--- crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68
On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 8:31 PM, zap calmstorm@posteo.de wrote:
On 12/31/2017 05:17 AM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68
On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 10:06 AM, Ricardo Wurmus rekado@elephly.net wrote:
Hi Luke,
Just one question: is canceling support for the CrowdSupply campaign an option if you go through with this?
I’m quoting this, because I very much agree with Julie and others who oppose Bitcoin.
ricardo: it's a little late... and also no longer relevant. it's too late because i had *already* - 34 days ago - used personal bitcoin mined over five years ago that has absolutely no connection WHATSOEVER to the EOMA68 project's (cash, USD/RMB) funds, and second it's no longer relevant because it's been established that it's a long-term investment not an "immediate financing of this and all possible projects we ever wanted to be funded" opportunity.
so your opposition is noted, respected... and at the same time can be disregarded.
I must admit, I would not trust bitcoin either, but if you think its a good idea to use, that's your prerogative. I just think you should use liberapay for the majority of your donations. and avoid bitcoin when possible.
the other difference here is - was (before i had enough information to be able to ascertain that it was not feasible to do so):
* when i believed that bitclub was a high-exponential curve payout *I* intended *TO FUND* software libre projects with it
* now that i *KNOW* that bitclub is a LONG TERM investment, i am back - once again - to being DEPENDENT on donations and sponsorship and, once a fucking gain getting money from contract work and/or having to consider enslavement i mean employment which i know that people will say "you're wasting your time, you're a threat to our jobs".
door number one: financially independent and able to fund all projects i ever wanted to fund
door number two: not financially independent and back to having to listen to people telling me i'm being a fucking idiot and incapable of making decisions.
l.