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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 05, 2012, 06:12:45 PM »

I still use Firefox, because it appears to be the least bad graphical browser of those I have tried, though I use it with the Pentadactyl extension, which makes it behave similar to the text editor Vim. It is also one of the few GUI applications I still use, The GIMP, MPlayer (when playing a video), and feh (image viewer) being some of the others.

I would use a text browser such as ELinks or w3m regularly, but many Web sites are text browser–hostile. >_<

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The Game Room / Re: "In my pants" Game

« on: June 05, 2012, 06:05:51 PM »

You could just edit your post to prevent double-posting IMP

That is what I normally do in my pants.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: May 26, 2012, 01:05:39 PM »

I have never left the US:

create your own personalized map of the USA

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The Game Room / Re: Stupid Questions

« on: May 23, 2012, 07:28:55 PM »

No, it just contains fish.

Who is the mayor of New York City in the daytime?

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: May 23, 2012, 12:48:18 AM »

I still remember the 2008–(I think) 2011 SD satellite LF product playlists:

DE (60s): Precipitation Forecast/Thunderstorm Forecast/Severe Warnings, 6-region Regional Forecast, 4-region Radar/Satellite
K (90s): Precipitation Forecast/Thunderstorm Forecast/Severe Warnings, Daypart Forecast, 6-region Regional Forecast, 4-region Radar/Satellite
L (120s): Precipitation Forecast/Thunderstorm Forecast/Severe Warnings, Daypart Forecast, 6-region Regional Forecast, 4-region Radar/Satellite
M (120s): Precipitation Forecast/Thunderstorm Forecast/Severe Warnings, Daypart Forecast, 3-day Forecast, 4-region Radar/Satellite

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The Game Room / Re: "In my pants" Game

« on: May 21, 2012, 03:04:09 AM »

I am typing this post from Emacs in my pants.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: May 20, 2012, 02:11:07 PM »

I am not that good at maths either, which I believe to be a Bad Thing™, as it is important to my main interest.

I am much better at English spelling and grammar, to the point that I type correctly even in IRC and instant messaging. I am a terrible writer, though, as I am shy and inarticulate. I also often have trouble explaining things.

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General Discussion / Re: Celebrating 30 Years of The Weather Channel

« on: May 03, 2012, 07:50:22 PM »

Also, it appears that

this

was the first Local Forecast music.

TOTPD!

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General Discussion / Re: Celebrating 30 Years of The Weather Channel

« on: May 02, 2012, 06:06:38 PM »

I noticed that the Local Forecast used backgrounds (the first LF ever used a shot of what appears to be their meteorologists working or something), and screen shots from promos about the Weather Star display the Local Forecast somewhat differently than we are used to remembering from the original Weather Star: It displayed the main text of the current screen superimposed over the national feed (similar to the backgrounds used from 1986—1987), with a blue LDL spacer at the bottom. The "satellite LF", at least in this video, seems to consist mainly of montages of photographs.

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The Game Room / Re: Lie your Butt Off

« on: April 24, 2012, 04:42:32 PM »

Today, instead of taking my ACT, I just ripped up the test and walked out laughing.

I have already taken the ACT. I am also still in high school.

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Local Forecast / Re: March/April and May 2012 Playlists

« on: April 16, 2012, 12:15:35 AM »

Here's 2 of the songs I've heard

4/11

11:18am - Da Funk - Daft Punk
[...]

if they appear again tomorrow i'll upload them.

(emphasis mine)

The Tron: Legacy soundtrack I could (reluctantly) understand, but Homework? o_O

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: April 12, 2012, 08:51:27 AM »

The Global Forecast Center now has its name above the LCD screens.
{ Image: http://t.imgbox.com/aauGMtzw.jpg linked to http://imgbox.com/aauGMtzw } { Image: http://t.imgbox.com/aar1cl32.jpg linked to http://imgbox.com/aar1cl32 }

I remember seeing that phrase in the background of the old, pre-2008 set...

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General Discussion / Re: Weird TV channel I've discovered...

« on: April 08, 2012, 01:49:22 AM »

I remember with Cox Tulsa, in the 2000s, I would sometimes receive channels with test cards...

Also, when certain channels, such as the premium channels, Prevue^H^H^H^H^H^HTV Guide Network, Leased Access, and eventually the PEG channels moved to digital-only, I would sometimes see their analogue equivalents replaced with notices that they now required digital cable...

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: Website Errors and Problems

« on: April 04, 2012, 03:55:30 PM »

I dont use www.twctodayforums.com/forums and never have

Neither do I...

Also, in the main site, in the Firefox extension Pentadactyl, it does not allow me to use the CSS navigation menus with the hints feature. I just thought you should be aware of this:

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Contributions / IntelliStar 22689 Camera Rip Screen Shots (2008)

« on: March 17, 2012, 11:57:32 AM »

Here are some screen shots, albeit camera rips, of IntelliStar 22689 (Cox Communications, Tulsa, OK) from 2008: