gwern comments on Open Thread, September 1-15, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 08 September 2012 03:47:51PM 4 points [-]

Please confirm my name on the list of donors Brain Preservation General Fund

I see 'M J GEDDES' listed. Well done!

Out of curiosity, how much did you donate? (If it was >$500, I forgive you all the crap on OB and SL4; actions are more important than words.)

Comment author: [deleted] 09 September 2012 02:03:01AM 2 points [-]

Well, I've opted to focus the bulk of my philanthropy on the 'Methuselah Foundation'. I joined the 300 and I've now pledged $US 25 000. My statement is here:

http://www.mfoundation.org/?pn=donors

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Comment author: gwern 09 September 2012 02:15:32AM 2 points [-]

Received '85.00'?

Comment author: katydee 13 September 2012 09:08:37PM 0 points [-]

The '300' pledge is for $25000 over a span of 10 years.

Comment author: gwern 13 September 2012 09:15:10PM 0 points [-]

That's still $2500 for the first installment, not $85.

Comment author: katydee 13 September 2012 09:49:43PM 0 points [-]

They break it down further until it's like $3 per day, so I don't know what their installment plan is.