For New Years Eve, it will be warmer at the South Pole then Albany.
Then again, it’s summer down there.
December 31, 2017 1:25 pm Update
One of the best things about USB power becoming standard, is it’s easy to get up to 2.0 amps 5 VDC without a special power supply.
Capital Region Dilapidated Homes – 1959 Housing Survey
This interactive Google Map looks at the percentage of homes in each Capital Region Census Tract there were designated as dilapidated in the US Census Department's 1959 Housing Survey.
America Fumbles Towards Kafka’s Castle
James Howard Kunstler remains a very astute observer of American politics today ...
"Bad ideas flourish in this nutrient medium of unresolved crisis. Lately, they actually dominate the scene on every side. A species of wishful thinking that resembles a primitive cargo cult grips the technocratic class, awaiting magical rescue remedies that promise to extend the regime of Happy Motoring, consumerism, and suburbia that makes up the armature of “normal” life in the USA. They chatter about electric driverless car fleets, home delivery drone services, and as-yet-undeveloped modes of energy production to replace problematic fossil fuels, while ignoring the self-evident resource and capital constraints now upon us and even the laws of physics—especially entropy, the second law of thermodynamics. Their main mental block is their belief in infinite industrial growth on a finite planet, an idea so powerfully foolish that it obviates their standing as technocrats."
why a ‘paperless world’ still hasn’t happened
"In a world seduced by screens, the future of paper might seem uncertain. But many in the industry remain optimistic – after all, you can’t blow your nose on an email."
December 31, 2017 11:28 am Update
Anker overnighted my new $20 Bluetooth headphones after I enquiried on their status. They work well, I’m happy.
December 31, 2017 Morning
Good morning! New Years Eve. For the final day of 2017 it will be cold. Mostly sunny and two degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a west-northwest breeze at 10 mph. The current wind chill is -14.
Today will be sunny and cold, with a high of 9 degrees at 1pm. 23 degrees below normal. Maximum wind chill around -10 at 6pm; Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. A year ago, we had light snow. The high last year was 37 degrees. The record high of 61 was set in 1895. 7.9 inches of snow fell back in 2007.
The sun will set at 4:32 pm with dusk around 5:04 pm, which is 51 seconds later than yesterday. At sunset, look for mostly sunny conditions and 9 degrees. The wind chill around sunset will be -7. There will be a northwest breeze at 14 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 7 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 45 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of -1 degrees at 5am. 23 degrees below normal. Maximum wind chill around -14 at 5am; Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph. In 2016, we had cloudy skies, clearing in the early hours of the next day. It got down to 20 degrees. The record low of -18 occurred back in 1970.
While maybe not the coldest day on record, today is expected to quite cold. I am meeting my parents for breakfast today then I might go out hiking later, although probably not with the cold. I will most likely go down to the library to work on the blog and there is a chance that I may have to head into the office for a bit. That’s fine, free parking and no traffic downtown and it will be really quiet in the office. But hopefully not.
Looking ahead, there are 3 weeks until National Hug Day when the sun will be setting at 4:55 pm with dusk at 5:26 pm. On that day in 2017, we had drizzle, mist, mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 53 and 38 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 30 degrees. We hit a record high of 61 back in 2006.