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> is it free, open, documented and legal? I think it says something that we live in a world where NOAA data could be seen as an underground or less than legal

by kxrm 4y ago

> is it free, open, documented and legal? I think it says something that we live in a world where NOAA data could be seen as an underground or less than legal means of getting the weather. Perhaps AccuWeather has been successful in their campaign to keep free weather data as obscure as possible.

bonestamp2 4y ago
I wish the NOAA API was reliable. I'd pay for it if they could make it reliable (and they could probably make it reliable if they charged for it).
qup 4y ago
I think it's more about it having "pirate" in the name that makes one question its legality.
- aliqot 4y ago
  Perhaps the author has a peg leg, a parrot, or a penchant for API plunder.
  - 867-5309 4y ago
    or they charge $3.14k/hr
    - aliqot 4y ago
      great, now that song is stuck in my head all day long. well played.
wallfacer120 4y ago
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