Received: from mail-ee0-f61.google.com ([74.125.83.61]:55643) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1Sjk5L-0006eR-MI; Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:42:48 -0700 Received: by eekb57 with SMTP id b57sf274486eek.16 for ; Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:42:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=UrjyZEEHIYcyEL+hVHKy94ckxOOvmE/LLJlncE8CRHA=; b=BAgDzRBmZW/61BnY5jqUC4Tqzg4Fj+f9fB/BdxT4xZPfmFA1xZjYAKcLeu1Qhnya2Q 058xwzhzOQ65I5lm/1+E8L5sKtgiy777XbeYoCwtP+G3mgVAPMIRHJes82vy3W4UnlJr K6dOpEeMHnceA+76SEbWwUYYF9IChLHQvpDWk= Received: by 10.205.141.75 with SMTP id jd11mr945737bkc.29.1340772147738; Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:42:27 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.204.152.214 with SMTP id h22ls988169bkw.4.gmail; Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:42:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.141.4 with SMTP id k4mr2115091bku.6.1340772146209; Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:42:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.141.4 with SMTP id k4mr2115090bku.6.1340772146167; Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:42:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-bk0-f44.google.com (mail-bk0-f44.google.com [209.85.214.44]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id hy18si17224159bkc.2.2012.06.26.21.42.26 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:42:26 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of matt.mattarn@gmail.com designates 209.85.214.44 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.214.44; Received: by bkty8 with SMTP id y8so753264bkt.17 for ; Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:42:26 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.205.132.6 with SMTP id hs6mr249674bkc.26.1340772145917; Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:42:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.189.13 with HTTP; Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:42:25 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20120627013203.GR392@stodi.digitalkingdom.org> Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:42:25 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban] Do you want to buy my time? From: Matt Arnold To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: matt.mattarn@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of matt.mattarn@gmail.com designates 209.85.214.44 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=matt.mattarn@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 1004133512417 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.7 X-Spam_score_int: -6 X-Spam_bar: / There is nothing wrong with this idea. You'd like to do more; everyone else would like that too. Why not give you help in the actual form that we can give it? I myself am trying to get through the last 1/4 of a pledge drive to buy a laser cutter, or I'd jump in with cash right now. I will definitely contribute in some future month. -Eppcott On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 9:43 PM, Jonathan Jones wrote: > Personally, I don't see how it'd be a bad idea. We'd need to set up some > kind of service for the paying, and an equivalence, i.e. $X =3D Y hrs. > > I won't be contributing any time soon, because my income is entirely coll= ege > fundingi right now, so I don't have any to spare until my next tuition ch= eck > in August, but I'm willing, especially if I'm not the only one. > > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Robin Lee Powell > wrote: >> >> >> So, y'all may have noticed that a lot of work around here is waiting >> on me specifically, and y'all may also have noticed, via my >> plentiful rants on the subject, that I've *tried* to get other >> people to take this stuff on and it hasn't really worked. >> >> So, here's another option: what if y'all paid for some of my time? >> >> It turns out that my work will let me do 32 hours a week and still >> get benefits. =A0It also turns out that my before-tax income is about >> $550 per work day (I would prefer not to take a pay cut). >> >> So I find myself wondering: if people in the community pledged >> monthly money for this purpose, could Lojban afford to have me doing >> a day or two each month of nothing but Lojban-related work? >> >> Would people even want to do that? >> >> Is my arrogance astounding or *what*? =A0:D >> >> Comments to the main list, please. >> >> -Robin >> >> -- >> http://singinst.org/ : =A0Our last, best hope for a fantastic future. >> .i ko na cpedu lo nu stidi vau loi jbopre .i danfu lu na go'i li'u .e >> lu go'i li'u .i ji'a go'i lu na'e go'i li'u .e lu go'i na'i li'u .e >> lu no'e go'i li'u .e lu to'e go'i li'u .e lu lo mamta be do cu sofybakni >> li'u >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group= s >> "lojban" group. >> To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=3Den. >> > > > > -- > mu'o mi'e .aionys. > > .i.e'ucai ko cmima lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo'o > (Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D ) > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "lojban" group. > To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=3Den. --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= lojban" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegrou= ps.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban= ?hl=3Den.