u/jaymatthewbee

Unlike the old days when more people would watch the forecasts on TV. You don’t get the same insight and context from a single symbol on an app compared with a map showing how fronts and pressure systems are moving across with country with a meteorologist explaining what it means, where the uncertainty is, what to expect.

The Met Office YouTube channel has multiple forecasts updated every day with weekly 10 day trends and Deep Dives, and even their forecasters regularly mention the limitations of relying on a your weather apps.

The world snooker championships are currently ongoing. Typically snooker was a British sport, and when I was growing up in the 90s the majority of players were from England, Scotland, Wales with a few from ex-British colonies like Ireland, Australia or Canada.

This year 11 players from China qualified for the last 32 (up from 3 in 2026). Zhao Xingtong became the first Chinese champion in 2025, and currently Wu Yize has reached the Semifinals as well speak.

Is it a popular sport, or still a foreign curiosity?