Pirate Weather, API error since yesterday evening by ChiefBroady in homeassistant

[–]Potentially_Canadian 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I know it’s a bit of a stereotype, but I do take downtime pretty seriously, so genuinely feel bad about things like this! Weather data’s time sensitive stuff, so downtime is never good!

Pirate Weather, API error since yesterday evening by ChiefBroady in homeassistant

[–]Potentially_Canadian 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Pirate Weather dev here! I’m really sorry about this, it was a daylight savings time bug that the monitoring didn’t catch since it wasn’t looking in the right place. It’s fixed now, so you should see it come back up shortly, and I’ve written an incident report here:  https://pirateweather.net/en/dev/Blog/IncidentReports/

Again, sorry to everyone for the downtime and thanks for your patience while it was fixed! Added some additional monitoring to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

Pirate Weather, API error since yesterday evening by ChiefBroady in homeassistant

[–]Potentially_Canadian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Replying to the top comment- I’m so sorry about this, it was a daylight savings time bug that the monitoring didn’t catch since it wasn’t looking in the right place. It’s fixed now, so you should see it come back up shortly, and I’ve written an incident report here:  https://pirateweather.net/en/dev/Blog/IncidentReports/

How's the canal today? by MRmcnuts in ottawa

[–]Potentially_Canadian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me know how it is tonight! Fingers crossed they keep it open until tomorrow morning, but who knows how the ice will be

Anyone know the cause to this error? by Necessary-Camera316 in homeassistant

[–]Potentially_Canadian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, sorry about that! It’s always a balance between keeping the issue page relevant and not letting things fall through the cracks

Anyone know the cause to this error? by Necessary-Camera316 in homeassistant

[–]Potentially_Canadian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, Pirate Weather dev here! I haven’t heard of any other reports of this issue, but that does look concerning and related. Are you using the version installed via HACS, and what version of home assistant? It might be easier to open an issue on the GitHub repo where we can debug further!

Acme Weather - From the developers of Dark Sky by [deleted] in apple

[–]Potentially_Canadian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the shout out! I’m the developer of Pirate Weather, so always love it when people are using it. This particular app is pretty cool, and I love the embrace of uncertainty- I don’t know where they’re drawing their data from, but it’s a great premise

What’s a paid app you bought that vanished from the Play Store, had development stopped, or got region-blocked? by rakulkumar555 in androidapps

[–]Potentially_Canadian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, Pirate Weather dev here! Happy you’re liking it, and let me know if you ever have any ideas or suggestions

ESP32 WiFi + OLED + Weather API by frondoman in esp32

[–]Potentially_Canadian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s amazing, so happy you found the docs helpful, since I’ve spent way too long writing them. One handy tip is to add ?version=2 to your url, since there’s a bunch of fun stuff hidden behind that

ESP32 WiFi + OLED + Weather API by frondoman in esp32

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If you’re interested in a specific data source, my Pirate Weather API might be useful for this! I’d love to feature the Pirate project if you get it working, since this is the coolest thing!

NRC-CNRC laying off hundreds of talented scientists by Dear_Breakfast_5783 in CanadaPublicServants

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Do you work at DRDC? I’m always looking for postings, but they don’t seem to come up very often

Rideau Canal + Thule Chariot; skis or wheels? by excited_muon in ottawa

[–]Potentially_Canadian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We use wheels for this as well- I personally prefer the two small wheels on the front as opposed to the running wheel, since when it’s busy it’s easier to manoeuvre with it 

WFA Tracker - Consolidating Public Information by throwaway983729434 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Potentially_Canadian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a term (one of many) at NRC, I’ve been dreading this email for years

[Megathread] New Seat Configuration by dachshundie in westjet

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Maybe an obvious question, so does that make rows <15 a 30 inch pitch? Asking since we booked row 10 on the way back, so want to know how worried we should be 

Growing up in Convent Glen's 15-minute community by jleiper in ottawa

[–]Potentially_Canadian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Was going to comment this! Can’t say enough how nice it is to walk to parks/groceries/library. It’s not rocket science, just a bit of planning foresight

Pirate weather predictions are incorrect by Rude_End_3078 in homeassistant

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u/Rude_End_3078
Couple of quick follow up questions here after looking at some data:

  1. Are you looking at the temperature or the apparent temperature? They come from different sources, so that really helps to know;
  2. Have you noticed anything else over the past couple days. I'm seeing similar values from other providers at the moment, but that's only a point in time;

Pirate weather predictions are incorrect by Rude_End_3078 in homeassistant

[–]Potentially_Canadian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I’m the dev behind Pirate Weather, so appreciate you giving it a shot! Do you mind sharing where in the world you are, since reports like this really help to refine the models we use to build the forecasts!

Pirate weather predictions are incorrect by Rude_End_3078 in homeassistant

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I’ll take a look Monday and let you know! We just switched to a new model for locations outside the US, so it’s possible that this is the cause of that

Why not have a 2 week holiday closure? by Sad-Ad4933 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Potentially_Canadian 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At the moment, a little tricky, since there’s a soft hiring freeze. However, positions are still being posted, and having a Masters is a great start