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They appear to have landed here: Browser Scene-johnk (April 15, 2011, 08:33 AM)
But this does not mean that no money is required for the internal/external upkeep. You would not believe (no pun intended) the cost involved to keep those old buildings standing. And how much the work of the required level of expertise in masonry/woodworking/metalworking costs nowadays.-Shades (April 14, 2011, 01:51 PM)
That's all very true BUT there is also a huge amount of wealth inside the church (beyond the buildings and land) - esp. the Roman Catholic Church which has billions in art treasures.
Personally I think all the old buildings should be given to communities to use for community purposes (then there would be a reason for people to pay to maintain the buildings). The point of the church is (or at least should be) religious belief - not land and building management. They can always rent a hall for services and then focus on what is important rather than fund raising for ancient stones.-Carol Haynes (April 15, 2011, 03:03 AM)
This is why I almost always donate to charities where 100% of the money goes to the cause, and all work is done by unpaid volunteers.-Deozaan (April 14, 2011, 02:31 PM)
Then it's not S3 compatible. I have two on S3 - one is compatible (it doesn't have as many features that way) and the other one isn't. The differences in the naming of the buckets is even obvious...I have my own S3 account also (I use it for other stuff), and mine was with the original JD (now Personal Desktop Edition). I did create a new 'disk', but it was on my own account. I use CloudBerry on S3 and see my files, so I'm not sure what the difference is- but it works. I also use explorer to browse it also, and that works also.-wraith808 (April 13, 2011, 08:37 AM)
Hmmm... Cloudberry shows me this for my JD account on S3:
(see attachment in previous post)
And this for my mapped drive:
(see attachment in previous post)-J-Mac (April 13, 2011, 09:23 AM)
I did find out that they're trying to decide 'what to do about perpetual accounts.' I hope that isn't as ominous as it sounds.
I heard something also. I'm sure it's not good - for us, anyway. Like "lifetime" licenses, these things never last.-J-Mac (April 13, 2011, 09:23 AM)
I have Jungle Disk also but I am thinking of sending my files to Amazon S3 another way, perhaps via SFFS. Two problems I have with Jungle Disk: They can't seem to get a clean build out the first time around. Each time I updated there were problems that required a subsequent release to fix. Secondly, I have my S3 data storage mapped to a virtual drive on my PC but that is the only way I can view my files real time. If I use another S3 browser (E.g., Cloudberry Explorer) my data is encoded in a way that you can't browse it. If I use another upload method I will be able to see my data's file/folder hierarchy online.-J-Mac (April 12, 2011, 11:06 PM)
I, too, followed that blog. Was there any warning this was coming? Caught me quite off guard today. . .-allen (April 12, 2011, 07:50 PM)
Food for thought... No privacy on Amazon's cloud drive.
Less so than other cloud storage?-Cloq (April 12, 2011, 08:04 PM)
Nope. With your example any corporation or company is made up of people. Doesn’t get them into my definition of people. Corporations and many companies are entities totally separate from the people who make professional mistakes within them. Doesn’t count at all as far as I am concerned. Investmant companies throw money at them (Apparently they just received $3.5M from one) which they would not do if it was just people. Incorporation takes away the liability from those people, so no, that corporation does not qualify for redemption IMO.But the lack of redemption that is being talked about in this context is for the people, not the company. OpenCandy has people from Divx, who did a bad thing. So by association, OpenCandy is not to be trusted. That's referring to the people.-J-Mac (April 12, 2011, 09:25 PM)
C'mon, folks, this horse has been beaten entirely too much. Let's agree to disagree and just move on.-skwire (April 12, 2011, 08:51 PM)
I was going to copy your template, but then I thought that would ruin the whole "No Time To Explain" theme.-Deozaan (April 12, 2011, 04:44 PM)
And anyone that wants to help out... do! There's so much on there that one person can't plumb the depths (at least not without more time than I have )Yeah, a not so stellar line-up this time compared to previous bundles. But I'm still so fond of the idea that I donated anyway.
Besides, it's charity, too.-Deozaan (April 12, 2011, 04:47 PM)
In mine they are. I did some things out of ignorance when I was younger professionally, so I'm apt to give second chances, as I wouldn't be where I am without one. And I know people who've had criminal records for quite innocuous mistakes... the difference a criminal record makes in things you take for granted until you have one is pretty staggering!-wraith808 (April 12, 2011, 02:57 PM)
I think you misunderstand. I have no problem with redemption for people; but that has absolutely nothing to do with software developers. My moral code allows forgiveness for people. It doesn’t work the same way for software companies. Nor for banks, investment companies, etc. See the difference? People, yes. Software companies, no.-J-Mac (April 12, 2011, 03:30 PM)
And is there a point where there's no redemption? I should hope not. The lack of the possibility of redemption removes hope, and removes the one thing that can make people choose the right path. It reminds me of people with criminal records. Do you trust them outright and give them the keys to the safe? No. But if you don't give them a chance to prove themselves, then how are they ever going to be rehabilitated? And isn't it just as much your fault when given the lack of a means to make a living they resort to the only thing they can still do?-wraith808 (April 12, 2011, 09:23 AM)
This comparison just don’t work for me. People with criminal records and software companies (and/or their founders) that have done serious wrong aren't in the same realm with regard to rehabilitation, second chances, etc. At least in my universe!-J-Mac (April 12, 2011, 01:39 PM)
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@SJ - Note: this is how it works in CT at least. It may be different where you live.-40hz (April 12, 2011, 08:04 AM)
Yeah, I'm in the south ... Our version of the "Three Step Rule" is never be more that Three Steps away from your gun...-Stoic Joker (April 12, 2011, 12:06 PM)
That's cool... but does an individual's right to choose not to consume make the company's right to exist and operate moot? Does an opinion not based in current facts surrounding the company make the company evil?-wraith808 (April 11, 2011, 08:51 PM)
Pardon me, but it s a known fact that I have trust issues (I don't believe in 3 strikes and you'd be lucky if you were allowed 2), so help me out here...
When does a current fact stop being current and become old news, worthy of forgetting? If they do something seriously questionable today, do we immediately forgive and forget tomorrow, if they stop, change the way they do things, apologize, make promises, etc?
Where do YOU draw the line? At what point do you say enough is enough and now I am not going to trust you until you have proven yourselves worthy of that trust? How long does it take to win that trust back? How many infractions are they allowed during that period? How serious are those infractions allowed to be? At what point do you write them off and never trust again?-app103 (April 11, 2011, 10:10 PM)
But while he has forgiven them and think they deserve another chance, especially since they are willing to give him a paycheck...I am not ready to forgive them or trust them, and can't bring myself to touch their money. You can't pay me to change my mind about them. I can't be that easily bought.-app103 (April 11, 2011, 07:49 PM)
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| Goal | $7000 |
| End Date | 2011-05-04 |
| Project Creator(s) | Villalobos, Espinoza, Vasquez, Cartin(s) |
| Location | San José, Costa Rica |
| Description | Social networks meet social gaming with Tweet Land, a series of games where gameplay is determined by the real-time actions of Twitter users. With a dash of retro-styling and a super-catchy soundtrack, behold the twitterverse as it becomes a real place you can race through. |
| Matthew Stover's Overworld | |
| Goal | $8500 |
| End Date | 2011-04-18 |
| Project Creator(s) | Moe Suliman |
| Location | St Petersburg, FL |
| Description | I want to create an "origin story" comic book series titled: OverWorld, featuring the art of T J Halvorsen (formerly an Inker for Marvel's Incredible Hulk and currently a Penciler for DC's Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman) based on New York Times Best Selling Author Matthew Stover's books "Heroes Die", "Blade of Tyshalle", "Caine Black Knife", his up and coming novel, "His Father's Fist" and their beyond brutal anti-hero Caine. Matthew will also write the story. |
| Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple | |
| Goal | $4000 |
| End Date | 2011-05-24 |
| Project Creator(s) | Daniel Solis |
| Location | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Description | Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple is a storytelling game about helping people and getting into trouble. You tell the story of young travelers who mean well, but spend most of their time getting into trouble. You use your creativity and strategy to create a humorous coming of age story. It's like a comedic crossover between Avatar: the Last Airbender, the Little Prince and Kino's Journey. |
| The Cosmonaut: A Wide-Grip Stylus for Touch Screens | |
| Goal | $50000 |
| End Date | 2011-04-20 |
| Project Creator(s) | Dan Provost & Tom Gerhardt |
| Location | New York, NY |
| Description | The Cosmonaut was born out of our desire to have a really great stylus for our iPads. We love to sketch out quick ideas or doodle on our tablets, and using a stylus is much better than a finger for such tasks. We bought several different models currently available on the market but they all suffered the same problem: they were designed to look and feel like a pen. But why? Writing or drawing on the iPad feels nothing like using a pen or pencil. For one, tablets are ideal for low fidelity sketching. Also, it is pretty awkward to rest your palm on the screen of the device because it throws off the capacitive detection. Writing on a tablet feels like writing on a dry erase board: fast, simple, low fidelity. The perfect tablet stylus is one that feels like a dry erase marker. |
| Record Monsters (Laser Cut Vinyl Record Puzzles) | |
| Goal | $500 |
| End Date | 2011-04-16 |
| Project Creator(s) | Andrew Hyde |
| Location | Lower East Side, NY |
| Description | We make 3d models out of old vinyl records. We have 20 designs, from Ants to Velociraptor to Pteranodon. We ship out a vinyl record, you get to pop out the pieces and assemble the model. Our 'real goal' is $15k and will allow us to cut these at a much faster rate! |
