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Post #35,490 by Simon_Jester 4/15/02 4:45:11 PM Reply	Public radio can work... but consider the branding/merchandising aspects as well. Getting people to cough up $5 bucks for a service they get for free is difficult (but not impossible.) Getting people to pay $15 (for a $5 item) with a logo/phrase/whatever works even better.
Post #35,492 by cwbrenn 4/15/02 4:50:39 PM Reply	Hmm. Well, perhaps but I haven't had much luck with merchandising in the past. it needs to be relatively good quality merchandise, see... "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #35,757 by Arkadiy 4/17/02 11:57:13 AM Reply	How about contacting "Think Geek"?
Post #35,513 by imric 4/15/02 5:54:13 PM Reply	Coffee mugs, t-shirts, baseball caps, that sort of thing? Imric's Tips for Living Paranoia Is a Survival Trait Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised... Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.

Advice sought -- need a contingency plan for Ubersoft.net - (cwbrenn) - (37) - April 15, 2002, 02:13:53 PM EDT

Maybe I am missing something - (boxley) - (3) - April 15, 2002, 02:37:48 PM EDT

Interesting idea. - (cwbrenn) - (2) - April 15, 2002, 02:57:29 PM EDT

$7 bucks is $7 :) -NT - (boxley) - (1) - April 15, 2002, 03:03:52 PM EDT

Heh. True, true. - (cwbrenn) - April 15, 2002, 03:22:34 PM EDT

Here's an idea - (drewk) - (4) - April 15, 2002, 02:44:01 PM EDT

Front Page vs. archives - (cwbrenn) - April 15, 2002, 03:20:19 PM EDT

Downloadable client? - (3)) - (2) - April 16, 2002, 10:07:04 PM EDT

PNG slow? - (cwbrenn) - (1) - April 17, 2002, 05:22:44 PM EDT

PNG is pixels - (3)) - April 17, 2002, 08:13:07 PM EDT

Tip jar? - (kmself) - (7) - April 15, 2002, 03:09:26 PM EDT

Kinda like Joes "Gotta dollar?" link hmmmm -NT - (boxley) - April 15, 2002, 03:12:37 PM EDT

Yeah, I thought about that - (cwbrenn) - (1) - April 15, 2002, 03:16:51 PM EDT

Works for Mandrake... - (imric) - April 15, 2002, 04:09:48 PM EDT

Public radio can work... - (Simon_Jester) - (3) - April 15, 2002, 04:45:11 PM EDT

Hmm. Well, perhaps - (cwbrenn) - (1) - April 15, 2002, 04:50:39 PM EDT

How about contacting "Think Geek"? -NT - (Arkadiy) - April 17, 2002, 11:57:13 AM EDT

Coffee mugs, t-shirts, baseball caps, that sort of thing? -NT - (imric) - April 15, 2002, 05:54:13 PM EDT

Hhmmmm, try a few things - (orion) - April 15, 2002, 06:06:00 PM EDT

What about true co-location? - (static) - (8) - April 15, 2002, 11:20:48 PM EDT

Tell me more of this "co-location" - (cwbrenn) - (7) - April 16, 2002, 12:06:32 AM EDT

That sounds about it. - (static) - (6) - April 16, 2002, 01:27:04 AM EDT

Any BSD progs out there - (cwbrenn) - (5) - April 16, 2002, 04:43:43 PM EDT

Hm; does the CoLo run Debian GNU/BSD? Then Peter could go... - (CRConrad) - (1) - April 16, 2002, 05:06:28 PM EDT

well, I suppose my other option is - (cwbrenn) - April 16, 2002, 05:14:10 PM EDT

Use the source, Luke. - (static) - (2) - April 16, 2002, 11:47:07 PM EDT

yeah, but after I compiled it - (cwbrenn) - (1) - April 17, 2002, 01:59:43 AM EDT

Well, see what you think. - (static) - April 17, 2002, 07:42:52 AM EDT

The USA version of The Register needs Ubersoft. - (Silverlock) - (9) - April 17, 2002, 12:40:10 PM EDT

oooo. That's a neat idea. - (cwbrenn) - (7) - April 17, 2002, 04:21:33 PM EDT

Maybe Andrew or Karsten can get you an intro - (Silverlock) - April 17, 2002, 04:41:46 PM EDT

Contact info - (Silverlock) - (5) - April 17, 2002, 04:44:57 PM EDT

Thank you! - (cwbrenn) - (4) - April 17, 2002, 05:21:13 PM EDT

Don't forget to mention IWE as your - (Ashton) - (3) - April 17, 2002, 05:59:53 PM EDT

Well, I dropped 'em a line - (cwbrenn) - (2) - April 18, 2002, 07:55:14 PM EDT

A dupe from the prestigious addy - w/explanation?___:-\ufffd -NT - (Ashton) - April 18, 2002, 08:08:41 PM EDT

C being pronounced as K, you're thinking of our DrooK (Kime) -NT - (CRConrad) - April 22, 2002, 05:54:11 AM EDT

Seconded: also, US & UK might be sep. deals (?) - (Ashton) - April 17, 2002, 04:40:56 PM EDT

At that very moment Mr. Softee rings his bell.
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