People promise stuff you have NO idea if they're really going to make the effort to finish, and you hand over money on the gamble it'll pay off.
I've seen some great ideas proposed as Kickstarters, but I refuse to pay for something that's not finished in at least a version 1.0 obtainable form.
I noticed several stores opening in shopping malls I've been in that featured nothing but products offered by campaigns like these that made it to production. Seems like a way better idea to shop there, so you can see
I am one of his backers (on Indiegogo) and very much in favor of the FTC suing the hell out of him. I do not resent failing, but he was actively and continuously lying to his backers. Further I have the strong suspicion he gave or sold the data on his backers to third parties (who also tried to scam those).
There were warning signs that I overlooked. But once I got suspicious I really tried hard to get Indiegogo involved to prevent him from receiving any more money from others. There complete lack of interes
He got addicted to pain pills, too. At the same time, the batteries that were supposed to go in the bag represented a liability. The iBackpack drama occurred around the same time that Samsung Galaxy Note 7 batteries started catching fire, and he didn't feel comfortable shipping lithium-ion batteries. Someone could have died, he says
I ran out of gas! I got a flat tire! I didn't have change for cab fare! I lost my tux at the cleaners! I locked my keys in the car! An old friend came in from out of town! Someone stole my car! There was an earthquake! A terrible flood! Locusts! IT WASN'T MY FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD! [youtube.com]
No, it's not something *you* can do (for 99.99% of "you").
The issue is the law doesn't care who's "right". It cares who is following the law best.
He'll argue his point. He won't have a dispassionate view that lets him argue the law impartially, as the other side will be doing. The other side will dispassionately argue the law, and make their case. He will be so caught up in arguing his "view" he won't be arguing the law, even if he is on the right side of the law. (and given the facts made public, he'
People promise stuff you have NO idea if they're really going to make the effort to finish, and you hand over money on the gamble it'll pay off.
I've seen some great ideas proposed as Kickstarters, but I refuse to pay for something that's not finished in at least a version 1.0 obtainable form.
I noticed several stores opening in shopping malls I've been in that featured nothing but products offered by campaigns like these that made it to production. Seems like a way better idea to shop there, so you can see
I am one of his backers (on Indiegogo) and very much in favor of the FTC suing the hell out of him. I do not resent failing, but he was actively and continuously lying to his backers. Further I have the strong suspicion he gave or sold the data on his backers to third parties (who also tried to scam those).
There were warning signs that I overlooked. But once I got suspicious I really tried hard to get Indiegogo involved to prevent him from receiving any more money from others. There complete lack of interes
You fail to notice who the majority of the people on the internet are these days.
It's not 1995 anymore. You can't e-mail a physicist and get a reply. Woz doesn't hang out on the net anymore.
Anyone with a phone gets on the net. And many of them can't be trusted with a can opener.
But... someone who is mildly intelligent can pack a backpack with a bunch of USB cables and convince a bunch of people it's a "tech revolution".
He got addicted to pain pills, too. At the same time, the batteries that were supposed to go in the bag represented a liability. The iBackpack drama occurred around the same time that Samsung Galaxy Note 7 batteries started catching fire, and he didn't feel comfortable shipping lithium-ion batteries. Someone could have died, he says
I ran out of gas! I got a flat tire! I didn't have change for cab fare! I lost my tux at the cleaners! I locked my keys in the car! An old friend came in from out of town! Someone stole my car! There was an earthquake! A terrible flood! Locusts! IT WASN'T MY FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD! [youtube.com]
The issue is the law doesn't care who's "right". It cares who is following the law best.
He'll argue his point. He won't have a dispassionate view that lets him argue the law impartially, as the other side will be doing. The other side will dispassionately argue the law, and make their case. He will be so caught up in arguing his "view" he won't be arguing the law, even if he is on the right side of the law. (and given the facts made public, he'