Jordanians protest Jason Santa Maria’s favicon in Amman, Jordan, today. (AP photo)
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Jordanians protest Jason Santa Maria’s favicon in Amman, Jordan, today. (AP photo)
Jason Santa Maria
on 29 Nov 06haha :D
Dave
on 29 Nov 06That’s a killer favicon. I’ve always loved it.
James Head
on 29 Nov 06um. you might need to take a little break from the computer :) go join meatspace for a bit.
David
on 29 Nov 06Half your posts are self-referential
beto
on 29 Nov 06Slow day huh?
Richard
on 29 Nov 06It’s uncanny…
Chin
on 29 Nov 06What the hell? Thats not even funny.
Nathan Roberts
on 29 Nov 06Come on, when’s the last time a just-plain-goofy post like this has been made? Of course it’s funny!
Peter
on 29 Nov 06Wow, the item in the picture does not even resembles his favicon.
How is it even close to being similar?
I am pretty sure Jason is the only one who appreciates your post, for all the added traffic his site is seeing.
The Internets
on 29 Nov 06It’s amazing how svn is turning a little diggish, all the uninteresting things and none that can catch anyone’s interest.
ML
on 29 Nov 06Just a silly little joke folks. Let’s not take it too seriously.
AB
on 29 Nov 06In Arabic we call that “favicon” Tanween, just a little info.
Jason Santa Maria
on 29 Nov 06Wow, the pitchforks and torches come out when it isn’t a product launch day :D
Tanween
on 29 Nov 06I dont get it? Who’s in the picture anyway?
Walter
on 29 Nov 06Yes, another silly post, not really funny, not really informative, not really useful, not really necessary.
As I’ve already pointed out later this week, you seem to have run out of interesting topics. Now, you post only for the sake of posting. Something. Anything. Making noise instead of making sense. Quantity instead of quality.
Maybe, you should take a vacation…
Walter
on 29 Nov 06No more Signal… only Noise.
Signal vs. Noise readership
on 29 Nov 06We have no sense of humor. And no life either. We’ll ignore the fact that the colors are pretty damn close. We want more insight about the web. Scratch that, we’ll just slam you for that too.
Rosco P. Coltrane
on 29 Nov 06If you don’t like the content of this blog, demand your money back! After all, with the good money you’re spending you should expect a higher quality of content.
Brad
on 29 Nov 06I think the most interesting part of this post (although I did the photo pretty funny), are the comments such as Walter’s above. You’d think he was paying for this or something! I’ve been getting my entertainment lately from the anti-37S folk out there. Just the other day I was looking for something on the Basecamp Forum and came across a women that kept slamming 37S for putting ads at the top of the Dashboard screen. That she is paying for this (assume not the free account) and she should not have to see System announcements! That its disrupting her work! haahaa. I nearly wet myself. Can’t make everyone happy I guess.
bv
on 29 Nov 06i actually think it’s rather funny. people need to lighten up. it’s called humor and some people get it others don’t. no worries. at least it’s not your favicon they’re after! peace. bv.
Eric Puidokas
on 29 Nov 06Come on guys. Let’s cut Jason some slack. He’s already got us MSU students on his back telling him how to design.
Erik
on 29 Nov 06The funniest part of this post is the title. I saw that in NNW and thought, “I really should check this out. Who protests a favicon.” There’s something inherently funny about the terms “favicon” and “protest” existing in the same title. Thankfully this was a funny post. If it wasn’t, I’d be bashing you like some of the other commenters. After all, if I don’t enjoy every single post in your free blog, I deserve to be pissed. ;)
alvin
on 29 Nov 06Funny thing is most (i should say all) pitchforkers and torchers didn’t even bother to provided a link back.
Ok maybe it’s not that funny but still….
asdf
on 29 Nov 06Funny!
Don Schenck
on 30 Nov 06OH DEAR GOD! You’ve OFFENDED someone!
Quick … somebody call … somebody … anybody. Just call.
Sheesh.
Jeff Croft
on 30 Nov 06All of you that are getting your panties in a bunch over this need to Get Real™.
(I’ve always wanted to tell someone to Get Real™ on SvN, and this is the only time I can remember not being the voice of dissent here at 37s, so it seemed like the right time and place.)
Seriously, though—lighten up. It’s a blog, not the Chicago Tribune.
Can't Design
on 30 Nov 06Jason Santa Maria’s favicon looks like three nicely polished turds.
Bobby
on 30 Nov 06Funny or not, like it or not, your gotta admit… for a bunch of web experience experts you guys have been way off the mark lately.
Jay
on 30 Nov 06I’m also quite offended, but I can’t get up off the floor to do anything about it because I am laughing so hard that my stomach ulcers are starting to hurt me again~
Don Schenck
on 30 Nov 06Mmmm … Spam ….
Beerzie Boy
on 30 Nov 06Very funny. Walter, you seem a little uptight; may I suggest a little vacation?
Blake
on 30 Nov 06LOL, well we all have different tastes in humor…
Joshua Lane
on 30 Nov 06Anyone else enjoying the fact that the actual posting of the favicon protest, is now causing a protest among SVN readers? Oh delicious irony…
Walter
on 30 Nov 06Brad – “You’d think he was paying for this or something!”
From an ethical point of view, what an awful thing to say: 37 signals supporters cannot express disappointment when the quality slips. They needs to buy literally with money the right to speak up. In other words, it doesn’t matter if one cares about SVN enough to wish for improvements. “Be complaisant or… shut up. No complaints allowed if you don’t show a heap of $$$ first.”
alvin Funny thing is most (i should say all) pitchforkers and torchers didn’t even bother to provided a link back.
No, not funny. Actually, really sad. People learn very fast how things work here. This blog is a promotional tool for 37 signals, which it’s perfectly legitimate and I’m okay with it. However, some regular commentators (which I’m tempted to call sect followers more than anything else) don’t allow the slightest divergence of opinion. “Don’t say anything against our beloved blog or you’ll be shun. You are either 110% with us or an heretics.”
Don Schenck – OH DEAR GOD ! You’ve OFFENDED someone!
It’s amazing how some of you can only think in terms of black or white. Grey areas exist. Nobody was offended. The joke was poor and the post subpar. Can you understand that? Apparently not. You are to busy defending the reputation of SVN. “Oh dear Web gods! Some readers had divergent opinions. This can be allowed! We need to ridicule they. They are a treat.” Don’t worry, Matt and his colleges will all survive just fine, without your help.
I will still read SVN, from time to time… but not as often. To much noise lately. Not enough signal.
Dan
on 01 Dec 06Thanks for saying “too much noise, not enough signal” again.
Dan
on 01 Dec 06And yeah, I blew it filling out this comment form.
Smith
on 01 Dec 06Totally worthless, and not even remotely funny. It doesn’t even look the slightest bit like his favicon.
Don Schenck
on 01 Dec 06Hey Walter … your grammar and typos are fantastic. Good use of sarcasm.
What? You weren’t being sarcastic?
Sorry … didn’t mean to offend you. I’ve just been much “to” busy.
:-)
chas
on 01 Dec 06Keep on commenting everyone! This deserves some in depth analysis!
Yo Baby
on 01 Dec 06What’s with the sensible cardigans at a protest march?
Serdar Kilic
on 02 Dec 06Well, maybe they are supporting Jason’s favicon :)
KJ
on 05 Dec 06very funny.
personally i think that they look like two juicy new york strip steaks. maybe this is actually a picture from some vegetarian rally.
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