> In Jewish tradition, being a schnorrer isn't a shameful thing, like
> being a beggar on the streets of San Francisco is. The idea, as I
> understand it, is that a devout Jewish beggar grants his Jewish
> brothers an opportunity to express their divine sense of charity in
> accordance with God's will, or something along those lines.
A schnorrer can also be someone adept at getting contributions for a
worthy case. Jay certainly is. He's been a staunch, even obnoxious, free
software advocate and fundraiser since Linus Torvalds was in high
school. Ask Richard Stallman. He and Jay have known each other for many
years.
As far as the beanies... all the cool geeks kids have them. Do you want
one propellor or two?
http://www.geekculture.com/geekculturestore/webstore/caps.html
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