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1) So the brackets are out. does anything surprise you as far as seeding or matchups go?
2) How do you watch the games? Do you go to a bar, have Direct Tv, dont have Direct Tv but watch the CBS coverage, or do you have March Madness on Demand? Any other way of watching the games?
3) Now on this site the announcer pairings have been announced, who do you like? Who do you dislike?
4) Now we've discussed this, but for other people on this site, do you like the pod system? Do you think it benefits the teams?
5) This is actually something I was reading on the506.com, but do you know some people actually complain because the tourney is on because grandma and grandpa want to watch there judge shows and soap operas. I mean its 2 days out of the year!!!!!
6) When did March Madness become what it is now? I would say the early 90's is when the tourney really started to get big. Now its huge. When you have millions of people who are probably non-college basketball fans, filling out brackets I think your pretty big.
7) What is your favorite NCAA Tourney memory?
2) How do you watch the games? Do you go to a bar, have Direct Tv, dont have Direct Tv but watch the CBS coverage, or do you have March Madness on Demand? Any other way of watching the games?
3) Now on this site the announcer pairings have been announced, who do you like? Who do you dislike?
4) Now we've discussed this, but for other people on this site, do you like the pod system? Do you think it benefits the teams?
5) This is actually something I was reading on the506.com, but do you know some people actually complain because the tourney is on because grandma and grandpa want to watch there judge shows and soap operas. I mean its 2 days out of the year!!!!!
6) When did March Madness become what it is now? I would say the early 90's is when the tourney really started to get big. Now its huge. When you have millions of people who are probably non-college basketball fans, filling out brackets I think your pretty big.
7) What is your favorite NCAA Tourney memory?
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1) So the brackets are out. does anything surprise you as far as seeding or matchups go?
Not really except that Arizona shouldn't be in. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Texas A&M and BYU are playing in the 1st round for a 2nd straight year. That's unusual. I picked BYU last year and they lost. Guess who I'm picking this year? Not the Mormons.
2) How do you watch the games? Do you go to a bar, have Direct Tv, dont have Direct Tv but watch the CBS coverage, or do you have March Madness on Demand? Any other way of watching the games?
I get the MMOD. CBS often doesn't show the games I'm interested in and they jump around too much. I like watching a game all the way through.
3) Now on this site the announcer pairings have been announced, who do you like? Who do you dislike?
Most are OK, but I can't stand Gus Johnson. The guy screams over free throws.
4) Now we've discussed this, but for other people on this site, do you like the pod system? Do you think it benefits the teams?
Good system. Reward the top teams, punish dook. No complaints.
6) When did March Madness become what it is now? I would say the early 90's is when the tourney really started to get big. Now its huge. When you have millions of people who are probably non-college basketball fans, filling out brackets I think your pretty big.
I'm not sure exactly when it got big, but it was before the 90's. When teams like NC State and Villanova went on cinderella runs and the field expanded to 64 I think people really got into it.
7) What is your favorite NCAA Tourney memory?
Too many to count, but they involve Carolina's triumphs and dook's failures. Seeing dook lose and some tearful dookie come crying like a baby into Coach K's arms is always a highlight.
Not really except that Arizona shouldn't be in. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Texas A&M and BYU are playing in the 1st round for a 2nd straight year. That's unusual. I picked BYU last year and they lost. Guess who I'm picking this year? Not the Mormons.
2) How do you watch the games? Do you go to a bar, have Direct Tv, dont have Direct Tv but watch the CBS coverage, or do you have March Madness on Demand? Any other way of watching the games?
I get the MMOD. CBS often doesn't show the games I'm interested in and they jump around too much. I like watching a game all the way through.
3) Now on this site the announcer pairings have been announced, who do you like? Who do you dislike?
Most are OK, but I can't stand Gus Johnson. The guy screams over free throws.
4) Now we've discussed this, but for other people on this site, do you like the pod system? Do you think it benefits the teams?
Good system. Reward the top teams, punish dook. No complaints.
6) When did March Madness become what it is now? I would say the early 90's is when the tourney really started to get big. Now its huge. When you have millions of people who are probably non-college basketball fans, filling out brackets I think your pretty big.
I'm not sure exactly when it got big, but it was before the 90's. When teams like NC State and Villanova went on cinderella runs and the field expanded to 64 I think people really got into it.
7) What is your favorite NCAA Tourney memory?
Too many to count, but they involve Carolina's triumphs and dook's failures. Seeing dook lose and some tearful dookie come crying like a baby into Coach K's arms is always a highlight.
1) Too many to count, but they involve Carolina's triumphs and dook's failures. Seeing dook lose and some tearful dookie come crying like a baby into Coach K's arms is always a highlight.
My favorite ALL TIME college basketball memory is Cincinnati beating #1 ranked Duke in the "Great Alaskan Shootout" in 1998
We had a friend that was/is a HUGE duke fan and watching him cry after Levitt dunked that ball was priceless. Thanks for putting that smile on my face today
Bill
That wasn't even half as good as when UConn beat them in the NC that year and then their whole team turned pro. I haven't seen dookies that sad except when the Backstreet Boys broke up. That was a sad day in Durham too.My favorite ALL TIME college basketball memory is Cincinnati beating #1 ranked Duke in the "Great Alaskan Shootout" in 1998
Thanks for putting that smile on my face today
Bill
That wasn't even half as good as when UConn beat them in the NC that year and then their whole team turned pro. I haven't seen dookies that sad except when the Backstreet Boys broke up. That was a sad day in Durham too.
Being a Cincinnati fan my entire life it was better
But anytime they lose is a day to celebrate @partyBill
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Much better than the critics would want you to believe. Only problem, the last guy was pretty obvious a couple of episodes in.
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Amazon Sets 'The Lord of the Rings' TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment
$250 Million just for the rights to make something
The LOTR original series, a prequel to Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, will be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate and Trust; HarperCollins; and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which produced the hugely successful LOTR movie franchise.
Set in Middle Earth, the television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring.
$250 Million just for the rights to make something
The LOTR original series, a prequel to Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, will be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate and Trust; HarperCollins; and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which produced the hugely successful LOTR movie franchise.
Set in Middle Earth, the television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring.
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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I saw that, wasn't sure if PHP was employed by XenForo or not.
arstechnica.com
PHP warns it plans to release 2 emergency patches imminently
Unconfirmed report claims PHP2Shell exploit remotely executes code on PHP sites.
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Yup thats what xenforo is written in, php.
But all patched now.
But all patched now.
More specifically, these:
A more scholarly story is here:
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A more scholarly story is here:
PHP warns admins of two critical flaws, emergency patches coming tomorrow
The PHP security team is warning administrators to prepare for emergency security updates tomorrow to address two critical vulnerabilities, as information about the flaws has reportedly leaked ahead of their scheduled disclosure.
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I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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TWiT Tech Podcast Network
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Every time my Dish contract comes up I weigh the options of keeping Dish or switch to streaming. Right now I can watch/record the OTA channels vis my HDHomerun. I also can stream CBS and NBC via the Paramount+ and Peacock apps. What I would need to find is how to watch the Food Network, HGTV, Syfy, USA, Hallmark channels, Great American Family, Lifetime channels plus a few more with an app or two. My current Dish bill is $118, so I should be able to get a few apps for a lot less.
Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.
Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.
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USA and SyFy content is on Peacock, you can receive the rest of those channels via Philo, only $25 a month.
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Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
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I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy
Ethanol Free Stations
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