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by jc00ke 13y ago
http://wishbone.org/ is another education-based crowdfunding platform. I really like their graphic design, and they have a great mission.
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by jc00ke 13y ago
I wonder if a focus/blur combo would trigger the needed event and the value would be set? I need to try it out.
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by jc00ke 13y ago
> I run a small, internet-based non-profit (in a totally unrelated sphere, contemporary art) Early on we were approached by a budding organization that wanted to license our platform. I was initially excited by the potential for revenue,
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by jc00ke 13y ago
Thanks for the UK idea. Luckily we can also chat with Prizeo, one of the companies in our YC batch.
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by jc00ke 13y ago
Like http://www.donorschoose.org ?
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by jc00ke 13y ago
> My understanding is that normally as a business the considerations here would be competitive, right? But that doesn't apply in the context of non-profits. There's competition in every market, non-profits included. Even though
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by jc00ke 13y ago
re: UK localization - mind emailing us connect@watsi.org about this? I'm curious to learn more about how the UK handles donations, especially if there is a tax (VAT?) involved. Thanks!
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by jc00ke 13y ago
This is a known issue with tools like 1password and LastPass. I'm not sure how to fix it. If you have any ideas, please hit me up on Twitter: @jc00ke.
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by jc00ke 13y ago
We have considered this a few times, but I always come back to the fact that our app is specific to us. I don't think it's useful to others, per se. Also, most startups don't open source their core business code. Some do, and
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by jc00ke 13y ago
We've had some other partners ask for a way to automate donations. We have a plan for that, and we'll be working on it next.
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by jc00ke 13y ago
That's a really good idea. We started sketching out the API a bit ago but had to put it on hold. It's something we want/need to get right. Hopefully I get some time in the next few months to get started on it.
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Watsi is looking for a front-end developer, our first hire
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Watsi.org is hiring for a front-end developer
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Watsi is looking for a front-end developer, our first hire
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Setting ActiveRecord's connection pool size on Heroku with Puma and Sidekiq(watsi.github.com)
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by jc00ke 14y ago
Tim Felgentreff did some cool work on remote debugging with MagLev. The video is pretty sick: http://blog.bithug.org/2011/09/maglev-debug
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by jc00ke 14y ago
Yes, there are people all over that need help, and that definitely includes those you mentioned in the US. However, there are existing organizations already working on that, or other organizations yet to be created that could lead the charg
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by jc00ke 14y ago
Good catch! Pushing the change now. Thank you!
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by jc00ke 14y ago
In case anyone couldn't get to the site for a bit, our hosting provider Heroku was seeing some issues with apex/naked domains: https://status.heroku.com/incidents/421 Hopefully it's resolved now. I cranked up another dyno just in case. Th
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by jc00ke 16y ago
I'm in total awe of the MBP from a hardware point of view, yet just cannot get myself to spend that much money. I've ran 9.04, 9.10 & 10.04 with little to no problems on a Lenovo Y650 "consumer grade" laptop and have been very happy. 2.