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I'm not good with names and forgot who he was. I think the website should have given a short reminder. He is a famous activist behind the Creative Commons. Died too young in 2013 at the age of 26. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
Would a better tribute be something that's directly related to appropriate internet activism, and not physically tied to a single location that few will ever see/visit/care about?
https://www.monumentallabs.co/commissions
Why are they asking for so much money?
Also, the website claims that donations are tax-deductible, but there’s no mention of a registered non-profit organization.
No transparency. So many questions.
https://www.milibrary.org/chair-appeal
My idea is to place it near the computer terminals in the library, so you could sit in it and send out job application emails starting "I currently occupy the Aaron Swartz endowed chair at the San Francisco Mechanics' Institute...". Heh.
This looks like a scam. They’re asking for $5k - 20k individual donations for a statue that (according to the supposed sculptor’s website) will only cost $6,000. https://www.monumentallabs.co/commissions Why are they asking for so much money? Also, the website claims that donations are tax-deductible, but there’s no mention of a registered non-profit organization. No transparency. So many questions.
The cost of the bigger-than-life-size statue (about 1.3x) is ~$25,000 (I'm happy to show you the receipts) Shipping is ~$6,000 (it's "art" shipment so it's more expensive). + Installation at the park + Permits from city gov + Costs of the unveiling event
A 501c3 (not my own, but a tech-culture magazine "The Mars Review of Books") is sponsoring the project, so yea all donations are tax deductible.
I've personally paid ~$10,000 (again, I'm happy to show receipts) to get the design of the statue + website - and I made it all open-source so anyone can 3D print their own statue, for free.
Let me know if you have more questions.
As someone with a failed attempt, I hope this doesn't set an example for others to an hero.
This looks like a scam. They’re asking for $5k - 20k individual donations for a statue that (according to the supposed sculptor’s website) will only cost $6,000. https://www.monumentallabs.co/commissions Why are they asking for so much money? Also, the website claims that donations are tax-deductible, but there’s no mention of a registered non-profit organization. No transparency. So many questions.
Hey thetopher, I'm the guy building the statue. My name is Pablo Peniche (@pablopeniche on twitter). I'm happy to put my name on it and answer questions. The cost of the bigger-than-life-size statue (about 1.3x) is ~$25,000 (I'm happy to show you the receipts) Shipping is ~$6,000 (it's "art" shipment so it's more expensive). + Installation at the park + Permits from city gov + Costs of the unveiling event A 501c3 (no…
This looks like a scam. They’re asking for $5k - 20k individual donations for a statue that (according to the supposed sculptor’s website) will only cost $6,000. https://www.monumentallabs.co/commissions Why are they asking for so much money? Also, the website claims that donations are tax-deductible, but there’s no mention of a registered non-profit organization. No transparency. So many questions.
Hey thetopher, I'm the guy building the statue. My name is Pablo Peniche (@pablopeniche on twitter). I'm happy to put my name on it and answer questions. The cost of the bigger-than-life-size statue (about 1.3x) is ~$25,000 (I'm happy to show you the receipts) Shipping is ~$6,000 (it's "art" shipment so it's more expensive). + Installation at the park + Permits from city gov + Costs of the unveiling event A 501c3 (no…
What is the purpose behind hiding the statue's location?