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In case you haven't heard, an item of news going around lately is that Penny Arcade is using Kickstarter to fund some podcasts. A few wrinkles about this as to why this is news worthy: a) Mike and Jerry already can fund this with their own capital, b) the goal was set at $10, which ensures that all pledges are received and eliminates any kind of risk, and c) the $10 goal also implies that they would have created the podcasts regardless. My single word gut reaction to this all is "why?", or at least "why use Kickstarter to do this?". You want to make a thing, things aren't free, you want to see how much of a market there potentially is as well. All fine so far. But it seems pretty apparent to me that the industry which these two currently have gives them ample framework to do so without utilizing Kickstarter at all. I see most of the arguments both for and against this meandering down wildly divergent paths, both for justification and for scorn. What I find being quickly lost amongst all of this is that there's nothing about this project which Kickstarter particularly helps them do as opposed to doing the project without Kickstarter. Or maybe to put it as my wife did when I brought this up to her:

[19'41"19] <Lenneth> save the KSs for people who actually need them jfc

But then we debate "who actually needs them". And then debate "leaving money on the table". &c.

Between this and cat grooming (fluffy cat has several knots which I need a razor and patience to remove), I haven't left myself much time to do any work today. Eh. I'll get there.

Songs started rather rough today but shaped up nicely. I knew that I hit Darling My Luv rather well in the course of playing it but I wasn't expecting an increase of 5%. I never had a record for that UN song because it's so bad, but upon replaying it now I come to realize that it at least can be played in normal sessions as it doesn't have hold notes, so I guess I'll make a point to play it a bit more frequently now (but not by much).

Lunar Beat. Extra Mode. Double play. "@" denotes Random chart modifier. All songs are of highest difficulty type unless specified.

Code:

			EX% & Rank	EX.p/f	pg.gr.gd.bd.pr		combo	nc	onc	%+nc 	date
new sensation @		33.41 D		1457.F	448.561.674.168.684	0076	2180			2013-05-11T00:04:59:254Z
			11.67-		0509-

山岡晃の「クイズ!」 @	38.09 D		1232.F	404.424.453.153.430	0077	1617			2013-05-11T00:19:35:738Z
			09.55-		0309-

the shining polaris @	65.56 B		0872.P	308.256.90.4.11		0134	0665			2013-05-11T00:23:07:145Z
			09.32-		0124-

U.N.オーエンはニコ @	49.06 D		2216.F	826.564.392.152.650	0045	2258	2121	006.45	2013-05-11T00:37:50:189Z


snow @			66.21 B		1478.P	555.368.144.14.77	0154	1116			2013-05-11T00:44:24:786Z
			02.73-		0061-

magneti marelli @	35.57 D		1319.F	452.415.485.216.709	0045	1854			2013-05-11T00:49:03:471Z
			00.53-		0020-

hormiga obrera @	65.00 B		1911.F	704.503.192.23.121	0127	1470			2013-05-11T00:53:45:900Z
			01.87-		0055-

honey punch @		76.13 A		1850.F	731.388.61.11.63	0275	1215			2013-05-11T01:00:14:869Z
			03.37-		0082-

icarus @		37.03 D		1651.F	567.517.527.258.908	0102	2229			2013-05-11T01:08:59:440Z
			01.61-		0072-

darling my luv @	66.37 B		1305.F	500.305.106.25.83	0133	0983	0576	070.65	2013-05-11T01:13:27:201Z
			05.74+		0113+	69+25-32-1+28-		0051+				2013-01-06T02:16:04:321Z

i was the one 80s @	70.20 A		1018.P	374.270.73.6.7		0410	0725			2013-05-11T01:17:06:189Z
			05.72-		0083-

ixion @			59.32 B		1845.F	672.501.233.38.198	0179	1555			2013-05-11T01:23:32:466Z
			01.51-		0047-

the smile of you @	73.79 A		2053.F	805.443.96.23.69	0170	1391			2013-05-11T01:28:08:222Z
			03.48-		0097-