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Re: Helsinki Hacker News Meetup

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Post by getpokedagain » Wed, Aug 05, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC

Anyone north east pa USA?

Re: Helsinki Hacker News Meetup

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Post by Retr0id » Wed, Aug 05, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC

block_dagger wrote: post #10

64 karma requirement? Pfft. I’d go to a 1k min karma meetup tho ;)

1k? pfft, I'd go to a 10k karma meetup

Re: Helsinki Hacker News Meetup

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Post by RicoElectrico » Wed, Aug 05, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC

BonerWiener wrote: post #33

> We use a WhatsApp group for co-ordination I would've gladly joined if you hadn't decided on a service owned by Meta...

I am not from the area but the deliberations about which messaging platform is kosher are an enormous time waste for every bottom-up organization, especially FOSS projects or hacker spaces.

Re: Helsinki Hacker News Meetup

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Post by wissio » Wed, Aug 05, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC

Ironically, a karma threshold will rule out most Finns

Re: Helsinki Hacker News Meetup

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Post by ionwake » Wed, Aug 05, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC

theres def atleast one OG guy id love to buy a coffee/beer for there, no idea if he goes to HN meets tho, would love to attend at when Im next over there in any case.

Re: Helsinki Hacker News Meetup

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Post by earthnail » Wed, Aug 05, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC

jrflowers wrote: post #27

> To keep the group focused on posters (and not just readers!) anyone can join so long as: > they have a non-greenname account > they have 64 karma or more Is the karma checked at the door or is it at the time of submission? Seems like somebody could be at 12 and then post “actually I believe the general consensus on gravity is wrong” in the right thread the night before and roll in with 89 points

Then they made a proper effort to get there. Fair game IMHO.

Re: Helsinki Hacker News Meetup

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Post by huksley » Wed, Aug 05, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC

Very cool, excited to join as well - lets talk there is opportunity to have a space for this up to 20-30 ppl

Re: Helsinki Hacker News Meetup

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Post by Hamuko » Wed, Aug 05, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC

RicoElectrico wrote: post #43

BonerWiener wrote: post #33

> We use a WhatsApp group for co-ordination I would've gladly joined if you hadn't decided on a service owned by Meta...

I am not from the area but the deliberations about which messaging platform is kosher are an enormous time waste for every bottom-up organization, especially FOSS projects or hacker spaces.

As a Finn, I've definitely had to say the phrase "No, I don't have WhatsApp" more times than I care to count. That being said, I imagine a FOSS project or hacker space to be more cognisant of WhatsApp's ownership than a car dealership trying to sell me a used car via video call. I got rid of my WhatsApp precisely because Meta started tweaking the terms of service.

Re: Helsinki Hacker News Meetup

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Post by xxs » Wed, Aug 05, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC

ifdefdebug wrote: post #13

block_dagger wrote: post #10

64 karma requirement? Pfft. I’d go to a 1k min karma meetup tho ;)

You mean 1024 right?

sounds about right, people with 64 with just drink the (supposedly) free beer and not talk until much later.

Re: Helsinki Hacker News Meetup

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Post by xxs » Wed, Aug 05, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC

jdw64 wrote: post #4

Ah, if only I were from Helsinki, I would have signed up.

Tallinn - then take ferry