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Facing Imminent Homelessness, Gagoot Developer Seeks Project
Funding
Author : DurisAcron
Score : 28 points
Date : 2023-04-30 22:01 UTC (59 minutes ago)
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| 0zemp2c wrote:
| forget your project for now, if you don't have a mailing address,
| you won't even be able to work at 7-11
|
| figure out some way to get out of the homeless shelter, ASAP
|
| then, get ANY job that pays you money
|
| you are in survival mode, you can hack later
| helldritch wrote:
| In a way, this post gives me the same feeling I had when I read
| the story of Terry Davis, author of Temple OS
| (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis), and his gradual
| slide into homelessness.
|
| OP: I've been homeless before, I don't really care if post is
| truth or a lie, a scam or a sincere cry for help. Desperation
| takes many forms and I'd like to help either way.
|
| A $5,000 pledge would unfortunately be a terrible financial
| decision at a time where I'm saving for a house, but I won't hurt
| purchasing the yearly newsletter subscription for $50. It's not a
| lot of money in the grand scheme of things, especially if it
| helps you get on your feet. Send a payment link to shane at my
| username dot com.
| psychphysic wrote:
| Terry's is a sad tale. I believe he always had a family to
| access if he wanted though mental illness prevented him.
|
| Not sure if that's better or worse now that I write it out.
| hgsgm wrote:
| This seems similar... a developer with no track record who
| can't find work, asking for funding for a speculative project
| instead of asking for employment, suggests a mental
| misalignment.
|
| The main difference seems to be that Davis built something
| interesting and functional (if not profitable or practical),
| whereas gagoot.com seem more like Time Cube rambling.
| soulofmischief wrote:
| Terry Davis had a fine resume and the intelligence to land
| any job. Unfortunately, his schizophrenia made working at
| typical jobs untenable. I don't believe society should have
| made him suffer for this, and we failed him.
| soulofmischief wrote:
| Terry was kicked out after ongoing difficulties living with
| his family. He did however turn down some help here and
| there, presumably because of contingencies.
| DurisAcron wrote:
| Thank you. I will send an email now, and begin your
| subscription as soon as the first newsletter becomes available.
|
| I, too, was reminded of Terry Davis, his struggles, and his
| death, but I didn't want to mention it, as it was a bit too
| close to home.
| psychphysic wrote:
| OP Gagoot may or may not get you out of this pickle eventually.
|
| In the mean time get whatever job you can even if that means the
| municipal day labour if available.
|
| Fiverr and other bit work can also help but the key is don't hold
| your breath for Gagoot.
|
| Just my 2 cents
| DurisAcron wrote:
| This repost is to update my situation. My "imminent" homelessness
| has become "actual", as I am now living in a homeless shelter in
| Philadelphia, PA. I merely exist here, as it is difficult to get
| any useful computer work done. I feel as if I am slipping
| further, potentially soon reaching the point of no return. I
| hereby reiterate my above call for assistance, to get myself back
| to some semblance of normalcy, so that I might be able to make
| progress on GAGOOT.
|
| To that end, I am offering to produce a detailed white paper, to
| be delivered in four weeks, to any investor (or group of
| investors) who is/are willing to make an upfront token payment of
| $5,000. After delivery, the paper will remain private, for a
| short while, maybe a week or two, to give the investor(s) a time
| advantage to decide whether they are interested in making a real
| investment. If not, then I will publish it, so I can use it as a
| basis for some other funding approach for GAGOOT.
|
| I realize that this proposition is unusual, but I find myself in
| an unusual situation, and so I am brainstorming unusual
| solutions. Also, if you are in or near my city, I am willing to
| meet in person. Thank you for your consideration.
|
| By the way, speaking of "brainstorming", I am reminded of 1983's
| "Brainstorm". Here is a fascinating article about the film.
|
| https://popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/a25654064/sci-fi...
| catiopatio wrote:
| I have to echo the advice I've seen here, which is that you
| need a job -- any job! -- to get you back to a semi-stable
| living situation in the short term.
|
| I've built a business on open source -- it was very difficult,
| and the outcome far from immediate. There's absolutely no way I
| could have done it while homeless and living in a shelter.
|
| Hoping for the best for you.
| fuzzybiscuit wrote:
| [flagged]
| euniceee3 wrote:
| How do I pay for a $50 newsletter subscription? Only way to
| send money I can see on https://gagoot.com/ is a Monero
| address. Is there any source code or diagrams associated with
| this project?
| DurisAcron wrote:
| Don't use Monero. Use either Zelle or wire transfer, info for
| either emailed upon request. Read the URL for this
| submission.
|
| https://gagoot.com/sos.txt
|
| Code and diagrams will be in the newsletter and/or the white
| paper, as soon as I can get those going.
| bm3719 wrote:
| Don't know much about your project, but it seems a long way off
| from producing income, if ever.
|
| I see others have tried to help in the past with little luck,
| but I'll take a stab at it too, just in case: I'd focus on
| getting some income of any sort coming in, even of the informal
| employment variety. Also, go to your local social services
| office and apply for things like EBT. Once you have a few 100
| dollars (which you might even be able to get by panhandling for
| a few days), go find a room for rent. If you're not picky, you
| can get one for $100/wk or probably even lower if you look
| around. Then look for more sustainable income sources. Once
| that's all sorted out, only then start thinking about your side
| project.
| soulofmischief wrote:
| _Shared_ rooms out here are going for $2000+, where are you
| finding rooms for 100 /wk? Not even roach and bedbug infested
| motels are so cheap.
| [deleted]
| Waterluvian wrote:
| Yeah. It feels uncomfortable to give advice like this but:
|
| Abandon this project immediately. Use whatever personal
| resource (time, energy, motivation) you've got left to find
| any sort of technical/intellectual work that leverages your
| most valuable skills before it's too late.
|
| > "I merely exist here, as it is difficult to get any useful
| computer work done."
|
| Eventually you will find it impossible to do anything with
| those most valuable skills.
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