Trump’s 2021 budget drowns science agencies in red ink, again

Re:Trump’s 2021 budget drowns science agencies in red ink, a... by mi100hael on Monday February 10, 2020 @04:13PM (#22293428)

Sad to see NOAA continue to be gutted. Michael Lewis's book the Fifth Risk provides a good look at the individuals behind services like Accuweather and how they're trying to monopolize public, tax-funded data for private profit.

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Re:Trump’s 2021 budget drowns science agencies in red ink, a... by masonic on Monday February 10, 2020 @11:01PM (#22295932)

How does one "monopolize" public data that remains public?

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Re:Trump’s 2021 budget drowns science agencies in red ink, a... by mi100hael on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @04:41PM (#22313107)

By making it technically available but realistically inaccessible (like bad, buggy web services) due to budget cuts and willful malice.

Then with special treatment/access, re-sell it through your private for-profit company in the formats that NOAA should've presented it in (and has in the past).

The book is worth a read if you're curious about specifics.

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