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god i remember the sillyzone still. im sure u remember the Robo clan which was me but back then i was so young. i first joined the sillyzone when i was 8 when my name was bald eagle 8. i miss the races and i miss that halloween map. i miss the good time that the sillyzone gave me. i wish i still had the hundreds and hundreds of maps but i have reformatted since then and dont have any. btw im 16 now but avatar-x i have not seen a server better than that ever. even after u quit i would still use ur fox mookie as the model. i can't believe i still remember its name.
Great car!! :D
Hey,
Just wondering what you use for speech synthesis with your car computer. The voice sounded unusually good. :)
Response from Av (on Monday, August 11th, 2008 at 11:25 AM)
It's pretty good, but like all of these "natural" sounding voices, it has a lot of odd hiccups and pauses.
It's "Simon" by Loquendo, a UK Male.
!!!!!!! I remember the SZ server!! Good times! I also used to read the Encounters with Llamas site (still available on Internet archive). I've had TFC since mid 1999, but occasionally, as real life would get in the way, would take breaks that would span a couple years at a time. I actually kinda miss SZ now... but for a while Axl's TFC server was a good one around '04 or '05 or so (I can't remember - server is now defunct as well).
Confession time....
I still DO play TFC.... and no, I'm not l33t at it, yet. I've started to get halfway decent at handheld conc jumping. Most of the time I'll hang out on the jolt.co.uk servers, a dustbowl server, or occasionally find another one to play on.
If you're in the flagroom in well, and you get sniped and can't find your assailant, take a look up on the little red lights above the elevator leading to the attic.... you might find me up there ;P
I used to go on the SZ server too. It was an awsome server that I enjoyed to play on because it was the silliest server on tfc. Do you still remember me, Avatar-x?
Response from Av (on Friday, August 8th, 2008 at 1:34 AM)
Vaguely...
Can you please update the list of Applications you use and info on AvKeyLinc. I'm really intrested in those. Also, can you control your automation from the internet? Keep it up!
Response from Av (on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 at 3:29 PM)
Perhaps you should email me, rather than using the guestbook!
My sentiments are with the rest, a cliche little comment about SZ. Miss the accordion ;). All those maps you made and regularly hosted were some of the best experiences of my youth. Whatever happened to the old regulars like Sepp and whatnot? I wonder if they're doing their own little thing like you are.
Good luck with your projects, also- do you still have the old llama songs? It's been a long time since I've heard them- give me an email!
Response from Av (on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 at 3:50 PM)
Heya,
Yup the Llama Jams are in the Projects section. Thanks for the sentiments!
What do you do when the power goes out......
Response from Av (on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 at 3:50 PM)
Hasn't happened since 2003. But all of my computers are on battery backups, and if the outage lasts past 20 minutes, I have laptops, PDAs, and other battery-powered devices :-)
I am always amazed every time I check your page. It's great to know how wonderful things are going for you.
I know what you mean. It's long gone now, but served as a good proof-of-concept and a test subject for mounting, shock- and weatherproofing etc. All I can say is, that thing can take a lot of punishment and still survive.
Response from Av (on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 at 1:30 AM)
Time will tell :)
Great job on the CarPC setup. I used the same camera on my rear bumper, with a bank of 75 IR leds. It worked pretty well in complete darkness.
Response from Av (on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 at 6:36 PM)
I think a better approach would be to start with a better camera -- this one's a real piece of junk!
What's the "track" section of car.avbrand.com for?
Response from Av (on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 at 1:12 AM)
It's private. That's why it asks for a password. But you can see a picture of it in "part 3" of the car PC section on this site.
Thanks! A lot has changed there! Still, keep it up!
Your Car PC system is amazing! You must have good car security or something because it'll be bad if someone breaks in. If someone breaks into your car, the car should alert you with a text message or something like that. Adding features to the car that communicates back and forth to your cell phone or mobile device would be nice. It reminds me of James Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies where he controls his car with his cell phone.
I see what you mean. It's the same with my website. Anyway, keep it up!
Response from Av (on Friday, June 27th, 2008 at 4:42 PM)
I updated the 'touchscreen' section for you :-)
I'm talking about the pages on your site. Like pictures are out of date. Eg. Your desktop, and your living area in your home picture is also out of date.
Response from Av (on Friday, June 27th, 2008 at 12:10 PM)
Well, there's a lot of things that change here, and it's very time-consuming to keep this site up to date all the time...
Me again! Some of your stuff is out of date. Are you updating it any time soon?
Response from Av (on Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 4:20 PM)
What stuff are you referring to, specifically? There's a lot of stuff on my site.
Hey Av, I love you're Car PC! I've just noticed that it isn't on the Car PC page isn't in the sitemap.
Response from Av (on Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 at 1:23 PM)
Yeah, I'll update it, thanks!
I'm with Guru, you need to automate your toilet. I think the next big step in that apartment is working on the shower, sink and toilet for the complete feel. A shower temperature control you can voice control, maybe? :P
You really have to let me come up to your home sometime.. I'll even bring pastry/ chicken / alcohol /whatever =]
it just looks really neat
The Sillyzone was where I spent the majority of my time with TFC which was my favorite game.
Riding nukes, stacking on that nazi map, skydiving off of the helicopter on that escort map, skeet shooting on that map with the lighthouse. All favorite activities. Also, the skydiving map with the plane and the parachutes in it was the bomb.
I never was part of the 'in' crowd that had access to the crazy-ass scripts and custom models and things, and I apparently left before the light shows went on but I had a blast.
Especially being part of the Crowbar Crazed Communists on Mooncheese. Utilizing only C_ based weapons (Chotgun, Crowbar, Cannon Assault, Centry Gun) we claimed the moon against the intrusion of the capitalist pigs.
If anyone plays TF2 you can add me from www.steamcommunity.com/id/TiCK
Response from Av (on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 at 1:54 PM)
Haha, wow, I remember all that stuff. Good times, good times.
Hey Avatar-X. I remeber playing at the sz when i was little. all the crazy shit. i remember waking up in the morning and thinking to myself what am i going to do today, and id jump on my pc and go right to ur sever. i remembered this becuase i was looking at adminop hopping to run my own server but i cant find 3.0 :(
it would be great if you still had that mod. and every thing a few friends of mine were wondering if we could get ahold of it and start it back up. hoping to bring long lost memories back. i know your going to say no. but it's always worth a try. it would be gladly appreciated. but lolz i already kno the answer. i would run the server under your command. and keep in touch with you. but please please. tell me why you took sz down. i would love to see it going again. tfc was my first game i fell in love with and will be the only game. shit i still kno my won id :) .
And i have to say i did imposter you a few times on adminop to get admin and sure enough it worked. but that was years ago. so yeah man. Peace
Oh and btw I cant find 3.0 u have any clue were i can find it?
Response from Av (on Monday, April 7th, 2008 at 9:35 PM)
AdminOp was a mod made by some other guy, can't help you there. As for the SZ, all of the models, maps, code, etc is available on my website under the Sillyzone section. Feel free to do with them whatever you like.
great site keep it up.
Wow, AV, I didn't know you were still around. I miss the Sillyzone so much. Like others have commented, it was a huge part of a my life since I was so young when I was a member of the community. I still talk to my two friends from high school about the SZ every once in awhile, even though they make fun of me for it. I also recognize pretty much every person that has posted saying they were from the SZ, which I guess proves that it made quite an impression on me. Do you still keep in touch with anyone from the old community? Maybe Jeff Raven or someone else? Oh BTW, I have a bunch of the old resources collecting dust on my hard drive. Including when I had that shoutcast server I set up... I made all these little sound bites saying like "This song is sponsored by nuke cola" and stuff like that. I also have a huge collection of 'QOTC's (quotes of the connect). If you want any of that stuff from me or want to fill me in on anything interesting that has happened since then, feel free to email me. Oh and I hope you remember me. =OP
Response from Av (on Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 at 11:55 PM)
Sure do! Awesome to hear from you again :-)
I'd love to have those old quotes and stuff. I'll email you.
Amazing my surprise when I did a random search for the TFC SillyZone and stumbled across this.
Thanks for keeping some links alive from the good ol' SZ - brought back some great childhood memories!
Keep up the great work, that apartment is awesome :)
Nice job! You've got talent. What programming language did you use for your touchscreen, or basically everything in your home automation? Do you have a favorite programming language?
Response from Av (on Saturday, January 26th, 2008 at 8:11 PM)
Thanks.
I used Flash for the front-end of the touchscreen, and VB6 for the back-end and most of the other apps. People may insult VB6 all the time, but it's super-quick, powerful, and doesn't have many limits. It's also easy as pie to make simple and quick apps in it.
Your home automation is amazing! I was wondering, what kind of education was necessary for building your specific home automation configuration? I am a freshman in college interested in electronics and programming, but I'm having trouble picking classes.
Response from Av (on Sunday, January 6th, 2008 at 9:34 PM)
No clue. I did all my learning on my own, and for most of the electronics / automation I did it in my spare time (since I don't really use those skills for my career). Personally I'm no huge fan of college and I did not attend it.
Hi.
Is there anything you would change in your system? something you don't like? something you want? something that is unreliable in your setup?
Tom
Response from Av (on Friday, December 21st, 2007 at 10:51 AM)
Sure, there are a lot of little things that have their problems and that I just don't have time (or care) to fix. Stuff also stops working if I stop using it.... wires get disconnected, controllers no longer work, etc. Did you have something specific in mind?
Love the automation in your home! Are the monitors DVI or VGA in your workstation? And do you cut your energy bills by using this system?
Tom
Response from Av (on Friday, November 30th, 2007 at 3:45 PM)
The photo is a little out of date now -- at the time they were 3 VGA, 1 DVI. Now I am up to 5 monitors, two are DVI, two are VGA, and one is VGA through a USB Video adapter (it sucks).
The automation definitely helps save energy, as lights are only on in the areas that actually need light at any given time.
dig it thatnks for sharing
www.360icon.com
Hello! You have a Very good site! I like it! I just wanted to pass on a note to let you know
Hello! You have a Very good site! I like it! I just wanted to pass on a note to let you know
Wow, I stumbled across this site and the stuff you have done to your house and your electronics is amazing! My field is in industrial product design and would give anything to have such a high competency level of electronics and programming as you.
Actually I am doing a project at the moment and seeing your bluetooth speakers mod I was wondering if I could ask you how I would make some speakers and an lcd screen battery powered.
Both the speakers and screen run 12V DC at 1.5 Amps max, basically these need to be battery powered instead of from the mains through an AC/DC transformer.
Is it just as simple as plugging in x2 12V batteries in to each or do I need special circuitry to get the output right? Is there any likelihood of blowing the thing up!?
Any help would be really appreciated, as my electronics knowledge is not really great.
Thanks!
Robin
Response from Av (on Sunday, October 28th, 2007 at 5:08 PM)
All SLA (Sealed Lead-Acid) batteries are 12V. They are heavy, but they are no-brainers -- they output 12V, and you charge them by feeding in 12V. It's impossible to overcharge them, and they last a good few years.
It should be as simple as just plugging in your circuit directly into the battery. Then, to charge, just plug the charger directly into the circuit also -- this will both charge the battery and power the circuit.
Hope it works!
I have an idea for your superkeys: the functionality to open/close optical drives
Response from Av (on Saturday, October 27th, 2007 at 5:07 PM)
It's a good idea, but alas I find myself with very little time these days.
Your BT speaker is awesome! I am eager to see how you did it step by step, when will you post a tutorial？
Response from Av (on Saturday, October 27th, 2007 at 5:07 PM)
I need to find some time to update the site. But it's pretty simple, I basically just wired a battery to the power in port from the speaker, and wired the speaker out (left/right) from the BT Headphones into the input on the speaker.
You da man av!
YOU THE MAN!!
is the watch bidirectional?
Response from Av (on Saturday, September 1st, 2007 at 12:31 AM)
Yes. The computer both listens and talks... in the video you can hear the computer responding to my questions -- the voice is coming out of the watch.
D: im not on your list of the sz players :'(
Anyways how are ya doing AV? Long time no talk. hows life treating ya? mines been crazy, im even married now, so i dont have much time for games. :'(
Response from Av (on Saturday, September 1st, 2007 at 12:30 AM)
Life's great. Sorry you're not on the list, but I can't remember everyone.. Sorry!
cool man.....
can u tell me how to make the touchscreen
Response from Av (on Saturday, September 1st, 2007 at 12:28 AM)
Just buy a touchscreen monitor, and write some software. Good luck!
BRAVO MAN...!!!!!
I wish i had a brain like u.................
Why don't you have a RSS Feed for the news on your site?
Response from Av (on Thursday, July 26th, 2007 at 11:23 PM)
... Because I do? It's clearly displayed in the Firefox address bar.
http://www.avbrand.com/rss/
I just love the setup, I'm dreaming of making my own one with similar stuff, I can buy anything I need (or already own stuff) <- ermm well not the touchscreen.. too expensive... -> but I can't do programming... I'm only 16 years old and electronics is my everyday hobby so I know I'll make it one day ;)
Great site too! *thumbs up* :D
Hey AV, Awesome site! I love it. I want to do a similar setup for my apartment (if my wife lets me...hehe). But I don't have the "know-how" in programming. What is some similar software that you would recommend, like the VoiceCommander, and Touchscreen, etc. Any recommendations would be great. Thanks!
Response from Av (on Friday, July 13th, 2007 at 9:16 AM)
No idea -- I really did this as a hobby, I didn't even really look at what's out there.
hey nice job!!! I love your site. kinda neat and cool. I just made a bluetooth-two-way-VOIP-phone for 30$ and some other stuff! but suck at web desigining. Any tips?
Response from Av (on Monday, June 4th, 2007 at 12:23 AM)
*shrug* I'm not a designer, I'm a programmer. But it's good to practice and learn by doing, that's how I do it.
Very nice home and Site, Dude. But I´m very interested in the flash of your computer-corner. The first is: can I make the same flash then yours but with my Computer-corner. The second: How do you do this flash xD?
Response from Av (on Monday, June 4th, 2007 at 12:23 AM)
It's rather simple -- just learn how to use Flash. There's nothing too special about that application.
Hey there, I'm a long ago quasi-regular on the old TFC SZ server, although I doubt you remember me ;)
After god knows how many years I stumbled upon this site, and I must say, very nice job on all the crazy crap you do.
Awesome job! What are all the names of the soundtracks you used in "The Demo"?
Response from Av (on Monday, May 28th, 2007 at 10:29 AM)
In order, the music you hear is:
Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
Abba - Dancing Queen
Mauro Picotto - Proximus
Enigma - Sadness
(in background) Kurt Bestor - Electric Highway
DJ Dado - Dreamscape
hello ! I have just spent quite a long time surfing around on your site so I decided to spend a few more minutes to let you know that I like your site very much. Keep up the good work !
volker.kuenne@metro-mgb.com
Hello admin, nice site! Good luck! Oh yes, one extra comment - make sure the pages are not too long, keep scrolling a minimum.
Response from Av (on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007 at 6:04 PM)
Would you prefer page buttons? I'm a guy who likes stuff to be on one page instead of having stuff split over 10 pages.
I've more or less been doing nothing to speak of. I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen. Today was a loss. My life's been really bland today, but so it goes.
Can you digg it? http://www.digg.com/hardware/Smart_Home
Can you tell me a joke?
Response from Av (on Thursday, April 26th, 2007 at 12:26 PM)
No.
Hello ! I have just spent a pretty long time on your site so I decided to spend a few more minutes to let you know that I find your site very interesting. Keep up the good work !
Nicely Done! I was wondering what you've been doing since the BD days....excellent work
Good work! Keep on delighting us with your house
hey dude... some really nice work. I am interested in the G15 Mod but i have no clue of programming this like it... To bad you cant dl it completely.. still work.
hey, what's up everyone... Im sure only Silky saddam remembers me lol. i used to play on this server all the time till it shutdown... well yeah.. i just wanted to say hi and revisit the memories.
peace.
DaMan
I'v been trying to compile your Server Assistant. But i can't seem to open the project (VB 6.0) I added the components that were in the zip with it. But I'm still getting the error "Object library not resisted" Is there anything else missing.
(Also, i'm sorry if i shouldn't of posted this here)
Response from Av (on Monday, February 12th, 2007 at 12:19 AM)
I'm sorry, but I have no idea what the problem is. The project opens fine over here. I suggest you check the error log.
Just curious, what was the Silly Zone server specs?
Response from Av (on Sunday, February 11th, 2007 at 2:32 AM)
Who remembers? The SillyZone moved servers so many times -- server specs werent very important. What really mattered was the amount of bandwidth and the connection speed.
Little question, did you made that voice commander program yourself? And if not, where can i download it?
Response from Av (on Saturday, February 3rd, 2007 at 6:06 PM)
Yes, I did. It uses the Microsoft Speech SDK -- this makes an application like that relatively easy to create.
great work alex
Response from Av (on Friday, February 2nd, 2007 at 12:55 AM)
Nice to see you again, Medo :)
why dont u automate the flush of the toilet, call me sometime guru
Response from Av (on Monday, January 22nd, 2007 at 2:25 AM)
Ah, Guru... you're still the same. :) I was considering doing that actually, just for fun.
The Half-Life/Team Fortress Classic Community miss The Silly Zone. I hope you know that. :P Please come back, Avatar-X and Friends.
Ich schau mir so Deine Page an und, sehe das bei Dir voll viele Namen erwähnt werden und die sagen mir sogar teilweisse noch was. Irgendwie geil, ich schweb gerade in Erinnerungen. War echt schön damals!
Response from Av (on Wednesday, January 10th, 2007 at 2:16 PM)
Sorry, not coming back. Others can fill my place :)
awesome use for custom X10 controls!
Hey man, I wasn't at the Sillyzone around those times since I was like 6 or 7, but I wish I was there. From what I heard, it was pretty sweet. Sorry I wasn't there, I really wish I was though. It must've been really fun and exciting.
Hey, I was reading through the old forum archives and noticed the stuff said about ACFH, which is kinda weird I suppose because I didn't notice it when it was said 5 years ago, but anyways I just want to apologize for using content from the SZ
Response from Av (on Sunday, November 12th, 2006 at 3:38 AM)
Water under the bridge. I don't even remember what ACFH is. :)
Damn, it's been a while since I heard the name Avatar-X
Hope you're well, certainly been a long time since I sat on the Sillyzone watching one of your lightshows.
Mabye when TF2 comes out, you'll manage to innovate the shit out of that mod too :P
Response from Av (on Sunday, November 5th, 2006 at 1:57 PM)
Doubtful. Firstly, I'm amazed it's not out yet -- wasn't it due in 2001? It's almost as bad as Duke Nukem Forever. And secondly, I don't really play games anymore. But thanks for your kind words!
Omg!!!!!
You are awsome! my new idol!! Reply to my email! i need your help.
Response from Av (on Sunday, November 5th, 2006 at 1:56 PM)
Sorry, but I'm not a charity... if you want to have some of this stuff in your home, you'll need to either buy the software products that do similar things, or make it yourself like I did. Good luck!
Hey I remember you and I remember the sillyzone. These things will always be dear to my heart
@ Av, i'm not so smart, your're alwsome!! my new idol!! dammit your're life should be easy!! :D wanna trade =D:P? I've jsut been started to make my own LCD for my computer ^^ but a.....a......its not working xD:P Greetzz, Kenny
Response from Av (on Saturday, October 28th, 2006 at 10:45 AM)
Good luck!
Avatar-X, what computer case is that?
Thanks
Cur7
Response from Av (on Thursday, October 26th, 2006 at 11:37 PM)
I have no idea what you are talking about. A few notes: When you ask a question, it's best to email me, instead of using the guestbook. Also, be specific. There are 5 computers in my home.
In being a more extensive setup, ours is based on being integrated into a full size home, as opposed to an apartment. The ammount of features that we have drawn out in plans and already implemented go down to the smallest things. Such as, the smarthome knows who you are when you walk into any room, and knows what temperature you want that room, taking into account any number of other circumstances. Essentially it's all software which you could easily do. The other big thing, is from what I can tell, you are using some X10, where as we are entirely wiring with DMX and using custom made USB to DMX converts and DMX powerpacks integrated into the house, as well as patch panels that go from any connector, not including ones that carry a current, to a cat-5e connection so wiring the entire house is inter-changeable and distance is not an option. In preliminary deigns, we have a server room which is all automated and where the "smarthome" lives, and from anywhere in the house a "console" can be plugged in and a digital switch via RF is used to switch the input/output signals to the correct machine.
Just the niddy griddy. We try to make it as professional, and built with every possible feature we can think of as possible.
Response from Av (on Thursday, October 26th, 2006 at 3:07 PM)
Well, that all sounds very cool. I think the main differences between that kind of setup and my setup is (1) My setup is already finished and working, and (2) My setup was built on the cheap. I use X10 because it's cheap and effective, even though it's not the best technology out there. Individual-room computerized climate control is (in my opinion) a little excessive, and also very expensive. Still, it's very cool to hear about this!
Dammit! WHAT A F*** SWEET HOME DUDE!! YOU ROCKS!!! ffs damn i whant it to, how smart are you? keep up the good work!!! Greetz,
Kenny
Response from Av (on Wednesday, October 25th, 2006 at 7:30 PM)
Thanks, Kenny. You want it to what? It's all home made, anyone can do it with a little practice :)
Imagine my surprise to stumble upon your site, AV. After following links originating from Cyberwyre, which I remembered after visiting UER :-p. Been along time since SZ.
I must say I am impressed at all your works, mostly the home automation, seeing as myself and my friend have been working on a system for the past 3 years doing the same thing, except on a more extensive level. I myself am using your G15 dll, works like a charm!
I can't remember how many times over the past 3-4 years I ahve sat here trying to find those lightshow videos on one of my many HD's and searching the web :) .. glad you kept them, I remember all of those, best stuff ever.
Good to see you are still doing what you do best, I will definately keep up-to-date on your stuff, as its so interesting!
--Matt "Shadow00Caster" Rhoades
Response from Av (on Wednesday, October 25th, 2006 at 7:30 PM)
Awesome to hear from you again!
More extensive than my setup? Do tell!
Thanks for all the great times you provided me while I was growing up Av... you will always be remembered by me for years to come.
nice site keep it up ok
OMG^^
i would like to know how much $ you invested in your appartment XD
nice one, i also want 4 monitors connected to my computer :p
greets
Someday day when I'm a millionaire you are going to be the man I call when I need my pad gadget pimped.
word up dude.
yo, av, Ahmad here ...
so i finally had some free time and decided to check out ur site ... so apparently you too have a LOT of free time too! (to do all this stuff) or are you just bored with "normal" ;)
Response from Av (on Thursday, October 5th, 2006 at 8:26 AM)
I used to have a lot of free time, before I met you guys :)
Hey, its been years and i decided to look up the sillyzone. You guys should really bring it back up. even though its been a long time, I still miss the SZ..
marc
Response from Av (on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006 at 6:10 PM)
There are severs available that are similar to the sillyzone (check out Yaypit and The Monastery) but the original SillyZone is gone. Thanks for your thoughts.
yo av, prolly dont remember me hehe but thats cool, i was just surfin the web and decided to look up "the sillyzone" and i'll be damned..i found somthin hehe, just wanted to say i appreciated that server, i always had fun there, even though i was a pretty much unknown lowbie, but yeah, good times is good times. anywho, just thought i'd drop by and say hi. hello. and good day to you sir.
My dogs breath smells like dog food!
-Me!
Loving the Sillyzone section. Brings back alot of old memories that were tucked away.
Hallo AV
greetings from Germany. Nice work. I can't wait till release for AvKeyLinc :P
Response from Av (on Wednesday, September 6th, 2006 at 5:29 PM)
Not gonna happen! :)
hi, i`m from germany 4 those who don`t know where that is it`s in europe^^. i must say your Logitech G15 mod is f**king nice. i`ve just bought me a G15 two days ago and must say Logitech rulezzz!!! but is it possible that you might release that mod 4 other people cause a know that somany people would love it or could you maybe tell me with what apps you done that mod thx
sry 4 my bad english^^
greetings VeGe
Response from Av (on Wednesday, September 6th, 2006 at 5:28 PM)
Sorry, but my mod only works with my home setup. I don't have time to convert it to work for everyone!
You know I love ya. You're a very talented guy. I set up the Doorbuzzer in my Mom's apartment. Very sweet!
Hello from the west coast, kind sir.
Response from Av (on Thursday, August 31st, 2006 at 12:47 AM)
Hi! Good to see some people from your side of the ocean.
You need a life :P
Response from Av (on Thursday, August 31st, 2006 at 12:47 AM)
I've got one! Thanks :)
Hey AV, I don't know if you remember me or not, I originally went as Roboman and later became a Monk. I frequented alot during the middle-ages of the sillyzone when all the classic names were there (before everyone upt and left, peh). I eventually got banned by you because of a mis-understanding and I hope these 5-6 odd years later you still don't hold that grudge lol. Anyways just wanted to say that Sillyzone was an incredible experience when it was up, and my 2 years there made TFC so much fun, the community was awesome. I literally grew up there as I was still in grade school at the time. Now I'm going into grade 12 wanting to study Computer Science and programming party because of you. All those cool things you did with the DLL really got me interested in programming and now I know a few languages and have taken courses on c++ lol. Although it might sound wierd, your server made an impact on alot of people. Thanks for the great times and light shows ;) Have a good one.
Response from Av (on Sunday, August 20th, 2006 at 10:47 PM)
Aww, thanks so much for your kind words. I barely even remember any of the stuff that happened, certainly not enough to hold any grudges. It was a life-changing time for me too, and I'm glad that I have had a positive influence on your life!
Good luck in your future years, and check back here often as I add more stuff to the database!
Hey, normally I wouldn't mess up someone's guest book, but, I found a problem with your site...
(problem has been fixed, thanks!)
Your system is truly impressive; but what I find most impressive is how much attention you've paid to the interfaces - there are a lot of skilled programmers out there doing interesting things, but it looks like someone could be dropped into your house with no knowledge of the system and still be able to use a lot of things. Plus, it's kinda cool that you're from Toronto; I'm from Stratford myself - hardly a neighbour, but it's cool that you're from Canada.
Thanks for your time!
Response from Av (on Thursday, August 17th, 2006 at 6:47 AM)
Thanks for your help in finding the bug, and thanks for your kind words! I'm by no means an expert at interface design, but I'd like to think that I have a bit of a sense for it. Usability, anyway. Yeah, lots of people come by my place and just start playing with the touchscreen, it doesn't take them long to figure it out. And yeah, go Canada!
You probably don't remember me at all. I was part of the silly zone about half way through its life time. You used to call me "gobby". I'm still part of whats left of the community you started. I know it sounds cheesy, but the silly zone was a major part of my child hood (I grew up on the internet!). I was pretty young when I frequented the server, and didn't realize how much it would affect me later. Watching those light show videos brought back so many memories. Thanks for all the great times you created for us. I'll never forget them.
Awesome, im glad you releasing screen shots and videos, its there more to come? :D
gr8 site
I must say i always wanted to be an admin on sillyzone, or wanted sillyzone to come back... Now i want to be in your aparment/condo!
Also have you made you fox skin for HL2 or imported it?
PS: what ever happened to sky? I know it was like 10 years ago and off topic but how did he get banned?
Response from Av (on Tuesday, August 15th, 2006 at 9:04 AM)
When I closed down my HL server, I pretty much quit that type of gaming. I've never played HL2.
I don't even remember who sky is. The events you describe happened 4 years ago, a lifetime away for me. I have no idea.
I wish my home ws like that! Great concept Av!
I am always amazed everytime I visit your site. Keep coming up with winners :D
Dark
You never fail to amaze me Av, even though it has been pretty close to 6 years since those days, I look back and still say "Wow..."
Wow! Great job! Looks like alot of work, but it's definatly worth it. Any chance of releasing the G16 mod? I know alot of people on www.g15mods.com would like it...
Wow... random surfing led me to this site, and I have to say I am thoroughly impressed by your home automation work!! I have always thought this would be such a cool project to undertake, but boy... talk about a LOT of work. Anyway, just had to share my appreciation. Your user interfaces are quite excellent as well!
Jonathan
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http://www.macroking.com
awesome site, i was looking into the x10 stuff for a while, but then at one of the discountliquidation stores around me i forund black and decker remote controls for x-mas lights, they are ok for controlling lights, the remote fits on my key chain like a car remote, and best of all they were like $10. Keep up the good work, and is it possible to get the touchscreen software? i have a touch screen, but am not very good at programming... I can do the flash interface though...
Response from Av (on Thursday, July 27th, 2006 at 2:42 PM)
At this time, none of the software in the My Home section will be released any time soon. It's all custom to my home setup and would be useless to you. It's just not worth my time to make it usable to everyone, just so 2-3 people can use it.
I stopped SA and AVC because I lost interest in half-life. Not wanting to see the work die, I released all of my source code for free.
Are you going to release that Voice Commander? :D
Av, why did you discountinue AVC and SA? It changed my life...
Av, you make me want to kill myself, because I feel like a complete idiot after seeing the kind of crap you pulled off.
Freakin' awesome, man.
thats a shame you winamp app is awesome
is it possible to get your g15 lcd applet for winamp? it looks amasing in the video.
Response from Av (on Tuesday, July 25th, 2006 at 4:51 PM)
No. The applet is for my home media setup only, it's not easily exportable.
I obviously have way too much time on the Internet to have found stumbled across this without even being told....
Mate, when you perfect the automatic masturbatory device??
Send me one!!
Av nice site, i love all your gizmos and gadgets. God bless IKEA btw.
w00t, and stuff!
Response from Av (on Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 at 11:56 AM)
Thanks for helping me test the guestbook, guys.
um......rawr and stuff!
I'm the first to sign (I think)!