From: Leandro Lucarella Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:01:41 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Add "Flattr" blog post X-Git-Url: https://git.llucax.com/personal/website.git/commitdiff_plain/8e000978485abb1efe6a0494cb786d3a8c052e8e?ds=sidebyside Add "Flattr" blog post --- diff --git a/source/blog/posts/2013/02/17-flattr.rst b/source/blog/posts/2013/02/17-flattr.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3b655b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/blog/posts/2013/02/17-flattr.rst @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +Title: Flattr +Tags: en, flattr, free culture, cc, tpb, the pirate bay, tpb afk + +I learned that Flattr__, a social micropayment service that I've been +overlooking for a long time, was created by some of the founders of `The Pirate +Bay`__ after watching `TPB AFK`__. + +__ https://flattr.com/ +__ https://thepiratebay.se/ +__ http://watch.tpbafk.tv/ + +I'm trying to donate (or pay) more and more to people using alternative means to +produce stuff, like artists using CC__ licenses or software developers working +with free licenses (I already *bought a copy* of the movie :). I feel like +I have to get more involved to keep the wheel spinning and help people keep +doing stuff, cutting the intermediaries as much as possible. + +__ https://creativecommons.org/ + +I don't know why I had some resistance to get into Flattr, maybe is because +Facebook made me hate anything that have a thumbs up, or a +1 or counter, but +knowing the history behind it a little better encouraged me to finally get an +account__ and start using Flattr. And is really nice. Is much easier than going +through Paypal each time a want to give some bucks to someone, and allows you to +even make very small donations. + +__ https://flattr.com/profile/llucax + +I recommend to see this introductory video: + +.. youtube:: 9zrMlEEWBgY + +I also decided to flattr-ize all my website, each project individually and even +this blog. Not exactly for economical reasons (I think very few people know +about anything I do so I don't really expect to earn any money from this), but +as another way to spread the word. Also, I'm really curious about what I just +said, I really wonder if there is someone out there grateful enough to make even +a micro-donation to anything I do or did :) + +Anyway, I would like to recommend to do the same, if you do something great, add +a Flattr button to what you do, and if you like something out there and it has +a Flattr, click it. Let's see if it helps to keep the wheel spinning :) + +.. vim: set et sw=3 sts=3 tw=80 fo+=lt1n: diff --git a/source/blog/posts/current b/source/blog/posts/current index 4426d24..38aad57 120000 --- a/source/blog/posts/current +++ b/source/blog/posts/current @@ -1 +1 @@ -2013/01 \ No newline at end of file +2013/02 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/source/blog/posts/db b/source/blog/posts/db index e4fa0d3..e6267a5 100644 --- a/source/blog/posts/db +++ b/source/blog/posts/db @@ -416,3 +416,4 @@ 2012/11/28-toshiba-satellite-portege-z830-r830-frequency-lock.rst, 1354144867.0, 1354144867.0 2012/12/17-napoleón-puppy.rst, 1355775961.0, 1355775961.0 2013/01/13-tpb-afk.rst, 1358107301.0, 1358107301.0 +2013/02/17-flattr.rst, 1361134935.0, 1361134935.0