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Retro The Weather Channel May Be the Best Thing to Watch on Not-TV (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
submitted 4 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] dadarobot@lemmy.sdf.org 35 points 4 months ago (2 children)

https://weatherstar.netbymatt.com/ an open source one.

[–] muzzle@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's there one that supports non us locations?

[–] neblem@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

https://mwood77.github.io/ws4kp-international/ is the live of the international fork using Open Mateo

[–] tal@lemmy.today 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

"not retro enough?"

https://weatherstar3000.netbymatt.com/

That being said, I don't think that he's emulating the oldest format.

This was their launch video, May 2, 1982. This is July 17, 1982, so it was probably about as early as it gets:

https://youtu.be/ys1rGgm2dZA?t=9

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is there a NOAA weather radio broadcast online? That might be even more low-fi.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

If you want even more lofi, learn to read METARs.

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 months ago

Haha I have at one point.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

https://weather.com/retro/

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 9 points 4 months ago

And now for your local on the 8s.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Damn, all this retro hype is crazy (and cool)!

[–] HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 0 points 4 months ago

Here is the search engine you need: https://kagi.com/?year=1996

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 4 points 4 months ago

I really wish my local city channel would go 24 hour news and do special event type things on .2 and put old movies or such in between.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Enjoy some related vaporwave:

Sunday Television | 猫 シ Corp. https://catsystemcorp.bandcamp.com/album/sunday-television-2

Edit: typo

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

What the FUCK was that first paragraph?

[–] theblurstoftimes@leminal.space 2 points 4 months ago

Deep down we’re all just fans of smooth jazzzzzzzzz

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

quarterhour

quarter-hour