Alberta Weather -- (almost) real-time radar imagery!

Darren Dirt · March 21, 2013, 12:40:11 PM

new addition to the Ag website; check it out now to see the current ugly snowstorm!
http://agriculture.alberta.ca/acis/weather-radar.jsp

"Please note, it is best viewed in FireFox or Chrome, the Java Script engine in Internet Explorer 8 is very slow and does not render the images nicely."

Mr. Analog · March 21, 2013, 01:32:45 PM

Ick, I'm moving to the Sahara

Thorin · March 21, 2013, 01:40:07 PM

It's not coming down super-hard, it's just that it's been continuous for five or six hours now.

Interesting that they've got a near-real-time mapper going, though.

Darren Dirt · March 21, 2013, 01:51:42 PM

Quote from: Thorin on March 21, 2013, 01:40:07 PM
It's not coming down super-hard, it's just that it's been continuous for five or six hours now.

Interesting that they've got a near-real-time mapper going, though.

It seems it's like a 20 minute delay or so, and apparently was really recently added to the website, not sure when it went live exactly, but For Times Such As These, no doubt.

And everybody at Ag just got the email that it's pretty much "go home early" time RIGHT NOW. Wheee...

Thorin · March 21, 2013, 01:55:33 PM

Really? You're not already working from home?

..

I'll be driving to the last hockey game of the season in the Volvo tonight, that'll be fun. Balding tires on an 80s rear-wheel drive, whee!

Mr. Analog · March 21, 2013, 01:57:39 PM

Yep, it's crap out so I'll leave it out

I may order in though, depending on how the afternoon goes LOL

Darren Dirt · March 21, 2013, 02:12:59 PM

Quote from: Thorin on March 21, 2013, 01:55:33 PM
Really? You're not already working from home?

Welcome to being a pension-paying staff employee. Butt in the seat = appearance of working = what matters more than almost anything else. Working from home = still not all that acceptable in public sector (unless you're a contractor) ... but that's fine by me, I do what I must, because I can.

Mr. Analog · March 21, 2013, 02:31:02 PM

Buy an extra jacket

(or a perpetually steaming mug)

(or park your car in the lot permanently)

Darren Dirt · March 21, 2013, 02:37:06 PM

Quote from: Darren Dirt on March 21, 2013, 02:12:59 PM
...fine by me, I do what I must, because I can.

and after typing this I end up finding this gem...
http://www.game-ism.com/2008/04/06/wherein-i-overanalyze-song-lyrics/

Mr. Analog · March 21, 2013, 02:45:02 PM

...I haven't seen that for ages!

Darren Dirt · March 21, 2013, 03:38:43 PM

Quote from: Mr. Analog on March 21, 2013, 02:45:02 PM
...I haven't seen that for ages!

already seen that? then you musta also already cast your eye upon his other Portal analysis, this time re. GlaDOS
http://www.game-ism.com/2008/04/04/still-alive-shes-free/

Mr. Analog · March 21, 2013, 03:43:54 PM

Quote from: Darren Dirt on March 21, 2013, 03:38:43 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on March 21, 2013, 02:45:02 PM
...I haven't seen that for ages!

already seen that? then you musta also already cast your eye upon his other Portal analysis, this time re. GlaDOS
http://www.game-ism.com/2008/04/04/still-alive-shes-free/

That was the blog post that lead me to the other articles.

In fact it may have been linked on this forum before.

Tom · March 21, 2013, 04:05:22 PM

Speaking of weather, the Anthony Henday has been closed :-x And half of the QE2 is closed.

Mr. Analog · March 21, 2013, 04:13:37 PM

There was a massive pileup on the QE2 earlier today

Darren Dirt · March 21, 2013, 04:35:12 PM

Quote from: Tom on March 21, 2013, 04:05:22 PM
Speaking of weather, the Anthony Henday has been closed :-x And half of the QE2 is closed.

I just heard that too -- UNHEARD OF! (anyone know which particular stretch of 216 is shut down? and how, the logistics... how...)