Wednesday, 8 June 2022

A WIN FOR BIG TECH OVER BRACKNELL

Blue sky, warm summer breeze, lazy clouds, and the putput of a fixed wing aeroplane. Team Apple were right. It is Gin and Tonic weather.


There are storms over Surrey (according to Lightningmap) and one or two yellow strikes over the North Sea, but that’s about it for inclemency in the UK right now. The rest is lemonade on the lawn and the thwock and rattle with gentle applause of a tennis match.


So what does this mean? That the Apple weather app is to be trusted over the Met Office? Is it a win for big tech over Bracknell?


As my old physics teacher used to say, and I’ve said many times since, ‘It takes three points to draw a straight line’ so there are a few more data battles to come between these two bruisers. I still like to think that Met Office data is built on real meteorologists doing proper work, rather than techies in San Diego with access to shiny satellites.


Either way, it’s nice out there. And thanks to work and a positive test, I’m kind of stuck in here. That’s okay. Could be worse. It could be thundering.

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