Helping out a fellow gopher, /u/gernest_!

Remember the thread from yesterday where a fellow gopher in Tanzania asked to borrow a PC for a year? Well I have good news!

A lot of people were willing to help, but most needed a way to contribute small amounts to a bigger pool since shipping an actual PC was a bit too expensive.

So I have been in touch with /u/gernest_ and he told me he has access to a bank account that can receive money via SWIFT transfers. So, what now?

• A few of us found some online retailers in Tanzania that accept cash on delivery, e.g this one or this one.
• OP mentioned he needs a 64bit machine with decent RAM. Among laptops with 8GB RAM, this is the most expensive laptop available at ~$1000 USD. The second most expensive is this one at ~$550 USD.

I'm willing to contribute the majority of this myself but if you would like to chip in as well, that would be great! More money, better specs Let's do this!

Quick FAQ

• How do I contribute? I'm willing to collect contributions for a few days (a week, maybe?) before sending the SWIFT. So if you'd like to contribute via PayPal etc., PM me.
• Why should I trust you? You don't have to. I'm offering this because I'm willing to absorb all transactions costs (PayPal withdrawal, SWIFT, banking etc.) and as proof, I will PM the SWIFT transfer confirmation email to anyone who donates. Still, feel free to contact OP and make a transfer yourself

EDIT: If you want to receive updates, please mention your reddit username in the PayPal note! I have no way of contacting anonymous donors

---

评论：

bonekeeper:

I'm in, will PM you soon.

nefaspartim:

I'm in too, please pm a PayPal address :)

touristtam:

Thanks for organizing this. :)

dhdfdh:

I am Nigerian prince with tons of money I donate, too. To prove your worth, please give bank account number and I will deposit $one million US. Thank you.

xhtmlsi:

I'm a bit suspicious of sending money, especially via bank transfer. 

But I did offer /u/gernest_ $200 for a 1-2 day PR work on an opensource project. 

xhtmlsi:

I haven't recieved a reply up till now - this may very well be a scam. 

ggggopher:

i dont believe you, 

TotesMessenger:

I'm a bot, bleep, bloop. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:


[/r/bestof] /u/gernest_ asks the community whether he could borrow a computer. /u/callcifer helps him out.

[/r/humansbeingbros] /u/callcifer helps /u/gernest_ get out of poverty.

If you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and don't vote in the other threads. (Info / Contact)