[Swansea Hackspace] Hackspace first meet 11March

Fri Mar 8 18:53:01 GMT 2013

Nope, Monday is their quiz night

From: jc2k_1 at hotmail.com
To: hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk
Subject: RE: [Swansea Hackspace] Hackspace first meet 11March
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 17:15:20 +0000

I haven't tried them no, I'll swing by tomorrow after work, unless anyone lives near by? :)

From: dancraggs at gmail.com
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:19:05 +0000
Subject: Re: [Swansea Hackspace] Hackspace first meet 11March
To: hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk

Did anyone try asking the Rhyddings pub in Brynmill? They usually seem fine with little gatherings. No Wi-Fi that I know of, but we can tether I'm sure.

Dan

On 7 March 2013 15:11, J C <jc2k_1 at hotmail.com> wrote:

No I certainly don't want to exclude anyone, it was only a suggestion and I'd be more than happy to go elsewhere if there's a better fit for people's transport needs.

I did ask at a few places but others were either closed on Monday or already had events on (and I don't know that many pubs in town centre)
It's just an informal meet & greet anyway, there's nothing stopping us having several all over town to give everyone a chance to meet up and get to know each other before we do any real planning, I don't see that it would spell disaster if we can't all make the first one....it's hard to pick a universally convenient spot without knowing where everyone lives.

From: gerrit.niezen at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Swansea Hackspace] Hackspace first meet 11March
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 09:27:06 +0000

To: hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk

I wouldn't be happy if anyone felt excluded from the meeting just because of the location. It was just the first suggestion that was made - if anybody has a better alternative, let's hear it! :) 

On 6 Mar 2013, at 23:59, Neil Jones <neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk> wrote:

    On 06/03/2013 20:24, Alan Cox wrote:

      On Wed, 6 Mar 2013 19:53:13 +0000
Dan Craggs <dancraggs at gmail.com> wrote:

        Anyone happen to know what bus will go past there then?

      Assuming you actually mean the one in Tallwyn then its about 20 minutes
from the Kingsway on the #30 according to the bus timetable, not that
I've ever done that trip (nor will I be doing it this time).

I think a Swansea hackspace probably ought to meet in Swansea 8)

Alan

    I must protest strongly at the SILLY decision to hold the meeting at
    such  a crazily inaccessible location.

    It isn't in Swansea proper but as the name says HALF WAY to NEATH.

    Now we find that Alan Cox who is a world famous figure in the Open
    Source movement  and who would be an asset to

    the group cannot attend! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Cox

    I quote "He was once commonly regarded as being the "second in
    command" after Linus Torvalds himself"

    This means, to put it clearly, that the modern internet as it exists
    today, google etc. Is crucially reliant on his work over the years
    in order to function.

    I myself am doubtful about it because of the poor access. WE MUST
    organise this to work around central Swansea locations.

    My concern is if you start biasing it away from people without
    transport then we might find that the Hackspace itself is placed at
    an inaccessible location

    and that it will fail as a result.

    Please please can we not assume that everyone has car transport and
    arrange things near motorways so that those with cars and not
    inconvenienced for a few minutes extra driving and those without
    cars have to spend an hour more travelling because of the vagaries
    of the transport system or are put off because they

    don't want to be travelling back on late buses full of drunks.

    I myself live in Neath and the last train is at around 10:30

    Neil

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