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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 5h

Watch this. Get your mind blown and your murder mystery fix involving real life island forests with weather in a starring role. 🏝 🌳 💀 🌩 🤯 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTtS...

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This Island Has Been A Science Experiment for 100 Years

YouTube video by PBS Terra

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Running spellcheck on a document and it suggested replacing "near realtime route data" to "near mealtime route data". Wow, it definitely knows me well.

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

And now nature decided to really show off.

A photo of clouds around sunset on 2026-08-21 as seen from Supermercado Morelos in Moore, Oklahoma, USA. In this pboto, many of the clouds are dark or in shadow except one which is lit brilliantly by the setting sun.

A photo of clouds around sunset on 2026-08-21 as seen from Supermercado Morelos in Moore, Oklahoma, USA.

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Unveiled 3dmesonet.org partnership between Mesonet NWS/NOAA and priv companies to fly drones measuring temp pressure wind etc. Operational flights began 2025 at OU Kessler Farm at Washington OK. OSU spinning up flights at Bixby OK. News bit by colleague Mike Grogan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLwa...

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Critical Weather-Monitoring Drones Take Flight Over Oklahoma

YouTube video by KJRH -TV | Tulsa | Channel 2

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I'm sure this has already been discussed, but it occurred to me that our colleagues at NSSL should convert to an all-electric fleet, so that they can have CIWRO emission vehicles.

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I glanced at my YouTube feed and the algorithm showed me a vid titled "The World's Newest Petrostate", which I misread as "The World's Newest Prostate".

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

TFW you update the script you last touched in 2005 and It Just Works (TM).

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Spanish funny of the day: When talking about a game or an argument, we say in English "I don't have a dog in this fight." In Mexico, they say "No tengo vela en este entierro"... literally "I don't have a candle at this funeral." 😆

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Para el cafecito de la tarde: café de México, zopf (trenza suiza) y una empanada de piña. Vamos Suiza! Vamos Argentina!

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

This year's USA Independence Day is very special. Everyone else gets to understand how old I feel every morning before coffee.

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Typing in Spanish and where I mean to type the word "fuera" I keep typing "fuser". Obviously my first language isn't English. It's Unix.

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It's 7 PM (midnight UTC), so I passed the arriving evening shift as I was leaving work. 🐇 👷

A photo of a rabbit sitting in grass next to some shrubbery. Taken 2026-06-30 at the National Weather Center facility on the Research Campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA.

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I learned (from Google AI) a handy phrase used in Mexican Spanish: "dar el avión" ("to give the airplane"), meaning to nod along to someone just to get them to shut up, completely ignoring what they are actually saying. For example, "No le digas nada, solo dale el avión." = "nod and say 'Uh-huh'." 😆

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Thanks to my friend Ale for reminding me that today is World Sea Turtles Day (Día Mundial de las Tortugas Marinas). I am so fortunate to have been able to swim with these beautiful animals. This one was feeding on seagrass next to a reef and its shell was not only beautiful but excellent camouflage.

A photo of a sea turtle (also called a marine turtle, or in Spanish, "Tortuga Marina") swimming above sea grass along the sandy bottom of the Caribbean Sea between the beach and the Great Mayan Reef at Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico, on 2016-07-13.

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Walk up to sink... Turn on faucet... Throw cool water on to my face... Realize that I still have on my glasses. Ok, I'm tired.

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Storms in northern Oklahoma this evening.

A photo of storm clouds in the distance, seen looking north from Del City, Oklahoma, USA. Taken 2026-06-13.

A later photo of those storm clouds in the distance, seen looking north from Del City, Oklahoma, USA. Taken 2026-06-13.

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I hope your evening is lovely, friend.

A photo of the rays of the setting sun reflecting beautifully off clouds in the western sky as seen from southeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. A USA flag is seen waving in the center in the lower foreground. Taken 2026-06-12.

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

FYI. right hand off by one keyboard column to the left mesonet = nesibet left hand off by one keyboard column to the right mesonet = mrdonry both hands off by one keyboard column mesonet = nrdibry

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Vi un video de lluvia y truenos que inspiró un poemita: Me encantan las tormentas. Sin tormentas, no hay charcos. Sin charquitos, ¿aún existirían lugaritos de alegría para nosotros, los niños de la Tierra?

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

😂 Years ago, our staff had a nice photo of one of our weather stations in large poster size displayed behind our booth at a conference. Someone then pointed out that in the background of that photo there were two cows doing what cows sometimes do.

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

My dad shared some great wisdom with me today: "Did you know that people who have more birthdays live longer?"

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Hear me out: Vietnamese pho broth and Mexican black beans. 😋

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Yesterday I asked my phone a question about the lotion ingredient "hyaluronic acid", but what it heard was "highly ironic acid". New indie band name?

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

TIL my family's favorite comedy duo, Laurel and Hardy, are also beloved in Mexico and Latin America. They are called "El Gordo y el Flaco" (The Fat One and The Thin One). Turns out, they filmed some 1930s scenes multiple times in various languages, including Spanish. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMkD...

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AÑO 1930 - El Gordo y el Flaco - Noche de duendes

YouTube video by Túnel del Tiempo de oscarservio

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

The new manager at our NWC Flying Cow Cafe made and is selling fried pies for Pi Day (tomorrow is March 14). If they sell well, she may try selling them each week. This is peach.

A photo of a peach fried pie, which is a bit like a "turnover" pastry. Taken 2026-03-13 at the National Weather Center facility on the Research Campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA.

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I was today years old when I learned that scissor-tailed flycatchers (Oklahoma official state bird) are routinely seen in the Yucatan peninsula during winter. 🐦 🇲🇽 ❤️

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I recently joked with a coworker that Vibe Coding has been around a long time, except that it used to be done during an outage due to some existing terrible code requiring a fix in the middle of the night, and back then it was called Rage Coding. 😉

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy UTC / GMT / Zulu New Year for those who celebrate. 0000z at the NWC did not disappoint.

A photo of the afterglow of sunset, seen from the observation deck of the National Weather Center facility on the Research Campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. Taken 2026-01-01 at 0000 UTC.

Another photo of the afterglow of sunset, seen from the observation deck of the National Weather Center facility on the Research Campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. Taken 2025-12-31 at 2349 UTC.

A third photo of the afterglow of sunset, seen from the observation deck of the National Weather Center facility on the Research Campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. Taken 2025-12-31 at 2347 UTC.

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Good advice for old professionals, too!

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

I am so privileged to work around such fantastically smart people. Some time ago Marina gave me a quick overview of some of her research and I was 🤯. Congrats to her and you all on getting this toward publication!

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Okay, I am tired. I walked out of the NWC with Chris Karstens, but when I saw him my brain said @plustssn.autumnsky.us, so I began chattering away complimenting him on his aurora photos. Afterward, I told Chris "Hey, it could be worse. At least I didn't call you @pmarshwx.com!" 😉

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Jared P Bostic @jaredpbostic.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Earlier this month, when paying a bill online, I happened to click the "Choose Currency" button for the payment website. The web browser's suggested choices for currency were, um, interesting.

A screenshot from the currency selection pop-over dialog on a payment website. It has the header "Currency" and says "Select your preferred currency to pay with". Below that is a text box to type and search. Below the text box is the top of an alphabetical list of national currencies from around the world. The mouse cursor is in the text box, and a pop-up of browser-suggested items is displayed. The items include "brush", "toothbrush", "filter", "remote", "coffee", and "usb", all of which obviously have nothing to do with the search box intent.

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