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Hacker Dojo auctions its members to raise funds

83 points by bluehat 14y ago

StuieK 14y ago
This is great. Just need to figure out who to bid for now. Good luck guys.
- bluehat 14y ago
  Gotta catch 'em all!
- xmmx 14y ago
  "Mmm Mmm Sexy Times" They made it pretty easy for me to pick.
numair 14y ago
If you're building a tech business in SV, and you have been around for less than 5 years, you really need to bid on this guy: http://goodwillion.com/lot/14858 http://goodwillion.com/lot/14858 David Weekly is one of the smartest, best-connected guys in the Valley. He isn't a money-grubbing asshole, or a shameless self-promoter, so most of the New SV Crowd probably has no clue who he is, or that he "matters." The rich New Guard of SV knew / hung out with David Weekly back when they were the broke New Kids. Spending what is currently $41 to get time with him is a serious bargain. Oh yeah, and he pretty much started the whole Hacker Dojo thing, the whole hackathon thing, etc. He's seriously just too much of a good, nice guy to put himself out there like that, though. So there, I did it for him!
- dweekly 14y ago
  <3
whyenot 14y ago
I love Hacker Dojo. I can't say I've visited any other hacker spaces, so I don't really have anything to compare it to, but the community is so friendly, inclusive, and inspirational. It's an example of silicon valley at it's best. I really hope they can raise the money that they need.
pairing 14y ago
So I went to the link in the reply above that goes directly to goodwillion and I have no idea what the winning bidder gets? Frustrating...
- bluehat 14y ago
  each auction has a different prize, there are many auctions
bluehat 14y ago
Side note, I've had Marie's cakes before, and they are pretty fucking amazing. I previously didn't think I liked poppy seeds on a bagel much less a cake. http://goodwillion.com/lot/14860 http://goodwillion.com/lot/14860 These cakes are rumored to cure cancer but the FDA is hesitant to prescribe them because in clinical trials some patients had the side effect of having their heads blow up due to an overloead of awesomeness.
panzora 14y ago
I saw Katy's talk at DefCon and it was EPIC! Having the chance to have her come talk about Robotics is pretty sweet.
- Matir 14y ago
  Katy's talk at DC20 has single-handedly rekindled my interest in robotics, Hacker Dojo, and vodka. Not necessarily in that order. She seems like a wicked awesome person, and given where she's worked before, she's obviously smart as hell...
  - bobds 14y ago
    Some links: DEFCON 20: Robots: You're Doing It Wrong (waiting for better quality) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUlcTbfoz3U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUlcTbfoz3U Defcon 19: Katy Levinson - Don't Fix It In Software http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drk3Dz3_yLE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drk3Dz3_yLE
bluehat 14y ago
Holy balls, @FAKEGRIMLOCK has joined the party... http://goodwillion.com/lot/14870 http://goodwillion.com/lot/14870
sown 14y ago
Every time I want to go to an event at hacker dojo it seems like it gets canceled. Can I just go there and ... hang out?
- panzora 14y ago
  Absolutely! Bummer the events got cancelled :(
  - deleted 14y ago
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  - sown 14y ago
    So what's the deal with WebCL? I can't write code with it yet?
- bluehat 14y ago
  yeah a lot of our big events have been canceled due to the city :/ Friday at 7 is a good time to come, we all drink.
  - deleted 14y ago
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  - lawnchair_larry 14y ago
    Due to the city? Can you explain that?
    - bluehat 14y ago
      Short version is the video at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/384590180/an-events-space-and-a-design-studio-for-hacker-doj http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/384590180/an-events-spac... The city of Mountain View has shut down more than half of Hacker Dojo, stopped all classes/events/conferences of more than 49 people, and is still threatening to shut the rest down unless the Hacker Dojo does about $250,000 in upgrades and fees to the city. Their concerns are primarily zoning, permitting, and ADA. Almost everything that isn't raising the money to keep the space open has sadly been put on the back burner for the last 6-ish months so we can keep the city from shutting us down.
suyash 14y ago
Who is the chick named "talk nerdy to me"..?
- panzora 14y ago
  My real name is Laura and during the day I'm a graphics software engineer.
andreasklinger 14y ago
@dweekly great idea. But I believe a raffle/lottery style format where you pay a 5$ per ticket up to 10tickets could be more benefitial. Maybe next time?
- bluehat 14y ago
  Do you know any software that does this? We don't have a of bandwidth to burn developing more software.
  - andreasklinger 14y ago
    Fair point. Sorry no. Maybe the guys of indiegogo know somebody who can supply this.
    - bluehat 14y ago
      If you do any research on this topic, please keep me up to date with your results. I am crazy interested to hear what you find.
mvip 14y ago
Go Hacker Dojo!

83 points by bluehat 14y ago

StuieK 14y ago

This is great. Just need to figure out who to bid for now. Good luck guys.

bluehat 14y ago
Gotta catch 'em all!
xmmx 14y ago
"Mmm Mmm Sexy Times" They made it pretty easy for me to pick.

numair 14y ago

If you're building a tech business in SV, and you have been around for less than 5 years, you really need to bid on this guy: http://goodwillion.com/lot/14858 http://goodwillion.com/lot/14858 David Weekly is one of the smartest, best-connected guys in the Valley. He isn't a money-grubbing asshole, or a shameless self-promoter, so most of the New SV Crowd probably has no clue who he is, or that he "matters." The rich New Guard of SV knew / hung out with David Weekly back when they were the broke New Kids. Spending what is currently $41 to get time with him is a serious bargain. Oh yeah, and he pretty much started the whole Hacker Dojo thing, the whole hackathon thing, etc. He's seriously just too much of a good, nice guy to put himself out there like that, though. So there, I did it for him!

dweekly 14y ago
<3

whyenot 14y ago

I love Hacker Dojo. I can't say I've visited any other hacker spaces, so I don't really have anything to compare it to, but the community is so friendly, inclusive, and inspirational. It's an example of silicon valley at it's best. I really hope they can raise the money that they need.

pairing 14y ago

So I went to the link in the reply above that goes directly to goodwillion and I have no idea what the winning bidder gets? Frustrating...

bluehat 14y ago
each auction has a different prize, there are many auctions

bluehat 14y ago

Side note, I've had Marie's cakes before, and they are pretty fucking amazing. I previously didn't think I liked poppy seeds on a bagel much less a cake. http://goodwillion.com/lot/14860 http://goodwillion.com/lot/14860 These cakes are rumored to cure cancer but the FDA is hesitant to prescribe them because in clinical trials some patients had the side effect of having their heads blow up due to an overloead of awesomeness.

panzora 14y ago

I saw Katy's talk at DefCon and it was EPIC! Having the chance to have her come talk about Robotics is pretty sweet.

Matir 14y ago
Katy's talk at DC20 has single-handedly rekindled my interest in robotics, Hacker Dojo, and vodka. Not necessarily in that order. She seems like a wicked awesome person, and given where she's worked before, she's obviously smart as hell...
- bobds 14y ago
  Some links: DEFCON 20: Robots: You're Doing It Wrong (waiting for better quality) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUlcTbfoz3U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUlcTbfoz3U Defcon 19: Katy Levinson - Don't Fix It In Software http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drk3Dz3_yLE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drk3Dz3_yLE

bluehat 14y ago

Holy balls, @FAKEGRIMLOCK has joined the party... http://goodwillion.com/lot/14870 http://goodwillion.com/lot/14870

sown 14y ago

Every time I want to go to an event at hacker dojo it seems like it gets canceled. Can I just go there and ... hang out?

panzora 14y ago
Absolutely! Bummer the events got cancelled :(
- deleted 14y ago
  [deleted]
- sown 14y ago
  So what's the deal with WebCL? I can't write code with it yet?
bluehat 14y ago
yeah a lot of our big events have been canceled due to the city :/ Friday at 7 is a good time to come, we all drink.
- deleted 14y ago
  [deleted]
- lawnchair_larry 14y ago
  Due to the city? Can you explain that?
  - bluehat 14y ago
    Short version is the video at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/384590180/an-events-space-and-a-design-studio-for-hacker-doj http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/384590180/an-events-spac... The city of Mountain View has shut down more than half of Hacker Dojo, stopped all classes/events/conferences of more than 49 people, and is still threatening to shut the rest down unless the Hacker Dojo does about $250,000 in upgrades and fees to the city. Their concerns are primarily zoning, permitting, and ADA. Almost everything that isn't raising the money to keep the space open has sadly been put on the back burner for the last 6-ish months so we can keep the city from shutting us down.

suyash 14y ago

Who is the chick named "talk nerdy to me"..?

panzora 14y ago
My real name is Laura and during the day I'm a graphics software engineer.

andreasklinger 14y ago

@dweekly great idea. But I believe a raffle/lottery style format where you pay a 5$ per ticket up to 10tickets could be more benefitial. Maybe next time?

bluehat 14y ago
Do you know any software that does this? We don't have a of bandwidth to burn developing more software.
- andreasklinger 14y ago
  Fair point. Sorry no. Maybe the guys of indiegogo know somebody who can supply this.
  - bluehat 14y ago
    If you do any research on this topic, please keep me up to date with your results. I am crazy interested to hear what you find.

mvip 14y ago

Go Hacker Dojo!