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Ask HN: Does Hacker News still do in person meet ups?
I found some old and inactive meetup and eventbrite groups but are there any in person? I went to a hackathon event before covid that was incredible and I was hoping similar "energy" still existed.
- shabbatt 4y agoI would NOT want to meet anyone from here tbh. I fear what people write here are how they are in real life. Not saying they are bad people just from the bad takes and endless pedantic arguments are something I would quickly grow tired in a spoken conversation. You can skip over paragraphs but in real life you can't.
- blowski 4y agoI went to quite a few of the HN meetups in London, and they were great. People often behave differently in meatspace.
- kickaha 4y agoBut the beauty of it is that crap evaporates in real life. I don’t want to overstate it, of course, but the effect is always huge.
- quickthrower2 4y agoIt would be a comedy sketch if you had a real meetup, but people using their "Hacker News" tone. Lot's of hot takes, fights. Maybe each person has a up and down vote button on their t shirt? Some boring conversation in the corner 2 people listen to. In 10 years time turns out it was the launch of Bitcoin, Figma or Dropbox or something.
- gigaflop 4y agoThat reminds me of a sports talk show I see on the gym TVs sometimes. A few talking heads, and a host who literally gives/takes points from these old men talking football/sports.
- ravenstine 4y agoBad takes can be hilarious, though. It's only a problem when the participants and audience aren't chill. Discussions where everyone thinks everyone else is wrong are fun when everyone's chill. I'd wager Redditors might not be the best group of people to have chill conversations with, but it's kind of surprising to me that someone would dismiss HN'ers that easily. But I guess some people just don't appreciate bad takes. Also, I doubt that most people are going to focus on the pandemic at this point. It depends on where one lives, but even in LA most people have long since moved on from it, and no one wants to hear it at an IRL meetup revival.
- the_cat_kittles 4y agonothing more painful than looking in the mirror lol
- shabbatt 4y ago
- TheBigSalad 4y ago"endless pedantic arguments" here? nah!
- Klonoar 4y agoIt'd depend on where you are, for one - would be helpful to know. e.g, the Tokyo meetup is still a thing, met back in July: https://hntokyo.doorkeeper.jp/events/138928 https://hntokyo.doorkeeper.jp/events/138928
- nyellin 4y agoIf anyone in the Tel Aviv area is interested, we (robusta.dev) would love to meetup!
- knuckleheads 4y agoLet me know if anybody wants to meet up in Washington DC!
- dasokol112358 4y agoI'm interested!
- uneekname 4y agoI'd be down!
- chrisshroba 4y agoAnyone in Nashville, TN looking to meet up?
- eek2121 4y agolet's go. ;) EDIT: down to hang out with anyone that is super chill (and lives close to Nashville). Maybe we can all pick a place downtown to (passively) make fun of those tourist nerds that keep invading.
- chrisshroba 4y agoFeel free to email me at my username @gmail!
- chris_acree 4y agoChecking in!
- chrisshroba 4y agoFeel free to email me at my username @gmail!
- agomez314 4y agoI'd be down to organize an event in Pittsburgh
- mrjet 4y agoWould attend such a meetup!
- eimrine 4y agoI have not visited any hackathon since late 2019, I so miss that events. I would like to visit some offline event for HN crowd.
- robcohen 4y agoI’m not aware of any events that successfully capture what HN is. If you want to make contacts, go to YC startup events and meet people. The smartest and most talented people aren’t usually wasting their time with general catch-all tech events. They’re on a mission and aim to meet people who can genuinely help them accomplish it. I’m not spitting at hackathon type events, but let’s be real — they target recent grads. I’d love to be proven wrong on this, because I’d promptly attend the events that I don’t believe exist.
- people_not_bots 4y agoI wish I could attend an event like the YC event but I dont live in NorCal.
- lisper 4y agoWhy don't you organize one in your area then?
- roflc0ptic 4y agoI’d suggest looking into rationalist/effective altruism meetups. As far as professional interests and demographics, its hard to imagine another niche group with more overlap - naturally both seem born out of SF
- reducesuffering 4y agoAgree, but unfortunately the big ones just happened. Probably another 6 months.
- ramesh31 4y agoThe “work at a startup” meetups were fun, even if only to hear the pitches and see what Sam had to say. Is that still a thing?
- anigbrowl 4y agoThere used to be bimonthly socials in SF that didn't have any particular focus, they were just an excuse for to hang out (and sometimes acquire a hangover).
- searchableguy 4y agoI have seen a post about meetup in India a few days ago but sadly, they used whatsapp for coordination so I didn't join. Wonder what happened to that?
- ajkjk 4y agoThey're probably communicating on whatsapp.
- londons_explore 4y ago> they used whatsapp for coordination so I didn't join How much personal opportunity cost is acceptable before it becomes worth using a platform you don't like...? Remember that even if it your life's sole goal to eliminate the use of that platform worldwide, you will probably achieve more if you take every opportunity possible, including those gatekept by the platform you don't like...
- searchableguy 4y agoI wouldn't have been able to attend so it was futile to install whatsapp and join the discussion. There is no ideological reason behind it.
- phpthrowaway99 4y agoThen you wrote your original message in a very odd way, implying it was because of the WhatsApp use that you did not join. Not harping on you, just an FYI in case you're learning the language or would like to increase communication skills.
- temptemptemp111 4y agoSomeone should make a global map with a web app that you can place a search engine protected email address on + GPS location - to contact in case of desire to grab a coffee over locale-focused startup & tech convos. Boom.
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- chrisshroba 4y agoNo need to be rude just because someone used more words than you think necessary.
- qorrect 4y agoOh that wasn't meant to be rude, I liked the idea and wanted him to keep talking about it.
- qorrect 4y agoI like this idea alot, maybe something like this: User opens app, makes a possible meetup that s/he is into , it then shows up on the map as just the title of the Group, along with maybe an interest count of initially 0. If others click on it enough, the original users gets notified that this 'has momentum' and whether or not they want to schedule an actual get together. If they do, all other people are notified of the event. like meetup.com, but the emphasis is on the location. Is that what you were thinking ?
- temptemptemp111 4y ago
- labarilem 4y agoVery cool idea. I'd love to have that here in southern Italy.
- tptacek 4y agoIt does if you want it to. These have always been privately organized. If you set one up in Chicagoland, let me know.
- addcninblue 4y agoPlease also loop me in for a Chicago event!
- d_philla 4y ago+1 for a Chicago area IRL event. Would also love to be in the know.
- JustARandomGuy 4y ago+1 Would be happy to come as well.
- Rasbora 4y agoThere are dozens of us!
- CameronBanga 4y agoA bit further out in the suburbs, but for anyone seeing this interested, we have a monthly meetup group in Valparaiso, IN, called ValpoHacks. We averages ~10-15 people per month and group has significant overlap with HackerNews interests. Here's meetup link for more info: https://www.meetup.com/valpo-hacks-meetup/ https://www.meetup.com/valpo-hacks-meetup/. If anyone has questions, my email is my HN username @gmail.com.
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- devteambravo 4y agoI'm in a hackathon group with a few people locally and a few people from HN. We hang out on Discord and at my house. Though some of us have never met in person. Does that count?
- Melatonic 4y agoWait - people still do IRL?!
- ravenstine 4y agoI know, right? Meetup.com pretty much turned into OnlineOnly.com. After going online during the pandemic, my meetup members showed no interest in IRL meetups again after things calmed down, so I basically gave up figuring it's a sign of the times.
- bilsbie 4y agoSomeone should do a startup to disrupt meetup.com. Meet up is the experts exchange of social planning.
- ajkjk 4y agoYes? the world is full of people who want to do things in person.
- jlbbellefeuille 4y agoAnyone want to do a Sacramento / Davis / Folsom meet up? I can host!
- soulofmischief 4y agoCount me in! Maybe a public function would be more accommodating if enough people tap in.
- onemoresoop 4y agoReady to host like 4000 folks?
- jrnichols 4y agothere's that many HN folks in the Sacramento area? Sounds like we could take over Discovery Park and call it good. :)
- jlbbellefeuille 4y agoSacramento is like Austin without the PR… (if you know you said this lmk)
- jrnichols 4y agohaving lived in Texas for many years and now back to Sacramento... it wishes it was Austin. ;-)
- MiguelX413 4y agoI would love to!
- no_wizard 4y agoyes please
- staticsnow 4y agoKind of a lurker here but would be interested!
- splch 4y agoAn LA event would be a lot of fun!
- people_not_bots 4y agoIm in LA should we organize a meetup? How would we do it properly?
- drBonkers 4y agoIf it’s effective, here’s a When2Meet link [1] that should provide a heat map of when most of us on this thread are available. [1] https://www.when2meet.com/?16905460-DWxNb https://www.when2meet.com/?16905460-DWxNb
- something98 4y agoI don’t see (from my iPad) how we would coordinate beyond the overlapping times. Specifically, how do we contact each other once a time is agreed upon?
- ForrestN 4y agoFilled in my ideal windows
- mlubin01 4y agoFilled in my slots, let's do something with this information.Looks like most folks are available on Saturday. Guessing we'd want to be in Santa Monica?
- people_not_bots 4y agoPick A COFFEESHOP OR BAR AND SAY GO FOR IT?
- ForrestN 4y agoHow about something more central for us east-siders? The new Konbi in Culver City would be great! Insanely delicious, lots of outdoor seating?
- aaron695 4y agoHN is always frothing about WFH so wouldn't it contradict the central HN tenancy being with other human beings is bad? Once upon a time HN was about creating things. Create a meetup and see what happens? There's a lot of cool stuff you'd learn doing that. See what other locations people around you use for meetups. Run one and iterate. Start as open as possible.
- thimkerbell 4y agoJust try to get your bivalent covid booster first.
- spoils19 4y ago
- ghgdynb1 4y agoYes! Applications are open for YC Winter 2023! Started out /s, but upon consideration I imagine YC really is the closest you could get to the spirit of HN in an in-person meetup.
- jzhen 4y agothe application deadline for Winter 2023 was last week fyi
- mtmail 4y agoA new London one was planned for September 8th but cancelled due to the venue becoming unavailabel (day of Queen's death). https://www.meetup.com/london-hacker-news-meetup/events/288139501/ https://www.meetup.com/london-hacker-news-meetup/events/2881... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32660447 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32660447 . If I recall 180 people signed up.
- tpoacher 4y agoHuh. I cancelled last minute because I got covid. Didn't realise the whole thing ended up not happening at all in the end ... looking forward to the next one!
- Chris_Newton 4y agoThere are definitely a few of us around in Cambridge, UK as well. I don’t know of any HN-specific meetups planned in this area, though it seems that several groups whose interests are likely to overlap with HN readers (about specific programming languages, for example) have started to hold real-world events again if anyone is looking for other local places to meet like-minded people.
- wessorh 4y agoAnyone in the Bay Area interested in a HN Meetup?
- roflchoppa 4y agoI’m down!
- jfim 4y agoSure if it's in the south bay
- notfed 4y agoIf someone created an event "Hacker News Meetup" on meetup.com, I'd go.
- deltasevennine 4y agoThe problem is someone has to pay. It's not free.
- rexpop 4y agoSuch a shame this is a forum for paupers.
- deltasevennine 4y agoI can pay. It's pennies. But I don't because I'd rather you pay. You and everyone else has the same opinion, thus nobody pays.
- revicon 4y agoDo it!
- gnicholas 4y agoPut me down for the peninsula chapter!
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- bilsbie 4y agoAnyone in Florida?
- JamesSwift 4y agoCocoa Beach area, checking in
- bilsbie 4y agoWow I’m on the space coast too. I wasn’t sure how to reach out but I sent you a connection on linked in.
- JamesSwift 4y agoHaha, small world
- BobbyJo 4y agoGrew up in Brevard county and still swing through from time to time!
- JamesSwift 4y agoNice. Born and raised in Rockledge. Moved back about 7 years ago now.
- bodangly 4y agoI’ll be moving to Broward County in a month and definitely would be interested in an HN meetup.
- ironmagma 4y agoOrlando here.
- molotovh 4y agoVolusia County!
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- torotonnato 4y agoAnyone in Italy, possibly Milan ಠ‿ಠ
- hollowturtle 4y ago+ 1
- golergka 4y agoI'm traveling to Milan this Friday and I'm staying there for two weeks. Would love to meet!
- labarilem 4y agoI'm in Italy, based in Bari
- atak1 4y agoAnyone here in NYC? Would love to do an IRL meetup
- hardwaregeek 4y agoAgreed!
- LecroJS 4y agoYes! This would be great
- benburton 4y agoNYC checking in! Surely there are enough of us to put together a meetup?
- jzhen 4y agoanother vote for NYC
- bitforger 4y agoSure
- peterbell_nyc 4y agoIm in NYC and would love this - how can I help?!
- jbgolds 4y agoWould be interested!
- snicker7 4y ago
- 29athrowaway 4y agoIn real life there's no flag button, unfortunately.
- xcambar 4y agoYes you have to confront people or leave, that's insane right? /s
- imwillofficial 4y agoI’m down if anyone is in the Northern Virginia/DC area. Ping me, I’ll buy the first round. I’d love to hear your story.
- ezymandias 4y agoNOVA here, DMed!
- echelon 4y agoAtlanta, anyone? Let's talk startups, AI/ML, and disrupting the incumbents!
- trentnix 4y agoAmarillo, Texas! Anyone? :-)
- bradleysmith 4y agoThere’s this and no austin in this thread! Id love to hear what startup folks in the panhandle are working on.
- nvahalik 4y agoWe need an Austin thread.
- personjerry 4y agoAnyone in Valencia, Spain?
- ValentineC 4y agoAnyone else in Singapore interested in a HN meetup?
- kinix 4y agoI'd come along if it was organised
- c_o_n_v_e_x 4y agoInterested!
- chunza2542 4y agoInterested
- lamroger 4y agoPhilly?
- WorldPeas 4y agoanyone in boston? I could use some more hacker pals!
- dmd 4y agohi! What about a meetup at the MIT Museum (which reopens in its new space at Kendall next week)? The new museum is absolutely gorgeous and amazing (my wife works there).
- obi1kenobi 4y ago:wave:
- Mochila 4y ago:D
- cirgue 4y agoAtlanta?
- languagehacker 4y agoI'd be in for Atlanta
- blparker 4y agoChicago?
- Gaessaki 4y agoMontréal, anyone? :)
- gxt 4y agoC'est parti. On fait ça quand?
- Gaessaki 4y agoShoot moi un courriel (bio) et je m’occupe du doodle !
- 20kleagues 4y agoLets do it!
- Gaessaki 4y agoSend me an email (in bio) and I’ll schedule a time!
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- DoktorDelta 4y agoAnybody else in Philadelphia?
- gtwomd 4y ago+1
- no_wizard 4y agoI'd do a Bend, OR or Portland OR meetup for sure!
- maxchehab 4y ago+1
- jingxiangmo 4y agoI want to start hosting meetups and lightning talks in Montreal Canada. Would anyone be interested?
- Gaessaki 4y agoSend me an email (bio), organizing something with a couple of others!
- jingxiangmo 4y agoYour email isn't in your bio :/ Please send me an email here! jingxiangmo.public@gmail.com
- stephenhuey 4y agoHow about Houston, Texas? Good timing, too, since I may soon need to recruit for a new startup. ⊙⊙
- parkaboy 4y agoCount me in.
- afvictory 4y agoI'd be interested in a Houston meetup!
- throwaway47786 4y agoSame! Is it weird to post this from a throwaway acct?
- ammmir 4y agoAnyone in Bangkok? Would love to do an IRL meetup.
- jerriep 4y agoI am. Feel free to give me a shout via Twitter (username in my HN Bio) or via email which you can find on my Personal website (listed in Bio as well)
- vikR0001 4y agoAnybody in Ft. Myers, Florida?
- AlphaWeaver 4y agoRaleigh / the Triangle anyone?
- EZ-Cheeze 4y agoI'm here
- stonewareslord 4y agoMe too!
- Integrape 4y agoWe're out here
- wingworks 4y agoNew Zealand? Worth a try :P
- fantasticFerret 4y agoHawaii? Oahu specifically, anyone out there? I'd love to meet the community.
- protomyth 4y agoI'm actually surprised there doesn't seem to be a Minneapolis/ St. Paul MN contingent. The Twin Cities had a lot of interest groups in the 90's.
- nicolas_t 4y agoAnyone in HK?
- ateng 4y agoYes! My contact info is in my profile
- freeqaz 4y agoITT: A disturbing lack of people requesting a Seattle meetup! I have a small group of founders I could likely convince to join. Anybody have any venues they would recommend? I've found Optimism to be pretty great
- filoleg 4y ago> a disturbing lack of people requesting a seattle meetup Not going to lie, as someone currently living in Seattle, the lack of people from here requesting a meetup is the most unsurprising thing in this thread.
- aendruk 4y agoLUGs etc seem to just starve here. What explains it?
- filoleg 4y agoFrom personal experience, combine the typical flakines/social non-commital of people from LA with typical nordic asocial behaviors, and that's what you got here. Add lots of tech people to the mix, a lot of whom would already be a bit predisposed and comfortable with such behaviors, and it gets even worse. Not trying to cast shade on anyone here, I am one of those "predisposed" people myself. Over the past 4 years, almost all of my closest friends left the city (3 non-locals, 1 who was born and raised here; out of those 4, I only knew 1 non-local prior to moving here) and moved to NYC, and they all couldn't be happier with their decision, years later. Trust me, I love my alone time and can go without interacting with people outside for days without feeling bad about it at all. But even for me, Seattle feels more suffocating than literally any other major city I've ever been in. Luckily, not staying here for much longer.
- bruceb 4y agoOptimism lives on meetup type events. +1 for Seattle.
- makeitrain 4y agohttps://www.meetup.com/hackernewsseattlemeetup/ https://www.meetup.com/hackernewsseattlemeetup/ Message the organizer and post it here too please.
- imagineerschool 4y agoToronto - who is in?
- emmanuel_1234 4y agoWe created a Telegram group for Toronto HNers. t.me slash +IAT_zueOKigwY2Y9 (trying to prevent bots invasion!).
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- aristofun 4y agoMe too - boatman at list.ru
- gooeykabuki 4y agoI’m in.
- tamiral 4y agoim in!
- gooeykabuki 4y agoEmail?
- emmanuel_1234 4y agome!
- ffff__ddan 4y agoAnyone in Germany? :)
- Tomte 4y agoToo large for any meaningful action. You need major city granularity.
- ffff__ddan 4y agoHow about Berlin?
- arnasp 4y agoAnyone in Dublin interested in a HN Meetup?
- gwynn_meetup 4y ago[dead]
- phpthrowaway99 4y agoNothing has made me dislike meetup more than this message has.
- SlySherZ 4y agoPortugal, either Porto or Braga. Let me know if you'd like to meet!
- wodenokoto 4y agoOther than using the HN name, and publicizing on HN, what goes into a "Hacker News" in-person event?
- dgwight 4y agoIt’s a long shot, but is anyone in Chile?
- saikro 4y agoThe possibilities exist, here from the 0.002% of the world.
- ezekg 4y agoDFW, Texas, anyone? I'd be down for a monthly meetup.
- LastManStanding 4y agoI went once or twice to the one here in San Diego, years ago. They were smart and interesting people as I recall.
- wan_ala 4y ago
- iansowinski 4y agoPoland/Poznan interested inmeetup in Oct/Nov?