Hey, remember "micro payments"?

I sure do, even though I've never gotten one.

Here's an <a target="_blank" href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/22/138257&mode=thread&tid=99">… on Slashdot about micropayments</a>. I remember thinking they were a good way to pay for a good website with fun tools. I remember a lot of people who felt the same way, once, too. I wonder what went wrong?

You know, if you'd like to experience micro-payments, you can donate to this site via PayPal:
<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr&quot; method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="ryumaou@hotmail.com">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Poor Wizard's Relief Fund">
<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="Poor Wizard's Relief Fund">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="5.00">
<input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.fantasist.net/thanks.shtml"&gt;
<input type="hidden" name="cancel_return" value="http://www.fantasist.net/nexttime.shtml"&gt;
<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
<input type="hidden" name="tax" value="0">
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/images/x-click-but04.gif&quot; border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!">
</form>
Or, via <a target="_blank" href="http://http://www.amazon.com/o/registry/3O8CM0D70H52V">The Magus' Wish List</a>.

All right, all right, my shameless begging is over!