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A man walks into a hamburger restaurant where he has bought a permanent seat (the universal). He sits down, picks up the menu and looks at the long selection of hamburgers(AKU 3.X ROMS) to order from. The waiter comes over and asks what he would like. The man looking around, looks through the swinging doors into the kitchen(Microsoft and HTC) and see the chefs cooking steaks(WM6). The man looks at the waiter and says “I’ll have a steak.”
The waiter replies “I am sorry sir, but this is a hamburger restaurant.”
“Then why are they making steaks?” he asks, pointing to the chefs in the kitchen.
“Ah, they are preparing for a new steak restaurant that we will be opening next door. They are simply trying to get the flavour right.” He says quiet proudly.
The man looks reflective for a moment then says “Alright, I’ll buy a steak. How much do you want for it? You can test the flavour on me.”
“Again, I am sorry sir , but the steaks are for only in-house chefs to try.” The waiter replies.
“Fine. Let me speak to your manager.”
“I am the waiter/manager, sir. And no matter how much you offer, we will not be selling those steaks here. I am sorry.”
The man then gets up and leaves the restaurant, goes around to the side door (XDA-forums) and knocks on it politely and explains to the chef that he would like to try a steak in the hamburger restaurant.
The chef tells the man “ Since you own the seat here in the restaurant, you can bring any food you would like and eat it at your table. I’ll give you a steak and you go back around and eat it inside.”
The man hearing this is overjoyed. “Thank you kind sir. I will give you any feedback on what I think about your steaks.”
The man then takes his steak, heads back into the hamburger restaurant and proceeds to eat it. The man thinks “Why didn’t he just sell me a steak? It would have been so much easier. Tell me a price.”
The manager seeing this knows where the steak came from and is quiet consternated. On one hand his new restaurant is not open and he would like some feedback about his steaks. Hell, he himself eats the steaks in this restaurant. On the other, he cannot sell steaks in this restaurant as most of the seats have been bought, plus few would want to spend the extra money on adding steak to the menu and it would take away business from the other restaurant. So, he lets the man eat his steak for now, knowing that one day soon he might have to lock the side door.
I suggest reading it twice. Once as a business man and again as a consumer.
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i think that by far is the best 1st post i have seen!!! Its perfect! i think im gonna cry, lol j/k
This post accurately represents the daily dilemma that a board such as XDA Devs faces when trying to choose between just plainly serving the menu and trying to get their customers the best there is without getting on the wrong foot with companies such as HTC or Microsoft.
What I miss in this story though is the Chef threatening to sue the restaurant manager if he dares to serve steak outside the menu. I would also dare to say that when knocking on the XDA-Devs side door, it would not be the Chef (e.g. Microsoft) answering the door, but the sidekick that does the dishes
Wiz said:
What I miss in this story though is the Chef threatening to sue the restaurant manager if he dares to serve steak outside the menu. I would also dare to say that when knocking on the XDA-Devs side door, it would not be the Chef (e.g. Microsoft) answering the door, but the sidekick that does the dishes
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That just screams "Can i get an Apple with that iSteak". well sh!t, im probably going to get a letter from apple over that comment.
Guy 1: I'm getting sick of eating the same burger for over a year. I read from the news that there is a new cafe opening soon. It looks like a nice place, cozy & fancy. The apple pie sure looks delicious
Guy 2: Well, you know. This restaurant is also coming up with a new menu soon. It's a steak. I'll tell you what, I just got a sample from the chef. Wanna bite?
Guy 1: Sure!
Guy 2: So What do you think?
Guy 1: Uhmm...my..GOD...delicious. I prefer it well done, anyway, it's much better then the burger. If they tweak it a bit, I'm sold
GREAT !
Just a GREAT Post !
I'm all exhausted from laughing
Cheers
Wiz said:
This post accurately represents the daily dilemma that a board such as XDA Devs faces when trying to choose between just plainly serving the menu and trying to get their customers the best there is without getting on the wrong foot with companies such as HTC or Microsoft.
What I miss in this story though is the Chef threatening to sue the restaurant manager if he dares to serve steak outside the menu. I would also dare to say that when knocking on the XDA-Devs side door, it would not be the Chef (e.g. Microsoft) answering the door, but the sidekick that does the dishes
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Actually, I was going to say "junior chef", however I do know major devs(none in the PPC market) who, for reasons of their own, give out "in-development software" for testing and feedback. These guys look at it as a free resource and a symbiotic relationship. They get what they want and you get to use the latest and greatest.
I wrote this article to show the legal grey area that the XDA-Forums operates in. It really is a tight rope act. One slip and its a long fall with no net.
You do provide invaluable services to the community as well as much needed feedback on PPC products to the companies that create them. But what do you think will happen when one of these companies' manager types gets the notion that you are hurting profits instead of creating them?
PS I see the waiter/manager as the managers of Microsoft/HTC with the chefs strictly being Devs.
Cubs Theme with a bonus wallpaper for the guys
http://www.mediafire.com/?lylymbctm1l
*Requested
The nice thing about sports themes is that I don't watch sports unless its X-Games or Super Bowl so i am unbiased in my opinion of the team and therefore I am fair in creating any sports theme cause i dont have that Sports Guy "F*** You" attitude toward any rivals...lol
HAHA dont kick my ass for that line, its all in good fun and jokes!
Hey , Can anyone upload Iperov's Pocket Guitar Sources or Similare Application , Links are dead in the main Topic .
Thank you
Yes my friend. I can help you, but first, let me tell you my tale...
It was a small village that I grew up in, probably much like your own. People laughed and cried, but we all loved the place we came from and that kept us together. Then in my early 20s I was visited by a knight of the realm. He had been given a quest, an almost impossible quest, but it was his duty to see the quest done, or die trying. Over the following months we became friends, that knight and I, and shared many a tale of fortunes, both good and bad. He became a brother to me, and I a brother to him. He trained me in the ways of combat, and I trained him in the ways of life, both of us learning the most vital lessons that the other had to offer.
Then came the day. My Brother had to leave. His quest awaited him, and he longed for the journey in a powerful way.
He gave me a map to show his route, in order that I may one day follow in his footsteps and see the monumentous journey through which he had struggled. The journey would be easy for me as he would have slain the many beasts along the way, and I would merely be an observer to the aftermath. That was the plan, but as we both know, in life, sometimes things do not go to plan.
Only two days after my Brother left our small village did he return. He had been poisoned by dwarves along the way, and he was now close to death. His final breath was a laboured breath, but it carried the words "it is your quest now, my Brother".
I knelt in the muddy street, my Brother's head in my lap, whilst I cried out into the raining sky "WHY GOD? WHY?", but God did not answer. He did not need to. I already knew what must be done.
And so, after an almost impossible effort, and losing many, many dear friends and loved ones along the way, I managed to struggle my way across the mountainous terrain, fighting off many vicious animals, not to mention the murderous mutated demons and creatures of The Pit. I faced The Mighty Baal himself and we fought... oh how we fought. At times I felt like I'd been fighting this monstrous demon forever, blow after blow ripping my life from me an ounce at a time, until I finally landed the fatal blow that freed us all from the uncertainty that had been raised by the quest.
This was truly an historic adventure that would be talked about, in a hushed voice, but a hushed voice filled with awe, for many generations to come.
I did it all for you my friend. This was an epic struggle, but I finally found your answer...
http://tinyurl.com/ydxd46k
Pocket guitar
johncmolyneux said:
Yes my friend. I can help you, but first, let me tell you my tale...
It was a small village that I grew up in, probably much like your own. People laughed and cried, but we all loved the place we came from and that kept us together. Then in my early 20s I was visited by a knight of the realm. He had been given a quest, an almost impossible quest, but it was his duty to see the quest done, or die trying. Over the following months we became friends, that knight and I, and shared many a tale of fortunes, both good and bad. He became a brother to me, and I a brother to him. He trained me in the ways of combat, and I trained him in the ways of life, both of us learning the most vital lessons that the other had to offer.
Then came the day. My Brother had to leave. His quest awaited him, and he longed for the journey in a powerful way.
He gave me a map to show his route, in order that I may one day follow in his footsteps and see the monumentous journey through which he had struggled. The journey would be easy for me as he would have slain the many beasts along the way, and I would merely be an observer to the aftermath. That was the plan, but as we both know, in life, sometimes things do not go to plan.
Only two days after my Brother left our small village did he return. He had been poisoned by dwarves along the way, and he was now close to death. His final breath was a laboured breath, but it carried the words "it is your quest now, my Brother".
I knelt in the muddy street, my Brother's head in my lap, whilst I cried out into the raining sky "WHY GOD? WHY?", but God did not answer. He did not need to. I already knew what must be done.
And so, after an almost impossible effort, and losing many, many dear friends and loved ones along the way, I managed to struggle my way across the mountainous terrain, fighting off many vicious animals, not to mention the murderous mutated demons and creatures of The Pit. I faced The Mighty Baal himself and we fought... oh how we fought. At times I felt like I'd been fighting this monstrous demon forever, blow after blow ripping my life from me an ounce at a time, until I finally landed the fatal blow that freed us all from the uncertainty that had been raised by the quest.
This was truly an historic adventure that would be talked about, in a hushed voice, but a hushed voice filled with awe, for many generations to come.
I did it all for you my friend. This was an epic struggle, but I finally found your answer...
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Hun , i tried this , But Source Links are dead ><
Sylar00 said:
Hun , i tried this , But Source Links are dead ><
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There's a download for the app in the first page of the search results.
pocketguitar
johncmolyneux said:
There's a download for the app in the first page of the search results.
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I already have the app , but i need the sources -__-
Sylar00 said:
I already have the app , but i need the sources -__-
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A pm to the op is probably your best bet then. Good luck in your quest
I'm a novice at Photoshop, but here is a glow background of each the Chiefs and Royals backgrounds.
MU One as well
I'm also a MU fan (hopefully they go to the Big 10) but here is a background for them as well.
BEAST THANKS DAWG!
I am a fellow rookie photoshopper as well...lol
Kaos, very nice. But if your a rookie, I feel like I'm playing in some independent league, but hope to keep getting better.
Some KC bootanimations. Rename to bootanimation.zip
You are so beast SIX
This will be the place to sit back and discuss life's joys and sorrows, trials and tribulations, Andrew vs. Toby, and things that you as a community share with each other.
Forum rules still apply so please keep it clean and within those rules!
Cheers
Kenny
Thank you
@porkyhontas bringing it here so I don't clog up Ryan's thread anymore.
I trained @ LSU in Charity Hospital in New Orleans and saw more gunshots there than in the army! Trauma is a young doc's thing these days & we have full-time trauma guys so I'm glad to be out of it.
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Maybelle said:
@porkyhontas bringing it here so I don't clog up Ryan's thread anymore.
I trained @ LSU in Charity Hospital in New Orleans and saw more gunshots there than in the army! Trauma is a young doc's thing these days & we have full-time trauma guys so I'm glad to be out of it.
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You guys have cool jobs ? Building fences all the time is boring haha I need another job.
Your job is every bit as important as mine. I'm a do-it-yourselfer and appreciate all forms of skill, especially manual. We need to celebrate trades like carpentry, machine mechanics, etc in this country more than we do. I also NEVER cut off truck drivers or mess them up when they're shifting on a grade & teach that to my kids. Truckers are the lifeblood of our economy.
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Maybelle said:
Your job is every bit as important as mine. I'm a do-it-yourselfer and appreciate all forms of skill, especially manual. We need to celebrate trades like carpentry, machine mechanics, etc in this country more than we do. I also NEVER cut off truck drivers or mess them up when they're shifting on a grade & teach that to my kids. Truckers are the lifeblood of our economy.
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Truckers run this country, not the politicians. If they all went on strike America would crumble. When traffic is congested, I like it when 2 fellow truckers ride side by side to hold people back to lighten up the traffic. People get mad but really they are just helping "everyone" out. God bless the big rigs
I've put some thought into being a trucker or heating and cooling. Service is definitely the only way to go.
talkingmonkeys said:
I've put some thought into being a trucker or heating and cooling. Service is definitely the only way to go.
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When I was an intern I rented a house from a young guy named Tim McConnell. He was a heating and cooling technician, fireman every third day and he bought run-down houses and fixed them up to rent. Here he is now: Mayor Landrieu appoints Tim McConnell the 11th Su…: http://youtu.be/CJR7c-ENvXs
Work hard and you never know. You android buffs may own me one day.
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Awesome thread to have!!!! I'm glad I can be a part of this!!
http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag261/Droid716/IMG_20140615_114712_zpsf390205f.jpg
talkingmonkeys said:
I've put some thought into being a trucker or heating and cooling. Service is definitely the only way to go.
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Heating and cooling here......also electrical, plumbing, sprinklers....work for a big Real Estate as senior maintenance tech...plus whatever side work I can grab.
I haven't done manual labor since I worked at a tent company after high school. That was a tough job, I once put in over 100 hours in a week. Our phone number was 420-TENT lol.
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The previous poster was also correct about average age overall on XDA, estimated to be something like 19-20 years old and in college. We are special here on this forum, although I suspect many of the ~1000+ people who use the Wicked X ROM and just never interact on the forums are 19-20 years old and in college.
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<-- Taking credit for the creation of this thread.
The previous poster was also correct about average age overall on XDA, estimated to be something like 19-20 years old and in college. We are special here on this forum, although I suspect many of the ~1000+ people who use the Wicked X ROM and just never interact on the forums are 19-20 years old and in college.
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Dang younguns being all antisocial and stuff
So I'll hit up the OT crew here -
We're going to Orlando for vacation later this week. Five days, four nights, planning to exhaust ourselves by doing as much as we can cram in. Just the two of us are going, no kids, and we are in the 40ish-50 age group, healthy and active. Everyone I know has done this trip with kids, which is a very different vacation. One unfortunate limitation is that my wife (not a typo) has a ton of food allergies/restrictions, so all the good food stuff is not the enjoyable part. (It's the special lunch bag allowed into the parks sort of thing.) Otherwise we're good though. What's good for adults doing the Orlando-Disney-Universal vacation thing without little ones? The only sure thing on the list is to see the new Harry Potter stuff at Universal for one day. I'd like to know specifics of other things people have enjoyed down there. :highfive:
@erikalin just got off the horn with one of my partners who used to practice in Orlando.
1) ck out Winter Park. Good shopping & a nice museum
2) Atlantic beaches are just an hour away: fishing w/ guides , kayaking, tours and Kennedy Space Center
3) golf if you play. I don't (medical heresy I know)
4) if you're a redneck like me I believe there are guided hog hunts as well.
Have fun no matter what!
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erikalin said:
So I'll hit up the OT crew here -
We're going to Orlando for vacation later this week. Five days, four nights, planning to exhaust ourselves by doing as much as we can cram in. Just the two of us are going, no kids, and we are in the 40ish-50 age group, healthy and active. Everyone I know has done this trip with kids, which is a very different vacation. One unfortunate limitation is that my wife (not a typo) has a ton of food allergies/restrictions, so all the good food stuff is not the enjoyable part. (It's the special lunch bag allowed into the parks sort of thing.) Otherwise we're good though. What's good for adults doing the Orlando-Disney-Universal vacation thing without little ones? The only sure thing on the list is to see the new Harry Potter stuff at Universal for one day. I'd like to know specifics of other things people have enjoyed down there. :highfive:
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Look for any shows playing during your dates there at the Hard Rock Cafe, House of Blues or Bob Carr theatre. The night life at either Universal City Walk or Pleasure Island at Disney is also pretty good. Harry Potter section at Universal is excellent BTW. Of course I favor Universal and the Spider-man ride...duh!
Maybelle said:
... just got off the horn with one of my partners who used to practice in Orlando.
1) ck out Winter Park. Good shopping & a nice museum
2) Atlantic beaches are just an hour away: fishing w/ guides , kayaking, tours and Kennedy Space Center
3) golf if you play. I don't (medical heresy I know)
4) if you're a redneck like me I believe there are guided hog hunts as well.
Have fun no matter what!
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Thanks. Winter Park sounds interesting. Will put this into the mix. Beaches - we're spoiled in New England. We have our evening meal on the beach every Thursday in the spring/summer, watch the sunset while feeding raisins to my seagulls (that's my thing). Golf? I've also been supposed to like golf for a long time but can't. I hear you on that. I can tolerate driving range, which a surgeon friend of mine says is enough for her circles too (just a tip). And I am utterly the opposite of a redneck. Lol. That made me laugh. Cheers.
KennyG123 said:
Look for any shows playing during your dates there at the Hard Rock Cafe, House of Blues or Bob Carr theatre. The night life at either Universal City Walk or Pleasure Island at Disney is also pretty good. Harry Potter section at Universal is excellent BTW. Of course I favor Universal and the Spider-man ride...duh!
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Thanks to you as well. Universal City Walk shall go into the mix. Thanks for suggesting that, and for confirming Harry Potter is worth it. So what is your thing with Spiderman, by the way? Just honestly curious.
correction i guess im the only 19 year old dude in college that interacts in the forums whats up other 19-20 year olds why aren't you on here socializing
erikalin said:
Thanks. Winter Park sounds interesting. Will put this into the mix. Beaches - we're spoiled in New England. We have our evening meal on the beach every Thursday in the spring/summer, watch the sunset while feeding raisins to my seagulls (that's my thing). Golf? I've also been supposed to like golf for a long time but can't. I hear you on that. I can tolerate driving range, which a surgeon friend of mine says is enough for her circles too (just a tip). And I am utterly the opposite of a redneck. Lol. That made me laugh. Cheers.
Thanks to you as well. Universal City Walk shall go into the mix. Thanks for suggesting that, and for confirming Harry Potter is worth it. So what is your thing with Spiderman, by the way? Just honestly curious.
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Jeff Foxworthy says that the definition of a redneck is a "glorious absence of sophistication" and I ascribe to that.
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6th_Hokage said:
correction i guess im the only 19 year old dude in college that interacts in the forums whats up other 19-20 year olds why aren't you on here socializing
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They're all gaming with my sons upstairs. Good for you that you're not.
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erikalin said:
Thanks. Winter Park sounds interesting. Will put this into the mix. Beaches - we're spoiled in New England. We have our evening meal on the beach every Thursday in the spring/summer, watch the sunset while feeding raisins to my seagulls (that's my thing). Golf? I've also been supposed to like golf for a long time but can't. I hear you on that. I can tolerate driving range, which a surgeon friend of mine says is enough for her circles too (just a tip). And I am utterly the opposite of a redneck. Lol. That made me laugh. Cheers.
Thanks to you as well. Universal City Walk shall go into the mix. Thanks for suggesting that, and for confirming Harry Potter is worth it. So what is your thing with Spiderman, by the way? Just honestly curious.
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Well...without sounding like a geek...Spiderman/Peter Parker...typical teenager...a bit geeky and bullied....gets bitten by a radioactive spider and gains some abilities...attempts to use them for personal gain, resulting in a terrible tragedy which teaches him an awesome lesson of "With great power, comes great responsibility!" Spends his life trying to make up for that mistake always trying to do the right thing no matter what...as it is his responsibility now. Along the way comes many of typical life problems that he has to deal with as well as getting his ass handed to him every now and then...but he always gets back up.
I think he is one of the best role models for kids today....and also let's not forget his ability to joke when faced with great danger.
Hmmm....still sounds too geeky