankets just looked too stunning. The road surfaces were quite slippery, so I often just walked alongside the pathways. On downhill slopes I had some good fun sliding down the road on my feet. With varying success. Luckily, I managed not to fall.

On the summit of the mountain the twigs had those absolutely magnificently looking windblown crystal coverings. Awwwwwww! They never get old. It was already getting dark, so the camera was tired and wanted to sleep. The snow program then made use of the flash and I’m quite pleased with how these shots turned out.

Two deer crossed the road in front of me and ran into the woods, that was sight for sore eyes. Although I felt bad that they had to flee from me in this white terrain. By the time I got home, the snow had accumulated around eight centimeters in height, even in town down in the valley. Walking on this fresh snow is just amazing. And I love the sound it makes. Today, the snow consistency must have been just right, because the crushing sound was really loud.

I cannot recall that I had frozen hair and beard before, but today, there was a thick ice buildup. In case I had, it was definitely never this much. Felt really cool.

Enough of this preliminary skirmishing, there ya go: https://lyse.isobeef.org/waldspaziergang-2026-01-25/

Aurora Watch In Effect As Severe Solar Storm Slams Into Earth
alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: Thanks to a giant eruption on the Sun and a large opening in its atmosphere, we’re currently experiencing G4 conditions – a severe geomagnetic storm strong enough to disrupt power grids as energy from space weather disturbances drives electric currents through Earth’s magnetic field and the ground. … ⌘ Read more

@bender@twtxt.net I’m already using it for tracktivity (meant for tracking activities and events, like weather, food consumption, stuff like that), which is basically a somewhat-fancy CSV editor:

I have a couple of other projects where I could use it, because they are plain curses at the moment. Like, one of them has an “edit box”, but you can’t enter Unicode, because it was too complicated. That would benefit from the framework.

Either way, it’s the most satisfying project in a long time and I’m learning a ton of stuff.

Record Ocean Heat is Intensifying Climate Disasters, Data Shows
The world’s oceans absorbed yet another record-breaking amount of heat in 2025, continuing an almost unbroken streak of annual records since the start of the millennium and fueling increasingly extreme weather events around the globe. More than 90% of the heat trapped by humanity’s carbon emissions ends up in the oceans, making ocean heat content one … ⌘ Read more

An AI-Generated NWS Map Invented Fake Towns In Idaho
National Weather Service pulled an AI-generated forecast graphic after it hallucinated fake town names in Idaho. “The blunder – not the first of its kind to be posted by the NWS in the past year – comes as the agency experiments with a wide range of AI uses, from advanced forecasting to graphic design,” reports the Washington Post. “Experts worry that without properly … ⌘ Read more

Finally Skyrim weather. 🥳

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Oooh, nice! ⛄ We only have cold stormy weather over here. 🥴

Microsoft Excel Turns 40, Remains Stubbornly Unkillable
Microsoft Excel, the 40-year-old spreadsheet application that helped establish personal computers as essential workplace tools and contributed to Microsoft’s current valuation of nearly $4 trillion, has weathered both the rise of cloud computing and the current AI boom largely unscathed. In its most recent quarter, commercial revenue for Microsoft 365 – the bundle i … ⌘ Read more

Storm Bram: amber weather warnings for damaging winds and heavy rain
Warnings come into force as strong winds and rain sweep across the UK. ⌘ Read more

Storm Bram named with amber weather warnings for damaging winds and heavy rain
Damaging winds and flooding rain will sweep across the UK on Tuesday with Storm Bram as Simon King explains ⌘ Read more

Four dead, one missing after wave drags swimmers out to sea in Tenerife
Local media reported that a weather advisory for rough seas was in effect when the swimmers were swept out to sea. ⌘ Read more

Storm Bram named with amber weather warnings for damaging winds and heavy rain
Damaging winds and flooding rain will sweep across the UK on Tuesday with Storm Bram as Simon King explains ⌘ Read more

Storm Bram named with severe weather warnings for damaging winds and heavy rain
Damaging winds and flooding rain will sweep across the UK on Tuesday with Storm Bram as Simon King explains ⌘ Read more

Storm Bram named with severe weather warnings for rain and damaging winds
Damaging winds and flooding rain will sweep across the UK on Tuesday with Storm Bram as Simon King explains ⌘ Read more

McIlroy’s Australian Open tilt hindered by discarded banana skin
Inclement weather is not the only challenge Rory McIlroy faced on his way to shooting a three-under-par 68 in the third round of the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne. ⌘ Read more

Strong winds, intense heat and potential thunderstorms a concern for NSW
Authorities are urging people to stay bushfire ready as a “perfect combination” of weather conditions stretch crews across the state. ⌘ Read more

It was hot, dry and gusty, so why wasn’t a Tasmania fire weather warning issued?
The Bureau of Meteorology says the initial forecasts did not meet the threshold to trigger fire weather warnings ahead of Thursday when 30 blazes burnt across Tasmania. ⌘ Read more

Are you affected by the extreme heatwave sweeping through Australia? Tell us your story
Extreme heat and bushfire warnings have been issued in several regions across the country. Share your story along with any videos or images you may have to help inform our weather coverage. ⌘ Read more

Firefighters battle two blazes as temperatures soar in NSW
The first Friday of summer sees Sydney’s temperature soar to almost 38C, with firefighters battling an out-of-control bushfires near Dubbo and Bulahdelah. ⌘ Read more

‘Extreme fire danger’ forecast across South Australia for Thursday
The CFS is warning of high fire risk tomorrow with hot and windy conditions forecast, while the BOM has issued a fire weather warning with ‘extreme fire danger’ for parts of the state. ⌘ Read more

Bridal parties employ witches and bury sausages hoping for good weather
Bridal parties are employing online witches and burying sausages, hoping the superstitious acts will ward off bad weather. ⌘ Read more

Queensland to enjoy cooler, drier first days of summer
After a soaking November, this week could deliver a very brief reprieve from the storms and scorching heat. ⌘ Read more

Ongoing heatwave to fuel further extreme weather on east coast
An ongoing heatwave along Australia’s eastern seaboard will fuel further extreme weather this weekend, and its longevity is now breaking long standing records. ⌘ Read more

Australia Spent $62 Million To Update Its Weather Web Site and Made It Worse
quonset writes: Australia last updated their weather site a decade ago. In October, during one of the hottest days of the year, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) revealed its new web site and was immediately castigated for doing so. Complaints ranged from a confusing layout to not being able to find information. Farmers were parti … ⌘ Read more

Cherry season ‘weeks’ behind schedule as cold blasts put crops on ice
The latest casualty of a year with delayed crops has been the cherry, with cold weather in some growing regions setting the festive favourite ‘weeks’ behind schedule. ⌘ Read more

When Sydney’s popular swimming spots will reopen as weather heats up
From ‘Pondi’ to Sydney Harbour, here’s when your popular spots will reopen. ⌘ Read more

Hot air balloon rides nearly 10 times riskier as helicopter or plane
Hot air balloon rides are nearly 10 times riskier than a joy flight in a light plane or a helicopter, a new report by the national transport safety investigator has found. ⌘ Read more

Cold drinks, beach dips and ice rinks: Queenslanders battle rising heat
After days of relentless heat and storms, temperatures have jumped sharply again today. ⌘ Read more

Thousands still without power, schools closed after freak storm
Thousands of residents in Western Sydney are waking up without power and some schools across NSW will be closed after a freak storm on Wednesday. ⌘ Read more

First catastrophic fire warning in two years triggers NSW school closures
Dozens of schools across NSW have been forced to close as a combination of severe weather conditions creates dangerous fire conditions not seen in years. ⌘ Read more

Storms to continue across Qld in ‘hot, humid, unsettled’ weather
The south-east corner is once again bracing for severe storms for the third day in a row, while much of Queensland is sweltering under humid heatwave conditions. ⌘ Read more

Palestinians left without shelter after Gaza tent cities flood again
Heavy rain has caused significant flooding in Gaza, with thousands of Palestinians living in tents bearing the brunt of the sudden burst of winter weather. ⌘ Read more

Extreme heat, winds and catastrophic fire danger for Australia’s east
Eastern Australia is facing a barrage of extreme weather conditions this week, and for many areas the most intense conditions will arrive on Wednesday. ⌘ Read more

An AI Podcasting Machine Is Churning Out 3,000 Episodes a Week
fjo3 shares a report from TheWrap: There are already at least 175,000 AI-generated podcast episodes on platforms like Spotify and Apple. That’s thanks to Inception Point AI, a startup with just eight employees cranking out 3,000 episodes a week covering everything from localized weather reports and pollen trackers to a detailed account of Charlie Kirk’s as … ⌘ Read more

Queensland braces for weekend of wild weather
A band of severe storms is rolling across south-east Queensland as the region braces for a weekend of wild weather. ⌘ Read more

Iceland Deems Possible Atlantic Current Collapse A Security Risk
Iceland has formally classified the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security threat, warning that a disruption could trigger a modern-day ice age in Northern Europe and destabilize global weather systems. The move elevates the risk across government and enables it to strategize for worst-case scenarios. Reut … ⌘ Read more

Why it’s so hard to bust the weather control conspiracy theory
Dave Levitan,  Climate Science Writer  -  MIT Technology Review

_Stephan: ”king” Trump, his administration, and his Congressional vassals are doing nothing about preparing for the ongoing climate change crisis, whose crescendo is estimated to be about 14 years from now. Instead, they seek to entrap the United States in carbon energy to serve the oligarchs who have funded Trump and the Republican Congr … ⌘ Read more

Bezos’s Blue Origin postpones rocket launch over weather
Blue Origin, the space company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, was forced Sunday to postpone the anticipated launch of its New Glenn rocket due to unfavorable weather conditions. ⌘ Read more

Blue Origin Livestreams Attempt to Launch Unique “EscaPADE’ Mission to Mars
Blue Origin is livestreaming the launch of its New Glenn rocketreports CNN, “where they will investigate why the barren red planet began to lose its atmosphere billions of years ago.” By observing two Mars locations simultaneously, this mission can measure how Mars responds to space weather in real time — and how the Marti … ⌘ Read more

These trees are usually laden with apples. This year they’re strangely bare
Across the the Blue Mountains, apple farmers are noticing less fruit this season. Some are wondering if it’s linked to varroa mite. ⌘ Read more

TIL on my bike
Today, with the weather at a nice 19 °C, I took the chance for another bike tour. I had tried out my new, warmer cycling clothes yesterday during a long break from work, but since the weather will be much colder soon, I really wanted to get this second ride in. ⌘ Read more

Should we build an optical interferometer on the moon?
Earth’s atmosphere is an impediment to astronomical observations. Not only is cloudy weather a problem, but temperature fluctuations in the atmosphere mean that ground-based telescopes require sophisticated adaptive optics systems to see clearly. Radio telescopes aren’t bothered by clouds, but need to be built in ‘radio quiet’ locations to do their job best. ⌘ Read more

Event gives access to small wineries in Tasmania
The owners of around forty vineyards in the south of the state are hoping the weather holds out for the next few days as they prepare to open the gates for the annual Spring in the Vines. ⌘ Read more

Creating an All-Weather Driver
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