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NOAA Adopts New Net Policy

Posted by samzenpus on from the you-can't-handle-the-weather dept.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has adopted a new policy which applies to provision of all National Weather Service environmental information, including forecasts, warnings, and observations. In June, /. reported that NOAA was taking comments on the proposed policy. Hundreds of Slashdotters responded. And it made a difference: NOAA will make its data and products available in internet-accessible, vendor-neutral form and will use other dissemination technologies, e.g. satellite broadcast, NOAA Weather Radio, and wireless, as appropriate. Congrats to the Slash community for making a difference and helping to set US Govt policy.

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  1. Pies by Zilverfire · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Pies and cookies all around Congrats ya'll --------- "I just want you to know, rocks arn't people" - Tucker

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  2. Listening to geeks??? by hcsteve · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In Korea, only old people take recommendations from slashdotters.

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    1. Re:Listening to geeks??? by marvy666 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      hahahahahha you fail it!

  3. slash eh? by Anubis350 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    congrats to the slash community eh? what do explicit homosexual sex stories have to do with noaa? :-P

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    1. Re:slash eh? by Anubis350 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      just because they both usually blow doesnt mean they're related my friend.

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  4. Half of Slashdotters to grind their teeth by mi · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    At any positive mention of our pro-Business, pro-War, anti-Healthcare government...

    What? The services are available to foreigners too?..

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  5. Re:free weatherbug? by gmknobl · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now THAT'S funny. Regardless of any political comments I feel like posting these days about the neo... uh, I promised I wouldn't go there.

    Where's that free Guiness Draught (in a can)? Love those little sherical gassy pods, man!