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Emulator Videos / Re: toxictwister00's Legacy STAR Emulations

« on: December 24, 2017, 08:17:40 PM »

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New 2018!


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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: December 09, 2017, 03:48:50 PM »

This is what it was like yesterday afternoon. A White Christmas came early for us this year!


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General Discussion / Re: What is the last thing you bought?

« on: November 18, 2017, 12:24:58 AM »

I've had my second Dell desktop computer since January 2011, it's going on nearly 7 years. Since my birthday is coming up next week on Black Friday I decided it was definitely time to invest in a new desktop.

I got this one, it wasn't my first choice or my second. In fact, I considered Microsoft Surface Studio or even joining the dark side and getting a Mac! lol j/k In the end the one I picked felt like the right one for me.

Dell Inspiron 5000 24 inch Touch All in One Desktop (Intel Version; There's an AMD version as well)

http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-desktop-computers/inspiron-24-5000-touch/spd/inspiron-24-5488-aio/fdcwkbl625ssb

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: October 06, 2017, 07:42:35 PM »

Quote from: toxictwister00 on September 10, 2017, 12:47:38 AM

66°F Clear

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

Sustained winds of 40mph Gusts as high as 65mph! Widespread power outages expected

Never in my nearly 25 years of being born/living in Atlanta have I ever seen Atlanta under a Tropical Storm Watch for an approaching hurricane. This is uncharted territory and shows that Irma means business.

We’re making history once again. For the second time in a month, we are under a Tropical Storm Watch for Tropical Storm Nate.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Weatherlover's Artwork

« on: September 27, 2017, 10:15:26 PM »

WSXL v1 Templates

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General Discussion / Re: Playstation/Wii -Video Games

« on: September 27, 2017, 06:52:03 PM »

These are some games I've been playing this Summer/Fall

Nintendo Switch
-Splatoon 2
-Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
-Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
-The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild

Playstation 4
-Uncharted 4 (finished this the week during Hurricane Irma coming through GA)
-Life Is Strange
-GTA 5
-Mafia III
-Destiny
-Mad Max
-Ratchet & Clank
-Tomb Raider Definitive Edition
-Mortal Kombat X

The only thing I'm waiting on now is Super Mario Odyssey which comes out exactly a month from today.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Weatherlover's Artwork

« on: September 27, 2017, 03:56:13 PM »

WeatherSTAR4000 (1990-91) Templates w/ and w/o TWC logo as well as Current Radar Banner.

(This post will be updated with a compressed file of individual template parts later.)

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Weatherlover's Artwork

« on: September 27, 2017, 03:05:21 PM »

Quote from: weatherfan_2013 on September 27, 2017, 02:18:46 PM

Quote from: toxictwister00 on September 27, 2017, 12:09:18 PM
I don't get to create/post STAR emulations as much as I would like to, but I would like to try to do something a little different from now on. I'm going to share some base maps/templates for various STARs that can be used to help out those who may want to create and emulate on their own accord. I'll start off simple, I didn't create these maps, I downloaded them several years ago from a TWC directory or archive website I think. They also had to be cropped to remove the banners/TWC logo. These maps can be used as regional maps for the IntelliSTAR or even the WeatherSTAR XL v3 (2005-2014). Feel free to use these materials as you wish.

I'll post some templates for legacy STARs later.
Ha! I remember those base maps from I think Martin's web server several years ago. They were taken down right when I needed it a year ago and no one would budge to post it. Any way toxictwister00 I can recreate high quality versions of those maps if you want me to. I have several pieces of DEM and GIS software and can easily recreate them. If you look at my art work topic I recently recreated the DBS forecast maps used from 2004-2011. All I would need to do is change the RGB values in my software.

Sure, go for it!

Btw, your artwork is phenomenal. Definitely some of the best I've seen in my 10 years on this forum community. I don't know if you are considering going into graphic design, but I would encourage you to do it, you have impressive skills.

Quote from: 22appaar on September 27, 2017, 02:30:18 PM

What application will those templates work for?

Something as simple as Microsoft Powerpoint or more advanced as After Effects. I only use After Effects, but I would imagine any application that supports .png files will work just fine.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Weatherlover's Artwork

« on: September 27, 2017, 12:09:18 PM »

I don't get to create/post STAR emulations as much as I would like to, but I would like to try to do something a little different from now on. I'm going to share some base maps/templates for various STARs that can be used to help out those who may want to create and emulate on their own accord. I'll start off simple, I didn't create these maps, I downloaded them several years ago from a TWC directory or archive website I think. They also had to be cropped to remove the banners/TWC logo. These maps can be used as regional maps for the IntelliSTAR or even the WeatherSTAR XL v3 (2005-2014). Feel free to use these materials as you wish.

I'll post some templates for legacy STARs later.

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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: Weatherscan Topic

« on: September 25, 2017, 10:25:50 PM »

Quote from: Jonathon on September 25, 2017, 09:42:09 PM

Guess we can keep piling it on - apparently ALL remaining Xfinity headends that still carry Weatherscan are dropping it on Nov. 6th. Saw some, *ahem*, rather colorful posts on Xfinity's Facebook page and forum about it.

Still going with my theory that it'll die off when other cable companies drop it, or when the IS units begin to croak. I highly doubt TWC's going to put in the effort to shut it down themselves.

If Local Now didn't exist, I would agree. Is there any possibility that service could replace Weatherscan? It's obviously not exactly the same, but I wouldn't be too surprised if that happened.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: September 10, 2017, 12:47:38 AM »

66°F Clear

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

Sustained winds of 40mph Gusts as high as 65mph! Widespread power outages expected

Never in my nearly 25 years of being born/living in Atlanta have I ever seen Atlanta under a Tropical Storm Watch for an approaching hurricane. This is uncharted territory and shows that Irma means business.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Irma

« on: September 05, 2017, 04:08:02 PM »

Irma is now an extremely powerful Category 5 hurricane. It is now the second strongest hurricane on record (as far as wind speed goes) in the Atlantic Ocean with winds of 185mph and wind gusts that exceed 200mph! Hurricane Allen is #1 with max winds of 190mph at it's peak (1980).

Irma is also the strongest Atlantic hurricane east of 60W on record.

EDIT: I forgot however, Irma is actually the strongest Atlantic hurricane (winds and pressure) in a decade. (2007; Dean/Felix)

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