Thanks for setting the threshold of “user support” low. If $200 is all you are trying to hit for now, great! Let’s see how many other people recognize this “pledge break” as an opportunity to keep a lean machine running, instead of as a Simco/Furey hustle (with all their money making angles).

Here’s the math of utility:

1. Amount requested by Aeso = very small. Content returned by Aeso = very great. All content available regardless of donation. No “come-ons” or teasers. No over promise, under deliver.

2. Amount requested by Simco/Furey = very great. Content returned by Simco/Furey = disappointingly small. Taste in mouth – bad.

What I think you should also put on your “wish list” at some future time is support for “off-campus” training. For example, your explications of Eddie’s materials are pretty good (and I appreciate the ethics involved in getting his clearance before posting).

So, I keep wondering why you don’t use some of your vacation time to spend a week or two at 10th Planet and roll out there for a week or two. As has been hammered into me, there’s no substitute for rolling with experienced players.

Last I checked, Southwest has some pretty inexpensive “book ahead” airfares from the swamps of Florida to the sunny beaches of L.A., and mat fees/short term tuition at 10th Planet are pretty cheap, so far as I can tell. I, for one, would certainly be willing to cover the airfare if you could get some other supporters to cover your other expenses.

Think of it – you could wander the earth, like Caine, learning cool stuff and then post tutorials based on what you find. Benefit to you = good, benefit to us = great.