Joystiq Podcast 058 - Merchant-off edition
by Justin McElroy 
{ Jul 25th 2008 at 2:25PM }
Fun fact: This week's brilliant image was sent to us by Eric who, in a fit of rage, we once promised to set on fire. The resulting photoshopping made our hollow threats totally worth it.
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Hosts: Chris Grant, Ludwig Kietzmann and Justin McElroy
Music: "Get Ready for Love" by Nick Cave, The Merchant-Off
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
syrik zero @ Jul 25th 2008 2:52PM
David! Awesome intro!
Ben @ Jul 25th 2008 2:57PM
Nice Photoshop work Eric
Korova *of the highlands* @ Jul 25th 2008 5:31PM
Perfect class selection also.
Korova *of the highlands* @ Jul 25th 2008 5:31PM
Perfect class selection also.
altron271 @ Jul 26th 2008 8:40AM
Someone should totally photoshop that. Lady and the Tramp except it'd be...Ludwig and the Grant.
It'd be adorable and creepy.
The Daymonster @ Jul 25th 2008 3:42PM
Is that Chris's MGS Codec cell phone ring? I need to get that.
Christopher Grant @ Jul 25th 2008 4:18PM
Haha, yeah. And the accompanying GSM noise coming through the mics as well. *sigh*
Mr.ESC @ Jul 25th 2008 3:48PM
THAT MEDIC IS A SPY!!!
A medic behind a Sniper? A bit obvious don't ya think?
bransonmcnair @ Jul 25th 2008 4:01PM
Hey Justin, Ward here. An epic battle against a worthy opponent. Now I only need to find a way to turn the merchant-off into a paying gig. Cheers.
gamertag: bransonmcnair
syrik zero @ Jul 25th 2008 4:29PM
I actually work at Apple. I'm on my work computer for almost all of my posts! I really liked the tying a rock to the contacts, they'll sink faster haha
Christopher Grant @ Jul 25th 2008 4:49PM
Alright, walk over to Steve Job's cubicle right over there and ask him to fix syncing. Seriously, it's absolutely broken. I've restored a backup, i've restored and started from scratch. I've erased sync history, i've deleted contacts, synced, and added them back ... all for nothing. Nothing works. :-(
Korova *of the highlands* @ Jul 25th 2008 5:35PM
The Journal just wrote an article about how Mobile Me is not working out yet. It seemed like a way ambitious jump from mac.com. Apple fucking up is so strange, its hard to believe.
syrik zero @ Jul 25th 2008 5:49PM
They're hiring a ton more people to help out with Mobile Me. My Mobile Me account works fine. And if your phone isn't working just call in. They're troubleshoot it until you're good to go. If they can't fix anything let me know
Christopher Grant @ Jul 25th 2008 10:14PM
Actually made some time and went to the local Apple Store – took the guy over an hour, it actually started to really piss him off. Finally figured it out: Address Book was corrupt. Exporting to a database backup and restoring wasn't enough; had to export everything as Vcards and reimport to a fresh new AB database. All better!
syrik zero @ Jul 27th 2008 10:49AM
Well at least it's working now. Do you have the 3G iPhone or 1st generation iPhone?
Christopher Grant @ Jul 28th 2008 6:57PM
Have a 3G -- also, an update: everything's still working fine! Praise be to Jobs!
Chris Mahoney @ Jul 25th 2008 7:30PM
HOW DO I WATCH THE VIDEO? Facebook is too slow to join the group let alone create a message on the discussion board. Please give details.
Justin McElroy @ Jul 25th 2008 10:24PM
Try this:
http://www.new.facebook.com/video/?of=765390087#/video/video.php?v=24356011961&subj=765390087
syrik zero @ Jul 27th 2008 2:42PM
What about the actual video of the PodCast?
syrik zero @ Jul 27th 2008 3:38PM
I feel super tarded now... Thanks haha
Brian @ Jul 29th 2008 1:30AM
Stiqer's....now that E3 is in the shitter, I thought I herd that some of you would be going to PAX? If so, any chance of a reader/listener meet up? It will be my first PAX and first time in Seattle.