Hacker Beach

Unorganized, spontaneous gathering of hackers on a tropical island or coast. Every year in January. Next January: Koh Lanta, Thailand.

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A new year, a new beach. See you on Koh Lanta in January:

https://t.co/yFnQIcDubm

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Take a break from winter this coming January, and join us on the magical island of Madagascar, for a few weeks of hacking, exchanging knowledge, and socializing:

https://t.co/YIhybPQIoG

#hackerbeach

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Take a break from winter this coming January, and join us on the magical island of Madagascar, for a few weeks of hacking, exchanging knowledge, and socializing:

https://t.co/YIhybPQIoG

#hackerbeach

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PSA: You can also follow our account on #nostr here: https://t.co/E2onfArcb0

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Preannouncement: Hacker Beach 2024 is a go! As always, we're gathering on a tropical beach during the month of January. This time, we'll meet on Madagascar!

Follow this account (or on fedi) and/or request an invitation to our XMPP room, if you're interested in dropping by.

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@playingwithsid Because we just did Malaysia did year.

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It's still early for location proposals for next #hackerbeach. But due to our unwritten rules, the next destination should be somewhere in Africa again (3rd one on the continent would be a charm), or the Caribbean for only th…
https://t.co/TfU0XsEUek

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Time-appropriate greetings, everyone! The sun just set on the beach again, but there are still many sunsets to enjoy this January! The gathering is slowly growing, there are private rooms for less than $20, and there's food f…
https://t.co/Xjdlf8ndhf

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Post-sunset mood (photo by @[email protected]):

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@_ffaabb @malaysia Definitely none of us who did that, or would do that! We sometimes actually help with cleaning a beach instead of leaving trash behind. Sad picture either way. There are always morons in any given place.

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The vibe on Langkawi today (photo by @[email protected]):

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@xMartin @bkero Cheers!

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Hacker Beach #11: The 10-Year Anniversary Edition

https://t.co/t3q0UFSHCJ

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* Outdoor activity options, like e.g. hiking, snorkeling, scuba-diving
* Explore the wider region before/after your time at the official location
* Whatever you want to make it. Hacker Beach is just people.

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What to expect at Hacker Beach:

* Hacking, not cracking
* FOSS creation and contribution galore (non-programmers welcome)
* Exchanging knowledge, experience, and ideas
* Occasional unconference-style sessions
* Fantastic weather

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The first confirmed arrivals on Langkawi that we know of are on January 3! More people arriving during the first and second weeks of January as well. As always, some people will stay until the end of January or longer.

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More topics: #lightningnetwork #podcasting #remotestorage #decentralization

(Sry for the character limit around here. We're syncing posts over from the open social web.)

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Wondering what kinds of projects and knowledge people will bring to Hacker Beach this coming January? Here are a few choice examples that we know of already:

#xmpp #infosec #devops #foss #linux #cooperatives #fediverse #ligh…
https://t.co/vIc77yFpPv

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Casual reminder that you can hang out with your laptop on Langkawi anytime this coming January, and there will be other opensource hackers around, who you can meet, and exchange ideas, knowledge, and experience with. Looking forward to seeing you there!

https://t.co/5yknpT3SlO