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Skeptical of the premise that temperature and weather is not worth the bother to learn. We learn this stuff so we may effectively communicate with others. Someo
by joeyh 17y ago
Skeptical of the premise that temperature and weather is not worth the bother to learn. We learn this stuff so we may effectively communicate with others. Someone who was reliant on this app to tell them to wear a sweater would not be able to function in these two common situations:
"Did you hear it'll be in the 60's and sunny tomorrow? Nice change after this week of temps in the teens, huh?"
"This is your pilot speaking. Weather at our destination is forecast to be in the lower 40's with scattered showers."
It also fails if I might be going to work by car, or might be biking. Chance of rain is 30% -- I'd not worry about an umbrella in the car -- but if I'm biking to work, I would want to make sure to have rain gear in the panniers. The exact percentage, plus how I'm traveling, and where I'm going, all factor into what I wear, and an app can't know.
What I would like to see is a UI that packs more weather info, ideally hourly forecasts, into a small, easily scanned space.