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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: September 25, 2008, 05:22:20 PM »

Dish Network too?

Yeah, but unlike DirecTV you have to manually see the LFs.

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Local Forecast / Re: Thursday, September 25th DirecTV “local on the eights” will start

« on: September 25, 2008, 05:20:33 PM »

It does look like a PowerPoint presentation. Not a bad start for the DirecTV LF's, though they could've made them longer.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: September 25, 2008, 04:45:10 PM »

Will there be a cable intellistar for satellite tv companies within the next 5 years?

DirecTV and Dish Network already have their own versions of the local forecasts, but if it's perfected in those 5 years, it's a possibility.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: September 25, 2008, 04:42:20 PM »

All of the Chris Geith songs since July sound exactly the same (and as if they were recorded 15 years ago).

I'm not a huge fan of Chris Geith's music. I like Metropolis, and those new songs airing this month though.

The only Chris Geith song I like out of all those from June 2008 to this day is "Metropolis".

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General Discussion / Error-prone Detroit police crime lab shut down

« on: September 25, 2008, 04:34:17 PM »

By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer

DETROIT - Officials have shut down the Detroit police crime lab because of errors found in evidence from shooting cases.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced Thursday that Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. and Police Chief James Barren have closed the lab.

Worthy says Michigan State Police have found erroneous or false findings in 10 percent of 200 random cases. She says the lab was temporarily closed this spring after errors were found in evidence from a double slaying.

Full Article Here
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So much for "CSI: Detroit".

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Michael's TWC Fan Art Portfolio

« on: September 25, 2008, 02:03:44 PM »

Here's my take on the Traffic Pulse segment. (Note: All incidents are simulated, however, a DART bus WAS on fire on February 2007.)



All known material is property of TWC. Display and window panes courtesy of Martin, LDL courtesy of Billy.

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

« on: September 24, 2008, 04:12:46 PM »

I'M 20 MINUTES LATE!!

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General Discussion / Re: Pets

« on: September 24, 2008, 10:28:01 AM »

My household has 5 cats.

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Local Forecast / Re: Thursday, September 25th DirecTV “local on the eights” will start

« on: September 23, 2008, 05:31:19 PM »

They should've made the current IntelliStars to look like that!

Anyways, it's about time that a Satellite TV company has started something like this. This may give hotels/suites that do cable by DirecTV an advantage.

This is gonna be interesting.

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General Discussion / Re: Favorite Radio Stations

« on: September 21, 2008, 07:57:40 PM »

As for former stations in DFW:

KJMZ "100.3 Jamz" (Urban) (Discontinued 1995)
KRBV "Hot 100.3" (Top 40) (Discontinued 2001)
KRBV "Wild 100.3" (Top 40) (Discontinued 2004)
KTXQ "Q102" (Active Rock) (Discontinued 1999)
KOAI "107.5 The Oasis" (Smooth Jazz) (Discontinued 2006)

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General Discussion / Re: Favorite TV stations

« on: September 21, 2008, 11:56:58 AM »

Here are mine in DFW:

KXAS-TV (NBC)
WFAA-TV (ABC) (My favorite local news source)
KTVT-TV (CBS)
KERA-TV (PBS) (For British Comedies)

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The Game Room / Re: What Are You Listening Right Now?

« on: September 20, 2008, 11:55:36 PM »

My customized online station.

From where?

You can create your own station on Yahoo!'s LAUNCHcast.
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"Main Offender" by The Hives

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General Discussion / Re: Favorite Radio Stations

« on: September 20, 2008, 08:10:17 PM »

Who listens to the radio anymore, anyway?

Something has to go Tyler-either you or your hostility. Choose. I'd prefer the hostility, but it seems to be an integral part of the package.

I wasn't being hostile. I was being serious. Who listens to the radio this day in age, when you have a wide-array of on-demand music options (iPods, MP3 players, services like Napster and Rhapsody, and even the CD)?

That's true Tyler, but we DO need terrestrial radio as emergency back-up.

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General Discussion / Re: Favorite Radio Stations

« on: September 20, 2008, 08:04:14 PM »

Owned by Citadel Broadcasting (Though I still consider them as Disney/ABC stations after transfer):
WBAP-AM "News/Talk 820" Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (News/Talk)
KPMZ-FM "Platinum 96.7" Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Oldies)
WLS-AM 890 Chicago, IL (News/Talk)

Owned by Disney/ABC:
KESN-FM "103.3 ESPN Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Sports)
WMVP-AM "1000 ESPN" Chicago, IL (Sports)

Owned by Clear Channel Communications:
KHKS-FM "106.1 Kiss FM" Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Top 40)
KDMX-FM "Mix 102.9" Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Hot AC)
KDGE-FM "102.1 The Edge" Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Alternative Rock)
KEGL-FM "97.1 The Eagle" Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Active Rock)

Owned by Cumulus Media:
KDBN-FM "93.3 The Bone" Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Classic/Active Rock)

Owned by Liberman Broadcasting:
KZZA-FM "Casa 106.7" Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Hispanic Rhythmic)

Owned by Radio One:
KBFB-FM "97.9 The Beat" Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Urban)

Owned by CBS Radio:
KJKK-FM "100.3 Jack FM" Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Random Radio)

Owned by University of North Texas:
KNTU-FM "88.1 The One" Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Jazz)

Owned by North Texas Public Broadcasting:
KERA 90.1 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Public/NPR)

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General Discussion / Re: What have you eaten today?

« on: September 20, 2008, 07:50:35 PM »

B: Skipped it
L & D: Pizza, Salad, and Hot Wings