[p2p-research] tale of a stolen computer

Thu Apr 30 09:00:28 CEST 2009

well done Marc
let us know when ti si up
I think a lot of small donations may be easily do the trick, the problem is
paypal has been a nightmare for many of us. lets hope they fix their act.

On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 7:40 AM, marc fawzi <marc.fawzi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Michel,
>
> In addition to confirming our fund raising goal of '$300 for the purchase
> of a netbook for you,' I also need your PayPal info so the funds we raise
> can be transferred to you. That's how Fundable works...
>
> I hope that after I enter that info they'll take me to a page where they'll
> let me make the first donation by credit card (I had canceled my PayPal
> account after being scammed on eBay and PayPal people did not want to help
> recover the funds even though they're part of eBay) ... Else, I'd have to
> setup a paypal account, get it verified, etc, which is a pain.
>
> That's all for now.
>
> Marc
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 10:29 PM, marc fawzi <marc.fawzi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I've had a hard and busy day but I will get this started after my (late)
>> dinner, pending verification from Michel of the fund raising goal.
>>
>> I assume we have all agreed that the goal is to raise money collectively
>> so that Michel can get a netbook to replace his stolen laptop and we need to
>> raise a total of up to $250 for netbook + up to 15% tax + up to $25 for
>> shipping, and then Michel can find a local dealer in Thailand (i assume
>> there are several)
>>
>> Michel: is that your understanding too as far as the goal here?
>>
>> Marc
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 3:12 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> a page on fundable, that would be great, thanks for telling me if you
>>> need a text or so,
>>>
>>> Michel
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 8:54 AM, marc fawzi <marc.fawzi at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Fundable sounds good.
>>>>
>>>> If no one else does it first and tells us I will start one tomorrow
>>>> around this time and post the details here.
>>>>
>>>> Marc
>>>>
>>>> On 4/28/09, Paul B. Hartzog <paulbhartzog at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > don't paypal
>>>> >
>>>> > Michel,
>>>> > start a fundable :-)
>>>> > http://www.fundable.com/
>>>> >
>>>> > -p
>>>> >
>>>> > On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Darren Sharp <dasharp at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >> Sorry to hear about that Michel.
>>>> >> I'm happy to chip in too.
>>>> >> Is Paypal the best?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Regards,
>>>> >> Darren
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Michel Bauwens <
>>>> michelsub2004 at gmail.com>
>>>> >> wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Dear friends,
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> My computer has been stolen in my bangkok room ..
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> As you can imagine, with my limited means, this is a serious blow in
>>>> >>> terms
>>>> >>> of finances, but also of course, the loss of 3  years of work,
>>>> especially
>>>> >>> the updates to my manuscript. However, everything else has been sent
>>>> out
>>>> >>> and
>>>> >>> published, so that limits the fallout in terms of lost content.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> If any of you has a rich uncle or a well-working second-hand
>>>> computer to
>>>> >>> spare, it would be of great help. Keeping my productivity up might
>>>> be an
>>>> >>> issue in the coming weeks as I see no short-term possiblity to buy a
>>>> new
>>>> >>> one.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> I do have a, not very well working, office computer, and of course,
>>>> >>> plenty
>>>> >>> of cheap cybercafes, so whatever happens, I will continue to produce
>>>> >>> essential material for the p2p foundation,
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Michel
>>>> >>>
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