Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-14
A Float Planner Calibrated to the Yellowstone
A Yellowstone River planner that estimates float times across 21 access points using live flow, historical records, weather, daylight, wind, smoke, and shuttle information.
Why it surfacedThis is unusually specific tool-making: its float-time curve was measured on the Yellowstone itself, while the planner draws on USGS gauges, NHDPlus river distances, and NOAA weather data. It also invites boaters to report actual trips, creating the beginnings of a dataset for improving the model.
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The Largest Cat Has No Number
August 14’s newborn domains include an unnumbered giant among thirteen catalogued glossy cats, a shareable Visual Snow Syndrome simulator, two independent Colombian relief directories, and a snail farm with races, courtship, and its own Gazette.
This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-14 Domain Arrivals issue.