I see there are already several threads made on different dates on this, but a friend of mine had experienced problems and I researched it and found that it was this http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20049004-245.html. Just thought I'd let you guys know, be careful. =D
As long you dont download pirated apps i think you will be fine.
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Here's my advice:
1. - NEVER install an app outside the Android Market unless you know exactly what the app does, and only if it comes from a legit website.
2. - Take the time to learn the Basics of Android Permissions and what they do.
3. - If you are unsure why an app needs a permission, email the dev. If the guy's legit, he will email you back or make an update in the market description.
4. - If all else fails, read the comments posted about the app. If something seems strange to you, chances are that somebody else is thinking the same thing...
Phalanx7621 said:
I see there are already several threads made on different dates on this, but a friend of mine had experienced problems and I researched it and found that it was this http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20049004-245.html. Just thought I'd let you guys know, be careful. =D
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Lol it'd be a fail if you had your phone on airplane mode
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Lol it'd be a fail if you had your phone on airplane mode
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lolz i hadn't thought about that one haha
I wish cm7 is available now so we can set the permission to exactly how i want on each app.
Phalanx7621 said:
I see there are already several threads made on different dates on this, but a friend of mine had experienced problems and I researched it and found that it was this http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20049004-245.html. Just thought I'd let you guys know, be careful. =D
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lmao thats such a great idea. haha. make an app. put it on the market. make another app. post it on the file-sharing sites. and let the pirates eat it for breakfast (not captain crunch). i applaud the dev of this app. this my friends is how pirates will be stopped.
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I wish cm7 is available now so we can set the permission to exactly how i want on each app.
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you can do this with LBE Privacy Guard
Alot of the devs who make these apps are pirates themselves!! Considering they steal other peoples artwork and claim it as their own.
What I'm referring to in particular are the many different multiples of the same damn live wallpapers all put out by at least 5 or 6 different devs!! Yeah I'm sure they all own the rights to those images! Sure! I don't even think these people properly thank the original artist let alone give them a cut!!
Also how about all these damn apps that install different boot animations on your phone. Do you really think they ask the creators if its ok if they use their boot animations?? Hell no!!
What about the fact that half these damn apps show up on the market for say 4.99 last for around a month then mysteriously disappear!! Gee, talk about thievery!!
lsxrx7 said:
I wish cm7 is available now so we can set the permission to exactly how i want on each app.
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Check out "Permissions Denied"...
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Once you root your phone.. I'm newly rooted and would like to start playing. I've flashed a few roms so I got that part down, but what apps or programs or tricks are cool on a rooted nexus one?
WHAT YALL DO WITH YOUR ROOTED N1.
Here's one cool thing, its called..
Searching ^.^
I don't wanna start a new thread for another question, but Is there a swype type keyboard for android.? I swear I saw one before but can find it...
Eclair~ said:
Here's one cool thing, its called..
Searching ^.^
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I did. Thanks bro. Search here and ppcgeeks sucks...
That's the number one response I hate... search... lmaooo.
Trust me I'd rather do that then wait for someone to answer with a smart ass answer like that..
Oh and I'm doing this from my phone and the search is being weird..
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I don't wanna start a new thread for another question, but Is there a swype type keyboard for android.? I swear I saw one before but can find it...
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There is, I'm using it, and it's way past beta.
Search the forums, there's a thread about it, and on a last page some nice dude posted a link to a post-beta Swype for N1. It's 100% working for me.
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I did. Thanks bro. Search here and ppcgeeks sucks...
That's the number one response I hate... search... lmaooo.
Trust me I'd rather do that then wait for someone to answer with a smart ass answer like that..
Oh and I'm doing this from my phone and the search is being weird..
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Oh trust me, its better that I've said than the 1000 other people who are/were going to say it. I thought to myself "I'm never going to be the one who tells others to search", but because even I have seen the question asked so many times.. guess it was one of the things that I thought should've been done first.
Some links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=643353&highlight=benefits
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=647719&highlight=benefits
Themes, overclocking, extra RAM, deleting system apps, installing root required apps (such as Nexus Tourch) trackball colors, updates before everyone else (extra RAM, etc.), installing different Android Phones per-se (Desire).. lots of stuff ;/
For me, one of the best things after rooting is actually wifi tethering.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
DarkDvr said:
There is, I'm using it, and it's way past beta.
Search the forums, there's a thread about it, and on a last page some nice dude posted a link to a post-beta Swype for N1. It's 100% working for me.
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Thanks man ill Google it since search is weird here
the on-site search may suck, but here's a tip..
go to google, and enter
Code:
site:forum.xda-developers.com cool apps
it will make google search ONLY the xda forum..
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Oh trust me, its better that I've said than the 1000 other people who are/were going to say it. I thought to myself "I'm never going to be the one who tells others to search", but because even I have seen the question asked so many times.. guess it was one of the things that I thought should've been done first.
Some links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=643353&highlight=benefits
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=647719&highlight=benefits
Themes, overclocking, extra RAM, deleting system apps, installing root required apps (such as Nexus Tourch) trackball colors, updates before everyone else (extra RAM, etc.), installing different Android Phones per-se (Desire).. lots of stuff ;/
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Like I said, I can't search because I'm on my n1. When I go to type in search, the search bar vanishes
Red MacGregor said:
the on-site search may suck, but here's a tip..
go to google, and enter
Code:
site:forum.xda-developers.com cool apps
it will make google search ONLY the xda forum..
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Thanks red....
Cyanogen is saying its a bug. Tmo is saying its a feature. which one is correct?
If it is indeed a bug how would tmo go about fixing our phones? mass recall? sweep under the rug?
If its a feature, is it a precursor to what future phones will be?
Either outcome isnt very good for the consumer and may lead to lots of lost customers for tmo. Specially after tmo releasing a statement that its a feature of the phone.
I love this phone, the very first smartphone i ever had, and was really looking forward to hacking around with it but its hard to justify such a device that locks you out of such features. I hope cyanogen and all the other great devs work out a solution to this problem. I dont want to send it back.
looked for similar threads and couldnt find any.
info link:
h**p://phandroid.com/2010/10/11/cyanogen-calls-shenanigans-on-t-mobile-g2-root-fail-safe-mechanism/
Read teh goddamn internets!
Wtf people??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????!
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Read teh goddamn internets!
Wtf people??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????!
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This......
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This......
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Absolutely this.
I read all post lol, but I need to do this question, Im always an Iphone user (tmobile network) I bought this G2, I keep reading that cant be root for now, I change it today because got blackout twices....
I dont know what the hell works the root thing.. Just an advices, should keep my G2? or wait for another android phone...
Still have 13 days for return
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Read teh goddamn internets!
Wtf people??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????!
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care to elaborate?
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care to elaborate?
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Can you? lol...
AndroidNoober said:
Can you? lol...
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First off learn to type in a understandable format. your previous post just butchers the english language.
Second, i can see that this thread will go nowhere. Mod can you please close this thread?
s30zgt said:
First off learn to type in a understandable format. your previous post just butchers the english language.
Second, i can see that this thread will go nowhere. Mod can you please close this thread?
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Sorry, I know my English is bad.. Is my second language.. I just trying to understand a little bit about this.. Spanish pages are from Mexico or Spain, harder to understand!!!
Like I said, sorry about that.
s30zgt said:
care to elaborate?
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Sure, here: Read the ****ing internet.
krayshunist said:
Sure, here: Read the ****ing internet.
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Wow thanks man lol. I don't need your asinine comments that bring nothing to this thread. Mods please close this thread.
Wow... ppl are such asses..i dont see anything in here that warrants the op to be cursed at...ridiculous
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People are being jerks for sure, but OP, you should search better cuz your question has been answered in several threads. The short of it is NO. It is not a bug in the sense you are thinking. It is an intentional bug which tricks linux (android os) into thinking writes to the system files during root are being made when in actuality, the writes are only being written to cache. Once the cache is cleared during reboot the root access is erased because it wasn't actually written to the system in the first place. It's not a bug that needs to be fixed. It's a bug that was placed there to fool the system and make permanent root more...challenging.
Wiki
s30zgt said:
Cyanogen is saying its a bug. Tmo is saying its a feature. which one is correct?
If it is indeed a bug how would tmo go about fixing our phones? mass recall? sweep under the rug?
If its a feature, is it a precursor to what future phones will be?
Either outcome isnt very good for the consumer and may lead to lots of lost customers for tmo. Specially after tmo releasing a statement that its a feature of the phone.
I love this phone, the very first smartphone i ever had, and was really looking forward to hacking around with it but its hard to justify such a device that locks you out of such features. I hope cyanogen and all the other great devs work out a solution to this problem. I dont want to send it back.
looked for similar threads and couldnt find any.
info link:
h**p://phandroid.com/2010/10/11/cyanogen-calls-shenanigans-on-t-mobile-g2-root-fail-safe-mechanism/
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There is a very informational Wiki out. Check it out. It will get you up to date with all the work that has been done towards root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_G2
The important part of the question.. for me.. is whether the Z has the same bugFeature.
I see one random user saying that they flashed a G2 rom on a Desire Z and nothing more. Have I missed something? Kinda hard to say yay or nay based solely on that.
"Intentional Bug" ????
If it's intentional, it's NOT a bug.
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Thank you XfooYen for the info. I did a quick search before I posted(the posting page even searches similar post before you publish them) and found nothing similar. I will make sure to search more thoroughly next time.
I am familiar with the current situation with root, I just though that if a well known developer like cyanogen thinks that its a bug that maybe the readers of xda might want to discuss his possible ratonale for such a statement, then again that may not have been what he was trying to say and got it misrepresented by the media. Instead I saw nothing but irrelevent and pointless posts. For a second I thought this was gizmodo or engadget.
Thank you again. Its good to know that xda has readers who actually know what they are talking about and not just the average troll.
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"Intentional Bug" ????
If it's intentional, it's NOT a bug.
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Actually, you're wrong.
RT @cyanogen: @garok89 yeah, and the statement tmobile made is technically wrong. theres nothing that restores the phone, its actually what i'd call a bug
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Wow... ppl are such asses..i dont see anything in here that warrants the op to be cursed at...ridiculous
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Agreed. This is XDA. In the years I've been here, there was never this much flaming and douchery as there has been lately.
i read a thread, which i cant seem to find any more, about 'rooting' your android so that you can download any app for free.
there was two ways i read that it can be done, 1)downloading this app in the market, then just clicking a button in the app which then 'jailbreaks' or 'roots' your android and 2) installing it via USB..
does anyone know what the app is called?
or if someone can recall where this thread is, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanx in advanced!
Ummm no.
Getting things for free is not what we like to talk about round here (if you exclude ROMs etc ). It is sometimes known as warez... or even theft.
Rooting is nothing to do with this. Very simply, rooting it is the process by which you can gain administrative access to your phone and enable options and configurability that you otherwise couldn't get. It also allows you to install certain apps that do not work on non-rooted phones. Most of the Android ROMs in the HD2 section are already rooted.
Ummm okay. Don't know what the above reply was about. You're looking for this (or similar)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
I can never find it on the market, so I always get it from here.
Hope it helps
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Ummm okay. Don't know what the above reply was about. You're looking for this (or similar)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
I can never find it on the market, so I always get it from here.
Hope it helps
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the reply that you mentioned is about the comment the OP made about thinking that you can get any app for free when rooting, nobnut was just mentioning not to ask about getting free paid apps.
^ ya I just read that thread about not asking for free apps, so this thread not need to be expounded
But thanx for the comments anyways. This forum is extremely useful, and i don't want to jeopardize my status on it!
Good thing you could realize it that fast. Most of us realize it before joining. Good job anyway!
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the reply that you mentioned is about the comment the OP made about thinking that you can get any app for free when rooting, nobnut was just mentioning not to ask about getting free paid apps.
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Oops - my bad! I didn't notice he'd asked to download any app "for free".
Apologies to nobnut
No worries.
look i know cyanogenmod isnt a beautiful rom for yall yet, but almost everyone here has come from a phone that either had it or wanted it on there. yet now cyanogenmod needs your support. people seek to change the rom just because of them, i say nay. as a user i understand something, if i dont like a rom then i dont use it.. not tell the dev to change it. it started with a commit
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...a55532c7d9a51eee6223a631#commitcomment-309301
they want to removed the cyanogenmod girls wallpaper why? because his girlfriend was offended. clearly shes not that offended to stay off teh rom tho. we need your help
http://twitter.com/#!/ackprash/status/49872262442139648
please if you have a twitter do your part to save them
the offending wallpaper is this one
huh? 10char
You all have my support. What do you need us to do.
Sent From My Evo Killer!
Retweeted. I really don't care either way, but this guy is just being a pansy and trying to ruin it for the rest of us. I didn't even know that wallpaper was in there until this was brought up.
musclehead84 said:
You all have my support. What do you need us to do.
Sent From My Evo Killer!
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either post on the github and let people know and/or tweet about it #savetheboobs
Since you have so much time on your hand, instead of wasting your time with this ****, why don't write and improve the documentation?
r0bot said:
Since you have so much time on your hand, instead of wasting your time with this ****, why don't write and improve the documentation?
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or you could just quit your trolling
r0bot said:
Since you have so much time on your hand, instead of wasting your time with this ****, why don't write and improve the documentation?
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shabbypenguin said:
or you could just quit your trolling
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Yeah, go back to your hole, Optimus V user.
Could anyone SS the said wallpaper?
shabbypenguin said:
or you could just quit your trolling
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Project much?
if you arent interested in the topic at hand then why bother posting?, especially the post you made could easily be viewed to trying to incite flames.. aka trolling
umm..does it really matter if they remove a wallpaper? its no big deal...reinstall it if you want it...I mean Ive installed plenty of roms that didnt have any wallpapers at all..just install new ones..its no big deal..
That said I'm not exactly familiar with this wallpaper in particular..but if Cyanogenmod's goal is to be another distribution of Android as Cyanogen hopes..and this wallpaper is offensive then it should be removed...
Can I have my 2 minutes back looking at this poorly titled thread?
I don't see what's so offensive about the wallpaper, everyone already knew soccer was a girls' sport.
Lol it takes 15 seconds to change your wallpaper what more needs to be said
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Milkman00 said:
Could anyone SS the said wallpaper?
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Still looking for a screenshot.
People are so easy to offend. I'm offended by her taking offense. It's a picture... get over it!
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Still looking for a screenshot.
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Just click on the first link in the OP. There's a screen shot in there.
if its such a big deal to them than why not just delete the image and move on? No need to remove it from the zip files. If you don't like it that much than delete it after installation
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Must be a jealous ugly *****, they are always complaining about other women. Why are people with 2 braincells still living on this earth?...
hey guys. thought id fill you in on some info then ask for a favour
as you all know j.Anderson is a tremendous pain in the kneck. and has been banned for being one.
however another thread popped where you all speculated its was his second account. the thread was deleted but im here to tell you it was his account.
the reason im telling you this is because now i know he is not beyond making sock-puppets to make stupid posts
so the favour i want to ask is, if you see a post that seem familiar in wording or content. as well as reporting via the correct methods could you also let me know.
weve had this issue before with another user not long before 2.1 was due to be released and i dont want it to happen again
thanks in advance
PiLoT
Will do, chief!
I am absolutely convinced that he is mentally ill, possibly even schizophrenic. I think he really believes that he has some secret or unique knowledge. Some of his posts at talk.sonyericsson.com are even more puzzling.
yeah i agree his posts are nonsensical. i remembered the other user i had trouble with. Its was iHim.
Looks like the neighborhood watch is now in effect! We'll be on the lookout! That goober's posts stick out like a flasher in a trenchcoat at the playground and he's likely in the same state of mind.
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If I (or anyone for that matter!) help you, dont be afraid to press THANKS!
Sure, np. And get me a rifel to shoot him as well.
VIPER
Hey guys I found the keys...
I'll post one now and more later..
The first key is... G..G...GG....GEEE UNIIITTTT...
I found it in system/media/music/data
20000211000/5588809
(take that file and unlock the phone)
then open file manager and type this into system/app
*DURR..... AHHH DURRRR*
i'll post more soon once i get online
(just a heads up as to what to look for)
MrHassell said:
I'm saying this because I like the people and the vibe I get from XDA, it really means so much more to me than to ramble.
Please everyone be civil and sensible. Practical and friendly, helpful where possible and if you feel tempted..
Resist
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+1
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+1
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OmegaRED^ said:
Seriously dude.. is that your primary mission?
To try make us all look crazy?
You seem like a guy that has a clear different plan from actually helping someone or doing anything good for this forum and now you plan to change your target to me.
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No one made you look crazy... you accomplished that part on your own.
No need to worry though, I think its cute
I'm also on the watch (while the others are sleeping, I'm watching and viceversa).
So please PM me also if you find a similar erratic member.
Mr. Clown said:
I'm also on the watch (while the others are sleeping, I'm watching and viceversa).
So please PM me also if you find a similar erratic member.
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Batman? LOL
Batman is john connor
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Thread cleanup, can everyone stop messing with omegared with no reason. We are discussing about other thing in this thread.
Thanks,
Ok, I will take a look in future threads !
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yeah i agree his posts are nonsensical. i remembered the other user i had trouble with. Its was iHim.
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Oh yes, iHim, I remember... did he not return a few times with names like SEinside or something like that? Pain in the @ss...
Will look and report. I just hope you're not gonna be spammed with reports about threads they BELIEVE to be j.Anderson, while it's just a noob who's looking for help
qwer23 said:
Oh yes, iHim, I remember... did he not return a few times with names like SEinside or something like that? Pain in the @ss...
Will look and report. I just hope you're not gonna be spammed with reports about threads they BELIEVE to be j.Anderson, while it's just a noob who's looking for help
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buddy have you read his posts? none of them have any resemblance to a noob looking for help, they're fairly unique & weird and not in a good way
riginal said:
buddy have you read his posts? none of them have any resemblance to a noob looking for help, they're fairly unique & weird and not in a good way
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lol they remind me of the scribblings in the film "A Beautiful Mind"....
Except for the fact that his mind is not beautiful
riginal said:
buddy have you read his posts? none of them have any resemblance to a noob looking for help, they're fairly unique & weird and not in a good way
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lol I know that, I read his posts. But he seems so helpless to me ^^ If you read his posts it's to me like 'did he even read the last answer or any post in this thread? Did he even use Android once?' I mean, what was that thing with this Office 2k certificates?! Seriously... That's what I meant what reminds me of a noob
aR_ChRiS said:
Batman? LOL
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Yes? Did someone flash the Bat-signal?
Windst said:
Batman is john connor
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No. Batman is Bruce Wayne.