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[198.228.204.138]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d20sm64265205vde.20.2012.06.28.09.33.48 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:33:49 -0700 (PDT) References: <20120627013203.GR392@stodi.digitalkingdom.org> In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Message-Id: <682C1713-29D4-4032-8AA4-61DB1A403EE4@gmail.com> Cc: "lojban@googlegroups.com" X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9B206) From: Geoff Beresford Subject: Re: [lojban] Do you want to buy my time? Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:33:43 -0400 To: "lojban@googlegroups.com" X-Original-Sender: gfberesford@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of gfberesford@gmail.com designates 209.85.220.180 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=gfberesford@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-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-673CC934-E4B8-4C0A-A5B2-6B1D451D22BA X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.7 X-Spam_score_int: -6 X-Spam_bar: / --Apple-Mail-673CC934-E4B8-4C0A-A5B2-6B1D451D22BA Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Set up a PayPal account for the LLG. Every time it hits $550, cut robin a c= heck and he can take a day off to do lojban work. I'd put up a recurring $5= -10/ month (maybe this could be tax deductible donations?). Maybe it would = have to get to $600 to cover overhead. Each individual contributor can't put forward priorities, nothing would eve= r get done. Let robin use his judgment, which seems to be accurate and in a= mple supply. On Jun 28, 2012, at 12:11 PM, "John E. Clifford" wro= te: > Or, more poetically, "Many a mickle maks a muckle." >=20 > Sent from my iPad >=20 > On Jun 27, 2012, at 9:02 AM, MorphemeAddict wrote: >=20 >> I would love to participate, especially donating to Robin, who does so m= uch for us, but my money goes to what I consider to be higher priorities.= =20 >>=20 >> stevo >>=20 >> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 4:23 AM, kozmikreis w= rote: >> Count me in, though I can't donate much. However a lot of "not much"es = can easily turn into "much" - if enough people on this list chipped in just= a few dollars a month just think what it could achieve :-) Please, everyo= ne, have a think about how much you can spare, no matter if it's just a lit= tle. >>=20 >> Thanks, >>=20 >> kozmikreis >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> On 27 Jun 2012, at 02:32, Robin Lee Powell wrote: >>=20 >> > >> > 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. It 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*? :D >> > >> > Comments to the main list, please. >> > >> > -Robin >> > >> > -- >> > http://singinst.org/ : Our 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 sofybak= ni li'u >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gro= ups "lojban" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googl= egroups.com. >> > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/l= ojban?hl=3Den. >> > >>=20 >> -- >> 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@googleg= roups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/loj= ban?hl=3Den. >>=20 >>=20 >> --=20 >> 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@googleg= roups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/loj= ban?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@googlegr= oups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojb= an?hl=3Den. --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= lojban" group. 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Set up a PayPal account f= or the LLG. Every time it hits $550, cut robin a check and he can take a da= y off to do lojban work. I'd put up a recurring $5-10/ month (maybe this co= uld be tax deductible donations?). Maybe it would have to get to $600 to co= ver overhead.

Each individual contributor can't pu= t forward priorities, nothing would ever get done. Let robin use his judgme= nt, which seems to be accurate and in ample supply.

On Ju= n 28, 2012, at 12:11 PM, "John E. Clifford" <kali9putra@yahoo.com> wrote:

Or, more poetically, "Many a mickle maks = a muckle."

Sent from my iPad

On Jun 27, 2012, at 9:02 = AM, MorphemeAddict <lytlesw@gmail.c= om> wrote:

I = would love to participate, especially donating to Robin, who does so much f= or us, but my money goes to what I consider to be higher priorities. <= div>
stevo

On Wed, Jun 27, = 2012 at 4:23 AM, kozmikreis <kozmikreis@lojban.org.uk> wrote:
Count me in, though I can't donate much. &nb= sp;However a lot of "not much"es can easily turn into "much" - if enough pe= ople on this list chipped in just a few dollars a month just think what it = could achieve :-)  Please, everyone, have a think about how much you c= an spare, no matter if it's just a little.

Thanks,

kozmikreis



On 27 Jun 2012, at 02:32, 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.  It also turns out that my before-tax income is abo= ut
> $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*?  :D
>
> Comments to the main list, please.
>
> -Robin
>
> --
> http://singinst.org/ :  Our 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<= br> > 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 sofybak= ni li'u
>
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