[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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