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

« on: January 31, 2013, 08:08:25 PM »

46.2°F clear

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 31, 2013, 03:54:45 PM »

For those of you who like Dave Schwartz, be sure to like some of the new work he is doing for a startup called Network Weather. Some good ole Dave humor at the end of the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NaUI3DmzHWY#!
https://www.facebook.com/networkweathercompany

Wow, best of luck on the progress to Dave and this startup!

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Local Forecast / Re: TWC Songs you've heard in other places

« on: January 30, 2013, 05:55:30 PM »

heard "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" on 105.9 FM on W290BJ, which just launched very recently

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: January 30, 2013, 03:48:15 PM »

I saw a 2-minute LF at 10:28 pm ET last night.  It was the first time I had ever seen the daypart forecast on satellite.  I just hope it wasn't only because of the severe weather outbreak going on yesterday.

They dont air the daypart forecast on the satellite lf unless u mean the DirecTV LF but even then the daypart forecast airs on 90sec flavors

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: January 29, 2013, 05:32:29 PM »

Was there a reason behind the sudden discontinuation of the ID screen?    It's been around for a really long time.

My best guess is since the Star ID is at the bottom of the IntelliStar they saw no more use for the screen anymore.

I really doubt that's the reason why.. you have to think about all other STARs as well

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 29, 2013, 05:18:21 PM »

The new graphics were unveiled today during the noon newscast. I had recording problems so I wasn't able to capture the opening of the show, (I'll try to do that during the 6pm newscast today) but I was able to capture the new lower display line along with the new weather graphics/icons they're using. I think it looks really great!

WXIA-TV's (11Alive) New Look - January 29, 2013 (Noon Broadcast)

WTSP (also owned by Gannett) debuted those graphics over a month ago

I figured other Gannett stations were likely getting these graphics. Out of curiosity, did WSTP also renovate or get a new studio? WXIA debuts their new set sometime in February, they're in a temporary set in the video.

I'm not aware of any changes to their studio but the last time I watched the set remained unchanged

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 29, 2013, 03:48:30 PM »

The new graphics were unveiled today during the noon newscast. I had recording problems so I wasn't able to capture the opening of the show, (I'll try to do that during the 6pm newscast today) but I was able to capture the new lower display line along with the new weather graphics/icons they're using. I think it looks really great!

WXIA-TV's (11Alive) New Look - January 29, 2013 (Noon Broadcast)

WTSP (also owned by Gannett) debuted those graphics over a month ago

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: January 28, 2013, 07:33:28 PM »

I think the Taiganet post was absolutely false.

I wouldn't call this false yet, Swindam still works at TWC as far i can tell and he is usually active in the Feedback Forums.

We'll see if the 2 minute locals do indeed come back tomorrow.

Yeah, but then again, the user who obtained the news is known for spreading rumors I have my doubts but you're right Alex, let's just wait and see

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: January 28, 2013, 06:01:21 PM »

I think the Taiganet post was absolutely false. After all, the member who posted it was none other than our little friend obsessed with "witchoowa" (and y'all know exactly who I am talking about)

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: January 28, 2013, 02:47:09 PM »

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026502/facebook-legal-notice-could-get-you-cash-so-dont-trash-it.html

Did anyone receive this Facebook legal notice in their email accounts?

I certainly did, and I ignored it. Although I did some research and there's a civil case going on right now where some person is suing facebook.

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TWC Today News / Re: Slow and laggy

« on: January 27, 2013, 06:29:37 PM »

I had horrible problems with typing lag when I was writing a message just earlier.  It got so bad to the point where words would appear on the screen, one by one, about five or more seconds after I typed them.  Unfortunately, it's going to be hard to tell if it's my computer or the forums, as my computer seems to be dealing with typing lag as well.  The problem seems to be fixed now.

That is definitely a problem with your computer (and not the forum) if it's lagging at typing. If it ever happens again just open your task manager and see what's consuming your CPU

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Local Forecast / Re: Songs you want to hear again on the LF

« on: January 26, 2013, 09:15:07 PM »

I think this song played before, but I'm not too sure. I would like to hear "18" by Moby. Even with the drastic music changes last year, they did still show some love to Moby so I can't see why they wouldn't play this one.

It was on the November 2003 playlist.

It's not listed on the playlists page... Not that I'm doubting you but just was wondering

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: General IS2 Discussion

« on: January 26, 2013, 03:16:23 PM »

While the location of the cable headend matters in this situation, you may not realize that Norman (KOUN) is just an AWOS.  You see it reporting every 20 minutes, but AWOS stations provide data that can be suspect.  However, Oklahoma City (KOKC) has an ASOS, which gives a standard report every hour and is far more superior to an AWOS.  By rule, only ASOS stations can be used for climate, and TWC usually defers to an ASOS for the LF when there is a choice between both types of stations nearby because of this discrepancy.

Right, but HiRAD is what matters in this, not the factor of an AWOS or ASOS station. Sure HiRAD gets its data derived from nearby weather stations (ASOS and or AWOS) but it has algorithms to detect faulty current conditions and pulls in from other areas and estimates to fix those faults.

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: General IS2 Discussion

« on: January 26, 2013, 02:55:55 PM »

That seems strange.  Isn't Norman where the NWS office is?  Now, I know TWC isn't the NWS, but you would think the forecast Norman sees would be for Norman, the city where the office is.

It has nothing to do with where the SPC (not NWS) office is, but rather how the headend just allocates its service area.

Andy, it could very well be possible that the Cox headend around there once had a specific IS for Norman but just had a consolidation some time ago, but that'd be my guess.

Also, Norman is about as far away from OKC (possibly closer) as my hometown is to Tampa, yet we're served by the Tampa STAR.

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General Discussion / Re: Happy birthday Zach!

« on: January 26, 2013, 06:31:56 AM »

Thanks