Hi Josh and all, I think that these lists and people's web pages, podcasts and other user community based "help" systems provide a great service to a whole lot of us. To wit, on Saturday, I'm doing a presentation on Macintosh at ACB Mid-Atlantic when, roughly a year ago, I was still trying to get things figured out and now I'm considered a quasi-expert <laugh>.
Of the various community based items, Josh and his very slick podcasts are among the finest resources available about Macintosh and, in a general way, technology for people with disabilities in general. Sure, there's lots of other good stuff but Josh, in spite of his medieval last name fetish, delivers some very professional work containing excellent content. My opinion is that, as long as Josh isn't taking money or major perks from Apple itself, he can, if it suits him, find ways to make money for his efforts. Getting a few bucks from google ads or some other similar sort can hardly repay Josh for the time and money he puts into his work. I can't recall if Josh has a "tip jar" on his web site but I think it would be good if listeners sent him a few bucks now and then to defray costs and, if he gets enough, maybe buy a sandwich now and then. I love conspiracy stories. They are usually whacked but can be quite funny. I also enjoy the "Conspiracy Skeptic" podcast where such get debunked. Accusing Josh of ripping us, his potential audience, off is really silly but doesn't rise to a really stupid conspiracy like the moon landing fake but is, to our small niche of people, a waste of time and mindshare. So, Josh, here's a tip of the coffee mug to you and your work. Please do not get discouraged over random noise in the system as most appreciate your work greatly. Happy Podcasting, cdh On Oct 25, 2009, at 8:32 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > > Josh, there's no reason to apologize. I'd steer away from such > arguments, but you know sometimes it's just difficult not to chime in. > First there's no reason why you can't offset your cost if any as you > see fit. YOur providing the service, someone doesn't like how it's > managed, they can pound sand and go find their info elsewhere. It is > also important to point out that beyond their lame rationale, posting > the entire content of another person's work even if cited properly > isn't generally acceptable since most carry a disclaimer that the > content is not to be reproduced in any form without permission and > quite honestly it would be impractical to obtain such permission in > sufficient time for the information to be relevant. > On Oct 25, 2009, at 7:58 PM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote: > >> >> >> I'm sorry you feel that way. I would appreciate it if you would not >> mis-represent what we're doing. >> >> If you had actually read previous messages, we were mainly >> discussing the problem that some folks, in some parts of the world, >> or with some wireless carriers in the US and elsewhere, have to pay >> for data by the KB, among other considerations. >> >> I don't get enough from the Google Ads or donations to even cover >> hosting costs, so that argument is ridiculous. >> >> We really do try to do what is in the best interest of the >> community. I'm sorry you feel there is some conspiracy theory or >> something going on behind the scenes. >> >> Sadly, >> Josh >> >> >> >> On Oct 22, 2009, at 1:51 PM, ben mustill-rose wrote: >> >>> >>> Lots of people have. >>> Moderation say that they will implament things that are in the best >>> interest of the community, yet even though lots of people asked for >>> the full text to be included, its not happening. >>> It all boils down to promotion. I've been on josh'is site quite a >>> few >>> times and I feel that it has some really valuable content, but lets >>> be >>> honest, the only reason that the ful text isn't posted is so that he >>> can get more clicks and hopefully more clicks on his google adds. >>> You'll probably get the old "some people don't have broadband so we >>> need to compact messages" excuse, but in reality, the size >>> difference >>> would be at most a few k, which would take around a second on a 56k >>> modem. >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
