Ask HN: Is there a hippie commune for hackers? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Is there a hippie commune for hackers?

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Post by whimsy » Sun, Nov 21, 2010, 5:26 AM UTC

citizenkeys wrote: post #14

philfreo wrote: post #10

SuperHappyDevHouse or Hacker Dojo? http://superhappydevhouse.org/ http://wiki.hackerdojo.com/ Also... List of Hacker Spaces - http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces

These places look cool. I'm gonna check out that Hacker Dojo place.

This may be relevant to your interests: the next SHDH[1] is being hosted at Hacker Dojo.

[1]: http://superhappydevhouse.org/

Re: Ask HN: Is there a hippie commune for hackers?

#42

Post by berntb » Sun, Nov 21, 2010, 5:26 AM UTC

maxaf wrote: post #34

Have you considered moving to Israel and joining a kibbutz?

Isn't there a three years mandatory military service if you move there permanently before 4X years of age...?

Re: Ask HN: Is there a hippie commune for hackers?

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Post by jonhendry » Sun, Nov 21, 2010, 5:27 AM UTC

organicgrant wrote: post #37

So I wasn't acting alone when I bought capitalistcommune.org a few months back? I have a 'giant' mansion...in Iowa...with open rooms for hackers. Hit me up, libertarian-capitalist-economical living can be a real ideal. See pic here: http://organicgrant.posterous.com/winter-home-0

That doesn't look "giant". Just sayin', before a bunch of people show up expecting a hundred available rooms.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a hippie commune for hackers?

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Post by jonhendry » Sun, Nov 21, 2010, 5:29 AM UTC

citizenkeys wrote: post #28

widgetycrank wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Like a monastery?

Basically a drop-in center / hostel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostel

Residential shared office space, really.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a hippie commune for hackers?

#45

Post by whimsy » Sun, Nov 21, 2010, 5:29 AM UTC

michaelnovati wrote: post #18

You can also check out the Palo Alto Hacker House, http://www.facebook.com/hackerhouse

or http://hackerhouse.bluwiki.com/

Re: Ask HN: Is there a hippie commune for hackers?

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Post by cscheid » Sun, Nov 21, 2010, 5:34 AM UTC

Reminds me of the setting in Stephenson's Anathem.

A high-tech monastery would be great, except that the need for a good connection to the web pretty much kills the whole isolation idea.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a hippie commune for hackers?

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Post by maxaf » Sun, Nov 21, 2010, 5:35 AM UTC

berntb wrote: post #42

maxaf wrote: post #34

Have you considered moving to Israel and joining a kibbutz?

Isn't there a three years mandatory military service if you move there permanently before 4X years of age...?

Only if you actually apply for citizenship. I believe there's a way for foreign citizens (US? others?) to live there indefinitely w/o actually immigrating.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a hippie commune for hackers?

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Post by whimsy » Sun, Nov 21, 2010, 5:40 AM UTC

ecyrb wrote: post #32

Reminds me of the Cory Doctorow short story: "The Things that Make Me Weak and Strange Get Engineered Away" Available here: http://www.tor.com/stories/2008/08/weak-and-strange

In case you don't like short stories and didn't click the link, the title is a line from a Jonathon Coulton (of Portal fame) song, "The Future Soon" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZEEDa9Mej8

Re: Ask HN: Is there a hippie commune for hackers?

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Post by stretchwithme » Sun, Nov 21, 2010, 5:43 AM UTC

organicgrant wrote: post #37

So I wasn't acting alone when I bought capitalistcommune.org a few months back? I have a 'giant' mansion...in Iowa...with open rooms for hackers. Hit me up, libertarian-capitalist-economical living can be a real ideal. See pic here: http://organicgrant.posterous.com/winter-home-0

That's a great idea. Can't see the photo though. Is that a gmail link?

Re: Ask HN: Is there a hippie commune for hackers?

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Post by noodle » Sun, Nov 21, 2010, 5:49 AM UTC

reminds me of this thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1403301

i still really like the idea