My little pony of the week: Daring Fireball's John Gruber

David-Lightman · David-Lightman #1 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 02:48 PM

http://ensnaringslimeball.wordpress....-t-shirt-saga/

For someone so quick to slate others, he's no saint.

TheCustomer99 · TheCustomer99 #2 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 02:57 PM

I had spam for breakfast, I can only have so much in a day. That stuff is terrible for ya.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #3 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 03:08 PM

So let me get this straight. There was an offer for you to get a free t-shirt. Time passed and you didn't receive it. You send an email inquiring about it and receive a reply. The reply explains rather politely and concisely as to what the delay is, and that it may take even more time until the offer for the free shirt can be fulfilled.
Now you are upset and calling this person/company names because the free shirt still has not arrived.
I don't get it. It is free. It isn't like you spent any money on it and even if it doesn't come, you really aren't out anything.
Wait, you then mention that you sent him money... for what? I thought you said the shirt was free?

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #4 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 03:14 PM

I kinda like John Gruber. What's this? Someone joins to blast OWC, now someone joins to blast John Gruber.

Wait... Is this Blast Week or something?

David-Lightman · David-Lightman #5 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 03:18 PM

Membership is $19, with shirt it's $29, so the shirt isn't free.

TheCustomer99 · TheCustomer99 #6 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 03:23 PM

This is just a harmless somewhat sarcastic suggestion. Is it possible to make a new rule that the first post a new member makes must involve some sort of newbie question regarding Macs, or how they just got a new Mac, or whether they should wait for Leopard or buy now, or some type of thread that doesn't involve how some guy didn't receive his free t-shirt?

rman · rman #7 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 03:24 PM

And why should I be concerned about this, since you come here to put him on blast?

David-Lightman · David-Lightman #8 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 03:24 PM

OK, what's best, Mac or PC?

David-Lightman · David-Lightman #9 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by rman

And why should I be concerned about this, since you come here to put him on blast?

Because he's a well regarded Mac blogger who doesn't adhere to the high standards he sets for others.

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #10 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 03:32 PM

I think this is an issue between both of you. Why join a forum to put someone down? Because he's a well-known Mac blogger and a developer as well?

David-Lightman · David-Lightman #11 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 03:34 PM

Again, if you'd read the posts you'd see that he just ignores people, not just me. This was a last resort.

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #12 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 03:36 PM

No I don't want to read the posts because this is not an issue with me and John Gruber or whoever the heck it could be next week. It's your thing, not mine or anyone else's here.

David-Lightman · David-Lightman #13 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 03:42 PM

Err.... don't read this thread then?

David-Lightman · David-Lightman #14 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 03:51 PM

Please feel free to delete or lock this thread, I meant no harm. My apologies.

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #15 (**permalink**)

03-30-2007, 03:53 PM

Right you are! I hope everybody else ignores this thread as well. TaTa.

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Member Since: Jan 05, 2007 Location: Where the old Baker farm used to be. Posts: 1,480 Mac Specs: Apple Black MacBook 2 GB RAM, 2.0 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo Proecessor, 120 GB HD. 30 GB Black iPod Video	03-30-2007, 02:57 PM I had spam for breakfast, I can only have so much in a day. That stuff is terrible for ya. "Anecdotal thinking comes naturally, science requires training." - Michael Shermer
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TheCustomer99 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 05, 2007 Location: Where the old Baker farm used to be. Posts: 1,480 Mac Specs: Apple Black MacBook 2 GB RAM, 2.0 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo Proecessor, 120 GB HD. 30 GB Black iPod Video	03-30-2007, 03:23 PM This is just a harmless somewhat sarcastic suggestion. Is it possible to make a new rule that the first post a new member makes must involve some sort of newbie question regarding Macs, or how they just got a new Mac, or whether they should wait for Leopard or buy now, or some type of thread that doesn't involve how some guy didn't receive his free t-shirt? "Anecdotal thinking comes naturally, science requires training." - Michael Shermer
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Inactive Staff Member Since: Dec 24, 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 12,591 Mac Specs: 2 x 3.0GHz Quad-Core, 6GB OS X 10.6.8 \| 15in MacBook Pro 2.2GHz OS X 10.6.8 \| 64GB iPad 2 WiFi	03-30-2007, 03:24 PM And why should I be concerned about this, since you come here to put him on blast? Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, It's about learning to dance in the rain!
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David-Lightman #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2007 Posts: 9	03-30-2007, 02:48 PM http://ensnaringslimeball.wordpress....-t-shirt-saga/ For someone so quick to slate others, he's no saint.
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MacHeadCase #4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-30-2007, 03:14 PM I kinda like John Gruber. What's this? Someone joins to blast OWC, now someone joins to blast John Gruber. Wait... Is this Blast Week or something?
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David-Lightman #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2007 Posts: 9	03-30-2007, 03:18 PM Membership is $19, with shirt it's $29, so the shirt isn't free.
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David-Lightman #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2007 Posts: 9	03-30-2007, 03:24 PM OK, what's best, Mac or PC?
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MacHeadCase #10 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-30-2007, 03:32 PM I think this is an issue between both of you. Why join a forum to put someone down? Because he's a well-known Mac blogger and a developer as well?
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David-Lightman #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2007 Posts: 9	03-30-2007, 03:34 PM Again, if you'd read the posts you'd see that he just ignores people, not just me. This was a last resort.
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MacHeadCase #12 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-30-2007, 03:36 PM No I don't want to read the posts because this is not an issue with me and John Gruber or whoever the heck it could be next week. It's your thing, not mine or anyone else's here.
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David-Lightman #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2007 Posts: 9	03-30-2007, 03:42 PM Err.... don't read this thread then?
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David-Lightman #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2007 Posts: 9	03-30-2007, 03:51 PM Please feel free to delete or lock this thread, I meant no harm. My apologies.
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MacHeadCase #15 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-30-2007, 03:53 PM Right you are! I hope everybody else ignores this thread as well. TaTa.
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