Sprint Day 0: An Open Source ventilator project you can believe in.

[EEVblog]

What happened to our illustrious leader? 

In my opinion, it's inconsiderate, somewhat rude and unprofessional. To just disappear like that.

Seems he's abandoned this thread and gone over to another one.
I think he had some grand vision of creating a new thread each day.

[SilverSolder]

[...]
I would have thought a person who is going to manage, something like this (apart from a forum, is probably NOT the right place anyway, it should really be a suitable pre-existing company or similar, such as a University, possibly).
The person needs to already have some or all of:
Medical knowledge (ideally Medical Electronics/Devices)
Engineering (especially Mechanical and Electronic)
Software (is a bonus)
Ideally understanding of gases/air flow etc. (pneumatics)
Management skills (ideally in a successful business environment)
[...]

In this day and age, we have seen how you can become the leader of a modern country just by blowing enough hot air and having enough idiots believe in you.

It was only a matter of time before the blowhards would try their skills in other disciplines than politics, given their obvious success there...

[MK14]

Seems he's abandoned this thread and gone over to another one.
I think he had some grand vision of creating a new thread each day.

I hope he won't mind me saying, he was still following this thread. Because he responded to me directly about it, via PM.
But he apparently didn't respond within it (he should of), because (as you just said), he wanted to support the new thread(s).

Even just the two active threads, is already causing confusion. As I probably should have posted in the other thread.

[MK14]

In this day and age, we have seen how you can become the leader of a modern country just by blowing enough hot air and having enough idiots believe in you.

It was only a matter of time before the blowhards would try their skills in other disciplines than politics, given their obvious success there...

I think the real issue here, is that the world has just received a surprise military virus attack, by an unknown enemy (we know it is a virus, of a defined type, but the exact/specific details of this variant, were originally unknown to us).
It is (predicted), to potentially overwhelm our military hospital defences.

So, we are desperately trying to get as many soldiers Doctors/Nurses and other medical people, and the equipment they need, such as hospitals (emergency ones being constructed), ventilators, face masks and all the other stuff they need.
But there are practical limits, to how well we can cope with this sudden and ongoing, surprise attack(s).

The reality of the situation, is that ventilators, is just one of the many things that we (Hospitals), need under these circumstances.

tl;dr
I feel sorry for the OP. Because they are trying to do the right thing, and be nice. But, the reality is that it is difficult, to effectively interface with the proper authorities, and launch a coordinated response.

[Mechatrommer]

gosh why the need to necro obsoleted thread? i know feeding a troll is better than feeding a virus, but dont feed both will be much better. we are now on day 2 sprint or maybe day X (i dont count days in this covid holiday)... go continue there... imho this thread should be locked.