The attendees at Hacker News Meetups are some of the smartest, most interesting, most courteous, and most entertaining people I've met. It's true that the softw

The attendees at Hacker News Meetups are some of the smartest, most interesting, most courteous, and most entertaining people I've met. It's true that the software running this site may need to adapt a bit, but the community itself is still thriving. (Plug for Hacker News DC meetup group: http://www.meetup.com/JoinHNDC http://www.meetup.com/JoinHNDC)