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This is a great and inspirational read. It demonstrates the application of a diy hacker solution to issues like medical shortages caused by the Israeli blockade
by padraic7a 7y ago
This is a great and inspirational read. It demonstrates the application of a diy hacker solution to issues like medical shortages caused by the Israeli blockade, but also to dialysis machine vendor lockin which is a global issue.
Check out the section on the difference between QA in the lab and field-testing!
It's also a heartbreaking read to be honest. Check out this quote on why they spread their 3d printers around multiple locations; "There are two reasons we do this. One is that we want to promote the culture. The other is that we’re going to get bombed at some point. When that happens, if we are the only place that has all the 3D-printing knowledge or equipment, then we’re going to set back the entire movement by two or three years. The more we hoard the knowledge or hoard the equipment, the worse it will be. As it is, when our offices eventually do get bombed, we’ll probably only be set back a year. If somebody dies, obviously it will be even worse. "
- bschne 7y agoThe level of pragmatism/resilience in statements like this is always baffling as an "outsider" who has never been in even a remotely comparable situation
- Iv 7y agoIt comes with a high toll on the locals mental health. This is a place that is home to 1.8 million people. The blockade has been on since 2007 (and in some other form before that).
- avip 7y agoIsraeli-Egyptian blockade.
- ocschwar 7y agoIsraeli-Egyptian-Gazan blockade. What material makes it past the first two is then held tightly by the Hamas militias as a means of exerting control over the Gazan population.