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lorn Wayne posted:How was the watch anyway? I'm using mine on iOS. It's pretty darn good in terms of build quality, although the functionality is a little limited at the moment - text messages, music control, addressing phone calls, and switchable watchfaces are most of what it does at the moment. Waiting for the extensibility to get grafted onboard. Piquai Souban has a new favorite as of 19:22 on Mar 5, 2013 |
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lorn Wayne posted:How was the watch anyway? A very large amount of them have broken and there's a bunch of problems getting them repaired.
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CAustin posted:Just came across this one: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2053509224/new-unique-bottle-for-maw-n-paw-bbq-sauce-go-natio Why is this penis ejaculating an atomic bomb out of the wrong hole?
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If any goons would like to advertise their own crowdfunding campaign or seek advice for one, we have a thread for that: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3238861
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CAustin posted:Just came across this one: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2053509224/new-unique-bottle-for-maw-n-paw-bbq-sauce-go-natio My god. This has to be one of the most bizarre, schizophrenic projects I've ever seen. $42,000 for a lovely plastic bottle? And all they have is a goddamn RENDER?
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The guys who kickstarted Tropes vs Men in Videogames has taken the money and run.
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...of SCIENCE! posted:The guys who kickstarted Tropes vs Men in Videogames has taken the money and run. Huh almost like the Tropes vs Women in Videogames kickstarter as well.. Edit: Misinformed opinion sorry. Exmond has a new favorite as of 21:32 on Mar 5, 2013 |
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Exmond posted:Huh almost like the Tropes vs Women in Videogames kickstarter as well.. Um...the first video of that is coming out this month, dude.
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...of SCIENCE! posted:The guys who kickstarted Tropes vs Men in Videogames has taken the money and run. Like that's a big shock.
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Waffleman_ posted:Um...the first video of that is coming out this month, dude. According to the posted article, this week even.
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Alan Smithee posted:OtonX I notice they say "Not on Kickstarter because of policy change". Most likely referring to the "no using 3D models to pretend you have the design ready to go" policy. I've also come across a pretty interesting article on the OtonX: http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/10/3833080/oton-autonomous-game-console-crowdfunding
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Exmond posted:Huh almost like the Tropes vs Women in Videogames kickstarter as well.. Shes actually documented what the funds have been used for.
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senrath posted:Like that's a big shock. Wow they actually photoshopped a donation to the ovarian cancer fund. These dudes can get hosed.
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lorn Wayne posted:How was the watch anyway? 100% useless and tacky looking. I get so many emails that the watch pretty much buzzed and vibrated non-stop. I realize I could have turned off notifications for my email accounts, but that's sort of the point of the watch.
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Deadeye Dick posted:My favorite part is that he decided to spend Christmas posting his IQ test results to his KS update page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1376466869/lore-0/posts?page=3 He's bragging about scoring 105 on an online IQ test
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Ashenai posted:He's bragging about scoring 105 on an online IQ test I didn't think those things even went lower than like 120
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Fatkraken posted:I didn't think those things even went lower than like 120 If it is a traditional IQ test and designed correctly, it should have an average of 100 and a standard deviation of 10 with a more or less normal distribution. So he would be smarter than ~50% of the population.
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Lady Gaga posted:If it is a traditional IQ test and designed correctly, it should have an average of 100 and a standard deviation of 10 with a more or less normal distribution. So he would be smarter than ~50% of the population. It's an online test so it's not remotely designed correctly
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...of SCIENCE! posted:The guys who kickstarted Tropes vs Men in Videogames has taken the money and run. I think this commenter said it best: "whiny manbabies turn out not to be very decent people, surprising no one"
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Pead posted:It's an online test so it's not remotely designed correctly I just gave it a go, it's just 35 yes/no questions, and then it asked me to pay $10 for my "Complete Personal Intelligence Profile." I chose to believe that was actually the secret 36th question on the IQ test, and I feel like I nailed it. Ashenai has a new favorite as of 01:20 on Mar 6, 2013 |
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Wait, IndieGoGo remove the project pages for projects that are funded successfully and then turn out to be scams? That isn't shady in the slightest...
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makomk posted:Wait, IndieGoGo remove the project pages for projects that are funded successfully and then turn out to be scams? That isn't shady in the slightest... They do that because the scam projects are likely to be linking or directing people to other scams by the same people. It actually makes sense in order to try to avoid directing people to be scammed further.
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Install Gentoo posted:They do that because the scam projects are likely to be linking or directing people to other scams by the same people. It actually makes sense in order to try to avoid directing people to be scammed further. They could do the same thing by owning it, retheming the page and content to make it clear that it is a known scam. However it's a lot easier just to sweep it under the rug, walk away and let the press handle it.
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Maluco Marinero posted:They could do the same thing by owning it, retheming the page and content to make it clear that it is a known scam. However it's a lot easier just to sweep it under the rug, walk away and let the press handle it. Uhhhh just telling people that something is a scam is not enough to keep people from being suckered by it. If you leave up links to the scammers websites and stuff where they can invite people into other scams, then some people are going to ignore the warning you put up and go blindly ahead to be scammed further.
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Speaking of other ditched projects, I recently came across this one. I personally didn't invest in the project, but probably would have had I known about it.
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Install Gentoo posted:Uhhhh just telling people that something is a scam is not enough to keep people from being suckered by it. If you leave up links to the scammers websites and stuff where they can invite people into other scams, then some people are going to ignore the warning you put up and go blindly ahead to be scammed further. But transparency is supposedly the only leverage donors have. If they lose their backer-only comment page where are they supposed to compare notes/organize a class action?
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Alan Smithee posted:But transparency is supposedly the only leverage donors have. If they lose their backer-only comment page where are they supposed to compare notes/organize a class action? Literally anywhere else online. Really organizing on the backers only comments page of a scam project is the least effective way to organize.
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Install Gentoo posted:Literally anywhere else online. Really organizing on the backers only comments page of a scam project is the least effective way to organize. But what if they didn't have the foresight to set up an offsite forum? I know you're going to say "idiots", I'm just saying sweeping under the rug is hardly what I consider "protecting people"
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Maluco Marinero posted:They could do the same thing by owning it, retheming the page and content to make it clear that it is a known scam. However it's a lot easier just to sweep it under the rug, walk away and let the press handle it. I play EVE Online, and have an alt named Prince of Nigeria. He is explicitly for scamming when there's nothing better to do. I don't even try very hard, just poo poo like "send me money and I'll double the amount!" There will be dozens of people in chat calling out my scams. I've still made a decent amount of money doing it with that name, and those people calling me out. In one case someone sent me 500 million spacebucks. You can't do anything to save stupid but make sure stupid never sees the scams in the first place.
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Alan Smithee posted:But what if they didn't have the foresight to set up an offsite forum? I know you're going to say "idiots", I'm just saying sweeping under the rug is hardly what I consider "protecting people" A lot of people don't even know how to use backer only forums or comment pages. Indiegogo's are particularly awful to deal with. At least on ones I've backed, all you get is a comment box and space to write 500 characters per comment. No threads or anything.
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Indiegogo's Terms of Use policies on dealing with shady stuff is pretty much the same as Kickstarter's:quote:By way of example, and not limitation, your promise means you will not use the Service: quote:We are an open platform. You understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to Member Content that may be inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable. Member Content should not be viewed as being an endorsement or opinion shared by Indiegogo. You agree that Indiegogo is not liable for any damages or losses resulting from such Member Content. Basically "We're just a platform, we're not going to get involved in any dramas."
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Pomp posted:I play EVE Online, and have an alt named Prince of Nigeria. He is explicitly for scamming when there's nothing better to do. I don't even try very hard, just poo poo like "send me money and I'll double the amount!" There will be dozens of people in chat calling out my scams. I feel like you've mentioned this before, but if not. You really should tell the tale in the Griefing Thread over in Games. I'd love to hear more. Again, assuming you haven't told the tale.
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Volume posted:Something I've always wondered about this; is there any accountability? If the person getting the money cuts and runs with it all is there anything anyone can do? I would imagine Kickstarter has something in their T.O.S that says "Screw you, we're not held liable" to protect themselves. As someone who is fighting Kickstarter, Amazon, Paypal, and a "developer" for a refund, there's nothing. Kickstarter has it in their TOS that a developer needs to provide a product or a refund, but that's it, and a TOS isn't legally enforceable anyway. So if a developer decides that you don't deserve a refund, you don't get one, and if they cut and run, you're out the cash. As long as they dick you along past the 105 day limit on Amazon Payments refunds there is no recourse outside of a lawsuit.
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Captain Capacitor posted:Speaking of other ditched projects, I recently came across this one. I personally didn't invest in the project, but probably would have had I known about it. Not entirely sure if that one was ditched. If you check the updates there are two backer only updates from January of this year.
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Manuel Calavera posted:I feel like you've mentioned this before, but if not. You really should tell the tale in the Griefing Thread over in Games. I'd love to hear more. Again, assuming you haven't told the tale. It's really nothing interesting, just mindless spams while I read stuff. The only thing notable about is that I'm basically named Nigerian Prince and people still fall for it.
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Verdugo posted:As someone who is fighting Kickstarter, Amazon, Paypal, and a "developer" for a refund, there's nothing. Kickstarter has it in their TOS that a developer needs to provide a product or a refund, but that's it, and a TOS isn't legally enforceable anyway. So if a developer decides that you don't deserve a refund, you don't get one, and if they cut and run, you're out the cash. As long as they dick you along past the 105 day limit on Amazon Payments refunds there is no recourse outside of a lawsuit. Which project if you don't mind me asking
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rootphreak posted:One thing I noticed no one mentioned on the original thread is the new UPDATED VERSION of Androx. I love how these guys never understand plagiarism and art theft. "This is totally my original character, concept, and art, guys!" "Oh yeah, and this too!" I'm still reading through the originally Awful Kickstarter Thread. Every 30 pages, the zombie theme park goon seems to pop-up and whine about how goons don't understand how totally awesome and safe his idea is. I'm ready to skip ahead, how did his tale end?
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afterhours posted:I'm still reading through the originally Awful Kickstarter Thread. Every 30 pages, the zombie theme park goon seems to pop-up and whine about how goons don't understand how totally awesome and safe his idea is. I'm ready to skip ahead, how did his tale end? Nothing came of it
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I think this one qualifies as awful: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1809021552/the-new-black?ref=category The presentation is good enough but I just can't wrap my head around it. Is there some sort of market for particular colors? Why would anyone care about the "New Black?" More to the point, why do you need $15,000 to open Photoshop and play with the color palette? Is he paying Pantone $15k to let him sit in the cafeteria on his Macbook? Maybe I'm just totally ignorant and missing the point but it seems silly to me...
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SovietSpyGuy posted:I think this one qualifies as awful: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1809021552/the-new-black?ref=category Clearly you just don't get it and quite frankly I'm just embarassed for you *DJ's trap music at a gallery opening for instagram photos*
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