[hackerspaces] Super Awesome Sylvia needs your support!

[Matt Joyce]

By the by, my opinion of the stats is that this list did more than
boingboing / sparkfun.

That's pretty fucking great.

karma all around.

Except for me, I was a dick.  And, totally unrepentant I might add.
But it was for a good cause.

Thanks all for keeping my faith in humanity at a high level.

On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Matt Joyce <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:
> =D.
>
> On Sep 13, 2012 8:01 AM, "Chris Weiss" <cweiss at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> and they just reached full funding.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Matt Joyce <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:
>> > Worth it.
>> >
>> > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Ryan Rix <ry at n.rix.si> wrote:
>> >> I just read this thread for the first time (I check hs-discuss every
>> >> morning
>> >> or so, after all) and find your rant to be a little off-putting, Matt.
>> >> I'm
>> >> sure I'm not the only one here who's too busy making a hackerspace
>> >> happen to
>> >> have a constant finger on this mailing list.
>> >>
>> >> r.
>> >>
>> >> On Wed 5 September 2012 22:05:09 Matt Joyce wrote:
>> >>> For the record, I sent this out to two lists today.  It's been about
>> >>> 12 hours.   Both lists have hundreds to thousands of technology
>> >>> professionals on it.  So far, 4 of you folks have actually donated
>> >>> anything.
>> >>>
>> >>> I mean it's totally a case of charity and you aren't obligated to
>> >>> donate money.  Certainly there are better things to invest your coin
>> >>> in.  I recommend the International Red Cross.  But for the amount of
>> >>> crap that's been posted to this list over the past two years about
>> >>> this community not being open to 'women in technology' I find it
>> >>> absolutely staggering that there isn't a massive amount of people
>> >>> throwing even a little money into an effort to help a girl out that
>> >>> has been exemplary in her participation in our extended community.  A
>> >>> young woman who really has done more than most if not all of you to
>> >>> reach out to the next generation and offer a welcoming helping hand
>> >>> into this community.  A hand that is not biased in any way.
>> >>>
>> >>> 9 days left.  Only about 100 USD was donated today by about 4 people.
>> >>>
>> >>> verify here : http://www.indiegogo.com/SuperAwesomeNY2012?c=pledges
>> >>>
>> >>> You probably will give more to homeless people this year who want
>> >>> nothing more than to get strung out on H than you will to this kid.
>> >>> More to the point she's actually willing to give you something for
>> >>> your money aside from a youtube show she works very hard on and posts
>> >>> basically for free.
>> >>>
>> >>> I've always had the utmost respect for the people on this list.  Even
>> >>> when I've disagreed with folks.  But that's because I've always
>> >>> thought that the people on this list backed up their goals, and their
>> >>> beliefs with real leadership.  With actions that show people why
>> >>> things can be better.  Here you have a chance to help another member
>> >>> of this community make a change that many of you have been very vocal
>> >>> about.  Why aren't you putting your money where your mouthes are?
>> >>>
>> >>> I looked at the donation list today expecting to see some noticeable
>> >>> good being done by this community.  Instead I found a handful of good
>> >>> people, and a whole lot of unwelcoming silence.  It's pretty damned
>> >>> depressing.
>> >>>
>> >>> -Matt
>> >>>
>> >>> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Matt Joyce <matt at nycresistor.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>> > For those of you not familiar with super awesome sylvia...
>> >>> >
>> >>> > check out :  http://sylviashow.com/
>> >>> >
>> >>> > This kid is pretty much one of the more awesome contributors to
>> >>> > Maker
>> >>> > related stuff.  She was at Maker Faire in bay area this past year,
>> >>> > and
>> >>> > she's an all around awesome maker.  She's recently setup an
>> >>> > indiegogo
>> >>> > support page to help fund her visiting maker faire in NYC and a few
>> >>> > other events.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Here campaign ends in 10 days and she's only at like 1500 of 5000
>> >>> > goal in
>> >>> > USD.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I figured I'd forward to the list.  I've already donated.  I hope
>> >>> > you
>> >>> > folks will as well.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Also, forward info on to other lists.  Let your hackerspace know.
>> >>> > Let
>> >>> > your local burner community know.  Call your mother, she worries.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Anyways.  Check out the indiegogo campaign here:
>> >>> >
>> >>> > http://www.indiegogo.com/SuperAwesomeNY2012?c=home
>> >>> >
>> >>> > If we can't take care of people in our community what's the freaking
>> >>> > point of hackerspaces at all.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > -Matt
>> >>>
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