Hi All I have set it up - but I want to have the money go directly to Sean
Ive just read that if I put seans email address in it will send him an invite so he will be the only one able to withdraw funds. I am waiting his acceptance but I think we can add to it without him accepting -I HAVE NO WAY OF WITHDRAWING MONEY FROM THIS ACCOUNT. https://www.gofundme.com/scemergency On 2 May 2018 at 18:25, William Prothero via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Lagi, > This is an excellent idea and a tangible expression of our caring for Sean > and a way to help. After all, we are a community that can reach out in > various ways to help each other, and what better way to step up? > > Can you post a link to the account? > Maybe good if his name is on it, so it will be searchable by text we can > guess. > > Bill > > > William A. Prothero > http://earthlearningsolutions.org > > > On May 2, 2018, at 9:59 AM, Lagi Pittas via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > Hi All > > > > I just setup a gofundme site - Never done it before but Can anyone tell > me > > do we have to put Sean's name on it - what shall I call the page? > > > > Talk like that makes me shiver. I have a mate in Canada - he had his > card > > account and paypal compromised a week or so ago - rent was due no money > so > > I Paypald him a large chunk of what I had put aside for my income tax > > - I have a few months to sort that situation out - but he hadn't - and > his > > situation wasn't as bad as Sean's. We need to do this for Sean and his > > family - I'm sure the work he has put in will come out for the best in > the > > end - Otherwise Sean just post your paypal address here - every little > > helps. > > > > Kindest Regards Lagi > > > > On 2 May 2018 at 17:42, prothero--- via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > >> Sean, > >> I’ve seen you on this list, and the Director list for years. You have > been > >> someone whose kind responses and help have been very appreciated. Please > >> know that there are many people who care about you and wish you the > best. > >> Please take a deep breath and don’t do anything that you haven’t had > time > >> to consider carefully. Perspectives often change with time. > >> > >> Best wishes and I’m so sorry for your situation, which sucks big time. > >> > >> FYI, I had a biopsy in November, which resulted in a 3 mo hospital stay > >> where I nearly left this life. Shit happens to us and we hope to come > out > >> of it a little bit wiser. For me, I gained a lot of awareness of Friends > >> who cared for me. I’m still in physical therapy and getting back to bike > >> riding, outrigger canoe paddling, and my previous life. Consequences of > >> some of these random events eventually disappear and we hope something > is > >> learned. > >> > >> > >> Best wishes and peace, brother, > >> Bill > >> > >> William Prothero > >> http://earthlearningsolutions.org > >> > >>> On May 2, 2018, at 9:14 AM, Stephen Barncard via use-livecode < > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Whatever, Sean. Please don't even consider suicide. > >>> You can recover from this. > >>> > >>> There will be more ( and more forgiving ) clients ahead for you. > >>> > >>> Hopefully you own your code and can fix and repurpose it for something > >> else. > >>> You have the possibility, with Monte's help in the morning, to get this > >>> thing working. > >>> Your clients or client's clients should understand this happening was > NOT > >>> YOUR FAULT and you would gladly fix it. > >>> If these 'clients' don't understand this - then they don't deserve your > >>> work in the first place... > >>> > >>> personally I've had a few of these disasters myself in 50 years of > tech. > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA - > >>> mixstream.org > >>> > >>> On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 8:48 AM, Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode < > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> It's all too too too late. I had no money to get a support contract. > >> Spent > >>>> it all getting the project running. It was working up until this > >> morning so > >>>> I had no idea that it would be an issue. My client was incredibly > p'd. I > >>>> have no way to redeem myself. I really couldn't care less if you can > or > >>>> cannot fix it now. I am £1000's down and well out of pocket. I will > >> never > >>>> get it back. I have/will-have lost everything. I don't think I can > come > >>>> back from this. My life is worth £0, especially to you guys. I'm like > >>>> abandon-ware. Your failure cost someone their life (not to mention his > >> wife > >>>> and two boys who may well miss him but will be better off without him > >> for > >>>> making the mistake of using LC and all things LC!). > >>>> > >>>> Bye > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 2 May 2018 at 16:29, Kevin Miller via use-livecode < > >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hi Sean, > >>>>> > >>>>> I¹m very sorry to hear your demo went wrong today. > >>>>> > >>>>> If its any consolation I¹ve been there and probably most of us have > >> been > >>>>> in that situation at some point in our careers. Even Steve Jobs had > the > >>>>> occasional demo that didn¹t work out! How you recover from that > >> situation > >>>>> is probably more important than the fact that it happened. Most > >> customers > >>>>> and clients understand that tech demos are fraught with potential > >> issues > >>>>> and will accept that if you can keep a level head and talk to them. > One > >>>> of > >>>>> the techniques I have for doing demos - in common with many in this > >>>>> industry - is to practice the whole thing 3 times the day before from > >>>>> beginning to end. As this change occurred 20th April that would have > >>>> given > >>>>> us a few hours to respond Š rather than it being ³too late² now. > >>>>> > >>>>> Could we have done a better job here? Possibly. We have hundreds and > >>>>> hundreds of components in LiveCode and we generally try to maintain > >>>>> compatibility within a couple of weeks of major upgrades and changes. > >> For > >>>>> whatever reason this change wasn¹t flagged by the processes we use to > >>>> stay > >>>>> on top here - and as a result we can review that process going > forward. > >>>> At > >>>>> present Monte is asleep - yes even he needs sleep sometimes - and as > he > >>>>> wrote this component we really need him to chime in here and take a > >> look > >>>>> at what needs to be updated. > >>>>> > >>>>> Generally its faster post to support than this list, though we do > >> require > >>>>> a support contract in place to help you. Nonetheless given how > >> important > >>>>> this is for you we will look at this issue when Monte gets up. > >>>>> > >>>>> Kind regards, > >>>>> > >>>>> Kevin > >>>>> > >>>>> Kevin Miller ~ ke...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/ > >>>>> LiveCode: Develop Yourself > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> use-livecode mailing list > >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >>>> subscription preferences: > >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> use-livecode mailing list > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
