Looks like Kickstarter is trying to combat the idea which seems pretty popular around here - that crowdfunding is a bubble waiting to burst. Clearly, not everyone understands that the point of Kickstarter is to help fund a project's effort - rather than buying goods. The goods only come if the product succeeds. They would clearly be better in the short term to ENCOURAGE the misunderstanding - because people like to feel comfortable that their donations will get something in return. But instead, the improved guidelines trade sustainability for short term profits.

I think this sounds like a really good fine tuning of their policy, to deal with real world risks.

Not sure if this is going to hurt or help my soon to be crowdfunding attempt... because I'm not sure how this affects software? Clearly - the new Risks and Challenges section is well needed, though.

None taken! It's definitely not for everyone! But a few things pushed me to it:

1) I'm still pretty young and able to take the consequences of failing... and rebound, if it all came down to it.
2) I believe passionately in what I am doing - attempting to help people, rather than working 60h a week just to help the company that happens to pay me.
3) I could never have lived with myself if I didn't try.

I wouldn't say it is stupid - maybe naive. But, for me, I'd say it would be more stupid not to try.

The users are paying for a year subscription, so they have that covered. But I still think they are going to have to continually attract new users... otherwise the base group are going to just stop paying.

I posted anon as to not ruin the message of my comment with self promotion - but I couldn't live with myself if I didn't add my own reply with my sig. New site with actual info coming next week. :)

-Cheers

I live in Tampa and was considering attending the event. So when I heard the local ACLU was holding an open conference call for people to find out info and ask questions about the protests... naturally... I called in.

It included a number of Tampa city officials. It was made clear to me that the police are working very closely with the ACLU - and are taking civil liberties seriously.

From the Tampa Bay Times:

Also, (last I heard) the police will not be using any sort of mass crowd control measures like teargas (I'm sure they will have their standard pepper spray on them still).

We will see after the convention if your concerns are warranted; but I'd assume this is just standard 'better safe than sorry' preparation.

Woah... Deja vu....And modded up both times. At least it wasn't a 'I for one, support our genetically modified, cuckoo clock overlords' joke :)

I know I'll probably get modded troll for this, but good luck separating people who know more than me in Slashdot* from the commenting system*.

Personally I've never used generic templates for writing Slashdot comments. I know it sometimes has its place, but they rarely seem to always be applicable in every circumstance always.

*I think we need to broaden the template instructions.

Just to clarify... if there is a pause, maybe it could be shown on the screen how to pause (sorry if I missed it). And a warning before leaving the game using escape. Thanks again!

I enjoyed it, thank you! The battles definitely take a little getting used to, but were both fun and challenging.

I have a few suggestions, some simple, some more complex I'm sure. Not all needed - just some thoughts:

• *The game is played using the keyboard only, so I would have liked to be able to control the main menu with the keyboard as well (instead of the mouse). And in particular, restarting the battle when I die. Maybe it's available, I just wasn't sure the key to press.
• *Overlaying the keys on top of the onscreen elements would have really rocked. :)
• *In the the Story Mode, it looks like the spells switch spots in between levels/when I get a new spell. That was a little confusing at first.
• *If I don't have enough magic to use a spell, maybe a sound or a small message for when I try - that would have rocked. Probably a message, a sound might get annoying when I'm smashing it over and over lol.
• *I couldn't find a pause. And when I hit escape to see if there was a hidden menu, I lost my progress.
• *On my crappy laptop, there was a bit of a delay when I come across a battle (which is fine), but some signal that it was switching over to a battle would have been nice. Maybe a character popping up, or maybe a message. That way I knew what was happening when it stopped.

Just some small improvements I think would round out a short but enjoyable game nicely!

The sum total of the link:

Sounds like a misunderstanding, in which the author is trying to profit from by complaining. There are a number of approved iBooks where Amazon in the main focus, rather than just a few mentions.

Now don't get me wrong - I'm not really an Apple fan... . I believe they have anti competitive practices. But oppression? This is not...

-Brian

Some of the most critical insights we need to hear are in direct opposition of established institutions.

Sometimes these institutions are powerful in themselves. Other times, they may not hold far reaching power, but the ideas are most obvious from within the organization itself. So the people who have the knowledge to actually justify an idea are the ones with something to lose.

I agree with you completely. From a ‘benefit to society’ point of view, the cost is way too high for this to become the norm. But even from an individual site’s perspective, controversial (but insightful) comments are the kinds of posts which really validate the user community as one which is critical and open-minded. They often contain critical insights about the world we live in.

It is important to decrease trolling and poor comments, but are you losing more than you are gaining by forcing real names? Especially when there are alternatives. Some effective tools already exist, like good moderation and feedback/karma/ratings. Innovation in these areas, to improve them, is the way to go - rather than giving up and removing anonymity.

How about a Kickstarter campaign to fix politics?

Sorry for any self promotion, but I quit my job because I believe in this. More info weekly.

I agree... but he was just a kid. Don't be so disconnected.

"And thats why you should vote ME for president"

Ah bullocks. The 'most people are dumb besides the ones I agree with' argument is nonsense. When concerning same sex marriage, when you combine those in favor of full marriage and those in favor of civil unions, it is definately the majority. So your issue is that you want a no-compromise approach, and you're not getting the support you desire? I'm for same sex marriage, but I wouldn't want to pass it now, in a divided country where we can barely even get a "our government will pay its debts" legislation passed (which is caused by a MINORITY opinion influence). The entire focus of the conversation would shift to gay marriage, instead of the most pressing issues we have today - and I'm not willing to sacrifice that. Make some progress - and then move on. That's what majority opinion says - and that is FAR from suppressing rights.