Author Topic: MARCH 2009: It's the 4th Anniversary DonationCoder.com Fundraiser (Read 199,100 times)

cranioscopical · « **Reply #100 on:** March 25, 2009, 11:19 PM »

Quote from: mouser on March 25, 2009, 10:56 PM

Should i change the goal to $10k?

Nope

Deozaan · « **Reply #101 on:** March 26, 2009, 04:12 AM »

Quote from: mouser on March 25, 2009, 10:56 PM

Should i change the goal to $10k?

We baked the cake already. Anything else is just icing. Nothing wrong with making a goal of 4 tubes of icing but only making it to 2.

If you catch my meaning.

cranioscopical · « **Reply #102 on:** March 26, 2009, 03:59 PM »

Quote from: Deozaan

We baked the cake already. Anything else is just icing. Nothing wrong with making a goal of 4 tubes of icing but only making it to 2.

That's a somewhat floury metaphor!

cranioscopical · « **Reply #103 on:** March 28, 2009, 01:27 AM »

What is the official cut-off point for the fundraiser?
That is, the point at which donations will no longer affect the thermometer?
Does one assume that at midnight on March 31st (your time) the fundraiser total will become 'fixed'?

mouser · « **Reply #104 on:** March 28, 2009, 01:42 AM »

I think we should call the fundraiser over around midnight on April 1st, New York time.
(that is, it will go 24 hours into April by the NY time clock).

kwacky1 · « **Reply #105 on:** March 28, 2009, 11:47 AM »

Quote from: mouser on March 28, 2009, 01:42 AM

I think we should call the fundraiser over around midnight on April 1st, New York time.
(that is, it will go 24 hours into April by the NY time clock).

Good idea, that'll catch all those last minute donations from those of us in *other* time zones...

gexecuter · « **Reply #106 on:** March 28, 2009, 02:30 PM »

Only a little more and we can reach 10000 dollars, even tough we have little time i hope we can make it.

scancode · « **Reply #107 on:** March 28, 2009, 02:40 PM »

Quote from: gexecuter

Mouser is made of win and awesome!

Are you nuts? Mouser is made of fail and mousering!
PS: Congrats on the fundraiser guys!

Josh · « **Reply #108 on:** March 28, 2009, 02:44 PM »

Mouser is made of mouserings, fail, and broken air conditioners as scannie said. +1 from me

mouser · « **Reply #109 on:** March 28, 2009, 05:36 PM »

We're going to send out one last newsletter tonight.. i think that will help push us over the $10k goal

tomos · « **Reply #110 on:** March 29, 2009, 05:41 PM »

Quote from: mouser on March 28, 2009, 05:36 PM

We're going to send out one last newsletter tonight.. i think that will help push us over the $10k goal

OMG it's nearly @ $11,000 = that worked mouser!

housetier · « **Reply #111 on:** March 29, 2009, 06:08 PM »

Exciting times!

It's more proof this community is super-amazing

mouser · « **Reply #112 on:** March 29, 2009, 06:34 PM »

It is exciting!! Go go gadget newsletter!
Dare we hope to actually reach the final goal ?

gexecuter · « **Reply #113 on:** March 29, 2009, 06:39 PM »

Quote from: mouser on March 29, 2009, 06:34 PM

It is exciting!! Go go gadget newsletter!
Dare we hope to actually reach the final goal ?

Hopefully we do reach the final goal!

mouser · « **Reply #114 on:** March 29, 2009, 06:55 PM »

I think we might just make it!!

Darwin · « **Reply #115 on:** March 29, 2009, 10:17 PM »

Holy Carp, mouser-man!

w00t!

PhilB66 · « **Reply #116 on:** March 29, 2009, 10:57 PM »

Quote from: mouser on March 29, 2009, 06:55 PM

I think we might just make it!!

Just become a bank and apply for TARP funds. Seems much easier than writing a newsletter...

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mouser · « **Reply #117 on:** March 29, 2009, 11:00 PM »

don't be silly, you can only get a bailout if you destroy a few hundred thousand people's lives while you conduct financial fraud and engage in criminally reckless behavior in a pursuit of absolute greed.

tomos · « **Reply #118 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:32 AM »

Quote from: mouser on March 29, 2009, 11:00 PM

don't be silly, you can only get a bailout if you destroy a few hundred thousand people's lives while you conduct financial fraud and engage in criminally reckless behavior in a pursuit of absolute greed.

very well said there mouser ...

sgtevmckay · « **Reply #119 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:45 AM »

rgdot · « **Reply #120 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:59 AM »

I knew I should have included Politics forum in my suggestions when filling the survey......just kidding

Well put mouser

tomos · « **Reply #121 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:48 AM »

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woo hoo!

iphigenie · « **Reply #122 on:** March 30, 2009, 11:46 AM »

I guess the newsletter worked, briefly translated it said:

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"most of the money came from people who had already donated, how about we see new faces, you've been hanging out here a while, go on, donate!"

iphigenie · « **Reply #123 on:** March 30, 2009, 11:48 AM »

Quote from: mouser on March 29, 2009, 11:00 PM

don't be silly, you can only get a bailout if you destroy a few hundred thousand people's lives while you conduct financial fraud and engage in criminally reckless behavior in a pursuit of absolute greed.

We haven't tried that approach yet, how about we register "destructioncoder.com" and get started?

mouser · « **Reply #124 on:** March 30, 2009, 03:03 PM »

We did it! yay!!!!

thank you everyone. what a wonderful experience.