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We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by hmcq6 »

MarcScott wrote: post #55

I recently supervised a Hackclub Counterspell event at our office. I was there only in the capacity of being an adult in the room, for health and safety and safeguarding reasons. The entire event had been organised by a single teenager, with mini workshops, hack time and a global show and tell. Kids that attended were not only coders, but musicians and artists as well. The whole event was amazing, with more pizza tha…

> Kids that attended were not only coders, but musicians and artists as well.

Creatives are Creatives. Don't reduce yourself as a programmer purely to a scientist. There is an art in what we do.

Edit: if you disagree then tell me why I have a religiously strong opinion on spaces vs tabs

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by taylorius »

hmcq6 wrote: post #61
MarcScott wrote: post #55

I recently supervised a Hackclub Counterspell event at our office. I was there only in the capacity of being an adult in the room, for health and safety and safeguarding reasons. The entire event had been organised by a single teenager, with mini workshops, hack time and a global show and tell. Kids that attended were not only coders, but musicians and artists as well. The whole event was amazing, with more pizza tha…

> Kids that attended were not only coders, but musicians and artists as well. Creatives are Creatives. Don't reduce yourself as a programmer purely to a scientist. There is an art in what we do. Edit: if you disagree then tell me why I have a religiously strong opinion on spaces vs tabs

I agree - programming is it's own medium for creation - not just a tool to produce other media.

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by devramsean0 »

frankacter wrote: post #49
malted wrote: post #21

Hey! I work here. Happy to answer any questions!

Couple of questions: 1) I see the mention of highschool throughout, what about younger hackers that are 13+ (7th & 8th grade)? 2) The directory ( https://directory.hackclub.com/ ) is not working for me. Are there existing clubs in Asia? Specifically Taipei, Taiwan.

Hi! Hackclubber here.

When we say Highschool, we really mean 18 and under (we have a lot of people from Middle-school and up)

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by mharig »

hmcq6 wrote: post #61
MarcScott wrote: post #55

I recently supervised a Hackclub Counterspell event at our office. I was there only in the capacity of being an adult in the room, for health and safety and safeguarding reasons. The entire event had been organised by a single teenager, with mini workshops, hack time and a global show and tell. Kids that attended were not only coders, but musicians and artists as well. The whole event was amazing, with more pizza tha…

> Kids that attended were not only coders, but musicians and artists as well. Creatives are Creatives. Don't reduce yourself as a programmer purely to a scientist. There is an art in what we do. Edit: if you disagree then tell me why I have a religiously strong opinion on spaces vs tabs

There is art in science, too.

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by aleph_minus_one »

broodbucket wrote: post #35
eleveriven wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And in such a positive light

which is the original meaning.

The original meaning was not only positive: "hacker"/"hacking" always had some subversive/countercultural (though clearly not criminal) undertone in it.

In other words: hackers were only "positive" for the "in-group"; to the establishment, they were annoying (up to somewhat dangerous).

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by aleph_minus_one »

coding123 wrote: post #12

I was in TPU when I was a teen: teenage programmers unite. Not sure if they still exist but maybe all us old members can start a construction company together! Ahh: http://www.tpu.org/

> I was in TPU when I was a teen

Considering that in particular 3D-printing enthusiasts and material scientists associate something different with "TPU" [1], this sentence has a slight sexual/fetish undertone. :-D

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoplastic_polyurethane

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by master-lincoln »

mharig wrote: post #64
hmcq6 wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Kids that attended were not only coders, but musicians and artists as well. Creatives are Creatives. Don't reduce yourself as a programmer purely to a scientist. There is an art in what we do. Edit: if you disagree then tell me why I have a religiously strong opinion on spaces vs tabs

There is art in science, too.

It's a word without an agreed upon definition that keeps changing. One could probably argue there is art in everything humans do

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by ThinkBeat »

How is this all financed?

The front-page talks about giving away "Get free Raspberry Pis, Framework Laptops, iPads, and more."

Oh they do have transparency on it. I was confused about the "fiscal sponsorship" tab since it appears also to be a product they are selling at 7% of income.

They appear to do well with nearly $6 million USD(?) in their "checking account) Good for them.

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by klibertp »

natch wrote: post #60
cranberryturkey wrote: post #2

wish there was one for us old guys 50+

But why does it have to be "for" a certain age? Just ditch ageism.

It's not that simple. Depending on the culture, interacting with people of drastically different ages can be uncomfortable for all involved. If you add the general lack of soft skills among programmers, it's easy to see why someone would prefer a "safer" group that's closer to their age over the more general community.

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by odshoifsdhfs »

MarcScott wrote: post #55

I recently supervised a Hackclub Counterspell event at our office. I was there only in the capacity of being an adult in the room, for health and safety and safeguarding reasons. The entire event had been organised by a single teenager, with mini workshops, hack time and a global show and tell. Kids that attended were not only coders, but musicians and artists as well. The whole event was amazing, with more pizza tha…

I will dive into the webpage a bit better later on, but at a glance I don't seem to be able to find how to 'help' as an adult. Would love to either organize or help something in my town.

I could only find a slack channel to join but no other public info. Was this how you got in touch with them? Or did I miss something?

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