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[ATTN][UPDATE 2.20.11] Senior Member DADDIEDIESEL Lives

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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zone23 said:
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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Thank you, Rob! (ptfdmedic)

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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Thanks,donation sent,wish it could be more...
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This sucks . hate to see you go Rob.

You will be missed bro.
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This sucks . hate to see you go Rob.
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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?

heathmcabee said:
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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Goodbye

I have really appreciated all the hard work all the developers have done for the epic since I have purchased it in january. I really appreciated Ptfdmedics Roms, in response to that I will share Autism Awareness with the my Incredible 2 community by adding his banner to my Sig. I really did learn a lot from you guys, since I got my epic, I have worked on my fiance's old G1, her current hero, and my best friends EVO. Each one was a challenge in its own respects, and I couldnt have done it without you guys.
I just posted my Epic on Ebay, and will be getting the Incredible 2 here shortly. I am sad to be leaving sprint, but excited to be seeing the quality difference in coverage verizon supposedly has. I am not excited about my bandwidth limitations, since we missed the date for the unlimited amount.

We don't need any more goodbye threads from no name people
There was a whole thread on ppl flaming noname ppl for makr a ton of these
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No going flame or call you no named, but thank the devs personally whose work you enjoyed. They will appreciate it, but personally I'm not super interested in the backstory of someone leaving anyway. I'd prefer to read threads about someone who thought they were going to have to leave for whatever reason and were able to stay in our community, imo.

If you're not a developer leaving....who...the...HELL...cares....-_-
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Thanks The Root for the advice

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I'd prefer to read threads about someone who thought they were going to have to leave for whatever reason and were able to stay in our community, imo.
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I could write like five or six of these. I have come extremely close to trading this phone off for a shift or an evo. The first couple of times it didn't happen was because the deals fell through. Later on I figured out that i would lose voodoo and that gave me pause. Then EF02 came around and fixed most of my problems.
What later insured that i would stay were Anonymous rom i3 which gave my phone a new lease on life and worked great in almost every way. Lastly, independent tests showed the epic's radio is only slightly worse than most phones and doesn't have major issues like the evo3d and nexus s. I just have bad sprint service in my area.
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We don't need any more goodbye threads from no name people
There was a whole thread on ppl flaming noname ppl for makr a ton of these
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At no point did the OP disrespect the community or anyone else. What he did is harmless. If you don't want to read it, don't click on it.
What this community really doesn't need is people being pricks for no damn reason. It doesn't matter if he is a "no name" or a dev-god. Stop being a **** and maybe this place will stop sucking.

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At no point did the OP disrespect the community or anyone else. What he did is harmless. If you don't want to read it, don't click on it.
What this community really doesn't need is people being pricks for no damn reason. It doesn't matter if he is a "no name" or a dev-god. Stop being a **** and maybe this place will stop sucking.
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+1 not sure why people get so upset about stuff like this.
PS: Replying to the thread just bumps it and continue s to make it visible. Seems counterproductive to the complaints IMHO.

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At no point did the OP disrespect the community or anyone else. What he did is harmless. If you don't want to read it, don't click on it.
What this community really doesn't need is people being pricks for no damn reason. It doesn't matter if he is a "no name" or a dev-god. Stop being a **** and maybe this place will stop sucking.
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Make that a +2. I would rather see more respectful and grateful goodbyes like this than the idiotic flaming that follows. Enjoy your new phone OP

+3...
cd's or tapes?

+4. Farewell OP, I hope you have a good time with your new phone.
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+5 goodbye op and the incredible 2 looks like a really good phone and don't listen to the idiot talking ****.
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+6 For real though, be happy with your choice of phone , don't let people knock you for it. Later!
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Verizon booooo ......just kidding enjoy ur new phone +7
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+8
Finally someone that can leave respectfully without trashing the entire community.

tony45x220 said:
If your not a developer leaving....who...the...HELL...cares....-_-
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Thanks all for the best wishes. I would have left input more often and upped my numbers in posts, but I always became side tracked or couldn't remember my log in info. The info I have received from many of your posts has been invaluable.
I sure hope that the Incredible 2 penny sale lasts till tomorrow or Wednesday so I can still place my order, am waiting for my epic to sell or get at least a bid before I purchase my new phone and service.
Also, can someone pm the code to add the Autism Awareness banner to my signature? If not no problem, ill figure it out.

bagelicious said:
At no point did the OP disrespect the community or anyone else. What he did is harmless. If you don't want to read it, don't click on it.
What this community really doesn't need is people being pricks for no damn reason. It doesn't matter if he is a "no name" or a dev-god. Stop being a **** and maybe this place will stop sucking.
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^^This all day. I have absolutely no problem if someone chooses to leave for other pastures, don't really have any problem with someone who posts about it if/when they do so in the respectful and humble manner the OP did though I myself if it were me would just be gone and leave it at that.
The only issue I ever have with those who say 'goodbye' is those who leave and take the opportunity on their way out to gripe, moan and complain about everything the phone isn't/wasn't for them or everything else negative under the sun and even worse in some cases basically try and tell the rest of us that we're a bunch of ignorant sots for not packing our bags and moving on too. The OP did nothing remotely like that and deserves respect & kudos for the above board manner in which he's moving on rather than flaming (which is against the rules anyway, but its unjustified regardless in this case).

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Thanks... corrected
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If a person leaves EPIC 4G for the Samsung Within or the EPIC 4G 2, does it count as leaving? How about to Galaxy S on another network?

Thanks and my thoughts on donations!

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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stir fry a lot said:
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.
"The greatest respect you can earn is self respect" Louie Simmons

musclehead84 said:
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
it sucks that things ain't all that good for you guys but when things are down they all ways get better most times life is a roller coaster hang on for the ride! Family &.friends Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

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.

The Official "Lets get Tommy an Evo LTE" donation thread.

Who's game?
First off, the intention of this thread is to create donations to get the masterful "Mr.Sense", TommyTomato a spanking new EVO LTE. In the least to help fund his purchase and show our appreciation for the phenomenon that is Tommytomato, and all of his countless good deeds and works for this community.
I'm pledging $20. I'll be honest, I haven't done my homework, as soon as this post is placed I'm finding where to donate and will post a confirmation code. I make no stipulations, you can post the same or not, it would be nice to track where this stands monitarily so I can request to close this thread when full retail is reached.
I AM NOT ASKING TO COLLECT DONATIONS! Make them direct, this is the internet after all you don't know me.
So lets do this. With the literal thousands of fans and followers it can be as little as 5 bucks a person to make this happen.
So you wanna give back to the community? Here's your chance. Do it.
Go to the "Classic" OP, link towards bottom. Classic OP
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I am pledging the same. Let me know how to proceed.

walking the talk
Hello **jamieG**,
This email confirms that you have donated Quoc Nguyen $20.00 USD using PayPal.
This credit card transaction will appear on your bill as "PAYPAL *SMILETOTHES".
Donation DetailsDonation amount: $20.00 USD
Total: $20.00 USD
Purpose: Donation XDA Forums
Contributor: **jamieG**
Transaction ID: 5KM475929D946234W
Edit: Ok, I should have edited out my full name... Jamie's a nic-name lol post edited to correct stupidity! **_**

volk9029 said:
I am pledging the same. Let me know how to proceed.
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Link in the OP of the "Classic" thread- here.

this is an extremely nice gesture! I'm honored you'd post this and at the same time hope people know that I do not do android-related stuff for donations.
I just want to add a disclaimer that I am not expecting donations for any promised work done on any device. If this was my full time job then naturally I can make those promises, but please do not use your moneys on me in the hopes that I do anything in return.
Any donations should come no strings attached. But all of you are dearly cherished.
Doesn't mean that I won't contribute. hehe. I had the same disclaimer for the gang over on the 3d forums. It just makes me feel weird to be receiving nice gifts. lol.
Thanks Jamie

tommytomatoe said:
this is an extremely nice gesture! I'm honored you'd post this and at the same time hope people know that I do not do android-related stuff for donations.
I just want to add a disclaimer that I am not expecting donations for any promised work done on any device. If this was my full time job then naturally I can make those promises, but please do not use your moneys on me in the hopes that I do anything in return.
Any donations should come no strings attached. But all of you are dearly cherished.
Doesn't mean that I won't contribute. hehe. I had the same disclaimer for the gang over on the 3d forums. It just makes me feel weird to be receiving nice gifts. lol.
Thanks Jamie
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Haha, exactly why I posted this Tommy. You are so very generous with your time and knowledge, and I knew you would NEVER ask for donations. So believe me friend, I have no expectations for my donation, but I also know, if you do get an EVO LTE, you won't be able to resist the urge to share some goodness.
Besides, if just one quarter of your followers donated a dollar a piece.... WOW bro, you could probably get a new server or two and then make a sight I could host some of my humble work!
And yes I know this exists already, but all the same! Cheers bro!

tommytomatoe said:
this is an extremely nice gesture! I'm honored you'd post this and at the same time hope people know that I do not do android-related stuff for donations.
I just want to add a disclaimer that I am not expecting donations for any promised work done on any device. If this was my full time job then naturally I can make those promises, but please do not use your moneys on me in the hopes that I do anything in return.
Any donations should come no strings attached. But all of you are dearly cherished.
Doesn't mean that I won't contribute. hehe. I had the same disclaimer for the gang over on the 3d forums. It just makes me feel weird to be receiving nice gifts. lol.
Thanks Jamie
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Nice ppl deserve nice gifts, and you're one of the best Tommy you are more than willing to share your knowledge with even the greenest of noobs, unlike a lot of devs who don't even give most ppl the time of day let alone spell it out so even a laymen can understand it
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confirmation# 5X2518669X414594C
... i expect full s-off and a fully functioning ROM within a week young man!!!
just kidding, you are the best Tommy. thanks for everything

Hell I'm not even getting an evoLTE but after i get my new car and get my exam taken care of for work if the threads still up ill donate something. After I finish my exam at the end of the month ill be getting a 66% raise so ill have some extra income then
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I'm there.

I don't generally do any online transactions because I don't bank and therefore don't have a debit card. BUT, today, I put 300 and change on a prepaid visa to order Evo LTE and gnex. There should be a small chunk left, and it'll go to tommy. I won't know how much for a couple hours, but I'll be back. If EVER a dev deserved donations, it's tommy by a mile! Of course there's no strings attached. Tommy has ALREADY provided this community with an INSANE amount of time and knowledge and taught a lot of people. Tommy deserves every good that comes his way. Thanks, tommy.
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Tommy needs the donations now cuz his money is her money and her money is her money, at least that's what my Wifey says about our money. My money's her money and her money's her money so I get an allowance LoL damn women and their crazy ideas
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Tommy needs the donations now cuz his money is her money and her money is her money, at least that's what my Wifey says about our money. My money's her money and her money's her money so I get an allowance LoL damn women and their crazy ideas
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in addition, we should probably get his wife one too so she won't mind him playing with it so much, for our benefit none the less

scottspa74 said:
I don't generally do any online transactions because I don't bank and therefore don't have a debit card. BUT, today, I put 300 and change on a prepaid visa to order Evo LTE and gnex. There should be a small chunk left, and it'll go to tommy. I won't know how much for a couple hours, but I'll be back. If EVER a dev deserved donations, it's tommy by a mile! Of course there's no strings attached. Tommy has ALREADY provided this community with an INSANE amount of time and knowledge and taught a lot of people. Tommy deserves every good that comes his way. Thanks, tommy.
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Yessir. Thanks bro.
-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Tommy needs the donations now cuz his money is her money and her money is her money, at least that's what my Wifey says about our money. My money's her money and her money's her money so I get an allowance LoL damn women and their crazy ideas
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Haha, I always said, I wear the pants
in the family, she just tells me which pair!
alaman68 said:
in addition, we should probably get his wife one too so she won't mind him playing with it so much, for our benefit none the less
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This works too!
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jamieg71 said:
Yessir. Thanks bro.
Haha, I always said, I wear the pants
in the family, she just tells me which pair!
This works too!
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Lol sounds like me, I get changed like a 5y/o if I don't match well enough or if I'm not dressed right for where we're going. She'll drag me back into the closet and pick out my "new" outfit and if I wanna just wear jeans and a tshirt it has to be a $90+ pair of designer jeans and a 50$ designer shirt with a blazer over it. Before I met her I coulda bought 4 outfits for what she spends on one of mine now
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Great idea! I'm in. I know tommy has kept quite a few people from upgrading so he has saved everyone money in the long run. I know that was the case for me.
I will edit this later with details.....
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Tommy is good people, and a talented dev to boot.
If I hadn't just pre-ordered my new LTEvo for the unsubsidized price, I would've already donated to this worthy cause. But with that, and my 5-year anniversary coming up this week, it'll have to wait.
But mark my words, I will be back & donate something, even if it isn't that much. I look forward to this new device, and the devs that will be working on it!
Current ROM (Boot Manager Pro ROM 1): EVO Classic Supermagic v0.0.9 Preview | Kernel: Classic v1.3 SBC

Can't help at this time but I am a huge fan of your work... You will be getting a note or two from me in the future... Hell I may even send you my Evo when I upgrade just so you have an extra to play with

Captain_Throwback said:
Tommy is good people, and a talented dev to boot.
If I hadn't just pre-ordered my new LTEvo for the unsubsidized price, I would've already donated to this worthy cause. But with that, and my 5-year anniversary coming up this week, it'll have to wait.
But mark my words, I will be back & donate something, even if it isn't that much. I look forward to this new device, and the devs that will be working on it!
Current ROM (Boot Manager Pro ROM 1): EVO Classic Supermagic v0.0.9 Preview | Kernel: Classic v1.3 SBC
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Congrats on your anniversary! Man the devs so far that I know of are xHAUSx, Preludedrew, and there's a rumor kushdeck as well. There's other greats I'm sure. Toast is on the oneX with another carrier, hopefully progress there will translate.
As far as a donations my thought was if enough people donate even a little that's gonna further the cause regardless. Tommy's work seems to transcend devices in the long run. With all the tuts, guides and tools he's responsible for. He def deserves it.
Thanks for the commitment bro, I know you'll make good.
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tommytomatoe said:
this is an extremely nice gesture! I'm honored you'd post this and at the same time hope people know that I do not do android-related stuff for donations.
I just want to add a disclaimer that I am not expecting donations for any promised work done on any device. If this was my full time job then naturally I can make those promises, but please do not use your moneys on me in the hopes that I do anything in return.
Any donations should come no strings attached. But all of you are dearly cherished.
Doesn't mean that I won't contribute. hehe. I had the same disclaimer for the gang over on the 3d forums. It just makes me feel weird to be receiving nice gifts. lol.
Thanks Jamie
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Tommy just shut up and take the money....NO NO, I'm kidding...hahahahahaa
I'm glad to have met you way back in the days of TRN! I hate to sound all "Nancy" like Jamie would say BUT you truly deserve a nice new phone! You are not only a smart developer but also a respectful guy that has TONS of class! There has been some that have come close to your level of integrity but none have matched it!!
Oh and guys, Tommy means every word he says! He does this because he loves to do it and NOT because he's looking for donations! Just look at his OPs.....he's doesn't bug the hell out of you with 75 different paypal "DONATE HERE" signs or promises you "insider access" or has a long list of who donated money to him like some devs......he's just that classy and once again, deserves to get another phone!
Tommy THANKS for all you've done for not only me but for the Android community!!