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The First Baltimore Hackathon
- davetroy 16y agoThis is going to be an awesome event!
- charlief 16y agoHow about a worldvirtualhackathon so I can participate from Toronto! Also, a list of hackathons that you could probably add to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackathon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackathon
- subelsky 16y agoooh thanks, will add to that
- subelsky 16y agowe're trying really hard here to get people to come out and build who haven't attended any of the more "social" startup events in DC and Baltimore. All are welcome!
- paulsmith 16y agoThis is exciting -- I recently moved to Baltimore from Chicago, where there is a thriving startup and hacker culture (see ORD Camp, for example). Good to see that with this and events like Ignite and Node there is a lot going on for geeks in Charm City. Are any Baltimore Pythonistas interested in starting a Python users group in the city? I know there is one in the suburbs but I for one would rather have one where I live.
- tocomment 16y agoI'm a Python programmer near Baltimore. Where is the user group in the suburbs? I might join a Baltimore user group especially if it met on weekends. Weeknights are tough for me.
- paulsmith 16y agoIt's called the BACON-PIG http://pangalactic.us/bacon-pig/ http://pangalactic.us/bacon-pig/ It's in Greenbelt.
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- subelsky 16y agoPaul, there's a TON of awesome stuff happening here. Email me if you want more info (mike@subelsky.com) -- also check out http://startupbaltimore.org http://startupbaltimore.org
- bigsassy 16y agoI don't know about Baltimore Pythonistas, but there are plenty in DC. We have a meetup the first Tuesday of every month. It's a little far from Baltimore, but we have some speakers that, IMO, is worth the trip. http://meetup.zpugdc.org/ http://meetup.zpugdc.org/
- tvon 16y agoI live in Mt Vernon and as DC and Greenbelt aren't especially convenient for me, I'd be willing to meet with some fellow pythonistas if anyone is interested. Working remotely, I also spend a few hours at City Cafe most days if anyone just wants to sit with another coder while working...
- subelsky 16y agodo you know about the Beehive in Canton? It's a coworking space you might really like, lots of hackers work there remotely http://beehivebaltimore.org/ http://beehivebaltimore.org/
- tvon 16y agoNo, I'll definitely check that out.
- PaulCapestany 16y agotvon, if you live in Mount Vernon, you should try and check out http://www.twitter.com/CoworkCharles http://www.twitter.com/CoworkCharles as well. It's a bunch of techies getting together to cowork at coffeeshops with free wifi along Charles Street, happens about once a week. The more the merrier!
- jobmatchbox 16y agoFollow @CoworkCharles on Twitter - there is a group that coworks at least once a week. We meet up at Bohemian Coffee House, Koffee Therapy, Caribou Coffee, and last night on the way back from a Baltimore startup happy hour we were talking about City Cafe as we passed by it so probably there next. We had two python guys, several Ruby on Rails guys and a PHP guy there the last time.
- mattyfo 16y agoPaul, Come swing by the Node one of these Thursdays, we're normally open at 7:30pm and in there working all sorts of projects until we head over to Joe^2 for drinks. We love company :)
- jobmatchbox 16y agoThe Washington area and the greater Mid-Atlantic region has enough startups and related events to keep you busy. Check out http://www.socialmatchbox.com http://www.socialmatchbox.com for information, and check http://www.dctechevents.com http://www.dctechevents.com for events.
- sintesoro 16y agoI would find interesting something related. Creating a platform for defining the next stage of an idea and how to code it in software. A collaborative remote project.
- subelsky 16y agoWe're adding ideas to this page: http://baltimorehackathon.pbworks.com/w/page/Heres-my-idea http://baltimorehackathon.pbworks.com/w/page/Heres-my-idea
- tvon 16y agoThere is an apostrophe in that link that HN is apparently stripping out. Just go the the front page of the wiki and you'll see the link.
- tel 16y agoExtraordinarily glad to see this in Baltimore since I was worried I'd never run into this community around town. Sadly, also really busy that weekend.
- subelsky 16y agosorry we will miss you -- this site is a good place to get connected: http://startupbaltimore.org/ http://startupbaltimore.org/ Also check out our google group: http://groups.google.com/group/techinbaltimore?lnk=srg http://groups.google.com/group/techinbaltimore?lnk=srg
- jkriss 16y agoYou might not expect it, but Baltimore has an awesome tech scene – lots of cool people interested in making stuff happen.
- peterbessman 16y agoIt could use better publicity though. I've been here my whole life, and it's far too easy to get the impression that Baltimore is just a satellite to the fed contracting epicenter in DC. That's why I'm so stoked about this event! I'll be there for sure.
- subelsky 16y agoThat's exactly why we're doing this :-)
- mattyfo 16y agoPeter, You may want to follow the tech in Baltimore google group as it was created to help over come this problem. The idea is to help connect the tech circle, check it out. http://groups.google.com/group/techinbaltimore http://groups.google.com/group/techinbaltimore
- peterbessman 16y agoIt could use better publicity though. I've been here my whole life, and it's far too easy to get the impression that Baltimore is just a satellite to the fed contracting epicenter in DC. That's why I'm so stoked about this event! I'll be there for sure.
- tocomment 16y agoWill people get matched up with groups when they show up? I have two problems: I don't know anyone going, and I don't have any ideas for a project ...
- subelsky 16y agoyes! That's the main point of this. At opening ceremonies we will work to help people form teams. You don't even have to have an idea yet.
- llimllib 16y agoI believe people will be matched up with groups if they desire, and present their ideas at the start. Also there's an ideas wiki at http://baltimorehackathon.pbworks.com/w/page/Heres-my-idea http://baltimorehackathon.pbworks.com/w/page/Heres-my-idea ... it's pretty sparse right now but maybe people will throw some ideas up there.
- bigsassy 16y agoI'd love to come but I'll be attending an open source sprint on that Saturday: http://meetup.zpugdc.org/calendar/15036971/ http://meetup.zpugdc.org/calendar/15036971/ But I'd definitely come to the next one. I hope it's a huge success so there will be more in the future.
- subelsky 16y agothanks! We are also working on a Startup Weekend next year that this is intended to feed into...
- krakensden 16y agoEaster egg- scroll down to the bottom and click the kraken.