Absurdism corner
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lulzfish
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Or unless you are running in a VM.
I snapshotted, just in case I want it back later.
It's Windows XP, not sure what service pack. Maybe 3.
First, it asked me if I was sure about "c:\WINDOWS\system32\*". The asterisk must mean a triforce, so yes, I'm sure.
Then it said "access denied" for a bunch of things.
Then after a while the window just closed.
So I went to open Firefox. Instead I got this dialog saying some important files had been replaced with "unrecognized versions", and I should put in the Windows CD to fix them. Nope.
Solitaire is still working great. Aw, I lost.
Actually, scratch that, Firefox just started and Qt Creator did too. They seem to be working okay. Wikipedia loads...
But no triforce
And when I restart, it says, "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: (Windows root)/system32/hal.dll" except the slashes are backslashes, because it's Windows. "Please re-install a copy of the above file"
Bosbeetle
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I knew it there is a HAL in windows!
I just hope there is a gerty in linux
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Austin25
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I knew it there is a HAL in windows!
I just hope there is a gerty in linux
I'm rather sure trollface is in Windows...
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Pfft. We all know we want Holly in our computers. End of story. 
Cameleon
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Pfft. We all know we want Holly in our computers. End of story.
<snip>
I'm half tempted to make that my Pandora background...
Prometheus
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^ Make it so! [/Not Red Dwarf]
Then post pictures!
Then post pictures!
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Cameleon
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Aye Captain...(I think I could pull off having a beard...)
Bosbeetle
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Holly!
lulzfish
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I've been thinking about this for a while now, too.
I also recently got DirectTV, so I simply need a device that can intercept composite or component video, be trained to recognize the video (or audio? might be simpler) patterns of commercials, then automatically replace them with a "Lame commercial goes here" image and music of my choosing.
If I knew more about the algorithms needed, and had a lot of money to drop on electronics equipment, I would do it.
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Bosbeetle
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lulzfish
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Yeah but I don't know that much about programming microcontrollers, much less getting one to read a video signal. I think the cutting-off could be done with a relay, should be the simplest way for someone who doesn't understand electronics well, and would make cool noises.
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I think it would be simpler with sound. I would try a voice recognition algorithm. Also, with a DVR, it would be a good idea to automatically fast forward.
Prometheus
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I'm happy to report that there's this great bit of pre-existing technology that can already be applied to the purpose of blocking television advertisements, guys.
It's called a "remote control".
It's called a "remote control".
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lulzfish
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But it's battery-powered, I was hoping for something that runs on mains possibly...It's called a "remote control".
Bosbeetle
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I want a remote control to control my remote control!
