[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
Um, no. Jcase was pulled in directly, not by, nor of his own volition. as was uberlaggydarwin, in a seriously messed up way. we can pretend the older (experienced) [kids] (PROFESSIONALS) are picking on the weak, but even Helen Keller can see shifty has been dishonest this whole time.

when i was a kid, i had a friend who told me he had dinosaurs in a fence in his backyard. oddly, every time i would go to his house, he had recently had the key to the gate (which was not visible from where we were allowed to go in his yard) taken away. I knew from the moment he told me he had extinct creatures, i knew he had to be FOS (EMS term for pts that want morphine for a stubbed toe, LOL). However, my want to believe this insane tale allowed me to see the concrete walls and gate in my mind. not actually, but in my third eye, minds eye, whathaveyou). the next time i went to his house, i called him out on it, and bc he just wanted me to be his friend, he told me the truth.

everyone wants to be the cool guy. everyone wants to save the day, so to speak. ems and volunteer fire depts are full of what are known here in Upstate SC as Ricky Rescues...the dudes that arent even certs that have lights and sirens on their personal vehicles so people can know they are important. short of holding c-spine, they are useless in the grander scheme of EMS, but they have heart. heart in the face of inability, yet most of them dont learn a harder skillset. they are happy with their lights and sirens and decals. and that is okay, bc they have their place. they have their use and a purpose, however disconnected with the skill level they believe they are wielding, they might be.

the reality is, we are not all equal in ability. i dont pretend to be capable of what i am not, bc i want people to respect my honesty and integrity, so if they ever pass a secret into my mental safe, they know nothing will allow that to escape, bc i am trustworthy. i have integrity.

[MENTION=4310761]Shiftydogit[/MENTION] , i do not doubt you have been looking at root methods, but as ive told you via pm, i know there arent any dinosaurs in your back yard. the scientists who have put in years of research, hours, and acquired the proper tools and equipment have the rare creatures. maybe we can wish really hard, but only our actions can make us what we seek to become. want to watch a good movie? watch "The Secret". its on netflix. it may be smoke and mirrors, but the mentality is right. i almost bought a package android development course today bc i am honestly convinced i can start at zero bc i am motivated to learn. i have no aspirations to say [look at this, etc] but motivated to change my power. motivated to empower others by proxy of knowledge.

compared to you, i am likely an old man. i know who i am, and i dont have crap to prove to anyone.

the difference is while i have known you were dragging this out since the moment you made "space race" statements to jcase after he assessed your skill level.... but i hoped, shifty. i hoped you would read the articles i passed your way, as well as others who have said they did the same. i hoped you would look at what others had tried and would have tried to learn more. would have realized the way to go about getting help is being utterly honest. the smartest man is the one who realizes what he does not know, and admits when he is wrong.

as far as [MENTION=5314976]uberlaggydarwin[/MENTION] goes, man, you owe him an apology. not public, bc thats between you and him. but at heart, you know whether you (or the unlikely, somone on your behalf) were dishonest. dude was still totally nice and even tried to help you and the self-besmurged Turbo community.

I implore you to keep that heart strong, and use that fire in your heart to learn. learn all you can. it will pay off if you do.

Im not being mean, nor malice. i really want you to succeed. if what you truly want is the respect of peeps on xda, then your steps need to be true, and unfettered. i do not doubt you, nor anyone else's ability to do that provided they are willing to do it honestly and with integrity. take care man. always keep learning.