NOAA Adopts New Net Policy

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Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday December 1, 2004 @05:50PM 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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w00t by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-01 17:51 · Score: -1, Offtopic

yeah!
1. Re:w00t by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-01 18:41 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  I want to go to Valencia Yaaaaay!!! http://russg.wantstogotovalencia.com/
Pies by Zilverfire · 2004-12-01 17:52 · 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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Listening to geeks??? by hcsteve · 2004-12-01 18:05 · Score: 0, Offtopic

In Korea, only old people take recommendations from slashdotters.

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1. Re:Listening to geeks??? by marvy666 · 2004-12-01 18:16 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  hahahahahha you fail it!
slash eh? by Anubis350 · 2004-12-01 18:16 · 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 Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-01 19:04 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  What don't they have to do with the NOAA?
2. Re:slash eh? by Anubis350 · 2004-12-01 19:15 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  just because they both usually blow doesnt mean they're related my friend.
  
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moD do3n by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-01 18:46 · Score: -1, Offtopic

long term Csurhvival
Half of Slashdotters to grind their teeth by mi · 2004-12-02 01:21 · 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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Re:free weatherbug? by gmknobl · 2004-12-02 01:59 · 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!