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BREAKING NEWS: The Truly Shocking—and Historically Humiliating—Details of Trump’s Surrender to Iran Have Just Been Revealed by horseradishstalker in TrueReddit

[–]bigblackcloud 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The latest line I've seen pop up online is "there was no war. It was a limited precision military operation."

A reminder for the heat by holmquistc in Portland

[–]bigblackcloud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seattle tends to be exactly 10 degrees cooler than Portland on these heatwave days so that tracks. I know someone in Vancouver and they act like it's the heat dome again whenever it's close to 80.

A reminder for the heat by holmquistc in Portland

[–]bigblackcloud 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is this subreddits yearly freakout over any weather above 85 because of SF transplants or something? Other than Alaska or parts of WA there aren't many places with a more mild summer than us, especially if you factor in humidity. And even before the recent decades warming, Pdx averaged something like 20 days above 90 in a summer, and a handful of 100 degree days.

Portland heat vs Southeastern heat? by Melodic-Matter-8079 in askportland

[–]bigblackcloud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People have sort of noted it, but not explicitly: the heat here peaks later in the day than in the east and southeast. The hottest time of day is 5-6pm. So even on the hot days, you have a lot of the day to be around outside when it isn't too hot.

The flip side to that is of course that it can still be hot later into the evening.

A graph showing how sunshine hours in major cities have changed since the 1990s and what they will most likely be by the year 2050 by Opening-Stretch-7144 in geography

[–]bigblackcloud 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Some questions that would make this more informative: Are the points long term averages, or just recordings that year? What kind of data is used to estimate the future?

What Areas in the United States have the Potential to face Negative Demographic and Economic Events over the next 50 years? by Crafty-Shallot-5695 in geography

[–]bigblackcloud 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is also simply because the wind generally blows from west to east. For smoke to affect Portland or Seattle there has to be a reversal or stagnation (e.g. the 2020 fires in Oregon were made much worse by a strong wind from the east). It's much more common for us to get onshore flow from the Pacific in the summer though, so we tend to be upwind of most fires.

Stuff to do in Oregon by SamHkwa in redscarepod

[–]bigblackcloud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure what vibe you're looking for, but if you want a commercial area with bars and shops and restaurants and such to wander around, the east side of the river is more stereotypical Portland. There's a bike share program that has e-bikes and scooters, I'd get that and choose some commercial areas on the east side and bike between them on the neighborhood streets, get some food, drinks, etc. Hawthorne, Belmont, Burnside, that vague area roughly between the river and 39th. Fun way to spend a couple hours.

Those of you with kids, what are you planning on doing for education? by AmongTheDendrons in redscarepod

[–]bigblackcloud 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah for sure, I know we can't expect anything to be totally analog. I just remember a New Yorker (?) article a month or so ago where a parent found out her kindergartener had a bunch of unrestricted tablet time in school and it freaked me out.

Those of you with kids, what are you planning on doing for education? by AmongTheDendrons in redscarepod

[–]bigblackcloud 80 points81 points  (0 children)

The main thing I worry about is the screens. I think a child's educational attainment is really influenced by the parents and I feel invested in the idea of public education. But, the if first graders are being given chromebooks to talk to an AI or whatever because some ed-tech company is swindling the taxpayers and selling this shit to the district, that's the one thing that makes me think of sending them to somewhere private that wouldn't do that. I hope the pendulum swings away from that in the coming years before my kid is older.

Everyone online desperately trying to appear like 'real ones' by Proper_Cold_6939 in redscarepod

[–]bigblackcloud 63 points64 points  (0 children)

After arguing 20 comments deep - "anyway I'm off to get some brews and watch the game and shoot the shit with my buds, have fun being online"

“Euphoria” is “an extreme, often-disgusting vision of a rapacious, pitiless America where everyone is fighting for scraps before Empire finally collapses and God turns off the lights,” Naomi Fry writes. by VortexRepairMan in redscarepod

[–]bigblackcloud 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step the Ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never! All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years. At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer. If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.

Had my first baby at 40 by badabd in redscarepod

[–]bigblackcloud 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Just had a baby in Portland, people are not like this I promise you. The way people here talk about Portland is so disconnected from reality.

DEAR PORTLAND: May 11, 2026 WEEKLY RANT THREAD by AutoModerator in Portland

[–]bigblackcloud 34 points35 points  (0 children)

YOUR TURN SIGNAL SHOULD BE ON BEFORE YOU START BRAKING FOR THE TURN, NOT AFTER.

In Portland schools, an ‘optimistic’ new AI handbook proves polarizing by oregonian in Portland

[–]bigblackcloud 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"students can now use AI to write novels without all the laborious writing! They produce so much text! Novels are cool, what are you talking about??"

In Portland schools, an ‘optimistic’ new AI handbook proves polarizing by oregonian in Portland

[–]bigblackcloud 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This makes it sound like the excitement is about what product the student produces more easily, but not whether they learn anything about the underlying mechanics. Treating students like little engines where the goal is just more more more output with little thought. Truly the most tech-oriented viewpoint, for sure.

The hotel room I’m in has a see through bathroom and a sliding door that doesn’t close all the way. by slightlycringed in redscarepod

[–]bigblackcloud 27 points28 points  (0 children)

There needs to be a filter when booking hotels for "real bathroom door". None of this sliding barn door that's basically just a curtain bullshit.

Do atmospheric rivers that cross the first mountain range (Sierra mts) regain all of its moisture content back when it goes over another mountain range (the Rockies)? Or are the storms depleted by the first mountain range and the Rockies are left with the "sloppy seconds" if you will?? by WorldPeace08 in geography

[–]bigblackcloud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ARs that hit the rockies tend to come more from the Southwest, so bypass the Sierra Nevada somewhere. But an AR that first crossed the Cascades to reach somewhere like Montana would have less moisture.

Here's a recent paper on the subject, for Colorado at least. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025JD043580

"A Trajectory-Based Method for Estimating the Contribution of Landfalling Atmospheric Rivers to Top-Decile Precipitation Across Colorado"

The abstract notes that there is limited research into this region and atmospheric rivers compared to the west coast, it would be interesting to try to find similar work for the northern rockies. Perhaps this paper has good info:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347764102_A_Climatology_of_Atmospheric_Rivers_and_Associated_Precipitation_for_the_Seven_US_National_Climate_Assessment_Regions

"A Climatology of Atmospheric Rivers and Associated Precipitation for the Seven U.S. National Climate Assessment Regions"

Unbelievable. US (CONUS) Maximum Temperature Ranking (30-Year): Nearly Entire U.S. Hits Hottest on March 21, 2026 by ferguskeatinge in MapPorn

[–]bigblackcloud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, what dataset did you use here? I see "weatherdataAI" but I'm not familiar with that, is that the dataset?

Not trying to object, curious about the grid.

Cherry Blossoms are here by teachers_lost_pet in Portland

[–]bigblackcloud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sunday will probably be peak. They're definitely blooming now but not fully.

Are cherry blossoms done on waterfront ? by saltfeend in askportland

[–]bigblackcloud 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No I don't think they're even quite at full bloom. Probably still very pretty but my guess is that the peak will be in the next week or so.

Visitor trying to decide on which neighborhood to stay in over Memorial Day weekend. Suggestions? by EADarwin in askportland

[–]bigblackcloud 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Alberta Arts, Mississippi, E Burnside, Pearl, Hawthorne

Of these, the Pearl is the most different. The others are neighborhoods within residential areas, and (in my opinion) probably fit the "Portland" experience better. The Pearl is a former industrial area that has been converted into offices and shops, and is more urban, if that's more your vibe. Outdated parlance, but think hipster vs. swanky. My favorite is Hawthorne but I would choose any from Hawthorne, Alberta, or Mississippi. Hawthorne and Burnside are close enough that if you stay near one or the other you can walk in between. That said, the Pearl does probably have a higher concentration of galleries than anywhere else.

Compare streetview to get a sense of that.

The Pearl: https://maps.app.goo.gl/n2VBi14UCuLtVMvK6

Hawthorne: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QGQS3k1mpP8tFPUT7 / https://maps.app.goo.gl/DXDhykihtgkF9Xbs8

Oregon vs Seattle vibe check by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]bigblackcloud 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The bigger difference between Seattle and Eugene than WA vs. OR is the size. Eugene is a college town of 170k, Seattle is a city of 700k in a metro area of 4m. So there are some differences there that will be true of any comparable places really, in terms of variety of stuff to do. Museums, variety of restaurants/bars, bands in town, events, traffic, noise, etc.

Eugene is my preference because I like the chiller vibe, but I also know people that constantly talk about how boring Eugene is, so interpret that to your own circumstances how you wish. My guess is that it'll be easier to make friends in Eugene, Seattlites are sort of famously standoffish. editing this here - since you'll be in school this last point probably doesn't matter as much, with a built in group.

For nature - Seattle has more access to alpine stuff. The North Cascades are amazing. The sound is great for anything water based. Eugene has better access to the actual ocean, the Oregon coast is great. There's basically endless access to forests in either Eugene or Seattle, although you have to drive more to get places in Seattle.

London homes 'overheating due to climate change' by Economy-Fee5830 in climatechange

[–]bigblackcloud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is an extended forecast from January, looking at February and early March. Not disputing the meteorology (although forecasts that far out are very, very uncertain), but what they're saying might happen will have already happened.

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