Donate to help a MySQler • Hacker News Board

Re: Donate to help a MySQler

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Post by matthewking » Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 11:18 PM UTC

yan wrote: post #9

Hmm donated via paypal but get this after reaching mysql's site: Checkout Cannot checkout because you have no items in your cart

I got the same, probably just because they've hooked it up using their default paypal options.. Got the receipt for the donation though so it goes through fine.

Re: Donate to help a MySQler

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Post by nickb » Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 11:35 PM UTC

yan wrote: post #9

Hmm donated via paypal but get this after reaching mysql's site: Checkout Cannot checkout because you have no items in your cart

Got the same message. Looks like something's going wrong on PayPal's backend... the link from the site looks pretty standard to me.

Re: Donate to help a MySQler

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Post by 45454564654 » Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 11:42 PM UTC

azharcs wrote: post #5

I will tweet and maybe blog about this. I really can't help him much with the money part, but the least i can do is show it to people who have money.

How about $5? Price of a beer, or a thing in a cup from Starbucks.

Re: Donate to help a MySQler

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Post by giardini » Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 12:41 AM UTC

The price quoted sounds high even for the USA.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Bone-Marrow-Transplant-Costs---For...

says it can be done much cheaper in India.

This is not leading-edge medicine today (it was perhaps 10 years ago). But medical centers still try to charge leading-edge prices.

Yet another reason we need a national health care in the USA - to get doctors out of their Mercedes, off the golf courses and back into medicine for medicine's sake.

Re: Donate to help a MySQler

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Post by mileszs » Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 1:31 AM UTC

Tichy wrote: post #3

Wish they wouldn't use Paypal.

I will admit to having added incentive _because_ they were using PayPal. I know there are drawbacks, but I had funds readily available in PayPal.

Re: Donate to help a MySQler

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Post by isaacewing » Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 1:33 AM UTC

If I had money I would donate, I don't like PayPal and don't like using them unless I have to, they should setup alternate payment methods so people have a choice on which one they prefer to use.

Re: Donate to help a MySQler

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Post by mileszs » Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 1:36 AM UTC

azharcs wrote: post #5

I will tweet and maybe blog about this. I really can't help him much with the money part, but the least i can do is show it to people who have money.

I'm not sure why you are getting down-voted. I think some people find the idea of being poor inconceivable. Perhaps some people think that if you can post on the Internet, you should be giving money away.

In any case, I know from whence you are coming. I'm sure the family would appreciate your efforts regardless. Advertising for the cause is absolutely helpful, as most Hacker News posters should know.

Re: Donate to help a MySQler

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Post by rw » Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 1:46 AM UTC

Increases in guaranteed human rights must keep pace with technological and moral development.

Re: Donate to help a MySQler

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Post by sophist » Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 1:53 AM UTC

Wow, that picture is really manipulative.

Re: Donate to help a MySQler

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Post by visava » Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 2:06 AM UTC

giardini wrote: post #14

The price quoted sounds high even for the USA. http://ezinearticles.com/?Bone-Marrow-Transplant-Costs---For... says it can be done much cheaper in India. This is not leading-edge medicine today (it was perhaps 10 years ago). But medical centers still try to charge leading-edge prices. Yet another reason we need a national health care in the USA - to get doctors out of their Mercedes, off the golf courses and back int…

I donated $100. But still think he should go to India for treatment. Mumbai/Delhi/Bangalore are good places