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title: "Pay for my PDC?"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/9/26/pay-for-my-pdc.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/9/26/pay-for-my-pdc.html"
published: "2003-09-26T18:42:00"
updated: "2003-09-26T18:42:00"
tags: ["Blogging", "Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "“ D ave Bettin , one of the best developers I've ever worked with really wants to go to the PDC - he's asking for some help ...” “...If you can, please donate a few bucks to his PDC fund [via paypal]...” [ Philip Rieck…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
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# Pay for my PDC?

By Roy Osherove September 26, 2003 In [Blogging](https://osherove.com/blog/category/blogging), [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published September 26, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

[“_D__ave Bettin_](http://www.davebettin.com/me)_, one of the best developers I've ever worked with really wants to go to the PDC -_ [_he's asking for some help_](http://davebettin.com/me/posts/159.aspx)_...” “...If you can,_ [_please donate a few bucks to his PDC fund_](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=[email%20removed]&item_name=Dave%27s%20PDC%20Fund&no_note=1%C2%A4cy_code=USD&tax=0&lc=US)_\[via paypal\]...”_

\[[Philip Rieck](http://weblogs.asp.net/prieck/posts/29317.aspx)\]

OK. It's not like I hadn't thought about this idea before, but asking for PDC donations just sounded to “out there” for me. Hell, I \*really\* want go to the PDC too. Should we start a [www.PDCBeggers.com](http://www.pdcbeggers.com/) ? I admire the spirit of that guy, and I really “get” him. But I think it's practically impossible, unless some rich guy decided he wants to pay for someone's trip just out of the blue, which would inevitably start a “Begging for shows” phenomena, wouldn't you think? It's so catchy, I really gave asking for money a second thought just now.

Hmm.. **Just out of curiosity**, If I asked for PayPal donations, How much would you have contributed? Keep in mind the total sum should be up there around the 4000$-5000$. Is that likely? I thought so.

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