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parkrrr commented on Own a weather station? We want your data   weather.gov/iln/cwop... · Posted by u/dylan604
KennyBlanken · a year ago
Own a national weather service?

I want your API to not return 500 errors for hours at a time, multiple times a day...

Today it was down from 9AM to 2PM, and then from 9:30PM to 11PM.

Yesterday was even worse.

It isn't rate throttling because I only try to retrieve current conditions every 30 minutes.

Also, the load of the API might be a lot lower if it were possible to retrieve just the current measurements, but the response you get back for observations is insanely bloated with 12 hours back of each measurement, plus a bunch of station information that is heavily duplicative of information provided about the station.

Nothing about the station should be returned when you ask for the station's measurements should be returned except a link to API call for the station's information.

parkrrr · a year ago
> Also, the load of the API might be a lot lower if it were possible to retrieve just the current measurement

/stations/{stationId}/observations/latest ?

parkrrr commented on Sludge Videos Are Taking over TikTok–and People's Mind   scientificamerican.com/ar... · Posted by u/belter
parkrrr · 2 years ago
These videos always seem to be posted by content harvesters and I presumed the side-by-side video was intended to add randomness to avoid content detection.
parkrrr commented on Show HN: TT911 – Text 911 your location and name without unlocking your phone   smsto911.com/... · Posted by u/osipovas
afreak · 11 years ago
But that doesn't answer my question. How did you even test this?

911 is not a trivial service that can be tested blindly.

parkrrr · 11 years ago
911 will accept test calls. You can call the office ahead of time and arrange a test call.

Alternatively you can dial 911, inform the operator it is not an emergency but a test call, and have them verify the phone number and location.

parkrrr commented on EcoVent: Make every room in your home the right temperature [video]   get.ecoventsystems.com/... · Posted by u/ph0rque
parkrrr · 11 years ago
It's my understanding that if you have a forced-air system, closing vents is detrimental due to the pressures involved. Closing the vents adds strain to your blower and redirects the, now higher pressure, air to other parts of the house.

I'm no HVAC guru, this is simply what I've been told. Can someone enlighten me, or how does this technology approach this situation?

parkrrr commented on Worst product ever   amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-C... · Posted by u/thebadplus
parkrrr · 11 years ago
These made some rounds on YouTube on competitive eating channels. The bag warns you that you should start small and see how you tolerate them.
parkrrr commented on Jenkin developers accidentally do "git push --force" to over 150 repos on github   groups.google.com/forum/#... · Posted by u/jordigh
runn1ng · 12 years ago
Can someone explain to me what exactly happened?

I don't really know what Jenkin is and what "git push --force" does.

parkrrr · 12 years ago
Jenkins is build server software. It's existence is related to the story only because it was a Jenkins developer.

'git push --force' pushes your copy of the repository to the remote, regardless of what the remote has. He basically told GitHub, "Hey here's the /real/ copy of the repository, the copy you have is totally wrong" and it overwrote all the history because his copy was a few months out of date.

parkrrr commented on Convert Twitter Boostrap to a "flat" design   gist.github.com/nodesocke... · Posted by u/nodesocket
rpicard · 12 years ago
I think the next iteration of Bootstrap (3.0) is largely flat. I could be mistaken though.
parkrrr · 12 years ago
The previews were all flat but I seem to recall that it was a temporary thing: https://github.com/twitter/bootstrap/pull/6342#issuecomment-...
parkrrr commented on Ask HN: How do I get into data mining/analysis?    · Posted by u/parkrrr
mwetzler · 12 years ago
There is a serious shortage of analytics skills in the market right now. I recommend you set up an ifttt that emails you anytime a job posting is made to craigslist with the terms "analytics", "big data", or "data mining". Update your resume to express an interest in this field and describe the work you've done that's related to it. Send your resume to all the postings and talk to the companies about the type of work they have available. Most companies don't need a data genius; they need a smart person who is passionate about analytics. There is a ton of opportunity in this field; you'll be welcomed with open arms!
parkrrr · 12 years ago
Is there a particular area I should look at? Not a lot of activity in Indianapolis :\
parkrrr commented on Device turns Android phone into computer. A reason to make HTML 5 apps?   clamcase.com/clambook-and... · Posted by u/scriptproof
parkrrr · 13 years ago
Considering Apple patented the clamshell design from the Macbook Air recently, I expect this design to shift radically.

u/parkrrr

KarmaCake day27March 30, 2012View Original