<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"><base href="x-msg://3193/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">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?<div><br></div><div><div><div>On 8 Mar 2013, at 18:53, J C <<a href="mailto:jc2k_1@hotmail.com">jc2k_1@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div class="hmmessage" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div dir="ltr">Nope, Monday is their quiz night<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: <a href="mailto:jc2k_1@hotmail.com">jc2k_1@hotmail.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk">hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk</a><br>Subject: RE: [Swansea Hackspace] Hackspace first meet 11March<br>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 17:15:20 +0000<br><br><div dir="ltr">I haven't tried them no, I'll swing by tomorrow after work, unless anyone lives near by? :)<br><br><div><div id="ecxSkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="ecxstopSpelling">From: <a href="mailto:dancraggs@gmail.com">dancraggs@gmail.com</a><br>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:19:05 +0000<br>Subject: Re: [Swansea Hackspace] Hackspace first meet 11March<br>To: <a href="mailto:hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk">hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk</a><br><br>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.<br><br>Dan<br><br><div class="ecxgmail_quote">On 7 March 2013 15:11, J C<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jc2k_1@hotmail.com" target="_blank">jc2k_1@hotmail.com</a>></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>wrote:<br><blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; "><div><div dir="ltr">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.<div><br></div><div>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)</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br><div><div></div><hr>From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:gerrit.niezen@gmail.com" target="_blank">gerrit.niezen@gmail.com</a><br>Subject: Re: [Swansea Hackspace] Hackspace first meet 11March<br>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 09:27:06 +0000<br>To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk" target="_blank">hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk</a><div><div class="h5"><br><br>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! :) <div><br><div><div>On 6 Mar 2013, at 23:59, Neil Jones <<a href="mailto:neil@nwjones.demon.co.uk" target="_blank">neil@nwjones.demon.co.uk</a>> wrote:</div><br><blockquote><div><div>On 06/03/2013 20:24, Alan Cox wrote:<br></div><blockquote><pre>On Wed, 6 Mar 2013 19:53:13 +0000
Dan Craggs <a href="mailto:dancraggs@gmail.com" target="_blank"><dancraggs@gmail.com></a> wrote:
</pre><blockquote><pre>Anyone happen to know what bus will go past there then?
</pre></blockquote><pre>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
</pre></blockquote><br>I must protest strongly at the SILLY decision to hold the meeting at such a crazily inaccessible location.<br>It isn't in Swansea proper but as the name says HALF WAY to NEATH.<br><br>Now we find that Alan Cox who is a world famous figure in the Open Source movement and who would be an asset to<br>the group cannot attend!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Cox" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Cox</a><br>I quote "He was once commonly regarded as being the "second in command" after<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds" title="Linus Torvalds" target="_blank">Linus Torvalds</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>himself"<br><br>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.<br><br>I myself am doubtful about it because of the poor access. WE MUST organise this to work around central Swansea locations.<br>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<br>and that it will fail as a result.<br><br>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<br>don't want to be travelling back on late buses full of drunks.<br><br>I myself live in Neath and the last train is at around 10:30<br><br>Neil<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></div>_______________________________________________<br>Hackspace mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk" target="_blank">Hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk</a><br><a href="http://stoneship.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace" target="_blank">http://stoneship.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace</a><br></blockquote></div><br></div><br>_______________________________________________ Hackspace mailing list<a href="mailto:Hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk" target="_blank">Hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://stoneship.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace" target="_blank">http://stoneship.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Hackspace mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk">Hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk</a><br><a href="http://stoneship.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace" target="_blank">http://stoneship.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace</a><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>D a n C r a g g s<br><br>e:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:dancraggs@gmail.com" target="_blank">dancraggs@gmail.com</a><br>e:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:dan@gfsoft.co.uk" target="_blank">dan@gfsoft.co.uk</a><br>w:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://danc.me.uk" target="_blank">http://danc.me.uk</a><br>w:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.plandmusic.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.plandmusic.co.uk</a><br><br>_______________________________________________ Hackspace mailing list <a href="mailto:Hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk">Hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk</a> <a href="http://stoneship.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace">http://stoneship.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace</a></div></div><br>_______________________________________________ Hackspace mailing list <a href="mailto:Hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk">Hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk</a> <a href="http://stoneship.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace">http://stoneship.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace</a></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Hackspace mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk">Hackspace@swansea.hackspace.org.uk</a><br><a href="http://stoneship.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace">http://stoneship.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hackspace</a></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>