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HN meetup: Waterloo, Ontario

38 points by axiom 15y ago

a3camero 15y ago
Bridge and Northfield? Far from UW eh. But very close to work. Didn't know there were tech startups around that area.
- cgranade 15y ago
  Amusingly, though, closer to the David Johnston R&T park if I'm not too much mistaken.
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rcfox 15y ago
Hm, I'm tempted to go to meet other HNers in the area, but I'm not really interested in the topic you've chosen...
- axiom 15y ago
  Any suggestions on a better topic? wanna come present something? :) We just picked it because we have a couple of Djange and App Engine experts and so it seemed like a good idea.
  - nchlswu 15y ago
    Personally, I'm not a very technical person, so I'd probably not attend events like this. I'd definitely be interested in a general HN meetup, though.
Animus7 15y ago
I'm in whatever the topic is. Completely by accident I'm quitting my (cushy, working for the Man) job today and moving across the country to be back near dear old UW. So it puts a smile on my face to hear that there's still a Hacker scene for me to come back to :).
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pyre 15y ago
Since we're talking Waterloo, what are local hackers' opinions on how a downward slide for RIM will affect the area/scene? I've been wondering this lately, especially since I've been considering looking for work in the area.
- axiom 15y ago
  It's going to be brutal. I've been telling everyone I know in Waterloo for years not to buy any real-estate (especially those trendy lofts) because the prices will crash once RIM falls apart. On a related note, we're hiring at Top Hat Monocle! http://jobs.startupnorth.ca/job/insanely-smart-web-developer-waterloo-on-canada-top-hat-monocle-355bb2c903/ http://jobs.startupnorth.ca/job/insanely-smart-web-developer...
  - cgranade 15y ago
    There's a lot more to this town than just RIM. I work, for instance, at the Institute for Quantum Computing, which is just one of the things that UWaterloo is pushing forward with. I'll grant you there's probably going to be some real-estate price crashes, but I don't know if it'll be as bad as all that.
    - potatolicious 15y ago
      You can probably add up all of the big, non-RIM, high-tech jobs in the area and still not beat RIM in sheer employment numbers. Granted, last time I was in Waterloo was 2 years ago - but all of the (admittedly very cool) things going on there are little cakes compared to the hulking behemoth that is RIM - or soon, was RIM. It's a little like Redmond - there are startups in the Bellevue/Kirkland/Redmond area, but if you remove MSFT none of that means terribly much.
    - mikepurvis 15y ago
      My wife and I will definitely be waiting a few more years before purchasing a house here.
      - 15y ago
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artvandelay 15y ago
I'm not a developer - but if there is interest in a general meetup, I'm in!
- Stormbringer 15y ago
  After attending one of these... you will be
vicngtor 15y ago
This is pretty neat... Wouldn't it be more wonderful if could organize our own hacker dojo (where people just drop by and discuss what they are working on OR brainstorm about cool stuff to build).
- malexw 15y ago
  Let me introduce you to our local hackerspace, Kwartzlab: http://www.kwartzlab.ca/ http://www.kwartzlab.ca/ We don't have as many members or as much space as the Mountain View Hacker Dojo, but we put on a pretty good open house (if I do say so myself) every Tuesday from 7 to 10!
  - a3camero 15y ago
    I didn't know this existed here. Looks awesome!
fishtastic 15y ago
Hard to believe there will be an event like this in Waterloo, I am really interested. Hope you are okay with some newbie uw co-op students.
- cgranade 15y ago
  I'm sure it sounds silly, but I never realized that there were so many other HN readers from Waterloo, so I can definitely relate to your disbelief. I was quite surprised to see "Waterloo, Ontario" pop up in Google Reader.
- a3camero 15y ago
  You don't get better unless you attend these events! I found it really useful when I was a student (and still do) at UW. You get to meet a lot of interesting people and see how people make things.
- amackera 15y ago
  We are going for a fun hacker ethos---come, build, be merry. Everybody is welcome :)
ramynassar 15y ago
Sweet!
jrodgers 15y ago
Lots of other events in Waterloo too: http://watcamp.com/calendar http://watcamp.com/calendar ...for those unaware of how much more awesome Waterloo has become.
tlear 15y ago
Very cool will see if I can make a trip from TO

38 points by axiom 15y ago

a3camero 15y ago

Bridge and Northfield? Far from UW eh. But very close to work. Didn't know there were tech startups around that area.

cgranade 15y ago
Amusingly, though, closer to the David Johnston R&T park if I'm not too much mistaken.
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rcfox 15y ago

Hm, I'm tempted to go to meet other HNers in the area, but I'm not really interested in the topic you've chosen...

axiom 15y ago
Any suggestions on a better topic? wanna come present something? :) We just picked it because we have a couple of Djange and App Engine experts and so it seemed like a good idea.
- nchlswu 15y ago
  Personally, I'm not a very technical person, so I'd probably not attend events like this. I'd definitely be interested in a general HN meetup, though.

Animus7 15y ago

I'm in whatever the topic is. Completely by accident I'm quitting my (cushy, working for the Man) job today and moving across the country to be back near dear old UW. So it puts a smile on my face to hear that there's still a Hacker scene for me to come back to :).

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pyre 15y ago

Since we're talking Waterloo, what are local hackers' opinions on how a downward slide for RIM will affect the area/scene? I've been wondering this lately, especially since I've been considering looking for work in the area.

axiom 15y ago
It's going to be brutal. I've been telling everyone I know in Waterloo for years not to buy any real-estate (especially those trendy lofts) because the prices will crash once RIM falls apart. On a related note, we're hiring at Top Hat Monocle! http://jobs.startupnorth.ca/job/insanely-smart-web-developer-waterloo-on-canada-top-hat-monocle-355bb2c903/ http://jobs.startupnorth.ca/job/insanely-smart-web-developer...
- cgranade 15y ago
  There's a lot more to this town than just RIM. I work, for instance, at the Institute for Quantum Computing, which is just one of the things that UWaterloo is pushing forward with. I'll grant you there's probably going to be some real-estate price crashes, but I don't know if it'll be as bad as all that.
  - potatolicious 15y ago
    You can probably add up all of the big, non-RIM, high-tech jobs in the area and still not beat RIM in sheer employment numbers. Granted, last time I was in Waterloo was 2 years ago - but all of the (admittedly very cool) things going on there are little cakes compared to the hulking behemoth that is RIM - or soon, was RIM. It's a little like Redmond - there are startups in the Bellevue/Kirkland/Redmond area, but if you remove MSFT none of that means terribly much.
  - mikepurvis 15y ago
    My wife and I will definitely be waiting a few more years before purchasing a house here.
    - 15y ago

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artvandelay 15y ago

I'm not a developer - but if there is interest in a general meetup, I'm in!

Stormbringer 15y ago
After attending one of these... you will be

vicngtor 15y ago

This is pretty neat... Wouldn't it be more wonderful if could organize our own hacker dojo (where people just drop by and discuss what they are working on OR brainstorm about cool stuff to build).

malexw 15y ago
Let me introduce you to our local hackerspace, Kwartzlab: http://www.kwartzlab.ca/ http://www.kwartzlab.ca/ We don't have as many members or as much space as the Mountain View Hacker Dojo, but we put on a pretty good open house (if I do say so myself) every Tuesday from 7 to 10!
- a3camero 15y ago
  I didn't know this existed here. Looks awesome!

fishtastic 15y ago

Hard to believe there will be an event like this in Waterloo, I am really interested. Hope you are okay with some newbie uw co-op students.

cgranade 15y ago
I'm sure it sounds silly, but I never realized that there were so many other HN readers from Waterloo, so I can definitely relate to your disbelief. I was quite surprised to see "Waterloo, Ontario" pop up in Google Reader.
a3camero 15y ago
You don't get better unless you attend these events! I found it really useful when I was a student (and still do) at UW. You get to meet a lot of interesting people and see how people make things.
amackera 15y ago
We are going for a fun hacker ethos---come, build, be merry. Everybody is welcome :)

ramynassar 15y ago

Sweet!

jrodgers 15y ago

Lots of other events in Waterloo too: http://watcamp.com/calendar http://watcamp.com/calendar ...for those unaware of how much more awesome Waterloo has become.

tlear 15y ago

Very cool will see if I can make a trip from TO