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General Weather Chat / Re: La Niņa is Back
« on: September 26, 2011, 01:47:30 AM »
Knowing my luck, my new presence in central Florida will result in blizzards and -20 degree temperatures. 
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: September 26, 2011, 01:46:32 AM »I wouldn't want to attend all of your schools... jheez...
Well Jesse, surely you had some form of disciplinary action at your school...
Jesse and I attended schools. The rest of you... well, "prison" seems too inadequate a word. Are you allowed to sneeze without getting written up for it?!
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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch
« on: September 25, 2011, 02:48:23 PM »They're starting to install the IS2's faster so viewers won't complain they don't have an HD Localized L-Bar
That makes perfect sense.
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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch
« on: September 25, 2011, 02:47:58 PM »Still such a waste on a hard worked on computer local forecasting system, it's too bad people's attention spans are so short that the LFs had to be reduced to an L Bar, but I can understand because our technology is so well advanced that most folks are not going to want to sit and watch a 90 sec. or 2 min forecast they can look up online or get on their phone or iPads.
I don't think it's because of short attention spans. I think it's because TWC wants to make more money with commercials, and, most importantly also to attract an audience that's not necessarily interested in what the UV forecast is or when the next high tide will be.
We already know that weather forecasting is becoming less and less important at TWC. It is changing itself into a reality-themed network. We know that, and there's nothing that we can do about that. Local forecasts just do not fit into TWC's new image of itself.
You're also right that it's a waste of the Intellistar, and it's also because there are so many other sources for real-time weather information that just did not exist back in 1982, or 1992, or even 2002.
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: September 25, 2011, 02:42:48 PM »
My elementary school had no such thing as detention. (It actually started the year after I left.) The most common punishment was to stand in the corner of the classroom or, if during recess, outside at the corner of the building. I don't know what the more severe punishments were, since I never got sent to the principal's office to find out.
In middle school, after-school detention was held only twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, since the after-school busses only ran those two days.
Wouldn't it be illegal to PAY any amount of money to the teacher as "punishment"? I can see gross abuse of that system. More to the point, unless the kids are 16 or so, it's really the PARENT'S money that is being paid. And what right does the school have to hold the child's cell phone, paid for likely by the parent, hostage until money, again, most likely the parent's, is handed over to recover it? How is that not theft? Schools can ban cell phones and hold them until the end of the day or until a parent comes to retrieve it, but how is it even REMOTELY LEGAL for a school to hold a cell phone until the parent pays $15 to get it back?! If I were the parent, I'd say, "I understand your rule about cell phones and I'll make sure my child doesn't bring it to school again, but unless you return my property to me right now I'm going to call the police and file a charge of theft."
In middle school, after-school detention was held only twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, since the after-school busses only ran those two days.
Wouldn't it be illegal to PAY any amount of money to the teacher as "punishment"? I can see gross abuse of that system. More to the point, unless the kids are 16 or so, it's really the PARENT'S money that is being paid. And what right does the school have to hold the child's cell phone, paid for likely by the parent, hostage until money, again, most likely the parent's, is handed over to recover it? How is that not theft? Schools can ban cell phones and hold them until the end of the day or until a parent comes to retrieve it, but how is it even REMOTELY LEGAL for a school to hold a cell phone until the parent pays $15 to get it back?! If I were the parent, I'd say, "I understand your rule about cell phones and I'll make sure my child doesn't bring it to school again, but unless you return my property to me right now I'm going to call the police and file a charge of theft."
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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch
« on: September 25, 2011, 02:35:13 PM »Interesting that they are still launching the IS2 even after switching to "full-screen" LFs at only :28 and :58 for most programming. I guess this shouldn't stop them from continuing to launch an expensive program they developed within the past year, though.
Of course they're going to try to get as much money out of it as possible, even if the majority of its products will only be available now for four minutes every hour.
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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch
« on: September 25, 2011, 01:34:16 PM »
What if you were to contribute the additional cost of HD programming and an HD cable box yourself?
Back in the mid-1990s, our cable company introduced its first cable box with an on-screen programming guide. I wanted one, but my parents didn't want to pay the extra cost of having one in my bedroom, so I paid the extra amount myself. Later on, when DVRs came in cable boxes, I paid the extra cost of having one in my bedroom.
Back in the mid-1990s, our cable company introduced its first cable box with an on-screen programming guide. I wanted one, but my parents didn't want to pay the extra cost of having one in my bedroom, so I paid the extra amount myself. Later on, when DVRs came in cable boxes, I paid the extra cost of having one in my bedroom.
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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch
« on: September 25, 2011, 01:32:26 PM »Eric, I've been reading up on a forum occasionally that talks about TV services around Central Florida, and according to their sources, both Bright House of Orlando and Tampa Bay are in talks of TWC HD... havent seen any more news on the topic, but it hopefully is by the end of 2011..
Oh, thanks for the update! It certainly would be nice to have the HD feed here. IS2 would be even better.
Are you able to provide me with a link so that I can keep track of this news myself?
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: September 25, 2011, 01:31:03 PM »
Good grief! That looks like a tool of a teacher-Nazi. "Annoying classmates"?! I annoyed my classmates every single day simply by my presence on this planet. "Lack of materials"? My teachers honestly couldn't have cared less where you got your pens and paper from, so long as you had them by the time class began. One of my neighbors in math class borrowed my spare calculator every single day throughout the year, and it would have been unthinkable for her to have gotten in trouble for not having her own.
These kinds of rules have gotten truly out of control. If a student has a bad cold, for example, would he get a detention for being "inattentive," showing a "lack of cooperation," and "annoying other students" by potentially infecting them, too? Would that result in three detentions? Good heavens!
So, at this school, are students allowed to speak unless the teacher first barks an order to them to speak? What about laughing? I was notorious, from the 2nd grade through high school graduation, for laughing out loud, uncontrollably, and for no good reason. I just couldn't contain myself when I started. 9 out of 10 times, people (students AND teachers) enjoyed the comic relief and helped me to calm down a little. During that lone 1 out of 10, I was told to take a walk, get a drink of water, and come back when I'm a little calmer. I never once got in trouble for it, even though it could be considered "annoying" and "disruptive."
I went to school from 1987 to 2000, and, back then, I guess teachers and students were allowed to be human beings, not concentration camp overseers and automatons. We were allowed to speak our minds, engage each other (and teachers) in mature debate, have fun within the context of the class, and just be people. Hugs were routinely and freely exchanged, be it student-student, student-teacher, or teacher-teacher. When I was in elementary school (and early on in middle school, too), the exterior doors to the building were kept wide open when it was hot outside to provide some ventilation. It wasn't until later that schools had to be turned into Fort Knox to keep pedophiles and kidnappers out.
These kinds of rules have gotten truly out of control. If a student has a bad cold, for example, would he get a detention for being "inattentive," showing a "lack of cooperation," and "annoying other students" by potentially infecting them, too? Would that result in three detentions? Good heavens!
So, at this school, are students allowed to speak unless the teacher first barks an order to them to speak? What about laughing? I was notorious, from the 2nd grade through high school graduation, for laughing out loud, uncontrollably, and for no good reason. I just couldn't contain myself when I started. 9 out of 10 times, people (students AND teachers) enjoyed the comic relief and helped me to calm down a little. During that lone 1 out of 10, I was told to take a walk, get a drink of water, and come back when I'm a little calmer. I never once got in trouble for it, even though it could be considered "annoying" and "disruptive."
I went to school from 1987 to 2000, and, back then, I guess teachers and students were allowed to be human beings, not concentration camp overseers and automatons. We were allowed to speak our minds, engage each other (and teachers) in mature debate, have fun within the context of the class, and just be people. Hugs were routinely and freely exchanged, be it student-student, student-teacher, or teacher-teacher. When I was in elementary school (and early on in middle school, too), the exterior doors to the building were kept wide open when it was hot outside to provide some ventilation. It wasn't until later that schools had to be turned into Fort Knox to keep pedophiles and kidnappers out.
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: September 25, 2011, 01:08:14 PM »During my high school days, demerits didn't even exist. The only things that teachers computed were your grades, absences, and tardies.
Same with me. You got a detention if you were habitually late to classes or had actual behavioral issues. Nothing like what I've read here, such as using a black pen on "use a blue pen day."
Reading this thread is like living through a nightmare. I can't imagine how insane some teachers and schools are for basically treating students like soldiers at boot camp with all these demerits.
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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch
« on: September 25, 2011, 01:04:31 PM »Wish I could, but I don't have HD cable box on my HDTV
That's a shame, and such a waste of an HDTV. Actually, among those I know in real life who have an HDTV, the vast majority receive primarily or only SDTV stations. Some don't realize what a waste that is. Others do realize it, but are unwilling or unable to pay extra for HDTV programming.
As I'm in the minority of my acquaintances who actually does have HDTV programming on my HDTV set, I can say that the difference between SD and HD on an HDTV set is glaring. That's why I'm so upset that my local cable company doesn't offer the HD feed of TWC. I wrote a couple of letters - both, apparently, ignored, or at least unanswered. I called a couple of times. The first time I was put on "indefinite hold." The second time they just hung up on me.
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: September 24, 2011, 11:01:47 AM »
I never understood any practical purpose to demerits, other than being a great power thrill for the teacher. And I say this as a former teacher!
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: September 24, 2011, 12:49:53 AM »I'm sorry but after almost 19 years I still cannot adapt to this heat and humidity.
Great... how am I supposed to adapt, then?!
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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: September 23, 2011, 12:59:13 PM »The least TWC could do is add a radar where the LDL ad space is (Bottom Left corner) during live programming on the IS and IS2.
That won't happen. They'll never want to give up that ad space. They earn money by showing ads, not by showing radars.
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: September 23, 2011, 11:26:24 AM »Well we can keep the stove empty for a while
Good to know. It's hot and disgusting enough during my daily half-hour walk to work... and then back again. I couldn't bear to spend my free time swealtering, too.
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