I've just made my first Kickstarter donation

Must admit I wasn't even aware of Kickstarter until I got there recently via a link from Marillion's guitarist Steve Rothery, who used it to finance his new solo record. Great idea though.

The idea is pretty good. I contributed to the Kickstarter campaign for finishing "The Wrecking Crew" movie. Should be a great documentary and is nearing its completion. As a supporter I will get a copy of the DVD. Projects like this apparently run into a lot of financial obstacles when it comes to copyright and publishing rights. This seemed like a worthwhile project, and am personally excited about its release.

I think the 4 trillion number is the goal. Actual funds raised are probably 50 bucks. But wouldn't that be cool - Jon Stewart calling the shots at CNN? I'd get rid of that Blitzer fellow first.

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Jon Stewart has raised 4 trillion dollars to buy CNN on Kickstarter.

 
I wonder how much money ALL fund raising websites, worldwide, for all of history have raised...  I wonder if the total is really even a billion dollars yet (let alone 4,000 times that amount for one ridiculous cause).
 
Most people have very little concept of scale.  For example, if you make $1,500 an hour, every hour, then it would take about four weeks to earn a million dollars (just under 28 days).  However, if you continued earning at that same rate, it would take you over 76 years(!) to earn a billion dollars.  This should give you some idea of what Bill Gates accomplished when he topped the 100 billion dollar mark in personal worth back in 1999!
 
Oh yeah, if you wanted that four trillion dollars?  You'd have to raise $1,500 an hour, every hour, for over 76 THOUSAND years!  Now consider that the U.S. debt is around $17.6 trillion and your head will probably hurt.

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Jon Stewart has raised 4 trillion dollars to buy CNN on Kickstarter.

Sounds like a TV show legend. A search at Kickstarter.com only shows a 'Jon Stewart 4 President' project. Had 3 supporters for a whopping total of $130.00. Project was cancelled back on 04/18/2012.

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My head hertz and it has nothing to do with maths.

And now I begin to see the downside to all this.  Ever since I put my 10 bucks into the kitty, I'm getting at least one, and sometimes as many as three, progress report emails every day.  I'm sure they're well-intentioned, but it's starting to look like I've become a SPAM victim!

Here's a preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hq6wjHrH1k&feature=youtu.be&list=UUzSgbJr4_QEiBr--4YDQyAw
 
I think I hear just a little Floyd influence in there... 

Its like Floyd with Nick Mason on steroids...I love it too !

I'd listened to the advance preview and thought the audio quality was pretty good. This final master, however, comes off in places sounding like a technical mistake. A terrible shame, because the music is quite good - could have been mistaken for outtakes from Dark Side of the Moon if not for being crushed to death in every crescendo.
 
The liner notes credit Gavin Lurssen and Reuben Cohen of Lurssen Mastering in Los Angeles. Their website says Gavin has three Grammies, and that "Reuben brings a contemporary innovative approach to the craft of mastering." I guess the operative word is "contemporary". Too bad it's not a contemporary genre.