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Are there any other places similar to Hacker Dojo in the bay area?

by educar 11y ago

ZanyProgrammer 11y ago
Not off the top of my head in Santa Clara County.
simoncion 11y ago
I know of a few. There are likely several that I don't know about: Noisebridge in SF https://noisebridge.net https://noisebridge.net TechShop in SF, SJ, and several other non-Bay Area locations http://www.techshop.ws/ http://www.techshop.ws/ Ace Monster Toys in Oakland http://acemonstertoys.org/ http://acemonstertoys.org/ Sudo Room in Oakland https://sudoroom.org/ https://sudoroom.org/
- varelse 11y ago
  TechShop is amazingly cool. Noisebridge scared me. Unless it's moved since 2014, it's in a dilapidated building in the mission pointlessly cluttered with ornamental mid 20th-century scientific equipment and it seemed to me that all it needed was a match to go up in flames.
  - simoncion 11y ago
    > Unless it's moved since 2014... Noisebridge is still at 2169 Mission St. > ...it seemed to me that all it needed was a match to go up in flames. The space has been inspected by both the fire marshal and professional electricians and is not a fire hazard and is (after some work during the Great Noisebridge Reboot back in mid 2014) up to code. :) Appearances can be (and often are) deceiving. If you're in the neighborhood, maybe pop on by during open visiting hours to see if the changes alleviate some of your concerns.
- educar 11y ago
  I have been to some of these. noisebridge - it's a very good place but the last two times I was there it was quite dirty. it also had homeless people (nothing against the homeless but it's not the right place for them) which made it hard to work there. TechShop - is not a computer hacking place. mostly for mechanical/engineering. I will try the other two, thanks for your suggestions!
  - simoncion 11y ago
    > noisebridge - it's a very good place but the last two times I was there it was quite dirty. it also had homeless people... Have you been there since this happened? https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Reboot https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Reboot The character of the place has changed dramatically for the better. Anyway, happy to help.

Are there any other places similar to Hacker Dojo in the bay area?

by educar 11y ago

Are there any other places similar to Hacker Dojo in the bay area?

ZanyProgrammer 11y ago

Not off the top of my head in Santa Clara County.

simoncion 11y ago

I know of a few. There are likely several that I don't know about: Noisebridge in SF https://noisebridge.net https://noisebridge.net TechShop in SF, SJ, and several other non-Bay Area locations http://www.techshop.ws/ http://www.techshop.ws/ Ace Monster Toys in Oakland http://acemonstertoys.org/ http://acemonstertoys.org/ Sudo Room in Oakland https://sudoroom.org/ https://sudoroom.org/

varelse 11y ago
TechShop is amazingly cool. Noisebridge scared me. Unless it's moved since 2014, it's in a dilapidated building in the mission pointlessly cluttered with ornamental mid 20th-century scientific equipment and it seemed to me that all it needed was a match to go up in flames.
- simoncion 11y ago
  > Unless it's moved since 2014... Noisebridge is still at 2169 Mission St. > ...it seemed to me that all it needed was a match to go up in flames. The space has been inspected by both the fire marshal and professional electricians and is not a fire hazard and is (after some work during the Great Noisebridge Reboot back in mid 2014) up to code. :) Appearances can be (and often are) deceiving. If you're in the neighborhood, maybe pop on by during open visiting hours to see if the changes alleviate some of your concerns.
educar 11y ago
I have been to some of these. noisebridge - it's a very good place but the last two times I was there it was quite dirty. it also had homeless people (nothing against the homeless but it's not the right place for them) which made it hard to work there. TechShop - is not a computer hacking place. mostly for mechanical/engineering. I will try the other two, thanks for your suggestions!
- simoncion 11y ago
  > noisebridge - it's a very good place but the last two times I was there it was quite dirty. it also had homeless people... Have you been there since this happened? https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Reboot https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Reboot The character of the place has changed dramatically for the better. Anyway, happy to help.