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Main Area and Open Discussion => Living Room => Topic started by: mouser on September 25, 2010, 11:29 AM
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It brings a warm glow to my soul when i see a little guy fights back against the bullying legal intimidation of the big companies. If you feel the same way this might make you smile.
In this youtubed open letter, a representative from Zen Magnets (small-fry makers of little round powerful magnets you can use to make interesting shapes) replies to a legal threat from Buckyballs (leading makers of little round powerful magnets you can use to make interesting shapes). It starts with a recorded voicemail from Buckyballs CEO Jake Bronstein threatening to sue Zen Magnets for selling a kit containing both Buckyballs and Zen Magnets on eBay with the claim that Zen Magnets are manufactured to a higher tolerance, are stronger, and have a brighter finish. From there, the Zen Magnets rep does a wonderful job illustrating the validity of his claims -- and making Buckyballs look like an anti-competitive bully who fights dirty with threats instead of superior products.
from http://www.boingboing.net/2010/09/24/buckyballs-magnet-ma.html
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I feel ashamed now that I own a set of buckyballs :(
The final point about coating is very true, after making an interesting shape with the buckyballs I took a picture and was instantly disappointed by the look of the individual spheres.
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What a bully (the CEO of buckyballs).
Glad they responded threat intelligently.
BTW I wonder how many people sent email to the CEO. After all he left his email on the phone :)
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I'd never heard of Zen Magnets or Buckyballs before. They sure look cool. I'll have to look into getting some.
Zen Magnets, of course!
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I have a mini-set of Zen Magnets and they are really great. I just regret I didn't buy the full set...
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Wow! What a jerk JakeHimself seems to be. In my experience, most CEOs are...
A meticulous and creative response by the underdog. Wonder how long it took in filming and editing to get the video to that degree of succinctness? Undoubtedly worth it, though :)
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I have a mini-set of Zen Magnets and they are really great. I just regret I didn't buy the full set...
-MerleOne
You mean the full Zen set or the Mandala set, which has the same number of magnets as 8 Zen sets?
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I have a mini-set of Zen Magnets and they are really great. I just regret I didn't buy the full set...
-MerleOne
You mean the full Zen set or the Mandala set, which has the same number of magnets as 8 Zen sets?
-Deozaan
The Mini from this page : http://zenmagnets.com/index.php?p=1_2_Buy
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I have a mini-set of Zen Magnets and they are really great. I just regret I didn't buy the full set...
-MerleOne
You mean the full Zen set or the Mandala set, which has the same number of magnets as 8 Zen sets?
-Deozaan
The Mini from this page : http://zenmagnets.com/index.php?p=1_2_Buy
-MerleOne
I understood that much. ;D What I was asking was when you said you regret you didn't buy the full set, were you talking about the Zen set or the Mandala set?
In retrospect, I should have just quoted the statement of regret when asking my question, since that's what I was directly replying to. :-[
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I understood that much. ;D What I was asking was when you said you regret you didn't buy the full set, were you talking about the Zen set or the Mandala set?
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-Deozaan
Ok, no problem. The Zen Set, 216 would have been enough. And I am missing the plastic card in the mini set ! :)
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Ha ha! Ever since I saw this video in October I've been showing family and friends talking about how I wanted Zen Magnets for Christmas.
I was mighty surprised to get a set of Buckyballs from my mom. :P
As for the original post/video, indeed the Buckyballs guy sounds like a jerk, but the Zen Magnets guy comes off as a cocky jerk from his reply video.
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Whenever I play with my BuckyBalls and make something interesting, I'm so impressed that I have to show somebody. Usually that somebody is my wife. But whenever I show my wife my latest magnet shenanigans she gives me a look and asks "How old are you?"
:'( :(
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Just post photo or video them here :)
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Yeah! Then WE can give you that look and ask you "How old are you?" :P :P
Jim
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Just post photo or video them here :)-allen
Well, to be honest, I don't play with them that often, and I don't make anything that impressive. I'm just easily impressed by my own work. :-[
Yeah! Then WE can give you that look and ask you "How old are you?" :P :P-J-Mac
Then I'll tell you what I tell her:
It says "Fun for adults!" right on the package, dangit! >:(
:P