On: Own a weather station? We want your data

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Don't forget, AccuWeather wanted to make it illegal for you to have access to that data for free from the government.

[widerporst → HumblyTossed]

Same thing in Germany, with WetterOnline ruminating data from DWD (the German meteorological service) and then suing them when they offered their DWD WarnWetter app for free. Unfortunately, they were successful: https://www.heise.de/news/BGH-Urteil-Staatlicher-Wetterdiens... (Couldn't find an English source, sorry.)

[Rinzler89 → widerporst]

>Unfortunately, they were successful

Unbelievable.

[Wistar → HumblyTossed]

Alas, there are yet ongoing attempts to break-up and/or privatize the NWS. Project 2025 specifically calls for the break-up of NOAA.

[HumblyTossed → Wistar]

Oh for crying out loud! WTF???

I think someone spilled idiot juice in the water.

[wormius → HumblyTossed]

Swamp Water Kool-Aid for the cultists.