I feel that I'm wearing out my welcome in these forums.
Deservedly so.
Most of my posts are of very little value and I've pretty much become a sarcastic jerk to a lot of good people.
I've been in AF for 4 or 5 years now.
For the first couple of years I feel that I was respected and appreciated. Valued for my desire to learn, and to help others whenever possible.
Thanks to the knowledge I gained from AF, I successfully rooted and ROMed my first smartphones LG, HTC, and a few Samsungs.
I mean, I was really learning smartphones and helping others to learn.
Man could I impress my friends with my tech talk.
Sometimes I didn't really know what I was talking about.
But my friends didn't know any different. They thought/ think I am/was pretty knowledgeable about computers.
I do know a lot.
A lot more than I used to.
But man, I have a long, long ways to go compared to 90% of the people in here.
Everybody in here tech talks back and forth to and from, noob to Mod.
Talking root, ROMs, kernels, bootstraps, apks, unlocking, Sim cards, s/u, binaries, Chainfire, xda, TRWP and recoveries, Odin, memory card partitioning.
Hacking and developing and bricking too.
These conversations between teacher and student go on, pretty much seamlessly, until the desired outcome is achieved.
And the goal is always attained. Problem resolved.
The lines between noob and techie become blurred.
The noob is now the techie, off to help somebody else with their crisis.
Another very satisfied customer. Proud of what they know, and even prouder, and thirsty, to share what they have learned.
That's how this community thrives and grows. The cycle of life in AF.
Me, I find myself actually very limited now.
It seems that I'm either forgetting most of what I have learned in here, or the times are changing and everything has gotten more technical and I just can't keep up.
I haven't rooted anything in a couple of years now, and am becoming outdated on most of the lingo.
I have no confidence in myself and am afraid to brick something. Plus I don't own a computer so I have to rent one whenever I feel froggy.
So I can't hardy help others like I really want to.
Which is the the ultimate goal here, isn't it?
To help others?
Isn't that why all these people volunteer so much of their valuable time? To share in the fun of the Android world with all who want to know what this is all about and how far can they go with it?
Becoming moderators and sticking rules and information, regulating and oiling this machine?
What a pleasure it must be.
How satisfying.
How gratifying to bail people out of some pretty scary delemas. Their crisis. Their panic over breaking their prized toy.
To make them feel all fuzzy and warm inside about what they now know and how they were able to follow instructions.
They feel good about themselves thanks to some pretty wonderful people.
Another satisfied customer goes merrily down the road, up the ladder to their next endeavor, their next challenge.
They want to tackle something even bigger now because AF has once again instilled a renewed sense of confidence in themselves.
Me. Nowadays all I do is make snide remarks and stupid comments.
Join in some silly word game.
I don't know enough to join in the big boys conversations.
When I do try to help someone, my answer is usually way off. Luckily a more qualified person is usually right behind me to fix everything.
And it makes me feel like a pompous ass.
Why don't I just shut up and listen and gain from what is being discussed?
I'm in this classroom to observe, not disturb.
Go to the back of the room, please.
I am sorry, you know.
Sorry to anyone I may have offended or insulted.
I didn't mean it. I was just venting my frustrations, my inadicasees.
My inability to keep up with you otherwise average people.
I thought I was average, but lately I just feel stupid.
Especially last night.
I thought I was an excellent chess player, Definitely above average. Almost unbeatable.
But... not.
After losing 4 matches in a row, I realize... I'm just an average player.
I'm no more gifted at chess than I am at anything else.
I used to be a gifted carpenter. Literally more knowledgeable than any 100 average carpenters.
I know how good I was.
As good at building a house as any developer is to hacking his computer.
I was once told I could walk on water by a very good architect.
My wheelchair won't let me do the one thing I was really good at any more.
One day I checked out somebody's smartphone and was blown away by all that that little thing could do.
I was fascinated by it and yearned to understand it.
I was hooked, as everybody becomes.
And I learned a lot.
I was stylin'!
But not enough for a guy that's had half a dozen smartphones. I should be able to keep up with the "average" conversation in here by now.
Part of the problem is I don't have a computer like I said.
And even if I did, I wouldn't try rooting my S6. I wish it was rooted, but afraid I could easily brick my $800 toy with my limited knowledge.
I want to root my tablet, bad.
And would gladly rent a pc for a couple of days to experiment with it.
But nobody in here will respond to my request for a root method for it. I've googled for it and have been all around xda but can't find mention of my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8" model number anywhere. It's like it don't even exist anywhere except in my living room.
I'm really disappointed with the lack of replies to my wish to root.
I'm stuck with the tablet for 2 years and can't even root it.
I am sick about it.
But, maybe AF is sick of me.
Maybe that's why.
Maybe they're getting ready to ban me.
Maybe that's what this is all about.
That's what this is all about.
This is my apology.
In the future, I will show more respect to the community and all of its members and knock off the stupid bullshit that I sometimes do.
I will not offer any advice unless I am sure of what I am talking about.
And I will join in the fun of some of the games people come up with with renewed appreciation.
I'm going to pick up either an S3 or S4 in a day or two, rent a computer, and do some flashing on it.
I know there is a lot of information on how to root these (except, for rooting and ROMing purposes, which of these two would me more fun to tweak) in here and out there. I actually rooted both of these, I think, shortly after they first came out what seems so long ago.
Maybe, with some success at what I want to do with it as opposed to bricking it, I will start to remember the processes of rooting and flashing, and maybe once again be able to offer some sound advise on the matter like I once did.
And gain back my sorely loss of confidence in my own abilities.
And basically just be a better citizen in the community.
I want to like, and I want to be liked.
I really would like to fit right back in, where I left off a long time ago.
Once again, sorry for any disrespect to any or all.
And sorry to make this post so darn long. I guess I wanted to make sure I didn't leave anything important out.
My SwiftKey finger has no fingerprint left on it.
Deservedly so.
Most of my posts are of very little value and I've pretty much become a sarcastic jerk to a lot of good people.
I've been in AF for 4 or 5 years now.
For the first couple of years I feel that I was respected and appreciated. Valued for my desire to learn, and to help others whenever possible.
Thanks to the knowledge I gained from AF, I successfully rooted and ROMed my first smartphones LG, HTC, and a few Samsungs.
I mean, I was really learning smartphones and helping others to learn.
Man could I impress my friends with my tech talk.
Sometimes I didn't really know what I was talking about.
But my friends didn't know any different. They thought/ think I am/was pretty knowledgeable about computers.
I do know a lot.
A lot more than I used to.
But man, I have a long, long ways to go compared to 90% of the people in here.
Everybody in here tech talks back and forth to and from, noob to Mod.
Talking root, ROMs, kernels, bootstraps, apks, unlocking, Sim cards, s/u, binaries, Chainfire, xda, TRWP and recoveries, Odin, memory card partitioning.
Hacking and developing and bricking too.
These conversations between teacher and student go on, pretty much seamlessly, until the desired outcome is achieved.
And the goal is always attained. Problem resolved.
The lines between noob and techie become blurred.
The noob is now the techie, off to help somebody else with their crisis.
Another very satisfied customer. Proud of what they know, and even prouder, and thirsty, to share what they have learned.
That's how this community thrives and grows. The cycle of life in AF.
Me, I find myself actually very limited now.
It seems that I'm either forgetting most of what I have learned in here, or the times are changing and everything has gotten more technical and I just can't keep up.
I haven't rooted anything in a couple of years now, and am becoming outdated on most of the lingo.
I have no confidence in myself and am afraid to brick something. Plus I don't own a computer so I have to rent one whenever I feel froggy.
So I can't hardy help others like I really want to.
Which is the the ultimate goal here, isn't it?
To help others?
Isn't that why all these people volunteer so much of their valuable time? To share in the fun of the Android world with all who want to know what this is all about and how far can they go with it?
Becoming moderators and sticking rules and information, regulating and oiling this machine?
What a pleasure it must be.
How satisfying.
How gratifying to bail people out of some pretty scary delemas. Their crisis. Their panic over breaking their prized toy.
To make them feel all fuzzy and warm inside about what they now know and how they were able to follow instructions.
They feel good about themselves thanks to some pretty wonderful people.
Another satisfied customer goes merrily down the road, up the ladder to their next endeavor, their next challenge.
They want to tackle something even bigger now because AF has once again instilled a renewed sense of confidence in themselves.
Me. Nowadays all I do is make snide remarks and stupid comments.
Join in some silly word game.
I don't know enough to join in the big boys conversations.
When I do try to help someone, my answer is usually way off. Luckily a more qualified person is usually right behind me to fix everything.
And it makes me feel like a pompous ass.
Why don't I just shut up and listen and gain from what is being discussed?
I'm in this classroom to observe, not disturb.
Go to the back of the room, please.
I am sorry, you know.
Sorry to anyone I may have offended or insulted.
I didn't mean it. I was just venting my frustrations, my inadicasees.
My inability to keep up with you otherwise average people.
I thought I was average, but lately I just feel stupid.
Especially last night.
I thought I was an excellent chess player, Definitely above average. Almost unbeatable.
But... not.
After losing 4 matches in a row, I realize... I'm just an average player.
I'm no more gifted at chess than I am at anything else.
I used to be a gifted carpenter. Literally more knowledgeable than any 100 average carpenters.
I know how good I was.
As good at building a house as any developer is to hacking his computer.
I was once told I could walk on water by a very good architect.
My wheelchair won't let me do the one thing I was really good at any more.
One day I checked out somebody's smartphone and was blown away by all that that little thing could do.
I was fascinated by it and yearned to understand it.
I was hooked, as everybody becomes.
And I learned a lot.
I was stylin'!
But not enough for a guy that's had half a dozen smartphones. I should be able to keep up with the "average" conversation in here by now.
Part of the problem is I don't have a computer like I said.
And even if I did, I wouldn't try rooting my S6. I wish it was rooted, but afraid I could easily brick my $800 toy with my limited knowledge.
I want to root my tablet, bad.
And would gladly rent a pc for a couple of days to experiment with it.
But nobody in here will respond to my request for a root method for it. I've googled for it and have been all around xda but can't find mention of my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8" model number anywhere. It's like it don't even exist anywhere except in my living room.
I'm really disappointed with the lack of replies to my wish to root.
I'm stuck with the tablet for 2 years and can't even root it.
I am sick about it.
But, maybe AF is sick of me.
Maybe that's why.
Maybe they're getting ready to ban me.
Maybe that's what this is all about.
That's what this is all about.
This is my apology.
In the future, I will show more respect to the community and all of its members and knock off the stupid bullshit that I sometimes do.
I will not offer any advice unless I am sure of what I am talking about.
And I will join in the fun of some of the games people come up with with renewed appreciation.
I'm going to pick up either an S3 or S4 in a day or two, rent a computer, and do some flashing on it.
I know there is a lot of information on how to root these (except, for rooting and ROMing purposes, which of these two would me more fun to tweak) in here and out there. I actually rooted both of these, I think, shortly after they first came out what seems so long ago.
Maybe, with some success at what I want to do with it as opposed to bricking it, I will start to remember the processes of rooting and flashing, and maybe once again be able to offer some sound advise on the matter like I once did.
And gain back my sorely loss of confidence in my own abilities.
And basically just be a better citizen in the community.
I want to like, and I want to be liked.
I really would like to fit right back in, where I left off a long time ago.
Once again, sorry for any disrespect to any or all.
And sorry to make this post so darn long. I guess I wanted to make sure I didn't leave anything important out.
My SwiftKey finger has no fingerprint left on it.
