MichaelVassar comments on Tallinn-Evans $125,000 Singularity Challenge

MichaelVassar 29 Dec 2010 17:12 UTC
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The slate article is correct, but its desirable to be polite as well as accurate if you actually want to communicate something. Also, if someone wants to donate to feel good, that feeling good is an actively good thing that they are purchasing and its undesirable to try to damage it.
- SilasBarta 19 Jan 2011 20:53 UTC
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  What’s the status on this? The picture on the page suggests the $125,000 matching maximum was met, but nothing says for sure.
  
  What time on Thursday is the deadline?
  - curiousepic 19 Jan 2011 21:31 UTC
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    Mousing over the image gives the total $121,616.
    - SilasBarta 19 Jan 2011 22:07 UTC
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      Sweet, I can still be the one to push it over! [1]
      
      [1] so long as you disregard the fungibility of money and therefore my contribution’s indistinguishability from that of all the others.
- SilasBarta 19 Jan 2011 22:13 UTC
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  Wait, if I do an echeck through Paypal today, would it count toward the challenge? Paypal says it takes a few days to process :-/
  
  EDIT: n/m, I guess I can just do it via credit card, though SIAI gets less that way.
  - AnnaSalamon 19 Jan 2011 22:44 UTC
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    Donations count toward the challenge if they’re dated before the end, even if they aren’t received until a few days later.
    - SilasBarta 19 Jan 2011 23:07 UTC
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      Thanks. How long until a donation is reflected in the picture? Is it possible the 125k goal is already met?
      - MichaelAnissimov 20 Jan 2011 0:02 UTC
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        I update it daily.
        SilasBarta 20 Jan 2011 20:36 UTC
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        Victory! The $125k challenge has been met, according to the current site’s picture! (mouse over the image)
        
        Though of course it still encourages you to donate to help meet … that same $125k goal.
        MichaelAnissimov 20 Jan 2011 23:18 UTC
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        Thank you everyone, I really appreciate all your contributions. We’ve had a wonderful past year and the fulfillment of this matching challenge really capped it off.
        
        http://singinst.org/blog/2011/01/20/tallinn-evans-challenge-grant-success/
- shokwave 29 Dec 2010 18:09 UTC
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  The guy from GiveWell linked to this, which seems relevant to your point.