[hackerspaces] A little talk about hackerspaces and travel

[Zeh]

On 18-05-23 18:54:27, Arclight wrote:
> Hi Thiago,

Hi Arclight :)

>
> Our space is in Southern California, and we welcome visitors from
> other hackerspaces all the time.  There are spaces that are more
> "startup office space" and less about community,

I hope I find those there are like a community than a "statup office
space" but I guess it will be nice to see both of them anyway :)

>but I think you'll
> find that the 3 local ones in SoCal are not like that.  Some may be
> able to accommodate a guest for a night or two, or they'll tell you
> where the nearest hostel or cheap hotel is.

Yes :). There are always places to spend the night. I have a tight
budget but I'm pretty sure I'm able to find cheap hostel or a couchsurf
(to have a more social feeling of the city), a trustroot or camping
depending on the place.

>
> Whether staying is allowed depends a lot on the landlord of the
> building (some are very particular about this issue) and whether the
> space has been burned before by someone that tried to stay forever.
>

Got it.

> When I travel, I always try to look up the local hackerspaces and come
> by.  It helps if you notify them a week or more in advance, as some of
> them are shut down on days when nobody has volunteered to open or hold
> a class.  Some spaces also let members reserve the place privately at
> certain times also.

The most important thing is to tell people in advance. So I'll be sure
about what to expect.

>
> I have met many nice people going around to hackerspaces.
> Bring
> photos and artifacts from other spaces if you can. Stickers are
> always good, and showing up with food when people are around is also a
> good way to make friends.

That is a good idea :). I'm going to try to collect a few stickers from
the places to share with people I met next.

Arclight.

Thanks for all your advices :)

Cheers,
Thiago

>
> Cheers,
>
> Arclight
> 23b Shop
> Fullerton, CA
>
> On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 5:46 PM, Alex Porto <alex.itajuba at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello, Thiago.
> >
> > I've been to some spaces and noticed that there is a lot of different
> > conceptions on what a "hackerspace" is, and this reflects on how friendly
> > people will receive you. In Brazil we had just a few spaces, and all of them
> > shared a common ground as a community, visitors were always very well
> > received, so I thought it would be the same all around the world. But mostly
> > in US I saw that there are some spaces that are more business spaces that
> > community spaces, so the reception was a little bit colder there.
> >
> > But I'm not telling this to discourage you. On the contrary! Look, I spent 3
> > months in Melbourne, Florida last year. I knew they had a space there, and I
> > had some opportunities to go there, but I just didn't go. Simply because of
> > these previous bad experiences with other US spaces. And now I saw Joshua's
> > answer above and I'm felling bad for losing those opportunities.
> >
> > So, I'd recommend trying to contact the members in advance (website,
> > Facebook page, etc), so you will have an idea on how approachable the
> > members are, and can also arrange to schedule the best opportunity for your
> > visit. For example, an open-night, when the members would not be busy with
> > their projects and could spend some time chatting with you.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Alex
> >
> > On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 8:58 AM, Lars-Magnus Skog <ralphtheninja at riseup.net>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Thiago,
> >>
> >> It's a splendid idea and captures a lot of the common hackerspace
> >> mentality (my opinion) of sharing and collaboration. If you put some
> >> work into it and do your research I'm sure you will find plenty of
> >> places to visit that will welcome you and even give you a place to stay.
> >>
> >> One suggestion could be to create a https://cryptpad.fr (or similar) to
> >> share your trip/plans
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >>
> >> On 05/23/2018 01:18 PM, zeh at posteo.de wrote:
> >> > Hi there!
> >> >
> >> > I'm new to the hackerspace culture and I want to introduce myself
> >> > before I ask
> >> > you how welcome this idea I have might sound like.
> >> >
> >> > My name is Thiago and I used to work as a developer but I quit my job
> >> > and I had
> >> > a time off from computers.
> >> >
> >> > Not long ago I went to an opensource meeting in Peru and I had so much
> >> > fun. So
> >> > I decided to start studying again. A bit later I heard about the
> >> > hackerspaces
> >> > for the first time.
> >> >
> >> > Since I want to keep traveling I've got myself a laptop and though
> >> > about change
> >> > my idea of travel. Instead of visiting monuments or going to different
> >> > cities I
> >> > thouhgt about going around visiting hackerspaces, meeting hackers from
> >> > all
> >> > around, learning and helping on projects, having fun and getting
> >> > better as
> >> > a developer.
> >> >
> >> > Wondering how this might sound to all of you. I mean...is a
> >> > hackerspace a place
> >> > to receive travelers looking for knowlogment and people to meet?
> >> >
> >> > Right now, it is just an idea but I'm looking forward to hearing your
> >> > ideas and
> >> > thoughts about it.
> >> >
> >> > I had a problem with my mail client so I'm not sure if this email ever
> >> > left my mailbox.
> >> > I apologize in case you've got it for the secont time.
> >> >
> >> > I hope to hear from all of you soon
> >> >
> >> >  Cheers,
> >> > Thiago
> >> >
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