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[0] https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/messages/2026/07/MSG_20260716...
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Maybe if the UX was nicer, you wouldn't need to write scrapers and parsers and could just use their site.
They're scraping to automatically update the wallpaper on their desktop. That's not something a website can do, even with fantastic UX.
Actually, I used to have a live-updating website AS MY BACKGROUND. Windows 98 and Me, website used AJAX and Comet to make it happen.
You used to be able to set websites as your desktop background.
Former GOES engineer here. At this point I'd almost be surprised if 19 didn't have something go wrong. We had issues on almost every other satellite. GOES-17 had the loop heat pipe anomaly(Supposedly from someone stepping on it in the cleanroom...), GOES-15 (IIRC) had a micrometeorite strike, and GOES-13 had a fuel tank anomaly right before deorbit. GOES-16 and GOES-17 are on-orbit spares, so in the extremely unlikel…
> Supposedly from someone stepping on it in the cleanroom I would be too embarrassed to return to work if I did that.
"Observed EMP555 step on loop heat pipe. Conducted visual inspection of the affected area; no damage found, pipe remains nominal."
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Maybe if the UX was nicer, you wouldn't need to write scrapers and parsers and could just use their site.
They're scraping to automatically update the wallpaper on their desktop. That's not something a website can do, even with fantastic UX.
I love how "safe mode" for a satellite is basically: "extend solar panels, turn self towards sun, don't do anything unnecessary, wait for further instructions".
Invasion of Cuba incoming?
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Hey, I have a script for updating my background too! I'm not archiving the old images though, but I've thought about it to make some cool animations
Hah originally making an animation was my plan, but as so often happens it fell on the backburner and then I ended up with a massive archive. I just deleted it once I realized that A) Better archives exist elsewhere and B) I wasn't going to do anything with it. I still have the script somewhere. I should throw an LLM at it and see if I can't sand off a few rough edges.
I've got about 2.5 years worth of that imagery if someone knows a good way to do this on a budget.
As an aside, I'm always surprised how US Gov websites look like they've been made in Dreamweaver in about 2006. Not even seemingly with a emphasis on usability either.