As an editor, I help people say what they mean--and not say what they don’t mean. Here are some common not-quite-right words or expressions that I often see. This is not to embarrass anybody--I've made many of these mistakes myself. Please share your favorite fixes at the end of the thread. (1/n)

It's astounding to me as an ex IT guy that this is offline because this valuable data should be hosted redundantly. But I expect NOAA budget cuts are why it is. Now imagine NOAA is privatized/disbanded.

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NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information website is down, as is their database of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters. Why? Likely because NCEI is based in Asheville NC. Climate-fueled unnatural disasters spare no-one and nothing. www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billi...

Woohoo! Thanks, Seth!!

Another vote for Austin/San Antonio, please! The local office's code is EWX (www.weather.gov/ewx/). Happy to put it on the sheet if I can...

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #70,105!

Ooo nice! Thanks!

The Mineral Cup has begun! My first vote was later than I wanted it to be (kaolinite for me, though I wish garnet would come back!), but it's still on for another handful of hours. If you want to brush up on your minerals and #geology#mincup24

We've been making s'mores dip and s'mores ramekins the past couple days in the air fryer, and it's making me so happy

Let’s say the offer starts at 75. You ideally want 125, would be happy to sign at 100, and you’re not willing to take under 85. You can try to negotiate them upward from wherever you start from, but if they’re not ending up at a number you’re willing to accept, you’re walking away

I subscribed to a pronoun labeler and it does in fact make talking to people easier when someone has a label set. No more toggling back and forth to check profiles! bsky.app/profile/pron...