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Kilo147
Apr 14, 2007

You remind me of the boss
What boss?
The boss with the power
What power?
The power of voodoo
Who-doo?
You do.
Do what?
Remind me of the Boss.

If I were working I'd back that indestructible Bible in a heartbeat. But I'd demand it to be in the original Greek.

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Jedit
Dec 10, 2011

Proudly supporting vanilla legends 1994-2014

Germstore posted:

The dick funds only grow linearly, but the material cost will increase at the square of dick length assuming he keeps the cock properly proportioned and with appropriately thick lines. If the kickstarter gets enough funding it will bankrupt him.

There's also the passing fact that he has to find somewhere to put it. If he got goonrushed and wound up with $10,000 he'd be drawing a penis almost 300 yards long.

FrozenVent
May 1, 2009

The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

Jedit posted:

There's also the passing fact that he has to find somewhere to put it. If he got goonrushed and wound up with $10,000 he'd be drawing a penis almost 300 yards long.

Where the gently caress's Nonni when we need them?

Excels
Mar 7, 2012

Your plastic pal who's fun to be with!

TetsuoTW posted:

Even more recently there was that kid that painted a dick on his parents' house big enough to be visible on Google Maps. 100 inches is practically a micropenis by drawn dick standards.

i think his point is "if i make enough money to add more inches to the penis drawing i will beat the record" because all the tiers involve making it bigger.

signalnoise
Mar 7, 2008

i was told my old av was distracting
http://www.gofundme.com/c6oagc

Buy Ulillillia a DSLR???

senrath
Nov 4, 2009

Look Professor, a destruct switch!



Wow. The pitch is even his sister explicitly stating it's so she'll feel less bad about herself.

Excels
Mar 7, 2012

Your plastic pal who's fun to be with!
somehow she made 158 bucks. welp, clearly i need to get something going on THIS site

Paladinus
Jan 11, 2014

heyHEYYYY!!!

I saw him mentioned several times on forums, but only now have watched one of his videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCvNdNKs-rg
How does he and his sister survive?

Deranged M
Nov 14, 2012

Paladinus posted:


How does he and his sister survive?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh6Yx2uyGBQ

Van Kraken
Feb 13, 2012



Did you think no one would notice? Really?

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

Van Kraken posted:



Did you think no one would notice? Really?

Oh man memories from college. North Berkeley is the only place I've offered a homeless man food and been told he was good

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
Apparently the Air BNB brothers are at it again, with a new game despite not delivering the old one

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kilobite/knuckle-club

Actually doesn't look bad but I imagine that's owing to the artists they've outsourced it to

Autechresaint
Jan 25, 2012

Alan Smithee posted:

Apparently the Air BNB brothers are at it again, with a new game despite not delivering the old one

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kilobite/knuckle-club

Actually doesn't look bad but I imagine that's owing to the artists they've outsourced it to

And...it was just suspended. Man that whole renter situation seems like a nightmare.

kirbysuperstar
Nov 11, 2012

Let the fools who stand before us be destroyed by the power you and I possess.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/833792333/stopmee-first-wearable-monitor-device-never-need-c

Y'know, a good scam is usually somewhat believable.

e:

quote:

Wanting to give more is just not possible. In regard to rewards: Kickstarter's rules were not to make any promises unless the device was actually made. Once funded and the device is made we will be raffling off 3 wristband. Unfortunately I have to follow their rules and would have liked to do more, but for one thing I'm homeless with no funds.

:laffo:

kirbysuperstar has a new favorite as of 03:09 on Aug 3, 2014

sub supau
Aug 28, 2007

I also like that KS doesn't offer any option in the report list for "this project is an obvious scam"

Jedit
Dec 10, 2011

Proudly supporting vanilla legends 1994-2014

TetsuoTW posted:

I also like that KS doesn't offer any option in the report list for "this project is an obvious scam"

It doesn't have to. Raffles are prohibited, report him for that.

Gao
Aug 14, 2005
"Something." - A famous guy
So what do you guys think of JIBO? The video reeks of snake oil, but the person behind it is an actual roboticist at MIT.

lolasaurusrex
Feb 8, 2013

Gao posted:

So what do you guys think of JIBO? The video reeks of snake oil, but the person behind it is an actual roboticist at MIT.

Strikes me as one of those products that actually exist, but will turn out poo poo. Like the OUYA.

VictualSquid
Feb 29, 2012

Gently enveloping the target with indiscriminate love.

Gao posted:

So what do you guys think of JIBO? The video reeks of snake oil, but the person behind it is an actual roboticist at MIT.
It looks like it is a Siri clone installed in some kind of robopet chasis.
And the video looks about as realistic as the old Siri adds. But I am not sure if I would call this kind of advertising pseudoscience.

Cyril Sneer
Aug 8, 2004

Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.
Oh man, this is just sad and stupid:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1101275509/15-funny-celebrity-photoshops

RMZXAnarchy
Sep 9, 2011

*Insert Sailor Jupiter joke here*

Get a load of his "risks & challenges"

quote:

1. If my laptop explodes, I may not be able to progress with editing photos. If this issue arises, I will switch to using my desktop.
2. If my Wi-Fi is broken, I may not be able to email or upload the photos. If this happens, I promise to use McDonald's free Wi-Fi.

So basically, if his stuff fucks up he'll substitute it for something else and it will all be fine.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

He PROMISES to use McDonald's Wi-Fi. If that guy uses Burger King Wi-Fi, I loving sue.

Crocoswine
Aug 20, 2010

RMZXAnarchy posted:

Get a load of his "risks & challenges"


So basically, if his stuff fucks up he'll substitute it for something else and it will all be fine.

Well, yeah. I mean, that's pretty obviously a joke and not something he really thinks is a risk. It's a bad joke, but it's a joke.

sub supau
Aug 28, 2007

Gao posted:

So what do you guys think of JIBO? The video reeks of snake oil, but the person behind it is an actual roboticist at MIT.
I think I saw this thing on CNN the other day. It looked like exactly what you'd expect - a pointless, overpriced toy for rich white people. It offers some of the functionality of a smartphone, like text-to-speech, voice commands, messaging, and taking photos without useful things like "portability" or "usefulness". Judging by the CNN report at least, it looks like it works just fine, it just doesn't do anything worthwhile.

Madcosby
Mar 4, 2003

by FactsAreUseless
One of the most ridiculous kickstarters posted here was for a smart teddy bear that you can have a conversation with. It had clever ai, a fun voice, and attitude!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2117525416/supertoy-worlds-first-natural-talking-teddy-bear

You'd think from the video people wouldn't fund such a thing, but boy did they! It got funded. People are loving stupid.

It never came out, and all the comments are basically people acknowledging they got scammed. But the founder keeps posting updates, usually comparing any other product remotely similar to theirs as some sort of copyright infringement. Kinda fun to read. His updates are written in crazyspeak, talking about his dead sensei and how he gets invited to tons of tech talks

Madcosby has a new favorite as of 07:05 on Aug 4, 2014

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
loving trolls and single cell organisms who gave me money

les fleurs du mall
Jun 30, 2014

by LadyAmbien

This kind of poo poo makes me sick because Kickstarter's thorough screening process rejected my humorous yet serious kickstarter for raising funds to send the first elephant into space without giving me any reason why they rejected it.

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
The Cybermatrix
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/973736766/the-cybermatrix-100-tu01

I dare you to complete the video challenge (funding completed)

les fleurs du mall
Jun 30, 2014

by LadyAmbien

Alan Smithee posted:

The Cybermatrix
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/973736766/the-cybermatrix-100-tu01

I dare you to complete the video challenge (funding completed)

Woah this dude is serious about his quantum turbine engine

Hello Meow
Nov 9, 2009
Dude looks like he really has to pee

les fleurs du mall
Jun 30, 2014

by LadyAmbien

Hello Meow posted:

Dude looks like he really has to pee

he's legit autistic, that rocking back and forth is a really common behaviour

Snowglobe of Doom
Mar 30, 2012

sucks to be right
The potato salad guy ended with $55,492 in pledges, no word yet on whether he actually received all of that. His latest update has information on how he's going to try and fulfill all the pledge rewards:

quote:

"Receive a bite of the potato salad"

We are unable to send potato salad through the mail. If you can get to PotatoStock, you get your bite of potato salad! I am working with some sponsors to make a few stops around the US and Canada (I won't mention sponsors here, but you can find out more by following me on twitter). Backers will be able to get their bite at any of these trips. I will let you know as I get more information.

Part of every pledge reward tier was a promise of saying every backer's name out loud while he makes the potato salad and it looks like he intends to recite all 6,911 names. :words:


As for whatever money is left over:

quote:

We are going to contribute a significant portion of the remaining money to the fund at the Columbus Foundation. This will create a permanent fund to help Central Ohio's non-profits end hunger and homelessness. These types of funds gain interest every year and grow over time, so, while our little internet joke will one day be forgotten, the impact will be felt forever.

We believe that humor plays a big role in making the world a better place. We plan to use some of the profit from this campaign to start an LLC, pay web hosting and buy / rent production equipment to continue making content. Our LLC will be a for-profit venture and its goal will be to spread humor and joy around the world.

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
Uh, didn't someone say using it for charity was against the TOS?

Snowglobe of Doom
Mar 30, 2012

sucks to be right

Quickscope420dad posted:

This kind of poo poo makes me sick because Kickstarter's thorough screening process rejected my humorous yet serious kickstarter for raising funds to send the first elephant into space without giving me any reason why they rejected it.

Even more annoyingly, they've had lots and lots of dumb "send ____ into space" projects.

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

There's already been a bunch of Kickstarter projects launching stuff into low orbit/near space. This wasn't even the first "Send a model TARDIS into space" Kickstarter. Here's a random sampling:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/261431757/tardis-the-edge-of-space-project-ii
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/261431757/dalek-v-enterprise-the-race-to-the-edge-of-space
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/211644115/geocache-in-space
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sma/send-captain-picard-to-space
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/connormckay/send-dave-to-space


Then there's all the boring "Send a camera into orbit!" projects:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jameyerickson/bespin-weather-balloon-space-exploration
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/590104702/cygnus-project-sending-cameras-to-space
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/249618962/cb-east-physics-club-space-balloon
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dannypier/astdroid-lets-send-a-smartphone-into-space
Etc etc (I found at least a dozen of these)

Here's a few projects launching things into orbit which were sort of cool and some of them might lead on to further things:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1367680168/record-breaking-space-glider
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/575960623/ardusat-your-arduino-experiment-in-space
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1458134548/arkyd-a-space-telescope-for-everyone-0
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zacinaction/kicksat-your-personal-spacecraft-in-space
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/145704440/heartsat-a-scientifically-rewarding-journey-to-nea
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/880837561/skycube-the-first-satellite-launched-by-you


And those are just the Kickstarter projects that got funded, let alone the dumb "send poo poo into space" projects that never made it and all the Indiegogo projects.

Snowglobe of Doom has a new favorite as of 10:46 on Aug 4, 2014

neongrey
Feb 28, 2007

Plaguing your posts with incidental music.

Alan Smithee posted:

Uh, didn't someone say using it for charity was against the TOS?

It's probably different when you do it after you've gotten way more money than you need and it's changed hands, as opposed to doing a kickstarter for a charity.

RMZXAnarchy
Sep 9, 2011

*Insert Sailor Jupiter joke here*

Alan Smithee posted:

The Cybermatrix
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/973736766/the-cybermatrix-100-tu01

I dare you to complete the video challenge (funding completed)

Keep in mind, this is the third time he has tried to get this thing funded.

Apparently dropping the funding goal to $500 was all he needed. Guess that's all that is needed for "Gaming of the future!" :downs:

His risks and challenges? "nothing special."

No Dignity
Oct 15, 2007

Alan Smithee posted:

The Cybermatrix
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/973736766/the-cybermatrix-100-tu01

I dare you to complete the video challenge (funding completed)

Wow, it took a few tries but the Cybermatrix 100 actually made it. I'm really confused.

Snowglobe of Doom
Mar 30, 2012

sucks to be right

Alan Smithee posted:

Uh, didn't someone say using it for charity was against the TOS?

Projects that set out to raise money for charity and mention it in the pitch or the pledge rewards would be in breach of the ToS but since his actual project wasn't anything to do with charity and he only backannounced the donation after the pledges had already came in he's safe.

Also this has turned into the biggest promotional event for Kickstarter for years so there's no way they would have shut him down over something like that even if he had broken their rules.

The Iron Rose
May 12, 2012

:minnie: Cat Army :minnie:

Alan Smithee posted:

The Cybermatrix
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/973736766/the-cybermatrix-100-tu01

I dare you to complete the video challenge (funding completed)

Man watching that video made me feel kinda bad for the guy but hey now he can eat for a month so oh well.

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StickyNavels
Apr 3, 2009

cybermatrixguy posted:

I LIVE IN ST LOUIS FOR ABOUT 18 YEARS NOW, AND I WAS RAISED IN A POOR HOUSEHOLD, GOT HOSPITILIZED 15 DIFFERENT TIMES AND I ALWAYS SPEND MONEY ON THINGS I ONLY WANT RATHER NEED. IN A HOUSE OF JUST MY PARENTS AND ME, HOWEVER I WAS RAISED IN ORLANDO, FL IN A HOUSE OF 2 OLDER SISTERS, AND ONE OLDER BROTHER. I WAS RAISED IN A LARGE SIZED FAMILY, BUT I LIVE ALONE WITH PARENTS THAT LOVES ME AND CARES FOR ME. I JUST WISH I DIDN'T ABUSE THEM.
Come on, man. :(

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