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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51478 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
LOL You laugh. Don't look now, but there is a shiny green star looking over your shoulder..... "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." |
Nick Fox Send message Joined: 5 Jan 04 Posts: 46 Credit: 2,834,922 RAC: 0 |
Thanks for pricking my conscience Mark! |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51478 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Thanks for pricking my conscience Mark! LOL... I guess we all need our conscience tweaked a bit now and again, eh? "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." |
Mike Bader Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 231 Credit: 20,366,214 RAC: 33 |
Dear Michael Bader, Thank you for your gift to: SETI@home We received your gift of $10.00 via Visa on 11/25/2012. Mike Bader BOINC V7.16.5 http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/team_join_form.php?id=5 - Join Our International Team [img]http://boinc.mundayweb.com/one/stats.php? |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51478 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Dear Michael Bader, Excellent, Mike! Thanks for joining the effort. Meow. EDIT... And, bada-bim... I see your star has already been delivered! "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." |
GaryG Send message Joined: 17 Mar 12 Posts: 8 Credit: 2,593,273 RAC: 0 |
Added $20 to the kitty as well, pun intended. |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51478 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Added $20 to the kitty as well, pun intended. LOL.... Kitty puns always appreciated here. As is your nice donation. Thank you for helping! Meow. "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." |
Voyager Send message Joined: 11 Aug 00 Posts: 35 Credit: 37,199,633 RAC: 19 |
About $25,-- should have made it's way across the ocean by now...... |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51478 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
About $25,-- should have made it's way across the ocean by now...... Apparently so, my friend. Yours is a green star for a year! Thank you. "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." |
juan BFP Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 9786 Credit: 572,710,851 RAC: 3,799 |
Mark You earned the title "the foundraiser admin of the year", a hell of good work, congrats. I allready have a green star but i will do my part in your 84 campain to. Hope some more folks could do the same and make the kitties happy! |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
Seti just won too. Had this scatcher laying around here for the last week and decided to finally play it. Won $10 bucks. Since I was reading this thread, I donated it, before I could spend it. Confirmation # 101281 Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51478 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Thank you Juan and uli!!! Very happy to have some of the regulars join in as well as the newcomers. You are all doing the kitties proud. BTW...to make your donation, all you have to do is click on my green star! (Or anybody else's green star.) It takes you right to the Seti donation page. "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
Funds are a little tight but I sent in my donation. Thank you for your donation of $25.00 your confirmation # is 101311 [/quote] Old James |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51478 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Funds are a little tight but I sent in my donation. And the kitties send meows of thanks to you too, James. "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9958 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
In case anyone is interested total donations since 24th November $1998 Yesterday was $1335!! Well done Mark for starting this off. Of course this includes ALL donations since then not necessarily from people in this thread! If you want to see the donation totals since November 2010 look here: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/donation_history.php Just don't look at the bottom line of the top box :-( |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51478 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
The point I am trying to drive home here is that the project's success need not depend upon a few folks with deep pockets. It can come from a large number of us responding and making a very modest gift to the project. I realize there are some in other countries that have trouble with the banking systems. Or folks that don't have credit cards. But they are a rather small percentage of those involved here. I just want folks to think about this in the terms of the fundraiser title. Who among us can really say they cannot afford 84 cents a month to give to this project if they truly believe in it? I suspect darn few. For most, I think it's just admitting that fact and taking a few minutes out of their day to get the deed done. Click on my star, folks. The kitties shall lead the way. Meow! "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." |
HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
For just pennies a day you can feed a SETI@Home staff member. Perhaps they should implement a star ratting system. Sort of like the eBay one I imagine. With different colored stars to show how much has been donated. This might entice people to donate more to get their preferred color of star. Perhaps an option that doesn't indicated an amount for those that like to show they have donated, but don't wish to indicate how much. My preferred star color is transparent/anonymous. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9958 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
I would strongly oppose a "star rating system". I am no longer working full time and have to be a bit more careful with money, because I can only afford a smaller amount. It would not worry me but others who are on lower income or retired should not be "discriminated against" with a "lower value" star. I would probably donate anonymously or stop altogether. |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
I would strongly oppose a "star rating system". Bernie, as Ang has posted, the different coloured stars are in the works. I would like to see the green one as a default, as I don't have a lot of extra money either. But I do volunteer work and I get paid zip. Still a nonvalue contribution to Seti. That said, some of the big donors should have bragging rights, if they choose too. Or just opt out, as some do. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
HAL9000 Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57 |
I would strongly oppose a "star rating system". That was kind of what I was thinking. Let those that wish to brag do so & then they can compete with each other or such to get they brightest & shiniest star. Personally I keep away from those stars all together. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ |
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