I'm all for the donation-bot idea myself. Takes dollars, doesn't have to be transparent. I think the temptation for petty theft would be less if the method of extracting money is non-obvious.<div><br></div><div>-Kelly<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 12:27, Patrick Keys <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:citizenkeys@gmail.com">citizenkeys@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
One by itself would be enough.<br>
<br>
Just one dropbox also theoretically motivates people to see how quickly<br>
the money adds up in that one container.<br>
<br>
Anxious to see it!<br>
<br>
<br>
Patrick<br>
<div class="im"><br>
<br>
<br>
On 11/29/2010 11:00 AM, Sean Cusack wrote:<br>
> Next time I get within range of a plastic bender, I'll whip up a few<br>
> polycarb donation boxes with combination locks and bring them in.<br>
> They'll be bulletproof!<br>
><br>
> Sean<br>
><br>
> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 6:28 AM, Patrick Keys <<a href="mailto:citizenkeys@gmail.com">citizenkeys@gmail.com</a><br>
</div><div class="im">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:citizenkeys@gmail.com">citizenkeys@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> locked plexiglass box for donations was discussed at last week's<br>
> meeting, which sounds like a good idea.<br>
><br>
> anonymous locker dead drops for donations of giant stacks of unmarked<br>
> bills has also been discussed. keeping keys and aliens seems to be the<br>
> issues.<br>
><br>
> "coin slot" spiral funnels, along with the other plastic containers<br>
> floating around, kinda undermine the noisebridge need for money. single<br>
> secure dropbox for donations might be more effective.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Patrick<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On 11/28/2010 9:49 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:<br>
> > Hi Claudia,<br>
> ><br>
> > Feel free to donate any cash or check to a Noisebridge officer or<br>
> board<br>
> > member. Or, do a direct deposit to the Noisebridge bank account.<br>
> You may<br>
> > also use PayPal to donate to Noisebridge. Complete details on all<br>
> this<br>
> > is at:<br>
> > <a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Donate_or_Pay_Dues" target="_blank">https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Donate_or_Pay_Dues</a><br>
> ><br>
> > Thanks,<br>
> > Mitch.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
> > Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:33:59 -0800<br>
</div>> > From: <a href="mailto:girlgeek@wt.net">girlgeek@wt.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:girlgeek@wt.net">girlgeek@wt.net</a>><br>
<div class="im">> > To: <a href="mailto:noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net">noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net</a><br>
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<div><div></div><div class="h5">> > Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] catcheth thou up with ye olde<br>
> paypal<br>
> > subscription!<br>
> ><br>
> > T'would be nice if there were a place to put $40 or $80 and feel sure<br>
> > that they get into Noisebridge coffers. The donations jar just<br>
> doesn't<br>
> > feel secure for that.<br>
> > Just my 2 Cents.<br>
> > -Claudia<br>
> > On 11/28/2010 7:52 PM, Noisebridge Treasurer wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > Rejoice supplicant! Your payment has been received by the<br>
> databases<br>
> > of Paypal. Though it is not yet in the Books of Accounting,<br>
> it will<br>
> > be so in mere days, as it is even now beginning its great journey<br>
> > through the feeds of Xero and into the Great Reconciliation.<br>
> ><br>
> > Your prayer for alternate payments method has also been heard<br>
> by us,<br>
> > the servants of the Noisebridge Treasury, and we say unto you<br>
> that<br>
> > you must further conquer your demons of laziness! Until the great<br>
> > Coming Of Free Time, we servants of the Treasury can only<br>
> consider<br>
> > alternate payment methods which have received previous<br>
> contemplation<br>
> > by the faithful. At the next Meeting of the Faithful, we<br>
> shall again<br>
> > meditate upon the treasury. Should you come bearing knowledge and<br>
> > how-to URLs, your prayers may yet be answered.<br>
> ><br>
> > Yours in service,<br>
> > Treasurer Kelly<br>
> ><br>
> > PS. See also the previous discuss posting recruiting minions<br>
> for the<br>
> > treasury, and know that even if you cannot give of your time, we<br>
> > appreciate when you give of your purse, and additionally so<br>
> when you<br>
> > witness to others about the great joy this can bring.<br>
> ><br>
> > On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 19:13, Michael Prados<br>
> <<a href="mailto:mprados@gmail.com">mprados@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:mprados@gmail.com">mprados@gmail.com</a>><br>
</div></div><div><div></div><div class="h5">> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:mprados@gmail.com">mprados@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:mprados@gmail.com">mprados@gmail.com</a>>>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > Hey All,<br>
> ><br>
> > Paypal mysteriously dumped my noisebridge subscription<br>
> back in<br>
> > August,<br>
> > and I have been most un-excellent in not dealing with it<br>
> until now.<br>
> > Yea, though I have walked in the valley of false-slack,<br>
> without a<br>
> > place to hack near my favorite taquerias, I shall fear<br>
> the evil of<br>
> > paying work. This very night, I have spent the all of<br>
> five minutes<br>
> > necessary to re-pent, and I have felt the excellence well up<br>
> > inside of<br>
> > me, just like the sexual innuendo of your choice. I am<br>
> here to say<br>
> > that you too can realize this transcendent experience! Simply<br>
> > look at<br>
> > your paypal transaction history, and perform some basic<br>
> arithmetic.<br>
> > Pay no attention to false plastic idols who would dare<br>
> suggest that<br>
> > "Math is hard!", although it is purely your prerogative as to<br>
> > whether<br>
> > you would also like to go shopping.<br>
> ><br>
> > Many demons do inhabit the tubes of paypal, and if a<br>
> treasurer type<br>
> > were to set up a wepay or google checkout account, that<br>
> could be<br>
> > most<br>
> > excellent alternative. Meanwhile, I shall battle the<br>
> demons of<br>
> > my own<br>
> > laziness along side you all.<br>
> ><br>
> > yours in being incapable of being bollocksed to write in a<br>
> > consistent voice,<br>
> > -mike<br>
> ><br>
> > ps yeah, Travis's notes are excellent too:<br>
> > <a href="http://www.subspacefield.org/~travis/paypal.html" target="_blank">http://www.subspacefield.org/~travis/paypal.html</a><br>
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