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The sad part was the request for clicking google ads as a form of patreon support. I would happily get an advertiser to pay a few cents per click but I could n

The sad part was the request for clicking google ads as a form of patreon support. I would happily get an advertiser to pay a few cents per click but I could not see any ads. It just brings home the impact of sanctions - Putin does not need patreon support but someone actually making a small contribution to understanding is rather stuck.

guest1111 4y ago
That's exactly what sanctions are for.
- lionkor 4y ago
  To punish and limit people without the resources to circumvent sanctions effectively? I hope not - it wouldnt make me motivated to fight my own government, if it tells me that all the sanctions are proof the government is doing something neccessary. It seems to me like sanctions miss the point of what propaganda on the affected side can turn it into.
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yellow_lead 4y ago
Considering asking users to click ads is against Google Adwords TOS, they probably got banned.
itvision 4y ago
I've run this website for a over a decade and looks like donations are just not a thing. People happily click Google ads though so at least there's something. Something which garners around $50 a ... year.
- lionkor 4y ago
  I couldnt find a donation link/btc address/anything on the site, and I looked :/ might not be such a bad idea! you can always ask for btc donations, or something, at least. The very top of your page is a big ad - if that was an inoffensive "support the author and this work", it might get you more than that top ad does
  - itvision 4y ago
    BTC donation button was posted for two years - zero people donated. And if we're talking about hard cash, nothing for Russia works nowadays AFAIK. Patreon certainly doesn't work: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/4553920132877-Impact-of-international-sanctions-against-Russia https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/4553920132877-...
- lifeisstillgood 4y ago
  This is just random comments on the internet so take with large pinch of salt Your site seems to provide a interesting set of views and importantly a evidence / research based set of views. I can imagine there being 50 questions (which DE uses most memory in VM, which config settings can minimise windows footprint) - essentially best practise settings for mid sized installations. Monetising that might be tricky, but building an audience of people who have that problem set is building an audience of people with problems and money. Personally I am just revamping my personal docker workstation and just use XFCE because ... I might have a rethink thanks to you.
lifeisstillgood 4y ago
It's worth noting that I am not actually advocating sanctions "busting" - it's just a small example of the sad state of affairs.

guest1111 4y ago

That's exactly what sanctions are for.

lionkor 4y ago
To punish and limit people without the resources to circumvent sanctions effectively? I hope not - it wouldnt make me motivated to fight my own government, if it tells me that all the sanctions are proof the government is doing something neccessary. It seems to me like sanctions miss the point of what propaganda on the affected side can turn it into.
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yellow_lead 4y ago

Considering asking users to click ads is against Google Adwords TOS, they probably got banned.

itvision 4y ago

I've run this website for a over a decade and looks like donations are just not a thing. People happily click Google ads though so at least there's something. Something which garners around $50 a ... year.

lionkor 4y ago
I couldnt find a donation link/btc address/anything on the site, and I looked :/ might not be such a bad idea! you can always ask for btc donations, or something, at least. The very top of your page is a big ad - if that was an inoffensive "support the author and this work", it might get you more than that top ad does
- itvision 4y ago
  BTC donation button was posted for two years - zero people donated. And if we're talking about hard cash, nothing for Russia works nowadays AFAIK. Patreon certainly doesn't work: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/4553920132877-Impact-of-international-sanctions-against-Russia https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/4553920132877-...
lifeisstillgood 4y ago
This is just random comments on the internet so take with large pinch of salt Your site seems to provide a interesting set of views and importantly a evidence / research based set of views. I can imagine there being 50 questions (which DE uses most memory in VM, which config settings can minimise windows footprint) - essentially best practise settings for mid sized installations. Monetising that might be tricky, but building an audience of people who have that problem set is building an audience of people with problems and money. Personally I am just revamping my personal docker workstation and just use XFCE because ... I might have a rethink thanks to you.

lifeisstillgood 4y ago

It's worth noting that I am not actually advocating sanctions "busting" - it's just a small example of the sad state of affairs.