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Paul and I spent the afternoon putting up the weather station in the garden, having asked next door if we could drill holes in their fence posts. They replied by throwing apples over the fence at us, which I think was a gesture of friendship.
It’s very high-tech. The back of the shed is bristling with as many sensors as a government spy centre, all solar powered and wirelessly beaming their measurements back to the house. So, sitting on my desk, I now have read out for wind speed and direction, maximum gust, current temperature, wind chill, dew point (whatever that is), barometric pressure… the list goes on for about 50-odd items.
It’s ironic, though, that to make best use of it you have to leave it plugged into a PC, which will capture and analyse the data over time. But of course, the PC has to be left on full time, which must contribute to global warming…
…which must affect the measurements…
…which must render the results meaningless.
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