• new favourite weather app

    From Simon Wilson@simowilso+newsdemon@nodamnspamn.gmail.com to uk.rec.motorcycles on Tue Jun 23 08:36:40 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not required.

    Get it now before it enshitifies.
    --
    /Simon
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  • From Alan Lee@alan@darkroom.plus.com to uk.rec.motorcycles on Tue Jun 23 17:40:49 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not required.

    Thanks for that, since the Met Office one went rapidly downhill with an
    update a few months ago, I need a new one.

    Get it now before it enshitifies.
    Just like the Met Office? It was fine, they updated the interface, it's
    now useless. What goes through their minds when designing these things,
    take something that works pretty well, add some graphics, then make it
    worse.
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  • From Greybeard@greybeard@pirate.ship to uk.rec.motorcycles on Tue Jun 23 17:12:18 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    In reply to "Alan Lee" who wrote the following:


    Get it now before it enshitifies.
    Just like the Met Office? It was fine, they updated the interface, it's
    now useless. What goes through their minds when designing these things,
    take something that works pretty well, add some graphics, then make it
    worse.

    Much the same for most apps that start decent, then get "updated" just for the hell of it and they becaome unusable.
    Banks are pretty good at doing that!


    Greybeard

    T-Bird - 1600
    Bonnie T140V - 750
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  • From wessie@willnotwork@tesco.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Tue Jun 23 17:25:48 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    Alan Lee <alan@darkroom.plus.com> wrote in news:111ecuh$2d5a4$1@dont-
    email.me:

    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not
    required.

    Thanks for that, since the Met Office one went rapidly downhill with an update a few months ago, I need a new one.

    Get it now before it enshitifies.
    Just like the Met Office? It was fine, they updated the interface, it's
    now useless. What goes through their minds when designing these things,
    take something that works pretty well, add some graphics, then make it worse.

    I like Windy. Website or app.
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  • From geoffC@me@home.nl to uk.rec.motorcycles on Tue Jun 23 20:17:43 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 23/6/26 09:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not >required.

    Get it now before it enshitifies.

    Thanks for that.
    I used to use the Google weather app but it recently faded and died.
    Anybody know what happened there?
    --
    Geoff
    NTV 650
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  • From wessie@willnotwork@tesco.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Tue Jun 23 21:06:11 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote in news:111epl6$2hdq8$1@dont-email.me:

    On 23/6/26 09:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not >>required.

    Get it now before it enshitifies.

    Thanks for that.
    I used to use the Google weather app but it recently faded and died.
    Anybody know what happened there?



    wasn't making any money
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  • From Worst Case@"Worst Case"@dizum.com to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed Jun 24 03:14:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:12:18 -0000 (UTC), Greybeard <greybeard@pirate.ship> wrote:

    Banks are pretty good at doing that!

    W.C. says: Cory Doctorow is a pundit! Cory Doctorow speaks my mind.

    "I think we have to distinguish between the AI doing your job and the
    AI being incapable of doing your job, but your boss is such a sucker
    that he fires you and replaces you with the AI anyway."

    + Doctorow, Cory. "How to Burst the AI Bubble: Strike at Its Roots."
    Interview with Jennifer Ouellette. 23 Jun. 2026. Ars Technica.
    23 Jun 2026
    <https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/how-to-burst-the-ai-bubble-strike-at-its-roots/>.
    --
    Moreover I'm convinced that Reddit must be destroyed.

    Worst Case

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  • From ChrisND@chrisnd@privacy.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed Jun 24 10:33:04 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 23/06/2026 17:40, Alan Lee wrote:
    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not
    required.

    Thanks for that, since the Met Office one went rapidly downhill with an update a few months ago, I need a new one.

    It did - but there was the option (if you gave feedback on the new one)
    to retain the older version[1]. So, I am still using the 'classic' one
    and all is good :-) [2]

    Chris

    [1] don't know if that is still possible?
    [2] ...for now!
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed Jun 24 11:48:26 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 23/06/2026 17:40, Alan Lee wrote:
    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not
    required.

    Thanks for that, since the Met Office one went rapidly downhill with an update a few months ago, I need a new one.

    I favour Meteoblue, who have just updated their interface ... <sigh>
    --
    Bruce Porter
    "The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
    There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed Jun 24 11:49:17 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 23/06/2026 18:25, wessie wrote:
    Alan Lee <alan@darkroom.plus.com> wrote in news:111ecuh$2d5a4$1@dont- email.me:

    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not
    required.

    Thanks for that, since the Met Office one went rapidly downhill with an
    update a few months ago, I need a new one.

    Get it now before it enshitifies.
    Just like the Met Office? It was fine, they updated the interface, it's
    now useless. What goes through their minds when designing these things,
    take something that works pretty well, add some graphics, then make it
    worse.

    I like Windy. Website or app.

    I preferred the person :-)
    --
    Bruce Porter
    "The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
    There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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  • From Sqirrel99@secret.sqirrel99@gmail.com to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed Jun 24 11:49:36 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    ChrisND wrote:
    On 23/06/2026 17:40, Alan Lee wrote:
    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not
    required.
    Thanks for that, since the Met Office one went rapidly downhill with an
    update a few months ago, I need a new one.

    It did - but there was the option (if you gave feedback on the new one)
    to retain the older version[1]. So, I am still using the 'classic' one
    and all is good :-) [2]

    Chris

    [1] don't know if that is still possible?
    [2] ...for now!

    I'm still using the old Met Office app and it has recently been urging
    me to 'upgrade' whilst warning that the old servers will soon be
    switched off.
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  • From wessie@willnotwork@tesco.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed Jun 24 10:53:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:111gcnd$2uqsg$2@dont-email.me:

    On 23/06/2026 18:25, wessie wrote:
    Alan Lee <alan@darkroom.plus.com> wrote in news:111ecuh$2d5a4$1@dont-
    email.me:

    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not >>>> required.

    Thanks for that, since the Met Office one went rapidly downhill with an
    update a few months ago, I need a new one.

    Get it now before it enshitifies.
    Just like the Met Office? It was fine, they updated the interface, it's
    now useless. What goes through their minds when designing these things,
    take something that works pretty well, add some graphics, then make it
    worse.

    I like Windy. Website or app.

    I preferred the person :-)



    sadly never met her but this was one of the funniest posts here

    https://groups.google.com/g/uk.rec.motorcycles/c/CDbRjXoxUrY/m/smdXlMqBmh4J

    For what seems like minutes but was probably no more than a few
    seconds, I am suspended from the corner of the shed roof by my
    left tit. Hoist on my own petard or summat.
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  • From Chris Deuchar@chrisnd@privacy.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed Jun 24 10:57:29 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 24/06/2026 11:48, YTC1 wrote:
    On 23/06/2026 17:40, Alan Lee wrote:
    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not
    required.

    Thanks for that, since the Met Office one went rapidly downhill with an
    update a few months ago, I need a new one.

    I favour Meteoblue, who have just updated their interface ... <sigh>



    French tho arent they? EfyU

    "A Windy.com company" !!!

    Chris

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  • From Chris Deuchar@chrisnd@privacy.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed Jun 24 12:37:59 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 24/06/2026 11:53, wessie wrote:
    YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:111gcnd$2uqsg$2@dont-email.me:

    On 23/06/2026 18:25, wessie wrote:
    Alan Lee <alan@darkroom.plus.com> wrote in news:111ecuh$2d5a4$1@dont-
    email.me:

    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not >>>>> required.

    Thanks for that, since the Met Office one went rapidly downhill with an >>>> update a few months ago, I need a new one.

    Get it now before it enshitifies.
    Just like the Met Office? It was fine, they updated the interface, it's >>>> now useless. What goes through their minds when designing these things, >>>> take something that works pretty well, add some graphics, then make it >>>> worse.

    I like Windy. Website or app.

    I preferred the person :-)



    sadly never met her but this was one of the funniest posts here

    https://groups.google.com/g/uk.rec.motorcycles/c/CDbRjXoxUrY/m/smdXlMqBmh4J

    For what seems like minutes but was probably no more than a few
    seconds, I am suspended from the corner of the shed roof by my
    left tit. Hoist on my own petard or summat.

    Oh gosh, just so many voices from the past in that thread alone.
    Nostalgia aint wot it used to be 'n all that.
    :-/

    Chris

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  • From Ben Blaney@benblaney@gmail.invalid to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed Jun 24 14:34:48 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On Jun 24, 2026 at 6:49:17 AM EDT, "YTC1" <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:

    On 23/06/2026 18:25, wessie wrote:

    I like Windy. Website or app.

    I preferred the person :-)

    Funnily enough, I was just thinking about her yesterday. She's been gone a
    long time now.

    I had a very strange experience the last time I saw her. Obviously, we both knew it was the last time, and so saying goodbye was tough. One struggles for the right words, and then a social anxiety sets in. I felt very emotional, of course, and as I left her village I passed a church. Though an avowed atheist, I stopped and went in. I suppose I knew it would be quiet, and solemn, and dignified. I sat and let the thoughts and feelings wash over me. It was profound, and I'm grateful for the time and space.
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  • From Ben Blaney@benblaney@gmail.invalid to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed Jun 24 14:37:30 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On Jun 24, 2026 at 6:53:39 AM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

    sadly never met her but this was one of the funniest posts here

    https://groups.google.com/g/uk.rec.motorcycles/c/CDbRjXoxUrY/m/smdXlMqBmh4J

    Wow. I don't remember that post. But looking back, the lump may not have actually been caused by that, and the smileys now jar.
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed Jun 24 17:26:07 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 24/06/2026 11:53, wessie wrote:
    YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:111gcnd$2uqsg$2@dont-email.me:

    On 23/06/2026 18:25, wessie wrote:
    Alan Lee <alan@darkroom.plus.com> wrote in news:111ecuh$2d5a4$1@dont-
    email.me:

    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not >>>>> required.

    Thanks for that, since the Met Office one went rapidly downhill with an >>>> update a few months ago, I need a new one.

    Get it now before it enshitifies.
    Just like the Met Office? It was fine, they updated the interface, it's >>>> now useless. What goes through their minds when designing these things, >>>> take something that works pretty well, add some graphics, then make it >>>> worse.

    I like Windy. Website or app.

    I preferred the person :-)



    sadly never met her but this was one of the funniest posts here

    https://groups.google.com/g/uk.rec.motorcycles/c/CDbRjXoxUrY/m/smdXlMqBmh4J

    For what seems like minutes but was probably no more than a few
    seconds, I am suspended from the corner of the shed roof by my
    left tit. Hoist on my own petard or summat.

    Ha, yes , remember that one :-)
    --
    Bruce Porter
    "The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
    There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed Jun 24 17:27:38 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 24/06/2026 15:34, Ben Blaney wrote:
    On Jun 24, 2026 at 6:49:17 AM EDT, "YTC1" <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:

    On 23/06/2026 18:25, wessie wrote:

    I like Windy. Website or app.

    I preferred the person :-)

    Funnily enough, I was just thinking about her yesterday. She's been gone a long time now.

    He songs still randomly come up on my lists


    I had a very strange experience the last time I saw her. Obviously, we both knew it was the last time, and so saying goodbye was tough. One struggles for the right words, and then a social anxiety sets in. I felt very emotional, of course, and as I left her village I passed a church. Though an avowed atheist,
    I stopped and went in. I suppose I knew it would be quiet, and solemn, and dignified. I sat and let the thoughts and feelings wash over me. It was profound, and I'm grateful for the time and space.

    :-(
    --
    Bruce Porter
    "The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
    There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed Jun 24 17:30:16 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 24/06/2026 11:57, Chris Deuchar wrote:
    On 24/06/2026 11:48, YTC1 wrote:
    On 23/06/2026 17:40, Alan Lee wrote:
    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration
    not required.

    Thanks for that, since the Met Office one went rapidly downhill with
    an update a few months ago, I need a new one.

    I favour Meteoblue, who have just updated their interface ... <sigh>



    French tho arent they? EfyU

    Looks Greek to me


    "A Windy.com company" !!!

    Chris

    --
    Bruce Porter
    "The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
    There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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  • From geoffC@me@home.nl to uk.rec.motorcycles on Thu Jun 25 18:05:47 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 23/6/26 23:06, wessie wrote:
    geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote in news:111epl6$2hdq8$1@dont-email.me:

    I used to use the Google weather app but it recently faded and died.
    Anybody know what happened there?



    wasn't making any money

    Probably although I would have thought the gov met data suppliers would do
    the heavy lifting.
    Heard recently that the US is withdrawing funding for weather stations in
    the area because they don't like the data they collect. Clashes with their
    climate change denial or summat.
    --
    Geoff
    NTV 650
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  • From geoffC@me@home.nl to uk.rec.motorcycles on Thu Jun 25 18:08:20 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 24/6/26 16:34, Ben Blaney wrote:
    On Jun 24, 2026 at 6:49:17 AM EDT, "YTC1" <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:

    On 23/06/2026 18:25, wessie wrote:

    I like Windy. Website or app.

    I preferred the person :-)

    Funnily enough, I was just thinking about her yesterday. She's been gone a >long time now.

    I had a very strange experience the last time I saw her. Obviously, we both >knew it was the last time, and so saying goodbye was tough. One struggles for >the right words, and then a social anxiety sets in. I felt very emotional, of >course, and as I left her village I passed a church. Though an avowed atheist, >I stopped and went in. I suppose I knew it would be quiet, and solemn, and >dignified. I sat and let the thoughts and feelings wash over me. It was >profound, and I'm grateful for the time and space.

    Poignant.
    I just finished a Ken Follett book in which the 'baddie' does almost exactly
    the same.
    --
    Geoff
    NTV 650
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  • From Bruce@07.013@scorecrow.com to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat Jun 27 22:52:00 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 24/06/2026 11:48, YTC1 wrote:
    On 23/06/2026 17:40, Alan Lee wrote:
    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration
    not required.

    Thanks for that, since the Met Office one went rapidly downhill with
    an update a few months ago, I need a new one.

    I favour Meteoblue, who have just updated their interface ... <sigh>

    Is it shitty, by any chance?
    <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ>
    --
    Bruce Horrocks
    Hampshire, England
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  • From Tim@nobody@home.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sun Jun 28 14:04:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not required.

    Get it now before it enshitifies.

    It is already enshitified and bloated.

    Try;
    https://wetterzentrale.de/
    or
    https://www.windy.com/

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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Mon Jun 29 09:01:54 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 27/06/2026 22:52, Bruce wrote:
    On 24/06/2026 11:48, YTC1 wrote:
    On 23/06/2026 17:40, Alan Lee wrote:
    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration
    not required.

    Thanks for that, since the Met Office one went rapidly downhill with
    an update a few months ago, I need a new one.

    I favour Meteoblue, who have just updated their interface ... <sigh>

    Is it shitty, by any chance?
    <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ>


    Good vid :-)

    But no, it's not too bad, other than (as per vid) a slight increase in
    Ads and locating the "fuck it off button/x"
    --
    Bruce Porter
    "The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
    There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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  • From Mike Fleming@mike@tauzero.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Thu Jul 2 12:26:10 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 24/06/2026 17:27, YTC1 wrote:
    On 24/06/2026 15:34, Ben Blaney wrote:
    On Jun 24, 2026 at 6:49:17 AM EDT, "YTC1" <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:

    On 23/06/2026 18:25, wessie wrote:

    I like Windy. Website or app.

    I preferred the person :-)

    Funnily enough, I was just thinking about her yesterday. She's been
    gone a
    long time now.

    He songs still randomly come up on my lists
    I had a copy of the album she did with her husband (MP3s) but somewhere
    in the moves from computer to computer it's gone AWOL. Is it available
    for download anywhere?
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  • From Mark Olson@olsonm@tiny.invalid to uk.rec.motorcycles on Thu Jul 2 13:48:43 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    Mike Fleming <mike@tauzero.co.uk> wrote:
    On 24/06/2026 17:27, YTC1 wrote:
    On 24/06/2026 15:34, Ben Blaney wrote:
    On Jun 24, 2026 at 6:49:17 AM EDT, "YTC1" <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:

    On 23/06/2026 18:25, wessie wrote:

    I like Windy. Website or app.

    I preferred the person :-)

    Funnily enough, I was just thinking about her yesterday. She's been
    gone a
    long time now.

    He songs still randomly come up on my lists
    I had a copy of the album she did with her husband (MP3s) but somewhere
    in the moves from computer to computer it's gone AWOL. Is it available
    for download anywhere?

    <Waves>

    Is the email in your message header valid? I'll send you a link to
    the directory on my Google Drive. I'd rather not link directly to
    it here.


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  • From Andy H@thewildrover@icloud.com to uk.rec.motorcycles on Thu Jul 2 20:11:56 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    Alan Lee <alan@darkroom.plus.com> wrote:
    On 23/06/2026 08:36, Simon Wilson wrote:
    weawow, or weawow.com

    No registration required, multiple weather providers. Registration not
    required.

    Thanks for that, since the Met Office one went rapidly downhill with an update a few months ago, I need a new one.

    Get it now before it enshitifies.
    Just like the Met Office? It was fine, they updated the interface, it's
    now useless. What goes through their minds when designing these things,
    take something that works pretty well, add some graphics, then make it worse.

    I generally find the Met Office forecasts to be the least accurate anyway.
    As someone that works a lot outdoors, itrCOs noticeable.

    I find the Apple Weather app is a bit better (uses global data sources).

    However, I got pointed towards Open Weather when I was experimenting with
    watch faces. Turns out itrCOs actually pretty good with forecasting accuracy
    - again, multiple global data sources.

    And more recently someone recommended Yr (the Norwegian nation weather service), which is free to use and does work globally. ThatrCOs pretty good
    too for accuracy.

    As for fancy UIs, I donrCOt really care much either way, itrCOs the accuracy of the information that matters most - for me anyway.

    Just a couple more to mention there :-).
    --
    Andy H
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  • From Neil Ronketti@neil@ronketti.invalid to uk.rec.motorcycles on Thu Jul 2 22:27:53 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 02/07/2026 21:11, Andy H wrote:
    <snippety>

    As for fancy UIs, I donrCOt really care much either way, itrCOs the accuracy of
    the information that matters most - for me anyway.

    If you've got access to a commandline, wttr.in is a nice olde-worlde way
    of getting the weather.

    neil@shedpi:~ $ curl wttr.in/Ely
    Weather report: Ely

    \ / Sunny
    .-. 19 -#C
    rCo ( ) rCo ray 14 km/h
    `-rCO 10 km
    / \ 0.0 mm

    <snip a load of stuff that won't wrap well>

    Location: Ely, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough,
    England, United Kingdom [52.3990199,0.262039]
    --
    nr.

    Aasleagh (n.)
    A liqueur made only for drinking at the end of a revoltingly long bottle
    party when all the drinkable drink has been drunk.
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  • From sweller@sweller@mztech.fsnet.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Fri Jul 3 06:39:22 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    Ben Blaney wrote:


    https://groups.google.com/g/uk.rec.motorcycles/c/CDbRjXoxUrY/m/smdXlMqBmh4J

    Wow. I don't remember that post. But looking back, the lump may not
    have actually been caused by that, and the smileys now jar.

    Quite
    --
    Simon
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