[Swansea Hackspace] Raspberry Pi laptop

[Emyr Morris]

Hats off I say for surviving on £4 a day, but, Hackspace has to pay its
rent to the tech hub, fridges and shelves although handy don't pay the bill
every month :-(

On Wednesday, October 29, 2014, Neil Jones <neil at aurinia.co.uk> wrote:

>
> On 29/10/14 10:45, Ian Bullfrog wrote:
>
>> seen these?
>> i cant find the original article
>> which was something like
>>
>> wifi on the chip
>>
>> (Not cheap, pringles joke)
>>
>> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-make-a-wifi-antenna-
>> out-of-a-pringles-can-nb/
>> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/extend-your-
>> wifi-range-using-diy-antenna-from-pringles-can.html
>>
>> I remember the original article saying that it could detect wireless
>> networks up to 10 miles away!!!
>>
>> might be handy in the campervan/site /anywhere you fancy scenario
>>
>> oh and I just got an email from the hackspace payments section saying
>> that my membership was about to expire,
>> but nothing from a human. oh well.
>>
> I think you'll find there is a friendly human being who is looking after
> the accounting system.
>
> I would say generally to everyone that if they can they should pay by a
> regular automated method as it really helps run things.
>
>
>
>
>
>> not sure how it works for the likes of myself who travels a lot I guess,
>> but has limited funds, so I may just have to pop in on the occasional
>> workshops and make donations instead as a steady tenner a month after the
>> 20 adds up to a fair bit for someone who lives on less than £1.5K a year
>> (yes thats right) and runs a car....occasionally.
>> and I cant guarentee when I'll be around, and have only been there a
>> handful of times.
>> such is the life of a traveller.
>>
>
> How the hell do you manage that!? That is about four quid a day!.
>
> Neil
>
>>
>> :)
>>
>> It was good to get my brains tested there, enjoyed the 3d printing bit,
>> tried donating, 2 fridges, pc cases, loaning lots of test equipment,
>> shelves etc, but alas none of it accepted, so I have it all here still
>> awaiting my lonesome tinkering (except the fridges, they went) so if anyone
>> else is after stuff let me know.
>>
>> till they bin my emails too, tata for now
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