I was looking on it and there's an Alienware laptop worth £900 and someone is selling for £350. Also there is a higher specced alienware worth more and he's selling it for £600. Why is it so cheap?? I emailed him too and he said its in new condition
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Plenty of reasons: could be hard up for cash, could be stolen, could be broken, or maybe they intend to rob you.
Bottom line is that Craigslist is a gamble. There are some common sense things you can do to give yourself the best possible chance of coming away from a deal successfully, but no matter how much effort you put in there will always be a chance you end up 'a*s out'
Second hand
When it's a second hand device, it's obvious that will be cheap.
The first response says it all. I have been lucky thus far but I am thorough when I inspect something I'm considering purchasing. Done maybe 3 or so dozen transactions with nary a bad experience. Meet publicly if possible, do as I do and carry a concealed firearm if possible and if you are not an expert on what it is you are buying, bring someone along who is.
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The first response says it all. I have been lucky thus far but I am thorough when I inspect something I'm considering purchasing. Done maybe 3 or so dozen transactions with nary a bad experience. Meet publicly if possible, do as I do and carry a concealed firearm if possible and if you are not an expert on what it is you are buying, bring someone along who is.
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I heard way too many horror stories about people getting robbed, attacked and injured from these things.
I always make sure it's the morning if possible, and we meet somewhere public. You can tell sometimes if the person is just out to get money from you if they just accept anything.
and concealed firearm...I guess for us Canadians, we can't do that Remind me to stay on your good side
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and concealed firearm... Remind me to stay on your good side
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Eh, better judged by 12 than carried by 6.
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I heard way too many horror stories about people getting robbed, attacked and injured from these things.
I always make sure it's the morning if possible, and we meet somewhere public. You can tell sometimes if the person is just out to get money from you if they just accept anything.
and concealed firearm...I guess for us Canadians, we can't do that Remind me to stay on your good side
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I carry one on me every time I buy or sell something from Craigslist.
Also I have found most of the really great deals are usually stolen or the people need money for drugs.
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I carry one on me every time I buy or sell something from Craigslist.
Also I have found most of the really great deals are usually stolen or the people need money for drugs.
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With people needing money for drugs...who cares? You get a good deal. I got my orevious bike for $40 because the guy needed money for coke. lol
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Eh, better judged by 12 than carried by 6.
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I wasn't bashing on you - I guess it's just sad that we can never really trust people out there anymore that we need to carry some sort of protection in case they try and jump you. But better him than you - for sure.
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I carry one on me every time I buy or sell something from Craigslist.
Also I have found most of the really great deals are usually stolen or the people need money for drugs.
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Yep.
Weird way to benefit from someone else's addiction - but that's life I suppose.
Our gun laws are stupid strict. You need licenses, passes, you can't even carry one on your person - you have to have it locked up in a gun case, lock and key. The fines, and charges are even more epic.
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Is that even any useful?
Imagine:
Robber attacked you:
Robber (threatening you with a knife.)- hey gimme all your money!
You- before you kill me, wait till I get my gun out of my gun case, it will just take a minute.
- okay I guess.
- (gun is ready) hey you want my money? Want me to waste you right here?!!
- okay I'm sorry! (Runs away)
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Knowing Canadians that would actually happen. The victim would also apologize to the robber that he prevented the robbery. They would all apologize to themselves and go on with their lives.
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Then the victim would give all his money to the robber anyway.
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But the robber would feel bad, and give the money back.
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But the robber would feel bad, and give the money back.
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I much rather a situation like that - than getting shot up and robbed.
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LOL @ picture! Whatcha' talkin' aboot?
Lol... That discussion was funny... Made my day
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Lol... That discussion was funny... Made my day
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If you thought that was funny, maybe you should become a member of the AA, eh?
I love how derailed this thread got..
Anyway...
I have bought 2 things on craigs list
A doggie door which goes in the sliding glass door which was only 40 bucks and in great condition new they cost over 200
Concert tickets which were actually mailed to me and legit, before i bought them i required him to show me is fingerprint card for his job and work, so i could trust him, i actually paid more for these as the pit tickets were sold out quick and therfore were 99 each instead of 70..
No bad luck yet...
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I love how derailed this thread got..
Anyway...
I have bought 2 things on craigs list
A doggie door which goes in the sliding glass door which was only 40 bucks and in great condition new they cost over 200
Concert tickets which were actually mailed to me and legit, before i bought them i required him to show me is fingerprint card for his job and work, so i could trust him, i actually paid more for these as the pit tickets were sold out quick and therfore were 99 each instead of 70..
No bad luck yet...
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It's a lot of hit and miss with Craigslist but I was able to find a Trek 1.2 road bike, with 700$ worth of upgrades for...well 700$! It was in great condition and a bike brand new with all those components could of easily ran around 1600.
I bought
1. Canon 70-200 f/2.8 - $1475
2. Canon 580EX II flash - $370
3. Canon 1.4X Teleconverter - $200
4. Canon 5D mark III - $3450
5. Canon 40D - $700
6. Rode VideoMic - $100
7. Canon 50mm f/1.4 - $280
Also a bunch of other stuff which I forgot about.
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I bought
1. Canon 70-200 f/2.8 - $1475
2. Canon 580EX II flash - $370
3. Canon 1.4X Teleconverter - $200
4. Canon 5D mark III - $3450
5. Canon 40D - $700
6. Rode VideoMic - $100
7. Canon 50mm f/1.4 - $280
Also a bunch of other stuff which I forgot about.
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DAMN u have some deep pockets some of those cameras are more expensive then the high end laptop i just bought
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DAMN u have some deep pockets some of those cameras are more expensive then the high end laptop i just bought
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Lol. I spent about $15k on my gear, and sold about $1.5-2k
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Lol. I spent about $15k on my gear, and sold about $1.5-2k
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Are u a profession photography that is really well known and make good money and camera's pay for themselves?
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I am a dude from Serbia and I would like to ask anyone who is willing to help, in the following:
Serbia is pretty much screwed up country oscillating from European classy state, all the way to the "below 3rd world country" and many dont know that we are in deepest shi*, compared to Greece, and the rest with troubles as media are concerned.
Im a computer programmer that also does anything that is payable, to survive, including construction & handyman work, Sys administration, smuggling of stuff from China, and so on. Modern Dell Boy you would say.
I recently started repairing peoples phones since many of those do not have warranties (Serbia), so I had the opportunity to open even the SGS3 and One X, and only cause im good with that, and able to realize what's the problem as soon as I open it, and analyze it, I manage to repair most of devices I get my hands on.
My plea to all of you is - If you have ANY device beyond repairable, and you believe it is so, to send it to me, so I could learn, and experiment with stuff without fear of damage, and have lots of spares for my repairs(universal stuff like ZIF connectors, speakers, n such). I would return to the community in the manner of posting various tutorials for devices , as I believe that many of you own mid-range devices, and some old devices that I would know how to repair.
Thanks in advance to all of you who would even consider helping me.
Lol so you want people to send you phones for free?
Whats the adress we should ship to i got an old g1 i dont want.
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No, I dont want phones I am asking for unusable, completely destroyed or failed/broken devices, or some old devices you dont need, that I could analyze and learn about stuff that Im not able to do when repairing a unit for the customer. Like yours G1 (if you are serious) which is ideal for my work.
Please dont get me wrong - I would refuse ANY working valuable device, as a gift, cause I dont need charity, I dont want to get stuff via other peoples sympathies, nor do I want to get something without working for it. I am aware how that may sound, knowing how people are greedy these days, but XDA is about helping eachother, and im pretty sure there is a dude from even more forsaken place than Serbia, that would appreciate gifts, more than I would.
I will send you private message
IDk
Igoritza said:
No, I dont want phones I am asking for unusable, completely destroyed or failed/broken devices, or some old devices you dont need, that I could analyze and learn about stuff that Im not able to do when repairing a unit for the customer. Like yours G1 (if you are serious) which is ideal for my work.
Please dont get me wrong - I would refuse ANY working valuable device, as a gift, cause I dont need charity, I dont want to get stuff via other peoples sympathies, nor do I want to get something without working for it. I am aware how that may sound, knowing how people are greedy these days, but XDA is about helping eachother, and im pretty sure there is a dude from even more forsaken place than Serbia, that would appreciate gifts, more than I would.
I will send you private message
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Idk why do you want broken phones?
I pretty much explained that, but here it goes - learning phone servicing is something that requires trial and error. How am I going to learn, for example, desoldering and resoldering broken EPROM chip .. ?
Just the other day, I had a broken (factory error) ZIF connector on a brand new One V, and I repaired it using the "fix it with a hammer" method - the cover plastic was broken, here's how it looks like, not the same ZIF, but you get the gist:
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Where do we send it? I'm planning to hard brick my phone (a risk i have to take if i want jb) so i can send mine if i din't succeed.
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Just a heads up to anyone planning on sending phones. If the phone has a non removable battery, USPS will not ship it. It would have to be shipped via fedex or UPS which runs about $100 USD. If you can take the battery out, you can ship it through USPS for MUCH MUCH cheaper.
wow
It is inspirational to see drive like that from a technician. :crying: I only saw that kind of acceleration in LeMans. But unfortunately I look after my phones well enough that they do not become unusable.
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Just a heads up to anyone planning on sending phones. If the phone has a non removable battery, USPS will not ship it. It would have to be shipped via fedex or UPS which runs about $100 USD. If you can take the battery out, you can ship it through USPS for MUCH MUCH cheaper.
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seeing as he's not fussed about condition you could strip out the battery by almost any means and ship the remains
Lol the adress he sent me was for a place in florida.
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Lol the adress he sent me was for a place in florida.
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with33 said:
Lol the adress he sent me was for a place in florida.
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Why are you so mean, and why did you write this ? I did not send you address in Florida, I sent you my address here in Serbia. Please, if your intentions are to ruin my plea for help from the community, dont do that, and remove yourself from the thread.
If by any chance you are American that does not understand anything else past the US borders, and Serbia is Siberia to you, and Iran and Iraq are the same, then I apologize, I understand how difficult it may be to you to read simple shipping info that is not US.
baddaman54 said:
It is inspirational to see drive like that from a technician. :crying: I only saw that kind of acceleration in LeMans. But unfortunately I look after my phones well enough that they do not become unusable.
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Well, I have a knack for anything electronic, and I like to experiment with stuff. It is like im a kid playing with a brand new toy
cascabel said:
Where do we send it? I'm planning to hard brick my phone (a risk i have to take if i want jb) so i can send mine if i din't succeed.
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if you do so, let me know
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Just a heads up to anyone planning on sending phones. If the phone has a non removable battery, USPS will not ship it. It would have to be shipped via fedex or UPS which runs about $100 USD. If you can take the battery out, you can ship it through USPS for MUCH MUCH cheaper.
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thanks man, that is a big problem, but good thing is I dont need the batteries, at least they are not necessary. We in Serbia have a local manufacturer of Li-poly batteries that make any model for 2$ wholesale price, and I get those individually.
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dude from Serbia
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that sounds like a bad Rob Schneider movie.
I don't have anything suitable for you, but I definitely support your efforts and wish you luck. I would suggest that you scroll down to the bottom of any page on the thread and add some thread tags to make it more easily found by a search. I added a couple, but you can add 5 as OP.
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thanks man, that is a big problem, but good thing is I dont need the batteries, at least they are not necessary. We in Serbia have a local manufacturer of Li-poly batteries that make any model for 2$ wholesale price, and I get those individually.
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Holy crap! Damn I wish I had one of those where I live. Lol but you are seriously lucky.
I have a few phones lying around (that actually work ) but are of no use to me. Just wondering how much shipping would be though... don't want to spend a fortune just to get something from point A to point B.
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Good luck.
Completely OT but I saw "A Serbian Film" a while back....I was in shock and awe. But interesting to note the meaning and politics behind the producers of the film.
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I don't have anything suitable for you, but I definitely support your efforts and wish you luck. I would suggest that you scroll down to the bottom of any page on the thread and add some thread tags to make it more easily found by a search. I added a couple, but you can add 5 as OP.
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Thanks for the tip man, will do. this new forum script is awesome, not just for tagging, it's the best forum I have ever seen, but it needs getting used to.
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Holy crap! Damn I wish I had one of those where I live. Lol but you are seriously lucky.
I have a few phones lying around (that actually work ) but are of no use to me. Just wondering how much shipping would be though... don't want to spend a fortune just to get something from point A to point B.
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Well, I was about to ask that to anyone - is it possible to send stuff internationally, so that receiver would pay all the fees .. ? If you really have some devices, I could reimburse, in fact, pay you up front, all the postal fees.
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Good luck.
Completely OT but I saw "A Serbian Film" a while back....I was in shock and awe. But interesting to note the meaning and politics behind the producers of the film.
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Damn, those producer douchebags really putt a certain new perspective on Serbs with that shi* movie and it's title. The truth is that Serbs are most disgusted with that movie, specially when 2 main actors are really good in other stuff. We tend to be kind people and most foreigners that come to Belgrade for Nightlife have the greatest time here, with everybody speaking english, and being all welcomy Oh yeah - and the reason we all are even able to type here, is a Serb - Nikola Tesla (a card we always pull to redeem for other idiots )
Good to see people who are desperate to learn.
Public thanks to the user of the forum who insisted on staying anonimous. Got myself broken HD2 and DHD! It's a fenomenal start for my learning, devices are already in the mail.
If I suceed on reapiring DHD, screen + network, I would pass it to the developers, if they would need it. device was water damaged, and digitizer is not working + it wont get network, but if the PCB is repairable I will be glad to send it to some dev.
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Well, I was about to ask that to anyone - is it possible to send stuff internationally, so that receiver would pay all the fees .. ? If you really have some devices, I could reimburse, in fact, pay you up front, all the postal fees.
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I think the best way for you to pay upfront the shipping costs are through PayPal. You can send the money through PayPal in advance and the sender from the States can receive it and not have to pay for shipping from their own pocket.
Or
Western Union if that is available in Serbia, you can make an agreement with the sender and provide them with shipping costs.
I may have an older phone I may not need, I'll have to check first, but I'll let you know. Add me as a buddy so I can remember to get back to you.
-K
I stood behind Samsung when Apple bringing unjust charges on against them. I thought Samsung was the defender of Android and the truth but I was WRONG.
Recently, I learned that Samsung promised to take a blogger to the IFA as an independent reporter. This means that the blogger could basically cover whatever he wanted. However, Samsung LIED to him. He was taken to the IFA but he was only allowed to demonstrate Samsung products to the press. He was not actually able to review any products and instead was treated as a Samsung employee.
They even told him that if he doesn't do what he is told then Samsung will leave him in this foreign country. EVIL!!!
Don't believe me? Take a look at the source:
Samsung is Evil
Scratch that. It's definitely true, however,
Behavior such as Samsung’s is not uncommon in the world of tech coverage. It’s perhaps considered more normal in some parts of the world, but even we here at TNW are regularly offered to have our travel and accommodations covered in hopes that we’ll write about a specific brand during our overall coverage of an event.
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And that's from the site the blogger is from.
Article here.
Nothing true about that noy a single facts pretty sure it was written by some isheep in hopes that it would make appke look less of a monster.
Use some common sense next time please though i suspect we both knew this was bs lol dumb isheep.
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That article is posted by you. Nobody is going to believe you until you provide a link to a reputable source.
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Since your source is an article written by somebody called Super2cool (sounds familiar?) I'm gonna just call this trolling.
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Its not trolling.. its posted all over the web.
Don't be in blind trust of a corporation... They are not humans.
Take a look here if you don't believe me:
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/...oggers-halfway-around-world-threatened-leave/
Yeah, 'slave labor'; I recall an article about all those slaves being flown across the world, put up in a hotel, all expenses paid and such. So the guy couldn't have covered IFA on his own in his free time? [sarcasm]What a horrible life [/sarcasm]
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Yeah, 'slave labor'; I recall an article about all those slaves being flown across the world, put up in a hotel, all expenses paid and such. So the guy couldn't have covered IFA on his own in his free time? [sarcasm]What a horrible life [/sarcasm]
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Ok I guess did exaggerate a bit!
However, it is still unacceptable for Samsung to lie to him and then threaten him to leave him in Berlin where the IFA was hosted.
Sounds more like the Blogger was trying to catch a free round trip to IFA on Samsung's dime without offering anything to them in return. I am waiting for Samsung to chime in (they will) and hear both sides. Then I'm waiting for the inevitable leak of emails or call records or whatever. Then once I know the actual story I will have an opinion.
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Sounds more like the Blogger was trying to catch a free round trip to IFA on Samsung's dime without offering anything to them in return. I am waiting for Samsung to chime in (they will) and hear both sides. Then I'm waiting for the inevitable leak of emails or call records or whatever. Then once I know the actual story I will have an opinion.
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It seemed too good to be true.. but still Samsung should have been more clear of what they expected from the blogger.
This is what happens when you agree with the terms and conditions and choose to ignore them after you've signed. Don't expect Samsung to hold their word when you don't.
(I'm assuming there were some papers that needed to be signed {that you didn't read}. Samsung is after all a multi billion dollar corporation)
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This is what happens when you agree with the terms and conditions and choose to ignore them after you've signed. Don't expect Samsung to hold their word when you don't.
(I'm assuming there were some papers that needed to be signed {that you didn't read}. Samsung is after all a multi billion dollar corporation)
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Yeeah.. they were some papers to sign and this all probaly legal when looking at the papers.
However, it still unethical when you are knowingly trying to scam a person (sort of a scam.. I guess? ..don't know exactly what to call it)
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Yeeah.. they were some papers to sign and this all probaly legal when looking at the papers.
However, it still unethical when you are knowingly trying to scam a person (sort of a scam.. I guess? ..don't know exactly what to call it)
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What is unethical about somebody paying for your trip and lodging and expecting something in return? Samsung has no obligation to pay for bloggers to travel to big events.
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What is unethical about somebody paying for your trip and lodging and expecting something in return? Samsung has no obligation to pay for bloggers to travel to big events.
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Well.. its cause its not what he was expecting. He did not get to review the IFA. He was just showing Samsung products to the press... under a threat.
What I am asking is that...
Is it wrong to expect Samsung to tell him straight up.."we want you to show off our products..not review the IFA"?
Instead..Samsung lied to him.
I don't see anything unreasonable about Samsung saying
You can either be a part of this and wear the uniform, or you’ll have to get your own tickets back home and handle your hotel stay from the moment this call ends
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It's not nice, but according to the article it's a pretty common practice for Handset makers to fly bloggers to events to cover their devices. Why would Samsung spend their money to help other gadgets get publicity?
I wouldn't waste a penny providing advertisements for my COMPETITORS.
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I don't see anything unreasonable about Samsung saying .
It's not nice, but according to the article it's a pretty common practice for Handset makers to fly bloggers to events to cover their devices. Why would Samsung spend their money to help other gadgets get publicity?
I wouldn't waste a penny providing advertisements for my COMPETITORS.
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He actually wasn't able to review what happened that day..
“None of this should leave Berlin. Or Reach India”
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He was taken to the IFA but he was only allowed to demonstrate Samsung products to the press. He was not actually able to review any products and instead was treated as a Samsung employee.
EVIL!!!
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Someone has to evil, dont they? not everyone can be as honest and goody-goody like apple, now.. You gotta be the bad boy sometimes, take one for the customers..
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Someone has to evil, dont they? not everyone can be as honest and goody-goody like apple, now.. You gotta be the bad boy sometimes, take one for the customers..
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lol @ Apple is very honest
How does Samsung lying help customers?
I am sorry but you guys need to realize what Samsung did was evil and they should be punished (I doubt this will happen)
Why would Samsung even fly bloggers for free? They're a company, a business. Of course it will benefit them, they will make it benefit them in some ways even if it is a little unethical. So in this way, all mobile phone manufacturers are evil? :/
I'm not sure what you thought it would be like. Vacation with free alcohol and prostitutes? No, you were brought in to do a job, and you failed big time. I would fire you on the spot.
Let's break it down:
- Samsung offers you a job as a promoter
- You accept it
- They cover the hotel and travel costs, which is a lot of money
- You refuse to do the job
- You want them to cover the flight home, which is a lot of money
I'm not sure you know what a promoter is or does. A promoter promotes a company's products. NOT reviewing and promoting the competitors' products. Also, Samsung took its time to hire you and on top of that spend money on you. Then you quit. You're the jerk here, not Samsung.
Not sure what part of Narnia you're from, but this is the real world. Welcome.
I was disappointed to find the Play store broken and then the Nexus 4 sold out when it reappeared on the day of it's "launch".
Probably not as disappointed as the people who did place an order and then didn't get their phone and are still waiting though.
With no idea of when it's coming back into stock and the busiest shopping day of the year in the US tomorrow, the Nexus 4 is going to lose the traction in the media and minds of the public that it had.
If the rumors about no stock until December are true, a lot of people will buy something else. As it is, there are already new handsets appearing (like the HTC Droid DNA) and if we see similar shortages and a similar clusterf*** on the sales and fulfillment side of things, getting phones before Xmas could well be doubtful, certainly getting a defective phone could mean no chance of a return/replacement if being purchase for a Christmas present.
I had to laugh when many of the Android blogs are leading with a story about the official N4 bumper case... and the comments to those articles are full of anger from Google customers still waiting for the phone, never mind the case.
When do you call this "launch" more of a failure to launch?
As far as I am concerned, it's a FAIL.
I guess it depends on who's looking at it,right?
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Yep. Point of view is key. Phone sold out in under an hour due to massive demand? People so eager to get their hands on it they resort to overpriced Ebay and store sales. That's a marketing department's wet dream.
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Yep. Point of view is key. Phone sold out in under an hour due to massive demand? People so eager to get their hands on it they resort to overpriced Ebay and store sales. That's a marketing department's wet dream.
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It's easy to sell anything out if you only have a tiny number of them
And with no system for taking orders, no information of when new stock is arriving and in some cases no shipping date for people who did manage to order, I'd say a lot of that demand could trickle away.
They are certainly making Apple look good.
Another useless thread.... It is what it is. Starting another thread isn't going to fix anything.
As far as I'm concerned, this has already been a fail for Google. It is their second time they've failed miserably with the selling of a Nexus device. They just can't seem to learn...
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It's easy to sell anything out if you only have a tiny number of them
And with no system for taking orders, no information of when new stock is arriving and in some cases no shipping date for people who did manage to order, I'd say a lot of that demand could trickle away.
They are certainly making Apple look good.
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If you can let us know how many Google had for sale that would be nice, as I take it you have the exact stock numbers to back that statement up.
The Nexus 4 is a marketing win for Google and the Android brand. Whether we get to use or like the phone is besides the point. Reviews of the glass sealed phone have been written and published. Done. On to the next Nexus phone for Google.
milesg said:
It's easy to sell anything out if you only have a tiny number of them
And with no system for taking orders, no information of when new stock is arriving and in some cases no shipping date for people who did manage to order, I'd say a lot of that demand could trickle away.
They are certainly making Apple look good.
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I'd love to know the total number of 4's sold before they were all gone.
Epic success as far as I'm concerned.
Swiped from my nexus 4
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If you can let us know how many Google had for sale that would be nice, as I take it you have the exact stock numbers to back that statement up.
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Why would I need the exact stock numbers? I just stated that when you introduce very few devices into the channel, it's easy to sell out and create the impression of big sales.
Apple have been doing this for years.
Did it take Google by surprise? That a phone they've been pushing... sorry... leaking, for 2 months and got blanket press coverage - which was then sold at an abnormally low price - sold out quickly.
Man, that is such a surprise! And after the Nexus 7 as well!
The big surprise is that 10 days later they still haven't got any more stock and are about to enter the run up to Christmas, with, yes, you guessed it, no stock and no word on when they will have stock.
I recommended the Nexus 4 to three friends, one of whom dropped their iPhone 4 into water at the end of last month and was looking for a replacement. They won't wait for ever and that guy went out and bought an iPhone 4S yesterday.
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Another useless thread.... It is what it is. Starting another thread isn't going to fix anything.
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Do threads have to fix something?
It failed Nov 13
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That's a marketing department's wet dream.
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Meanwhile, at Google HQ
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If you had your device you wouldn't be calling it a fail. Be a good boy and go back to your corner and wait patiently. Like everyone else fyi...this doesn't speed up the process
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I have my N4 and the failure began on the 13th when Google didn't ship on a first come basis.
The failure continued with Google's refusal to acknowledge customer's complaints and did not relay correct information to support.
I understand how a big launch works and I understand **** happens, but Google's ignoring of the issues and leaving support to fend for themselves by lying does nothing but harm the reputation of the company and hurts the consumer.
I know I will think twice about ordering from the Play store again, I didn't learn my lesson with the N7.
Love this phone !!!
Only ones that are calling it a fail are ones that didn't get one,and tell the truth ID prob be right there pissed off 2 if i didn't get mine , but as soon as they become available agn those people will be first ones right there buying one . Google didn't fail Google did it exactly like they wanted to , its Google they do what they want
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If you had your device you wouldn't be calling it a fail
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I would be, because as I mentioned above, I recommended this phone to other people.
Almost normal people.
You know - the kind of people who don't sit next to their browser hitting the refresh button 20 times a minute.
It's quite normal to sell out of a new device at launch. It's less normal to then have no stock for 10 days and no information.
(Although I grant you, it's quite normal for Google to not give information).
Sold out. Good phone. Therefore not a failure imo.
So yeah,you look at the line up and already know what is it about.So c'mon let's hear all of you who turned superheroes and manage to overpass or should I say "root" your friendzone relationship.Anyone actually done it?
naa not yet...got friendzoned twice..might come out of it someday. maybe i will try killing her current boyfriend so then she will be with me
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So yeah,you look at the line up and already know what is it about.So c'mon let's hear all of you who turned superheroes and manage to overpass or should I say "root" your friendzone relationship.Anyone actually done it?
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if you find yourself in the friendzone and you don't want to be in there, then you need to stop acting like you're in there, you need to be physically escalating and doing all the things someone sexually interested would be doing. If she's resisting and giving you the "I'm sorry, we're just friends" bit, tell her something along the lines of "sorry I didn't mean to lead you on and give you the vibe that I wanted to be just friends" <- this is funny because now you appear the one who was leading her on, instead of her leading you on. Granted, this kind of behavior might end your friendship with this person, but in reality do you really want to keep being strung along? My experience with that is its very emotionally draining, it's usually not worth the friendship.
if you legitimately value your friendship with this person and don't want it to end, I would still try to escalate when you can but you need to keep her on the back burner and go date other people that will solve all your problems
but I'm not really an expert on dating in fact I'm ****ing terrible with women, but I was once friendzoned for six years and then finally got to **** her, but I had a lot of help from friends and it involved social manipulation (girl I knew pretended to be interested in me so friendzone girl got jealous and we ended up ****ing... it's all very dumb)
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if you find yourself in the friendzone and you don't want to be in there, then you need to stop acting like you're in there, you need to be physically escalating and doing all the things someone sexually interested would be doing. If she's resisting and giving you the "I'm sorry, we're just friends" bit, tell her something along the lines of "sorry I didn't mean to lead you on and give you the vibe that I wanted to be just friends" <- this is funny because now you appear the one who was leading her on, instead of her leading you on. Granted, this kind of behavior might end your friendship with this person, but in reality do you really want to keep being strung along? My experience with that is its very emotionally draining, it's usually not worth the friendship.
if you legitimately value your friendship with this person and don't want it to end, I would still try to escalate when you can but you need to keep her on the back burner and go date other people that will solve all your problems
but I'm not really an expert on dating in fact I'm ****ing terrible with women, but I was once friendzoned for six years and then finally got to **** her, but I had a lot of help from friends and it involved social manipulation (girl I knew pretended to be interested in me so friendzone girl got jealous and we ended up ****ing... it's all very dumb)
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Woww as I can see that's the point.Nah anyways I'm starting to think my plan is working.You see I was friendzoned for 6 freaking months,till a 1 month ago,where I told her everything.So she actually after was still talking to me,even that she said that this will change everything and it's not the way she feels about me.So than I started chilling her out and,now she is looking att me smiles at me and I kinda feel weird even though that's the girl I want.So about a week ago unfriended her from FB,blocked her on Twitter,and she freaked out and tweeted "you eill regret for letting me go".And yeah,I feel like a di** a little bit,and I'm gonna go on a date eith this new girl,I have a feeling that she will freak out there.So ****ed up yeah for sure,but hey on the bright side,If I don't make with this date I will get her in my arms.Proudly said by di**.
Yep. It sucks 4rse to be friend zoned. But I kept trying. Got the chick. Still got it last time I checked.
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naa not yet...got friendzoned twice..might come out of it someday. maybe i will try killing her current boyfriend so then she will be with me
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Yes, nothing is hotter than a desperate sociopath. Maybe you should move on.
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I married inside the friendzone. Still great friends, benefits abound as well.
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'Friends' What's that?
Men make such a big deal out of this 'friendzone' thing, why is that?
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Yes, nothing is hotter than a desperate sociopath. Maybe you should move on.
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We're considered hot these days? Also, psychopaths murder people, sociopaths simply don't care about people. (I do not walk around carrying an axe trying to chop off as many heads as possible.) Rather significant difference
I was best friends with the mother of my daughter and son for 2yrs. Then she realized the guy she was looking for, the man who was with her no matter what happened, was right there in front of her. We were friends but she knew I liked her because I asked her out a couple weeks after we met. So I think it's best to tell them in the beginning. But that's just my story.
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We're considered hot these days? Also, psychopaths murder people, sociopaths simply don't care about people. (I do not walk around carrying an axe trying to chop off as many heads as possible.) Rather significant difference
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That's like... your opinion man woman!
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Yes, nothing is hotter than a desperate sociopath. Maybe you should move on.
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that sarcasm......i like it.:silly:
ya..i have done that 2 times already. i am quite sure that the girl will leave her current boyfriend. he is no good except that his father is rich. a dumb*ss who got into college just because of sports quota. she will realize that soon and then its a win win.
@OP. change the topic to Relationship advice. we are getting new threads on it every now and then. people will have a place to put up their problem without flooding the forum with new threads.
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ShadowLea said:
'Friends' What's that?
Men make such a big deal out of this 'friendzone' thing, why is that?
We're considered hot these days? Also, psychopaths murder people, sociopaths simply don't care about people. (I do not walk around carrying an axe trying to chop off as many heads as possible.) Rather significant difference
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lol..girls never understand that.
Why don't you use Max Repel?
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ak700 said:
Why don't you use Max Repel?
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but my highest level pokemon is less than the wild pokemon it wont work
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but my highest level pokemon is less than the wild pokemon it wont work
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Wow. You must really suck at pokemon.
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Wow. You must really suck at pokemon.
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well last time i checked repels dont work on pokemon with higher level than your pokemon in the first slot and i am correct too.
here noob
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Repel
Great, now this is a Pokemon thread.
-kcco-
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Great, now this is a Pokemon thread.
-kcco-
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A significant improvement!
CnC-ROCK said:
well last time i checked repels dont work on pokemon with higher level than your pokemon in the first slot and i am correct too.
here noob
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Repel
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Yeah but you still suck at Pokémon if your highest level isn't higher than wild Pokémon.
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well last time i checked repels dont work on pokemon with higher level than your pokemon in the first slot and i am correct too.
here noob
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Repel
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Yeah but you still suck at Pokémon if your highest level isn't higher than wild Pokémon.
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^^^This. Thanks veeman.
veeman said:
Yeah but you still suck at Pokémon if your highest level isn't higher than wild Pokémon.
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^^^This. Thanks veeman.
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that was a f*cking joke
i always end the game by taking everyone in my party to lvl 100
and there is a possibility that i caught one at low level while my other are at very high level...idjits
THIS IS A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT ! I WILL TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS IN A FEW DAYS
IF somebody would pay you to go to prison for Auto theft 1 year , what would be your price?
Please make a realistic amount as possible, lets see what people think about it
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About $1mil if I was taking the blame, cause of charges stacking up while I'm away, plus pay for taking the blame.
If everyone new I was innocent, and I was doing a anonymous review of the prisons or something where people who knew me knew I was innocent and I was just in for the money, $500,000 sounds fair.
Interested what this means though.
On the charges of grand theft? Hell No.
It's not so much the prison sentence that bothers me as the fact that you'll forever have to deal with the criminal record. You'll never get a visa to enter half the countries in the world, you'll never get a decent job again, it'll affect your family, your friends, your kids, your grandkids...
12 of my friends are police officers and detectives. Their association with me would cost them their careers, their jobs and their reputation. They've never done anything to deserve that.
Not worth it.
Even if it earns you 500 million, that money is just as illegal and will just land you in prison again and you'll never see the money.
Besides, 98% of people here wouldn't survive a week in prison.
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On the charges of grand theft? Hell No.
It's not so much the prison sentence that bothers me as the fact that you'll forever have to deal with the criminal record. You'll never get a visa to enter half the countries in the world, you'll never get a decent job again, it'll affect your family, your friends, your kids, your grandkids...
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I'm not really interested in going overseas and work is in demand so I don't believe a criminal record would affect me too much. Besides, it's only 1 year in prison, so the crime wasn't too major.
If out was murder or life sentence or something like that, I would agree with you.
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Even if it earns you 500 million, that money is just as illegal and will just land you in prison again and you'll never see the money.
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HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION ALERT! Your thinking a little too deeply. It's a social experiment, not a life and death situation.
Jesse72 said:
I'm not really interested in going overseas and work is in demand so I don't believe a criminal record would affect me too much. Besides, it's only 1 year in prison, so the crime wasn't too major.
If out was murder or life sentence or something like that, I would agree with you.
HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION ALERT! Your thinking a little too deeply. It's a social experiment, not a life and death situation.
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What's a point of an experiment if the answers are all fake? The results are only suited for the rubbish-bin if it's a 'in a perfect world' settings.
OP wanted serious answers, not 'It's a videogame, and nothing you do matters'.
The whole idea of a social experiment is to get an idea of what people would do in real life. As such these are entirely unsuited for the internet, because everyone lies. Everyone thinks they're tough, smart and invincible. Nobody wants to admit they're a 40 year old sitting at home with their wife yelling at them to take out the thrash, or a 16 year old who isn't even allowed to drive yet. No, they're all Rambo.
I'm speaking of bachelor/phd level jobs, not streetcleaners. Even low-level work, nearly every job here requires a socalled 'declaration of good behavior'. (Even cleaning offices and schools). If you've got a criminal record, you can't supply that document and you're not legally able to get the job.
Western Europe's not as accepting of crime as other parts of the world. In the USA you can become a politician with a criminal record. Here you can't even become lorry driver.
As for not going overseas, I want to visit Australia, New Zealand and Canada at least once in my life. You're not welcome there with a GTA charge, nor any criminal charge for that matter.
15 million dollars distributed as monthly payments over 15 years and adjusted for inflation every year.
Freedom is piceless...
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Western Europe's not as accepting of crime as other parts of the world. In the USA you can become a politician with a criminal record. Here you can't even become lorry driver.
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Ok, well I guess that's why our answers are different. In Australia a criminal record does not mean your lifes over, though you can't do certain jobs like a police officer or school teacher. Of course your unlikely to be chosen for the job against someone with the same qualifications, work ethic etc, but no criminal record, but the job I do is specialized, without enough people in the industry, and in no way relies on me to work with children, dangerous explosives etc, so I believe that a small criminal record would not affect me too much.
Besides we were all convicts anyway ?
Different situations, different people, different answers.
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As for not going overseas, I want to visit Australia, New Zealand and Canada at least once in my life. You're not welcome there with a GTA charge, nor any criminal charge for that matter.
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I recommend you visit Australia, it's a great place. When your in New Zealand, make lots of sheep jokes ?
I have relatives in New Zealand.
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Money is money.
Besides its only one year locked up.
If somebody paid me to go to prison? Sure I could for, depends on for how long.
But seriously, he would have to pay me up front, then I would hire a judge to get him into prison!
And that's how we roll
haha, I would sell my soul fro money, no way. I'm a good girl
That's easy... An Emma Watson kiss :highfive:
I wouldn't go if it's me going. But if a friend asked me to assume his identity for a million euros, I'd do it. I'd get out a year later with my record clean and a million euros richer! ?
$60,000 paid all at once upon my release, I'd do it.
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I agree with @ShadowLea .
No one here would even survive one week prison.
Basically are almost all the developers here big thinkers, big talkers but they are having a small physical performance in real life.
I won't do it also.
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I stand by my answer, but that's because I already live outside the typical 'norms' of society. I have a job that only requires that I possess the guts and skills to do the job, and that I show up consistently and do it. I'm a roofer. When I get out, people will still need roofs. I don't pay taxes, I don't vote or ask permission to travel, domestically or abroad. I do what I do, and I don't let anyone, including the government, get in my way. I help others before myself. I expect nothing, tomorrow is not guaranteed, so every waking moment is a blessing. A year in prison would not be the worst thing that's ever happened to me by far. I could use a large sum of money to do some really interesting and worthwhile things.
Most XDA'ers probably would have a really tough time spending a year in prison. For me, it wouldn't be so tough. If it's a prison near me, I probably already know a few people there. It's 3 hots & a cot for a year, with a knot of cash at the end of it. Sign me up, I'll smuggle a smartphone in up my butt to stay entertained in my cell lol.
Jk bout the cell phone up my butt
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I would never do this because I could not enjoy the cash earned. Life is short you know.
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I would never do this because I could not enjoy the cash earned. Life is short you know.
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Well sayd there.. short and priceless. But with 5 millions .. i'll do some jail joking
A bit like @huggs, I believe I would be tough enough to stand prison. I'm not some weak developer who lives on the couch of an apartment 24/7. I live in the country, on a farm, I know how to defend myself.
I have nothing against generalisations, but don't use them to describe everyone.
Anyway, @JeremyMartin139, when will you reveal what it means?
Mmm... I sell my freedom for immortality xD