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So what does a private organization deciding to charge for their own API access have to do with the government??? Get your weather data from NWS if you want...

by Alupis 1y ago

So what does a private organization deciding to charge for their own API access have to do with the government??? Get your weather data from NWS if you want... serving an API to anyone/everyone costs money, and AccuWeather apparently decided enough was enough. AccuWeather has no obligation to give you free resources. Same as Reddit, same as Twitter, same as so many companies before them. Oh no, that's right. It must be a conspiracy to end the world! Here's the actual NWS API[1], you know... the free one that's not going away nor is charging for access. [1] https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api

macintux 1y ago
> the free one that's not going away nor is charging for access. Care to make a wager? I'll gladly/sadly wager $100 with some broker that the NWS weather data will no longer be freely available by July 1 2026.
sorcerer-mar 1y ago
6 months ago were you saying "there's no way he'll do broad tariffs" or "there's no way he'll do a mass deportation campaign?"
- Alupis 1y ago
  How many tariffs have been realized? Very few... Deporting known criminals and gang affiliates isn't a "mass deportation campaign". Don't allow your flavor of politics to cloud your world view. And... you've interpreted my writings incorrectly. I've been hoping for reciprocal tariffs most of my life...
  - sorcerer-mar 1y ago
    Not true, there’s been a huge jump in deportation of people with no criminal record. You’re right though there has been only a marginal increase in deportations specifically of criminals. https://www.cato.org/blog/65-people-taken-ice-had-no-convictions-93-no-violent-convictions https://www.cato.org/blog/65-people-taken-ice-had-no-convict... The effective tariff rate on American consumers is above 20%… https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/state-us-tariffs-july-23-2025 https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/state-us-tariffs-july-23... Just because there can be MORE deportations and MORE tariffs doesn’t mean he’s not doing them lol. You’ve done a fine job of revealing your motivated reasoning anyhow. Clearly one shouldn’t take your predictions on NWS seriously.

by Alupis 1y ago

macintux 1y ago

> the free one that's not going away nor is charging for access. Care to make a wager? I'll gladly/sadly wager $100 with some broker that the NWS weather data will no longer be freely available by July 1 2026.

sorcerer-mar 1y ago

6 months ago were you saying "there's no way he'll do broad tariffs" or "there's no way he'll do a mass deportation campaign?"

Alupis 1y ago
How many tariffs have been realized? Very few... Deporting known criminals and gang affiliates isn't a "mass deportation campaign". Don't allow your flavor of politics to cloud your world view. And... you've interpreted my writings incorrectly. I've been hoping for reciprocal tariffs most of my life...
- sorcerer-mar 1y ago
  Not true, there’s been a huge jump in deportation of people with no criminal record. You’re right though there has been only a marginal increase in deportations specifically of criminals. https://www.cato.org/blog/65-people-taken-ice-had-no-convictions-93-no-violent-convictions https://www.cato.org/blog/65-people-taken-ice-had-no-convict... The effective tariff rate on American consumers is above 20%… https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/state-us-tariffs-july-23-2025 https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/state-us-tariffs-july-23... Just because there can be MORE deportations and MORE tariffs doesn’t mean he’s not doing them lol. You’ve done a fine job of revealing your motivated reasoning anyhow. Clearly one shouldn’t take your predictions on NWS seriously.