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Theoretically Tech & why I Fail.
14 years ago
(status)
(About modifying portable devices to do stuff?)
(maybe quitting in some weeks or months)
I tried to finish off 2 commissions quickly so I can take another one or two so I can buy food, but fuck it.
I'll finish the few pics left I owe, but I can't promise quality anymore, it's getting very difficult to focus on anything.
Since I was like 10, I've always dreamed of having some portable device that could run videos, games, television, programs, whatever.
Many years ago I did have one of those tiny portable flat screen TVs, but it burnt out, 'wuda surprise.
Also too embarrassing to be seen with a falling apart GBA and three games left whoo~.
But the point is something that can do most or all of those things.
I've fallen so behind the times I don't know or even have used practically all of the portable devices that exist now.
So I wanted to at least ask what would've been possible.
I've heard about people hacking/rooting/modifying/whatever things like cameras, phones, and those driving assistance screen things that allegedly exist to do (non-subscriptioned) stuff like run PC programs and/or act like media players.
So whom among you have?
And, what and how? (ideally cheap expendable items since would be pointless to do that to something that costs as much as a laptop)
No, I'm not hinting for gifts. Don't be a dumbass, I literally can't accept anything (see below).
If some weird ass fluke finally happens and some RL friend or relatives wants to junk such things I might try to do that or something.
If not, at least it would be nice to know what was out there.
Also, something is wrong..
Events kept forcing me to ask for commissions and tips to stay on top of gradually increasing costs (phone, internet, electric, equipment repairs, etc.).
Even with NO discretionary spending in years, this has maybe somehow made things worse.
Of course, this is how it works;
Literally work myself sick doing tons of extra odd jobs + art commissions + ask for tips. Save up a few hundred.
Look for deals to get as much of items like (in time order) Zelda TP/Metriod Prime 2/PS2/DS/best AGP card/Wii/new PC/planB(get used laptop)/replace NES/old cheap games/replace more failing & maxed out drives.
OOPS, no, PC fried/ emergency room visits$$$$/ weeks of extreme cold or hot weather adds hundreds to bills/ storm damage (repeatedly) / something else breaks/ etc.
Never fails. And to top it off it often cuts deep into the food budget.
Got some replacement parts out of all that though at least ( and sonic riders, but that was a mistake)
And no I can't accept gifts.
Delivery services are so terrible out here they've literally lost or damaged most of the things I've ordered, & often required me to find what they did with them.
Can't generally trust relatives to accept them either.
Money gifts, hah.
There was to my surprise some very helpful friends, which did help me buy some time and parts to keep this antique barely running.
I'm thankful but take a wild guess where most went. BILLS, DEBTS, MORE SHIT BREAKING DOWN(again&again&again IT NEVER FUCKING ENDS).
But now many of them are in need and I can't do shit to return the help. =/
So that makes me feel like dirt.
And this, I have to draw garbage for a few bucks just so I can stick around to draw more garbage.
Hilarious isn't it?
At least learn from me, I used to be fairly well off years ago, even once had plenty of cash and resources to get ready for college (goals were arts, tech, programming).
But then this crap started picking away at it, then lost health coverage - skills and abilities gradually went with it, credit destroyed trying to fix that mess (that was also when banks decided to hike interest to like 40% for the hell of it).
Then relatives stole the rest.
And I still haven't even told you more than a fraction of the garbage that happened.
5+ years of this constant misery (& other occasional chunks of hell well before).
In short, being online is one of the things hurting me.
So maybe the answer soon is to give up, not do what I want or need to anymore since all I do is get punished for trying.
(About modifying portable devices to do stuff?)
(maybe quitting in some weeks or months)
I tried to finish off 2 commissions quickly so I can take another one or two so I can buy food, but fuck it.
I'll finish the few pics left I owe, but I can't promise quality anymore, it's getting very difficult to focus on anything.
Since I was like 10, I've always dreamed of having some portable device that could run videos, games, television, programs, whatever.
Many years ago I did have one of those tiny portable flat screen TVs, but it burnt out, 'wuda surprise.
Also too embarrassing to be seen with a falling apart GBA and three games left whoo~.
But the point is something that can do most or all of those things.
I've fallen so behind the times I don't know or even have used practically all of the portable devices that exist now.
So I wanted to at least ask what would've been possible.
I've heard about people hacking/rooting/modifying/whatever things like cameras, phones, and those driving assistance screen things that allegedly exist to do (non-subscriptioned) stuff like run PC programs and/or act like media players.
So whom among you have?
And, what and how? (ideally cheap expendable items since would be pointless to do that to something that costs as much as a laptop)
No, I'm not hinting for gifts. Don't be a dumbass, I literally can't accept anything (see below).
If some weird ass fluke finally happens and some RL friend or relatives wants to junk such things I might try to do that or something.
If not, at least it would be nice to know what was out there.
Also, something is wrong..
Events kept forcing me to ask for commissions and tips to stay on top of gradually increasing costs (phone, internet, electric, equipment repairs, etc.).
Even with NO discretionary spending in years, this has maybe somehow made things worse.
Of course, this is how it works;
Literally work myself sick doing tons of extra odd jobs + art commissions + ask for tips. Save up a few hundred.
Look for deals to get as much of items like (in time order) Zelda TP/Metriod Prime 2/PS2/DS/best AGP card/Wii/new PC/planB(get used laptop)/replace NES/old cheap games/replace more failing & maxed out drives.
OOPS, no, PC fried/ emergency room visits$$$$/ weeks of extreme cold or hot weather adds hundreds to bills/ storm damage (repeatedly) / something else breaks/ etc.
Never fails. And to top it off it often cuts deep into the food budget.
Got some replacement parts out of all that though at least ( and sonic riders, but that was a mistake)
And no I can't accept gifts.
Delivery services are so terrible out here they've literally lost or damaged most of the things I've ordered, & often required me to find what they did with them.
Can't generally trust relatives to accept them either.
Money gifts, hah.
There was to my surprise some very helpful friends, which did help me buy some time and parts to keep this antique barely running.
I'm thankful but take a wild guess where most went. BILLS, DEBTS, MORE SHIT BREAKING DOWN(again&again&again IT NEVER FUCKING ENDS).
But now many of them are in need and I can't do shit to return the help. =/
So that makes me feel like dirt.
And this, I have to draw garbage for a few bucks just so I can stick around to draw more garbage.
Hilarious isn't it?
At least learn from me, I used to be fairly well off years ago, even once had plenty of cash and resources to get ready for college (goals were arts, tech, programming).
But then this crap started picking away at it, then lost health coverage - skills and abilities gradually went with it, credit destroyed trying to fix that mess (that was also when banks decided to hike interest to like 40% for the hell of it).
Then relatives stole the rest.
And I still haven't even told you more than a fraction of the garbage that happened.
5+ years of this constant misery (& other occasional chunks of hell well before).
In short, being online is one of the things hurting me.
So maybe the answer soon is to give up, not do what I want or need to anymore since all I do is get punished for trying.
http://shoptemp.net/products/EZ%252dFlash-IV.html
You need one of these, your gba may be old but this will make it better.
I'm not suggesting you pirate, gba homebrew scene is nuts, thats all.
This has an mp3 player i know for sure.
Not really interested in music players though, never was. Just boring to me.
Used to dream of programming things but never was taught how. I don't get along with modern programing languages, they just don't do what they state or they use unnecessarily retarded cryptic command shit like
"cm_initbuf{(4|!) : act ,true: with ## return(@b(nn).sys)} " and that's like what the homebrew kits use.
And I don't think the GBA is powerful enough to decode most modern video formats (maybe possible for like mpg or mp4 at like 8fps).
Had a GBA "media player" thing that sort of worked but the encoder crashed way too much, gave it to somebody I thought would like it better..
And by falling apart, I literally mean it's held together by tape.
Makes me wonder if there's something wrong with the air around here, lots of plastic and metal things warped or broke apart.
And I keep worrying that you're undervaluing your talent and it is making commissions very unattractive for you when it should be a means to financial independence. You asked $20 for my commission and indicated it would take more than 4 cumulative hours of work, perhaps as much as 8. That is way below minimum wage. Why do that to yourself!? You're doing work. Work sucks! Make it worth your time.
Take so long? geez XD
I'm pretty sure I said at worst it could take weeks to perfect since you wanted to upgrade a sketch to full pic if I remember right.
You'd be surprised how much time I can waste getting stuck on trying to fix one damn detail.
I had some luck modifying a few old unfinished projects, however random ideas don't usually pay bills.
My "skills" do not work in my best interests. It can take awhile for an ability to come back.
That is sorta why I'm considering just leaving after, I can't draw for a living.
If you're going to chose not to draw for a living and you can't get a job due to a medical condition, then what are you going to do!?
I thought I made it clear the last few years, most times I don't like drawing (especially this stuff here I got tired of), it was only a means to experiment with concepts, designs or humor, since such beings and places can't exist anytime soon.
Plus this used to be a team effort, lately I had to handle the ideas, inking, coloring, backgrounds and such all myself, this account wasn't even my idea. So I was dragged into this from the start.
And well, that's the way the world works now, if you aren't spoiled rich and healthy, you die.
I have no options. I shouldn't even be here, overall it's draining what little resources I get.
I'm giving up because it might be too late to fix anything. Even if I like won a million dollars at best it might buy me a couple not as miserable years, then health & everything goes down hill all over again.
I'll try to send an update if PS stays stable long enough.
They are all basically the same thing. They allow you to run unsigned code, or code that wasn't approved to run on the system by who ever controls the system. That allowed me to turn my PSP 1000 into a remote control for any TV, allowed me to play DVDs on my Wii (don't know why they took that functionality out of the Wii), allowed me to run programs I wasn't supposed to everywhere else.
It's quite something when you can play Super Nintendo near flawlessly on the PS3.
But if I can get an old one cheap it might be worth toying with sometime.
The 2000 is hackable to a degree, but there are some models that have an upgraded motherboard making hacking hard or non-existent after some firmware upgrades.
The 3000 series, which is completely useless because it doesn't really offer anything new, was pretty much put out to stop new people from hacking the PSP. It can be hacked, but is hard.
For the ones that can be hacked, you can install emulators. SNES, NES, Genesis, they run flawlessly. You can change the way XMB looks to something like the 360, which I had for a while. And install other things that won't normally run.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKjK.....eature=related