Disable February banner

config/_default/menus.en.toml

@@ -2,19 +2,8 @@
 
 # main menu
 [[main]]
-name = "Conferences"
-weight = 1
-
-[[main]]
-parent = "Conferences"
-name = "Seattle"
-url = "/Seattle"
-weight = 2
-
-[[main]]
-parent = "Conferences"
-name = "Boston"
-url = "/boston"
+name = "Meetups"
+url = "/meetups"
 weight = 1
 
 [[main]]
@@ -23,8 +12,8 @@ url = "/news"
 weight = 2
 
 [[main]]
-name = "Media"
-url = "/media"
+name = "Guide"
+url = "/guide"
 weight = 3
 
 [[main]]
@@ -33,14 +22,14 @@ weight = 3
 
 [[main]]
 parent = "Explore"
-name = "Revolt"
-url = "/revolt"
+name = "Chat"
+url = "/chat"
 weight = 1
 
 [[main]]
 parent = "Explore"
-name = "Meetups"
-url = "/meetups"
+name = "Media"
+url = "/media"
 weight = 2
 
 [[main]]
@@ -54,29 +43,28 @@ name = "About"
 url = "/about"
 weight = 4
 
-
 # footer menu
 [[footer]]
-name = "Tickets"
-url = "/tickets"
-weight = 1
+name = "Guide"
+url = "/guide"
+weight = 4
 
 [[footer]]
-name = "Members"
-url = "https://donorbox.org/handmadecities"
-weight = 6
+name = "About"
+url = "/about"
+weight = 5
 
 [[footer]]
 name = "Meetups"
 url = "/meetups"
+weight = 1
+
+[[footer]]
+name = "Chat"
+url = "/chat"
 weight = 3
 
 [[footer]]
-name = "Seattle"
-url = "/seattle"
+name = "News"
+url = "/news"
 weight = 2
-
-[[footer]]
-name = "Boston"
-url = "/boston"
-weight = 4

config/_default/params.toml

@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ preloader = "" # use jpg, png, svg or gif format.
 # Navigation button
 [navigation_button]
 enable = true
-label = "Quickstart"
-link = "docs/quickstart"
+label = "Chat"
+link = "chat"
 
 # search
 # search module: https://github.com/gethugothemes/hugo-modules/tree/master/search
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ show_categories = true
 # announcement
 # announcement module: https://github.com/gethugothemes/hugo-modules/tree/master/components/announcement
 [announcement]
-enable = true
+enable = false
 expire_days = 7
-content = "Seattle [Meeting Instructions](/news/hms-meeting-instructions-2025)"
+content = "Official February [Memos](/memos)"
 
 # seo meta data for OpenGraph / Twitter Card
 # seo module: https://github.com/gethugothemes/hugo-modules/tree/master/seo-tools/basic-seo

content/english/_index.md

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ banner:
   button:
     enable: true
     label: "Quick Guide"
-    link: "/docs"
+    link: "https://guide.handmadecities.com"
     icon: "fa fa-book pl-2"
     class: "btn text-white seattle-bg"
   button2:
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ features:
     image: ""
     section_class: "pb-24"
     side: "center"
-    content: "<span class='block mx-auto mt-24 text-black dark:text-white w-1/2'>Sample of companies hunting for Handmade talent. Ready to [join](/docs/support/employment/) the list?</span>"
+    content: "<span class='block mx-auto mt-24 text-black dark:text-white w-1/2'>Sample of companies hunting for Handmade talent. Ready to [join](https://guide.handmadecities.com/docs/support/employment/) the list?</span>"
     content_class: "mt-12"
     img_grid:
       imgs:

content/english/about/index.md

@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ features:
         color: "#FC6D36"
         content_class: "text-white"
       - title: "An obligation to software quality"
-        content: "Our industry’s incentives erode ownership to extract rent from consumers. We’ve abandoned the love for our craft, the user's quality of experience, and their right to privacy."
+        content: "Our industry’s incentives destroy ownership to extract rent from customers. We’ve abandoned the love for our craft, the user's quality of experience, and their right to privacy."
         color: "#A456EA"        
         content_class: "text-white"
       - title: "Self-host wherever possible"
-        content: "Our services live in-house: we operate our own chat server and newsletter system. For payments, Stripe/PayPal ping our servers to process any orders ourselves."
+        content: "We operate our own chat server and mailing lists. For purchases, payment processors ping our servers to process orders ourselves."
         color: "#6B8EE8"        
         content_class: "text-white"
       - title: "Direct funding approach"
-        content: "We grow through obvious means, funded through users buying our own Handmade software. No investors."
+        content: "We grow through obvious means, funded by users purchasing Handmade software. **Zero investors.**"
         color: "#60E3C4"                
         content_class: "text-white"
     button:

content/english/invite.md

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: "Invite a Friend to our Chat!"
+layout: "invite"
+---

content/english/meetups/atlanta.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="daniel@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/australia.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="khrob@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/berlin.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="marcel@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/boston.md

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ description="Receive Handmade meetup invites from the Hub of the Universe!"
 api_endpoint="https://api.handmadecities.com/v1/meetups/boston"
 
 [[hosts]]
-name="Caden Parker"
-bio="caden@handmadecities.com"
+name="Margret Riegert"
+bio="margret@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/cambridge.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="josh@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/dc.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="felix@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/denmark.md

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
++++
+title="Denmark's Mailing List"
+date="2024-11-03T12:00:00-08:00"
+description="Receive Handmade meetup invites from the happiest place on earth!"
+api_endpoint="https://api.handmadecities.com/v1/meetups/denmark"
+
+[[hosts]]
+name="Patrick Jakobsen"
+bio="patrick@handmadecities.com"
+image=""
++++
+
+#### Optional Revolt Server
+
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/detroit.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="seth@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/gothenburg.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="sam@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/grenoble.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="martin@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/israel.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="eternalstudent@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/london.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="jack@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/minneapolis.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="dan@handmadecities.com"
 image="/images/people/dan_grigsby.webp"
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/montreal.md

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
++++
+title="Montreal's Mailing List"
+date="2024-11-03T12:00:00-08:00"
+description="Receive Handmade meetup invites from cultural and economic capital of Quebec!"
+api_endpoint="https://api.handmadecities.com/v1/meetups/montreal"
+
+[[hosts]]
+name="Mitchell Amihod"
+bio="mitchell@handmadecities.com"
+image=""
++++
+
+#### Optional Revolt Server
+
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/nyc.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="mark@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/portland.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="sid@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/seattle.md

@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ bio="Hosts the Kirkland [coworking](/cowork) sessions"
 image="/images/people/robbins.jpg"
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/sf.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="xander@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/tokyo.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="miguel@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/vancouver.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="gabriel@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/vegas.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="jstevens@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/meetups/vienna.md

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ bio="patrick@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 
-#### Optional Discord Server
+#### Optional Revolt Server
 
-The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join the Discord for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.
+The mailing list is how you get official invites, but you may join Revolt for extra updates or to chat with the meetup group.

content/english/memos/index.md

@@ -12,8 +12,16 @@ Handmade Cities publishes memoranda written by [our founder](/about), usually ad
 
 Memos are published once a month as PDF documents below.
 
-**MEMORANDA (JANUARY 2026)**
+## MEMORANDA
+
+**January 2026**
+
 - [HMC Memo 001 - Wiki Ownership](/memos/HMC-Memo-001-Wiki-Ownership.pdf)
 - [HMC Memo 002 - UXUI](/memos/HMC-Memo-002-UXUI.pdf)
 
+**February 2026**
+
+- [HMC Memo 003 - Server Admin](/memos/HMC-Memo-003-Server-Admin.pdf)
+- [HMC Memo 004 - Meetup Hosts](/memos/HMC-Memo-004-Meetup-Hosts.pdf)
+
 Date of publication varies.

content/english/news/computer-club-atelier-hivernal-2026.md

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+title: "Computer Club - Atelier Hivernal - Lyon"
+meta_title: ""
+description: "Martin Fouilleul is our French meetup host. Read their latest announcement"
+date: 2026-01-10T12:00:00Z
+image: "/images/meetups/france.jpg"
+categories: ["Meetups"]
+author: "Martin Fouilleul"
+tags: ["meetups", "france"]
+draft: false
+---
+
+> [Martin Fouilleul](/media/seattle-2023/orca/) is our [French](/meetups/grenoble) meetup host. You may reach the author at martin@handmadecities.com
+
+<p>Bonjour, et bonne année,</p>  <p>Pierre-Louis, que vous avez déjà pu croiser aux meetups Grenoblois, vous propose une nouvelle après-midi d&rsquo;échanges et de bricolage autour de vos projets software/hardware. Ça se passe le <strong>17 janvier</strong> à partir de 14h, à <strong>Grrrnd Zero</strong>, 60 avenue de Bohlen, Vaulx-en-Velin.</p>  <p>La capacité maximale étant de 10 personnes, pensez à réserver à l&rsquo;avance en écrivant à <a href="mailto:meetup@pld.tf">meetup@pld.tf</a>. Un repas est proposé pour les personnes en avance entre 12h30 et 13h30, merci de prévenir lors de votre réservation.</p>  <p>En espérant vous y retrouver nombreux·ses !</p>  <p>Martin</p>  <p><img src="https://rel.pld.tf/meetup/20260117.png" alt="Affiche" /></p>
+

content/english/news/farewell-to-distant-worlds.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ draft: false
 
 A special Handmade meetup: one of Seattle's most popular coffee shops is winding down.
 
-> Guest Article by Allen Webster
+> Allen Webster is a meetup host for [Seattle](/meetups/seattle). You may reach the author at allen@handmadecities.com
 
 Seattle area folks,
 

content/english/news/first-boston-meetup-2026.md

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+title: "Boston Meetup 01/24"
+meta_title: ""
+description: "Margret Riegert is our Boston meetup host. Read their latest announcement"
+date: 2026-01-12T12:00:00Z
+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
+
+<h2>Meetup Details</h2>  <ul> <li>Date: January 24th, 2026</li> <li>Time: 12-2pm</li> <li>Address: 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116</li> <li>RSVP: <a href="https://partiful.com/e/vUcDz66dzwi4k9L6iJiy\">https://partiful.com/e/vUcDz66dzwi4k9L6iJiy</a></li> <li>Boston Meetup Revolt: <a href="https://revolt.handmadecities.com\">https://revolt.handmadecities.com</a></li> </ul>  <hr />  <h2>The Agenda</h2>  <ul> <li><strong>Software Project Demos:</strong> Bring a project you&rsquo;ve been working on, ask questions, get constructive feedback, etc.</li> <li><strong>Presentation:</strong> Give a mini talk about something you&rsquo;ve been working on and that you think others in the handmade community would find interesting</li> <li><strong>Special Topics:</strong> Talk as a group about anything relevant in the handmade community</li> <li><strong>Social After:</strong> Afterwards, we can head out and grab something to eat</li> </ul>  <p>You&rsquo;re not required to bring a project or anything; showing up is good enough!</p>  <hr />  <h2>Getting there</h2>  <p>We&rsquo;ll be in the mezzanine conference room #3.</p>  <p>If you enter through the Boylston Street entrance, you want to head to the left and look for where it says Community Learning Center.</p> 

content/english/news/first-boston-meetup-reminder-2026.md

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+title: "Boston 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
+
+<p>Hello! This is just a friendly reminder about the Handmade meetup <strong>tomorrow</strong> at the library.</p>  <h2>Meetup Details</h2>  <ul> <li>Date: January 24th, 2026</li> <li>Time: 12-2pm</li> <li>Address: 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116</li> <li>RSVP: <a href="https://partiful.com/e/vUcDz66dzwi4k9L6iJiy\">https://partiful.com/e/vUcDz66dzwi4k9L6iJiy</a></li> <li>Boston Meetup Revolt: <a href="https://revolt.handmadecities.com\">https://revolt.handmadecities.com</a></li> </ul>  <hr />  <h2>The Agenda</h2>  <ul> <li><strong>Software Project Demos:</strong> Bring a project you&rsquo;ve been working on, ask questions, get constructive feedback, etc.</li> <li><strong>Presentation:</strong> Give a mini talk about something you&rsquo;ve been working on and that you think others in the handmade community would find interesting</li> <li><strong>Special Topics:</strong> Talk as a group about anything relevant in the handmade community</li> <li><strong>Social After:</strong> Afterwards, we can head out and grab something to eat</li> </ul>  <p>You&rsquo;re not required to bring a project or anything; showing up is good enough!</p>  <hr />  <h2>Getting there</h2>  <p>We&rsquo;ll be in the mezzanine conference room #3.</p>  <p>If you enter through the Boylston Street entrance, you want to head to the left and look for where it says Community Learning Center.</p> 

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
+
+<p>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&rsquo;ll look at <a href="https://github.com/nothings/stb">the STB libraries</a> and other examples as case studies.</p>  <p><strong>Please note the slightly different time than usual</strong> (though after 2:45pm, we may continue chatting over lunch nearby). We&rsquo;re still at the <strong>West End Library</strong>, 2301 L St NW, Washington, DC 20037, in <strong>Meeting Room 2</strong>. See you soon!</p>  <h2>Contact</h2>  <ul> <li><code>_felixu_</code> on Discord, or reply to this email</li> </ul>  <p>Note that it appears Gmail may send this announcement to &ldquo;Promotions&rdquo;. To prevent this, you can set emails from this address to always go to your primary inbox. (We will never send spam!)</p>

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
+
+<p>Due to Winter Storm Fern, the next DC meetup, previously scheduled for this Saturday, is <strong>postponed to Sunday, 1 February, from 2pm to 4pm</strong>. See the last email for our topic and location, which both remain unchanged. Sorry for the trouble, and we hope to see you soon!</p>  <h2>Contact</h2>  <ul> <li><code>_felixu_</code> on Discord, or reply to this email</li> </ul>  <p>Note that it appears Gmail may send this announcement to &ldquo;Promotions&rdquo;. To prevent this, you can set emails from this address to always go to your primary inbox. (We will never send spam!)</p>

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
+
+<p>Dear Handmade folks,</p>  <p>Happy New Year! Tomorrow is our first Kirkland Co-Working session of 2026. Now that the holidays are done it&rsquo;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&rsquo;re there, but we always love hearing what people are working on if you have something to share.</p>  <p><strong>When:</strong> 2:00pm-5:00pm (Friday January 9th)</p>  <p><strong>Where:</strong> Thruline Coffee - 136 Park Ln, Kirkland, WA 98033</p>  <p><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/CmeFmdPdLZkycXHw6">Google Maps Link</a></p>  <p><img src="https://www.robbitay.com/handmade/thruline_coffee_512.png" alt="Thruline Coffee Image" /></p>  <p>I still recommend charging your laptop beforehand, but if you need we often get the table in the back with an outlet and I&rsquo;ll bring a extension cord + splitter. If you don&rsquo;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.</p>  <p>If you have any questions don&rsquo;t hesitate to reach out! (reply to this email, or DM/ping on Discord <code>@ProfessorSil</code>)</p>

content/english/news/first-london-meetup-2026.md

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+title: "London Meetup, January 11th"
+meta_title: ""
+description: "Jacques Heunis is our London meetup host. Read their latest announcement"
+date: 2026-01-04T12:00:00Z
+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
+
+<p>Hey everyone</p>  <p>It&rsquo;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&rsquo;m sending this out a bit late so we&rsquo;ll schedule for the 18th of January.</p>  <p>As usual we&rsquo;ll book a table at The Fellow (a pub near Kings Cross Station, N1 9AA). There&rsquo;s no agenda so anybody is free to bring any topics or demos that they&rsquo;d like to discuss. If anybody wants to bring a laptop or gadget or what-have-you to demo something that&rsquo;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.</p>  <p>We&rsquo;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 <a href="https://rsvp.handmadecities.com/event/BodEJGrM\">on the event page here</a> by the end of Sunday the 11th if you&rsquo;d like to attend, just so that I can make a reservation for the table.</p>  <p>Looking forward to seeing you there!</p>  <p>Jacques</p>

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
+
+<p>Hey everyone</p>  <p>Just a correction from my previous email since the subject disagreed with the body on the date of the next meetup. As shown <a href="https://rsvp.handmadecities.com/event/BodEJGrM\">on the event page</a> <strong>the event will be on the 18th of January</strong>, not the 11th.</p>  <p>Sorry for the confusion, please do not show up at The Fellow on the 11th!</p>  <p>Looking forward to seeing you there!</p>  <p>Jacques</p>

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
+
+<p>Hi there! Happy new year!</p>  <p>Our first Vancouver Handmade Meetup of the year will be this Saturday (tomorrow), January 24th at 2pm PST.</p>  <p>Same location as usual, right next to the Brentwood Town Centre Station.</p>  <p><strong>Location</strong>: <a href="https://www.google.ca/maps/place/1955+Alpha+Wy.,+Burnaby,+BC+V5C+0K5/@49.26672,-123.0032249,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x5486773aed540b73:0x8115d594509db9c4!8m2!3d49.26672!4d-123.00065!16s%2Fg%2F11hhm5l_nk?entry=tts&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIPu8ASoASAFQAw%3D%3D&amp;skid=5dbe0e2f-2f48-479d-acad-b25f3371746e\">1955 Alpha Way, Burnaby BC V5C 0K6</a> </br><strong>Date: Saturday, January 24th</strong> </br><strong>Time: 2pm - 4pm</strong></p>  <p>On this meetup we will have a very special <em>talk from Sab on handling segfaults when working close to hardware</em>, which many of us were looking forward to, so hope you can all make it!</p>  <p>If you&rsquo;re considering attending you can RSVP <a href="https://luma.com/i49vxiqs\">by clicking this link</a>.</p>  <p>Looking forward to meeting y&rsquo;all soon!</p>

content/english/news/hmb-meeting-instructions-2025.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: "Boston Meeting Instructions"
+title: "Boston Conference Instructions"
 meta_title: ""
 description: "Where we're meeting for 2025"
 date: 2025-08-14T12:00:00Z

content/english/news/hms-meeting-instructions-2025.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: "Seattle Meeting Instructions"
+title: "Seattle Conference Instructions"
 meta_title: ""
 description: "Where we're meeting for 2025"
 date: 2025-12-03T12:00:00Z

content/english/news/revolt-against-discord.md

@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@ So much for trust. Or safety.
 Finally, note that I'm **encouraging people to touch grass.** I’ve [sketched](https://abner.page/post/exit-the-feed/) a path for top engineers to live without addictive social media. Revolt as an invite‑only, verified‑human space is a core piece of that plan.
 #### Did you just say invite-only? How do I join Revolt?
 Invitations will come only from official [meetup hosts](/meetups) or directly from me. If we’ve met at a conference, meetup, or co‑working session, message us and we’ll likely invite you. I’m the one who grants the **Verified Human** badge and I’ll do so if a host can vouch for you. This is an imperfect system and it still requires moderation, of course, but it places a premium on trust over open discoverability. Which is exactly the point.
+
+UPDATE 1/12/2026: Users [can now request](/chat) invite codes directly.
+
 #### Addressing common objections
 There are three typical arguments against using Revolt that I should tackle here.
 
-1. *"Revolt will be a walled garden like Discord and therefore not crawlable."* I believe that private, ephemeral conversations should remain private. We can curate and surface the best technical discussions into a public wiki so important knowledge isn’t lost.
+1. *"Revolt will be a walled garden like Discord and therefore not crawlable."* I believe that private, ephemeral conversations should remain private. We can curate and surface the best technical discussions into a [public wiki](/guide) so important knowledge isn’t lost.
 
 2. *“Abner is a dictator."* Guilty as charged. I’m running this as a BDFL, with a decade of organizing Handmade since my early college days. There’s an escape hatch though, because every meetup host can dump their mailing list locally. I don't lock people in. This cuts both ways too: hosts who violate [community values](/about) -- e.g. running meetups sponsored by Microsoft -- are cut off from the water tap. They won't be able to send newsletters nor access new subscribers to the mailing list.
 

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](/news/summer-update-2025/) last summer (see **Discord Off-Ramp** section) and then [very explicitly](/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](/news): this is the slowest one. You get a [Press Release](/categories/press-release) 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](/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](/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:
+
+<img src="https://guide.handmadecities.com/images/hmc_docs_screenshot_hu5108169931557510214.webp" width="840" height="400">
+
+In the new spirit of [handing off](/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,<br>Abner Coimbre

content/english/news/second-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: 2026-01-22T12:00:00Z
+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
+
+<p>Dear Handmade folks,</p>  <p>Tomorrow is another co-working session in Kirkland! I&rsquo;ll be starting a new job in February so the meetup hosting may change hands or change times, but for now it&rsquo;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&rsquo;re there, but we always love hearing what people are working on if you have something to share.</p>  <p><strong>When:</strong> 2:00pm-5:00pm (Friday January 23rd)</p>  <p><strong>Where:</strong> Thruline Coffee - 136 Park Ln, Kirkland, WA 98033</p>  <p><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/CmeFmdPdLZkycXHw6">Google Maps Link</a></p>  <p><img src="https://www.robbitay.com/handmade/thruline_coffee_512.png" alt="Thruline Coffee Image" /></p>  <p>I still recommend charging your laptop beforehand, but if you need we often get the table in the back with an outlet and I&rsquo;ll bring a extension cord + splitter. If you don&rsquo;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.</p>  <p>If you have any questions don&rsquo;t hesitate to reach out! (reply to this email, or DM/ping on Discord <code>@ProfessorSil</code>)</p>

content/english/pages/meetupinvite2000.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Meetup Invite Test
+
+This is a placeholder for tests performed with [MeetupInvite2000](https://git.handmadecities.com/meetups/meetupinvite2000/releases). When you use the `blast` command, your email will be published to [News](/news) instead.

content/english/revolt.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ---
-title: "Handmade Cities Chat"
+title: "Private Chat"
 layout: "revolt"
 ---

content/english/transactional/invite-fail-credentials.md

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
++++
+url = "/invite-fail-credentials"
+title="Error"
+subtitle="Invite Failed"
+main_image=""
++++
+
+#### Unknown Credentials
+
+Revolt email or password was not recognized. Please [try again](/invite) or contact our support staff.
+
+⚠️  You need [your own verified account](/chat) before having the power to invite others.

content/english/transactional/invite-fail-unverified.md

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
++++
+url = "/invite-fail-unverified"
+title="Error"
+subtitle="Invite Failed"
+main_image=""
++++
+
+#### Unverified User
+
+Only [Verified Humans](https://guide.handmadecities.com/docs/chat/#verified-human-badge) are allowed to send chat invites. Once you're granted the badge you may [try again](/invite)!

content/english/transactional/invite-fail.md

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
++++
+url = "/invite-fail"
+title="Error"
+subtitle="Invite Failed"
+main_image=""
++++
+
+#### UH OH!
+
+It seems we couldn't generate the chat invite. A few reasons why:
+- Incorrect [Revolt](https://chat.handmadecities.com) username or password
+- You are not a [Verified Human](https://guide.handmadecities.com/docs/chat/#verified-human-badge) yet
+- A server error on our part. Contact our support staff immediately

content/english/transactional/invite-success.md

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
++++
+url = "/invite-success"
+title="Complete"
+subtitle="Invite Successful"
+main_image=""
++++
+
+#### Congrats!
+
+If you've met in meatspace they'll get a [Verified Human](https://guide.handmadecities.com/docs/chat/#verified-human-badge) badge, which grants *them* the power of invites. Ready to [send another](/invite)? 
+
+⚠️  We use an invite tree [inspired](https://lobste.rs/about#invitations) by the Lobsters community. The **TL;DR** is YOU are responsible for the users you invite, plus any users they've invited (and so on.)

content/english/transactional/revolt-success.md

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
++++
+url = "/revolt-success"
+title="Complete"
+subtitle="Submission Successful"
+main_image=""
++++
+
+#### Congrats!
+
+If you were redirected here, you have submitted an application to join [Revolt](https://revolt.handmadecities.com).  
+**Our staff will respond within three business days.**
+
+Thank you for supporting indie communities.  
+We’re here to promote software quality, one meetup at a time.

layouts/_default/invite.html

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{{ define "main" }}
+<section class="section">
+  <div class="container max-w-xl">
+    <h1 class="mb-8 text-3xl font-bold">{{ .Title }}</h1>
+    <img src="/images/hmc/revolt-preview.png">
+    <p><strong>Give them full access to <a href="https://chat.handmadecities.com">chat.handmadecities.com</a></strong></p>
+    <br>
+
+    <form action="https://invite.handmadecities.com" method="POST" class="space-y-6">
+
+      <div>
+        <label for="invite-email" class="mb-2 block font-semibold">Email to Send Invite to<span class="text-red-500">*</span></label>
+        <input type="email" id="invite-email" name="invite_email" required
+               class="w-full rounded border border-gray-300 px-4 py-2 focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none" />
+      </div>
+
+      <div>
+        <label for="revolt-email" class="mb-2 block font-semibold">Your Revolt Email <span class="text-red-500">*</span></label>
+        <input type="email" id="revolt-email" name="revolt_email" required
+               class="w-full rounded border border-gray-300 px-4 py-2 focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none" />
+      </div>
+
+      <div>
+        <label for="revolt-password" class="mb-2 block font-semibold">Your Revolt Password <span class="text-red-500">*</span></label>
+        <input type="password" id="revolt-password" name="revolt_password" required
+               class="w-full rounded border border-gray-300 px-4 py-2 focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none" />
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+        <input type="checkbox" id="meatspace" name="met_in_meatspace" value="yes"
+               class="h-4 w-4" />
+        <label for="meatspace">Have you met this person in meatspace?</label>
+      </div>
+
+      <div>
+        <label for="notes" class="mb-2 block font-semibold">Additional Notes (Optional)</label>
+        <textarea id="notes" name="notes" rows="4"
+          placeholder='"I am inviting my college roommate who is interested in Handmade software!"'
+          class="w-full rounded border border-gray-300 px-4 py-2 focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none"></textarea>
+      </div>
+
+      <button type="submit"
+              class="rounded bg-blue-600 px-6 py-3 font-semibold text-white hover:bg-blue-700">
+        Send Invite Code
+      </button>
+
+      <p class="text-sm text-gray-500">
+        You're vouching for the human identity of this new user. Bots or alternate personas are <strong>prohibited.</strong>
+      </p>
+    </form>
+  </div>
+</section>
+{{ end }}

layouts/_default/revolt.html

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <div class="container">
     <h1>{{ .Title }}</h1>
     <img src="/images/hmc/revolt-promotion.png" style="border-radius: 10px;">
-    <p>We run our own server at <strong><a href="https://revolt.handmadecities.com">revolt.handmadecities.com</a></strong>. Real humans only.</p>
+    <p>We now run our server at <strong><a href="https://chat.handmadecities.com">chat.handmadecities.com</a></strong>. Real humans only!</p>
 
     <form action="https://register.handmadecities.com" method="POST" class="revolt-form">
       <div class="form-group">
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
       </div>
 
       <div class="form-group">
-        <label for="website">Personal Website</label>
-        <input type="url" id="website" name="website" placeholder="https://example.com">
+        <label for="website">Personal Website (Optional)</label>
+        <input type="url" id="website" name="website" placeholder="https://abner.page">
       </div>
 
       <div class="form-group">
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <textarea id="reason" name="reason" rows="4"></textarea>
       </div>
 
-      <button type="submit">Submit Application</button>
+      <button type="submit">Get Invite Code</button>
     </form>
   </div>
 </section>

layouts/meetups/single.html

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <div class="flex flex-col gap-5 lg:w-1/3">
           <div class="dark:text-white content-container content">
             {{ .Content }}
-            <a class="btn btn-outline-primary" href="/discord">Discord</a>
+            <a class="btn btn-outline-primary" href="/discord">Revolt</a>
           </div>
 
           {{ $hasGoodHost := false }}