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Hang out at noisebridge or something.
by ycdavidsmith 3y ago
Hang out at noisebridge or something.
- devoutsalsa 3y agoI don't know what it's like now, but I made come great contacts at Noisebridge like 12 years ago.
- evbogue 3y agoI mean yah you can hang out at Noisebridge but my experience was mostly creepy guys on Macintoshes trying to get me to fiddle with padlocks under their camcorders.
- wolfgang42 3y agoI second the recommendation for Noisebridge; some additional practical advice: - Be aware that NB is perhaps best described as a “501(c)(3) disorganization.” The entire thing is volunteer-run, more or less by whoever happens to be there that day, so it’s pretty chaotic and your experience as a newcomer can vary wildly depending on when you happen to visit. - You can just show up! Ring the doorbell and hope someone answers (6-8PM is a good bet, though there can be people there at all hours). Once you get a tour, hang out and chat with people. As others have noted it can be a mixed bag who you run into on any given day. The space is open to the public, with all that entails. - You might also try some of the regularly scheduled events (some combination of https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Events https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Events and https://www.meetup.com/noisebridge/events/ https://www.meetup.com/noisebridge/events/ should get you a sort-of-mostly-up-to-date view of things); that way you’ll have an organizer and a topic to start with. - There are also a lot of other hackerspaces/makerspaces in the area! Many of them are more formal than Noisebridge, with all the differences that come with that.