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[ale] [Slightly OT] Why I won't buy an E-Reader
- Subject: [ale] [Slightly OT] Why I won't buy an E-Reader
- From: ale-at-ale.org at unpopularminds.org (The Don Lachlan)
- Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:46:33 -0400
- In-reply-to: <1307562653.2570.199.camel@compaq-desktop>
- References: <[email protected]> <1307562653.2570.199.camel@compaq-desktop>
On 06/08/2011 03:50 PM, Chris Fowler wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-06-08 at 15:41 -0400, Charles Shapiro wrote:
>> http://stallman.org/articles/ebooks.pdf
>> Couldn't have said it better myself.
>
> "To design players so users can send authors anonymous voluntary
> payments."
> Yea right. From folks on this list? I better not hold my breath.
> To save $25 you guys will burn up 8 hours of time.
Bitcoin seems perfectly suited to this. And as a repeated donor to
not-for-profit broadcasting, museums and charities, I respectfully
disagree with your characterization. :)
-L