ATTN ALL MODERATORS... PLEASE DO NOT DELETE/LOCK/MOVE THIS THREAD. I POSTED THE ORIGINAL IN XDA'S GENERAL-OFF TOPIC THREAD SECTION. BUT I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS COVERAGE. AND BECAUSE HE IS AN EVO GUY... CAN YOU PLEASE JUST LET THIS SLIDE IF CONSIDERED OFF TOPIC? THANK YOU.
One of our senior members, DaddieDiesel is in the hospital and has sustained some very serious injuries as of last night. I received a PM from his sister, as many of you may have, that he and his daughter were on a Daddy Daughter Valentine's Day date. They were walking across the road and were hit by a car. He shielded his little girl, and she isn't hurt too bad. When he took the blow for her, he took it hard. Many broken bones, a punctured lung, and a serious blow to the head when he hit the pavement. His condition is unknown, and he is currently unconscious in the ICU.
I don't know how many of you know him, but he's my friend. He has been there for me through all of my recent sadness... miscarriage and breakup of my long term relationship... calling and texting everyday just to make me laugh so that I don't fall apart. And even though I havent known him long... I feel like I've known him forever. He's my ChiTown, and I'm his ChuckTown. He's my friend, and I'm asking that you all please keep him, his little girl, and his entire family in your thoughts. Until he wakes up... I don't know what I'm gonna do without his daily calls, texts, and retarded ass picture mails he always sends just to make me smile. I'm not normally big on prayer... but I am now. For him.
UPDATE: FURTHER AND MORE DETAILED INFO FROM FAMILY ON DADDYDIESEL'S CONDITION
Dan sustained dislocations to his right hip and shoulder. 4broken ribs. Of which punctured his lung. Shattered his knee cap. Swelling in his brain from his head hitting so hard that it busted it open. His hand is badly swollen because he held his daughters head from also hitting the concrete. But after this mornings surgery we had a better outlook. He awoke for a bit confused at first because he didnt know where he was, but after we calmed him he immiediatly asked for his daughter.
Thank you for your kind words and let everyone know that he is doing better but not out of the woods yet. Still has a ton of swelling and it is still a concern.
Thank you for the prayers and either my sister or I will let you know more information as we can.
UPDATE WEDNESDAY 2.16.11:Dan has been awake for longer periods. He still is unable to speak due to his breathing tube. When he does wake
he continues to be very confused and angry.It takes him a bit but he does realize where he is and seems to understand.
The first thing he does do is ask about his daughter by pointing to his tattoo of her. Which the doctors say is a good sign.
When we(dan's other sister and I)left this afternoon the doctors were hoping to remove his breathing tube later today.
The lingering concern is still the swelling but if you know my brother not much is gonna keep him down.
We have had great support from a couple of his rugby friends,his biker friends, and co-workers even to the fact of
taking time off work and picking my sister from the airport when she arrived.
For many years we all looked down on Dan for the things he did but we never realized how much he gave up of himself
for us. To this day all he says he did what he had to.Thank god our brother was so well organized as we were able to
get his passwords to his email and his account on the wonderful community you both belong to,and contact you and
his other friends.
It seems that you and Dan have a very special relationship and my sister and i decided to let you know a bit
about Dan. We snuck in Dan's laptop in and read to him his messages and the responses to the posting you started and
he was very moved. He also tapped your picture and put his hand to his lips. Thank you again and let everyone know that
have everyone who has prayed for our brother in our prayers as well.A Special thank you to the gentleman know as
Slayer69 as his messages were very kind.And too a very special thanks thank you for being such a beautiful person
and your wonderful support. We will let you know more as we know. thank you.
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UPDATE 2.17.11:
Dan had his breathing tube removed. He cant speak all that well and ended up
losing a molar.He has to try and write alot of what he wants to say.
But still a great sign. Tomorrow the plan on moving
him hopefully out of ICU. Also plan on getting him some movement
via therapy for his knee so it doesnt atrophy. We got his old
phone and will try to sneek it into him as he wants to get his messages,and make a few calls.
Its Dan being himself and nothing is gonna slow that guy down. He thinks he will be
out in time for his birthday next week. You know my brother
not much is gonna slow him down, apperantly not even getting hit by a car.
We all have our fingers crossed and know that all the prayers from everyone
on the website you and Dan belong to have helped. Thank you again from our
entire family. Dan sends his love to you especially.
UPDATE 2.18.11: Guess who just got a very personal update from the man himself? Me!! That's whassup. DaddieDiesel just called a few minutes ago and talked as long as he could before the meds started kicking in. He sounds like he got hit by a car! See... we can laugh about it now... lol. Got to, right? He is going to be fine, but in alot of pain as you can imagine. It was so good to hear his voice. When I saw "ChiTown" pop up on my caller ID... I almost cried. But enough about me... He says to tell ALL of you, "Thank you for all of your thoughts and support. I'm no hero, I'm just a Daddy. I do what I gotta do."
NOTE: Aight we gotta switch it up... flip the script right here since everything looks good for him now. Everyone here knows Dan's username here on XDA is DaddieDiesel. Fabulous. Call him what you will... DaddieDiesel, Dan, Double D... it's all good (except maybe that last one, he probably won't be feeling that one... lol) But I started this thread, and if you've read through all the updates... you've heard me call him ChiTown. So from here on out, all updates from ME specifically will be addressing him as such. Roll with it.
UPDATE 2.20.11:So where's whats new with this bad ass HERO named ChiTown. Most recent news from his equally bad ass sisters: His days are long, his nights are longer. Today will be his third day going through very, very painful physical therapy. He is pissy, they say... alot of swearing! But trust me... that's nothing new with ChiTown... lmao. The man has a mouth ALOST as dirty as mine. Tomorrow will be the one week mark since the accident. He hates hospitals more than most people who hate hospitals. His doctor continues to say its nothing short of a miracle that his head didn't split completely open when he hit the pavement. Yesterday's MRI results were looking good, which is awesome. And the doctors are happy with the way everything continues to be improving so rapidly. Now if he'd just get over this big ass knot on his head and grow some hair back where it had to be shaved to put him back together... then maybe he'd let this ChuckTown girl jack a plane and come say whassup...
Wow, what a hero. My prayers are with him and his family. Thank you for taking the time to let us know. I really feel close to this community beyond the device it revolves around.
I don't think I know him but even so, my thoughts are with him and his family. That was a very brave thing he did, and I'm glad that his daughter is ok and his injuries weren't in vain. He's a hero, no question about that. Please keep us posted on how his recovery is going.
My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family, I have no doubt he will make a full recovery. He indeed is a hero. Keep us posted.
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I have requested updates from the family... and with their permission, will continue to post them here. Thank you for all your thoughts. I know he'll pull through. Because I honestly can't believe there could be any other outcome in store for someone as sweet as him.
My prayers are with him and his family, God Bless.
I'm not sure if I've crossed paths with him, but I'm still very sorry to hear about it. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.
I haven't heard of him either, but I wish him and his family well.
wow, I remember reading that last night somewhere... I hope the best for him and his daughter
I'll pray for him, seriously. What a hero. That's truely amazing. I hope he makes a speedy recovery. God bless his whole family and thanks for having the heart to make this thread.
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I'll pray for him, seriously. What a hero. That's truely amazing. I hope he makes a speedy recovery. God bless his whole family and thanks for having the heart to make this thread.
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Ditto.
I dont know him personally but I am very familiar with him here @PPCGeeks and have seen his posts all over this site for quite some time. God Bless him and his family. What a great thing he was able to do to protect his daughter. I send my best wishes for his recovery.
he truly is a hero! i'll keep them in my prayers...the xda community is behind them!!!
I've seen him post around here and there, I hope he's okay. Prayers for him and his family.
Keep us updated.
He and his family will be in my prayers. This is truly and act of selflessness. As many have already said, this man is a true hero. Thanks for sharing this story and I hope that everything turns out well for him and his family. Thank God the daughter didn't sustain any serious injuries.
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I don't think I know him
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i don't know him either but he is a hero. my thoughts are with him at this time.
I wish I could have a hero thread..anyway, I hope the best for him and his daughter.
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Members here who have children like I do certainly understand that once you have children they become the most important thing in your life. NOTHING stands in the way of protecting them, and NOTHING is as important to you. When a tragedy like this occurs it will make you realize how petty most of our problems truly are.
Prayers going up for him and his family
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Members here who have children like I do certainly understand that once you have children they become the most important thing in your life. NOTHING stands in the way of protecting them, and NOTHING is as important to you. When a tragedy like this occurs it will make you realize how petty most of our problems truly are.
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^+1 to that! Also my families prayers go out to you and yours. The Dev community is missing a great person!
I thought I had worries. Get well soon Dan.
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The following is crossposted from the midNIGHT ROM threads.
I'm not sure if Rob posted anywhere here yet, but as per his Twitter feed, he's having to make some sacrifices as a parent and is selling his Epic and extras on eBay. Unfortunately, this also means that he will no longer be developing for right now.
On behalf of myself, all of ACS, and the userbase at large, I'd like to thank Rob (ptfdmedic) for everything he's contributed to the Epic community, and all of the time and effort he's put in, in his already busy schedule and hectic life. Our very best wishes are with he and his family.
I and ACS fully support Rob's mission to spread autism awareness. I would like to encourage everyone who has not yet added an awareness banner to your signature to do so now, whether Rob's version, or the version in my signature, by ZHkilla.
But don't just toss up a banner and call it a day - if Rob has taught us anything, it's that autism is a disease that we the public really must understand better. Read the Wikipedia article, read Rob's blog, and keep in mind the challenges that parents of autistic children, and autistic individuals themselves face. Understand that those on the spectrum are people first and foremost, and that while they may be a little different, they deserve all the respect that any decent human beings deserve.
Once again, thank you Rob, for your generous donation of time and effort to making our phones run better, making this community more harmonious, and raising autism awareness. I didn't mean to steal your thunder if you were planning on making an announcement here as well as Twitter... but I wanted to say a few words anyway.
+1000...Thank you!
Thank's Rob.
Rob, thank you for everything you have done here for all of us and for always doing it with class and a huge heart. All the best to you and your family.
I read your blog a while back on The Man with Bare Hands and it really touched me. I never got around to posting a banner but will do so when I get home tonight. Best wishes.
Man that really sucks. I don't post here often but I check in on xda every time I have a free minute. You guys are all great at developing but ptfmedic has always stood out to me not just because of his roms but because he always seems to be very helpful and very patient with the questions around here. Genuinely seems like a great guy. I have also followed his blog on many occasions and yes a lot of it is vey touching. If he has to go I'm sure he will be missed by many.
My question is (without knowing any details about his situation) Is there enough members in the Epic forums to make a one time say $5 or $10 donation to a save ptfmedics Epic fund. Seems like he goes through a lot on a daily basis and that phone could be his only outlet. I hope I am not out of line even suggesting this but I hate to see such a valued member of this community have to leave.
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This sucks . hate to see you go Rob.
You will be missed bro.
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+1 on that one I have the Midnight Rom on my phone. I respect his decision. Is he broke or does he have to spend more time taking care of his family or both?
Thank YOU ROB!!! Will miss your work! Wish you and your family good luck! Stay strong!
Rob, dude. Thanks for everything! I have been running your ROM every since release. You are very talented bro and hope to see you in my next phone venture when things get better.
Wanted to add my thanks. Much respect Rob.
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A sad day for XDA
Rob,
Thank you for everything you've done for my phone and things you have taught me about life while reading your blog. I wish you and your family all the best.
THANK YOU
Thanks, k0nane
I also started the same type of thread over at ppcgeeks as well.
If k0nane still needs a phone maybe everyone could donate to a "buy Rob's phone for him" fund and kill two birds with one stone.
The head Chef of ACS doesn't have an Epic?
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The head Chef of ACS doesn't have an Epic?
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I've been going through the roundabout process of getting a new one for quite some time now. I should have one within the next week. Up until about 4/5 I'd had one since launch.
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+1 on that one I have the Midnight Rom on my phone. I respect his decision. Is he broke or does he have to spend more time taking care of his family or both?
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Read his blog. It will give you a huge insight into his life and the daily battles he goes through. I've been lucky enough to be on his beta test team since version 2.6. In that time I got to know him as a person and not just as a member of the forums and rom chef, and for that I feel like I've been very lucky.
Thank you Rob.
Rob... your a really inspiring guy, you like too please everyone and use your free time to do this for us when you already do so much for your family... I never knew much about autism untill you opened my eyes and when I read your blog I see how much stress you go through and your about the nicest guy I've talked to... hope to see you around when you can get a new phone, thanks for all the work you've done for this community (this post probably doesn't have that great grammar, sorry)
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Welcome, thank everyone for taking the time to read this. I have been a busy body in the shadows trying to do something for a member of our Community. Let me start from the beginning. I'm sure everyone here is familiar with user/developer PTFDMedic. He created the Midnight roms, among other things. He's a well respected member of the community, a friend to me, and one of the strongest persons I have ever met in my life. He is also very open and honest about his personal experiences in life be it the bad, the good, and the personal. He blogs @ a site I suggest everyone read over once. www.lostandtired.com. He works his butt off taking care of his family, his wife and three autistic boys (which troubles me to even type it like that because he takes care of his THREE BOYS, the fact that they have autism does NOT define them).
Now the point of this, this all started the same day I wrote my rant about not getting my Nexus, on the way home I was thinking about reading that he sold his Epic to pay for car repairs on his van to keep bringing his children to speech therapy. I felt kinda bad that I have an Epic, brand new, and now I'm about to be holding onto the Nexus S. I'm by no means rich I just chose to pass on other things and save to get the phones I want. But still all in all at the end of the day I have two different phones, both top of the line, and here is Rob doing all the things necessary to raise his family and (if you don't develop for the phone/theme anything) it's hard to understand but when you are working on the code and have to pay close attention to what you are doing, you kind of loose sight of all the things that were nagging at your on the back of your mind. I serious mistake in the code and you can potential brick your device. So even though developing can create it's own headaches, and oh yes it can, it also helps you escape all the other things on your mind. That being said, I felt really bad that Rob was loosing his outlet, both to develop and his connection with you guys here on the forums.
Soon as I got home I set up an account and stuck in a mere $50 and got determined to translate that $50 into a new phone. I contacted my friends @ ACS and told them what was up. Withing no time we had $125.00 in there. Next the Bonsai team (can't thank you guys enough) joined in and we got $250.00 in the account. This ofcourse is the going rate on an Epic on ebay. While I was doing all of this (completely behind the scenes it was going to be a total suprise when I purchased the phone from Ebay, checked it to make sure it worked out all right, then mailed it to Rob who was clueless all along) I start noticing a few posts where he says that he really wants the Nexus S, he would love to develop on a device that doesn't have TW.
We finally got the cash together to buy the Epic and we all had us another conversation, why stop here. Why not push the envelope and let this man have his dream, and get a Nexus S. That would put us from 100% to 50% of the phones cost and two different development teams have put in a large amount so why not ask the users. They can and deserve to be a part of this anyway. Perfect, but it ruined one thing. Rob would def find out about this, going public. So I've notified Rob about the current. $250, the whole ordeal that we have been creating, everything. And then asked the mods permission for this post, which was granted first thing this morning. Now we are here and you're caught up with me. Have a heart, and give back to a man who has given to you!
By all means only donate if it is within your means!!! Rob was totally against us spending our money on him so Rob, if your reading this, your not allowed to post in protest!!!
All previous donations have gone to my account, that money is forwarded, and now the donate button here goes directly to Rob! He'll have to keep me posted on progress from here on.
Keep the good work Rob...
I hope to contribute if I can but this is definitely for a good cause! Your doing a good thing dreams as well as bonsai and ACS!
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I hope to contribute if I can but this is definitely for a good cause! Your doing a good thing dreams as well as bonsai and ACS!
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Thank you for that. And thanks for the support, he most definitely deserves it.
I would but I don't have a credit card or paypal im still in Highschool
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I would but I don't have a credit card or paypal im still in Highschool
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Its cool bro you still showing your support!
$10 sent... I moved on from the Epic to Nexus S4G but Midnight ROM made my Epic experience a lot more enjoyable and the developer is class.
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$10 sent... I moved on from the Epic to Nexus S4G but Midnight ROM made my Epic experience a lot more enjoyable and the developer is class.
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Thank you robs on his way to a nexus!
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i find this thread absolutely inexcusable, wheres the fighting and the name calling? guess ill be the first one to start
DREAMS! you are an excellent themer and a good guy! so take that!
ptfmedic! I'm sorry but i cant sit idley by and watch you as you get the hottest sexiest phone and make a damn good rom on it. so to defeat your plans i am gunna donate more money! then you wont know what to do with it mwhahahahahaha >.>
anyways no doubt about it pftmedic has done a lot for this community and i hold no reserves about donating to his get "rich quick fund" P) see you on the other side brotha (the awesome cool nexus side )
I am so glad to see this thread, let's get this man a phone!!
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WOW dreams you are truly a good person and karma will pay you back ten fold for your good deeds
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i find this thread absolutely inexcusable, wheres the fighting and the name calling? guess ill be the first one to start
DREAMS! you are an excellent themer and a good guy! so take that!
ptfmedic! I'm sorry but i cant sit idley by and watch you as you get the hottest sexiest phone and make a damn good rom on it. so to defeat your plans i am gunna donate more money! then you wont know what to do with it mwhahahahahaha >.>
anyways no doubt about it pftmedic has done a lot for this community and i hold no reserves about donating to his get "rich quick fund" P) see you on the other side brotha (the awesome cool nexus side )
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OMG shabby, you are a fool! Glad to have you on the other side as well, Don't worry, I'm still working on the Epic, any work I do for it will transfer over pretty well. Plus I believe Rob might me continuing on the Epic too, but you'll have to hear that from him not me!
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WOW dreams you are truly a good person and karma will pay you back ten fold for your good deeds
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Thank you. TBH, this makes me feel better than anything else I have done for the community hands down.
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Donated $40. Hope that helps. Rob is a good person.
BTW, make sure to click the "update total" button under the donation amount BEFORE you fill everything else in.
good luck, rob. Midnight Roms were my rom of choice on the Epic. Just swapped into my Nexus S today and I will spread the word via twitter rt's !
Though i do not own a Nexus S nor an EPIC. (G2 user) But i definitely would love to return something to the developers. No matter who it is. Two of my friends have the Nexus S and i might bag one next month. Hell tomorrow morning first thing...3 Donations coming your way!
To the selfless developers here at XDA - Kudos to you, you guys are the real deal!
I am out of work, have a car payment, 3 kids and bills up the a**, but I gave $1. Every little bit will help. And hell I don't even have an epic or nexus.
3 kids and has time to play with phones?!
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Though i do not own a Nexus S nor an EPIC. (G2 user) But i definitely would love to return something to the developers. No matter who it is. Two of my friends have the Nexus S and i might bag one next month. Hell tomorrow morning first thing...3 Donations coming your way!
To the selfless developers here at XDA - Kudos to you, you guys are the real deal!
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How do you do that? Paypal doesn't allow me to add money via SBI! And I don't really have credit cards! Please, I wanna contribute. And completely agree with you... doesn't matter who he is. He deserves for whatever he's done! Otherwise, I'm still WinMo guy. Gene and Leo!
I've added a donate button to my signature, someone recently brought up doations and my wife is always hounding me about if I get paid for this lol.
I lostmy job about June 18th and have been a stay at home dad since, economy sucks but I get more time with my family. This is not a thread about "give me donations". But a thread to state anything I do will never require a donation, I will never ask for them but I won't turn them down either lol. Being a stay at home dad for 5 kids doesn't leave me a lot of time to theme much but I do what I can when I can. I want to thank my friend Paul for pushing me into the theme pool as I have come to enjoy it very much! Shane thanks for all the help when I need it! Qb thanks for everything you do also! Dreams thanks for your help also! If I forgot to name you let me know and I will thank you here also! And thanks to all the other friends I will soon come to make!
So with that if you feel the need to help buy my kids diapers feel free but don't EVER feel that you have to!
Thanks again everyone!
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I can definately empathize with your current situation Zigg. I have 6 kids and my wife has been outta work for several months now. Fortunately she gets to be a Full-Time Mom and help out her parents as well ( her dad just recently had quadriple by-pass surgery and can't get outta the house yet so she's running around for them ). I have a decent job that pays better than minimum wage , but we've learned to do without alot of the extra things we liked to do when she was working as well. I can't help you out financially at the moment but my prayers are with you and your family.
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I can definately empathize with your current situation Zigg. I have 6 kids and my wife has been outta work for several months now. Fortunately she gets to be a Full-Time Mom and help out her parents as well ( her dad just recently had quadriple by-pass surgery and can't get outta the house yet so she's running around for them ). I have a decent job that pays better than minimum wage , but we've learned to do without alot of the extra things we liked to do when she was working as well. I can't help you out financially at the moment but my prayers are with you and your family.
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My prayers go out to yours as well Thanks
I wasn't asking for help just making a post in general, someone brought up donations and just figured might as well with me out of work and wife telling me we should charge for this lmao
Couldnt charge for it though, I don't think that would fly with me lol
Developers and contributors deserve just as much income if not more than people who make money from publishing apps to the Market. Five or ten dollars to the guy who makes a game you're lucky to get two hours out of or the guy who makes it so your keyboard no longer misses keys or gets your GPS working?
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Developers and contributors deserve just as much income if not more than people who make money from publishing apps to the Market. Five or ten dollars to the guy who makes a game you're lucky to get two hours out of or the guy who makes it so your keyboard no longer misses keys or gets your GPS working?
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Good points! On another note...I themed my donation link lmao sad...the addiction runs deep lol
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Developers and contributors deserve just as much income if not more than people who make money from publishing apps to the Market. Five or ten dollars to the guy who makes a game you're lucky to get two hours out of or the guy who makes it so your keyboard no longer misses keys or gets your GPS working?
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I agree 100%...
And I am also sorry to hear about the probles you are having Zigg, I have serious problems, but I sorta feel bad even talking about them on here, I just don't want to be looked at like I'm trying to get money. I guess I have to much pride. There was one moment I did mention the fact that I was out of work for one week when the snow hit ATL (we can't handle snow down here lol), and several good friends donated, I felt bad/happy the whole month. But now I'm lucky if I get 16-20 hours a week......... ok enough of that, I'm starting to feel bad already...
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I lost my job too working at a maximum security prison. Was there for almost 5 years and a we got attacked by like 6 inmates. We fought back and then a couple days later 6 guys (including me) were fired for excessive use of force. Bull****. Sorry but im going home at night. Ill do everything I can too. Good luck to the rest of you guys.
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I lost my job too working at a maximum security prison. Was there for almost 5 years and a we got attacked by like 6 inmates. We fought back and then a couple days later 6 guys (including me) were fired for excessive use of force. Bull****. Sorry but im going home at night. Ill do everything I can too. Good luck to the rest of you guys.
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Yeah, that's crazy, it should be a simple self defence case, Id take it to court...
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Its sad because threads like this always get the least amount of views. BUMP
Its bcause most people only come here fo what the devs and themers do or when they have problems. I look at the forums in general as a place to connect with others and help som while passing knowledge to others
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You got to do what you got to do
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ahhh my kind of thread lol jk but i know what you guys are going thru i been out of work since may 1st typical lay because the company didnt want to pay what we were worth.. i stop dev'ing for a while going on a big search for jobs anywhere and Vegas is second worse only behind florida i believe economy-wise. and im suppose to be getting married this year it would kill me so to take my mind off of it i started back dev'ing never asking for donations but much appreciated ..point is for some its a community to get away and to some extent to hang out with good friend you never actually met but are yet friends because of the amount of time spent ok theres my two cents lol
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I lost my job too working at a maximum security prison. Was there for almost 5 years and a we got attacked by like 6 inmates. We fought back and then a couple days later 6 guys (including me) were fired for excessive use of force. Bull****. Sorry but im going home at night. Ill do everything I can too. Good luck to the rest of you guys.
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Wow, seriously that's kind of bull****. I'm sorry to hear that, hopefully you guys get a due appeals process or something, and receive justice.
Hope for these best for all of you, I feel your pain literally where I'm at as well! no where to go but up, in the mean time all of us under paid developers will continue to make a name for ourselves with all this new found free time we got outta work lol.
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I know the pain you guys are going through. I went thought the same thing when the dot.com bubble busted. I've watch it happen to many people at the company I work for now. I wish my situation were better so I could help by donating a few bucks, but like many, I'm a parent of 2 kids and basically the sole provider as my ex does not work. I pray things turn around for all of you.
@musclehead: That's getting the shaft bro. Fired for doing your job, can't be worse than that.
@Zigg: Anyitime my man, my gTalk's almost always on.
This will be my last thread here. XDA is no longer the site I once loved and cherished.
Thank you to all the devs here who've had made my Shift awesome and who I've learned so much from.
Thank you to all the friends I've made here. I'd be sad to leave you but I know that I'll still be seeing all who matter in Huddle or IRC.
ALL HAIL OTAKING71, THE RAPER OF HBOOT!!!
Hate to see you go man but completely understand. See ya in the irc and huddle
I hate to see it too,not far behind see ya in the huddle!
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Well this sucks! But we will still be in contact... unfortunately, or should I say fortunately, I will be cancelling my membership shortly. Certain people have turned their backs to the TRUE community members and it saddens me because I too enjoyed this site at one point... see you in the huddle boss!
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Aww that sucks. I am close to the same point though.
and where is the Huddle at? Im assuming you mean google+ do I just search for EVO Shift then?
Gonna miss you man. XDA has changed in last 9 months i've been here and not for the good either
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what used to be different about xda? ever since i got an evo shift and my friend told me about xda i've been hooked. i'm on here everyday finding out new information. this thread makes no sense to me...
jwigley24 said:
what used to be different about xda? ever since i got an evo shift and my friend told me about xda i've been hooked. i'm on here everyday finding out new information. this thread makes no sense to me...
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A major part of it from what I have seen since I've been here is the quality of the people. Not accusing or placing blame on anyone. But there is a major difference from when I joined in march to now.
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I understand completely, as I used to be very active on here, but do little more than lurk in the shadows these days. The people here are rude miscreants, the mods/admins are power tripping paedophiles living in there moms basements, and there is really nothing posted on here that cannot be done with a minor understanding of linux and java.
P.S. After what the mods did with Indirect, while supporting a scam artist, I feel confident of a ban. So, to the mod that bans me, I forgive you already, as I have worked hard to put myself in an excellent place in life, you have not, so I understand the anger. Look at this way, at least you and your mother will have a dinner topic to discuss (as opposed to the ususal conversations about the health of her favorite cats).
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I understand completely, as I used to be very active on here, but do little more than lurk in the shadows these days. The people here are rude miscreants, the mods/admins are power tripping paedophiles living in there moms basements, and there is really nothing posted on here that cannot be done with a minor understanding of linux and java.
P.S. After what the mods did with Indirect, while supporting a scam artist, I feel confident of a ban. So, to the mod that bans me, I forgive you already, as I have worked hard to put myself in an excellent place in life, you have not, so I understand the anger. Look at this way, at least you and your mother will have a dinner topic to discuss (as opposed to the ususal conversations about the health of her favorite cats).
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Was talking to Indirect on IRC.
He wanted me to tell you he says thanks cloverdale and that you can find him in the shift forums of sdx.
I have to say i totally agree, im sorry to say xda is corrupt... even though the devs are great this has gone to far. 1 month ago the shift forums were a peaceful place, we all got along knowing that every shift is different... now mandatory donations and jerks come along
LET THE HUDDLE LIVE ON!
Well, this thread appears to be full of mature people doesn't it?
Closing this before someone else calls us "power tripping paedophiles living in their moms basements"
Hey guys,
This is my first thread in the X8 forum and I want to add to the already friendly community.
This thread is for confessions and advice and is mainly aimed at bringing us closer together as a community.
How This Is Gonna Work
If you want to confess anything, be it good or bad, let us know by posting here. For example - If you want to confess that you've had a great day and met some amazing people, post it.
If you want to confess that you've done something which you really shouldn't have done which was bad, then go ahead and post it.
This is also an advice thread because at times, some of the confessions could be someone who really doesn't know what to do for the best. As we're a community, please help them out if you feel you can.
Thread Rules
*As always, Forum Rules apply as normal.
*No making harsh, perverted or racist concessions.
*No arguing with other people.
*No attacking other members, even if they've broken these rules.
*No making fun of other people's confessions or advice.
If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all. If someone says something which offends you in any way, let me know via PM and I'll get it sorted. If any of the above rules are broken, you'll be getting reported immediately. After all, this thread is here to help us all so let's not do anything to get this thread closed down.
1. i should not have fought with QF
2. i am becoming more short tempered day by day... i become angry on every small thing
I confess I used to be a very patient guy. But time after time I find that patience quickly corroding.
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1. i should not have fought with QF
2. i am becoming more short tempered day by day... i become angry on every small thing
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RohinZaraki said:
I confess I used to be a very patient guy. But time after time I find that patience quickly corroding.
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happening with me too but now I just stop talking if I am angry and try to calm down.
i confess i miss this thread. and this is really helpful as long as the people in here respect the rules set forth by the op.
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One of the best thread to help out people's with life's complications, not just techie stuff......technology should be a helping part for life and not be allowed to take over it otherwise.
I fully support this thread, though I don't remember something to confess right now...
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I confess that the night between last thursday and last friday was the worst night of my life. From around 18 on thursday to 12 on friday I had no idea if my brother was alive or if he had committed suicide.
This time, he didn't die. And the last text from him on the thursday said something about that he had woken up and realized he had cut both of his legs. And after that no one could call him or anything for 18 hours.
It made me realize how much I actually love him. something's to be wrong with me since I haven't realized it until he was almost dead...
Just had to write it somewhere, and this thread felt like the right place. So, now you guys and two of my closest friends know about it. Never imagined that I'd write something like this, on xda... but feels good to just write it somewhere.
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I confess that the night between last thursday and last friday was the worst night of my life. From around 18 on thursday to 12 on friday I had no idea if my brother was alive or if he had committed suicide.
This time, he didn't die. And the last text from him on the thursday said something about that he had woken up and realized he had cut both of his legs. And after that no one could call him or anything for 18 hours.
It made me realize how much I actually love him. something's to be wrong with me since I haven't realized it until he was almost dead...
Just had to write it somewhere, and this thread felt like the right place. So, now you guys and two of my closest friends know about it. Never imagined that I'd write something like this, on xda... but feels good to just write it somewhere.
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well sorry to ask but i didnot understand how i should fell after reading this.....is it meant to be serious or he tried to troll you
Splux said:
I confess that the night between last thursday and last friday was the worst night of my life. From around 18 on thursday to 12 on friday I had no idea if my brother was alive or if he had committed suicide.
This time, he didn't die. And the last text from him on the thursday said something about that he had woken up and realized he had cut both of his legs. And after that no one could call him or anything for 18 hours.
It made me realize how much I actually love him. something's to be wrong with me since I haven't realized it until he was almost dead...
Just had to write it somewhere, and this thread felt like the right place. So, now you guys and two of my closest friends know about it. Never imagined that I'd write something like this, on xda... but feels good to just write it somewhere.
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Indeed it's good to right something like that. You can always say that to strangers.
@topic: I won't post what I want to confess today. My mind is just too relaxed to worry about anything else. Maybe tomorrow.
"What really matters in this world, anyway?"
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well sorry to ask but i didnot understand how i should fell after reading this.....is it meant to be serious or he tried to troll you
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Well, the only thing we knew was that he had tried to commit suicide and got sent home from ER and after that no one knew if he had tried to commit suicide again.
So, basically everyone though he had tried to commit suicide again. And those from the ER sent the police to his home when they couldn't get in touch with him either, and the police brought him to somewhere they could keep an eye on him.
But they never notified anyone from the family, and we couldn't contact him. Pretty bad executed from the police... making someone that just tried to commit suicide completely impossible to contact and not saying anything to the family.
@Splux - There's nothing wrong with you at all, seriously.
The famous saying "We don't realize what we've got until it's gone" explains this perfectly.
A lot of people will take what we have for granted simply because we live around it every day and don't realize how important they are.
It really is a shame that most people are like this, but it's just human nature. Don't feel bad because it's really not your fault.
I hope your brother works out whatever problems he has so he stops feeling like suicide is the answer, because it's really not.
I confess, I need to get up off my lazy butt and go take some pictures for the Photography contest.
I confess that nobody like elmir
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KidCarter93 said:
@Splux - There's nothing wrong with you at all, seriously.
The famous saying "We don't realize what we've got until it's gone" explains this perfectly.
A lot of people will take what we have for granted simply because we live around it every day and don't realize how important they are.
It really is a shame that most people are like this, but it's just human nature. Don't feel bad because it's really not your fault.
I hope your brother works out whatever problems he has so he stops feeling like suicide is the answer, because it's really not.
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I confess that I really have nothing to say about that.
I mean, what is there to say when I can't add anything to what you or argue against anything you said?
(also, I promiss, my so called emotions are ****ed up - how I realized that is a whole other story)
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I confess that nobody like elmir
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Dude I like you in a....non gay way
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@splux : as said earlier there's nothing wrong with you. Everything will fall into place it always does and it always will... Have faith
I confess I'm really glad this thread has started again.
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I confess to be a popular nerd with lots of nerd friends. But I'm Asian and everybody knows that Asians are smart
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It's great to have friends with same likes... In my friend circle in am the only one who has rooted and modded my phone... Actually I'm the only one from all the people I know.
Thanks for the thread, man!
You rock. <3
I confess..
I was bummed when we could no longer confess. lol
Hello everyone.
I confess that i am a very uninterested person and i get through everything in my life just by using my intelligence and manipulating skills.i never express my emotions and i love making sarcastic and ironic comments.
There are many more things i would like to share but i would rather publish my autobiography
Cool thread by the way.
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Ahhhhh, home at last.
I confess that being confessionless for so long was confessingly confessious and since I'm confessing this confession thread is just what my confessions needed. (yes, I made most of those words up. )
So.... To be real....
I confess that I love the holidays and buying people things that make them smile. This year, I'm not really feeling it. I don't know why but it's a little depressing thinking about it.