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01-20-2009, 08:30 AM | #1 |
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Black Cat Webcam question
Are those fisherman I see on the Black Cat webcam????
If so, wonderful!!! Something new and different to see. Love it! nj2nh
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01-20-2009, 09:19 AM | #2 |
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Looks like they were fishing for Cusk last night. Lot of activity right before dark and six holes set up. Probably fishing for trout and lakers now
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01-20-2009, 08:46 PM | #3 |
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So is that why today it looks like a hole in the ice with tracks leading to it? It was fisherman clearing the snow?
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01-21-2009, 12:21 PM | #4 |
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If you mean the WeatherCam, that was 2 friends and I sleeping in an igloo we built. One of us had been an outdoor-ed major in college and still works in that field. He was teaching the other guy and I how to build a quincy shelter, which is a type of igloo. It was fun, and much warmer than any time I ever camped out on the ice in a tent.
The sticks that looked like they were marking fishing holes were actually reflectors we set up for our safety. We marked the igloo itself with all the reflective stuff we could find. Details about this story are on the Weather forum. That's because we had some interesting weather phenomena while we were out there (freezing fog, ice fog, etc.) Yesterday we had to dismantle the igloo to look for Eli's car keys. Didn't find 'em. We made the area into a little skating rink. |
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Another questiona about the Black Island webcam. You display three times: The Lake time; GMT; and "Your Computer". Do you actually read the time off our computers? Is this part of the data sent to your Web site whenever we connect, and you use software code to extract the time from one of the automatically-transmitted data fields?
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01-21-2009, 01:29 PM | #6 |
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When you open any webpage there are variables that are set that the webserver can see. Can tell what kind of browser your using, among other things. This stuff can be extracted and used to make the browsing experience better for the users.
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01-21-2009, 02:48 PM | #7 |
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01-22-2009, 10:37 AM | #10 | |
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Posting this little widget apparently has caused some panic among some visitors that their IP number is being displayed to everyone. I guess I should have made it clear that your information is only being shown to you. No one else sees that information. Here is a warning on the site where I got the code:
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Although this forum's software knows your IP number, the only way I use it is to screen new members. If the IP number resolves to Romania or India, where hacking and spam are major industries, I usually reject the membership or immediately place it in moderation. Sorry to hijack this thread with this. If this discussion continues I may move it to the Support Forum. |
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Spending the night on the ice must've been cool. I love the noises it makes as it expands and contracts. Like a big old drum head, vibrating and moaning with every crack.
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A major reason for using GMT in aviation is the fact that airline pilots are always crossing time zones quickly. They need a constant on which to set their watches. (Frequent business travelers have been known to do the same.) Since weather is such an intimate part of aviation, weather data is also on GMT. A pilot can look at a weathermap at one airport and see that it's labeled 14:00 GMT. Then he can fly to another time zone's airport, look at an updated version of the same map and see it was created at 22:00 GMT. He doesn't have to stand there and think "How much time passed between the first and second map?" because they're both on the same standard. That's a good thing, because he's probably tired after flying for a while. Rest assured, the WeatherCam has no idea who you are or where you are unless you start making fun of us weather geeks, in which case it runs "C:\release_hounds.exe." There is a visitor map that traces where the hits are coming from. THAT site knows where you are. It posts the info on a map, and I display the map. The map is stored on their server, not mine. I display it using a direct link to the off-site image source. If you click on it, the map expands and you can see how many countries are checking in on the lake. Grant, I'm glad you enjoy the time lapse! I do too. It's fun to see the lake ice bulging and relaxing sometimes. |
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01-23-2009, 12:12 PM | #13 |
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Every once in a while, you'll catch a snowmobile flying by in the distance.
It's a nice diversion as I sit here looking out the window at a bleak, salt-encrusted asphalt parking lot...
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