Comments on: What’s wrong with MSN weather http://www.geekrant.org/2005/07/22/msn-weather/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:44:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mikey http://www.geekrant.org/2005/07/22/msn-weather/comment-page-1/#comment-9057 Mikey Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:17:21 +0000 http://www.geekrant.org/?p=357#comment-9057 I have to take exception to "antiquated system". Yes, it is *different* -- but that does not make it "antiquated". By the way, both systems have been around since the 1700's -- so from that perspective both are quite antiquated. OH NO....maybe we all need to change! I must also point out that the US is not the *only* country that uses this system. For sure it is one of a small handful. But hey, I am an engineer so imprecise statements rather pop out at me ;-) Right there is my real rub with the MSN gadget -- and my never-ending wonder of why anybody would want this piece of junk on their computer. It is almost always wrong! I loaded it up some time ago thinking "very cool". Then I realized that the temperatures shown are often way off. As much as 15 degrees F (that would be about 10 degrees C for all of you Anders Celsius readers ;-) That is not just for my home-town either. I can compare the MSN "current conditions" for various locations, including big cities, with other services and find it almost always off by several degrees. Come on MSN! If you are going to offer weather try to get it right -- or quite doing it. I have to take exception to “antiquated system”. Yes, it is *different* — but that does not make it “antiquated”. By the way, both systems have been around since the 1700′s — so from that perspective both are quite antiquated. OH NO….maybe we all need to change!

I must also point out that the US is not the *only* country that uses this system. For sure it is one of a small handful. But hey, I am an engineer so imprecise statements rather pop out at me ;-)

Right there is my real rub with the MSN gadget — and my never-ending wonder of why anybody would want this piece of junk on their computer. It is almost always wrong! I loaded it up some time ago thinking “very cool”. Then I realized that the temperatures shown are often way off. As much as 15 degrees F (that would be about 10 degrees C for all of you Anders Celsius readers ;-) That is not just for my home-town either. I can compare the MSN “current conditions” for various locations, including big cities, with other services and find it almost always off by several degrees.

Come on MSN! If you are going to offer weather try to get it right — or quite doing it.

]]> By: Hamish Lonsdale http://www.geekrant.org/2005/07/22/msn-weather/comment-page-1/#comment-6332 Hamish Lonsdale Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:37:16 +0000 http://www.geekrant.org/?p=357#comment-6332 We live near Geelong in the southern State of Victoria, Australia. Google has given us a weather location to choose from in the personalised homepage, but the projected temperatures make no sense at all. Worse is that if you try to edit the feed, or even to locate it it is just not there. F or C do not seem to be an option. What can I do to fix this? We live near Geelong in the southern State of Victoria, Australia.
Google has given us a weather location to choose from in the personalised homepage, but the projected temperatures make no sense at all. Worse is that if you try to edit the feed, or even to locate it it is just not there. F or C do not seem to be an option. What can I do to fix this?

]]> By: Les Crossan http://www.geekrant.org/2005/07/22/msn-weather/comment-page-1/#comment-5072 Les Crossan Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:22:14 +0000 http://www.geekrant.org/?p=357#comment-5072 It's even worse in the UK Daniel - metrication (as we call it) is proceeding *very* slowly - my 7 year old daughter is being taught metric units ONLY - and she's asking what miles are - which are all the road signs are in and are likely to be for the forseeable future. Add to that nautical miles and aircraft still working in thousands of feet and it all adds up to a right old royal mess. Weather forecasts here frequently mention both sets of units both C and F here in Blighty. Except the new BBC ones which are totally inadequate.... and distort the country so much that only the south coast of the UK is visible. My state rep for the Australian Severe Weather Association which I am a paid up member of is from Melbourne.... In the 1970's we were taught both sets of units. I never expected to still be using both sets of units in 2005. Google Maps makes the UK part of the eastern seaboard of the United States which may well happen of course ): Les It’s even worse in the UK Daniel – metrication (as we call it) is proceeding *very* slowly – my 7 year old daughter is being taught metric units ONLY – and she’s asking what miles are – which are all the road signs are in and are likely to be for the forseeable future. Add to that nautical miles and aircraft still working in thousands of feet and it all adds up to a right old royal mess. Weather forecasts here frequently mention both sets of units both C and F here in Blighty. Except the new BBC ones which are totally inadequate…. and distort the country so much that only the south coast of the UK is visible.

My state rep for the Australian Severe Weather Association which I am a paid up member of is from Melbourne….

In the 1970′s we were taught both sets of units. I never expected to still be using both sets of units in 2005.

Google Maps makes the UK part of the eastern seaboard of the United States which may well happen of course ):

Les

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