Nixie is creating
videos to make you laugh and learn something
Spreading Linux and Open Source Awareness, One Pixel at a Time
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Excursion Funnel
Every year, throughout the year - I go on location to film:
Flights, travel, hotel - all expenses are paid out of my own pocket. Thanks to you, this year might be different. :-)
Flights, travel, hotel - all expenses are paid out of my own pocket. Thanks to you, this year might be different. :-)
Free and Open Source
Before this campaign - I was one woman, with only one mission. Having no
idea how to scale this into a community, it all seemed like a distant
dream. However, when we launched our IRC - it's been full ever since. I saw the passion, I knew it was possible.
With your help, I can employ a few dedicated people to help create a
real, live community with a focus on (not just me but) Open Source!
About
"In real open source, you have the right to control your own destiny."
Thanks Linus, I'm hoping to shape my destiny by creating two shows, OS.ALT and Geekbuzz. A big tech, open source, gaming, android and Linux enthusiast here. I've been a one woman army for 6 years now, and I need your help.
Thanks Linus, I'm hoping to shape my destiny by creating two shows, OS.ALT and Geekbuzz. A big tech, open source, gaming, android and Linux enthusiast here. I've been a one woman army for 6 years now, and I need your help.
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
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Greetings, Programs!
Who I Am
My friends call me Nixie. I've been tech-obsessed since birth. See? I remember my mom flinging open my bedroom door late at night thinking I was up to no good, just to find out I had fallen asleep in a pile of computer manuals. 20 some years later and I'm still learning, but now I teach others too!
What I Do
If my business cards were accurate, they would read:
I have two shows, one called OS.ALT (for 'Open Source Alternative') and Geekbuzz, my gaming and tech channel! I've been running them both for 6 years on my own. My drive? Creating videos that make geeks laugh and learn something. Like this one, for example:
Why I Need Your Help
To
be honest, there's not much
money to be made when you talk about free and
open source projects. ;-)
It
has forever been a labor of love, but I've always been able to get by. Until now.
Youtube
been going through drastic changes since I started 6 years ago.
False
copyright claims against my videos, my ad revenue nose-diving - just to name a few. This has
hit me so hard
I have been seeking other employment just to make ends meet.
Wait a minute..
Why have I been chasing support from companies who don't care, instead of people.. who do? Who am I trying to teach in the first place? You. You've been all I've cared about. If this was Tron... I'd be Flynn; unwilling to be swallowed up by a big fish corporation. I want to say:
"Back off, Big Fish.."
Oh, and don't worry.
Any currency is accepted and gets automatically converted into dollars. Give what you can, but there's no pressure. My normal videos will always
be free, and I hope that you find them as amusing and useful as I find
it fun to create them.
Thanks so much for reading.
Nixie Pixel
Rewards
EDIT: Here's a live stream to help answer questions and comments. Have a look!
Nixie Pixel
Rewards
EDIT: Here's a live stream to help answer questions and comments. Have a look!
Many more prizes below, check it out!
Have any more questions? Just send me an e-mail here and I'll do my best to answer them.
Have any more questions? Just send me an e-mail here and I'll do my best to answer them.
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