geofffox

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by geofffox 1y ago
Not like now. Sophisticated programs to do complex analysis.
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by geofffox 1y ago
I am a meteorologist and I know a little about how programming works. I'm going to be 75 this month. My last computer class was the '67-'68 semester of high school. That being said, AI and I have written some amazing progra
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by geofffox 2y ago
The original Taking of Pelham123. I grew up in NYC. I rode the subway to high school (Brooklyn Tech) every day. The movie is technically accurate and pretty close to the technically accurate book. BTW - a friend 'in the system'
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by geofffox 2y ago
I use Firefox... still.
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by geofffox 2y ago
I'm a meteorologist. Feel like sharing?
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by geofffox 7y ago
I am a meteorologist and I forecast for Nebraska. Those theories might be wrong, but agriculture has surely changed the weather, especially the summertime dew point. A single acre of corn can sweat 4,000 gallons of water a day. Those circ
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by geofffox 7y ago
Worth it. No regrets. I am alive!
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by geofffox 7y ago
The article talks about only 9% surviving five years. That's probably me. I'm three years out from Whipple Surgery (the only fix in 2019) with no sign of a cancer return. My blood is tested and I get CTscans often enough to kno
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by geofffox 7y ago
I am a pancreatic cancer survivor. It is considered incurable in 2019 and I'm here because of a 1930s era surgery called a Whipple procedure. Around 9% survive five years or more -- a number that hasn't really changed. In a belt
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by geofffox 7y ago
The first computer graphics program I used in the early 80s on Cromemco hardware running their "ix" flavor os was called Amazon.
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by geofffox 8y ago
I wonder if this was the inspiration for Michael Chricton's book "Airframe?" It seems so similar.
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by geofffox 8y ago
It is very cool for me to hear that something I did years ago was memorable for your family. Thanks for saying hi.
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by geofffox 8y ago
I work. That's common.
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by geofffox 8y ago
I haven't thought about it. I have a business in mind for the maps which would keep them in demand. More about that in my AMA I suppose. I am very happy with my life and where we live. I really don't want develop a big business
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by geofffox 8y ago
Scoggs knows.
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by geofffox 8y ago
I am blushing. The people of Connecticut were very kind to me and I will be forever grateful.
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by geofffox 8y ago
If you wrote code like mine you wouldn't want it seen. I have borrowed freely from others, especially the College of DuPage whose entire site (except satellites) is on github. Their code is well written and documented.
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by geofffox 8y ago
Sure -- It's a multistage process making a graphics sandwich. The meteo data is done by GrADS. I render these at full HD resolution-- 1920x1080. The base map and overlay are both produced in QGIS using the NaturalEarth database. Bec
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by 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.
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by 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
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by geofffox 8y ago
Football Sunday. I'm multitasking.
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by geofffox 8y ago
We don't mention it on-the-air, but it's not hidden. You don't want to lie about something like this (or anything, actually). When you're caught you'll pay. It's difficult to explain but what I do is designed
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by 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.
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by geofffox 8y ago
OK. I can put on coffee. Seriously, I was on TV in Connecticut for nearly 30 years. Where I lived was common knowledge. I'd often meet someone whose friend had told them I lived in their neighborhood. Only once did someone knock on
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by geofffox 8y ago
https://www.geofffox.com/ -- Since July 4, 2003.
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by 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. Ba
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by geofffox 8y ago
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JJXD1tXhHkRH81ja6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/wPD2M1yrGZ6ZsEFt7 We park on the street. :)
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by geofffox 8y ago
I am very unusual in that I'm comfortable on both sides of the camera. What I learned is building a studio is an IT project! Maybe the most unusual part is, none of this would work unless I could run the show by myself. My TriCaster
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by geofffox 8y ago
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 h
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by geofffox 8y ago
I am a meteorologist on TV. I work in front of a chroma key wall. I would love to have a simulator like this where I could swap in the background image... well, you get the idea. This would especially be good for me as I do the weather in

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