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Thanks whoever gave me pie, I am confused about how it works and how to use it, maybe I can figure it out but other people may also be confused.

I found out I had pie because I got an email saying my pie is go in to expire, buy more.  Do I lose my apples too if I lose my pie?  I didn't want to buy pie.

Then I wish I knew which threads are pie threads, I don't see an obvious thing saying "I am a pie thread!!!". So I'm not sure I have read the pie threads or if I've commented in them or if really I've been living inside one giant pie my entire life and just never knew it.

Also I would love to thank the person who gave me pie but I don't know who it is.  Maybe it was emailed to me and I just missed it.  If it got purple moosaged then I think I'd see it for sure.

Not a big deal anyof this bit if it can be tweaked maybe helpful to people, esp super non-techie people.

Thanks for doing all you do!
 
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Also maybe it would be good if I could save my pie for later and not activated it automatically?  So I'd have time to read about pie and understand it?  Or is it supposed to push people to buy things on a timeline?  Thanks!

Joshua Myrvaagnes wrote:Thanks whoever gave me pie, I am confused about how it works and how to use it, maybe I can figure it out but other people may also be confused.

I found out I had pie because I got an email saying my pie is go in to expire, buy more.  Do I lose my apples too if I lose my pie?  I didn't want to buy pie.

Then I wish I knew which threads are pie threads, I don't see an obvious thing saying "I am a pie thread!!!". So I'm not sure I have read the pie threads or if I've commented in them or if really I've been living inside one giant pie my entire life and just never knew it.

Also I would love to thank the person who gave me pie but I don't know who it is.  Maybe it was emailed to me and I just missed it.  If it got purple moosaged then I think I'd see it for sure.

Not a big deal anyof this bit if it can be tweaked maybe helpful to people, esp super non-techie people.

Thanks for doing all you do!

 
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Joshua Myrvaagnes wrote:Also maybe it would be good if I could save my pie for later and not activated it automatically?  So I'd have time to read about pie and understand it?  Or is it supposed to push people to buy things on a timeline?  Thanks!

Joshua Myrvaagnes wrote:Thanks whoever gave me pie, I am confused about how it works and how to use it, maybe I can figure it out but other people may also be confused.

I found out I had pie because I got an email saying my pie is go in to expire, buy more.  Do I lose my apples too if I lose my pie?  I didn't want to buy pie.

Then I wish I knew which threads are pie threads, I don't see an obvious thing saying "I am a pie thread!!!". So I'm not sure I have read the pie threads or if I've commented in them or if really I've been living inside one giant pie my entire life and just never knew it.

Also I would love to thank the person who gave me pie but I don't know who it is.  Maybe it was emailed to me and I just missed it.  If it got purple moosaged then I think I'd see it for sure.

Not a big deal anyof this bit if it can be tweaked maybe helpful to people, esp super non-techie people.

Thanks for doing all you do!



Having PIE expire makes sense lore wise and community wise.

Lore: You make PIE with apples. You can only harvest so many apples from your orchard in any given time. Unless you have an ungodly amount of preservatives in your PIE, it probably wouldn't last long.

Community: You are given x amount of apples per month (the harvest) by the system. If you have enough apples, they turn into PIE. You can give either apples or slices of PIE to other people who create good content (posts, replies to posts, digital market products, etc etc). Some people offer up their goods on the digital market for the price of your PIE. You can also purchase PIE if you want.

Because PIE expires, it encourages people to support other people who post good content and not hord their PIE, because those people can purchase stuff on the digital market and send PIE to others.
 
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Hello everyone,

The permies community is very important.  There are good things that happen here that should be happening everywhere!  In support of the people who help make all those good things happen, I would like to offer a 5% discount on any set of arched trusses ordered by a PIE person.  For more information, you can look at the business thread here in the forums: https://permies.com/t/85623/CruxHomes-Affordable-Passive-Home-Design#704808

And there's a ton of information on https://CruxHomes.com

In addition to the 5% discount, any PIE person can have four hours of green building consultation with me for free, whether you buy anything from me or not.  I'm happy to answer any question I can, anytime...

CJ@CruxHomes.com
833-CruxHomes (278-9466)

Here's a slideshow so you can see what a CruxHome looks like:




 
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PIE members can purchase my Solar Dehydrator Plans at a discount.
 
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Paul Wheaton is offering his World Domination Gardening dvd set in Instant View at a large discount for PIE Only peeps.
 
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Diego Footer has agreed to give a special discount for ALL THREE Permaculture Voices conferences. PV1, PV2, and PV3 all in one bundle at a huge discount.

Permaculture Voices 1
Permaculture Voices 2
Permaculture Voices 3

Special discount on all three can be found in the PIE Only forums here.
 
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Sergei Boutenko has agreed to give PIE peeps a 50% off discount for his Complete Wild Edibles Package (1 HD video + 10 eBooks).

Here is the product page.
 
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So now i have the PIE icon to be able to give PIE to nice people who write great posts. Must be my reward from the recent Kickstarter.
But how do I keep track of how many slices I currently have?
I checked "My Stuff" and "My Profile" with no luck". Thanks
 
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I checked "My Stuff" and "My Profile" with no luck". Thanks



Apparently I didn't have PIE, until a very nice person just now gave me a slice. Thanks Tyler.
So now when I click the PIE button, it shows my pieConsole/list.
COOOL.
 
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paul wheaton wrote:We have massively expanded and will continue to expand the PIE program.



People who aren't using pie don't know what to do with it when someone gives them pie. Please put basic information at the top of the email and the post at https://permies.com/wiki/pie or send us to a post that explains it.

Knowing the pie someone gave you is expiring does not help you know what to do with it. Maybe we should give it to someone else before it expires?? Sometimes, we have too much going on to dedicate time to sorting out what we don't understand. Make it easy and more people may decide to buy some.
 
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i got a pie for 20 apples and would like to award the pie to a worthy cause. i would appreciate a point in the right direction - thanks!
 
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pusang,

if you want to give it to a person go to their profile and look for a pie symbol on the right hand top.  Click and it will give you a place to send them a message.

If you find a post by the person you want to give pie to, there is a pie symbol to left left of "quote".  Click and it will give you a place to send them a message.

I hope this answered your question.
 
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Thanks Anne. Will award my pie tonight or tomorrow (late in manila now).
 
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Mike Oehler's "Special Package #3" which includes:

   - PDF of "The $50 and Up Underground House Book"

   - PDF of "The Earth Sheltered Solar Greenhouse Book"

   - The 3-DVD set (as Streaming) of the Workshop/Seminar sharing material not found in the books

   - Two bonus PDF workbooks to compliment the workshop

You can see the offer for the general public here.

PIE people can get this package for just $34 here (note that only people PIE will have access).
 
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Joseph Carlson wrote:

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Hoping you are still offering these amazing trees.  The link seemed broken so I'm checking in.  Could you please update me and the world if you are still selling trees?

~Opalyn
 
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Wow...when did the "Recent Topics" link become PIE only?

I guess I missed out on a few things recently!
 
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Joylynn Hardesty wrote:I have no pie. But I like to support permies when I buy stuff. For us with no pie, can the vendors also post in blatant advertising?  For myself, I may be interested even if no discount is offered.



I had pie. Then one day I did not. I guess someone ate it.

but yes, I would also like to support Permies folks.
 
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Patrick Edwards wrote:

Joylynn Hardesty wrote:I have no pie. But I like to support permies when I buy stuff. For us with no pie, can the vendors also post in blatant advertising?  For myself, I may be interested even if no discount is offered.



I had pie. Then one day I did not. I guess someone ate it.

but yes, I would also like to support Permies folks.



I thought I had some pie as well...but alas we are pie-less.

alas
 
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I'm trying to understand pie and have a few questions

1) Does pie expire at a fixed rate?  If so, is it a published rate?  If not, is there a way to view expiring pie?
2) Does the pie transactions page show expiration of pie?
3) Apples given are not deducted from your apple count, but pie given does get deducted. Is that correct?
 
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R Parian wrote:I'm trying to understand pie and have a few questions

1) Does pie expire at a fixed rate?  If so, is it a published rate?  If not, is there a way to view expiring pie?


Yes, one slice of pie expires every month. You can think about it as pie having a 1-month shelf-life. If you click on big pie icon in the menu, it'll take you to your PIE transactions.

2) Does the pie transactions page show expiration of pie?


It should! I only ever pay attention to the last date listed. For example, if someone had 4 slices of pie, and they got their first piece of pie on the 30th of a month, their last piece of pie would expire on May 25th of this year.

Paul often talks about giving a piece of pie before it expires, but I find that only works on your last piece of pie--if you give away a slice of pie, it just moves your pie expiration up by one month.

3) Apples given are not deducted from your apple count, but pie given does get deducted. Is that correct?



You won't lose apples when you lose pie. The only real way to lose apples around here is through apple cores, and that's pretty rare! You lose a slice of pie a month, but you'll not lose any apples!
 
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R Parian wrote:3) Apples given are not deducted from your apple count, but pie given does get deducted. Is that correct?


Yes
 
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I'd like to make a suggestion about buying Pie. At the moment, you can buy a slice or more, with a discount for whole Pies, or set up a subscription for a slice a week. Now a slice a week is beyond my imaginary budget, but I would like to set up a slice a month to support Permies. Is this something that could be considered in the future as an option please? Once it's done I don't need to think about it again then.
I'd do this to support the Permies site, and I'd quite like to give more slices away as well.
 
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Absolutely Nancy.  If we could set up an auto-pie-purchase, I would love to get involved.  My wife and I do this for a number of organisations and it works out very well.
 
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Nancy Reading wrote:I'd like to make a suggestion about buying Pie. At the moment, you can buy a slice or more, with a discount for whole Pies, or set up a subscription for a slice a week. Now a slice a week is beyond my imaginary budget, but I would like to set up a slice a month to support Permies. Is this something that could be considered in the future as an option please? Once it's done I don't need to think about it again then.
I'd do this to support the Permies site, and I'd quite like to give more slices away as well.


Great - this has now been enabled as an option! I still give away more than my budget, but I get the odd slice too so don't need to top up too often. Thanks for sorting this.



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Not sure if I totally grasp the concept of the "pie" business promotion page you are starting up. Can anyone explain in very plain detail? I would potentially like to join.

We are a small homestead business. Plant nursery in Northern Florida. We carry truly organic, wild crafted, hand harvested, and exclusively grown on our land plants and seeds. No resale just truly homestead produced products. We also sell chicken and duck eggs. Also completely organic feed that's all American and corn and soy free. Both eating and hatching eggs. We carry all manner of permaculture perennial veggies and herbs as well as more conventional stuff like peppers and tomatoes etc. Many native species as well. We would love as much exposure as possible since we just committed to doing this full time and I just had quit my job. Any clarification of the program at hand appreciated.

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In your case, Derrick, your business could offer a discount to PIE (Permaculture Inner Circle Elite) members! Anyone with PIE, either bought or accumulated through good deeds, can get a discount rate that you choose on products they buy from your farm.

This link explains how you can do that:
https://permies.com/t/52857/promote-biz-give-pie-people

This is a link to explains in detail what PIE is:
https://permies.com/wiki/pie
 
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I just gave my pie away yesterday for an excellent and detailed review on lost grains of africa but now I want to buy pie with some of my 34 apples. I looked but couldn't find a way. Am I supposed to wait more patiently to see if the computer does a batch run and figures out I need more apple pie? BTW I wouldn't dream of blocking the ad's: they are often hilarious! Plus I always like to see what is new.
 
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Ra Kenworth wrote:I just gave my pie away yesterday for an excellent and detailed review on lost grains of africa but now I want to buy pie with some of my 34 apples. I looked but couldn't find a way. Am I supposed to wait more patiently to see if the computer does a batch run and figures out I need more apple pie? BTW I wouldn't dream of blocking the ad's: they are often hilarious! Plus I always like to see what is new.



Hi Ra!

You did earn one slice of PIE when you got your first 20 apples, but apples actually cannot be traded to PIE.

You can however buy PIE with real money here.

One slice of PIE (a 1 month membership of Permaculture Inner-circle Elite) costs $3 and that money directly helps support Permies.com, it is used to pay the server bills to keep the site running!
 
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OK many thanks, now I know, I will fo that (and keep giving away pie). Permie pie is the best! The server team do an amazing job.
 
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