Category 4 Super Typhoon Sinlaku is making landfall now over Saipan in the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sustained winds of 150mph and 50ft waves.
Folks in Saipan are US citizens and they need our help.
The shared excitement over NASA’s recent mission compared to the general indifference to SpaceX missions speaks to the power of something seen as the product of communal human effort rather than just the ego and avarice of one obnoxious dork.
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 kt and seas 8 to 12 ft. * WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater out to 60 nm. * WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 kt. * WHERE...East Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands, Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound and Hood Canal. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 kt. * WHERE...West Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca. * WHEN...Until 3 PM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Small Craft Advisory issued March 16 at 2:46PM PDT until March 17 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Seattle WA
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Breast cancer mortality dropped 58% from 1975 to 2019.
Localized, early detected breast cancer has a 99% 5 year survival rate.
Modern mammogram tech was developed by NASA for telescopes.
Last year, RFK Jr. cancelled 87 research grants on breast cancer.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...
Seek app is on heavy rotation on my phone these days, love all the blooms!
War is a rich man’s game that hurts real people.
YES! #greenweb #sustainability
Made a quick GitHub copilot / Claude skill to compare code generated with already published npm code. Do you have anything similar? #copilot #claude
github.com/ivanoats/wsg...
Excited to try this
HowFastWhere.com a tracker for when you’re not driving, to see where you are and how fast you’re going. Useful in an Uber or a train! #openstreetmap #leafletjs #pandacss
WestPointWind: a hyper local weather conditions and forecast site for my local windy spot for water sports: westpointwind.com
I’m enjoying the focus on intent and not getting caught in the weeds. I am learning a lot by reading the copilot output and working with copilot on code quality and architecture.
New side project updates: micro weather and geography sites, single purpose and mobile friendly. My side projects have been reinvigorated by GitHub Copilot, allowing me to bring the code up to date and try out new features and layouts.
This is the first open dataset to offer high quality, consistent, and complete building data in 2D and 3D form at the individual building level on a global scale. essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
New: GlobalBuildingAtlas, a publicly available dataset providing global and complete coverage of building polygons, heights and Level of Detail 1 (LoD1) 3D building models.
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why more companies are recognizing the benefits of keeping older employees (longevity.stanford.edu)
Discussion | Main Link
What Senior Engineers Need to Know About AI Coding Tools
> "The quality of the question directly relates to the quality of the answer," she says. "This shouldn't be surprising to us, right? This is the same thing with us as humans."
Ivan at the helm, smiling
Three students and captain instructor in the cockpit of a catamaran
Studying Navigation in the catamaran cockpit
Just returned from La Paz Baja California Sur with my American Sailing Association 101, Basic Keelboat, 103, Coastal Cruising, 104, Bareboat chartering, and 104, Catamaran certifications. Excited to continue the sailing journey in Seattle and work towards my first US coast guard captain’s license.
Protest sign reads “It can happen to any of us.”
Peaceful vigil for Renee Good tonight in Seattle.
Post from Amanda Gorman’s Instagram that says amandascgorman Minneapolis, Minnesota For Renee Nicole Good Killed by ICE. on January 7, 2026 by Amanda Gorman They say she is no more, That there her absence roars, Blood-blown like a rose. Iced wheels flinched & froze. Now, bare riot of candles, Dark fury of flowers, Pure howling of hymns. If for us she arose, Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief, Crouches our power, The howl where we begin, Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater Of the worst of what we've been. Change is only possible, & all the greater, When the labour & bitter anger of our neighbors Is moved by the love * better angels of our nature.
Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
Petrofuture map of South America. 66m sea level rise on a colorful Esso-branded map.
Apropos of wtf. Here’s the #Petrofuture map of South America.
youtu.be/WgqaxMOKfnI?...
Here we goooooo!!!! #BMFS
Health insurance costs jumped for workers & employers in 2025.
This will get worse if the GOP refuses to extend ACA subsidies.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
Still not sure we need Medicare for All?
About 25 sailboats viewed from above on a pier
Four boats viewed from above
A breakwater viewed from above
A drone selfie of Ivan in the cockpit of a sailboat
Shilshole Marina. Seattle, WA, USA
