[hackerspaces] Super Awesome Sylvia needs your support!

[Ben Brown]

Moral of the story: Sometimes it pays to be a dick.

Ben

On 9/14/2012 3:38 AM, Matt Joyce wrote:
> 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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>>>>> Ryan Rix
>>>>> http://rix.si
>>>>>
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