Groom Lake

@called2voyage KMGE/MGE: Dobbins Air Reserve Base Airport • Observed: 53 mins ago • Wind: 30°/NNE @ 6kts • Visibility: 6.21mi/9.99km • Sky (AGL): Overcast @ 1,800ft • Temperature: 17.0°C/63°F • Dewpoint: 13.0°C/55°F • Pressure: NaN" Hg/NaNmb • Conditions: MVFR

Otto the Autopilot

@lnafziger KMMV/MMV: METAR 090246Z 13004KT 7SM SKC 18/16 A3016 RMK SLP189 52013 993 HZY

lnafziger

hmm, why so old?

Danny Beckett

3:37 AM

@lnafziger no idea, it fetches the latest available data

@voretaq7 mentioned it takes a few minutes for them to receive their data?

voretaq7

my ears are burning!

ADDS should be reasonably current (like if the METAR is more than 5 minutes old ADDS should have it

lnafziger

!!metar kmmv

Otto the Autopilot

@lnafziger KMMV/MMV: METAR 090246Z 13004KT 7SM SKC 18/16 A3016 RMK SLP189 52013 993 HZY

lnafziger

so that's at 2:46...

Danny Beckett

that's good isn't it?

lnafziger

3:39 AM

It's 3:39 now...

Danny Beckett

when do you think the latest was, in another source?

lnafziger

Interesting, here are the last three from ARINC:

SPECI KMMV 090311Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM SCT020 BKN025 OVC036 09/08 A2986 RMK AO2 RAE05 P0001 T00940083

METAR KMMV 090253Z AUTO 20008KT 5SM -RA BR FEW023 OVC038 09/08 A2986 RMK AO2 RAB01 SLP109 P0012 60013 T00890083 58003

SPECI KMMV 090218Z AUTO 22006KT 8SM -RA BKN029 OVC033 09/08 A2986 RMK AO2 RAB01 P0001 T00890083

It doesn't even have one at 0246

Danny Beckett

0253, but yeah

Idk... complain to ADDS?

not sure there's much we can do about it

lnafziger

haha, odd. I figured they would all be standardized and come from the FAA. Guess not. :-)

Anonymous

maybe they'll fix it quicker than healthcare.gov

lnafziger

3:43 AM

Here's fltplan.com:

KMMV 090311Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM SCT020 BKN025 OVC036 09/08 A2986 RMK AO2 RAE05 P0001 T00940083

KMMV 090253Z AUTO 20008KT 5SM -RA BR FEW023 OVC038 09/08 A2986 RMK AO2 RAB01 SLP109 P0012 60013 T00890083 58003

KMMV 090218Z AUTO 22006KT 8SM -RA BKN029 OVC033 09/08 A2986 RMK AO2 RAB01 P0001 T00890083

Same as ARINC.

Danny Beckett

I also can't find anything about retrieving SPECIs

lnafziger

They don't specify that it's a SPECI though

Danny Beckett

looks like these are the available params: aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver/SummaryOfConstraints.php

@lnafziger they do, in metar_type

lnafziger

I meant that fltplan doesn't specify (look at my last group)

Danny Beckett

metar_type
METAR or SPECI
string

oh sorry

I'm gonna assume that the only reason it's not showing a SPECI is because of whatever's causing the delay issue

because the params are configured ok, and there's no mention of that constraint on the ADDS site

lnafziger

3:46 AM

Well, it isn't a delay.. The times that they have for their's don't even appear at the other sites. It must be coming from a different source.

Danny Beckett

oh

gonna work on the other issues anyway, so this command is done with

fixing the 500 char bug next

lnafziger

actually, it just popped up

!!metar mmv

Otto the Autopilot

@lnafziger KMMV/MMV: METAR 090246Z 13004KT 7SM SKC 18/16 A3016 RMK SLP189 52013 993 HZY

lnafziger

Well, the 0311 just showed up on the adds site....

KMMV 090311Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM SCT020 BKN025 OVC036 09/08 A2986 RMK AO2 RAE05 P0001 T00940083

Danny Beckett

not showing for me on that link

lnafziger

3:48 AM

(That's from the manual form at ADDS)

aviationweather.gov/adds/metars/…

Danny Beckett

ok paste me the exact URL please

thx

lnafziger

Gotten from this form: aviationweather.gov/adds/metars

Danny Beckett

yeah that's where I got my URL from too

gonna compare them now

ok I've found the problem I believe

brb when I've debugged

lnafziger

Okay, and that one should be a SPECI too

k

voretaq7

buuuuugs

swats at arms frantically

lnafziger

3:52 AM

haha

Danny Beckett

lmao

!!weather mmv

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett KMMV/MMV: Mc Minnville Municipal Airport • Observed: 1 hour ago • Wind: 130°/SE @ 4kts • Visibility: 7.0mi/11.27km • Sky (AGL): Clear • Temperature: 18.0°C/64°F • Dewpoint: 16.0°C/61°F • Pressure: 30.16" Hg/1,021mb • Conditions: VFR

Danny Beckett

(the link is pointing to MMV instead of KMMV)

which resolves as MVVA

lnafziger

lmao

Danny Beckett

indeed

the code looks right though

lnafziger

3:53 AM

yeah, the weather is a lot different

Danny Beckett

bizarre really

http://aviationweather.gov/adds/metars/?station_ids=' + resp.our_airport.icao

lnafziger

Would explain the time differences too

Danny Beckett

clearly says ICAO, not IATA... looking into it

lnafziger

Well, you are putting KMMV into ICAO, right?

(not MMV?)

The "K" is ICAO

Danny Beckett

checking that now

that looks to be the issue from dannybeckett.co.uk/AviationBot/Weather.php?a=mmv&callback=c

checking the PHP now

no shit. the data is mixed up at the source

$codes = explode(' ', $data);
$this->iata = $codes[0];
$this->icao = $codes[1];

the example I took that from had LPL EGGP as the input format

it would seem Our Airports is listing it as KMMV MMV

(back to front)

I can throw an extra sanity check in there

to correct their mistake :)

@lnafziger

lnafziger

3:57 AM

haha, okay, nice

Danny Beckett

brb

changed it to:

$codes = explode(' ', $data);

for($i = 0; $i < 2; $i++)
{
	if(strlen($codes[$i]) === 3)
	{
		$this->iata = $codes[$i];
	}

	else if(strlen($codes[$i]) === 4)
	{
		$this->icao = $codes[1];
	}
}

let's see if it works

!!weather mmv

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett KMMV/MMV: Mc Minnville Municipal Airport • Observed: 14 mins ago • Wind: 0°/N @ 0kts • Visibility: 7.0mi/11.27km • Sky (AGL): Clear • Temperature: 18.0°C/64°F • Dewpoint: 15.0°C/59°F • Pressure: 30.18" Hg/1,022mb • Conditions: VFR

Danny Beckett

nope :p

oh I didn't f'ing upload it

lets try again

!!weather mmv

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett MMV/MMV: Mc Minnville Municipal Airport • Observed: 16 mins ago • Wind: 0°/N @ 0kts • Visibility: 7.0mi/11.27km • Sky (AGL): Clear • Temperature: 18.0°C/64°F • Dewpoint: 15.0°C/59°F • Pressure: 30.18" Hg/1,022mb • Conditions: VFR

Danny Beckett

wtf, the output's correct now on dannybeckett.co.uk/AviationBot/Weather.php?a=mmv&callback=c

oh, I found the problem

1 -> $i

3rd time lucky....

!!weather mmv

Otto the Autopilot

4:03 AM

@DannyBeckett MMV/KMMV: Mc Minnville Municipal Airport • Observed: 11 mins ago • Wind: 220°/SW @ 11kts • Visibility: 10.0mi/16.09km • Sky (AGL): Few clouds @ 2,300ft; Broken clouds @ 5,500ft; Overcast @ 8,000ft • Temperature: 8.9°C/48°F • Dewpoint: 7.8°C/46°F • Pressure: 29.89" Hg/1,012mb • Conditions: VFR

Danny Beckett

there we go, the link's good now @lnafziger @voretaq7

also the data's changed

does that now tally up with your source?

voretaq7

!!METAR KMMV

Otto the Autopilot

@voretaq7 MMV/KMMV: METAR 090353Z AUTO 22011KT 10SM -RA FEW023 BKN055 OVC080 09/08 A2989 RMK AO2 RAE05B12 SLP120 P0003 T00890078

voretaq7

Danny Beckett

@voretaq7 people actually complained it was too fast

so Zirak added a random delay :|

bullshit, imo

lnafziger

4:06 AM

Umm, I say get rid of the delay...

It really bugs me too!

Danny Beckett

it is possible to..... @allquixotic

lnafziger

Or at the very least shorten it....

METAR KMMV 090353Z AUTO 22011KT 10SM -RA FEW023 BKN055 OVC080 09/08 A2989 RMK
AO2 RAE05B12 SLP120 P0003 T00890078

Danny Beckett

I should probably just check allquixotic's commit history, or try to find the original GitHub issue

lnafziger

That's my latest

It matches except for the beginning.

voretaq7

ok so they match - exxxxxxxcellent

Danny Beckett

4:08 AM

blame Our Airports ;)

they handle our translation from IATA -> ICAO

since ADDS only accepts searches by ICAO

lnafziger

nods

Danny Beckett

thanks for finding the bug :)

buuuuuuuuuuuugs! @voretaq7

lnafziger

I should have paid more attention to the actual text and it would have made it quicker, lol.

Danny Beckett

yeah I thought that too >.<

!!weather ams

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett AMS/EHAM: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol • Observed: 19 mins ago • Wind: 190°/S @ 12kts • Visibility: 4.97mi/8.0km • Sky (AGL): Scattered clouds @ 700ft; Broken clouds @ 800ft • Temperature: 10.0°C/50°F • Dewpoint: 9.0°C/48°F • Pressure: 29.68" Hg/1,005mb • Conditions: IFR

lnafziger

4:14 AM

Alright, good job Danny!

Nap time for me, talk to you tomorrow.

Danny Beckett

thanks Louis! night man

@BretCopeland Are you able to check the max length of a message ID in chat?

13080983 = 8, currently

Bret Copeland

@DannyBeckett it's just an integer that increments for every single message sent in any room on chat.stackexchange.com

Danny Beckett

sure, but do you know what it's defined as in the database?

i.e. INT(10)

Bret Copeland

I'm sure it's a normal 32-bit integer.

Danny Beckett

databases are very specific, as to the length of their fields

Bret Copeland

4:19 AM

@DannyBeckett we use int32 for essentially all of our Id fields, I doubt this is different, but I could look if you really want me to.

It's going to stay at 8 (decimal characters) for quite a while. If you want to be safe, say 9, and that will probably work for many many years.

Danny Beckett

It's just that database columns are defined with a preset max length:

I'm being pedantic, I can just use 10 and be done, like you say

actually, I can probably get this info myself

since the dumps are out there

I have a dump on my machine too as it happens

Bret Copeland

@DannyBeckett integers are in byte size, not really length

Danny Beckett

ah wait, chat's not gonna be in there

Bret Copeland

It's a 32-bit integer, like I said.

Danny Beckett

In C# it will be, but I don't think in the db

it's ok man, this is wasting your time

Bret Copeland

4:25 AM

@DannyBeckett the int type in SQL Server defaults to 32-bits (4 bytes)

Danny Beckett

I'm seeing something like that on MSDN - ok thanks!

Bret Copeland

Danny Beckett

"MsSQL doesn't support length in Integer Type - Cannot specify a column width on data type int" drupal.org/node/1801478

It's a Microsoft thing :)

Oracle/MSSQL/all other RDBMS's take a char length

Bret Copeland

The int type is a specific byte size. There are other sized integer types though.

Danny Beckett

yeah exactly

unlike on other platforms

my mistake

thanks again

output.length < 500 changed to output.length + ':1234567890 '.length < 500

Steve V.

4:32 AM

Hola. Can I run a local instance of the bot to test against or does it require an SE chat channel?

Bret Copeland

@DannyBeckett what about just not using direct-reply, like others have suggested. I assume the bot has a mode where it just posts without replying to anyone.

Danny Beckett

@BretCopeland it does (send), but I believe all the other commands have been built using directreply

there was a discussion about this a couple of days ago as well

I believe the decision was to leave it

either way, it's not the direct reply that's putting it over the limit

it's just the source of not knowing it's over the limit

i.e. I'll soon be adding gust info etc, which is also gonna be more

I think it's ok

@SteveV. hey, you can run it locally in your browser, but you need 1) a seperate login, or 2) to disable some setting in the code - look for dev mode, ignore-self, or something... I went for option #1

you can just create a new room to test in

Steve V.

okay, so register a new login, feed it to the bot, and then spawn a channel to play in? That's all there is to it?

Danny Beckett

and get 20 rep

but yep! :)

Bret Copeland

@DannyBeckett a suggestion for trimming it slightly would be to get rid of redundant "clouds". You could say Sky (AGL): Scattered clouds @ 700ft; Broken @ 800ft instead of using the word clouds on every layer.

Danny Beckett

4:39 AM

I can remove the word 'clouds' entirely?

here's the dictionary

return {
	SKC:	'Clear',
	CLR:	'Clear',
	CAVOK:	'Ceiling & visibility ok',
	FEW:	'Few clouds',
	SCT:	'Scattered clouds',
	BKN:	'Broken clouds',
	OVC:	'Overcast',
	OVX:	'Obscured'
}[abbreviation];

Steve V.

Alright, cool. I ask because I'm interested in contributing in principle, but I don't want my pull requests to be crap, and JS isn't my first language. Thanks.

Bret Copeland

@DannyBeckett I think you could, but might ask in the other room.

Steve V.

you can

Scattered implies "clouds" to pilots.

There's nothing else that follows those terms.

Bret Copeland

@SteveV. agreed

Danny Beckett

I agree too

Will run it past the other room, then do that

@SteveV. Let me know if you run into any issues, I'll try to help

Steve V.

4:42 AM

bah, you don't need to run it past the room. code impulsively and apologize later!

(:

Anonymous

@DannyBeckett github.com/superpatosainz/BestLanguageSEChatbot

Anonymous

i'll finish it later

Danny Beckett

"godawful" already :p

Anonymous

lol

Danny Beckett

lol I'm just kidding

I encourage you to try :)

Steve V.

4:45 AM

@PatoSáinz - I am so forking that project.

Danny Beckett

lol

Bret Copeland

5:00 AM

This is a test of a really long message which has new lines 1.
This is a test of a really long message which has new lines 2.
This is a test of a really long message which has new lines 3.
This is a test of a really long message which has new lines.
This is a test of a really long message which has new lines.
This is a test of a really long message which has new lines.
This is a test of a really long message which has new lines.
This is a test of a really long message which has new lines.
This is a test of a really long message which has new lines.

@DannyBeckett so... loophole in the length checker... add new lines to your message.

Danny Beckett

:O

was just gonna say, that's >1,000 chars

hahaha, nice

Bret Copeland

I noticed that was a check in the code, and wondered if it worked... apparently it does.

@DannyBeckett Literally all it requires is a single \r or \n in the string. However, it can't start or end with one, because that will get trimmed off before the check.

Danny Beckett

do you know if a \r on it's own is ignored anyway?

(without a proceeding \n)

Bret Copeland

@DannyBeckett not sure, you'd have to try it.

Danny Beckett

I.e. I could stick it straight after the URL

will do!

thanks for the tip

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Bret Copeland

5:09 AM

If nothing else, you could just add a new line after the name of the airport, which doesn't seem so bad presentation-wise anyway.

Steve V.

Agree.

Danny Beckett

hopefully I'll just be able to use \r and it'll be invisible.. trying now

!!info

!!live

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett I'm not dead! Honest!

Danny Beckett

!!far xxx

Otto the Autopilot

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Danny Beckett

5:17 AM

nope, a \r without corresponding \n is not invisible

@BretCopeland but that's a good idea anyway, will stick it after the airport name

Bret Copeland

cool, yeah, I think that's a good compromise.

Danny Beckett

ninja-skills FTW, good spot Bret!

Bret Copeland

@DannyBeckett helps to have the source code.

Danny Beckett

definitely!

!!info

!!live

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett I'm not dead! Honest!

Danny Beckett

5:24 AM

!!metar lpl

!!weather lpl

Otto the Autopilot

**[LPL/EGGP](http://aviationweather.gov/adds/metars/?station_ids=EGGP&std_trans=translated&chk_metars=on&hoursStr=most+recent+only&chk_tafs=on&submitmet=Submit):** Liverpool John Lennon Airport
METAR EGGP 090520Z 32016KT 9999 SCT010 SCT018 05/04 Q0997

**[LPL/EGGP](http://aviationweather.gov/adds/metars/?station_ids=EGGP&std_trans=translated&chk_metars=on&hoursStr=most+recent+only&chk_tafs=on&submitmet=Submit):** Liverpool John Lennon Airport
**Observed:** 5 mins ago • **Wind:** 320°/NW @ 16kts • **Visibility:** 6.21mi/9.99km • **Sky (AGL):** Scattered clouds @ 1,000ft; Scattered clouds @ 1,800ft • **Temperature:** 5.0°C/41°F • **Dewpoint:** 4.0°C/39°F • **Pressure:** 29.44" Hg/997mb • **Conditions:** VFR

Danny Beckett

eek, something broke

looks like it strips markdown if you include a newline? @BretCopeland

Bret Copeland

@DannyBeckett hmmm, that's highly unfortunate.

Danny Beckett

yeah

:(

Bret Copeland

I suppose that's true for any new lines then...
_why you no italic?_

yep

Danny Beckett

5:27 AM

test
**test**

Bret Copeland

well, there goes that great idea.

Danny Beckett

sadly!

voretaq7

yeah, you wanna see something that makes it worse?

Danny Beckett

sure

voretaq7

It respects it on the star wall. ----->

Danny Beckett

5:28 AM

oh nice

lol

voretaq7

Markdown is proof that developers hate you and want you to be miserable.

Danny Beckett

:D

I wonder if any other \chars work...

i.e. \b

(for a bell)

gonna try

haven't seen this error before (while logging in)

> INFO: I/O exception (org.apache.http.NoHttpResponseException) caught when processing request: The target server failed to respond

!!info

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett I awoke on Thu, 09 Jan 2014 05:30:05 GMT (that's about 51 seconds ago), learned 1 commands

Danny Beckett

it's up anyway :S

!!far xxx

Otto the Autopilot

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Danny Beckett

5:32 AM

!!info

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett I awoke on Thu, 09 Jan 2014 05:32:24 GMT (that's about 11 seconds ago), learned 1 commands

Danny Beckett

!!live

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett I'm not dead! Honest!

Danny Beckett

!!far xxx

Otto the Autopilot

Server error (status 500) occured (message probably too long)

Danny Beckett

5:33 AM

bells don't work - didn't think they would

voretaq7

ooh ooh make him quote FAR 1 :-)

Administrator means the Federal Aviation Administrator or any person to whom he has delegated his authority in the matter concerned.

Aerodynamic coefficients means non-dimensional coefficients for aerodynamic forces and moments.

Air carrier means a person who undertakes directly by lease, or other arrangement, to engage in air transportation.

. . . <GUNSHOT>

Steve V.

Definitions? Oh good lord.

Danny Beckett

actually \b is apparently "backspace", not "bell"

voretaq7

\a is bell (alarm)

Danny Beckett

yeah I noticed

msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/h21280bw.aspx

@voretaq7 how did you know about the star thing?

voretaq7

5:35 AM

The Comms Room

ServerFault's lobby

3

look at the tags on the comms room

Danny Beckett

just trying other combinations now, like \n instead of \r\n, but it might all be futile, and you may have already tried these things

voretaq7

we know all about how much Markdown sucks

Danny Beckett

lmao!

voretaq7

markdown eats babies

Danny Beckett

nice tag

!!far xxx

Otto the Autopilot

5:36 AM

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voretaq7

!!far 1

Otto the Autopilot

@voretaq7 You must specify a 3-letter IATA or 4-letter ICAO airport code - e.g. !!weather LPL or !!weather KJFK

Danny Beckett

nope, \n on it's own without \r doesn't work either

voretaq7

aw :P

Danny Beckett

lol

Bret Copeland

5:36 AM

random
_test_

Danny Beckett

I just made a template out of !!weather for LNafziger to use to make !!far

voretaq7

Is he going to know the SFARs?

Danny Beckett

S FARs?

**x**

x

waheyyyy

I think I found a solution @BretCopeland

put the newline at the end

**test**
_blah_

oh now it doesn't wanna work with 2 lines

but that's ok, 1 will do

I wonder if the max char limit comes back into effect then though... lets see

Bret Copeland

No, it's not gonna work. The reason one line works is because it's trimming off the trailing new line.

Danny Beckett

you're right

voretaq7

5:40 AM

@DannyBeckett if you use the GPO pubs it will - some parts of 14CFR are "SFARs" (Special Federal Air Regulations)

Steve V.

@voretaq7 Probably depends on where the bot pulls the reg from. rgl.faa.gov would have the SFARs, i believe. Wonder if they're in the same format.

Bret Copeland

Yeah, looking at the code, the rendering goes through a separate process if it's multiline.

Danny Beckett

if you guys can figure out what source we should use, that would be great

voretaq7

@SteveV. generally yeah. They are on the ECFR site

Danny Beckett

I don't really know what I'm looking for

(not right now)

On the max chars limit: I think the Tiny URL suggestion is in order

seems the only remaining solution, other than splitting

Bret Copeland

5:43 AM

@DannyBeckett yep.

Danny Beckett

okie doke! thanks for all your help guys; much appreciated!

Bret Copeland

Seems like the limit should have been placed on rendered text rather than input text, but oh well.

Danny Beckett

exactly

!!metar lpl

!!weather lpl

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett LPL/EGGP: METAR EGGP 090520Z 32016KT 9999 SCT010 SCT018 05/04 Q0997

@DannyBeckett LPL/EGGP: Liverpool John Lennon Airport • Observed: 29 mins ago • Wind: 320°/NW @ 16kts • Visibility: 6.21mi/9.99km • Sky (AGL): Scattered clouds @ 1,000ft; Scattered clouds @ 1,800ft • Temperature: 5.0°C/41°F • Dewpoint: 4.0°C/39°F • Pressure: 29.44" Hg/997mb • Conditions: VFR

Danny Beckett

7:07 AM

!!info

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett I awoke on Thu, 09 Jan 2014 07:07:01 GMT (that's about 11 seconds ago), learned 1 commands

Danny Beckett

!!weather lpl

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett LPL/EGGP: Liverpool John Lennon Airport • Observed: 17 mins ago • Wind: 320°/NW @ 13kts • Visibility: 6.21mi/9.99km • Sky (AGL): Few clouds @ 1,200ft; Scattered clouds @ 2,400ft • Temperature: 6.0°C/43°F • Dewpoint: 3.0°C/37°F • Pressure: 29.50" Hg/999mb • Conditions: VFR

Danny Beckett

!!info

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett I awoke on Thu, 09 Jan 2014 07:07:01 GMT (that's about 5 minutes ago), got invoked 3 times, learned 1 commands

Danny Beckett

7:12 AM

!!weather ams

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett AMS/EHAM: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol • Observed: 18 mins ago • Wind: 200°/SSW @ 18kts • Visibility: 6.21mi/9.99km • Sky (AGL): Few clouds @ 1,000ft; Scattered clouds @ 1,500ft; Broken clouds @ 2,000ft • Temperature: 11.0°C/52°F • Dewpoint: 9.0°C/48°F • Pressure: 29.59" Hg/1,002mb • Conditions: MVFR

Danny Beckett

!!weather ams

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett AMS/EHAM: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol • Observed: 27 mins ago • Wind: 200°/SSW @ 18kts • Visibility: 6.21mi/9.99km • Clouds: Few @ 1,000ft; Scattered @ 1,500ft; Broken @ 2,000ft • Temperature: 11.0°C/52°F • Dewpoint: 9.0°C/48°F • Pressure: 29.59" Hg/1,002mb • Conditions: MVFR

Danny Beckett

Comodoro Arturo Merino Ben\u00c3\u00adtez International Airport

!!far xxx

Otto the Autopilot

7:28 AM

@DannyBeckett Comodoro Arturo Merino BenÃtez International Airport

Danny Beckett

7:49 AM

!!weather scel

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett SCL/SCEL: Comodoro Arturo Merino BenÃtez International Airport • Observed: 49 mins ago • Wind: 170°/S @ 7kts • Visibility: 4.97mi/8.0km • Clouds: Clear • Temperature: 15.0°C/59°F • Dewpoint: 11.0°C/52°F • Pressure: 30.00" Hg/1,016mb • Conditions: MVFR

Danny Beckett

!!weather scel

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett SCL/SCEL: Comodoro Arturo Merino BenÃtez International Airport • Observed: 51 mins ago • Wind: 170°/S @ 7kts • Visibility: 4.97mi/8.0km • Clouds: Clear • Temperature: 15.0°C/59°F • Dewpoint: 11.0°C/52°F • Pressure: 30.00" Hg/1,016mb • Conditions: MVFR

Danny Beckett

8:13 AM

!!weather scel

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett SCL/SCEL: Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport • Observed: 14 mins ago • Wind: 140°/SE @ 4kts • Visibility: 4.97mi/8.0km • Clouds: Clear • Temperature: 15.0°C/59°F • Dewpoint: 11.0°C/52°F • Pressure: 30.00" Hg/1,016mb • Conditions: MVFR

Danny Beckett

!!weather gooy

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett DKR/GOOY: Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport • Observed: 15 mins ago • Wind: 350°/N @ 4kts • Visibility: 4.97mi/8.0km • Clouds: Unavailable • Temperature: 21.0°C/70°F • Dewpoint: 19.0°C/66°F • Pressure: 29.88" Hg/1,012mb • Conditions: Unavailable

Danny Beckett

8:40 AM

!!weather mge

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett MGE/KMGE: Dobbins Air Reserve Base Airport • Observed: 43 mins ago • Wind: 40°/NE @ 3kts • Visibility: 10.0mi/16.09km • Clouds: Clear • Temperature: -2.7°C/27°F • Dewpoint: -9.2°C/15°F • Pressure: 30.43" Hg/1,030mb • Conditions: VFR

Danny Beckett

!!info

!!live

!!info

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett I awoke on Thu, 09 Jan 2014 08:48:30 GMT (that's about 1 minute ago), learned 1 commands

Danny Beckett

!!weather mge

!!weather mia

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett MIA/KMIA: Miami International Airport • Observed: 59 mins ago • Wind: 70°/ENE @ 7kts • Visibility: 4.0mi/6.44km • Clouds: Scattered @ 1,000ft; Broken @ 1,500ft; Overcast @ 3,100ft • Temperature: 21.7°C/71°F • Dewpoint: 20.6°C/69°F • Pressure: 30.17" Hg/1,022mb • Conditions: MVFR

Danny Beckett

8:52 AM

!!weather mge

Otto the Autopilot

@DannyBeckett MGE/KMGE: Dobbins Air Reserve Base Airport • Observed: 54 mins ago • Wind: 40°/NE @ 3kts • Visibility: 10.0mi/16.09km • Clouds: Clear • Temperature: -2.7°C/27°F • Dewpoint: -9.2°C/15°F • Pressure: 30.43" Hg/1,030mb • Conditions: VFR

Anonymous

12:19 PM

@DannyBeckett i was just sent a fraud email from a recruiter to offer me a javascript programmer position

Anonymous

i hate this even more now

egid

11:59 PM

man, Falk's answer re: turbocharging is not getting any better

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