Editing The Pen Addict 126/transcript (section)

== Kickstarter Update ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' Well done, Ryder. And I just wanted to make a point. If anyone backed it and did not catch the latest update, it's a backers-only update. All the digital downloads, he started to push out. So you can, if you didn't get the email or your email from Kickstarter went into the netherworld, go to the project page. You can get the downloads for the Bullet Journal and start using it if you're not familiar with the system. He's got the PDF and the little cutout, what do you call it, like the index guide.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So that you can put in the front of your notebook. So I thought that was kind of neat.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I haven't downloaded them yet, but I meant to. And I'm pleased you mentioned it because I know it's reminding me. For anybody that has backed it, I will be putting a link to that in the show notes, which are at relay.fm slash penaddict slash 126. But obviously you're only going to see that if you sign in, if you have backed the project. But it's there in case you need it for a link because it's not always easy to find.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yes. Yeah. That's why I wanted to mention that too. Yeah. It is a backer-only update. So you'll have to be logged in to Kickstarter and be a backer of that project for that link to actually work.

'''Myke Hurley:''' As I'm saying, I'm pleased you did. I was like, oh, I'll remember to do that later. And just forgot about it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' This next little bit is interesting. And I didn't see this at all. And we had a listener, Christopher, send me this link. Did you know that Samsung and Montblanc are pairing up to make a big old fancy stylus for the, what is this, the Galaxy Note 4? Is that the newest phone? I don't keep up with that.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's one of. I mean, I got sent this a while ago, like a few weeks ago, and I kind of just laughed it off because it's so dumb.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's kind of why I wanted to bring it up. It's fun to talk about dumb stuff.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So it's just a Montblanc stylus, right? But it has a pen in it too, though, doesn't it?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yes and no. So the stupid part is, okay, on its own, Montblanc stylus, you know, get your pimp on, you know, get your Montblanc case cover for your phone, do all that. That's fine. But what they chose to do is basically have two physical pieces you need if you want to use this as a pen. You have to basically unscrew half the barrel and replace the bottom half of the barrel to swap out from stylus to pen. So it's like a full, it's literally like a full grip section threading and refill that screws out. I mean, it's a really large, large piece.

'''Myke Hurley:''' You understand why, though, right? You know why that is. I mean, because typically you could just have a stylus tip, right? But these Samsung ones, they integrate buttons into the stylus to allow you to do different functions. So obviously the issue that they've got is you need to have this whole, like, computer chip thing. I guess that's the problem. So they can't fit them both in one device. But then my argument would be just don't do it in the first place. Exactly. You're a pen company.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Well, no, you're reading my mind, I think. I think you just make the stylus and be done with it. You offer a full line of pens. The add-on piece to actually swap it out and make it a pen. I mean, I think if you're buying this, you would use it exclusively as a stylus.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I can't imagine anyone in the world who is dumb enough but not rich enough to buy this with the intention of using it for both things. Like, you're only buying this if you've got a stupid amount of money and you already have Montblanc pens. Does that make sense? Because why would you do it? Like, you'd be like, oh, I really want a stylus. I really want a pen.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Why don't I get one device and spend $400 for it? Considering that the note already comes with a stylus with it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Right, right. I would have died if Montblanc did, like, a double-ended pen stylus thing, though. That would have been one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life. That would have made my day.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I'm a masochist, though. That would have been fun. So, anyway, I thought that was interesting because I hadn't seen that. And it kind of blew my mind a little bit. I didn't quite get it. And then the more I read, I mean, I understood it. But it just seemed like a bad idea. I don't know what else to say about that. But it just, it's, no. Yeah, no. No, no, no. What's a yes, though? Myke is the literal syringe with fountain pen nib.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' You know, we have our Pen Addict logo done by the great Forgotten Towel that I love. I rave about it. I love the little syringe look. And one of our listeners, Jacob, he was doing some browsing on Getty Images and came up with the literal fountain pen syringe picture. So, we'll have that in the show notes for everyone to see. It's got the red ink in it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, I'm fascinated by this picture. It's like the super old school syringe, too. Like the, what's that show on TV now? The old doctors, like around the turn of the 1900s. I forget.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh, is that Nip? Or, like, I don't know. Yeah, Nick? I don't know. Something like that. Yeah, Nick. Yeah. Colin Furr. No, Colin something or other. Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Anyway. Really good work. Good work. What else did? Nick. Nick. Yeah. So, anyway. Yeah. So, this looks like a super old school thing. So, I just thought that was funny. We'll have that in the show notes for all of you that want to get your fountain pen syringe going. Not recommended, actually. And one more quick thing. When we talked about, when we had Scott Fuller on a few weeks ago, he designed the logo for the Fountain Pen Day. And we had a bunch of people ask him where they can get Fountain Pen Day swag and things like that. Well, they released this shirt on Cotton Bureau with Scott's logo of the Fountain Pen nib. And I love this logo. And I just wanted to put that in the show notes in case anyone has not seen that yet. It's already funded or whatever they call it on Cotton Bureau. It's already going to print. So, if you're interested in it, we'll have that link in the show notes, too. I have gone for the hoodie, Michael, because I've bought, like, every t-shirt ever this year. Yeah. So, I went hoodie style just because I like this. It's getting ready to be cool here. And I like this logo so much. So, I just wanted to put that in the show notes and mention that to everyone.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I got a sticker. I forgot to mention when Brian Gray from Edison Pens sent me my Edison. He included a Fountain Pen Day sticker in the package. So, I've got it on my laptop now.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Cool. Yeah. Kerry hooked us up at Knox. We had a batch to send out to some of our customers. So, he's done a good job with retailers sending out all that stuff. And he just... Kerry's just a good guy, man. He just... He sends out this stuff. He's like, hey, throw it in your package. If, you know, you're going to send these out and, you know, go for it. So, it's pretty cool. I really love that logo. It's super good.