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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: CNS on April 10, 2014, 05:01:40 PM
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Is about as fantastic as it gets. I get on there and all of a sudden it's like 4 hours later and I have no recollection of time passing.
There was a flying bike on there a few months ago!
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It's how Zach Braff paid for his lastest movie.
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It's how Zach Braff paid for his lastest movie.
@JohnnyWichita @Daiji
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Did you see the one where the guy just wanted a burrito?
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I guess I didn't really know what this was. I thought it was like a small scale venture capital type thing where people funded projects in hopes of a pay day. Do people just donate as a feel good type thing?
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I was think about starting a thread about early adopters today. Dang.
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I guess I didn't really know what this was. I thought it was like a small scale venture capital type thing where people funded projects in hopes of a pay day. Do people just donate as a feel good type thing?
Yes and no. Depends on the project and the donation level. often you get a free whatever they are building.
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It's how Zach Braff paid for his lastest movie.
@JohnnyWichita @Daiji
:curse:
It's going to be interesting when the movie is financially successful and he pockets a boatload of money. Gosh I hope he can save that money this time so he won't have to deal with the evil studios for his next movie. Otherwise he'll be left with no options other than to have his fans foot the bill for his business ventures.
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So. . . what kickstarter should gE be supporting?
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So. . . what kickstarter should gE be supporting?
Do you even Fatty Fund bro?
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eff Kickstarter. eff Zach Braff. eff John Dolmayan. And eff Levar Burton too.
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Do you want to talk about it, MH?
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Celebrities should use kickstarter like Doug Stanhope did. To help people. http://thecomicscomic.com/2013/05/24/doug-stanhope-raises-50000-for-atheist-survivor-of-oklahoma-tornado/
The aforementioned fuckfaces have or are using it to start private business ventures. They're using it as a venture capital investment firm without having to offer up equity and it really pisses me the eff off.
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It really isn't very ethical to take dumb people's money like that. I would like the site a whole lot better if the people were selling equity rather than taking handouts.
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spor/spor-solar-battery-chargers-usb-cables-and-accesso
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Celebrities should use kickstarter like Doug Stanhope did. To help people. http://thecomicscomic.com/2013/05/24/doug-stanhope-raises-50000-for-atheist-survivor-of-oklahoma-tornado/
The aforementioned fuckfaces have or are using it to start private business ventures. They're using it as a venture capital investment firm without having to offer up equity and it really pisses me the eff off.
free market
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spor/spor-solar-battery-chargers-usb-cables-and-accesso
These things already exist, have for a few years now.
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Yeah I mean it wasn't posted as some sort of second coming of sliced bread.
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I guess I'm saying I'm surprised they're getting funded.
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I can't stand to watch wealthy and powerful people get even more powerful and wealthy on the backs of donations from dumb poor people.
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Dumb thing to get mad about. No one is forcing anyone to donate, kickstarter just provides the medium and takes a cut off the top.
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I imagine the dumb poor people get some sort of enjoyment out of having participated in the creation of something they otherwise would have had no possibility of being involved with. An intrinsic value if you will. Sadly condescending on the part of poster Metalhead here.
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I imagine the dumb poor people get some sort of enjoyment out of having participated in the creation of something they otherwise would have had no possibility of being involved with. An intrinsic value if you will. Sadly condescending on the part of poster Metalhead here.
Condescending is kind of my shtick, bub.
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I can't stand to watch wealthy and powerful people get even more powerful and wealthy on the backs of donations from dumb poor people.
capitalism.
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I can't stand to watch wealthy and powerful people get even more powerful and wealthy on the backs of donations from dumb poor people.
capitalism.
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No donations in capitalism. This smells like communism.
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I can't stand to watch wealthy and powerful people get even more powerful and wealthy on the backs of donations from dumb poor people.
capitalism.
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No donations in capitalism. This smells like communism.
you get things out of funding these. it's not just a donation. is it worth what you get, no. no it's not.
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In the case of Levar Burton, it's a rough ridin' ruse. The entire advert talks about Reading Rainbow's time on PBS and charitable contributions. He neglects to mention the fact that he is using the kickstarter money to start his private company that will sell Reading Rainbow software to school districts. People are donating to the scumbag under the pretense that the money is funding a nonprofit. What can't you rough ridin' rubes grasp about that?
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In the case of Levar Burton, it's a rough ridin' ruse. The entire advert talks about Reading Rainbow's time on PBS and charitable contributions. He neglects to mention the fact that he is using the kickstarter money to start his private company that will sell Reading Rainbow software to school districts. People are donating to the scumbag under the pretense that the money is funding a nonprofit. What can't you rough ridin' rubes grasp about that?
<---------- You Mad Bro?
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In the case of Levar Burton, it's a rough ridin' ruse. The entire advert talks about Reading Rainbow's time on PBS and charitable contributions. He neglects to mention the fact that he is using the kickstarter money to start his private company that will sell Reading Rainbow software to school districts. People are donating to the scumbag under the pretense that the money is funding a nonprofit. What can't you rough ridin' rubes grasp about that?
<---------- You Mad Bro?
Yes, I am. Levar Burton is a piece of crap human being.
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Reading Rainbow was the best, back in the day.
If any company misrepresents what they do, I would imagine that they would be open to a lawsuit of some sort and possibly Kickstarter somehow not releasing/processing/etc the raised money.
Maybe look into that if Levar stole your humanitarian of the year donation money.
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Reading Rainbow was the best, back in the day.
If any company misrepresents what they do, I would imagine that they would be open to a lawsuit of some sort and possibly Kickstarter somehow not releasing/processing/etc the raised money.
Maybe look into that if Levar stole your humanitarian of the year donation money.
I did not donate. The advert compelled me to action, as I loved Reading Rainbow as a kid. Before I decided to donate, I did a little research and discovered that what he is starting is a for profit, not a non-profit. The only Kickstarter I've ever donated to was Doug Stanhope's Atheists United Tornado Recovery fund.
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I donated to a pretty awesome diy bluetooth 4 control board thing that you can dl aps for and basically make it control anything you want. Haven't had time to mess with it yet, though.
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Burton/ Reading Rainbow. Record $5.4 million.
Doesn't seem all that misleading to me.
http://uproxx.com/tv/2014/07/reading-rainbow-kickstarter-closes-with-5-4-million-in-donations-setting-a-record-for-backers/
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Burton/ Reading Rainbow. Record $5.4 million.
Doesn't seem all that misleading to me.
http://uproxx.com/tv/2014/07/reading-rainbow-kickstarter-closes-with-5-4-million-in-donations-setting-a-record-for-backers/
He doesn't mention anything about the fact that it's a for profit company in the kickstarter video.
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Aren't most Kickstarters/fund anythings/ etc. for profit?
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Burton/ Reading Rainbow. Record $5.4 million.
Doesn't seem all that misleading to me.
http://uproxx.com/tv/2014/07/reading-rainbow-kickstarter-closes-with-5-4-million-in-donations-setting-a-record-for-backers/
He doesn't mention anything about the fact that it's a for profit company in the kickstarter video.
Who gives a crap?
I'd rather have a caring nice dude that most people know teaching the tykes and making a little dough than Pearson Learning offering another ripoff.
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I bought a Hexo+. Probably will regret it.
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Not sure if luked...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad)
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Not sure if luked...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad)
AST needs to start one about making BBQ.
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Not sure if luked...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad)
that thing is going to end up +1 mil
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This looks interesting...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryangrepper/coolest-cooler-21st-century-cooler-thats-actually
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That's pretty great
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bunchoballoons/bunch-o-balloons-100-water-balloons-in-less-than-1
this one is great
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want (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1295271146/the-cool-baby/description)
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Not sure if luked...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad)
that thing is going to end up +1 mil
close.
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shiftmoonwalkers/moonwalkers-the-worlds-fastest-shoes/
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shiftmoonwalkers/moonwalkers-the-worlds-fastest-shoes/
didn't even know kickstarter was still around. good for these dudes. $1200 is a bit pricy to bump in to people though.
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You could fly through abandoned malls with these things on.
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I want to see a gopro video of someone going across disneyland in these
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I wonder how they stop? Probably a lot of broken wrists.
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isn't that just a roller skate?
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isn't that just a roller skate?
Allegedly you don't skate, but just regular walk, and the motors do the rest.