Northern Star

Hope you are doing well

*Gives you the 1000's brohoof*

Hi there, Northern. ^^

Welcome home to the forums.

Merry Birthiversary!

Happy birthday!

I want tacos.

Hey guys. I know my last status was quite shocking. Very sorry about that. I had to get some things in my life sorted out and that took a heavy emotional toll on me in the beginning. I feel a lot better now, for the most part, and feel ready to come back to the forums.

Yes, I know I said I would quit, but I have a strong desire to create, and share those creations with others. It is what I live for. I love sharing things here, especially since so many of you have supported my art and been very positive for a long time.

Most likely, I will not be as crazy active as I was before, at least not right now. I plan to take activities here in moderation, just for my own sake.

Also, thank you to everyone who sent me such kind words  It’s very heartwarming to know I have impacted a lot of lives in a positive way somehow.

One last thing: @TheGleaner No, I wasn’t put in WitSec, it wasn’t that serious! 

Well everypony, I think you probably saw this coming because of my inactivity as of late but I think the time has finally come for me to at least temporarily step down from the forum. When I joined two years ago, I could never have thought in a million years that I could have made so many incredible friends and gained so much confidence through talking with fans of something I love. This forum is just fan heaven for me. Lately though, because of the bugs that still aren't resolved, I haven't been enjoying it as much as I did before. I haven't fallen out with anypony by the way, just wanted to emphasise that.

When I hear that the forum gets fixed, I will hopefully come back and come back strong. Until then, it's very important for me to keep in touch with all of my awesome forum friends. That's why I gave in and got Discord and with that, I'm in a G4 group and I feel closer to my forum friends than ever. One last time, I love all of you very much and I've had such an amazing time. I hope to see you all again if and when the forum gets fixed. 

This isn't goodbye... 

Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Sunday/Monday. 

Continuing with meteorology and the weather's effects on sports. Racing series such as Formula one and NASCAR can see many different types of weather as their seasons go along. Which of the following weather conditions can they easily run in, given it doesn't get too bad?

Answer: C. Tire manufacturers for the racing series across the world make purpose made rain tires that the drivers use in race that had treads in them that wick the water away from the car. The other conditions would be too dangerous to run in.

Tuesday/Wednesday's question

Staying with meteorology. NASCAR, as mentioned in the previous question, runs rain tires on road courses on their schedule if needed. Why don't they run rain tires on oval tracks?

A: Issues with reliability
B: Higher speeds wear tires out faster
C: Slicks are specially designed to withstand g forces on oval tracks
D: All of the above

Answer to come with the next new question on Wednesday at around 10 pm.

Sorry for the edgy looking profile here, but for personal reasons, I have to quit this place, and all other internet places. It's not what I wanted, but this is something that is over and done with now. It is too bad, because I was almost at 10,000 posts. Thanks for the good times here and thanks to those who befriended me. I won't forget the good times here. 

Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Friday/Saturday. 

Continuing with meteorology. Sometimes you hear the term 'training' in weather. What does 'training' mean in relation to the weather?

Answer: D. Training in weather terms means that thunderstorms follow the same path, reforming and going over the same places over and over again, and can be slow moving. Flash flooding often happens when these happen. 

Sunday/Monday's question

Continuing with meteorology and the weather's effects on sports. Racing series such as Formula one and NASCAR can see many different types of weather as their seasons go along. Which of the following weather conditions can they easily run in, given it doesn't get too bad?

A: Dust storm
B: Fog
C: Rain
D: Snow

Answer to come with the next new question on Monday at around 10 pm.

An awesome avatar, Glean.

Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Friday/Saturday.

Sticking with meteorology here. The Storm prediction center puts out various products for the US. Which of the following products does the SPC not produce?

Answer: A. The Weather Prediction Center has been doing these types of mesoscale discussions since 2009-2010, when the SPC transferred the responsibility for them to the WPC.

Sunday/Monday's question

Going to a combination of geography and meteorology. Which of the following areas is known for having strong down mountain winds that can rapidly spread fires?

A: Colorado
B: Southern California
C: panhandle of Texas
D: New Mexico

Answer to come with the next new question on Monday around 10 pm or so.

discord is not accepting my logon credentials

Hug epilepsy warning! 

Also, apologies to anypony who feels like their status updates are getting ignored.  It's only because of the bug that somehow takes nearly a month to fix.  I'm sure there must be a complicated reason why. 

Good morning everypony!  Have a great day! 

We all get rude awakenings sometimes. 

Good morning everypony!  Have a great day! 

Can we fix the forum please because this is getting ridiculous. 

I guess we'll see how many millions of notifications I get now, since I opened the floodgates in settings...

Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Friday/Saturday.

Sticking with meteorology. As we all know, tornadoes can form from supercell thunderstorms. However, they can also form from non-supercell thunderstorms. What are these tornadoes known as?

Answer: C. Landspouts are tornadoes that form from non-supercell thunderstorms, such as a popup summer thunderstorm. These tornadoes can be extremely photogenic, and are generally weak. But, they can still do damage.

Sunday/Monday's question

Sticking with meteorology. Hurricane season is coming up rapidly for the Atlantic Ocean basin. What is the traditional first day for the Atlantic Hurricane season?

A: April 15th
B: May 15th
C: May 1st
D: June 1st

Answer to come with the next new question Monday around 10 pm or so.

Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Thursday/Friday.

Sticking with geography here. Rivers meander over time, switching paths and channels with time. What type of lake is formed when a wide meander of a river is cut off from the main channel?

Answer: D. There are dozens of Oxbow lakes along the Mississippi River, with one sitting in the Metro East of St Louis. Every river in the world creates these through processes of erosion.

Saturday/Sunday's question

Sticking with geography here. During and following the most recent ice age, enormous lakes were formed all over North America. Which of the following prehistoric lakes was the biggest?

A: Lake Agassiz
B: Lake Kankakee
C: Lake Monongahela
D: Lake Bonneville

Answer will be posted around 10 pm Sunday.

Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Tuesday/Wednesday.

Switching to geography here. Several pieces of the states that have the Mississippi river have pieces of land cut off from part of their mother state. What are these cut off areas of states called?

Answer: C. There are dozens of exclaves along the banks of the Mississippi River, including former Illinois capital Kaskaskia.

Thursday/Friday's question

Sticking with geography here. Rivers meander over time, switching paths and channels with time. What type of lake is formed when a wide meander of a river is cut off from the main channel?

A: Fluviatile lake
B: Lateral lake
C: anthropogenic lake
D: oxbow lake

Answer will be posted around 10 pm Friday

Morning

Good morn…… 🥶🥶🥶🥶

Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Sunday/Monday.

Continuing with weather theme here. The question above with the new damage tags were added in response to a very damaging severe weather outbreak. Which severe weather outbreak sparked this addition to the severe thunderstorm warning?

Answer: A. THe worst thunderstorm (the August 2020 Midwest derecho) in the history of the US brought about the enhanced wording for severe thunderstorms. 

Tuesday/Wednesday's question

Switching to geography here. Several pieces of the states that have the Mississippi river have pieces of land cut off from part of their mother state. What are these cut off areas of states called?

A: isthmus
B: peninsula 
C: exclave
D: islands

Answer will be posted around 10 pm Wednesday.

Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Wednesday/Thursday.

Continuing with weather theme here. As mentioned on a few of these questions, the National Weather Service uses the 'Tornado Emergency' Tornado Warning when there are severe enough tornadoes to warrant it. What was the first tornado to be given the 'Tornado Emergency' tag?

Answer: C. The first usage of the tornado emergency tag was on the fly, used to describe how dangerous the Bridge Creek-Moore F5 was. It was one of the most powerful tornadoes to ever be observed, and invented a whole new type of warning when it comes to tornadoes.

Friday/Saturday's question

Continuing with weather theme here. Early in August 2021, the National Weather service began adding a new 'damage threat' tag to severe thunderstorm warnings, similar to the existing tags on flash flood and tornado warnings respectively. What are the names these two new damage threat tags?

A: Damaging, Destructive
B: Considerable, very damaging
C: Very damaging, destructive
D: Considerable, Destructive

Answer will be posted around 10 pm Saturday.

Thought I’d share some good news. Yesterday I saw my parents for the first time since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. They finally managed to escape from the occupied territory. I’m not returning to Kyiv yet because Russia keeps regularly shelling big cities. I try to live a normal life in my current location and even started watching MLP again. It seems the war will continue at least for the next few months, and I still hope my hometown will be liberated eventually. In the meantime, I’ll do what I can to be useful and help others.

Apple....... APPLE!

Popup: "It looks like you are typing while in fullscreen"

No, I'm not. Please? I just need to use the touch screen while in full screen. I am a responsible adult that don't get scammed that easily to need this warning every other click.