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About LinkBacks- 09-02-2012, 01:15 PM
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I'm addicted.
To flashing ROMs.
Yes. You read that right.
I have this uncontrollable itch. Even when all is fine, I will flash a ROM and feel good. Feels like I spend more time with the parts of the car rather than the car itself. Like I'm always diving, head first into the bonnet of the car all the time...
I want to get rid of this dirty habit. Since I will get my WP8, I will have a lot of free time....
Any suggestions...??
Does anyone else related to this disorder??
Sent from my RaZr NeXus. - 09-02-2012, 01:25 PM #2
I use to have an addiction to overclocking CPU's on my computers until I fried a couple of CPU's.
As soon as you brick a couple of phones, you'll lose the addiction.Check out the great deals on Windows Phone Accessories: http://store.wpcentral.com - 09-02-2012, 02:04 PM #3
Yup...I'm buying myself a WP8 for sure....before that day comes where I kill a device..I'd rather save myself...
Originally Posted by palandri 
Sent from my RaZr NeXus. - 09-02-2012, 02:31 PM #4just brick the phone ;) Originally Posted by XENOPHOS
also what phone are you getting - 09-02-2012, 03:07 PM #5
I was addicted to ROM flashing on my Androids and was continually trying to make it perfect.
When I got my Lumia, I didn't want to do anything that might mess it up. I like it "wholesome" and the one advantage is officially updates are easy, something that is pain to do with a custom ROM.
I am not even sure what's available and what it would improve for the Lumia, so maybe I am in the "been there, done that" phase. Lol
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scottcraft and XENOPHOS like this. - 09-02-2012, 03:27 PM #6
I'm building one of these at the moment...
:)
Google - "Don't be evil. . . much!" - 09-02-2012, 10:20 PM #7
That's sounds sooo like me... :D Originally Posted by charlyee
But I need to do away with this addiction..it takes a toll on everything...
Sent from my RaZr NeXus. - 09-02-2012, 11:25 PM #9Building from parts or fabricating? I ask because I'm a fabricator who has been itching to build a dune buggy myself. Originally Posted by Big Supes
- 09-03-2012, 05:42 AM #10I was the same way with my Motorola Droid. I tried so many roms it wasn't funny. Of course some of that was to attempt to make up for a poor performing phone. It was a relief to get a WP that worked fine out of the box. I have been tempted to hack it though.... Originally Posted by charlyee snowmutt likes this.
- 09-03-2012, 07:04 AM #11
When I was still on Windows Mobile 6.x devices, I would spend hours, days, weeks perfecting my own "tuneup" scripts for all the HTC devices I ran. On PPCGeeks, I STILL get "thank you's" for the Touch Pro 2 Cleanup I released, and I haven't touched that in years now!
I never got into ROM cooking or flashing, but the CABs were the cheap man's flashing, because of the extensive depth of registry tweaking and file manipulation that I did. I took that approach for the benefit of people like myself who couldn't unlock and flash custom ROMs for whatever reason.
The thing that took me away from it was generally work and/or getting a new device. - 09-04-2012, 08:53 PM #12
For a few years, I spent a lot of time playing with embedded electronics, programmable microcontrollers and whatnot. It was definitely a hobby that required having a spare microprocessor on stock, you know, just in case. :)
- 09-04-2012, 09:02 PM #13
Pick up the free version of the Unity game engine. Then make a game.
I guarantee that if you do that, you could spend all the time in the world trying to tweak it to eek out every last bit of performance.Talk to me about Windows Phone, Windows 8, XBOX, art, animation, design, or anything! Be sure to follow me on Twitter and friend me on Facebook (say you're from here or I may not accept) - 09-04-2012, 09:45 PM #14
Build your own custom Linux system from the source code.
Welcome to Linux From Scratch!--Laura Knotek (formerly known as lak611)
snowmutt likes this. - 09-05-2012, 03:27 AM #15Wow, lak.... what do you do in your spare time??? Originally Posted by lak611
Geez, you smart people ......"So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work during the days God gives them under the sun."
Ecclesiastes 8:15 - 09-05-2012, 03:28 AM #16Get two... their small... Originally Posted by Big Supes
:-D"So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work during the days God gives them under the sun."
Ecclesiastes 8:15 - 09-05-2012, 06:54 AM #18
Oh geez..to do that in my spare time..I need to be a NASA scientist otherwise... Originally Posted by lak611
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