tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post1979062503776097235..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Wacom wants to be on your Wish ListSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-66768362150106321092011-09-14T15:27:54.939-07:002011-09-14T15:27:54.939-07:00Hehe .. come on, Floyd. It's the TAG Blog. W...Hehe .. come on, Floyd. It's the TAG Blog. What <b>*isn't*</b> turned political here?Steven Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630148057269319887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-86652431432832859982011-09-14T12:38:13.252-07:002011-09-14T12:38:13.252-07:00I like my Cintiq tablet, but how did a drawing too...I like my Cintiq tablet, but how did a drawing tool launch a political debate?Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-82901201601754221232011-09-14T12:21:04.164-07:002011-09-14T12:21:04.164-07:00Ok, got it. Brrzzt!Ok, got it. Brrzzt!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-24581038303305745262011-09-14T09:02:54.064-07:002011-09-14T09:02:54.064-07:00Excuse me .. but your point was lost in your inane...Excuse me .. but your point was lost in your inane screed. Wacom is a corporation, and non-union, so I shouldn't be happy about an upgrade to one of the most useful tools the industry has at its disposal. In fact, *they* let *us* play with it. <br /><br />Careful troll, Nurse Ratched is coming with her electrodes.Steven Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630148057269319887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-79085352601885682742011-09-14T07:22:09.217-07:002011-09-14T07:22:09.217-07:00Seems I've touched a nerve. Don't hold yo...Seems I've touched a nerve. Don't hold your industry heroes in too high regard, fellow lefty. They are industrialists just the same. Silicon Valley is a non union town and they ain't doing you any favors, even with the neat and shiny new toys they let us play with at the studio. This is a labor blog, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-27058938591821551202011-09-14T05:54:04.125-07:002011-09-14T05:54:04.125-07:00Yes, and the future is non-union. Surprise, indust...<b>Yes, and the future is non-union. Surprise, industry wins again! Cheers, mate!</b><br /><br />Does it? Do you? You obviously have bought into the notion that helping the conglomerates win means you win. Shallow thinking that will only bite you in the nethers soon enough.<br /><br />How does that Kool Aid taste, Anon?Steven Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630148057269319887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-4165231891294057322011-09-14T05:52:01.329-07:002011-09-14T05:52:01.329-07:00What's the line to draw? I mentioned in my po...What's the line to draw? I mentioned in my post why I wrote it:<br /><br /><i>From the Bamboo and Intuos tablets that started the pen to computer interface, Wacom have taken their technology to new levels in the last few weeks with the introduction of the Inkling and the upgrade to the Cintiq.</i><br /><br />If ToonBoom, Autodesk, Luxology, Adobe, etc. were to come out with something significant and noteworthy, I'd note it.Steven Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630148057269319887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-88406185917500592802011-09-14T04:12:26.953-07:002011-09-14T04:12:26.953-07:00I love Wacom but why the infomercial on TAG ? wher...I love Wacom but why the infomercial on TAG ? where will you draw the line ? toonboom ? autodesk ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-78828197341586851142011-09-13T22:56:59.501-07:002011-09-13T22:56:59.501-07:00That has nothing to do with computers. It has to ...That has nothing to do with computers. It has to do with a failure of imagination--union or not.<br /><br />You sound like a teabagger--someone who expects everything for nothing. Ain't gonna happen--you have to WORK for what you want. And you have to pay your debts. Teabaggers refute this with ignorance and a lack of understanding of basic facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-60943329800831087542011-09-13T21:36:52.207-07:002011-09-13T21:36:52.207-07:00Yes, and the future is non-union. Surprise, indus...Yes, and the future is non-union. Surprise, industry wins again! <br /><br />Cheers, mate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-62434026088540817762011-09-13T20:39:21.023-07:002011-09-13T20:39:21.023-07:00"Technology is not your friend, working class..."Technology is not your friend, working class, despite what the plumpy Pixar guy in the Hawaiian shirt espouses."<br /><br />Baloney. Only those who fear it are left behind. And what a shame, because it took far too long for many traditional animation artists to realize this, and lots of valuable information they may have to contribute has been lost in the process. <br /><br />And as far as the guy in the Hawaiian shirt goes, he made several wonderful short films having to wait for hours and sometimes days just to see a few frames.<br /><br />The future is now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-80143789585417546232011-09-13T19:10:12.292-07:002011-09-13T19:10:12.292-07:00Technology is not your friend, working class, desp...Technology is not your friend, working class, despite what the plumpy Pixar guy in the Hawaiian shirt espouses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-70804381991592308252011-09-13T18:19:58.782-07:002011-09-13T18:19:58.782-07:00I didn't care for the darn thing five years ag...I didn't care for the darn thing five years ago but now I'm a true believer and the Wacom Cintiq is my weapon of choice.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-78037247364764380752011-09-13T16:04:32.471-07:002011-09-13T16:04:32.471-07:00A completely different animal. Eee Slate is a tab...A completely different animal. Eee Slate is a tablet PC. Cintiq is an input device.Steven Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630148057269319887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-28419957740790078562011-09-13T15:59:26.710-07:002011-09-13T15:59:26.710-07:00Nothing wrong with the Cintiqs, other than the hef...Nothing wrong with the Cintiqs, other than the hefty pricetag. But for individual artists like myself, there's the Asus e-Slate for portability. And its easy on the wallet.yeah...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-44137110477363274482011-09-13T15:58:49.921-07:002011-09-13T15:58:49.921-07:00Wha-Kum - correctWha-Kum - correctAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-44363548551192521302011-09-13T14:43:00.505-07:002011-09-13T14:43:00.505-07:00"Wacom - because artists enjoy sitting in the..."Wacom - because artists enjoy sitting in the dark 10 hours a day in front of a machine that radiates a suspicious and distinctly inhuman heat."<br /><br />And the guy dressed in black is creepy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-2533567308583887052011-09-13T14:15:01.413-07:002011-09-13T14:15:01.413-07:00In a video I found, a rep pronounces it "Wha-...In a video I found, a rep pronounces it "Wha-Kum". <br /><br />I've always been fond of "Way-Comm".Steven Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630148057269319887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-86854714881141867122011-09-13T14:07:29.426-07:002011-09-13T14:07:29.426-07:00Way-com.Way-com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-31853828128755391102011-09-13T14:02:34.242-07:002011-09-13T14:02:34.242-07:00Here's an age old question.
Which is the prop...Here's an age old question.<br /><br />Which is the proper pronunciation........<br /><br />A) Way-com?<br />B) Whack-com?<br />or<br />C) Way-kum?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com