[Swansea Hackspace] Can we help?

[Ceri Clatworthy]

Apologies for not being able to get there last night.
But any news. thoughts . Plans regarding
The ... can we help  ????

Cheers
Ceri
On 23 Mar 2015 11:57, "Neil Jones" <neil at aurinia.co.uk> wrote:

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> On 23/03/15 11:05, Ceri Clatworthy wrote:
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>  This could be an amazing opportunity for every one,
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>  But please do remember, there is a 9 year old child involved,
> And this does have a lot of issues - child protection is just the tip of
> the iceberg !!
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>  One thing that crossed my mind was obviously the child is 9, and growing
> fast,
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>  so within 6 months the prosthetic will probably not fit, this is
> something i think we should be very tactful with - with parents & child.
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>  As for functionality, it is only limited by our collaborative efforts.
>
>  Sounds like the perfect (PR) project for Hackers.
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>  Ceri
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>   Ceri, as ever, your words are sensible and wise.
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> Personally I feel quite moved by the plight of this poor little boy and
> feel that it is our moral duty to help if we can.
> It needs the utmost of tact and I think we should make contact carefully,
> and gently and start by saying we MAY be able
> to help. There are all sorts of things we don't know. I'd be surprised ,
> for example, if the NHS hasn't already provided some kind of prosthetic.
> What are these "bionic hands" in design? I suspect they are reading and
> using nerve impulses. Even this isn't beyond us in theory , but practice is
> another matter.
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> We should offer help just as a matter of pure humanity and we should see
> any PR as a secondary issue and a bonus if it happens.
>
> How to make contact is another thing, but there is that Facebook page.
> There may also be an issue about the word "hacker" as well and I would
> suggest something
> on the lines as describing us as a group of engineering and electronics
> enthusiasts. Perhaps mentioning some of our people are university types
> would help.
>
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> Neil
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> On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 10:46 AM, djdavies83 <djdavies83 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
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>>  Here here, well said.
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>>  What's the best way for us to help? Speak to E-Nable  or the family
>> first?
>> Would this be a directors' or publicity team thing?
>>
>>  No animals were harmed in the making of this email. However, several
>> thousand electrons were severely inconvenienced.
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>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Ceri Clatworthy
>> Date:23/03/2015 03:57 (GMT+00:00)
>> To: Hackers
>> Subject: Re: [Swansea Hackspace] Can we help?
>>
>>  What is the point in us having the technology.  Abilities and knowledge
>> and not helping! !!
>>
>> Ceri
>> On 22 Mar 2015 21:18, "Emyr Morris" <em at preseli.com> wrote:
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>> thinking about the E-Nable project and our 3d printer
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>> http://m.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Mum-embarks-fundraising-bid-buy-bionic-hands/story-26213119-detail/story.html
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