[hackerspaces] A little talk about hackerspaces and travel

Mon May 28 23:28:51 CEST 2018

On 18-05-28 11:13:01, David Potocnik wrote:
> Hi Thiago and all,
>

Hey David :) Hi :).

> https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/Residencies
> This is a page created specifically for hackers & travel.
> It's generated from the hackerspaces.org Semantic Wiki template for
> spaces, which can include these attributes:
> """
> |exchanges=yes
> |residencies=yes
> |residencies_contact=your at mail.here

Ow :)...that is gold \o/. Thanks for sharing this info with me and
eeryone here.

> """
> If you're the admin of some sort of a hack space, and can in any way
> host people, think about adding that info there.
>
>
>
> In addition, "Hackbases" are specifically designed to be places where
> travelling hackers can stay or live for a while, and work on projects.
> https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/Hackbases

I didn't know about that. It sounds great. I'm going to try to contact
them as soon as decide where to go next.

Thanks for all the links :)

and I loved the pictures from the "totalism.org". I still have to read
the text...going to do it latter.

Cheers,
Thigo

>
> David @Dcht00 from https://totalism.org
>
>
> On 24 May 2018 at 03:54, Arclight <arclight at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Thiago,
> >
> > 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, 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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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