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General Weather Chat / Re: New Jersey Mountains 'foiling' snow storms?
« on: January 29, 2013, 03:34:16 PM »
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Contributions / Re: Local forecasts every 4 minutes
« on: January 28, 2013, 10:13:57 PM »
Heh, well who knows... if Apple's attempt at bringing back internet-integrated TV (gawd I hope they don't call it the iTV), maybe we'll see a bit of a television renaissance. MTV with music videos playing and click-able links to automatically buy the song from iTunes? For LF's the same thing could apply. The sponsor flashes in the corner as a hyperlink.'
Just a thought. As for blaming the death of MTV on piracy... the Avengers is apparently the most heavily pirated film ever. Pretty sure it was leaked even before the theatrical release. And it grossed... how much?
Just a thought. As for blaming the death of MTV on piracy... the Avengers is apparently the most heavily pirated film ever. Pretty sure it was leaked even before the theatrical release. And it grossed... how much?
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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?
« on: January 28, 2013, 05:14:22 PM »Well I hate to admit it, but...TWC was right about today's wintry event or lack thereof. It was an absolutely EPIC FAIL, twice within a one week time-span a wintry event never materialized.However, I'm ok with this one busting since it was an ice situation unlike the one last week which was a rain to snow scenario, but still it's somewhat disappointing to keep getting the screw job. I was hoping to at least see a few sleet pellets if nothing else. Maybe third time's the charm I guess.
The whole long-term forecast for this winter was way off, at least in the Northeast. They predicted more moisture than normal and the first normal cold season in years. Still feels like a repeat of last year. A unusual late-season Hurricane ripping into the north-east, followed by one early snowstorm. Ever since then? Dry and mild. The only time any significant moisture has happened has always been accompanied by a temperature spike to above freezing. And the arctic air has been blocked from getting a hold in the Northeast. Again, just like last year.
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TWC Classics News / Re: TWC Classics relaunch
« on: January 27, 2013, 11:37:51 PM »Can you expand on your idea for allowing the visitor to sort? Are you talking about two versions of the same site, with the possibility for the visitor to choose the one they prefer? One organized by media type and another by date?
Yes, that's exactly what I'm suggesting. That's why I asked about the DB, because it would make a transition to that kind of website so much easier.
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Contributions / Re: Local forecasts every 4 minutes
« on: January 27, 2013, 05:40:06 PM »But instead it sees in the ratings that someone stopped watching after 9 minutes and says "oh no, we need another long-form program!"
Kinda like... music videos? I think someone slipped TWC the MTV marketing plan.
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TWC Classics News / Re: TWC Classics relaunch
« on: January 27, 2013, 03:12:32 AM »
Just saw this and tried to cast a vote, but it was closed. No idea what the poll results were, but another idea - of course a lot of this depends on if you're using a database to manage content. Why not make it possible to sort the material whichever way you like? A simple click could switch the site between media type or chronological.
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General Weather Chat / New Jersey Mountains 'foiling' snow storms?
« on: January 26, 2013, 02:41:38 AM »
Picture being in the tri-state area and watching the local radar. You see a snow storm coming from the S, SW, or W. At around the point where the snowfall reaches New Jersey, the moisture vanishes. With storms coming from the west, sometimes it continues to spread to the north or south of northern Jersey, but that one area will remain dry.
Way back in the day we joked someone was using a force-field to block snow. Often the snow would eventually 'break through' after 1 or 2 hours, but there have been numerous times that even powerful storms became "the great blizzard that never was" for that region.
I am guessing this has something to do with the mountains to the west. On numerous occasions I've seen severe thunderstorms stall out in the Kittatinny mountains. But when it comes to snowstorms, this can even happen when the snow is coming from the South, underneath the Kittatinnies. Additionally, though there are equally tall mountains in southern New York and Eastern Pennsylvania, this phenomenon seems to be limited to northern NJ. Additionally, though I've seen this happen pretty consistently for over 2 decades, it appears that it still hasn't been factored into computer models for predicting weather.
Has anyone else from the tri-state area noticed this before and wondered about it? Or does anyone know what is so unique about the geography there that causes this?
Way back in the day we joked someone was using a force-field to block snow. Often the snow would eventually 'break through' after 1 or 2 hours, but there have been numerous times that even powerful storms became "the great blizzard that never was" for that region.
I am guessing this has something to do with the mountains to the west. On numerous occasions I've seen severe thunderstorms stall out in the Kittatinny mountains. But when it comes to snowstorms, this can even happen when the snow is coming from the South, underneath the Kittatinnies. Additionally, though there are equally tall mountains in southern New York and Eastern Pennsylvania, this phenomenon seems to be limited to northern NJ. Additionally, though I've seen this happen pretty consistently for over 2 decades, it appears that it still hasn't been factored into computer models for predicting weather.
Has anyone else from the tri-state area noticed this before and wondered about it? Or does anyone know what is so unique about the geography there that causes this?
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Everything Else TWC / Re: Sick of the false alarms
« on: March 30, 2011, 10:00:44 PM »
Well sure they used to hype the weather and why not, but not with this kind of uncertain advance warning. The superstorms of the previous century didn't start getting tons of attention until 1 or 2 days before impact, pretty much guaranteeing that the scary monster we were hearing about was indeed coming. Not to say that they didn't have big Hurricane events and such, but a Cat 3 Hurricane a few thousand miles out in the Atlantic heading west was simply something to keep an eye on. Today, something like that would get a catchy name like "Floridacalypse 2011" a week before the storm even has a chance at reaching the mainland.
It's not that they make a big deal out of storms, its that they make a big deal out of the impact of a storm before they even have a shred of a clue about what its doing or where its going.
It's not that they make a big deal out of storms, its that they make a big deal out of the impact of a storm before they even have a shred of a clue about what its doing or where its going.
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Everything Else TWC / Sick of the false alarms
« on: March 30, 2011, 06:36:31 PM »
While I've always given forecasters some lenience, since obviously nobody can predict the weather 100% of the time, I'm getting really frustrated with TWC now. For the 4th bloody time this winter, they've been getting everyone riled up about a super east coast snow storm, and every time, it has gone out to sea. More interesting, is on the websites, the image they choose as a splash screen for the storm report, is what looks like a map depicting a Nor'easter low-pressure off the coast, when in actuality its a simple cold front heading Northeast (over LAND, not water).
What I think I'm starting to realize now, is that this isn't just bad luck with forecasting. This is probably intentional. TWC is a news station first, and a weather service second, and its really showing with how they present information. They're using the same scare, hype, and speculative reporting tactics that every news channel does, to maximize fear and keep people glued to the TV, when in actuality they probably are fully aware that there's nothing to worry about. Ever watch a news show for an hour for that news byte they promised at the very beginning, only to find out its a 2-second blurb about the most useless piece of info imaginable? Yeah, it's kinda turning into that.
What I think I'm starting to realize now, is that this isn't just bad luck with forecasting. This is probably intentional. TWC is a news station first, and a weather service second, and its really showing with how they present information. They're using the same scare, hype, and speculative reporting tactics that every news channel does, to maximize fear and keep people glued to the TV, when in actuality they probably are fully aware that there's nothing to worry about. Ever watch a news show for an hour for that news byte they promised at the very beginning, only to find out its a 2-second blurb about the most useless piece of info imaginable? Yeah, it's kinda turning into that.
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Everything Else TWC / Re: TWC Getting Back Into Weather?
« on: October 06, 2010, 03:29:08 PM »
Is this permanent though or do they just have more to talk about because of the time of year? Hurricane season always gets more eyes to focus on the weather.
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Everything Else Classic TWC / Re: You Tube video from July 1989
« on: October 05, 2010, 02:55:35 AM »
Oh gosh, do you by chance have any other recordings of that month? There was TWC footage of an epic Manhattan lightning storm - tons of lightning, early July 1989... and it was the storm event that originally got me hooked on TWC when I was little. That'd be the biggest nostalgic time-trip if I can ever find video from that day again.
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Everything Else TWC / Pop music on Alaska advertisement
« on: October 05, 2010, 02:44:14 AM »
There was some tourism promo for Alaska on TWC and the lyrics for a song playing in the background went something like, "Come see - come see if you can't find me." It was very catchy and I went looking for it via lyrics searches but nothing came up, so I guess I'm not remembering it quite right. Does anyone know who is performing this or what the song is called?