Vaughanabe13 wrote:
RunnerPack wrote:
I wasn’t trying to give Jake a hard time, and I certainly wasn’t “ragging on the kid for not knowing how to solder and such”. I was merely pointing out his lack of self esteem and showing him an example of what someone with a “can-do” attitude… can do 😀 even with limited resources.I wasn’t suggesting that he should already know how to design and manufacture commercial grade electronic devices that work the first time they’re powered up. But I do think soldering is a handy skill to have (especially if one is the owner of a game console requiring as much maintenance as the Virtual Boy) and well within the physical, mental, and (almost certainly) financial faculties available to him.
@gunpeiyokoifan: no time like the present! Go find everything about or produced by Jeri Ellsworth; then get a cheap iron, some solder, some old electronics nobody wants (clock-radios are fun, as are old PC cards, mice, etc.), and some good tutorial videos.Well it seemed you were giving him a hard time, basically making him feel inferior to you when you were at that age. Being interested in the VB doesn’t automatically make you interested in electronics and such…
We were just yankin’ his chain, man. Like I said, at his age I was a total screw up. Even though at his age I was no adult, I didn’t feel like a “just a little boy”. Possibly a poor choice of words on his and my part in response, but I didn’t want him to talk about himself in such an manner lacking confidence on a freakin’ video game forum.
This is the real world, and we’re all here for games. Some can dev homebrews, some can’t. Some can/want to afford boxed Virtual Bowling carts, some can’t or don’t care.
No, I don’t know VB-X’s situation. I don’t dislike the kid nor did I mean to be cruel to him. I just wanted him to man-up and feel like he could converse with us and not feel like “just a little boy”. If he is “just a little boy”, he’s not exactly going to enjoy his stay on any forum. I may sound harsh, but at least I’m being honest. For the time being, I’ll take his choice of words as a fluke, same as mine if they were in poor taste.
Edit:
I regret ever posting in this thread. I feel bad if I hurt VB-X’s feelings, and my true honest opinions may be too harsh. I’d rather tell the truth than be a liar, but I guess I should shut my trap at times.
