[ale] [Slightly OT] Why I won't buy an E-Reader

[The Don Lachlan]

On 06/08/2011 03:50 PM, Chris Fowler wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-06-08 at 15:41 -0400, Charles Shapiro wrote:
>> http://stallman.org/articles/ebooks.pdf
>> Couldn't have said it better myself.
>
> "To design players so users can send authors anonymous voluntary
> payments."
> Yea right.  From folks on this list?  I better not hold my breath.
> To save $25 you guys will burn up 8 hours of time.

Bitcoin seems perfectly suited to this. And as a repeated donor to 
not-for-profit broadcasting, museums and charities, I respectfully 
disagree with your characterization. :)

-L