 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to funchords
Re: Damn! said by funchords:said by fAcEtIOUs:said by FBGuy:this firefox extension works awesome! That is, if you support tools aiding thievery. How do you feel about Ad-Block Plus? For ad-supported sites, it's also thievery.  |
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 maartenaElmoPremium
join:2002-05-10
Orange, CA
kudos:1 | Oh boy. I fast forward recorded TV from TV stations that generate income from advertisement.
I must be a thief now.  |
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 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5
1 edit | said by maartena:Oh boy. I fast forward recorded TV from TV stations that generate income from advertisement. I must be a thief now. My daughter was playing a Charlie Brown Christmas on DVD this Thanksgiving and we were sitting through ad after ad, unable to do anything (FF, menu, etc) about it because every DVD command would bring up the "Not Allowed" sign.
The 7 year old walks up to the player, hits "Stop, Stop, Play" and the feature starts -- no mandatory FBI warning, to menu, no fuss --
It's apparently a well-known shortcut that nearly always works.
My grandson, the "thief" (with the paid-for DVD).
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 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | reply to maartena
said by maartena:Oh boy. I fast forward recorded TV from TV stations that generate income from advertisement. I must be a thief now. I'm going to assume you have cable TV.
If that's true, then how would you be a "thief?" You're paying to watch the ads. You wouldn't be shown the ads if you were not paying a subscription to your cable provider. So since you're paying to watch the ads, there's nothing wrong with treating each ad as a 30 second "show" and skipping it.
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to maartena
said by maartena:Oh boy. I fast forward recorded TV from TV stations that generate income from advertisement. I must be a thief now. Off with his head! |
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 FiLPremium
join:2005-08-16
Silver Spring, MD | reply to Matt
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BPremium,MVM
join:2000-10-28 | reply to funchords
Well it wasn't well known to me! Thanks; I look forward to trying it.
I Googled up some other suggestions at »hexmen.com/blog/2007/04/skip-dvd-intro/
The "right" way to do it is to rip the DVD and eliminate the odious "PGC"s, but I rarely get around to doing that.
Amazingly the "jab Stop repeatedly" technique is the same thing I use to keep old VHS tapes from auto starting upon insertion, so I can more easily rewind them, or prepare for later viewing.
Hmm, it's also one of the best ways to start up a PC (skipping memory checks, getting to the BIOS, getting to Safe Mode menu, getting SCSI prompts, etc.)
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