Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The Invasion

I'm home sick today which means drinking lots of fluids, taking frequent naps, babbling nonsensically and reading the internets. Which is how I came across this:




This is how the invasion will come, people. First they will fire ziplines from one highrise building to the next. Then, the goats will carry their monkey assassins to their targets. You can never be too vigilant. Next time someone gets into your elevator with a goat, a monkey and a lot of military gear, notify the authorities.

On an unrelated note, please click the Flattr button near the title of this or any post I've written. The Flattr system is really cool; it's a way you can pay people very small amounts of money for improving your life a little. Totally worth checking out.

3 comments:

Rob (a.k.a. Dad) said...

Flattr looks interesting, but you currently need an invite to sign up. And what happens to your monthly fee if you Flattr nobody in a particular month? Does Flattr keep the fee or roll it over - maybe it says in the FAQ but I haven't read that yet. And do they keep a portion of it each month to fund the infrastructure or do they just hope to cover it off of earned interest perhaps? Just curious...

terriblenews said...

They do keep 10% for infrastructure and also Paypal keeps a small percentage (since that's how I funded my account). If you don't flattr anything in a month, it goes to charity, although they don't say which one. I don't really expect to make any money from it, but I think it's a neat idea.

Rob (a.k.a. Dad) said...

I agree - it's a neat idea. Now, if the model could be applied to raise funds for charities, that would be sweet - it's easy to get people to click on a "Like" button, but not so easy to get them to pony up a chunk of change.

Making it easy and painless for lots of people to each send a small amount could possibly net more money than investing in a traditional concerted fund raising effort.