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

« on: April 12, 2012, 03:44:34 PM »

55°, Mostly Cloudy

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch

« on: September 28, 2011, 05:01:24 PM »

WOW! Cable in Madison Heights now has the IS2, no joke. I saw it when I was changing channels today on channel 263.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Storm Cindy

« on: July 20, 2011, 11:00:16 PM »

Bulletin
Tropical Storm Cindy Advisory    2
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL032011
1100 PM AST Wed Jul 20 2011
...Cindy a little stronger and moving quickly northeastward over the central Atlantic...
Summary of 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...information
---------------------------------------------------------------
Location... 36.3 N 51.6 W
About 800 MI... 1290 KM ENE of Bermuda
About 1355 MI...2180 KM W of The Azores
Maximum sustained winds...50 mph... 85 km/h
Present movement...NE or 45 degrees at 23 mph... 37 km/h
Minimum central pressure...1004 mb...29.65 inches

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: July 20, 2011, 10:42:37 PM »

Here's what Martin tried to post, and it's not working as he missed up the HTML coding within his post.

Good lord, I remember seeing that video a long time ago. Thanks for posting it. 

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TWC Fan Art / Re: wxgatlin's artwork

« on: July 16, 2011, 01:00:02 PM »

Donovan, I think you've outdone yourself this time, that 5-day looks very good!

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General Discussion / Re: Post your desktops

« on: July 06, 2011, 10:42:07 PM »

Nothing really changed about my desktop.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: Is cable TV going downhill?

« on: July 04, 2011, 04:16:37 PM »

I loved the Disney Channel back then when they were showing some classic cartoons. It has been mutilated by today's teen/tween shows since then. Nickelodeon was heading the same direction.

I'm not complaining much about ABC Family's schedule, because they air "America's Funniest Home Videos" and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?". By the time they show their originals, I usually watch something else in Primetime.

Cartoon Network promised they'd stay on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days, forever and ever and ever and ever and ever...until the end of time. THEY LIED!!! Or was the introduction of the Adult Swim block the end of time? I'm guessing they're trying to get the parents to put the kids to bed. Not that I was complaining back then, because I found a few more favorites on that particular block.

TV Land has shifted to a more current-based programming on 50% of their schedule. 'Nuff said.

Animal Planet has shifted direction to attracted a much older audience 18 and older with some of their much suspenseful programming. While Animal Planet is still within their prime format, there's one show on their schedule I could do without, and that's "I Shouldn't Be Alive". It's a show about survival and does not talk about animals, let alone involve them. They should've kept it on Discovery Channel or at least move it to TLC. Next thing you know, they're gonna air "Cheaters" on there as well. (Not really, but "Cheaters" on Animal Planet? NO WAY!!! )

I think the main reason for The Weather Channel, MTV, VH1, and CMT to go their current directions is because of the internet. But not everybody can afford the internet, let alone dial-up. Many have to use their local Public Library's internet system to do all that, but they have a limited window of 2 hours max...maybe a little more if nobody's waiting on/or reserved a computer (at least that's how my local library's system works).

Although truTV shows some programs that are reenactments to reality (like "Operation Repo" and a few others), the real reality shows on there I liked are "World's Dumbest" and "Disorder in the Court".

Bravo went from Arts & Performances to....the way MTV's going. I shouldn't say too much about it, because I have a friend who still likes Bravo even to this very day.

AMC was one of my favorite channels when they were airing classic movies and "The Three Stooges". Now they're airing movies, mostly from 2000 on-wards, original shows, and since last year, Paid Programming. It's just not the same!! Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is the only one holding true to its format, and I hope it stays that way.

Sci-Fi...now Syfy - Now I know they're trying to expand their horizons, but adding wrestling on there just ain't it. Not to mention some of the corniest current made-for-TV monster movies I've ever seen (via "The Soup").

I never really cared much for the C-SPANs, HSN, QVC, ShopNBC, Oxygen, The Golf Channel, and Lifetime.

All in all, cable TV has gone downhill for half the time, but sometimes, they may air a great TV show in my favor. There's also TV online if we want to go that direction. We also have cable companies like Time Warner Cable and Comcast going through with their digital migration processes. Once analog cable is wiped off completely, hotels that run TV service through cable TV may have no choice but to install digital cable converters in each room or switch back to using DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) as their source. We are often reminded by the said cable companies that there are more choices, but we have to pay out the wazoo for them.

I have to agree with you on that.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Jonathon's Artwork

« on: June 21, 2011, 02:46:01 PM »

Re-tooled my XL concept a bit. 

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Your Local Weather / Re: Detroit Area Weather

« on: June 21, 2011, 12:07:36 PM »

It's going to rain today and tomorrow.
This afternoon: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely around 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South southwest wind between 8 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind between 8 and 13 mph.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 20, 2011, 01:26:09 PM »

I'm definitely a summer person, and I love the long days. Spring and summer are just so lively while fall and winter are symbols of death and sleep. Maybe I have Seasonal Affective Disorder...

Haha, I am so with you on that, I think I have "S.A.D." too... 

I also have "S.A.D." too. 

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 18, 2011, 08:27:51 PM »

CNET Top 5: Brownest Hybrids (2011)
The latest Top 5 video that I've found (so far)

CNET Top 5: Brownest Hybrids (2011)

I can't believe it's been nearly 6 months since I last posted here.

Anyway, I just wanted to stop by and say hey! I know I haven't been in here in forever, but numerous things so far this year have seriously kept me busy with life and I've had not so much free time for here. (Particularly with school work - but it's summer now so that's no longer an issue) Not to mention I've lost much of my interest in TWC in the past couple of years too, so that's part of the reason.

I will try to come back here more often this summer, though - I certainly have no plans of staying MIA forever!

Nice to see you back here once again, Stephen!

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General Weather Chat / Re: Seen anything like this before?

« on: June 18, 2011, 04:43:23 PM »

I was checking out the weather in Charlotte via Google's Weather Underground Full Page Weather extension and I noticed the area was under a thunderstorm warning. While reading it, I saw this:

... Airport weather warning for a severe thunderstorm threat a cloud
to ground lightning threat at the Charlotte Douglas international
Airport...

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued an
Airport weather warning for...

Charlotte Douglas international Airport /clt/

* valid until 515 PM EDT

For the following threats...

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for winds of 58 mph or greater and hail
1 inch in diameter or larger.

* Cloud to ground lightning within 5 miles of the Airport.

Haven't seen anything like that from the NWS. Have you all have?

Weird. I have never seen that from the NWS before.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 08, 2011, 05:11:50 PM »

Hey everyone.  Its been a long time, I think years  , since I've participated in the forums.  Thought I'd drop by and say hi to everyone. 

How's it going?
- Charles

Hey Chazz! Nice to hear from you! 

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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Storm Adrian

« on: June 08, 2011, 08:09:00 AM »

Satellite image:

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

« on: June 06, 2011, 02:01:06 PM »

83°, Mostly Cloudy