Ian Welsh

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2016 Fundraiser

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On February 9, 2016

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I am raising funds for 2016. The more I raise, the more I’ll write.

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There are also two specific goals this year:

  1. $6,000: I will write a series of eighteen book reviews. Twelve will be on books which have influenced my political, economic, and social worldview. Six will be more contemporary books about our societies and our future. If readers want me to review particular books, let me know in comments or e-mail me.
  2. $9,000: I will write and release an e-booklet (thirty thousand to fifty thousand words), The Construction of Reality. This book will explain how ideology, technology, geography, and other factors create the world we live in. This book will be free to anyone who donates during the drive (and available to others for a small fee).

You won’t, most likely, be receiving The Construction of Reality cheaper if you donate, mind. You will be ensuring, instead, that I write it. Some content will be familiar to long-time readers, but other ideas will be new and the entire booklet will be put together as a single, coherent piece.

Subscriptions will count triple for both goals.

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Live Preview for Comments

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On December 31, 2015

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I’ve had a number of requests from commenters asking me to provide the ability to preview their comments. That is now possible. Unlike many previews, this one happens as you type, below the comment field, NOT after you press “Submit Comment,” so be sure to check your grammar, links, punctuation, and so on before clicking.

The preview does not show lines between paragraphs. They appear after posting.

Thanks to commenter and past guest-author MarkFromIreland for the suggestion of a preview which runs client-side and not server-side, to keep my hosting company happy.

New CAPTCHA Added for Comments

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On December 27, 2015

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Most readers never comment, if that’s you, ignore this missive.

The site went down today for a few hours because of a comment spam attack.

Comments that trigger the site’s spam filter will now be given a CAPTCHA to complete. If you complete it, your comment will go into moderation.

If you fail the CAPTCHA, your comment will be deleted immediately and permanently so that my ISP doesn’t shut the site down again.

So, if you are served a CAPTCHA, I strongly suggest you make a copy of the code (CTRL-C on a Windows machine) before filling in the CAPTCHA, in case you make a mistake.

Hope you’re all having a great Christmas week!

Merry Christmas

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On December 25, 2015

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I hope the day finds you well, and happy.

Regular Posting to Resume Soon

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On May 5, 2015

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Yesterday was a travel day and one of those cases where a four and a half hour itinerary turned into a 16 hour trip, to be topped off by someone doing some sort of machine work outside the window of my new place during the day. I’m operating on about seven hours sleep for the past three days.

Airbus sure knew what they were doing. Air travel really has become like traveling on a Greyhound, but with the extra joy of intrusive security checks.

Hope y’all are having a better beginning to your weeks!

Fundraiser Finished: Five Articles a Week, Average, Reached

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On March 23, 2015

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We raised $5,246.64 in one time donations and $539 in recurring donations (recurring includes people who already had a subscription).  That puts us solidly in the five articles a week, average, bracket. I’ll start up that schedule as of April 1st.  If I get seriously ill and can’t do it for a week or some such, I’ll extend the duration.

THANK YOU very much, everyone who donated.  This will make a large difference.

I do keep track of donations after the fundraiser and it does affect how much I write, so if you didn’t give and still want to, rest assured it isn’t wasted.

Again, my thanks.

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Fundraising almost done: $874.36 from 5 articles a week

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On March 16, 2015

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We have raised $464 in subscriptions, and $3,718.64 in one-time donations.  Multiplying the subscriptions by 3, we’re at $5,125.64, $874.36 from the 5 articles a week level.  I’m very grateful to those who have given, and I’ll hold open the fundraiser for a few more days to see if we can make it.

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If you haven’t read them already, there are new articles up on what intellectual judgment is, and on California’s drought.

 

 

Fundraising Update: 2 articles a week reached, with a push can make 5 articles a week

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On March 9, 2015

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In the first week of fundraising we’ve raised $334 in recurring donations, and $2,808 in one-time donations.  Multiplying the recurring donations by three puts the total raised to $3,810, which is over the $3,000 needed for two articles a week for three months.

The next threshold is $6,000 for 5 articles a week—$2,190 away.  If you haven’t already given, and you value my writing, I hope you will consider doing so.

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If you haven’t read it already, there’s a new article on the problems with non-fiction today, and I’ve kicked my most popular, ever, article, on the difference between ethics and morals to the front page.  That might seem like an esoteric topic, but the difference is the difference between a good society to live in, and a lousy one.

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