Comments on: Reader Response: Festivus Week – Day 1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:59:25 -0500 hourly 1 By: Michael Wexler http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42810 Michael Wexler Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:52:23 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42810 Do you have to comment on this entry, or anywhere? Do you have to comment on this entry, or anywhere?

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42682 Jon Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:50:16 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42682 Amit, my real name is Jonathan, being French... I ignored the "proper" english method of spelling the short form as John - hence... JON! I also find it easier to sign for things when I only got 3 letters to worry about instead of 8 - takes almost 1/3 less time! You can now go back eating your "freedom" fries, knowing confusion dissipated from your life once more. Praise (insert favorite God) you don't live in the Middle East... how will you ever get through the day where every second person has their own spelling deviation of “Mohamed”. Jon Amit, my real name is Jonathan, being French… I ignored the “proper” english method of spelling the short form as John – hence… JON! I also find it easier to sign for things when I only got 3 letters to worry about instead of 8 – takes almost 1/3 less time!

You can now go back eating your “freedom” fries, knowing confusion dissipated from your life once more. Praise (insert favorite God) you don’t live in the Middle East… how will you ever get through the day where every second person has their own spelling deviation of “Mohamed”.

Jon

]]> By: Brooke http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42538 Brooke Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:54:34 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42538 Congrats Jon! Congrats Jon!

]]> By: drdrew http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42463 drdrew Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:00:03 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42463 Congrats, Jon. No, not that one, yeah, no, no, ok, yep, him. Who wants to play a game of Jon, Jon, Goose! Congrats, Jon. No, not that one, yeah, no, no, ok, yep, him. Who wants to play a game of Jon, Jon, Goose!

]]> By: Gal http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42449 Gal Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:32:53 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42449 Congrats on a great win Congrats on a great win

]]> By: Amit http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42212 Amit Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:45:45 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42212 Wow, I am so confused... so many Jons. I personally don't know a single person who spells there name as Jon. I really need to get out more I guess. Amit Wow, I am so confused… so many Jons. I personally don’t know a single person who spells there name as Jon. I really need to get out more I guess.

Amit

]]> By: bpm2000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42165 bpm2000 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:01:15 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42165 nice one Jon! nice one Jon!

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42141 Jon Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:35:54 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42141 Andrew, my entire life evolves around being "online", so keeping tabs on websites is second nature - God didn't bless me with artistic skills but he did give me a head on my shoulders... which I have expanded continuously since I was a kid. Being my own boss and this being Christmas time means that I have a bit more time on pursuit other endeavors. Hi "That Canadian", I didn't even know about CrunchGear until it was featured in TechCrunch which I post every once in a while when I got some insight to give, I found out about the camera a little while later - forgot about it then decided to open my mouth and give it a run ;-) Remember, predictions are very hard to make, especially when they are about the future ;-) Jon Andrew, my entire life evolves around being “online”, so keeping tabs on websites is second nature – God didn’t bless me with artistic skills but he did give me a head on my shoulders… which I have expanded continuously since I was a kid. Being my own boss and this being Christmas time means that I have a bit more time on pursuit other endeavors.

Hi “That Canadian”, I didn’t even know about CrunchGear until it was featured in TechCrunch which I post every once in a while when I got some insight to give, I found out about the camera a little while later – forgot about it then decided to open my mouth and give it a run ;-)

Remember, predictions are very hard to make, especially when they are about the future ;-)

Jon

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42137 Jon Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:19:07 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42137 Oww, how confusing. Congrats Jon! Oww, how confusing.

Congrats Jon!

]]> By: That Canadian http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42129 That Canadian Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:58:37 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42129 Congrats Jon, and may I be the frist to say that my vote goes to Amit for the second drive or the camera. That guy constantly puts up insightful posts Congrats Jon, and may I be the frist to say that my vote goes to Amit for the second drive or the camera.
That guy constantly puts up insightful posts

]]> By: Andrew Flusche http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42111 Andrew Flusche Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:44:19 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42111 You guys have all done an amazing job keeping up with these posts today. Honestly, how do you do it? I can't even read the posts, much less your comments. Maybe I should just crawl in my hole and cry. Or, better yet, steal my wife's half gig Cruzer that she got with her new computer. She won't miss it. Or will she? You guys have all done an amazing job keeping up with these posts today. Honestly, how do you do it? I can’t even read the posts, much less your comments.

Maybe I should just crawl in my hole and cry. Or, better yet, steal my wife’s half gig Cruzer that she got with her new computer. She won’t miss it. Or will she?

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42108 Jon Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:40:21 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42108 Isaiah, that is why I am relegated to using 3D Studio Max for making most of my art... I am one of those lucky people who can't sketch beyond stick people so thanks to over a decade of teaching myself 3D, I can now construct things using spheres, rectangles and splines. My work-around this limitation is a very long and tenuous one... not recommended for those without lots of patience. Visit my daily comic strip @ http://www.stinkyandsticky.com. Consider yourself lucky, you don't need to walk around with a soon-to-be 1lb camera to get your pictures, all you need is a pencil and some paper, or if your desperate, a needle and a piece of white clothing... I seriously envy you greatly and would trade the ability to draw for all my material possessions in a second, any day, anytime, anyplace. Seems the things we most desire in this world are the things we can never have. Jon Isaiah, that is why I am relegated to using 3D Studio Max for making most of my art… I am one of those lucky people who can’t sketch beyond stick people so thanks to over a decade of teaching myself 3D, I can now construct things using spheres, rectangles and splines. My work-around this limitation is a very long and tenuous one… not recommended for those without lots of patience. Visit my daily comic strip @ http://www.stinkyandsticky.com.

Consider yourself lucky, you don’t need to walk around with a soon-to-be 1lb camera to get your pictures, all you need is a pencil and some paper, or if your desperate, a needle and a piece of white clothing… I seriously envy you greatly and would trade the ability to draw for all my material possessions in a second, any day, anytime, anyplace.

Seems the things we most desire in this world are the things we can never have.

Jon

]]> By: Ryan http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42089 Ryan Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:17:45 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42089 way to go jon now go to the corner with peter and play with your toys way to go jon
now go to the corner with peter and play with your toys

]]> By: Isaiah http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42063 Isaiah Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:53:43 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42063 Other-Jon (do we need a numbering system for you two? :P): a shoe box is better than chasing down people with a sketchpad. D: Have you ever got to the stage in a drawing where you're ready to make corrections, only to find out you don't have a decent eraser? S'horrible, I tell you. :( Other-Jon (do we need a numbering system for you two? :P): a shoe box is better than chasing down people with a sketchpad. D: Have you ever got to the stage in a drawing where you’re ready to make corrections, only to find out you don’t have a decent eraser?

S’horrible, I tell you. :(

]]> By: jacki http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42055 jacki Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:44:27 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42055 Congrats Jon! Congrats Jon!

]]> By: Shinerpod http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42029 Shinerpod Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:14:55 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42029 1 MB? Perhaps you should send me the stick and I'll send you a 3.5" floppy. JK I'm just out for the camera. 1 MB? Perhaps you should send me the stick and I’ll send you a 3.5″ floppy. JK
I’m just out for the camera.

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42015 Jon Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:33:19 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42015 I just realized it was 1GB, I thought it was 1MB for some reason... this gift is now 1000x better! YAHOO!!! I was racking my brain trying to figure out what I got laying around on my hard drive that is 1MB in size ;-) Thanks again CrunchGreat! Jon I just realized it was 1GB, I thought it was 1MB for some reason… this gift is now 1000x better! YAHOO!!! I was racking my brain trying to figure out what I got laying around on my hard drive that is 1MB in size ;-)

Thanks again CrunchGreat!
Jon

]]> By: Anthony http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42011 Anthony Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:22:14 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-42011 Congrats! I'm going to have to pick myself up one of these. My flash drive went dead after two years and took all my CPP Code with it. :-( Oh well, I needed to clean out the old stuff anyway. :-) I like the retractable connector on this bad boy. Congrats! I’m going to have to pick myself up one of these. My flash drive went dead after two years and took all my CPP Code with it. :-( Oh well, I needed to clean out the old stuff anyway. :-) I like the retractable connector on this bad boy.

]]> By: Zune http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-41993 Zune Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:49:23 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-41993 Congratulations Jon! That Cruzer looks like a cool little stick. Put it to good use. Best wishes, Kimmy Congratulations Jon!

That Cruzer looks like a cool little stick. Put it to good use.

Best wishes,
Kimmy

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-41977 Jon Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:27:15 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/reader-response-festivus-week-day-1/#comment-41977 Cool... thanks for the gift Blake - I look forward to receiving both the e-mail and the Cruzer :-) Jon Cool… thanks for the gift Blake – I look forward to receiving both the e-mail and the Cruzer :-)

Jon

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