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List of Hacker Spaces Around the World

78 points by mahipal 16y ago

pook 16y ago
Nice. I was able to instantly add a local hackerspace: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Buffalolabs http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Buffalolabs
strooltz 16y ago
nice - i just added our new coworking space in asbury park, nj - http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Cowerks:_Asbury_Park,_NJ http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Cowerks:_Asbury_Park,_NJ
27182818284 16y ago
Glancing at the US portion, I find it interesting that a lot of the states that traditionally think of themselves as the "Git 'r' done" and "Do it yourself" states have fewer hacker spaces. (e.g. Nebraska, Montana, South Dakota and more) I wonder if that is because they lack a more hackeresque spirit or because those states being rural don't need a designated hacker space.
- thefool 16y ago
  I'd imagine that there is not as much of a hacker culture in terms of techy projects.
  - whatwhatwhat 16y ago
    I am from Omaha, Nebraska and I can say there is plenty of it going on... as far as official places to go? Not likely. Hackerspaces seems to confirm that
- gojomo 16y ago
  With fewer people and cheap plentiful living space, it's probably just more likely to have an informal garage, basement, or attic 'hacker space'.
  - 27182818284 16y ago
    That is what I thinking too. Not sure why I got the downvote, but oh well.
- blhack 16y ago
  Anecdotal, but I think it's because they don't really need designated hacker spaces. Growing up, we were far from wealthy, yet in the basement we had a woodshop stocked fully with tools (mostly that my dad had bought at estate auctions and soforth) and a garage stocked with every type of tool I could imagine. I think the only thing we didn't have was a welder, although several of my neighbors did. (Grew up in MN)
- ahn 16y ago
  Based on my experience I think that's easily explained by population density, amount of space available per capita, etc. If anything I see hackeresque spirit as more pronounced in rural areas. They aren't forced by necessity into a shared space like those in the city though, and maybe they don't consider the benefits of a shared space being that important. The Europe situation seems more interesting. Look at the numbers(per capita) for The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, and then France. The first three have many hacker spaces per capita. France is much lower. I'd expect that(from past experience), but don't have any good ideas about why it is.
sachinag 16y ago
It probably makes more sense to also have the states/cities alphabetized as well. Otherwise, you have to scroll up/down or search for "Chicago" to find all the Chicago hackerspaces.
- chronomex 16y ago
  Hit the arrow-looking button on each column heading to sort by that column.
grease 16y ago
Good to see Jaaga (http://jaaga.wikidot.com/ http://jaaga.wikidot.com/) here. I work here and its an awesome place to be in. Would love to see more Bangalore hackers turn up.
- SingAlong 16y ago
  Hey, i just noticed it. I browsed thru their site and it looks like Jaaga concentrates more of Design and non-hacker stuff. I'm a colg student and web developer who often works on personal projects too. I would love to work on anything social. Any place for people like me? P.S: Just found out that there is another HackerSpace in Bangalore called Protospace (http://protost.ation.in http://protost.ation.in). Their site is down tho. But their membership fee from the hackerspace page http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Protospace_Bangalore http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Protospace_Bangalore says Rs.2000-4000, sounds too expensive.
  - grease 16y ago
    Jaaga does have folks from design/art community frequenting it, but that doesn't make it any less of a community place for devs. As of now, there are 3 (tech) startups working (full time) out of there. You should come over and have a looksie
    - codeshepherd 16y ago
      yup.. hashcube is one of the startup working out of jaaga.
    - SingAlong 16y ago
      Whats the membership fee? And any timings for the venue? I didn't find such details on the site. Is it so that I'll have to have an idea and "apply" for it like the site says?
mbenjaminsmith 16y ago
Great. Found a space in Bangkok I wasn't aware of and a python presentation this Friday.
cubes 16y ago
I'm a member of Noisebridge, and I think it's pretty great. If anyone is in the San Francisco Bay Area, drop by some time.
- jsares 16y ago
  I'm hosting a fundraiser for Noisebridge Wed the 9th http://www.yelp.com/events/san-francisco-let-me-make-you-a-drink-for-something-awesome http://www.yelp.com/events/san-francisco-let-me-make-you-a-d...
  - ephermata 16y ago
    Somehow I missed this - thanks much for putting it together! Noisebridge is one of the things I miss about the Bay Area.
- moolave 16y ago
  I've been to the hacker dojo in Mountain View and it's definitely a great hub for startups and hackers working on projects. They host good sponsored events with good food & drinks, hold hacking classes, and have free swag from companies that hold or sponsor events there. I haven't been to the other ones around the bay area but I'd like to check out the SF places soon.
tragiclos 16y ago
I looked at the hacker space in my area (Grand Rapids, MI) and was actually angry at how pointless every single one of their projects appeared to be[1]. [1]: http://www.viget.org/Viget:Projects http://www.viget.org/Viget:Projects
abyssknight 16y ago
I'm a member of familab, the Greater Orlando (Florida), space. We're still struggling financially, and working towards our incorporation. Unfortunately, we've had to downsize, but that hasn't put a stop to our hacking. Hopefully I can meet up with some like minded people at Defcon and gather some advice and/or new members for our space. If you're ever in Orlando and want to peek at the space, let myself or our mailing list know. Any full member with a key can give you the grand (read: 1 room) tour. :)
- abyssknight 16y ago
  Thanks to the HN users who emailed or dropped by. I had a few people contact me or drop by the space; pretty cool.
rmc 16y ago
I'm a member of TOG, a Hackerspace in Dublin, Ireland (our website: http://www.tog.ie http://www.tog.ie) You can also see the Hackerspaces that have added themselves to OpenStreetMap here: http://technomancy.org/osm-hackerspaces/ http://technomancy.org/osm-hackerspaces/

78 points by mahipal 16y ago

pook 16y ago

Nice. I was able to instantly add a local hackerspace: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Buffalolabs http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Buffalolabs

strooltz 16y ago

nice - i just added our new coworking space in asbury park, nj - http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Cowerks:_Asbury_Park,_NJ http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Cowerks:_Asbury_Park,_NJ

27182818284 16y ago

Glancing at the US portion, I find it interesting that a lot of the states that traditionally think of themselves as the "Git 'r' done" and "Do it yourself" states have fewer hacker spaces. (e.g. Nebraska, Montana, South Dakota and more) I wonder if that is because they lack a more hackeresque spirit or because those states being rural don't need a designated hacker space.

thefool 16y ago
I'd imagine that there is not as much of a hacker culture in terms of techy projects.
- whatwhatwhat 16y ago
  I am from Omaha, Nebraska and I can say there is plenty of it going on... as far as official places to go? Not likely. Hackerspaces seems to confirm that
gojomo 16y ago
With fewer people and cheap plentiful living space, it's probably just more likely to have an informal garage, basement, or attic 'hacker space'.
- 27182818284 16y ago
  That is what I thinking too. Not sure why I got the downvote, but oh well.
blhack 16y ago
Anecdotal, but I think it's because they don't really need designated hacker spaces. Growing up, we were far from wealthy, yet in the basement we had a woodshop stocked fully with tools (mostly that my dad had bought at estate auctions and soforth) and a garage stocked with every type of tool I could imagine. I think the only thing we didn't have was a welder, although several of my neighbors did. (Grew up in MN)
ahn 16y ago
Based on my experience I think that's easily explained by population density, amount of space available per capita, etc. If anything I see hackeresque spirit as more pronounced in rural areas. They aren't forced by necessity into a shared space like those in the city though, and maybe they don't consider the benefits of a shared space being that important. The Europe situation seems more interesting. Look at the numbers(per capita) for The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, and then France. The first three have many hacker spaces per capita. France is much lower. I'd expect that(from past experience), but don't have any good ideas about why it is.

sachinag 16y ago

It probably makes more sense to also have the states/cities alphabetized as well. Otherwise, you have to scroll up/down or search for "Chicago" to find all the Chicago hackerspaces.

chronomex 16y ago
Hit the arrow-looking button on each column heading to sort by that column.

grease 16y ago

Good to see Jaaga (http://jaaga.wikidot.com/ http://jaaga.wikidot.com/) here. I work here and its an awesome place to be in. Would love to see more Bangalore hackers turn up.

SingAlong 16y ago
Hey, i just noticed it. I browsed thru their site and it looks like Jaaga concentrates more of Design and non-hacker stuff. I'm a colg student and web developer who often works on personal projects too. I would love to work on anything social. Any place for people like me? P.S: Just found out that there is another HackerSpace in Bangalore called Protospace (http://protost.ation.in http://protost.ation.in). Their site is down tho. But their membership fee from the hackerspace page http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Protospace_Bangalore http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Protospace_Bangalore says Rs.2000-4000, sounds too expensive.
- grease 16y ago
  Jaaga does have folks from design/art community frequenting it, but that doesn't make it any less of a community place for devs. As of now, there are 3 (tech) startups working (full time) out of there. You should come over and have a looksie
  - codeshepherd 16y ago
    yup.. hashcube is one of the startup working out of jaaga.
  - SingAlong 16y ago
    Whats the membership fee? And any timings for the venue? I didn't find such details on the site. Is it so that I'll have to have an idea and "apply" for it like the site says?

mbenjaminsmith 16y ago

Great. Found a space in Bangkok I wasn't aware of and a python presentation this Friday.

cubes 16y ago

I'm a member of Noisebridge, and I think it's pretty great. If anyone is in the San Francisco Bay Area, drop by some time.

jsares 16y ago
I'm hosting a fundraiser for Noisebridge Wed the 9th http://www.yelp.com/events/san-francisco-let-me-make-you-a-drink-for-something-awesome http://www.yelp.com/events/san-francisco-let-me-make-you-a-d...
- ephermata 16y ago
  Somehow I missed this - thanks much for putting it together! Noisebridge is one of the things I miss about the Bay Area.
moolave 16y ago
I've been to the hacker dojo in Mountain View and it's definitely a great hub for startups and hackers working on projects. They host good sponsored events with good food & drinks, hold hacking classes, and have free swag from companies that hold or sponsor events there. I haven't been to the other ones around the bay area but I'd like to check out the SF places soon.

tragiclos 16y ago

I looked at the hacker space in my area (Grand Rapids, MI) and was actually angry at how pointless every single one of their projects appeared to be[1]. [1]: http://www.viget.org/Viget:Projects http://www.viget.org/Viget:Projects

abyssknight 16y ago

I'm a member of familab, the Greater Orlando (Florida), space. We're still struggling financially, and working towards our incorporation. Unfortunately, we've had to downsize, but that hasn't put a stop to our hacking. Hopefully I can meet up with some like minded people at Defcon and gather some advice and/or new members for our space. If you're ever in Orlando and want to peek at the space, let myself or our mailing list know. Any full member with a key can give you the grand (read: 1 room) tour. :)

abyssknight 16y ago
Thanks to the HN users who emailed or dropped by. I had a few people contact me or drop by the space; pretty cool.

rmc 16y ago

I'm a member of TOG, a Hackerspace in Dublin, Ireland (our website: http://www.tog.ie http://www.tog.ie) You can also see the Hackerspaces that have added themselves to OpenStreetMap here: http://technomancy.org/osm-hackerspaces/ http://technomancy.org/osm-hackerspaces/