Submitted 9 hours ago by Lemmynated@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
I read in a book somewhere that NOAA has the most accurate weather data, and that all other for-profit companies are just piggybacking off their data, but the companies fudge with the numbers a bit so people are less mad in some situations.
For example if there’s a 10% chance of rain per NOAA, a company might report there’s a 40% chance of rain, so you’re less mad and more understanding “we’ll it was 40%” vs “wtf you call this 10% chance?”
Just felt like telling that little anecdote.
all this tells me that people to date still don't understand percentages and probability.
I just remember someone trying to explain in past probably on Lemmy, how the percentage is just a part of a area, not like 40% across the whole map just 40% chance it might rain in this one spot or something like that
What are the chances of that?
Are you surprised?
They should just commit and say 50%. At the level of intellect, it either rains or it doesn’t.
Vibe resource allocation.
OwOarchist@pawb.social 8 hours ago
Meanwhile, there’s some Linux weather app out there that doesn’t look as pretty, but could run on a literal potato.
SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
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Wego app
PoopingCough@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Pleasr tell me there’s documentation out there to get it to run on a disposable vape. I have many that I cant bring myself to throw out because it seems like such a waste of perfectly workable tech.
xylol@leminal.space 3 hours ago
And here I am just searching the weather whenever I feel like learning the weather, duck duck go even has a little box that shows up with the weeks weather