Bonjour, et bonne année,
Pierre-Louis, que vous avez déjà pu croiser aux meetups Grenoblois, vous propose une nouvelle après-midi d’échanges et de bricolage autour de vos projets software/hardware. Ça se passe le 17 janvier à partir de 14h, à Grrrnd Zero, 60 avenue de Bohlen, Vaulx-en-Velin.
La capacité maximale étant de 10 personnes, pensez à réserver à l’avance en écrivant à meetup@pld.tf. Un repas est proposé pour les personnes en avance entre 12h30 et 13h30, merci de prévenir lors de votre réservation.
En espérant vous y retrouver nombreux·ses !
Martin
You’re not required to bring a project or anything; showing up is good enough!
We’ll be in the mezzanine conference room #3.
If you enter through the Boylston Street entrance, you want to head to the left and look for where it says Community Learning Center.
diff --git a/content/english/news/first-boston-meetup-reminder-2026.md b/content/english/news/first-boston-meetup-reminder-2026.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0f3a7e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/english/news/first-boston-meetup-reminder-2026.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +title: "Meetup Reminder" +meta_title: "" +description: "Margret Riegert is our Boston meetup host. Read their latest announcement" +date: 2026-01-23T12:00:00Z +image: "/images/meetups/boston.jpg" +categories: ["Meetups"] +author: "Margret Riegert" +tags: ["meetups", "boston"] +draft: false +--- + +> Margret Riegert is our [Boston](/meetups/boston) meetup host. You may reach the author at margret@handmadecities.com + +Hello! This is just a friendly reminder about the Handmade meetup tomorrow at the library.
You’re not required to bring a project or anything; showing up is good enough!
We’ll be in the mezzanine conference room #3.
If you enter through the Boylston Street entrance, you want to head to the left and look for where it says Community Learning Center.
diff --git a/content/english/news/first-dc-meetup-2026.md b/content/english/news/first-dc-meetup-2026.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9be6a19 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/english/news/first-dc-meetup-2026.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +title: "D.C. Meetup: API Design & Single-Header Libraries" +meta_title: "" +description: "Felix Ulmanu is our Washington D.C. meetup host. Read their latest announcement" +date: 2026-01-12T12:00:00Z +image: "/images/meetups/dc.jpg" +categories: ["Meetups"] +author: "Felix Ulmanu" +tags: ["meetups", "dc"] +draft: false +--- + +> Felix Ulmanu is our [Washington D.C.](/meetups/dc) meetup host. You may reach the author at felix@handmadecities.com + +Join us this Saturday, 24 January 2026, from 1:45pm to 2:45pm, to discuss API design and single-header libraries. How should we structure and program libraries to impose as few usage constraints as possible? We’ll look at the STB libraries and other examples as case studies.
Please note the slightly different time than usual (though after 2:45pm, we may continue chatting over lunch nearby). We’re still at the West End Library, 2301 L St NW, Washington, DC 20037, in Meeting Room 2. See you soon!
_felixu_ on Discord, or reply to this emailNote that it appears Gmail may send this announcement to “Promotions”. To prevent this, you can set emails from this address to always go to your primary inbox. (We will never send spam!)
diff --git a/content/english/news/first-dc-meetup-correction-2026.md b/content/english/news/first-dc-meetup-correction-2026.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..378c080 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/english/news/first-dc-meetup-correction-2026.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +title: "D.C. Meetup: POSTPONED to Sunday, 1 February" +meta_title: "" +description: "Felix Ulmanu is our Washington D.C. meetup host. Read their latest announcement" +date: 2026-01-22T12:00:00Z +image: "/images/meetups/dc.jpg" +categories: ["Meetups"] +author: "Felix Ulmanu" +tags: ["meetups", "dc"] +draft: false +--- + +> Felix Ulmanu is our [Washington D.C.](/meetups/dc) meetup host. You may reach the author at felix@handmadecities.com + +Due to Winter Storm Fern, the next DC meetup, previously scheduled for this Saturday, is postponed to Sunday, 1 February, from 2pm to 4pm. See the last email for our topic and location, which both remain unchanged. Sorry for the trouble, and we hope to see you soon!
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diff --git a/content/english/news/first-kirkland-cowork-2026.md b/content/english/news/first-kirkland-cowork-2026.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cd9a606 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/english/news/first-kirkland-cowork-2026.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +title: "Friday Co-Working in Kirkland" +meta_title: "" +description: "Taylor Robbins is our Kirkland co-working host. Read their latest announcement" +date: 2026-01-08T12:00:00Z +image: "/images/meetups/kirkland.jpg" +categories: ["Meetups"] +author: "Taylor Robbins" +tags: ["cowork", "kirkland"] +draft: false +--- + +> Taylor Robbins is our [Kirkland](/meetups/seattle) co-working host. You may reach the author at taylor@handmadecities.com + +Dear Handmade folks,
Happy New Year! Tomorrow is our first Kirkland Co-Working session of 2026. Now that the holidays are done it’s back to work, and what better way to work than in the company of others. Come hang out, anyone is welcome, even if you need to work on your day-job tasks while you’re there, but we always love hearing what people are working on if you have something to share.
When: 2:00pm-5:00pm (Friday January 9th)
Where: Thruline Coffee - 136 Park Ln, Kirkland, WA 98033
I still recommend charging your laptop beforehand, but if you need we often get the table in the back with an outlet and I’ll bring a extension cord + splitter. If you don’t see us when you first walk in make sure you check behind the counter on the right, the table we sit at is not visible from the door.
If you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out! (reply to this email, or DM/ping on Discord @ProfessorSil)
Hey everyone
It’s now 2026, time for everybody to mis-type the year for the next two months! \\o/ More importantly, its a new month and that means a new meetup. I’m sending this out a bit late so we’ll schedule for the 18th of January.
As usual we’ll book a table at The Fellow (a pub near Kings Cross Station, N1 9AA). There’s no agenda so anybody is free to bring any topics or demos that they’d like to discuss. If anybody wants to bring a laptop or gadget or what-have-you to demo something that’s awesome but most often its just a casual chat about recent projects or topics that interest people. The only ask is that attendees grab a drink or some food to compensate the pub for so kindly allowing us to use their space.
We’ll schedule for 14:00 on the 18th of January (2 weeks from now) and people are welcome to stay for as long as they fancy. Since space is limited, please do respond on the event page here by the end of Sunday the 11th if you’d like to attend, just so that I can make a reservation for the table.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Jacques
diff --git a/content/english/news/first-london-meetup-correction-2026.md b/content/english/news/first-london-meetup-correction-2026.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..606a034 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/english/news/first-london-meetup-correction-2026.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +title: "Correction: Handmade London Meetup, January 18th" +meta_title: "" +description: "Jacques Heunis is our London meetup host. Read their latest announcement" +date: 2026-01-05T12:00:00Z +image: "/images/meetups/london.jpg" +categories: ["Meetups"] +author: "Jacques Heunis" +tags: ["meetups", "london"] +draft: false +--- + +> Jacques Heunis is our [London](/meetups/london) meetup host. You may reach the author at jacques@handmadecities.com + +Hey everyone
Just a correction from my previous email since the subject disagreed with the body on the date of the next meetup. As shown on the event page the event will be on the 18th of January, not the 11th.
Sorry for the confusion, please do not show up at The Fellow on the 11th!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Jacques
diff --git a/content/english/news/first-vancouver-meetup-2026.md b/content/english/news/first-vancouver-meetup-2026.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4b81584 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/english/news/first-vancouver-meetup-2026.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +title: "First Vancouver Meetup of the Year is Tomorrow!" +meta_title: "" +description: "Gabriel Dechichi is our Vancouver meetup host. Read their latest announcement" +date: 2026-01-23T12:05:00Z +image: "/images/meetups/vancouver.jpg" +categories: ["Meetups"] +author: "Gabriel Dechichi" +tags: ["meetups", "vancouver"] +draft: false +--- + +> Gabriel Dechichi is our [Vancouver](/meetups/vancouver) meetup host. You may reach the author at gabriel@handmadecities.com + +Hi there! Happy new year!
Our first Vancouver Handmade Meetup of the year will be this Saturday (tomorrow), January 24th at 2pm PST.
Same location as usual, right next to the Brentwood Town Centre Station.
Location: 1955 Alpha Way, Burnaby BC V5C 0K6 Date: Saturday, January 24th Time: 2pm - 4pm
On this meetup we will have a very special talk from Sab on handling segfaults when working close to hardware, which many of us were looking forward to, so hope you can all make it!
If you’re considering attending you can RSVP by clicking this link.
Looking forward to meeting y’all soon!
diff --git a/content/english/news/revolt-for-fast-updates.md b/content/english/news/revolt-for-fast-updates.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fa11473 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/english/news/revolt-for-fast-updates.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +title: "Revolt for Fast Updates" +meta_title: "" +description: "Abner Coimbre is our Seattle meetup host. Read their latest announcement" +date: 2026-01-16T22:32:38Z +image: "/images/revolt_community.png" +categories: ["Meetups"] +author: "Abner Coimbre" +tags: ["meetups", "seattle"] +draft: false +--- + +> [Abner Coimbre](/about) is our [Seattle](/meetups/seattle) meetup host. You may reach the author at abner@handmadecities.com + +**TL;DR:** Request [invite codes](https://handmadecities.com/chat) for Revolt today! Check out our [brand new](https://guide.handmadecities.com) wiki. Finally, the Seattle co-working session is cancelled as we potentially switch venues. + +--- + +Seattle area folks, + +Happy 2026! + +Our Discord server is no more: as I [promised](https://handmadecities.com/news/summer-update-2025/) last summer (see **Discord Off-Ramp** section) and then [very explicitly](https://handmadecities.com/news/revolt-against-discord/) in the fall. Indeed I'm going underground to promote offline meetups - may the power of word-of-mouth bless the community. + +My own account is scheduled for deletion. + +Discord said it will take up to 14 days, so I don't know if that means my account appears active? Anyway, if you're sending me DMs there I'm not seeing them. + +## Keeping up with Handmade Cities + +There's three official ways to keep tabs on things. As we go down this list the frequency of updates goes way up: + +1. [Public Newsletter](https://handmadecities.com/news): this is the slowest one. You get a newsletter once in a blue moon, because it's intended for a mass audience. I take into account the events occuring at other Handmade meetups around the world. + +2. [Seattle Mailing List](https://handmadecities.com/meetups/seattle): you're already part of this! You get notifications about monthly meetups, co-working sessions or just critical announcements like our Discord shutting down. + +3. [Chat Server](https://chat.handmadecities.com): Revolt is the new real-time chat. I send messages there every other day: some of them bubble up to the mailing list and, eventually, a public newsletter. + +For Revolt we have an [application process](https://handmadecities.com/chat) for you to get an invite code. + +## Quick Guide + +We're excited to announce the [HMC Guide](https://guide.handmadecities.com): a proper wiki to document how our community is structured: + +
+
+In the new spirit of [handing off](https://handmadecities.com/memos/HMC-Memo-001-Wiki-Ownership.pdf) ownership to trusted community members, our friend [Zac Nowicki](https://guide.handmadecities.com/docs/support/contact/#editor) is editor of Handmade Cities. If you spot inaccuracies or valuable missing info shoot him a message at `zac@handmadecities.com`.
+
+## Seattle Co-Work on Pause
+
+I am scoping out new venues for co-working in Seattle today. There's a strong chance we're going to use the ol' Third Place Books for the monthly meetup after-party (instead of co-working.)
+
+Our best candidate for a new co-working venue is **Armistice Coffee**, which is in the Roosevelt neighborhood as always. Anyway, until the dust settles I am canceling the co-working session today. Forgive me and stay tuned on this front.
+
+Your independent organizer,Dear Handmade folks,
Tomorrow is another co-working session in Kirkland! I’ll be starting a new job in February so the meetup hosting may change hands or change times, but for now it’s business as usual (and likely Feb 6th will be normal as well). Come hang out, anyone is welcome, even if you need to work on your day-job tasks while you’re there, but we always love hearing what people are working on if you have something to share.
When: 2:00pm-5:00pm (Friday January 23rd)
Where: Thruline Coffee - 136 Park Ln, Kirkland, WA 98033
I still recommend charging your laptop beforehand, but if you need we often get the table in the back with an outlet and I’ll bring a extension cord + splitter. If you don’t see us when you first walk in make sure you check behind the counter on the right, the table we sit at is not visible from the door.
If you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out! (reply to this email, or DM/ping on Discord @ProfessorSil)