[Noisebridge-discuss] catcheth thou up with ye olde paypal subscription!

Kelly hurtstotouchfire at gmail.com
Tue Nov 30 02:46:35 UTC 2010


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.

-Kelly

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 12:27, Patrick Keys <citizenkeys at gmail.com> wrote:

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