http://gapingvoid.com/2005/02/26/kottke-micropatrons/ "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:55:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://gapingvoid.com/2005/02/26/kottke-micropatrons/comment-page-1/#comment-4366 Emily Wed, 09 Mar 2005 08:29:13 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1276#comment-4366 I feel like a putz, but what are micropayments? p.s. <i>Ah, the ol' "Quitting my day job to go do something insane" plan. Been there many times myelf.</i> ditto... kinda doing it now actually! :-) I feel like a putz, but what are micropayments?
p.s.
Ah, the ol’ “Quitting my day job to go do something insane” plan. Been there many times myelf.
ditto… kinda doing it now actually!

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2005/02/26/kottke-micropatrons/comment-page-1/#comment-4365 hugh macleod Sun, 27 Feb 2005 03:44:31 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1276#comment-4365 Oh, I'm sure it happens all the time, Guy. Frankly, I think selling suits is easier ;-) Oh, I’m sure it happens all the time, Guy.
Frankly, I think selling suits is easier

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2005/02/26/kottke-micropatrons/comment-page-1/#comment-4364 Guy Sun, 27 Feb 2005 03:21:50 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1276#comment-4364 Still, it's been done before. In recent history, the artist of the Something Positive webcomic said that if the people who kept whining about the lack of updates would pay one year of his current salary, he'd quit his job and work on the comic fulltime. Lo and behold, all the donations added up and he quit his job. <a href="http://www.somethingpositive.net/faq.shtml#donation" rel="nofollow">http://www.somethingpositive.net/faq.shtml#donation</a> Still, it’s been done before. In recent history, the artist of the Something Positive webcomic said that if the people who kept whining about the lack of updates would pay one year of his current salary, he’d quit his job and work on the comic fulltime. Lo and behold, all the donations added up and he quit his job.
http://www.somethingpositive.net/faq.shtml#donation

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2005/02/26/kottke-micropatrons/comment-page-1/#comment-4363 Effern Sat, 26 Feb 2005 22:56:03 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1276#comment-4363 Well, this should be an eye-opening experience for Mr. Kottke either way. Personally, it comes off to me as "panhandling". And no, this is not flaming hypocrisy on my part, as I provide the methodology to donate to our site specifically to offset the bandwidth load associated with our podcasts. In this case, Kottke is looking to solely subsist on blog donations. And the lesson that will be learned either way, is how Kottke's "brand identity" translates into hard dollars. I like your "insane project" financial formula. True, that. Well, this should be an eye-opening experience for Mr. Kottke either way.
Personally, it comes off to me as “panhandling”. And no, this is not flaming hypocrisy on my part, as I provide the methodology to donate to our site specifically to offset the bandwidth load associated with our podcasts. In this case, Kottke is looking to solely subsist on blog donations.
And the lesson that will be learned either way, is how Kottke’s “brand identity” translates into hard dollars.
I like your “insane project” financial formula. True, that.

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