<lkcl>
mozzwald: we're getting this question a lot, and it's not an appropriate one. the question that should be asked, is, "how can i help make sure that the campaign succeeds".
<lkcl>
mozzwald: sorry, i've had to answer that question about 8 times in the past 3 days, so i'm going to answer it by asking people to redirect their time and energy - especially not wasting MY time and energy - and to focus on helping spread the word instead. much better and more productive use of time, yes?
<mozzwald>
lkcl: i understand, and figured it had been asked, but couldn't find an answer
<mozzwald>
curious because lilliputing states that if you hit 100k then you have enough to produce, but crowd supply docs say you must hit the goal
<mozzwald>
anyways, i'm doing what i can to spread the word and I hope it succeeds
<lkcl>
mozzwald: i've spoken privately to joshua - with a "normal" crowdfunding campaign, you have a spread of pledges that accurately reflect the items.
<lkcl>
and usually you have a single item anyway
<lkcl>
or, if there are two (or more) they're roughly the same cost... or at the absolute most they're like 5:1
<lkcl>
*or* you're just not expecting there to be that many of the "minor, low-cost" items
<lkcl>
here it's totally different
<lkcl>
the discrepancy is 20:1 between the highest and lowest
<lkcl>
and the number of small items (computer cards) is WAY higher.
<lkcl>
so, counter-intuitively, if we get a larger number of Computer Cards, the maths shows us that the available cash goes *DOWN* not up!
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<lkcl>
Gamayun: yehhh - nearly there for the MOQ on PCMCIA sockets. 86%.
<lkcl>
Gamayun: 288 on the computer cards - that means we get a much better rate on them than i previously estimated (MOQ 250)
<lkcl>
buZz: ^^^^ can you see, as the numbers go up, the assessments go down... but i *can't tell you* because it takes a good 2-4 weeks for the factory to redo the pricing based on the new quantity?
<lkcl>
buZz: so the answer is, *i don't know and can't tell you*. what i do know is: above a certain threshold the answer's guaranteed to be "yes".
<buZz>
heh
<lkcl>
buZz: yeh? :)
<buZz>
yeah i wanted to know if you knew the threshold
<lkcl>
buZz: not at all. i'm guessing somewhere north of $100k.
<buZz>
aw ok
<buZz>
well i'll keep spamming
<lkcl>
buZz: all my time and energy right now is focussed on answering questions, creating videos, thinking of things to do, and so on.
<buZz>
yeah thats running a crowdfunding
<lkcl>
buZz: i can't even remember how to deal with git right now :)
<buZz>
no worries
<lkcl>
buZz: i can manage "git commit, push and pull" :)
<lkcl>
buZz: notice the THIRTY "pinned" tabs at the top? 18 of those are for the campaign... i have around 200 "unpinned" tabs... :)
<buZz>
;) i'm also addicted to manytabs
<Gamayun>
lkcl: Maybe more people can be directed here or to mailing list for answers. Only found the channel when I realised there must be one and went looking ;)
<buZz>
i remember it existing from what lkcl mentioned in a video
<buZz>
but been idleing here a while
<lkcl>
Gamayun: heh. it's mentioned... but there's a lot to read. can't really simplify things! the mailing list is there on the faq, i just added the irc