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Local Forecast / Re: Poll: Flat Basemaps or Rounded Basemaps?

« on: July 10, 2010, 04:09:25 PM »

Flat

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The Game Room / Re: A game, put the wrong emoticon at the end of the sentence

« on: July 10, 2010, 12:23:38 AM »

I thought you already have a permit.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: New OCM - Eric Fisher (?)

« on: July 10, 2010, 12:19:57 AM »

I thought GE had nothing to do with what NBC does to TWC.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: July 09, 2010, 11:06:59 PM »

Never seen those before, or even heard of "low ground clearance" before. You won't find anything like that near the busy, congested roads around here. What's the purpose of that anyway?

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: July 09, 2010, 11:04:13 PM »

Is this the first time Paul has ever been a field reporter? I thought he was always in the studio.

No.

Correct. He has reported a lot back in the late 90s/early 2000s.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: New OCM - Eric Fisher (?)

« on: July 09, 2010, 11:00:41 PM »

For what TWC is doing, I see this more of "firing" the old OCMs as opposed to "laying off." To me, NBC is discriminating the old OCMs because they are "too old" for their tastes. That, my friend, is discrimination. I would file a lawsuit if they were to do that to me.

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: Like/Dislike Button?

« on: July 09, 2010, 12:12:47 PM »

Sorry but I disagree... it shows favoritism IMO. Especially having a dislike button, which is also why I can't see this being added on Facebook either. Plus I can only see certain people's posts being liked anyway... 

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General Discussion / Re: Songs You Love To Hate

« on: July 09, 2010, 11:15:40 AM »

Uh, everything. First of all, it's not music. Music requires a melody and I've never heard a rap song with a melody. Then there's all the lyrics about hating white people and cops, exploiting women, and glamorizing violence. Sure, not ALL rappers are like that. But a lot of them are.

I couldn't have explained it better myself.

Rap music: x1000000

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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Depression 2

« on: July 08, 2010, 08:38:09 PM »

Final NHC advisory - all warnings dropped:

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TWO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE
98.4 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR
13 MPH...20 KM/HR...AND A WEST-NORTHWEST TO WESTWARD MOTION IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND THE DEPRESSION IS LIKELY TO
DISSIPATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
RAINFALL...THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHEASTERN
MEXICO AND COASTAL TEXAS...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10
INCHES.

WIND...WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN TEXAS AND NORTHEASTERN MEXICO COAST
SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY.

TORNADOES...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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General Discussion / Re: Songs You Love To Hate

« on: July 08, 2010, 06:12:56 PM »

Wow, I'm surprised to find this topic near the end of the subforum...

Train - Hey Soul Sister

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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Depression 2

« on: July 08, 2010, 11:57:30 AM »

Tropical Storm Warning still in effect from Baffin Bay, TX to Rio San Fernando, Mexico. This will likely be lifted later today.

Latest advisory as of 11am EDT/10am CDT:

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TWO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE
97.0 WEST.  THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15
MPH...24 KM/HR.  ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
WILL CROSS THE COAST OF EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR
OR TWO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY PRIOR TO LANDFALL...AND
WEAKENING WILL BEGIN AFTER THE TROPICAL CYCLONE MOVES INLAND.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
RAINFALL...THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHEASTERN
MEXICO AND COASTAL TEXAS...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10
INCHES.

WIND...WINDS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE MAY OCCUR IN SQUALLS OVER
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TEXAS AND NORTHEASTERN MEXICO COAST DURING
THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

TORNADOES...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS
TODAY.

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The Game Room / Re: Control+V (or command+V for Macs)

« on: July 08, 2010, 11:41:55 AM »

They are probably testing the new site to a certain percentage of it's visitors before the roll out on the 15th.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: July 08, 2010, 11:41:05 AM »

I bet TWC is like OMG a tropical depression, we're all doomed!

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: Comcast Sucks.

« on: July 08, 2010, 11:39:40 AM »

Finally upgraded my old SA box from 2000 to a brand new one that uses the Cisco branding (after SA was acquired in 2005). It's smaller, a LOT faster, and I also get some HD channels.

I swear my old cable box wasn't stereo capable. The one I have now has MUCH better surround sound, even on the non-HD channels.

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General Discussion / Re: Recent music purchases

« on: July 08, 2010, 11:38:20 AM »

Lenny Marcus - Castor and Pullox from CD Baby.