Andy Berner

@andybrnr.bsky.social

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Meteorology PhD, data scientist, ski mountaineer, GSP and Eurohound dad

Screenshot of an overweight human in a hoverchair from the Pixar film WallE
It is not clear in retrospect why PATCO—a traditionally Democratic union—would en- dorse a conservative Republican presidential candidate. But it made sense to them at the time. They were disillusioned with Carter. Reagan was labor, himself a former president of the Screen Actors Guild who led actors in a strike against film studios. As governor of California, he had walked a careful line, not laying down a clear pattern of actions either for or against labor unions. Indeed, he had avoided a punitive policy and demonstrated restraint with strikers, 26 He was actively courting unions in his campaign, and they were endorsing him. The clincher was a letter he wrote PATCO on October 20, 1980, prom- ising support in exchange for endorsement: "In an area so clearly associated with public safety, the Carter administration has failed to act responsibly. You can rest assured that if I am elected president, I will take whatever
Pic out the left side of a Hawaiian Airlines A330 over the wing, the start of a contrail visible from the left engine exhaust. Solid stratocumulus deck far below, the sky takes an orange hue on the horizon as the flight heads NE, enroute SEA from OGG over the pacific.
Chart of the price of jet fuel in Singapore from Jan 2021 to April 2026. The war with Iran and closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused it to spike to an all time high of $221/bbl.
Summary For 1 GW dissipated over ~400,000 m², the local atmospheric temperature anomaly directly over the facility is approximately 0.5–2 K under typical conditions, potentially rising to several K on exceptionally calm, stable nights (temperature inversions), and dropping below 0.5 K on windy days. The dominant removal mechanism is advection/convection, not radiation, and the heat source is intense enough to generate its own convective circulation even in calm conditions.
Cropped image of the marine from the cover art for DOOM, the classic FPS game.
Skijoring on untracked, freshly groomed corduroy snow through snow covered pine trees. Blue sky and puffy clouds are visible in the narrow gap between the trees lining the cross country ski trail on either side. Wally, a black and white male German Shorthaired Pointer is harnessed on the right next to Riley, a black female Eurohound. They are pulling straight ahead down the trail, the orange bungee leash connecting them to their skier extending from the bottom of the frame.
Movie poster for “The Boys from Brazil”
Screenshot of Axios post with text “The United States is seeking a massive surge in flu cases this winter.”
General Jack D. Ripper, a character from the film Dr. Strangelove, smoking a cigar. One of his best recognized quotes from the film is paraphrased in white capital letters along the top and bottom of the black and white frame: "WOMEN SENSE MY POWER BUT I DENY THEM MY ESSENCE"
A modified version of the Revolutionary War flag with a coiled snake above the lettering “Don’t Tread On Me,” where the snake has been swapped for a penguin. This protest sign mocks the tariffs place on Heard and MacDonald Islands, which are unpopulated by humans and host large penguin colonies.