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General Discussion / Re: What is the last thing you bought?
« on: December 27, 2011, 04:49:45 PM »
A Logitech M510 mouse for my computer. Also a coke from Sonic 
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General Discussion / Re: Your OS of choice...
« on: December 27, 2011, 04:48:08 PM »
Windows XP on my desktop and Windows 7 on my HP Pavilion g7. I was a big fan of Windows 98 and then years ago switched to XP and still liked Windows 98, but I really like Windows 7.
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General Discussion / Re: Post your desktops
« on: December 27, 2011, 04:43:38 PM »
I got a new laptop for Christmas with Windows 7 
So here's my desktop.
So here's my desktop.
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General Discussion / Re: Nationwide EAS test
« on: November 10, 2011, 05:12:51 PM »
KSNT-TV in Topeka actually relayed the test message better than most stations did.
Luckily they finally decided to test the system and found it's flaws. The FCC and FEMA have been saying for months the test isn't a pass/fail test, but a test to discover the problems they know probably exist. AT&T U-verse didn't even activate the EAS. I contacted them on facebook and they stated "It takes a slightly more than the 30 seconds of the test duration for our network to receive an initial alert, encode the message, and send it over our network to millions of receivers around the country. In the event of a real emergency, the alert would last for more than 30 seconds, ensuring that it would be broadcast over our U-verse system to all viewers. Hope that helps answer your question!"
I forwarded this information to FEMA and they told me
"Mr. Edwards,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The way EAS works is outlined by 47 CFR Part 11. The duration of the alert was 15 minutes, not 30 seconds. What this means, is those first three short bursts of sound are actually modulated data, much like a fax machine or modem. This data include information stating “duration of alert: 15 minutes.” The only logical explanation I can provide is AT&T’s equipment has been configured incorrectly, or is faulty. Rest assured my office will be contacting AT&T over the next few weeks to discuss this. Again, we appreciate your feedback."
I also filed a report with the FCC. Just another reason why U-Verse sucks!
| Emergency Alert System - Nationwide Test | |
Luckily they finally decided to test the system and found it's flaws. The FCC and FEMA have been saying for months the test isn't a pass/fail test, but a test to discover the problems they know probably exist. AT&T U-verse didn't even activate the EAS. I contacted them on facebook and they stated "It takes a slightly more than the 30 seconds of the test duration for our network to receive an initial alert, encode the message, and send it over our network to millions of receivers around the country. In the event of a real emergency, the alert would last for more than 30 seconds, ensuring that it would be broadcast over our U-verse system to all viewers. Hope that helps answer your question!"
I forwarded this information to FEMA and they told me
"Mr. Edwards,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The way EAS works is outlined by 47 CFR Part 11. The duration of the alert was 15 minutes, not 30 seconds. What this means, is those first three short bursts of sound are actually modulated data, much like a fax machine or modem. This data include information stating “duration of alert: 15 minutes.” The only logical explanation I can provide is AT&T’s equipment has been configured incorrectly, or is faulty. Rest assured my office will be contacting AT&T over the next few weeks to discuss this. Again, we appreciate your feedback."
I also filed a report with the FCC. Just another reason why U-Verse sucks!
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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: May 30, 2011, 02:49:46 PM »
I've noticed the past couple of nights that while they were telling what areas are under warnings, a lot of times they only tell the cities in the warning and not the actual counties. Theres also been a few times where the person (sorry I can't remember who was on at the time) would just point at the area and be like "Severe Thunderstorm Warning for that area". Also there will be warnings up on the map but they "dont have the information yet" on that warning. Can't someone print out the warning and hand it to them? I feel as though their coverage on storm warnings here lately has sucked really bad. 
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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: April 14, 2011, 06:05:16 PM » Chautauqua County, KS has been under a tornado warning for about half an hour now and TWC has made no mention of them, even though they have mentioned the other two counties included in the same warning. Update: Chautauqua Co. has been issued it's own separate warning and they still havn't made any mention. Do they not know how to pronounce it?
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General Discussion / Cox or Dish Network
« on: April 13, 2011, 09:07:34 PM »
Aside from Cox having a weatherstar...which one is better? We currently have AT&T U-Verse and I'll admit, I really like it. They have some cool features but their whole-home DVR is really dragging us down. We have 3HD TVs and everyone likes to record a bunch of shows. With U-Verse the farther you are away from this box in the neighborhood, the less amount of HD "Streams" you are allowed. We were being allowed to have 3HD but due to continuous problems that amount has went down to 2HD. While we could just deal with that and watch SD, why pay $10 for HD when we can't even watch it half of the time? Anywho U-Verse rant aside, the question is Cox Vs. Dish.
We had Dish like 3-5 years ago and it was outstanding. Service was never interrupted unless there was an extremely severe thunderstorm. The amount of channels we got was decent. We really liked it. We then got Cox and while they had pretty much the same amount of channels, the service would occasionally get interrupted. However, the main thing we are questioning now is the amount of DVRs you are allowed and how their HD picture quality is. Obviously Cox Topeka has an HD Star and more local channels, Any comments would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys!!
We had Dish like 3-5 years ago and it was outstanding. Service was never interrupted unless there was an extremely severe thunderstorm. The amount of channels we got was decent. We really liked it. We then got Cox and while they had pretty much the same amount of channels, the service would occasionally get interrupted. However, the main thing we are questioning now is the amount of DVRs you are allowed and how their HD picture quality is. Obviously Cox Topeka has an HD Star and more local channels, Any comments would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys!!
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Emulator Videos / Re: Kansas Weatherstar 4000 Emulations!
« on: March 29, 2011, 10:34:13 PM »
Here's one from Wichita on a cool and gloomy day across the state.
| Weatherstar 4000 Emulator - Wichta, KS | |
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Emulator Videos / Kansas Weatherstar 4000 Emulations!
« on: March 29, 2011, 05:25:44 AM »
Heres one from Topeka I just made. The audio was originally "Moon Tune" by David Sanborn, but youtube wouldn't let me keep it, so there's some youtube "Audio Swap" song instead. I will post random emulations from random parts of the state in this topic as well. Hopefully with some more TWC-type music!
| twcc.wmv | |
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Local Forecast / Re: WeatherStars you have seen
« on: March 26, 2011, 03:09:26 AM »
Weatherstar Jr.
Galaxy Cablevision - Meriden, KS
Late 1990s-Erly. 2000s.
Reporting Site was Topeka, KS
Weatherstar XL
Cox Communications - Topeka, KS
Early 2000s.
Reporting Site was Topeka, KS
Weatherstar 4000
Perry Cablevision/SCI Cable Inc. - Lecompton, KS
Early 2000s-Present
Reporting Site Topeka, KS
Weatherstar 4000
Unk. Cable - Ottawa, KS
2003ish
Reporting Site was Olathe, KS
Intellistar
Cox Communications - Topeka, KS
Reporting Site: Topeka, KS
Galaxy Cablevision - Meriden, KS
Late 1990s-Erly. 2000s.
Reporting Site was Topeka, KS
Weatherstar XL
Cox Communications - Topeka, KS
Early 2000s.
Reporting Site was Topeka, KS
Weatherstar 4000
Perry Cablevision/SCI Cable Inc. - Lecompton, KS
Early 2000s-Present
Reporting Site Topeka, KS
Weatherstar 4000
Unk. Cable - Ottawa, KS
2003ish
Reporting Site was Olathe, KS
Intellistar
Cox Communications - Topeka, KS
Reporting Site: Topeka, KS
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General Discussion / Changes to Topeka's EAS on Cox
« on: March 25, 2011, 08:52:04 PM »
I recently stumbled upon a letter Cox sent to the County regarding changes to the EAS. It states that the ability to locally activate it is no longer available and that it will still be activated in compliance with Kansas' EAS plan. Well I skimmed through that plan and didn't really see anything telling what was required to be activated. So my question is...do you guys know or think they will still activate the EAS for Tornado Warnings? As far as I know, the only thing that absolutely must be activated are Emergency Action Notifications. Here is an image of the letter.
PS I sent Cox an Email and all they pretty much said is that they routinely test the equipment and NOAA is in charge of activating emergency weather alerts.
PS I sent Cox an Email and all they pretty much said is that they routinely test the equipment and NOAA is in charge of activating emergency weather alerts.
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General Discussion / Tsunami Warning in effect for Entire Pacific, including Hawaii
« on: March 11, 2011, 03:04:10 AM »
I'm quiet surprised this hasn't been posted but a large Earthquake and Tsunami struck Japan a short time ago with wide-spread devistating damage, and now Tsunami Warnings are in effect for the entire Pacific including the state of Hawaii, with (according to TWC) a Tsunami Watch for Oregon and Washington.
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General Discussion / Re: Gas prices in your area
« on: March 08, 2011, 07:56:53 AM »
Well gas prices have dropped a whooping 2 cents to $3.37 on average...the cheapest I've seen is $3.34.
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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch
« on: March 07, 2011, 03:50:21 AM »
I havn't really seen any discussion on this, but will or does the IS2 have Air Quality reports? or Weekend Getaway forecasts?
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General Discussion / Re: Gas prices in your area
« on: March 05, 2011, 05:45:06 PM »
Yesterday I was seeing $3.39 around my side of town...that's the highest it's ever been here (besides 9/11). 