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The SF Hacker Loft

63 points by newy 16y ago

yan 16y ago
Ah sweet. I met Euwyn in NY in the '09 HN meet, I think in January. Awesome that you're now in SF and hacking away. (Unless I'm thinking of a totally different Euwyn Poon)
- newy 16y ago
  Yup, that's me. Great hearing from you Yan. I left NYC for SF for YC last summer :)
hparra 16y ago
It's this "let's hack together" mentality that seems to be lacking in Southern California, where so many schools & companies still insist on cubicles. Time to take the train up to SF...
- haploid 16y ago
  I suspect it's because we in SoCal prefer actually getting work done instead of being trendy and being seen hanging out with other trendy people doing trendy things. Although I do exclude certain portions of LA and Hollywood from this description.
  - acgourley 16y ago
    It's not that people disagree entirely, it's just your tone.
    - haploid 16y ago
      My comment is very tribalist in nature( e.g. my region is superior to your region ), and I fully expected the downvotes. Regardless, it does reflect much of what I see in the insular SF startup culture, even if it's based entirely on my anecdotal evidence.
      - jackowayed 16y ago
        If you knew you were phrasing it unproductively (if the way you phrase it causes a valid point to get downvoted, that's unproductive), why not change the phrasing? E.g. "That mentality may be trendy these days, but I've found that the open office space approach can make it hard to find time to really focus and get things done." Still gets your point across, but presents it in a less antagonistic way, leading to productive discussion rather than downvotes.
        sukuriant 16y ago
        Shock value. Anger causes people to think.
        jackowayed 16y ago
        1) Hacker News is not about getting people to think through shock value. And I think a lot of us would leave if it were. 2) Anger about grave moral atrocities causes people to think. Anger about someone antagonistically phrasing a denouncement of their working style causes people to write you off as a troll and move on with their lives.
    - technomancy 16y ago
      I hacked in SoCal for a few years, and I can't remember seeing any of the "getting stuff done" attitude during my time there.
- dweekly 16y ago
  There are a bunch of people in Santa Monica who are looking at starting a Hacker Dojo...
  - billpaetzke 16y ago
    Sweet! I would be all over that. There's really only one good coworking space there: CoLoft. But it's marketed to all freelance/remote workers--not just hackers. Would be nice to get a dedicated hacker place.
  - thesethings 16y ago
    Not sure if it meets your criteria, but there http://blog.crashspace.org http://blog.crashspace.org in Culver City. I'm up in Portland, but have admired it from afar. Seems to have some great events, especially lots of hardware hacking.
DarrenLyman 16y ago
Interested.
krakensden 16y ago
You should change Opzi's web page, it still refers to you as headquartered in Palo Alto.
- newy 16y ago
  Great catch. We're in the process of updating the site :)
jdavid 16y ago
I live in soma and would love to find a place to hack. find me on twitter. @jdavid
dweekly 16y ago
Awesome, Euwyn! This feels like maybe the start of an SF Dojo...? :) :)
neurotech1 16y ago
Noisebridge, another hackerspace is in SF. (www.noisebridge.net) It's located at 2169 Mission St (Between 17th and 18th) Drop by. I'm a member and regular visitor.
baberuth 16y ago
Hi, I've been in NYC and I'm hacking obsessively and around the clock. My biggest problem has been finding a place where I can seriously plunk down and work without distraction. Would LOVE to be in a space with like minded people trying to hack and would also love an excuse to go out to SF. I've been largely very impressed with the NYC tech scene and would love the chance to hack out there for a while too. ftlogrtmfb@gmail.com
- brianbreslin 16y ago
  Want zero distractions? The stacks in the basement of any college library would be perfect
enki 16y ago
hanging out here right now, discussing backbone.js and getting work done! the opzi guys rock! :)
markevans101 16y ago
It's great to see SF tech growing like a weed. For all those hackers with startups, consider entering the Social-Loco Startup Competition (it's free). 6 finalists pitch at Socialloco.net http://vator.tv/competition/social-loco-competition http://vator.tv/competition/social-loco-competition

63 points by newy 16y ago

yan 16y ago

Ah sweet. I met Euwyn in NY in the '09 HN meet, I think in January. Awesome that you're now in SF and hacking away. (Unless I'm thinking of a totally different Euwyn Poon)

newy 16y ago
Yup, that's me. Great hearing from you Yan. I left NYC for SF for YC last summer :)

hparra 16y ago

It's this "let's hack together" mentality that seems to be lacking in Southern California, where so many schools & companies still insist on cubicles. Time to take the train up to SF...

haploid 16y ago
I suspect it's because we in SoCal prefer actually getting work done instead of being trendy and being seen hanging out with other trendy people doing trendy things. Although I do exclude certain portions of LA and Hollywood from this description.
- acgourley 16y ago
  It's not that people disagree entirely, it's just your tone.
  - haploid 16y ago
    My comment is very tribalist in nature( e.g. my region is superior to your region ), and I fully expected the downvotes. Regardless, it does reflect much of what I see in the insular SF startup culture, even if it's based entirely on my anecdotal evidence.
    - jackowayed 16y ago
      If you knew you were phrasing it unproductively (if the way you phrase it causes a valid point to get downvoted, that's unproductive), why not change the phrasing? E.g. "That mentality may be trendy these days, but I've found that the open office space approach can make it hard to find time to really focus and get things done." Still gets your point across, but presents it in a less antagonistic way, leading to productive discussion rather than downvotes.
      - sukuriant 16y ago
        Shock value. Anger causes people to think.
        jackowayed 16y ago
        1) Hacker News is not about getting people to think through shock value. And I think a lot of us would leave if it were. 2) Anger about grave moral atrocities causes people to think. Anger about someone antagonistically phrasing a denouncement of their working style causes people to write you off as a troll and move on with their lives.
  - technomancy 16y ago
    I hacked in SoCal for a few years, and I can't remember seeing any of the "getting stuff done" attitude during my time there.
dweekly 16y ago
There are a bunch of people in Santa Monica who are looking at starting a Hacker Dojo...
- billpaetzke 16y ago
  Sweet! I would be all over that. There's really only one good coworking space there: CoLoft. But it's marketed to all freelance/remote workers--not just hackers. Would be nice to get a dedicated hacker place.
- thesethings 16y ago
  Not sure if it meets your criteria, but there http://blog.crashspace.org http://blog.crashspace.org in Culver City. I'm up in Portland, but have admired it from afar. Seems to have some great events, especially lots of hardware hacking.

DarrenLyman 16y ago

Interested.

krakensden 16y ago

You should change Opzi's web page, it still refers to you as headquartered in Palo Alto.

newy 16y ago
Great catch. We're in the process of updating the site :)

jdavid 16y ago

I live in soma and would love to find a place to hack. find me on twitter. @jdavid

dweekly 16y ago

Awesome, Euwyn! This feels like maybe the start of an SF Dojo...? :) :)

neurotech1 16y ago

Noisebridge, another hackerspace is in SF. (www.noisebridge.net) It's located at 2169 Mission St (Between 17th and 18th) Drop by. I'm a member and regular visitor.

baberuth 16y ago

Hi, I've been in NYC and I'm hacking obsessively and around the clock. My biggest problem has been finding a place where I can seriously plunk down and work without distraction. Would LOVE to be in a space with like minded people trying to hack and would also love an excuse to go out to SF. I've been largely very impressed with the NYC tech scene and would love the chance to hack out there for a while too. ftlogrtmfb@gmail.com

brianbreslin 16y ago
Want zero distractions? The stacks in the basement of any college library would be perfect

enki 16y ago

hanging out here right now, discussing backbone.js and getting work done! the opzi guys rock! :)

markevans101 16y ago

It's great to see SF tech growing like a weed. For all those hackers with startups, consider entering the Social-Loco Startup Competition (it's free). 6 finalists pitch at Socialloco.net http://vator.tv/competition/social-loco-competition http://vator.tv/competition/social-loco-competition