[Noisebridge-discuss] Project Smashed at Noisebridge

[Henner Zeller]

On 14 May 2014 11:22, Praveen Sinha <dmhomee at gmail.com> wrote:

> That really sucks Johny -- how much did it cost?  I will chip in for a
> replacement or get it repaired.
>

You can't repair the damage it does when someone tramples on the project
and soul of someone who is young and probably did the first thing in his
live society is approving of and makes him proud. This is bad.


>
> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Johny Radio <johnyradio at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>  This boombox was built by a 15 year old Hispanic boy, who just got out
>> of prison. He was extremely proud of it. It won first place at the Gadget
>> contest at the recent EE Live Conference.
>>
>> I just discovered that someone at Noisebridge smashed it while I was out
>> of the room. This thing is industrial-strength materials, so this had to be
>> intentional.
>>
>> http://s19.postimg.org/7ikdql5rn/smashed2_1.jpg
>> http://s19.postimg.org/bqf5zc777/smashed_1.jpg
>>
>> Here's a video of the boy building it:
>>
>> http://vimeo.com/67891983
>> His name is Jesus (pronounced "hay-SEUSS")
>>
>> I was using it to prototype new features, for the electronics non-profit
>> program i operate, for disadvantaged youths. This sets our project back.
>>
>>
>> How very Noisebridge.
>>
>>
>> -Johny Radio
>>
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