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From time to time, I find myself looking around and wondering "Why did I do that?", "What am I going to do with THIS gadget", and "OMG! *drool*". Yes, I did say it. Now you can too!
I've taken the next few minutes to sit here and let you guys see how I let my inner geek out. This picture was taken in August of this year after I added another two devices to my list. As you can tell below, I've got a good collection going. I'm always looking to add more, but I'm a bit of a cheapskate.
Originally, the idea was for me to start developing ROMs for each of the devices I had. Using the wonderful kitchen tools I've found, including the multi-device support ones, I was so happy to start...and then stop. I found myself becoming uninterested in developing ROMs, but kept collecting. Of course, this has caused some financial heart ship, but you know what, it's still sweet.
So, I say to you, this is my inner geek, his name is Steve, and he's getting out...
Special note: For those of you wanting to help me add to my collection, I accept Donations.
-John
wow..great man...im thinking of being like you too... i just have 4 device now in my collection... where is your wing by the way?
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where is your wing by the way?
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It's out on-loan to my girlfriend. She's using it as her GPS (with a BT GPS, of course). It lets her get out an explore without making me sit there and say "Turn Right Ahead".. I think I may switch it over to one of the Uni's before much longer though. She keeps complaining about the screen size... *sighs*
Wow!!
That´s a huge collection!!
Lol
Cool collection You should open up the 1st PPC Museum
If we look dispassionately at all our devices, lots of them look pretty much like each other and they are really quite ugly indeed! No designer worth their salt would sign their names on any of them, including the iThingies in my opinion.
But we can love the ugly anyway. That is probably a consolation to most! Lol! We probably look past their skin and see through their windows into their souls.
Would this be a reflexion of our souls? Through the looking glass...
Impressive...
I see a single, lonely, ass-broke virgin still living in their parent's basement...yet...what is this feeling of covetousness?---Curse you Perry the Platypus!!
Wait...picture no. 2, second iPhone...is that a Panda????
telegraph0000 said:
I see a single, lonely, ass-broke virgin still living in their parent's basement...yet...what is this feeling of covetousness?---Curse you Perry the Platypus!!
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See the below attached photo. I may be broke, but I got a woman, and we got a place.
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Wait...picture no. 2, second iPhone...is that a Panda????
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Second iPhone is a 3G 8GB. First is a 3GS 32GB. Mostly using the second iPhone as a dev device to test the stuff I try to create. Needless to say, it's not going well. I keep two devices on me, and active, at any given time. Right now, they're the iPhone 3GS and the AT&T Fuze/HTC Touch Pro. The Athena stays in the car ready for GPS Nav. The Kaiser sits in the bag I carry my netbook in as a backup (as I've just recently gotten backup batteries for my TP/Fuze). The Hermes goes for the ride in the bag sometimes, but stays at home sometimes too. Most of the others stay at home more than anywhere else...
I meant that here looks to be a reflection of a panda...Nice to hav backups of backups for your stuff...
By the way, your photoshopping skillz are fantastic!!! lol...
Results announced. I did very, very poor. Actually the reason for this is, I am not at all interested in studying what I am. I am always like 'Not feeling to'. Currently in Uni, 2nd year. Thinking of dropping out, the same I thought when I was in 1st year but I gave that thought away thinking that its just a new place, I will get suited to it. But now I am fairly sure, that trying to do something which I am not interested in will not land me anywhere good.
Experienced people, please suggest should I drop out? Reason holding me back are, my 2 years will be wasted not to mention the money put in.
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Results announced. I did very, very poor. Actually the reason for this is, I am not at all interested in studying what I am. I am always like 'Not feeling to'. Currently in Uni, 2nd year. Thinking of dropping out, the same I thought when I was in 1st year but I gave that thought away thinking that its just a new place, I will get suited to it. But now I am fairly sure, that trying to do something which I am not interested in will not land me anywhere good.
Experienced people, please suggest should I drop out? Reason holding me back are, my 2 years will be wasted not to mention the money put in.
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I got 3 Choices for ya.
-Finish The School Year
-Switch Majors to something ya like
-Just Stick to it because you have put money in
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I got 3 Choices for ya.
-Finish The School Year
-Switch Majors to something ya like
-Just Stick to it because you have put money in
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Cannot switch majors. Our uni doesn't give any option like that.
I might drag myself to the finish of the course or I might drop out. Lets see. Thanks for your opinion.
Sure thing good luck
That's impossible. School have to allow to let you switch majors, unless you live in commie cuba or something. Go back, take easy classes for now, don't overwhelm yourself. My school kicked me out due to low grades. I'm starting a different school in 2 weeks, and I will have to waste 1.5 hours on the subway one way, but I need to get my GPA up so then I can write an appeals to my old school. So just go back, and take classes that won't be too hard to understand.
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Universities in the UK are run differently to the US.
I was at uni in the mid 90s and after a car accident in my first year, went back to start again.
About this time of year, a housemate came home high on drugs and attacked me, so I decided to leave uni, I wasn't enjoying it and back then with loans of only £1000 it was costing too much to live (not like students now with their generous loans).
I was unemployed for 2 weeks, had to pay Hampshire county council the small grant I had back.
However, times have changed, there were better employment prospects at the time, how are yours now?
xaccers said:
However, times have changed, there were better employment prospects at the time, how are yours now?
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What he said.
There's nothing worse than making a mistake that you can't take back. Especially one that could change your life forever. I'd stay the course and see if you can't work something out with your tutors to get on top of the situation.
One or two sucky years is better than forty or fifty!
this is a grim topic....
Let's say you already drop out of college, what would you do after that?
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Let's say you already drop out of college, what would you do after that?
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Find a minimum wage job?
Stick it out. There are ways to make it more fun. Lots of people think back to college as a time when things were more fun. Get laid / smoke a joint. Oh, and don't forget about cheating to get good grades. Join a study group or frat (ie something where everybody ia trying for good grades). They might also have some fun activities.
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Let's say you already drop out of college, what would you do after that?
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Well, doing this course was never my interest. After drop out, I'll try to do what I always wanted to or had interest in and of course get some job.
Karakoram2 said:
Stick it out. There are ways to make it more fun. Lots of people think back to college as a time when things were more fun. Get laid / smoke a joint. Oh, and don't forget about cheating to get good grades. Join a study group or frat (ie something where everybody ia trying for good grades). They might also have some fun activities.
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Well yes, a lot of people think like 'College is the best part of life' and all, but honestly, I never felt that way not even close to. Everyday I am like, oh another week, I have to go to college so that I can get minimum attendance required so that they allow to give the exams. I am never excited or looking forward to going to the classes, not even a single class and no wonder this will affect my result which I have just seen.
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after discussion with a few people, I am thinking of continuing this course and get a side course, like correspondence in which you have to study at home and only go to give the exams.
what's your course?
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Turn on, tune in, drop out.
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what's your course?
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applied physics engineering
I was in a similar position several years ago. I've just finished my 2nd year of uni and I've completely lost interest in studying. My poor grades led to me being suspended for a semester.
I seriously considered dropping out to pursue a career in IT via A+ Certification. Anyway, after several long discussions with my family, I decided put my head down and graduate from uni first before making any further career decisions.
It was the best decision I ever made. I became a more mature and disciplined person through the experience. And I'm able to use it my advantage during job interviews. I'm able to say things like:
"I don't give up easily when faced with hardships. I hit a snag in the road during university but I'm able to push through it with my determination. My immaturity early-on cost me dearly in terms of average GPA. But if you just look at my grades over my last several semesters, those high marks represent my growth and my true potential."
If you drop out now, it would be hard to answer the inevitable interview question: "I see here on your CV that you've attended so-and-so university for 2 years. What happened there?"
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I was in a similar position several years ago. I've just finished my 2nd year of uni and I've completely lost interest in studying. My poor grades led to me being suspended for a semester.
I seriously considered dropping out to pursue a career in IT via A+ Certification. Anyway, after several long discussions with my family, I decided put my head down and graduate from uni first before making any further career decisions.
It was the best decision I ever made. I became a more mature and disciplined person through the experience. And I'm able to use it my advantage during job interviews. I'm able to say things like:
"I don't give up easily when faced with hardships. I hit a snag in the road during university but I'm able to push through it with my determination. My immaturity early-on cost me dearly in terms of average GPA. But if you just look at my grades over my last several semesters, those high marks represent my growth and my true potential."
If you drop out now, it would be hard to answer the inevitable interview question: "I see here on your CV that you've attended so-and-so university for 2 years. What happened there?"
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You have a good point there.
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You have a good point there.
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I went to engineering college studied electronics.
Passed a AVR & PIC exam.
Then got bored with my classes and dropped out after 2 years.
I went to look for a job... no luck anywhere.
Then wrote comptia +A exam.
Still no luck.
Passed N+
BAM finally got a position that i could live off of.
It's been a hard climb due to my age.
Time is limited.. go now.
Finish thy classes.
For thou shalt have time to peruse other things without the waste.
Just wondering how all you experienced developers on here started out. I know you have probably been asked many times before but I am genuinely interested.
I am by no means any sort of developer. I first came to this site about two years ago when I first learned of rooting. Prior to that I had no knowledge whatsoever of developing or programming.
However I cant keep off here. Is it something that can be self taught. I would really love to delve into this so that I can start to have a little input into what goes on here and even if its just testing at least I could maybe be of help to someone. I have picked up little bits on how things work but my main question is where would be a good place to start self teaching??? It is becoming somewhat of an interest for me.
Any pointers would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks
If it's apps your interested in then AdamOutler has recently done a great video/article combo which would get you started. Check the portal / youtube channel....
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I suppose anything really just to get a basic understanding to start with. I would love eventually to be able to create/modify custom roms ect, but yeah thanks for the pointer.
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I suppose anything really just to get a basic understanding to start with. I would love eventually to be able to create/modify custom roms ect, but yeah thanks for the pointer.
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Well for roms, check if your device is supported by Dsixdas kitchen, if so that's a great place to start tinkering...
If you want to really start making changes to things though your going to need to learn to code to some extent...
Read and search, read and search...
Good luck
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If you want a great beginning developer environment, wp7 is the easiest and most user friendly one to dive into.
I taught myself python with old boxed up books from the back rooms of my high school library. Didn't have a computer and did all my work on notebook paper. My first language. So, yeah, you can teach yourself anything.
I'm reading this right now.
http://www.amazon.com/Communications-Electronic-Warfare-Adrian-Graham/dp/0470688718
Has tons of practical applications.
Might get a kick out of what I'm reading right now:
Communications, Radar and Electronic Warfare
Frontiers in Antennas: Next Generation Design and Engineering
Advances in Cryptology 2011
Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools
Philosophy and Simulation: The Emergence of Synthetic Reason
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I taught myself python with old boxed up books from the back rooms of my high school library. Didn't have a computer and did all my work on notebook paper. My first language. So, yeah, you can teach yourself anything.
I'm reading this right now.
http://www.amazon.com/Communications-Electronic-Warfare-Adrian-Graham/dp/0470688718
Has tons of practical applications.
Might get a kick out of what I'm reading right now:
Communications, Radar and Electronic Warfare
Frontiers in Antennas: Next Generation Design and Engineering
Advances in Cryptology 2011
Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools
Philosophy and Simulation: The Emergence of Synthetic Reason
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Well i'm done with the list and ready to take over local frequencies with my own propaganda. read, play good music on pirated radio
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Nowhere near an experienced developer, but with a couple of apps and a ROM WIP, the only thing that taught me was xda-tv
Learning to me is just when somebody puts a puzzle in front of you with no clues or guidelines. But you are surrounded by 50k people that you may ask questions (xda).
I just keep trying to solve the puzzle and if I really don't get something I just ask xda.
That's just how I learn. Its how I've always learn. Just dive into it and rip it apart. Think as logically as possible and listen to some cool dub step while doing so for extra learning points.
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Ok so Christmas is sneaking up on me and I'm thinking of getting my son (almost 3) one of these cheap android tabs. I was thinking of the innotab or leap pad but for its price i feel an android tab would do so much more and would be something he wouldn't grow out of in 6 months time.
So does any one on here know any good child mode apps i could use if i get him one? I wouldn't want him destroying the tab by changing all the settings and buying apps and sending emails to people etc.
I'd like an app that would boot into kids mode upon start up and that would be easy for him to access basic things like games and camera and coloring apps etc etc..and ideally a function where i could monitor his usage and see his progress in games and drawing...
Please help
Ps: for the people that think I'm mad, i am. Don't judge me for giving him a tab. I won't get an expensive one and even if i did, it's my money so no criticism please!
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You can't just use any one of the several "kiddy" launchers already in the market?
It took me 3 seconds to find this one with many more available.
Must resist urge to criticize!!.....
Can't help it!! Guy, he is barely three!!! Get him tonka truck or legos!! If he is anything like my three year old, he will have more fun with the box it came with then the tablet.
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Must resist urge to criticize!!.....
Can't help it!! Guy, he is barely three!!! Get him tonka truck or legos!! If he is anything like my three year old, he will have more fun with the box it came with then the tablet.
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+1 Why can't people let kids grow up at a normal speed, rather than trying to magically make them become a geek by the time they're 5? Kids spend far too long staring at television as they grow up, give him something that will get his imagination working and get him outside in fresh air.
Yeah ive seen one i like the look of called kytephone. I found that one here on xda.
I was mainly after opinions on what people use for their child. And what they liked about it.
And although he's only 3 he's very clever like his daddy lol and it will hopefully stop him using my note.
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Edit: this thread isn't going as i hoped. I will not stick him in front of the tv all day nor will he have access to this tab 24/7.
We do play outside, we do have fun that don't involve technology so what's the harm in him earning an hour or two tab time?
I'm after advice not criticism so can we get back on topic or shall i close the thread?
Thanks
You should probably get him something like this.
Additional link here.
Cheap and has toddlers in mind with it's design.
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+1 Why can't people let kids grow up at a normal speed, rather than trying to magically make them become a geek by the time they're 5? Kids spend far too long staring at television as they grow up, give him something that will get his imagination working and get him outside in fresh air.
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^^^This big time^^^
Children need to play outside and socialize. Its only going to do them good in the long run.
There is a kid's Nabi Android Tablet in the Bestbuy Flyer in the Black Fiday Thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1979120 Link in Post #7
Hey, he is 3? When's he going to play with a tablet? Shouldn't he be in school?
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Yeah ive seen one i like the look of called kytephone. I found that one here on xda.
I was mainly after opinions on what people use for their child. And what they liked about it.
And although he's only 3 he's very clever like his daddy lol and it will hopefully stop him using my note.
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Edit: this thread isn't going as i hoped. I will not stick him in front of the tv all day nor will he have access to this tab 24/7.
We do play outside, we do have fun that don't involve technology so what's the harm in him earning an hour or two tab time?
I'm after advice not criticism so can we get back on topic or shall i close the thread?
Thanks
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i think its cool man my child is 2 1/2 and he takes his evo in the car to play games and watch his youtube vids he downloads. my child is very active plays outside all the time rides his four wheeler and many other things. kids are ppl and they like electronics as well. i wish when i was a kid i would have had things like this. i think it makes kids smarter, my friends cant blve he can play xbox and work a phone. do what you do man and dont worry about what other ppl think, however i think its awesome
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I agree with the earlier thread.....
I just bought all 4 of my kids the nabi2. It is sporting tegra3 processor etc..... very rugged. $199. I even play games on it. Extremely easy to root. My oldest is 14. He even likes it. Mainly because he doesn't have to worry about breaking it.
It has nabi mode. In it you control content etc.... and "mommy mode" is just your basic ICS.
Check it out.
Thanks for the replies guys!
As for the haters, yes he will be in nursery, yes he will play out side, i don't lock him in his room and feed him through a hatch!
He's 3, he's clever and if he behaves he earns a reward which will be playing on the tab. It's my money, my child, my house and my rules.
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Ok guys I have a dillema right here,that's why I went straight to the off topic page,and start writing this.So my birthday is soon,to be exact my 18th,my brother said he wants to buy me something,therefore I have two choices,and to be honest,I don't know what to choose.So my choices are either a an electric guitar,or a laptop or chuall I be more precise a Chromebook.Now since it's my 18th and I getting this from my brother,I have to choose wisely...Chromebook,yeah I would use it,what else I would need it,installing ubuntu eclipse and start a little programing,plus I need it for school and documents,and basically nothing else,alright maybe a movie or two,and a little bit of music.Guitar,hmmm let's see.I would like to get it,I would like to learn to play because let's say this is my first time of gettin a guitar,and I absoluetly have no experience in the same.I would like to learn to play all the famouse solos and,I am not expecting anything big,but like just playing for myself,so what to do,if ou have any idea about any of this,guys please,help!Thanks!
Get the chrome book, learning guitar takes a lot of time and every time you stop for a while you have to work hard to learn it again. However, if you have a lot of time and you really want it, get the guitar
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Ahh,well,in a year I'm going of to university,so I guess I don't have that much time :/
DekinGBar said:
Ahh,well,in a year I'm going of to university,so I guess I don't have that much time :/
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Then a chrome book would be perfect, it has a nice battery life and its light, but I recommend you putting a large HDD in it and install a Linux distro (don't use Ubuntu, its slow as hell)
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Go for the chromebook
Tried to learn guitar via self study myself...i accomplished to learn the open string chrods, and switching between those, but thats it, after that i began my life as a student and ever since i barely came around to touch my guitar :/
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Chromebook is the best choice. I bought a guitar and gave up because I remembered that I am not musically inclined.
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Guitar
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Get a guitar. It's more real life orientated. The Chromebook will just make you spend more time in a world that doesn't exist (although I do have a Chromebook and totally adore it!)
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Get a guitar. It's more real life orientated. The Chromebook will just make you spend more time in a world that doesn't exist (although I do have a Chromebook and totally adore it!)
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You don't think the computer could benefit him with him going to school?
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Get a guitar. It's more real life orientated. The Chromebook will just make you spend more time in a world that doesn't exist (although I do have a Chromebook and totally adore it!)
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The problem with a guitar is that it takes a lot of time and passion but if you have both Time and passion you should definately take the guitar
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You don't think the computer could benefit him with him going to school?
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Of course it would, but he's going to spend the vast majority of his life out of school. I believe in spiritual learning, not knowledge cramming.
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Of course it would, but he's going to spend the vast majority of his life out of school. I believe in spiritual learning, not knowledge cramming.
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What? Getting on XDA during class is the best spiritual learning there is.
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Of course it would, but he's going to spend the vast majority of his life out of school. I believe in spiritual learning, not knowledge cramming.
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Yet there are many other things to do, like a sport (for example: climbing, swimming, diving or any fight sport like judo) in my oppinion these things bring you more than learning guitar...especially when you try to do it via self study...you need reeeeally much time and you have to be very disciplined, if you havnt got both then guitar would not be as good as a chromebook, which you will need for university more than a guitar
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Vauvenal7 said:
Yet there are many other things to do, like a sport (for example: climbing, swimming, diving or any fight sport like judo) in my oppinion these things bring you more than learning guitar...especially when you try to do it via self study...you need reeeeally much time and you have to be very disciplined, if you havnt got both then guitar would not be as good as a chromebook, which you will need for university more than a guitar
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Yep, that's all fine. It's just my opinion. And it's right :highfive:
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Yep, that's all fine. It's just my opinion. And it's right :highfive:
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Well there are 2 oppinions, mine and the wrong one
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How about gettin some moneh and savin it fo college :cyclops:
Ah man,I guess this is not so serious but it is a tough decision,like when women choose between shoes and dress....but anyway hey,I talked to couple of people that have a guitar and are programmers in fact.They told me if I really want to buy a guitar,I have to start with acoustic (I have 0 experience in playing a guitar).So first get acoustic,play well on it and than go to electric,which to be honest,I don't like that idea,because I don't have neither time or money for doing that.Yet I would also like soo much to learn to play Santana,Slash,Van Halen and many other famous guitarists.But looks all my efforts for buying a guitar are going to waste,mainly because of the reasons above.But hey heads up!! right..?I would like to have a chromebook,I would definitely use it,and when I get money from being a world leading developer,I will buy a guitar!Still right..?
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Ah man,I guess this is not so serious but it is a tough decision,like when women choose between shoes and dress....but anyway hey,I talked to couple of people that have a guitar and are programmers in fact.They told me if I really want to buy a guitar,I have to start with acoustic (I have 0 experience in playing a guitar).So first get acoustic,play well on it and than go to electric,which to be honest,I don't like that idea,because I don't have neither time or money for doing that.Yet I would also like soo much to learn to play Santana,Slash,Van Halen and many other famous guitarists.But looks all my efforts for buying a guitar are going to waste,mainly because of the reasons above.But hey heads up!! right..?I would like to have a chromebook,I would definitely use it,and when I get money from being a world leading developer,I will buy a guitar!Still right..?
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sounds like a great plan :thumbup:
I just want some money.. so i can buy anything what i want
I used to play guitar, but I gave it up.
Ok, I admit I only played for one day
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