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Nick S

@nottooserious

Dumb joke maker, engineer, Jeepfluencer, watcher of Loons, petter of cats. MSP area. He / him, please.

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Don’t like it? This snow just got ten feet taller

13.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Oh it’s experimental you see which is a good reason to publish nonsense

13.03.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meteorologists raise alarm over grounding of Omaha weather balloons amid federal cuts The National Weather Service’s recent decision to suspend weather balloon launches in Omaha and elsewhere will likely reduce the quality of weather forecasts, particularly during severe weather, meteo...

If you're frustrated about the uncertainty of how much snow that we'll be getting in the next 36-48 hours please know that because of DOGE's budget cuts at NOAA there is a dead zone on the Western Great Plains where weather balloon launches have been cut and very little data is available

13.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

today is a good example of why they call minneapolis β€œthe windy city”

13.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We needed these hurricane force winds

13.03.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A snow forecast spread of 18 fucking inches. And it’s because fucking Elon cut our NWS budget so there’s no weather balloon data coming from the western plains right where this storm is tracking. Way to go you fucking morons

13.03.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Officer having anxiety attack took ambulance sent for man dying from police shooting, report says A man who was shot by Connecticut police last year and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for another ambulance to arrive at the scene, after another officer having an anxiety attack took the…

Dyshan Best was shot in the back by police in Bridgeport while fleeing. After the shooting, the 1st ambulance that arrived reportedly transported an officer experiencing anxiety, leaving Best to reportedly wait about 10 additional minutes for medical care. Why was the wounded man not prioritized?

12.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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The void only photographs in natural light. Otherwise he’s just a black blob.

12.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We’re all trying to find the bar who did this

12.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s actually Big Forrester Energy

12.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh can we also lengthen the season by three weeks and start in early March?? That would be awesome

12.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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12.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My wife was taking her osteoporosis vitamins and I said β€œthey’re actually osteoporNOsis vitamins” and she just stared at me and folks that’s exactly what marriage should be.

12.03.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New drone maker partly owned by Trump sons hopes to win Pentagon contracts Among dozens of companies competing for Pentagon contracts to supply attack drones, one stands out: Powerus, flush with cash and ballooning in size as it buys up rivals.

Oh man, good luck to them I hope they get it

apnews.com/article/dron...

12.03.2026 00:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s GENERAL Evil. He didn’t go to 8 years of Coruscant Military Academy and work his way up the ranks to be called β€œDoctor” thank you very much.

12.03.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Whoever is the next Secretary of State is going to have some big shoes to fill.

11.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 1858 πŸ” 226 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 19

Its nature is to extrapolate and pattern-match, I do think analyzing weather trends and projections is a good use case

11.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Even meteorologists that tend to lean into storm hype are quiet on this forecast - is the uncertainty much bigger than normal?

11.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@serwewx.bsky.social say this weekend’s forecast isn’t so

11.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Just a reminder Target, if you’re listening, I spend AT LEAST $10,000 per year on groceries I’m giving to other stores. The moment you ACTUALLY change that revenue is all yours.

11.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

TIL a LLM-based simulation of a specific person is called a β€œsloppelgΓ€nger”

11.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

10/10, would sunbathe

11.03.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canada lynx kitten

11.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 435 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 10
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Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

10.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 24797 πŸ” 6715 πŸ’¬ 216 πŸ“Œ 420

Hear me out: JNCO maxxing

10.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're giving away two sets of 4 reserved seats at an early screening of #ProjectHailMary plus some movie swag! Enter by 11:59 on Wednesday, March 11. #TwinCitiesGeeks twincitiesgeek.com/2026/03/ente...

08.03.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anyone who wants their own: www.brickmania.com/benefit-bric...

10.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE OUT

10.03.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Kitty want banana?

Maybe
Maybe
Huh what’s that?
UGH

10.03.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0