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I've been doing this over 35 years and have seven Emmys. They got someone they shouldn't be able to afford and working from home I could afford to accept it.

I've been doing this over 35 years and have seven Emmys. They got someone they shouldn't be able to afford and working from home I could afford to accept it. I'm a pancreatic cancer survivor (Whipple) and this flexibility helps. I am a professional. My job is to forecast their weather and I am diligent in that pursuit. Windows are overrated.

lanewinfield 8y ago
Wow, this is such a fascinating story. I'd totally subscribe to an AMA. Glad to hear you've kicked cancer's ass.
- geofffox 8y ago
  Point me in the right direction. I'd love to do an AMA -- except I'd take questions on the site and answer via YouTube live or something similar. That way I could demo any studio questions live. Where can I get info on doing one? Also, sneakily, I have other ideas for where my studio can be used beside traditional outlets, especially since I make a full suite of weather maps. This would give me a chance to explain.
  - spike021 8y ago
    I think typically they're done on Reddit these days, but I bet you could do this kind of questions post you refer to on HN and then follow up with a link to a video or stream.
    - geofffox 8y ago
      Already found a great article on 'how-to.' I will. It's second nature to me, but most people are sort of stunned when they see a broadcast quality studio in my (former) garage.
      - spike021 8y ago
        I think that's pretty awesome myself. Closest I've been to that kind of setup is back in.. either middle or high school tech class. We had a separate indoor sound-proofed "room" used for a broadcast channel just for school. Cool stuff.
  - voltagex_ 8y ago
    With your setup, Twitch or YouTube Live would work. Take the questions on Reddit or similar beforehand (with an established channel you've got other ways of taking questions, but for a new set up it's a bit trickier).
andremendes 8y ago
This is impressive and cool, I really would like to read more about it. You should write a blog!
- geofffox 8y ago
  https://www.geofffox.com/ https://www.geofffox.com/ -- Since July 4, 2003.
geofffox 8y ago
In response to Lane -- Pancreatic cancer is the worst. It is incurable in 2018! I was very lucky that it was found before it spread. It was removed in a six hour, two surgeon operation called a Whipple. It was pioneered in the 1930s. Back then they lost about 1/3 on the table. Only about 1/3 of pancreatic patients can receive a Whipple and only about a third of those have my result. Only 9% live beyond five years. The Whipple is considered the most difficult operation a surgeon can perform. The docs who do this are hospital all-stars. On day one I told my doctors (with cancer you get an army of doctors) I wanted to aggressively go at it. I had a catheter port inserted in my chest for IVs (like chemo or with my CTscans). It's been used over thirty times. When I take a blood test it's commonly a dozen vials or more. My treatment ended around a year and a half ago. I am certifiably cancer free, though my body knows how to make pancreatic cancer and could do it again. I am missing a few internal parts. Whipple surgery reconnects some parts of the digestive system differently than original factory specs. With half a pancreas I shoot insulin 4-5 times a day (no big deal). My right pinkie will be tapped for blood drops around 1,500 times this year. I am the luckiest person you will meet today. And, it's a kickass diet. I lost 35 pounds. Because I am old I am on Medicare. I subscribe to a Medicare Advantage program, which means I limit myself to an HMO's doctors in return for paying less for services. I would think my medical care had to cost over $500,000. I paid ZERO. I do pay for some drugs -- thousands a year -- but my army of doctors were paid by the government. People shouldn't go broke or need GoFundMe because they get sick. The US needs Medicare for all. Insurance just means we all share the risk for the few that need it.
- cockatoo2 8y ago
  The republicunts don't believe in healthcare for sick people.
  - geofffox 8y ago
    The fact that we need GoFundMe campaigns for people who get sick or that veterans beg for charity through Wounded Warriors upsets me to no end. A modern, successful democracy should take care of its people.

lanewinfield 8y ago

Wow, this is such a fascinating story. I'd totally subscribe to an AMA. Glad to hear you've kicked cancer's ass.

geofffox 8y ago
Point me in the right direction. I'd love to do an AMA -- except I'd take questions on the site and answer via YouTube live or something similar. That way I could demo any studio questions live. Where can I get info on doing one? Also, sneakily, I have other ideas for where my studio can be used beside traditional outlets, especially since I make a full suite of weather maps. This would give me a chance to explain.
- spike021 8y ago
  I think typically they're done on Reddit these days, but I bet you could do this kind of questions post you refer to on HN and then follow up with a link to a video or stream.
  - geofffox 8y ago
    Already found a great article on 'how-to.' I will. It's second nature to me, but most people are sort of stunned when they see a broadcast quality studio in my (former) garage.
    - spike021 8y ago
      I think that's pretty awesome myself. Closest I've been to that kind of setup is back in.. either middle or high school tech class. We had a separate indoor sound-proofed "room" used for a broadcast channel just for school. Cool stuff.
- voltagex_ 8y ago
  With your setup, Twitch or YouTube Live would work. Take the questions on Reddit or similar beforehand (with an established channel you've got other ways of taking questions, but for a new set up it's a bit trickier).

andremendes 8y ago

This is impressive and cool, I really would like to read more about it. You should write a blog!

geofffox 8y ago
https://www.geofffox.com/ https://www.geofffox.com/ -- Since July 4, 2003.

geofffox 8y ago

In response to Lane -- Pancreatic cancer is the worst. It is incurable in 2018! I was very lucky that it was found before it spread. It was removed in a six hour, two surgeon operation called a Whipple. It was pioneered in the 1930s. Back then they lost about 1/3 on the table. Only about 1/3 of pancreatic patients can receive a Whipple and only about a third of those have my result. Only 9% live beyond five years. The Whipple is considered the most difficult operation a surgeon can perform. The docs who do this are hospital all-stars. On day one I told my doctors (with cancer you get an army of doctors) I wanted to aggressively go at it. I had a catheter port inserted in my chest for IVs (like chemo or with my CTscans). It's been used over thirty times. When I take a blood test it's commonly a dozen vials or more. My treatment ended around a year and a half ago. I am certifiably cancer free, though my body knows how to make pancreatic cancer and could do it again. I am missing a few internal parts. Whipple surgery reconnects some parts of the digestive system differently than original factory specs. With half a pancreas I shoot insulin 4-5 times a day (no big deal). My right pinkie will be tapped for blood drops around 1,500 times this year. I am the luckiest person you will meet today. And, it's a kickass diet. I lost 35 pounds. Because I am old I am on Medicare. I subscribe to a Medicare Advantage program, which means I limit myself to an HMO's doctors in return for paying less for services. I would think my medical care had to cost over $500,000. I paid ZERO. I do pay for some drugs -- thousands a year -- but my army of doctors were paid by the government. People shouldn't go broke or need GoFundMe because they get sick. The US needs Medicare for all. Insurance just means we all share the risk for the few that need it.

cockatoo2 8y ago
The republicunts don't believe in healthcare for sick people.
- geofffox 8y ago
  The fact that we need GoFundMe campaigns for people who get sick or that veterans beg for charity through Wounded Warriors upsets me to no end. A modern, successful democracy should take care of its people.