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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Worst OCM Currently

« on: December 21, 2011, 09:07:45 PM »

On the contrary, Kim Cunningham is my clear favorite. Her voice and the way she talks is very soothing to me, and I like how she makes it feel like more of a conversation instead of a lecture. That's the vibe I get from her, but I enjoy it when she does the weather. If she's let go, I'll be very bummed.

Her personality has changed considerably from when she first became an OCM many years ago.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Blooper Thread

« on: December 21, 2011, 12:25:11 PM »

At the end of WCL, Kim shows a live shot of NYC and says "Goodnight NYC, have a good day" Seemed pretty contrary to say the least. 

It could be habit.  I know it is for me.  After every transaction, I say to my customers, "Have a nice day," whether it's 6:00 am or a few minutes to midnight.  My brain goes on autopilot, and that's what I say.

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TWC Classics News / Re: TWCC Archives

« on: December 21, 2011, 12:22:41 PM »

I found a WeatherScan DVD last night, but the STAR was broken throughout the DVD. I'll look again tonight.

That reminds me of something I did back in the 1990s.  I had a videotape I wanted to "erase" while, for whatever reason, still having something on there, so I recorded The Weather Channel overnight.  The WeatherStar 4000 was in a state of "No current report" and "Temporarily unavailable" on everything for the whole 8 hours.

Do kids these days know what's meant by "SP," "LP," "SLP," and "EP"? 

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: December 21, 2011, 12:18:17 PM »

The browser war between Google and Mozilla continues.  Chrome 16 got released last week, and Firefox 9 has been released this week.  Hope you all are getting used to these rapid updates, because it appears they're going to continue for quite a while.

I don't know about Mozilla, but Chrome updates automatically and in the background, so the only way I know that an update has happened is if I check the "about" page (which is never) or see a change that the new version brought.  For example, when the last update happened, I noticed the bookmark manager moved from the "wrench" menu to the "other bookmarks" dropdown.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Blooper Thread

« on: December 20, 2011, 07:49:42 PM »

At 7:48 pm ET the IS cued about half a minute late, showing the beginning of the national feed local forecast.

Update: The IS stopped about half a minute late, too.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Worst OCM Currently

« on: December 20, 2011, 03:03:10 AM »

If it's a health issue, I hope he'll get it taken care of.  If it's not... I don't know what to say.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: December 18, 2011, 10:47:18 PM »

Congratulations!

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch

« on: December 18, 2011, 06:43:00 PM »

 

Thanks for the update!  I've heard nothing about this, but I'm glad you have!  I'll certainly keep my eyes out for it.  I'll be very glad to have the HD feed again, but it would be even nicer if I'd get to see the IS2 in use, too.  Comcast in Massachusetts had HD but no IS2.

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch

« on: December 18, 2011, 11:23:10 AM »

No IS2 to begin with. 

I wrote to Bright House Networks to convince them that the HD feed of TWC would be a good thing to have.  They, on the other hand, have no plans to add it in the near future.  It apparently wouldn't serve their viewers as, say, brand-new high definition feeds of adult entertainment pay-per-view channels would.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: December 17, 2011, 08:26:00 PM »

I remember the winter of 1999-2000 in Massachusetts.  I was a senior in high school, and, other than one day with very brief flurries (which actually interrupted our math class), we didn't have any actual snowfall until January.  It was one of our latest first snowfalls on record, actually.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Worst OCM Currently

« on: December 17, 2011, 08:24:35 PM »

I had to vote for Todd Santos.  He's competent enough, but it's just hard to listen to his voice for too long.  He sounds unhealthy.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: December 17, 2011, 10:05:42 AM »

It looks like the Christmas forecast for Daytona Beach has improved: party cloudy and in the mid 70s.  That's a lot better than what the forecast was just a few days ago: rainy and mid-upper 50s. 

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: December 17, 2011, 07:57:00 AM »

Considering I'm used to shivering every Christmas, not to mention trudging through miscellaneous wet stuff on the ground, I wouldn't mind AT ALL to have an 80° Christmas! 

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: December 15, 2011, 04:54:35 PM »

The error would be the clear conditions amidst all the clouds?

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The Game Room / Re: What TV Channels Make Up Your Birthday?

« on: December 13, 2011, 11:11:36 PM »

6 - WKMG (CBS)
27 - The Weather Channel 
82 - Nothing