Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=58332New to SI? Want to practice talking to folks on the Internet about superficial things before diving into the more involved discussion boards? Or perhaps you lurk and just want to get your post count up to 10 by 11/1/11 for a free SI t-shirt? If so, this is the place for you!http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5833238013210Neeka"A supercell near Booker, Texas Mike Olbinski Mike Olbinski·8 videos" [youtube video]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289562646/17/2013 3:58:07 PMOzFloridahttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288269994/10/2013 4:17:02 PMSI Dmitry (code monkey)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288138254/3/2013 1:34:53 PMVentureCapAcehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288132594/3/2013 10:10:58 AMBitterSalthttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287663313/7/2013 7:05:24 PMJerry HeldWell don't kid yourself....there are still a few of those around but not in the numbers like from where you came. Welcome!http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286901391/27/2013 12:56:44 PMlearner1157Feels good to be at what appears to be an idiot free forum (can you tell from whence I came LOL?)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286899771/27/2013 11:27:58 AM1Maxwell1http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2860065812/12/2012 10:30:57 PMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2857083511/27/2012 4:21:05 PMLindyBillStarting yesterday, I am getting this message every time I post. The post goes though, but I am directed to this and have to click back to the board. SI doesn't know the cause. Anybody here got any thoughts? An error has occurred in this page and has been logged. Also, my "subjectmark" now shows the recent posts ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2857036611/27/2012 1:26:17 PMcdubHi Honey_bee, pleased to meet you. :) Unfortunately I have not taken investing as a priority in my life (although I admittedly should). Better late than never, right? A better question would be, why should it be a necessity to post upon joining? I enjoy lurking more than posting...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2854369611/12/2012 11:23:11 PMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)Hi, All we have is this: siliconinvestor.com You can click on the topics in the blue header to see other stats.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2853783611/9/2012 8:47:58 PMMushroom 64Hello. I'm curious if there is any info about how many active users Silicon Investor has and a ranking of the most popular subjects by duration (mostly popular today, this week, this month, year, etc.). Thanks!http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2853745211/9/2012 5:37:42 PMHoney_beeOkay, here's what's on my brain: I see you signed up in January. Why wait almost a year to post?http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2852480911/5/2012 11:14:34 PMcdubHi there friends, I am new to the site and I look to be learning more than teaching. Feel free to impart your wisdom on me ask I pick at your brains and better myself as an investor. -C *Re-posted from the Welcome boardhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2852462311/5/2012 9:49:40 PMJerry HeldI have to hand it to you. You have the right attitude. Where others might be whining and complaining, you've decided to go with the flow. A little adversity is good for the soul. Hope the power comes back on soon for you. Good luck.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2851492611/1/2012 4:19:29 PMJeffrey S. MitchellWe had about five such mini-outages (just a few seconds, which is all it takes to turn off every device in the house and reset all the clocks) during Sandy before "the big one" which is still ongoing. For whatever reason, we get those all the time here. They are for sure annoying but we've all gotten used to them. It...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2851479511/1/2012 3:41:17 PMJerry HeldI don't count those either because that would really set the count higher. Power goes off for just long enough to have to reset all the digital clocks. Grrrr..... I hope your good luck continues.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2851473411/1/2012 3:25:06 PMZincman Living in an old, a/g line neighborhood w/ mature trees and frequent tornado's, I have spent many cycles on this topic... There are several good reasons to have lines above ground... Just a few include: Downtime (Outages for u/g lines are typically 58% longer) Contamination (Flooding areas particulary salt water )...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2851458011/1/2012 2:33:11 PMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)Well we have the odd time when it goes out during really bad storms, like 30 second to 60 seconds at the very most. About 2 years ago it went off for 30 seconds, and the the lights were flickering for an hour or so during the storm. They do a good job keeping the power on. I don't really count 30 seconds as a power ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2851436711/1/2012 1:16:57 PMkidlThese storm induced power outages just prove how far we have fallen behind in terms of infrastructure. There is absolutely no good reason for overhead power lines aside from major transmission lines.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2851435311/1/2012 1:12:28 PMJerry HeldWow. Your power last went out Fifteen years ago? Our power goes out about 15 times in a two year period, and that's no exaggeration. Lots of trees in this area and the power company contracts out tree trimming to free power lines of encroaching branches. They come by every three years and "sculpt" our trees to keep th...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2851431511/1/2012 12:58:54 PMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)You must be use to bad weather, because you seem to be taking it well. The last time the power was out at my house was in August, 8 hours, but that was for power-line upgrades. The last time the power went out was about 15 years ago when a squirrel somehow tripped some sort of breaker on the power poll transformer in...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2851425611/1/2012 12:40:07 PMJeffrey S. MitchellWhen we have "real" weather to talk about, everyone is silent! Hope everyone in Sandy's path is OK. Here in Westport, CT, along the coast, we are still 76% without power with massive flooding ravaging our shoreline. Many shoreline roads are still flooded. Where outerlying roads dipped down, there are now salt-water pon...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2851422711/1/2012 12:28:52 PMNeekaHave been traveling out west for 22 days. Ran into rain twice. Once in. Denver, the other in AZ.Otherwise, it has been sunny and hot. WA,ID,MT,CO,AZ,UT and ORE From my Droidhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=284353179/26/2012 3:15:15 PMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=284206749/19/2012 9:42:55 PMcsaskhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=284200109/19/2012 4:54:43 PMJohnB320Last night the building next to my apartment caught fire. Flames almost got to my building. Now i don't want to do any workhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283725688/30/2012 1:10:44 PMJeffrey S. MitchellLightning, fun to watch but still a deadly threat. This was snapped in my town yesterday after the brief storm passed: [graphic] - Jeffhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283337698/13/2012 11:40:24 PMSiberThis is going to be fun. ..... Annual meteor shower to light up sky this weekend Vancouverites who look up this weekend may see 60 meteors or more an hour zoom through the Earth’s atmosphere, as one of the world’s most spectacular annual meteor showers lights up the sky. Parts of the Perseid meteor shower — nam...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283279708/11/2012 2:58:50 AMSiberTwo men in the Vancouver area got struck by lightning that night. Oddly, neither one had any burn marks. They both ended up in the hospital but were released the following day. The only issue they had was numbness. One man was attaching a plywood roof to his rabbit hutch to protect them from the rain when he got h...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283279678/11/2012 2:55:44 AMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283248668/9/2012 4:04:37 PMJeffrey S. MitchellI remember coaching one of my many Little League baseball games when lightning came. One parent came running out frantically grabbing her kid and taking him home (rather than just waiting it out in the car). Turns out she had someone close to her who had lost their son from a lightning strike. I remarked to others abou...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283245898/9/2012 2:13:24 PMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)I like when they send rockets into storm clouds with wire attached to the end of the rocket, triggering a lightning bolt. This is done for research, and never should be done at home unless you want to get killed. [youtube video] Video of lightning how it starts (first time ever caught on video): [youtube video]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283242108/9/2012 12:13:06 PMJeffrey S. MitchellIn all seriousness, I found these three questions of a larger FAQ on lightning quite enlightening: Q: Does lightning travel from the ground up or from the cloud down? A: The short answer is from the ground to the cloud, but it's a complicated process. When too much negative charge builds up in a cloud, a bundle of ch...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283238308/9/2012 9:56:31 AMJeffrey S. Mitchell I love to watch lightening storms from my roof. To be sure I am secure, I tie a metal cable between my legs and the large metal pole protruding through the roof that is anchored in the ground. So far I have not been lucky enough to see any strikes really close up. I'll post what will surely be an electrifying video on...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283237578/9/2012 9:12:47 AMSiberWhew. We had quite the lightening show for about 5 hours full strength here in the PNW. It's still going on but has subsided considerably. Very entertaining for me and I actually sat on the deck to watch it for a while. Dog was totally freaked out though, both inside the house and out. [graphic] Picture borrowed f...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283213268/8/2012 2:55:19 AMLahcim LeinadWelcome to the wonderful wonderland of SI, EnvEng! And glad the esteemed Lord Xot brought you here! Weather here in Minneapolis is absolutely LOVELY. Hope the forecast is right and we get some thunderstorms, so I don't have to water the going bonkers garden. :-) Best, and enjoy SI to its fullest! Cheers!http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283074768/1/2012 1:54:24 PMEnvEngHello I'm new to SI, having followed links from elsewhere in pursuit of Xot's opinion about various pfds. I hope to learn more and be able to contribute. The weather here is best described as "El Roasto Everlasting". Many thanks to all who make this site helpful. EnvEnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283074578/1/2012 1:46:26 PMredroosterHi. I 'm new to this board, the weather here at the North Coast of Ohio is fabtastic.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282984587/28/2012 6:33:37 AMravishingrickrudehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282741927/18/2012 3:34:00 AMNeekahttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282730617/17/2012 3:44:43 PMLahcim Leinadhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282699327/16/2012 11:39:12 AMLahcim LeinadHere is how cats deal with Minneapolis weather: Minneapolis: Home of the first (annual?) Internet cat video film festival - Boing Boinghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282624747/12/2012 3:02:18 PMLahcim LeinadTakes time to get used to saunas. My nose burns, when I try to breathe through it, without a wet rag on my face. With humidity coming in along with the heat, I breathe just fine and it becomes heaven on Earth, in the absolute dead of winter. :-)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282622617/12/2012 1:52:32 PMSiberI have trouble breathing in a sauna so I've only been in a sauna maybe three or four times in my whole life. I don't have respiratory problems so it's a little weird.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282622387/12/2012 1:47:42 PMLahcim Leinad Only thing that works is submersing in a super hot tub for at least half an hour. I forgot to mention that critical part. Sauna works as well, like the charm, when there is no water around except in the form of snow. Bless the Finns. :-)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282600677/11/2012 3:16:31 PMSiberI know how to deal with cold: more layers. Doesn't work for me. When I'm chilled totally to the bone, adding layers does nothing. Cranking up the furnace does nothing. Only thing that works is submersing in a super hot tub for at least half an hour. I hate cold! Heat I can deal with. http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282600237/11/2012 3:02:30 PMLahcim Leinadhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282527657/8/2012 9:15:09 AMLahcim Leinadhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282527397/8/2012 8:48:28 AM