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METAR and TAF - The language of aviation meteorology

Posted 9 January 2025

Or, well, one of the languages, anyways.

Of all the ways to communicate meteorological data in a machine-readable fashion, METAR is probably one of the easiest to understand. METAR is a standardized way to communicate observation data most commonly used in aviation. It's often used alongside TAF (the Terminal Aerodrome Forecast), a directly related means of communicating forecast data. You probably won't ever need either, but I figured I'd give you a lesson in the two anyways

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Keywords: Miscellany

A Guide to Incest in Texas

Posted 1 January 2025

Yeah, sure, let's start 2025 off with this.

So, this is gonna be a short, but weird one. We're gonna discuss incest in Texas, and specifically Texas Penal Code Section 25.02, Prohibited Sexual Conduct. (It's called "prohibited sexual conduct", but, if you read the text of the statute, it's incest.) Even more specifically, we're gonna discuss weird things that aren't included in this statute.

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Keywords: Miscellany