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vxskud posted:They actually do have a Mario deck, you can buy it on Amazon. Oh so they do and unsurprisingly the cards are better than what this kickstarter offers. Well I'm happy now. 
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573935592/were-putting-a-tardis-into-orbit-really?ref=home_popular Yeah let's spend a bunch of money putting more space junk into low earth orbit. This is what von Braun dreamed of.
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door Door door posted:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573935592/were-putting-a-tardis-into-orbit-really?ref=home_popular "Once ze rockets are up, who cares where zey come down? That's not my department," says Werner von Braun. Now Tom Lehrer... there's a minor music celebrity who I would fund a Kickstarter for.
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door Door door posted:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573935592/were-putting-a-tardis-into-orbit-really?ref=home_popular 15 Dollar Reward posted:YOUR NAME: (Or any name you choose) will be entered into the TARDIS's hard drive. That name will forever be a part of the TARDIS, and will orbit the Earth. It will also be seen on the web site, and in the documentary film. I wonder if they know that hard-drives fail, even in the hypothetical scenario of this not being a complete disaster and actually making it to orbit.
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door Door door posted:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573935592/were-putting-a-tardis-into-orbit-really?ref=home_popular What are the chances of that thing re-entering the atmosphere and killing someone/something?
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Aurain posted:I wonder if they know that hard-drives fail, even in the hypothetical scenario of this not being a complete disaster and actually making it to orbit. They probably just think that any internal part that stores data is called a hard drive, not that that's much better.
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Kaiju Cage Match posted:What are the chances of that thing re-entering the atmosphere and killing someone/something? Eventually it's orbit will decay and it will burn up, so this whole project is basically a complicated way of burning a huge pile of money for shits and giggles.
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I saw this game pop up on my linkedin not too long ago: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1243798631/poke-a-monsta They claim it's a game with "10 levels of Retro style action". "Retro" now apparently mean "incredibly low effort". The gameplay appears to be solely about clicking poo poo on screen when it appears. They're trying to get funding so that they can buy GameMaker Studio Pro and Sketchbook Pro to finish the game. GameMaker makes some sense, but Sketchbook Pro is a touch overkill for a game built around pixel art. They've also provided crayon drawings to prove that they drew pictures of game ideas when they were kids(like every other kid):   
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edit: ^ haha guy can't even be asked to use copy paper or a straightedge to make his mockups it's not like there will be an actual hard drive in this thing. the guy is going to make this out of the cheapest material possible. I bet he doesn't even launch it and pockets the money. Shuffle has a new favorite as of 15:49 on Jun 8, 2013 |
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Shuffle posted:edit: ^ haha guy can't even be asked to use copy paper or a straightedge to make his mockups According to NASA's website it costs about $10000 a pound to launch something into space so unless this thing weighs like 2 pounds he's outta luck.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Edit: okay, here's an Indiegogo project: Give me $200,000 so I can go to space and meet Justin Bieber. Aw, this one would almost be tragic, if it weren't so absurd.
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quote:$200,000 Do I get my $200k back if they don't fall in love on the plane?
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Oh you want tragic and absurd? Try this one on for size: box shipment #2 by Jordan Wayne Long quote:box shipment #2 is a performance where I will be physically shipped from Detroit, Michigan to Portland, Oregon while locked in a Museum Crate. I am developing this crate to house an on board computer(with wireless access), Battery packs, food, water, waste disposal system and chair that I will be confined to for the duration of the trip. Once reaching the gallery a performance will take place while still inside the box. On the journey my only connection to the outside world will be through an online video game. Two writers will document my travels by blogging about them throughout the trip. One will be along for the journey of the box to the gallery and the other will write on my movements he observes in the online video game. quote:To test out whether or not I could handle the claustrophobia aspect of this performance I locked myself in a museum crate for 4 days. quote:7 Backers Not only does he have to deal with the embarrassment and rejection of his weird KS project attracting hardly any backers, he locked himself in a box for four days for nothing.
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Holy poo poo. He actually wanted a few thousand dollars to lock himself in a box and play WoW for a week? That may be the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.
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Am I crazy or is this not the first time someone's locked themselves in a box with nothing but WOW? I can swear I've heard of this happening before.
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:They probably just think that any internal part that stores data is called a hard drive, not that that's much better. quote:We initially installed a hard drive, but there are issues with a hard drive operating in zero-gravity, so we've switched to SSDs for memory. The SSDs are ready to be uploaded with information, and we've installed and tested the processors that will operate everything. (The lack of gravity isn't actually a problem as far as I know, but the lack of atmosphere means that if they did send hard drives up, they'd destroy themselves as soon as they were powered on.)
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Drakkel posted:Am I crazy or is this not the first time someone's locked themselves in a box with nothing but WOW? I can swear I've heard of this happening before. If you pick any random goon, chances are they have done it at some point in their lives.
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makomk posted:Apparently they were originally planning to use an actual hard drive: Watch them use a commercial-grade part that fails as soon as it has to deal with orbital conditions. (However, apparently the computer they're using is designed for space even though it looks like some random demo/project board for an SoC or microcontroller)
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Edit: okay, here's an Indiegogo project: Give me $200,000 so I can go to space and meet Justin Bieber. quote:$2,500 Wow! A digital e-mail of gratitude you'd get with every other program for at least $1 for only $2,500! quote:$10,000 quote:$200,000 So in short, she has the gall to make an IndieGoGo to fund a trip to space on the same shuttle as Bieber because just like his other deluded fans she thinks she and him are loving soulmates or something. Then she has the laziness to make not even 3 paragraphs worth of information in her description, then she has the arrogance to think anyone would pay ridiculous amounts of money for A. A virtual piece of text B. A lovely song being sung to you on the phone as opposed to you just looking up one of the thousands of song covers on Youtube or C. To see her dreams come true before being promptly kicked out before the reception of a wedding that will never happen anyway This may be the worst use of Crowdfunding I've ever seen.
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greatBigJerk posted:They've also provided crayon drawings to prove that they drew pictures of game ideas when they were kids(like every other kid): Oh man, but look at those sweet WEOPONS. You can have a repainted Master Sword, a Pocket Pikachrist, or even a chocolate Drumstick cone with black licorice sprinkles! Is that MAGIC ARROW a miniature trident, or an enchanted toy arrow with a suction cup on the end? Either way, I want one! And check out how manly ME NLEFT is. I don't think I've ever seen a three-inch-wide chin cleft before. The TORCH just screams deep, meaningful story, being a bouquet of flowers (for his wife? for his mother? how deep do the dramatic twists go?) set ablaze with nary a care for its original purpose! Don't even get me started on the brilliance of the tree sequence. You've dropped your key into the deepest recesses of an ancient redwood, and must utilize the game's advanced physics engine to shimmy a magnetic line down the numerous platforms to retrieve it? Dare I say, this could be the game that finally makes Peter Molyneux admit defeat, quit the gaming industry, and seal himself into an airtight cube, forcing paramedics to mine to the center to claim his body for their clan.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Edit: okay, here's an Indiegogo project: Give me $200,000 so I can go to space and meet Justin Bieber. I am shocked, SHOCKED that it's a Flexible Funding Campaign. Also $2 so far so, uh, you're on your way kid. 0.001% is still better than 0 right?
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door Door door posted:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573935592/were-putting-a-tardis-into-orbit-really?ref=home_popular I don't know what's worse, getting sent this by a friend on Facebook with the tag line "This is the greatest thing ever!", or that he donated $50.
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666653874/nsp-changing-the-way-we-play-video-games This man wants your money to buy dozens of pre-owned copies of Black Ops 2, for you to play, surrounded by other people. He also apparently lives about 15 miles from me.
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MrGenlock posted:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666653874/nsp-changing-the-way-we-play-video-games The looping 15 second song he has for his video really sells it for me.
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Police Bear posted:The looping 15 second song he has for his video really sells it for me. I liked the DS Pictochat font slides and the four photos of himself doing some MySpace pose.
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greatBigJerk posted:I saw this game pop up on my linkedin not too long ago: So what's the odds that they drew their tree level after playing Wizards and Warriors(II?) and going through the tree level in it? These bad kickstarters make me wish someone would do a Swords and Serpents HD remake. That game was so simple* but so fun. *gameplay wise, not "here's some puzzles(gently caress you)" wise. Or the password system for save games. 
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MrGenlock posted:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666653874/nsp-changing-the-way-we-play-video-games Yeah but for a £1 donation to his project, you GET to design the logo for him! What's that? Most people usually pay YOU to design the logo, not the other way round? Well... Kickstarter posted:Q. £1 logo what's that for Quite frankly the whole thing deserved bolding in my opinion.
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lorn Wayne posted:Yeah but for a £1 donation to his project, you GET to design the logo for him! What's that? Most people usually pay YOU to design the logo, not the other way round? Well... Simple I want to give you an opportunity to make a name for yourself, help you possibly make a career or get a job with this offer, how good would it look of on your cv it states, creator of the NSP logo, at a college application or job interview, so what have you done, oh Im the creator of the NSP logo, that's now worldwide . What? Wha... What??? Job interview - Employer : So what is your biggest accomplishment in life? My smug rear end : Well, ya know... oh Im the creator of the NSP logo, that's now worldwide . Employer : What the gently caress is an NSP?
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lorn Wayne posted:Yeah but for a £1 donation to his project, you GET to design the logo for him! I think a variant of this would be a lovely design to plaster over his entire business:  "Take this opportunity with both hands" indeed!
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I'm wondering this as well I don't see anything that says what 'NSP' stands for I'm gonna guess No Such Project and if he makes his goal he's gonna run with the money.
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MrGenlock posted:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666653874/nsp-changing-the-way-we-play-video-games His whole pitch seems to be "hey guys, remember when games had local multiplayer?" as if it's something that no longer exists Also, £10,000 won't even get him "ALL the consoles" (from Atari to PS4!) and a decent number of games let alone kit out an entire building. I know a guy who runs the gaming area at major events and his inventory including all the consoles, games, peripherals and TV/AV kit set him back far more than that
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Shuffle posted:I'm wondering this as well I don't see anything that says what 'NSP' stands for Hasn't Kickstarter made some sort of precautions against that kind of thing? Please tell me they have
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vxskud posted:Hasn't Kickstarter made some sort of precautions against that kind of thing? Beyond saying that you can sue project creators that don't follow through? Not that I'm aware of.
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greatBigJerk posted:I saw this game pop up on my linkedin not too long ago: Nothing says retro like touchscreen controls.
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Jesus Christ. My #1 task if I ever win the lottery is to set aside $1-2 mil to funding the most retarded projects and then suing them when it doesn't come in fruition.
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E-Yolo? E-Yolo! E-yolo e-yolo e-yolo, e-yoloe-yolo. E-Yolo!!!! Choice quote: E-Yolo posted:People spend approximately 92% of their time on the Internet sorting through and checking their emails, which E-Yolo aims to change, by allowing users to pre-determine where your emails go by developing sorting boxes. edit: already has one backer! For $100! cool biRd pics has a new favorite as of 06:38 on Jun 12, 2013 |
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...it's a Kickstarter for functionality that has been built into every major email service for years. I...I think I need to go lie down. Edit: Huh. When I saw they'd backed 56 projects, I'd assumed they were the type to look for about to fail projects to back to look more legit. Instead, I don't think they've backed a single failed project. senrath has a new favorite as of 06:46 on Jun 12, 2013 |
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