[Swansea Hackspace] Hackspace first meet 11March

Mon Mar 11 14:24:30 GMT 2013

Is anyone still planning on meeting up tonight at the Halfway Inn? Or shall we rather postpone the first meetup until we can find a more suitable location?

On 8 Mar 2013, at 18:53, J C <jc2k_1 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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> 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" afterLinus 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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