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How (not) to brick the Android Developer Phone

How (not) to brick the Android Developer Phone

Posted Feb 19, 2009 22:07 UTC (Thu) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091)
In reply to: How (not) to brick the Android Developer Phone by pr1268
Parent article: How (not) to brick the Android Developer Phone

Careful, there. "Root" (as a verb) takes on a whole different meaning in various non-American English-speaking cultures.
Such as? They don't come up in wordreference. At least not as a transitive verb ("root something", as opposed to "root somewhere" or "root for someone").


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How (not) to brick the Android Developer Phone

Posted Feb 19, 2009 22:38 UTC (Thu) by mbg (subscriber, #4940) [Link]

How (not) to brick the Android Developer Phone

Posted Feb 20, 2009 7:25 UTC (Fri) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link]

Thanks. In a sense this new meaning describes our editor's fears perfectly.

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