need suggestions as far as books - Xoom General

im in 11th grade and want to read an interesting book to expand my mind. I normally don't read.EVER.. but since I have gotten my xoom I wanna give it a chance. I wanna read a good book. not some boring book I would usually read in school for example lord of the flies..boring. someone suggest a book I might like and enjoy. I tend to like horror,comedy, and adventure stories

What reader program are you using? Kindle, Nook, Google. Aldiko? Some access thousands of free books, most published before 1923 (a lot of great books, but maybe not what you're looking for) so if you go for new books through Nook and Kindle for example, you'll have to buy them. My daughter has been tearing through Ellen Hopkins books (Crank, Identical, Burn) but they seem a bit depressing to me, and maybe more appealing to girls (who seem to love drama, lol). If you like horror, you might like H. P. Lovecraft--available for free.

i was gonna use Google books. I've never really been into books that much because all the books we read in school are extremely boring. I wanna find a book that has mystery and suspense..something that will make me wanna actually read more of it instead of just putting the book down.

I am Legend by Richard Matheson is fantastic, and it's a fairly short book (and quite different from the movie in ways that make you care about the protagonist a million times more). That should be a good introduction. After that, it helps to know what interests you. Science fiction? Fantasy? It seems you probably want some form of fiction to begin with, anyway.
Definitely check out I am Legend.
Or perhaps Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman. It's a series of short stories and, in all likelihood, you'll enjoy his writing style and that will encourage you to check out his other books (I recommend Neverwhere).
Black Man by Richard Morgan is a thriller set in the near future that you may like. Quite a bit of mystery, if I recall and it's a good read.
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman is also excellent; another sci-fi book.
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Some advice... when looking for books, I always try and read the first chapter to see if I take an instant liking to it. This helps a great deal in finding books that I want to finish. Usually, bookshops have seating areas for reading, but it's even easier with ebooks - as I understand, Google provide extracts or the first chapter before you buy. Try before you buy.

Horror: Dan Simmons - Summer of Night - fun and creepy
Horror: Dean Koontz - Watchers - fast moving & especially great if you love dogs
Sci-fi : Orson Scott Card - Enders Game - a classic

1984 is a pretty good book

My favorite book in the last decade has been ""A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson.
It's informative and funny.
Try it out, you'll be glad you did.
Also +1 for Ender's Game

If you have seen and enjoyed the movie Fight Club, check out Chuck Palahniuk's other books. They usually have you saying 'WTF' until the very end.

If you like the twilight movies try the twilight series. Or the Harry Potter series as I'm sure many people can tell you the books normally are better then the movies.
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Well, my 2 cents.
I think nobody should die without having read To Kill a Mockingbird from Harper Lee. It's one of the best books I have ever read, although being somehow old (60's or something).
I have read tons of books, and have loved almost all of them. I don't know. Some come fast to my mind: 1984, Christine (I love this one, as I do love cars), Jurassic Park, etc.
I enjoy books from Dean R Koontz (Horror), Michael Crichton (all kind), Robin Cook (medical related), Ken Follet, Stephen King, etc.
I really hope you find something interesting to read.
Regards.

incrediblenotinstock said:
im in 11th grade and want to read an interesting book to expand my mind. I normally don't read.EVER.. but since I have gotten my xoom I wanna give it a chance. I wanna read a good book. not some boring book I would usually read in school for example lord of the flies..boring. someone suggest a book I might like and enjoy. I tend to like horror,comedy, and adventure stories
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Moneyball by Michael Lewis is definitely my recommendation!
It starts from baseball but larger than baseball.
I got a quick review and link is here.
http://www.opinionatedfool.com/2011/05/book-review-moneyball-art-of-winning.html

Everyone so far has had great suggestions. Any of those books would be a great start. Another sci-fi book I've enjoyed (and is much better than the movie) is Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Related

Howard Stern on Android

Figured I would share, in case some didn't know. I've been using Droidlive lite to stream Stern on shoutcast. There's a dozen channels on shoutcast that loop Stern. Totally free, totally sweet. A lot easier than when I had a bberry. Too bad I paid for an account at the beginning of summertime.
Sprint hero
Fresh 1.1
Nexus bootscreen
16g Sd card
Amon Ra 1.5.2.
Sweet, thanks for pointing that out, I have been looking for such an app for a while.
i used to do this online a while back, i found out its easier to just download them after someone caps the show and just move it over to the mem card and you are able to pause it and no commercials. u can use any of the music streamers though if you want to hear it live, i tried it with streamfusion like 2 weeks ago
Yeah, I never found too good of a download source. Be nice id you could record straight from streaming app in the phone.
didnt his co host just try and kill him self the other day ??? whats his name artie or somthing like that
I must have.missed that one. He's got some serious issues though. They said he was getting help.
Alex Jones is on shoutcast also. Listening to alex might actually cause some people to think and act like decent human beings and pay attention to whats going on around them, so beware. Listening to stern will turn you into a zombie. oh by the way, "tunewiki" does shoutcast.
yea artie tried to off himself, he stabbed himself 5-6 times i think, 3 were serious. stabbing yourself to death is RAW, i couldnt do it. but yea, i know people hate stern, i just listen to him purely for comedic purposes.
Wow, that's f'ed up.
I don't hate stern, just that to much nonsense will turn you into a....zombie. Was a fan of stern for years but if you haven't noticed we're being sold into slavery at a staggering pace. For real everyone should give jones a listen, and while you're at it visit a few good websites also... infowars.com, wearechange.org, liberty4free.com. Get your news from alternative sources like the drudgereport.com, mainstream media is there to lie to you and keep you in line.
Yeah no thanks, not into radical bs. Jones is a zealot who hates all but white Christian males. The world has enough issues without listening to fear and hatemongers. Those people prey on the poor, and uneducated. I use to listen to all that crappy when I was young, angry, and blaming everyone else for my problems. Then I grew up.
well unfortunately from your statement I know u've never looked into any of what he talks about. if u actually educated yourelf on the american gov's slaughter of millions, and the control they are attempting to get over allllll of us, not just white males, then u'd b angry to. just go to liberty4free.com and watch the documentaries on ruby ridge and waco, if that doesn't make u angry, then u sir are a zombie. Look up the article the info czar just release, he's actually advocating thought crimes! hello 1984, maybe u should read it. also watch "freedom to facism" by aaron russo. that would be a good start to your so called education. People who stand up for human rights are not radicals. the radicals are the ones trying to oppress those who do. "those who prey on the poor" u mean like the banksters who just stole trillions of dollars from you and I?
http://ic2.pbase.com/o6/54/14154/1/83230527.Hehstghw.PaghmanBeforeAfter.jpg kabul 40 years ago and today, yeah u should b angry.
Just make sure u don't miss american idol!!!
Not into that either, thanks anyway.
Case and point. Don't worry people like me are still here to defend your right to b ignorant.
You're a. douche, and know nothing about me. Go back to hole you crawled out of. I love how all you fanatics think people are ignorant, just because they're not into your radical bs. Mods, freel free to delete this thread, its been hijacked by an idiot.
Mods feel free to censor the most important thread on here
educate yourself please thats all I ask.
Here's a link to "America: Freedom to Fascism" by Aaron Russo (RIP) if anyone is interested. Director of trading places with Eddie Murphy among other things. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173#

Thank You Devs Week!

Thank You Devs Week.
Recently, I've been seeing lots of moaning around ROMs, and I wanted to do something that means we can all give something back to us.
Devs work very hard around the clock for us, and sometimes it's easy to just moan and moan about bugs, feature requests, or asking for ETAs.
So, this week, join us to celebrate all the hard work that devs do for us and THANK YOUR DEV!
What Can I Do?
We want you to get in touch with your dev, by Twitter, email or PM, and tell them why you love their ROM so much.
These are email addresses that devs have sent us so far so that you can thank them:
None yet
Devs please email max(at)maxmarroni(dot)co(dot)uk if you have an email addy you want to add to this list. Make sure to include the device subforum so we know which post to add it to.
You can also tweet about the campaign to @thankyoudevs or #thankyoudevsweek
We need a logo!
If you're good with photoshop etc, we need a groovy logo and a graphic to go in people's signatures with something like 'I thanked My Dev!' in it. Email max(at)maxmarroni(dot)co(dot)uk if you're interested.
And Finally...
Thank you for supporting this campaign and I hope no devs get inundated with thousands of emails
Happy Thanking your Dev!
Sychophants-r-us
Cor! yeah! I'll have some of that!
I've created a site called sycophantsr.us where you can all add your dev-greets!
Sycophants-R-us: English Chapter.
Dave and Sam's plans for us all to 'hug-a-hoody' kind of disappeared didn't they? I suppose old Cleggy put him off a bit.
But, no worries fellow sycophants! Thank-a-Dev-week really kicks off after work today. We, (well, we the English Chapter of SRU, that is), will all be meeting up in Guildford. The plan is to swoop on Chunky-Dev. He usually lurks as Sys-Admin on the Industrial Estate there.
After a few hug-a-chunks we'll feel bloody good about ourselves won't we? And it's all back to the Groveller's afterwards. Last one in buys the Chianti Classico!
See you there everyone!
P.S. Full details on the website http://www.sycophantsr.us - yesterdays non-linking error now corrected
lol im there croques
Reminder Sycophants-R-us
Guildford cattle market 6.30 sharp. Yes it's tonight for the Hunky-Chunky-Dev Swoop Group meet. Be there or be square.
i missed it.
good turn out?
Dishy-Dev-of-the-Day
Dishy Dev of the Day
Well folks, those of you in the English Chapter that attended the do at the Grovellers, in Guildford last evening, had a super time. I was so pleased we all managed to fit in. Mario had bought in a few extra bottles of Chianti Classico as requested. I'd told him we would all be coming 'en masse' and to expect, at least, 100+. He was right though; the two extra bottles <em>were</em> enough.
Anyway, I just know our chunky-hunky-dev enjoyed all the man-hugs you gave him - and those from me too - (you can see he's pleased in the picture I took). I lingered in the hug a little longer than normal; I summoned up all my courage and pressed quite close! I decided I quite like man boobs, don't you? Well, no probably, you more than likely being a fella; you most likely don't. On the other hand though...
But to continue... it was strange, no-one sat close to him all evening. I guess, being a code-monkey, he's one of the Great Unwashed and whiffs a bit. You know what I mean? But I couldn't be sure though; I'm having trouble with my sinuses at the moment and tend to snort snot sideways and everywhere.
I'm sorry! Was that too much information?
No-one mentioned any odd smells and the evening passed just fine. Folks tended to drift away after about 7'ish as they had something else scheduled. My, what busy lives you all lead! Phones were hot with all those diary entries I could see being made. Someone was going on about an app that can ring your phone whenever you want. What would be the point of that? Daft if you ask me.
But I missed most of the conversation, such as there was, as I was making peace with Mario. He said I'd promised 100 guests, when I done no such thing. I know how difficult it is for members in these stricken times. Travel costs are so high now, aren't they? Some had come from as far away as Shalford! Thanks for all that effort! You know who you are; I won't embarrass you by naming names. But it was a shame when you had to leave very early-on so as to get back, as the lights on your bike had broken. But, as I say, I think the evening passed off very well.
Well, apart that is from that slightly unpleasant moment when someone flashed their phone in Hunky-Chunk's face and asked "can you beat that then?" Clearly the phone in question was not loaded with his ROM. Well, I know for a fact it wasn't his ROM. As it all seemed to be working fine; with no lag or anything. And I could clearly see the GPS had a fix, even indoors as we were. I think it might have been He-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named's ROM. He went purple for a moment; puce even; I thought for a moment the game was up and we all were going to get a tougue lashing. Asperger's and Tourrettes together is quite a burden for one boy to carry isn't it?
But he was easily distracted by someone breaking a glass behind him. He's known to have the attention span of a gnat on a Summer's evening buzzing back to places already visited. (It's the limited attention span that gets the bugs in the code you know - but I'd better not dwell on that, had I?)
Now, as it happened, I had the time to ask our Hunky-Chunk your questions over breakfast this morning. Oooh! I really ought to re-phrase that ... as nothing happened. No. Nothing.
I tell you - nothing at all happened. Well here's what did happen... after polishing off the two bottles of Chianti between us, he was a bit legless and I thought I'd better see him home. Despite me promising him I was going to make him famous as my latest toy-boy. And telling him that between us we could re-populate Passchendaele. And handing over a purse full of Viagra. He was as limp as a filleted cuttle fish in a wheelchair on an outing to Lourds. I don't think he had a clue as to what was on offer! If he did, he certainly didn't want it. No, and I wasn't put off by the frilly underwear either; I'd have been willing to give it a go. I tend to wear the plainer style with a larger gusset myself, but hey-ho.
I suppose I've lost some of my allure since I stopped colouring my hair and become menopausal - well long since really. And so what? I've developed a few 'laughter lines'. And the flesh sags a bit where it didn't used to. We all have to face up to age catching us up eventually. It's a cruel, cruel World, isn't it? But I digress... and what am I waffling on about?
Without more ado - let me announce our Dishy-Dev-of-the-Day!
He's asked me not to reveal his real name or screen-handle(s) as he might want to get a proper job one day and doesn't want all this tosh obscuring his resume. I can understand that.
But he's one real Hell-of-a-Fella and a Dishy-Chunky-Hunky-Dunky-Dev I can tell you.
Here he is:
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isn't he a sweetie? And he's really nothing like the villain he's made out to be.
I knew you wouldn't be disappointed. Actually, it isn't the photo I took. He wouldn't let me use that. (I thought it was we women who were supposed to be vain.) But he gave me a picture of himself taken before all that lard loaded, and insisted I use that. So there you go; a little fishy, wishy-dishy, picture instead.
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Born : Cesarean section
Nationality : British
Age : 27.75
Pet family name : Oi You!
Occupation : Windows Systems Engineer
Live : Godalming - house share. (Ed. It's a squat and the water's off!)
School : Yes
Uni : No
School Prizes : Christmas Raffle 1997
Favourite food : Anything in a pie-case & chips
Favourite colour: Green
Favourite Group : Sugababes
Favourite Oldie : YMCA, Village People
Favourite OS : RISC OS
Favorite phone : Nokia N95
Favourite saying: Defectus tuus consilium carpere discrimen mihi non constituit!
Car : Renault Twingo (Ed. Un-taxed and not insured)
Vote for : Me
Spare time spent: Chillin' 'n' codin'
Sports : Water pistols duel around the rack rooms - but only on night shift!
Snort etc : Nothing in last 9 months; I'm clean now, honest, well, apart from a popper or two at weekends
Best Game : The Ultimate Gay Mafia Wars
Dislikes : Anyone who questions me; boyfriend leaving pants on floor; other ROM devs; people taking the piss.
Pet hates : Grey and wrinklies (Ed. touche)
Disappointed by : Not going to Uni
Future plans : Develop for Windows Phone 7; ban everyone fom XDADevelopers who posts a bug report on my ROM
Would like : Respect; adoration; a degree; more pay
Well, there you have it folks. And look out for our next....Dishy-Dev-of-the-Day coming soon to sycophants-R-us! Are you a member yet? PM 42turkeys if you want to join!
(c) Piss-Taking Productions Ltd: Pimlico, Poplar, Purley, Penge & Penzance
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And tomorrow night...
I can confirm that 'Thank You Devs Week' bravely continues despite the lethargy displayed by last evening's poor attendance. I only received one apology. Shame on the rest of you.
I'm not sure what's got into you all. I know that a woman discussing things about blokes bits and the like in today's 'Dishy-Dev-of-the-Day' isn't really the social norm. But hey, times are a changing.
All you little introverts out there can really help push the social barriers on a bit. So don't be frightened - just join in and do your thing! Brown-nose a bit if you want or just listen to others doing it. So, OK, maybe you've just got to reload that ROM and perhaps your social skills do need honing a touch; but you've got to get your head out of that phone at some time - do it now! Please come and join us! If you want some tips on brown-nosing, 42TurkeyTwizzlersInOneSitting has written a how-to. You'll find it on the web site. It's an invaluable primer for getting to the top in todays world of business.
Anyway, let's get on to tomorrow's Dishy-Dev-of-the-Day.
Who could it be?
He bravely battles the booze; he's bright but boring; he's a big bad bastard and he's BANNED!
Know who it is yet? Make sure you join Sychophants-R-Us to get the full low-down in tomorrows edition of Dishy-Dev-of-the-Day. Remember to pm 42turkeys to join!
PS No Swoop Group meet on this one; (I want to see if I can get the bastard on my own this time).
Dishy-Dev-of-the-Day: Failure report
Well fellow member of sycophats-R-us. I have to report abject failure. It's not often in my life that something gets the better of me. But it happened last night.
I was all pimped-up to the nines, badly wanting to make a good impression. I even had my heels on, I haven't worn those in ages... and the body-shaper... like Trish & Suzanna wear. It had pulled me in nicely so I really thought I might too, at last.
Anyhow to continue my report, I finally managed to get some sort of GPS fix from the 4/11 satellites being received on my phone and eventually found my way to where our Dishy-Dev-of-the-Day lived.
I successfully parked the car... it took a while though. I only put a small dent in the door of that Audi A8; I don't 'spose they'll notice. But I did need to find another space somewhere else just to be safe. And it was that that took the time.
Neasden is such a dump isn't it? I found the house and decended the very worn steps to the basement flat. Paint was peeling off everywhere. And it stunk to High Heaven of cat pee. You know what? Irony of all irony; do you know what the house and flat number were? Flat 26, 32 Carper's Crescent. Well! I ask you. How close is that to all the brouhaha over kernel 2.6.32; did he have it or didn't he? Well, specially for you, my SRU reader, I was going to find out. But between you and me I don't for a moment think he really did have that code. But I was going to ask him anyway. I thought he'd tell me afterwards.. you know... in that dreamy time after copulating... or whatever you young boys call it these days.
I knocked on the door and waited. And waited. I waited. And I waited. I would have phoned him but what with all the GPS use, the battery had died.
My ROM Dev say two hours use is quite good for a Froyo ROM. I'm really pleased and love my ROM to bits; it's fantastic! I really, really appreciate all the amazingly hard work the Dev has done on my behalf. I always make a point of telling my Dev how great his ROM is even before I've loaded each twice-daily update... they like the feedback you know. Enough; I'm continuing...
I banged on the door again... rat-a-tat-tat, rat-tat. I was getting quite musically minded with beating out that rhythm; I had visions of drumming behind Mark Knopfler. Dream on Girl! Oh, if I could have my time round again.
But I was able to force my attention back to the matters in hand, and without too much brain down-time. Does your mind drift off sometimes? Mine's more off than on these days .. but I'm wandering again - sorry.
I knew he was in because I could smell burnt cabbage via the Expelair in the window. And I'd already texted him and told him to expect me around 8. It was a few minutes after sunset and the light was starting to go. I kicked the door a bit so the glass panes rattled.
Doing that set off a chain reaction I didn't anticipate...
I only had flimsy fashion shoes on so I'd stubbed my toe with all that door kicking. Naturally I lifted my foot to give it a rub. When I put it back down again the stiletto heel pierced the tail of next door's cat that was ingratiating itself around my legs and was probably responsible for the smell. The cat squealed like a barrage balloon with a million psi leak; I jumped in fright at the unexpected noise and stumbled backwards on those heels I've been telling you about; knocking open the door to the hidy-hole behind me in the process. The cacophony woke the fox hiding in the hidy-hole. He whooshed past me up the steps, sending the milk bottles at the top crashing down.
As I tried to regain my balance, I slipped on an old festering takeaway, (at least I hope that's what it was). I promptly fell-over backwards, well and truly into the hidy-hole; knocking over the bins therein and tearing my stockings as I went. I felt the gusset pop on my body-shaper; with skirt hitched even higher and with legs akimbo. All my assets were on full view. If you know what I mean?
Empty beer cans were rolling out from the hidy-hole everywhere. They mixed in gay abandon with the bottles cascading down the steps. Well, altogether it was all one hell-of-a din. And it woke things up I can tell you.
It was the people in the upstairs ground-floor flat that were first to be roused. They weren't very polite at first telling me to clear off, but they used that F-word I don't like; and they told me to ply my trade on someone else's doorstep. Anyway to cut a long story short I managed to explain what had happened. It took me three goes, but eventually they calmed down and saw the funny side. I'm damned sure I didn't. I still can't. But they agreed to bang on their floor - his ceiling you understand - and eventually I could hear cussing and swearing advancing up the passage to the door in front of me. I'd picked myself up by this time and re-pinned my gusset so at least I was decent.
"Wasshsup?" He called, standing behind the door and slurring his speech badly. I could tell he was three sheets to the wind. I poked open the letter box and peered through into the gloom. He was wearing just his vest and pants. His pecs weren't up to much but his tackle looked ok. Contrary to what all those spam emails say boys - I can tell you - girls don't care about size very much. So I'm sure all you weeners will be ok.
Well, there he was in his vest and pants; I say 'his' but they were so dirty they looked as if that had had a few dozen owners before. I could feel my desire level dropping markedly as that wave of deja-vu disappointment crept over me.
"It's me!" I called through the letter box, trying to keep my spirits up and sound cheerful. "I texted you earlier about an interview for my web-site."
"Web site?" He asked, still slurring like billyo.
"They've banned me... the bastards. Me?! The best ROM developer that'sshsever lived. Me! The bastards.... but I'll show'em.... I will ... I'll show'em. Basshtards"
I quickly decided I needed to steer him back to the purpose of my visit and try and put a stop to his burgeoning melancholia.
"I've come to ask you to share a few things with my ..." Before I could finish my sentence with the word 'reader', he interrupted, roaring like a wounded animal.
"Share?" "Did you say - SHARE?" The volume rose on the last word; even the questioning-lift at the end rattled my fillings.
"Are you bloody well taking the piss Woman?" He boomed.
"No Sir, I'm not Sir." I though it was a smart move to sir him and show much needed respect. (They're all the same these Devs - just so bloody needy. But I'd remembered the 'Sir' technique from 42TurkeyTwizzlersInOneSitting Brown-Nosers How-To). I continued before he could interject...
"Its just that my reader likes to find out about our favourite Devs, Sir, and we're having this special week called 'Thank-a-Dev-Week', Sir, and I thought you might like to share something of yourself with us, Sir - you know through my website." I gushed like a gawky-embarrassed-14-year-old on her first date.
But it was too late. I realized I'd used the 'share' word again. Not all the 'Sirs' in the World could undo that calamity.
Well, as you can imagine, dear reader, the game was well and truly up! Any plans I'd had for scoring that night were now zilch, terminated and kapput. Thank you very much and goodnight, as John Cleese might say!
Our Not-So-Dishy-Dev kneeled at the door, peering back at me through the letter box with glassy unfocused eyes. Peering back I could see the gravy stains down his vest. They had been smeared as he'd tried to wipe them away. I could see his pupils were huge, like saucers.
Sharpening up his gaze and giving me a quick once-over he made his decision. I could see his brain working; he didn't look that bright to me, despite what they say.
"Clear off you miserable scrawny tart and tell 'em all - I SHARE NUFFINK WITH NO-ONE... Bastards..."
And with that he got up and disappeared up his passage. I could hear him repeating the word 'bastards', muttering to himself as he slipped from view.
So todays Dishy-Dev-of-the-Day is He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named and he wants you to know he shares nothing with anyone and he thinks we're all bastards. I've interpolated a bit; please excuse the artistic license.
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Share Code : No
View of XDA-Devs : Bastards
View of XDA-Mods : Bastards
View of XDA-Users : Bastards
Now, I want you to know I played no part in his demise on XDA. There were things I could have said at the time but decided, quite rightly in my view now, not to. Just like any good SRU member, I always fully support the Mods. They do a wonderful job. Thank you Mods! (For anyone interested I've just casually dropped a couple of other methods from 42TurkeyTwizzlersInOneSitting's Brown-Nose How-To - i.e unquestioning support and gratuitous thanks.)
And it's too late to carp now isn't it? No one likes resurrecting old flames or re-telling the mis-fortunes of others. Especially me. And so I wish him all the best and hope he finds himself again soon. (Methods 3 - explain away lack of action on your part, with 4 - plausible deniability, and 4 empathetic hope for some improved future state; BNHT)
So, on a lighter note, there you have it folks! And look out for tomorrow's Dishy-Dev-of-the-Day coming soon to sycophants-R-us! Are you a member yet? Remember pm 42turkeys if you want to join!
(I do hope we can get a better Dev response next time - any other committee member want to try? And what news from the American and Canadian Sycophants-R-us Chapters? Wasn't there an SRU group starting in India too?)
(c) Piss-Taking Productions Ltd: Pimlico, Poplar, Purley, Penge & Penzance. Distribution agreement with Cambridge Romano Anglo Press (c) C.R.A.P. 2010
Swoop Group: English Chapter. Away Game This Weekend
OK fellow Sycophants-R-Us members. We have our final Swoop Group meet coming up this weekend. It's a long one distance one this time, so bring extra batteries; I'm sure they'll be a long wait at the airport.
We are off to Hagfors! Flight leaves Gatwick at 13:10 this afternoon! So tell your boss you've got period pains or whatever excuse you boys use, and get on over to Gatwick.
Norwegian Airlines flight LGW-UME. But don't be deceived by the airline's name. 'Cos we're off to SWEDEN to Hug-a-Deliciously-Desirable-Dev and to let him know what his recent appearance on XDA means for us all!
See you all at check in!!
Sycophants-R-Us: Group Swoop to Sweden URGENT!!!!!
Where is everybody?
It's 12:15 and they're close to boarding the flight and I'm waiting in the departure lounge on my own! PM me to tell me where you are. Or better even, switch your blooming GPSes on so I can see your whereabouts in the SRU app.
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Sent from my HTC phone
SRU Swoop Group trip to Hagfors, Sweden
Well, thanks a bunch, guys. Call yourselves sycophants? Your not worthy the name!
And did you need to be so horrid? I'm only trying to get through 'Thank-a-Dev-Week' and have a laugh with a few mates along the way. It is our last Dev-of-the-Day outing so I thought you all might make a bit of effort. But what do do?
That was a really nasty video you made, Dave. I did manage to download it from YouTube and see it ok, thanks. It had a bit of a red caste to it with a few dropped frames - who's ROM were you using? And yes, as you say, that picture was the spitting image of me, but did you really need to use it? Showing a small photo without that big red highlighter circled around the wart on my upper-lip might have been acceptable. But that A2 size was a bit unkind.
Yes, as you claim it is 'a bloody big wart'. Don't you think I don't know that? But I'm waiting - just like Nanny McPhee - for the thing to disappear on its own. If it worked for her; I'm sure it'll work for me.
But what really hurt was the chorus you sang at the end. I can see you were all tanked up but that's no excuse really.
What was it? That last bit? "What do we wanno go to Hagfors with a warty old HAG FOR?" Of course you just had to shout that last bit didn't you? Then you all fell on the floor laughing!
You can be so cruel, David.
Got to stop now; the stewardess has told me three times to switch my phone off. They've closed the doors. More news later - if the batteries last!
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lol, I see my nice idea we worked on in #villainrom completely failed lol.
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This needs to be in the top 10 awesome threads of 2010
Sycophants-R-Us: Traitors!
For completeness I'm going to finish 'Thank-a-Dev-Week come what may. And from what I know now about what you all have done - 'what may come' may be anything.
As I've told you before I don't like being beaten by the way events conspire. But I have to tell you, reader, (and if you think I'm going to call you 'dear reader' after you've all done you can sod-off). I have to tell you, 'reader', that my heart's not in it. Sycophants-R-Us died a little for me yesterday. Dave's video started it. But bloomin' well spending all that money getting to Sweden only to discover you all planned this together, has really taken the biscuit.
I'm just so depressed. I'm one hell of a mug aren't I?. I've spent a fortune; it's not like there's a Ryanair el-cheapo flight to get out here. No - it was a full-price scheduled flight I took, seemingly just to make myself look even more stupid.
I don't think I'll be able to hold my head up around SRU ever again. I imagine Doris, Mabel and Cecily will be casting pitying glances my way and smiling to themselves over their knitting while we play whist on the SRU coach outing to Bognor or where ever. Just because I don't knit and am a woman-into-phones they've always socially isolated me. I've always been an outsider with them. I didn't mind that so much because I could always talk with one of their husbands - that's one of you lot - about new ROMs and apps and stuff. I thought I'd been accepted as a kind of 'honorary man'. But now, you'll all be laughing behind my back too won't you? I don't think I can bear being an outcast any more.
And that self-styled Chief Brown-Noser, 42TurkeyTwizzlersInOneSitting - you know him - he's the one always playing pocket billiards whenever you see him standing at the bar. I know for a fact he's got very little to play with; Mrs 42TurkeyTwizzlersInOneSitting told me. And I'm not one to spread gossip, as you know, but using Twitter on my phone has been a revelation. The things you find out! And in almost real-time too! You wouldn't believe half of them unless, as I do, you knew they were true. 42TurkeyTwizzlersInOneSitting - is always very correct and proper when you meet him isn't he? Well... apparently. But he's really into spanking and bondage and stuff; like that Max Mottely, who was in the papers a while back.
His poor long suffering wife - that's 42TurkeyTwizzlersInOneSitting's wife not Max Mottley's - I don't know how she stands him. Well I do. She told me. She sends him off for 'funny sessions' in basement flats in London for 50 quid a pop. It keeps him off her knee though, doesn't it? And that's all that matters.
So why is he all the while so smug? He thinks he's the 'Supreme Sycophant' and that I'm beneath even his contempt. He started all this 'Thank-a-Dev-Week' crap that I've been struggling so hard to make work for us all. But what contribution does he make? A big fat nothing - that's what. Did he attend a swoop group? Like as hell he did.
What I want to know is... why does he always forget to adjust himself when he exits the toilet? I wonder if that makes him a closet exhibitionist as well as being into spanky-hanky-panky?
Many Devs are introverted-exhibitionists you know. That's what drives them. I know introversion and exhibitionism don't sit well together but it kind of makes sense. These Devs, our Devs, want to show off and let us all know how clever they are but they don't like mixing much with others. So they code ROMs in their bedrooms and wait for the adulation to arrive.
Devs like the word 'flash' too, I think. Look at the number of times they use it in their ROM release instructions. 'Flash this', 'flash that'. I believe it has subliminal connotations for them.
Instead of a real flash, you know, a widely-opened-proper-pervy-macintosh kind of flash, the sort that all we older women have seen at least half-a-dozen time in our lives. (And some of you boys have thought about doing, I bet). Well, in their minds - I'm sure they see it as surrogate flashing instead. They get their jollies in the certain knowledge that we're all loading their ROMs; at their behest; as fast as they can spin them. The real pervy-Devs sometimes release two or three ROMs in a day. I can only imagine they get very sore... if the adulation doesn't arrive.
And getting back to the point of all this; I'm still waiting here in Ulmea airport, Sweden. It 6:45 Saturday evening local time. I haven't eaten since having a rye crisp-bread on the plane yesterday; and I've no money. Well, that's not true. I have money. Just not the right money.
Because I flew to Sweden with Norwegian Airlines, I somehow got it into my head I needed Norwegian money. This'll be the icing on the cake for you lot. I've a 1000 krone note but no-one will change it as its too big! You know the same kind of hassle we get in the UK with £50 notes. So I've been doing some of the stuff Tom Hanks did when he got stuck at a US airport; but not nearly so successfully. I've tried being very feminine and helpless to attract a bit of chivalry.. It used to work years ago, pre-wart. but all I've managed to attract so far is the attention of airport security with a very stern warning to desist.
I won't tell you spending all night and all next day in an airport departure lounge is no fun; I'm sure you know that. What I will tell you is that discovering that everyone but me was in on this. That's the 'Me' that's been trying to jolly you all along. You know? This person; Me! The one trying so hard to kick some life into Sycophants-R-Us and Thank-a-Dev-Week. I only wanted to ensure you enjoy yourselves in the process of seeing that the Devs are thanked properly for their superb hard work on our behalves. They do a wonderful job you know.
It's taken me some time to realize what I'm doing at Ulmea Airport in Sweden. I remember full well the refrain - "Wha' do we wanna go to Hagfors with a warty old hag for?" So why am I here at Ulmea? Good question! And the answer came to me while I was wide awake at 3.45 this morning.
You all knew Hagfors wasn't on any major airline route from the UK didn't you? You only chose it to make a rhyme with 'hag for' in that horrid video. Didn't you, Dave? Didn't you? There's no need to answer because I've worked it out. When I phoned up asking if you knew where our New-Nordic-Swedish-Swishy-Dishy-Dev-of-the-Day lives you said you'd find out and call me back. I wondered why it took you so long, but you were ringing around the SRU Swoop Group and hatching your plan weren't you? It took me half the night to work it out. But I know. I know.
Our New-Nordic-Swedish-Swishy-Dishy-Dev-of-the-Day target lives in Gothenburg doesn't he? I've just looked it up on XDA. And you all knew that landing at Ulmea at 10:20 at night would put me hundreds of miles from Gothenburg with no chance of me getting any action with our New-Nordic-Swedish-Swishy-Dishy-Dev-of-the-Day. Even if I could have persuaded him to see the sensual woman beyond the wart.
Anyway just to spite you all I phoned him. He didn't say much. He's a bit embarrassed by his English pronunciation; although he didn't need to pronounce anything really. Apart, that is, from repeating what he learned from the video.
"What do we wanna go to Hagfors with a warty old hag for?" Followed by very deep-bass guttural laughing; that's all I could get out of him. I assume the video has gone mega on YouTube?
Well, I did say I was going to finish Thank-a-Dev-Week at the start didn't I. Just accept it's not as comprehensive as I would like but you pratts conspired against me and I really can't be bothered any more..
So, reader, our New-Nordic-Swedish-Swishy-Dishy-Dev-of-the-Day This is what I know.
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Live : Gothenburg (Ed. NOT Hagfors ;) )
Enjoy : Schadenfreude (Ed. No. It's not a German wine. I had to look it up too.)
So here I am, reconciled to to returning to the UK hundreds of pound poorer, perhaps a bit wiser and feeling lower than I thought I could possibly feel.
Oooh! My phone's trackball has just lit up. Well done to my ROM Dev for getting it working! I'd really like to see the LEDs flash alternately too; I'll write in and request the feature when I get back.
It's a message from the XDA Moderation Team. It looks kind of formal. Hang on while I read it.
I'm too upset to continue now and you'll have to wait while I get myself together. Oh I do need a good seeing to!
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Sycophants-R-Us: Banned!
Dear Croques,
Thank you for your letter re- 42turkeys requesting an update to his XDA-screen-name.
As we have made you aware earlier, the Senior Moderation Team, have not regarded your gratuitous use of sexual imagery to denigrate our male XDA users' self-esteem, in any favourable light.
You were also warned not to promote your own sexual proclivities or desires.
You were also asked to desist from promoting an external organization; namely Sycophants-R-Us.
You tell us that 'Thank-a-Dev-Week' has been - to use your words - 'a Turkey'. In that it had largely failed to attract any following what-so-ever. Neither from Developers or XDA users. Whilst that may be true, we have come to the view that your scornful imagery, seemingly at first reading sycophantic, actually is not. The ironic sub-plot is the absolute antithesis of your writing. Your real message is apparent to anyone with a Reading Age over 12. (We accept that excludes Sun readers). Hence we find your writing devalues everyone using the XDA Forums.
Your request to rename 42turkeys as 43turkeys whilst, semanitically mildly amusing, is denied.
Further, the name-calling and vicious flaming of XDA members is, as you have been warned, against XDA Forum rules.
We have regretfully decided to close your account on XDA with immediate effect. We warn you that any action on your part to rejoin with an alias screen-name will be carefully monitored and any such 'sister' accounts will be closed without notification.
Best wishes
The Senior Moderation Team.
XDA Forum.
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I'm gutted... bye everyone.
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Android Reference Book

During my business programming career, I always had good reference books to use no matter what language I was programming in.
I'm not talking a "How To..." book, but a solid reference book. Here's the class, here's the methods and their parameters. Maybe a short example.
I can't find anything similar for Android OS...anyone out there know of something?
Yes, I know it's on the net, but for me, there's just something about having the book. Like when I'm not coding, I can lay on the couch and read it while watching the game or not have to switch screens (even though I can pull-up a reference link on my second laptop).
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During my business programming career, I always had good reference books to use no matter what language I was programming in.
I'm not talking a "How To..." book, but a solid reference book. Here's the class, here's the methods and their parameters. Maybe a short example.
I can't find anything similar for Android OS...anyone out there know of something?
Yes, I know it's on the net, but for me, there's just something about having the book. Like when I'm not coding, I can lay on the couch and read it while watching the game or not have to switch screens (even though I can pull-up a reference link on my second laptop).
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Checkout Professional Android 2 Application Development by Wrox - Reto Meier (Author). Been using it for a month or so, learned a lot and it is pretty in depth for complex subjects. One of the best books ive used
Guess it's worth a try. Got scared for a second because I DID order Android 2 Pro and returned it the next day. There was no order in the book, nothing was clear at all and tbh, it was just nasty bad.
I can try the one you suggested. If Amazon is anything, they're fast and the return policy is just awesome.
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Google develops android too fast for books to be worth the money, IMO.
Read the SDK docs and work with some code. Anything in that book is trivial to find on the internet.
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Professional Android 2 Application Development is a very good book and it quite up to date in its current revision.
I can also warmly recommend Mark Murphy's Warescription. You get four e-books and all it's updates for 12 months. Those books are high quality and Mark does a very good job at keeping the books up to date and also at helping his Warescription community with their questions. You should give it a try.
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Checkout Professional Android 2 Application Development by Wrox - Reto Meier (Author). Been using it for a month or so, learned a lot and it is pretty in depth for complex subjects. One of the best books ive used
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I got the book. I was up late programming (as usual). It was like 4 a.m. EST Monday morning when I ordered it on Amazon. Did 3 to 5 business days. It came Tuesday!!!
Thanks, it's a good book. The FULL source code and all listings are downloadable which is nice. The book covers a lot of information and I think it's in the intermediate to semi-advanced level. Well written, logical progression of concepts. Only thing I really miss are some screen shots of an emulator running the projects.
I think I might run to local Best Buy, get a new black ink cartridge and print all the source code out and get it bound or put in notebook for a one-stop reference. Some projects have 5+ classes in them and it's easier to "flip through" in a book vs. onscreen. Worth the $20 in material (paper and ink).
what about a good book or place to learn the basics?
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Rom: Never stock, but always with some Gingerbread.
I would start with some Google-found tutorials. There are hundreds of "Hello World" apps out there. For a beginner, the Hello World app is probably easier than getting the SDK up and running! LOL
Then work with adding EditText and TextView boxes. Then move on to Buttons. A good second program is "Enter your Name", "Hit Submit", "Show your Name". That gets all 3 ideas above going as well as onClick code and will get you working with main.xml
awesome! Thanks for the info. I installed everything earlier from Google and got that all setup. I will look more into everything else. Appreciate the reply.
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Rom: Never stock, but always with some Gingerbread.
You could also look for a book called "The Android Developers Cookbook" written by Steele/To and published by Addison-Wesley...
Yeah, the basics are pretty easy, yet still powerful. I wrote some pretty basic apps (at least from the User's view) that are selling ok. But I learned a lot.
I'm a professional programmer, but as the economy goes, currently unemployed. I've learned a lot of languages (10 or so) and a lot of different environments. I'm finding the Android OS and the whole smartphone environment a remarkable new experience and what I feel, something that's just going to grow exponentially.
Good Luck
The android app labs are also a very good introduction. Google for "Android App Course"
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The android app labs are also a very good introduction. Google for "Android App Course"
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WOW I've just started learning android development, and i am in the type that i need some hand on experience before i read the theory~ I think this is very suitable for android beginners to learn how to, at least, build a usable apps!
I'll also try on the 'android developers cookbook'~ expecting!
Really thanks for the sharing!
1)0321673352 Sams Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours
2)OReilly Android Application Development

Android4Autism (Big Announcement)

Hey everyone. I wanted to cleanup this post a bit in order to make a pretty big announcement. Here is an expcert from my blog post late last night. The whole post can be read here.
To read more about Android4Autism
"Tonight, I so very pleased to announce that Intellijoy will be donating FULL versions of ALL their children’s apps to Android4Autism to be distributed on all the devices that we will be putting into the hands of Autistic children from around the US. I’m very excited about this because I truly believe this WILL make a difference in the lives of many Autistic children and their families. I don’t make it a habit of promoting companies on this blog because that’s not the purpose of Lost and Tired. However, Intellijoy is a company that is working to help our children learn through engaging and entertaining apps. My children benefit from the use of these applications and I know many more could as well. As special needs parents and members of the Autism community we should support companies like, Intellijoy, as they are providing low cost software that can turn your Android powered smartphone into a learning tool for your child.
So on behalf of Android4Autism and lostandtired.com, I want to THANK Intellijoy for helping to improve the lives our Autistic children and their families. If you have an Android powered smart phone and I KNOW many of you do, check out these apps on the Market. Help spread the word that these apps and others like it can be found on the Android Market. As a community we need to support the companies that are providing resources for our kids….. More to come soon…"
In the mean time get all the latest Android4Autism updates by following us on twitter: @Android4Autism or “Like us on Facebook.
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Good luck on this.
Sounds like a great work you are doing.
So what exactly does the phone do? My son is autistic and believe it or not I let him play speedx on my evo but there aren't many apps on the market (if any) that are geared towards autistic people which is why he has his own ipad2. Some more specifics would be nice instead of saying that you are taking old android phones and stripping them down. What else is done to them software wise that makes them more autistic friendly and enriching.
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So what exactly does the phone do? My son is autistic and believe it or not I let him play speedx on my evo but there aren't many apps on the market (if any) that are geared towards autistic people which is why he has his own ipad2. Some more specifics would be nice instead of saying that you are taking old android phones and stripping them down. What else is done to them software wise that makes them more autistic friendly and enriching.
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The point is that many people can't afford the iPad and yes the apple has better apps and more of them at the moment. However, there are still simple apps that can help kids to communicate, Voice4u is an example. There are other apps the help with fine motor like Kids Shape Puzzles, Kids Numbers and Math and Kids Colors. I'm not sure where your child falls on the spectrum but many kids like my youngest struggle with language and communication. While maybe some kids won't benefit from these apps as much as others it's something for someone who has nothing. The apps don't have to be geared towards Autistic kids. They just have to serve a purpose. My son who was thought to be non-verbal is now using words (although still very limited). When he solves these puzzles and the voice says the name, he now repeats it. He is also able to identify the shapes by the outlines now.
Is it as good as an iPad probably not. But as a father to 3 Autistic boys and someone that can't afford an iPad, this has really helped to build some much needed basic skills. These apps while simple are engaging and entertaining for the kids. Again, many people can't shell out $500-$800 for an iPad and this would give them something. Sometimes seemingly the small things can make the biggest impact.
I realize you don't know me but I have a very popular Autism blog and if you look around the Epic forums you will see Autism Awareness running rampant.
I'm not trying to change the world here. Just trying to make life better for those that I can.
Best of luck to you and your family.
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Best of luck to you and your family.
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You have my final "thanks" for today.
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The point is that many people can't afford the iPad and yes the apple has better apps and more of them at the moment. However, there are still simple apps that can help kids to communicate, Voice4u is an example. There are other apps the help with fine motor like Kids Shape Puzzles, Kids Numbers and Math and Kids Colors. I'm not sure where your child falls on the spectrum but many kids like my youngest struggle with language and communication. While maybe some kids won't benefit from these apps as much as others it's something for someone who has nothing. The apps don't have to be geared towards Autistic kids. They just have to serve a purpose. My son who was thought to be non-verbal is now using words (although still very limited). When he solves these puzzles and the voice says the name, he now repeats it. He is also able to identify the shapes by the outlines now.
Is it as good as an iPad probably not. But as a father to 3 Autistic boys and someone that can't afford an iPad, this has really helped to build some much needed basic skills. These apps while simple are engaging and entertaining for the kids. Again, many people can't shell out $500-$800 for an iPad and this would give them something. Sometimes seemingly the small things can make the biggest impact.
I realize you don't know me but I have a very popular Autism blog and if you look around the Epic forums you will see Autism Awareness running rampant.
I'm not trying to change the world here. Just trying to make life better for those that I can.
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I wasn't trying to downplay your effort...it is a good cause. My son's autism affects his communication development the most and his ipad has helped along with his services he gets at school as well as his extra services like aba.
I did not buy his ipad so please throw out that notion that I can "shell out 500 bucks" for it. On the contrary, his ipad is his and his alone and was acquired as a learning aid through a program that his school set up. He qualified for the free ipad because his doctors re-evaluated him for the program application and concluded that he is still delayed in his development. As long as I show that his ipad is being used solely for his purposes and no unapproved apps are installed for the next two years, it's his to keep.
I'm straying off topic a bit and I apologize. I understand your cause to get these devices to families that can't afford them but it would also help to include some really great software for the autistic person as well as support for that software. These are just things to help your noble project along, not railroad it. It should be stripped of the ability to make calls or texts to try to prevent it being used by other persons for example.
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I wasn't trying to downplay your effort...it is a good cause. My son's autism affects his communication development the most and his ipad has helped along with his services he gets at school as well as his extra services like aba.
I did not buy his ipad so please throw out that notion that I can "shell out 500 bucks" for it. On the contrary, his ipad is his and his alone and was acquired as a learning aid through a program that his school set up. He qualified for the free ipad because his doctors re-evaluated him for the program application and concluded that he is still delayed in his development. As long as I show that his ipad is being used solely for his purposes and no unapproved apps are installed for the next two years, it's his to keep.
I'm straying off topic a bit and I apologize. I understand your cause to get these devices to families that can't afford them but it would also help to include some really great software for the autistic person as well as support for that software. These are just things to help your noble project along, not railroad it. It should be stripped of the ability to make calls or texts to try to prevent it being used by other persons for example.
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No offense taken. Sorry if I came off harsh. I didn't mean to insinuate anything about you financial status in my comment. I was trying to explain my point. I would load a custom ROM, removing everything I can so that it serves it's intended purpose. I would disable to the radio and attempt to leave the WiFi and blue tooth in tact for connectivity to the market and headphones. I get offers all the time to review software on my blog geared for this purpose. I'm working on securing software donations as well. You have some great ideas. I appreciate your feedback. Again sorry if I came across wrong. We are both on the same journey. Best of luck.
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No offense taken. Sorry if I came off harsh. I didn't mean to insinuate anything about you financial status in my comment. I was trying to explain my point. I would load a custom ROM, removing everything I can so that it serves it's intended purpose. I would disable to the radio and attempt to leave the WiFi and blue tooth in tact for connectivity to the market and headphones. I get offers all the time to review software on my blog geared for this purpose. I'm working on securing software donations as well. You have some great ideas. I appreciate your feedback. Again sorry if I came across wrong. We are both on the same journey. Best of luck.
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We are on the same journey yes, but you have alot more to handle and my hat goes off to you. I too apologize if I came off wrong in my first post.
I will be keeping my eye on your efforts for others that I know in our situation. The school year is almost over but I think this is something they might be interested in. Best of luck to your endeavors.
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We are on the same journey yes, but you have alot more to handle and my hat goes off to you. I too apologize if I came off wrong in my first post.
I will be keeping my eye on your efforts for others that I know in our situation. The school year is almost over but I think this is something they might be interested in. Best of luck to your endeavors.
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Always nice to meet other special needs parents. It was a pleasure meeting you. Thanks again.
For those of you who don't know ptfdmedic, with all that he has to deal with his children, has over the months taken the time to develop and provide support for some of the best ROMs on the Epic. He is one of the few people who is a truly selfless person. I mean we over on the Epic forums have a bunch of people that just go around and complain about everything. Rob (ptfdmedic) has a heart of gold and has put up with a bunch of crap from a lot of whining users and does it with kindness and class. He even goes as far as releasing multiple versions of the same ROM to accommodate the minority of us who wanted journal on to provide stability and a journal off version for those who see a ever so slight performance increase. I came over here because I am considering getting an Evo 3D and wanted to read what people were posting now that the CEO confirmed it won't be boot locked. As soon as I saw ptfdmedic's thread, I knew it was for a worthy cause. He is the real deal. This isn't some guy trying to hustle anyone. His heart is 100% into raising Autism Awareness and helping in any way he can. If my finances permit me to upgrade to the Evo 3D, I know where my Epic is going now. If you are in the position to do likewise, I can assure you Rob will do what he intends to do. What a worthy cause.
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Hey fellow Android users and Autism supporters. I have been quietly working on something for a little while now and decided I would officially announce it. I wanted to announce it here because of all the Autism support generated by this community. So I would like to introduce "Android 4 Autism. What Android 4 Autism will be doing is taking used (donated) Android devices, preferably Epic or EVO (due to the larger screen) and turning them into communication and learning tools for Autistic children. I'm working on securing software donations as well for pre-installation purposes.
Once received, the devices will be wiped and stripped down. Once completed, these devices will be donated to special needs families who couldn't otherwise afford this technology for their child.
The reason I'm announcing this now is because we are about to hit a device turn over with the release of the Nexus S 4G and the pending EVO 3D and Galaxy S 2 releases.. We are a community that lives on the bleeding edge. I'm asking that if and when you upgrade your phone that you consider Android 4 Autism when deciding what to do with your old device. Bad ESN's don't matter as WiFi/Bluetooth would be the only needed connections. PLEASE consider this if and when you decide to upgrade. I'll have more information available when I go live. I just wanted to plant the bug in your ear. Your old phone could change someone's life.
Thanks everyone....
Below is an example of what Autistic children can do and learn with these phones.
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You're doing a very noble thing ptf. It's amazing to see somebody take initiative in such a prolific cause. I don't know you personally, but you seem very genuine and i'm sure your family is blessed to have you supporting them.
You have my full support and I will gladly donate my EVO and Asus TF when I purchase new devices to replace them. I think that a lot of us on these forums are typically more fortunate than a lot of people and the least we can do is donate our old devices for a just cause.
p.s It seems that you are very serious about this, you should try to get the mods to sticky your threads. Also, are you going to be accepting donations from other devices like the droid x?
Best of luck to you. If you need any help spreading the word or anything shoot me a pm.
I know the HTC Flyer has the option to place the phone under "Kid Mode."
Maybe for those parents who may have a smartphone, it would be good to create a custom rom with that feature. That way they can use the phone as they normally would. Under this mode, the calls would be forwarded to a home phone line or another phone.
It seems like a lot of work and highly unlikely that parents will know how to flash a custom rom but it's an idea that came to me.
I'll get in contact with the Coordinator of Student Activities at my school and ask if I can host some sort of drive to have students donate their phones when they upgrade.
(I'll get back to you after she lets me know if I can)
Bumping this for the cause. I hope at least people read this or visit his website. Especially for those that are going to get an Evo 3D and not trade in their current phone. Hopefully I am one of them
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as an Uncle to a nephew with Autism, I commend you. I wish I had a spare device but I don't but if you could post some of the actual names of apps that you have used with your sons it would be greatly appreciated.
I want to help my sister get some good apps so her son can learn to communicate. He is pretty much mute and only barely communicates through signing. He is on the more severe end of the spectrum and like most families doesn't have the amount of money it takes to purchase the more expensive autism teaching tools.
On a side note besides grants and some education funding, getting assistance for autistic children is incredibly and overly expensive. With the immense amount of kids being diagnosed more and more I can't believe the price has not come down for some of these things.
That's pretty awesome. My son's a high functioning on the autistic spectrum and he loves to use my Evo and my Transformer pad. Seeing that video reminded me a lot of my son. It does really help and I really hope your cause takes off. Really commendable..
I actually wrote a piece for my website on my son using another technology: Kinect.
http://www.gamingnexus.com/FullNews...est-24150-I-spent-on-a-console/Item20369.aspx
Absolutely fantastic idea! I'll be sure to share this.
My nephew is autistic and I'm about to retire my Evo...I'd love to load your ROM when it's ready and give him my device.
I'm subscribing to this thread, because I want to follow everything you're doing with this cause.
God Bless You, dude. We need more people like you in this world, let alone this community...
as a father with a son who is autistic this is a GREAT idea ! /respect

Off topic - departure - check in and chill ;)

As the tittle says it's all off topic in here and nothing is to far out or off topic. I just felt we needed a thread for this, a place to write anything that comes to mind that has nothing to do with android and/ or phones. It also could be regarding android and/or phones (our phone) that has no other place.
You could even just say hi as a new or old user
Let's mingle and see where it goes
I'll start out:
I've been searching for a belgian comic book for ages now in vain. It's about a boy who's parents disappears and when the boy get's older he descovers that it was through a telly that his uncles has in his house where the boy is now living. The boy now sets out to find his mom and dad. He goes through the telly into another dimension and here he takes on a wild adventure that ends with a 'to be continued'.
I lost this comic book and would like to find it again. Haven't got anything more to go on. Thought that this place would be a great place to ask as most people playing games also read some sort of comic books aswell
Regards Dousan...
Hi guys,
I don't know the comic you are referring to since I never read any until naruto in university haha.
My topic would be for starcraft 2. Any play users play that game? All my friends quit for some reason, it'll be nice to play with people I somewhat know.
Acc. Name :Style
Character code 635
I'm a master terran player but i've recently switched to zerg and lost 30 games in a row to get demoted. This way I can start at a lower level.
Also I'm hooked on rainbow 6 cuz the play makes it so easy to headshot. Name: IMStyle.
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Today I +1 the google maps app on the Android market and it was at 13.9k and after I clicked it, it increased to 14k. I was the
14000th person to +1. I feel special!
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There is a forum exclusively dedicated to this. On that note, thread closed.

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