What the hell is up with our kids today?

I love this kid. But if his mother works at Oracle and his dad at another tech company, why don’t THEY buy him a new computer? They probably think he’s on the computer too much already

Thats great! Keep me informed on the paypal account. Hopefully more can be done in our school systems to foster this kind of enthusiasm for technology.

Well, my parents aren’t the biggest Apple fans, and they don’t want to spend their money on a Mac! Thanks for all the comments!

If Daniel’s parents can afford to buy their kid a new computer, I would say it’s up to them, or it’s up to Daniel to earn it by doing odd jobs like most kids do. They learn responsibility. Responsibility is still ‘cool’ in Silicon Valley, isn’t it? =

Donating money to a kid who comes from a family who have money is rather sad, don’t you think?

PS Daniel, you are an impressive young man, but I’d more inspired by you if you donated time to volunteering at hospitals, maybe mowing lawns for old folk who have problems, that sort of thing.

I volunteer at my school and at my local gymnastics center teaching kids gymnastics. I am a gymnast, so I help as much as possible.

Here is my fund raising page:
https://www.fundable.org/groupactions/groupaction.2007-08-03.7716173176

Thanks everybody!

Sorry, Daniel…I’m with your parents. Sometimes parents just have to make a stand against Apple products.

It’s alright. My parents have never used the Mac OS X operating system, and they have never touched an Apple!

Wow, this kid is awe inspiring. Good find! Keep up the work Daniel!

Daniel, I’m glad to hear you’re into gymnastics, and you help out at the gym.

But I think it is important that one or both of your parents come into this comment thread and make a note that they’re OK with this fund raising drive.

@27 Boo Hoo! Life is hard. Here’s a idea: instead of begging for a Mac,why not try earning and saving for one. I know its a wierd concept for your generation but it really is a co cept that works. I not sure how society will benefit from a charitable contribution to your Mac fund.

My parents know about this, and they are so-so about it. As for LayZ, all of money is going to college, because in your generation, college was a lot cheaper. I don’t only think of myself, but others. I help out for aide’s and cancer foundations. I am not selfish. I think of others before myself. I just want to say that.

Everyone, please read this new blog post.

http://dbrusilovsky.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/thank-you-for-the-support/

I hope you will understand this.

Thanks,
Daniel

Podetch content keeps getting worse, doing the seemingly impossible.

Robert,

I will gladly chip in a bit for a new machine for this kid — Mac or PC. If you decide to do this, post about it and I will pick it up via Google Reader or the WordPress dashboard.

Best,

Jeff Ventura
GracefulFlavor

Daniel’s taking the criticism very well and very maturely. I’m impressed and I hope he does well. As for fundraising, I’d vote for him doing the majority of the work via setting up a donations page, or working. This is the easy way out that he does not need. In a good twist, he will be donating whatever monies have been donated to him to a charity.

His motivation reminds me of when I was a kid with my Commodore 62. I, however, did nothing interesting besides spend countless hours poring over Creative Computing magazine hacking in those tedious monthly programs.

More power to this kid; I hope he succeeds in his endeavors.

er, Commodore 64… fat fingered my posting…

@44 unless Daniel sets himself as a 501c-3 its not a donation. It’s no different than begging. Which, if it works for him…. Great

LayZ, cut the crap. He’s just a kid, he’s only 14. Robert made a mistake starting this fund raising thing without having a discussion with his folks about it.

A fact, seemingly forgotten by folks, is we can’t just talk to and give money to kids online without their parents knowledge and consent. Forget the moral aspects of giving a 14 year old money without knowing if his parents are aware of the money, there are legal ramifications.

Daniel got caught up in the moment, and seems like a nice young man. He’s decided that it would be best not to do this ‘fundraiser’.

Him getting a computer, and how he gets it, is really between his parents and himself. Financially, the family can afford it, but have other priorities. I can respect that. Admire it, even.

But don’t forget: mature presentation or not, he is only 14.

there is no need to collect money to get this kid a new computer, I’m sure he’ll manage with his home desktop and work laptop.

A true millenial…

Finally, someone’s starting to recognize that we teenagers are catching up! Some kids play competitive sports for fun, others are interested in electronics. I took college Comp Sci my freshman year in high school and, although I was the only girl and was definitely the youngest, I held my own just fine.

I know a couple of people who started IT companies when they were 14/15. It’s really not as uncommon as you’d think, anymore. They’re just pretty tough to track down, unless you happen to know someone who knows someone who knows the kid…

If anyone would like to donate to my Leukemia & Lymphoma Society fund, here is the link.

https://www.fundable.org/groupactions/groupaction.2007-08-03.7716173176

Thank you,
Daniel