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  1. Boyd

    Meteor shower

    Anybody else go out late last night? Very still and muggy with hazy clouds at 77 degrees, 84% humidity and no wind at 3:30 AM. Saw a number of very cool ones but wasn't as lucky with the camera. Only caught a few over the course of two hours…
  2. Boyd

    A couple panoramas

    My wanderings took me to Friendship and Oswego Lake today. Didn't bring any photo gear but the sky was so beautiful I took a few pano's with my iPhone 6s+. Sure is easier than lugging around a big camera and screwing around with photoshop. ;) Was going to visit a few other locations, but the...
  3. Boyd

    New Macintosh Virus/Malware

    Should only be a problem if you have installed the "EasyDoc Converter" app on your Mac. But if you have, it sounds nasty…. http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/06/backdoor-mac-eleanor-faq/ _________________ How does Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor put my Mac at risk? Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor creates a Tor hidden...
  4. Boyd

    Stormy Monday?

    Every time it rains, we get a briefing package! :dance: http://www.weather.gov/media/phi/current_briefing.pdf It would be nice to get some rain at my place, the last storm completely missed me and it's getting very dry…. HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 927...
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    Stormy Tuesday

    SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 606 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016 ...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FROM FAR SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND`S UPPER EASTERN SHORE... A COLD FRONT WHICH...
  6. Boyd

    Geese

    These guys hung around my yard for several hours this morning, they were not very afraid of me. I see lots of turkeys, but this is the first time geese have grazed here. The little ones were very cute, maybe 10 of them and two adults. They didn't want to get out of my way to let the car out of...
  7. Boyd

    Trimble Outdoors discontinues apps

    Never used these myself, but I suspect some people will not be so happy about this: http://support.trimbleoutdoors.com/knowledgebase/articles/848493-trimble-outdoors-sunset-announcement ______________________________ "Trimble Outdoors Sunset Announcement (March 22, 2016) — The following mobile...
  8. Boyd

    State lawmaker seeks to ban texting while walking

    Another New Jersey first! http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/state-lawmaker-seeks-to-ban-texting-while-walking/ "New Jersey Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt has introduced a bill that would ban pedestrians from walking while texting, and the proposed legislation would bar the use of cell...
  9. Boyd

    Forest fire at Lenape Farms WMA/Estell Manor?

    Was talking to a friend today and he asked "hey, was that forest fire near your house"? I was out of town at my Granddaughter's birthday party last weekend and when I got home that evening there were smouldering remains inside the fence at Lenape Farms. Also noticed they had plowed a new road...
  10. Boyd

    Robins

    There are a bunch of robins (maybe 20 or 30) in my yard this morning. Is that normal for this time of year?
  11. Boyd

    Earthquake!

    Anybody else feel it? There were (I think) three separate shocks over a period of minutes. Rattled the windows and you could definitely feel it. I thought they were sonic booms but my daughter just texted me and was concerned because she heard there was just an earthquake at the shore.
  12. Boyd

    First snow

    The NWS totally missed this one. I checked the forecast around 9:00 AM and it just said "cloudy, 40 degrees". Around 11:00, some light flurries started and it never got as warm as 40. Then it just kept snowing lightly until dark. About 2 inches on the ground now.
  13. Boyd

    Map Nostalgia

    Maybe you also had a copy of the USGS 1984 Hammonton 1:100,000 scale map back in the days before GPS? I loved that map, it was my constant companion while exploring the Pines. It's looking pretty sad today... But here's a nice, clean digital copy, courtesy of the USGS Historic Topo Map...
  14. Boyd

    Rainbow

    It was a dark dreary afternoon here, then about 5 minutes before setting, the sun dipped below the clouds and produced some really dramatic lighting in Mays Landing. The tops of the trees were all glowing orange while everything else was dark. Then a spectacular rainbow appeared - here's a pano...
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    IBM buys Weather Underground

    Kind of surprising… http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/weather-underground-bought-by-ibm I started using them in the late 1990's when you could access text-based forecasts using the telnet protocol in a terminal program. Rarely use them today, I prefer the RadarScope app and the...
  16. Boyd

    Freeze Watch

    Bring it! ;) URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 312 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... WHARTON STATE FOREST 312 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT...
  17. Boyd

    Severe Thunderstorm Watch

    This was only for Pennsylvania before, but now it seems headed our way. 50 mph winds and pea-size hail? :confused: SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 541 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 2015 NJZ013-015-017>020-022-027-PAZ070-071-104-106-092230- OCEAN-ATLANTIC-WESTERN...
  18. Boyd

    Christie declares State of Emergency

    http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//item/86784-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-nj-state-of-emergency-declaration/ You've gotta love New Jersey. I just went to http://www.ready.nj.gov like the governor said I should. The top story is dated September 21 and has info about emergency measures...
  19. Boyd

    Drought conditions

    It's getting really dry around here and I have been checking the USGS drought watch site regularly. Today for the first time it is showing "moderate hydrologic drought" over part of the pines. There's some hope for rain in the forecast later this week, but we've seen those come and go over the...
  20. Boyd

    Airplane near Forked River Mountain

    Have been doing some work with the full resolution 2007 imagery and found this http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.84560367808643&lng=-74.26523822944642&z=17&type=nj2007&gpx= The state doesn't seem to provide the full resolution imagery in the WMS format that Ben uses here. This is what the...
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