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by a_square_peg 6y ago
Based on reanalysis data, it looks like wetbulb temperature never goes above 25C around Death Valley. Average temperature seems to have gone up by about 2 degrees Celsius since 1980 though, from ~19.5 degC to ~21.5 degC. Ref: ERA5 data &amp
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by a_square_peg 6y ago
Yeah, I've been quite puzzled too, and figured perhaps they were anecdotal but perhaps they are not. I really like this definition of engineering process as "a decision making process (often iterative) in which the basic sciences,
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by a_square_peg 6y ago
The part that they "end up in startups more often than you might expect" was a fascinating line for me and one that resonates with me quite well based on my experience.
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Show HN: Time-series weather data API for data analysts(oikolab.com)
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by a_square_peg 6y ago
I think the problem is similar to the problems in systems engineering, where techniques and processes can de-rail real engineering progress. This has been observed back in 1969 by Robert Frosch, who served as NASA administrator: "I can
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Show HN: See how much warmer your city has gotten since 1980(warmingcities.herokuapp.com)
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by a_square_peg 8y ago
Funny enough, I posted an animated plot on Reddit generated using the Matplotlib xkcd style a couple of months ago and the top comments were about the choice of font - for people not familiar with the xkcd comic, this seemed to be distracti