Fix typo with D.C. host

fixes spacing on frontpage between buttons so they don't touch
disables stale alert
fixes rsms's titles
add some promo to my stream as well

assets/js/main.js

@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
     const modal = document.querySelector(`#${target}`);
     if (modal) {
       btn.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
-        toggle_modal(modal, true);
+        if (e.target.tagName !== 'A')
+          toggle_modal(modal, true);
       });
     }
   });
@@ -77,10 +78,36 @@
   document.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
     if (e.key === "Escape") {
       var modal_id = body.getAttribute("modal");
-      if(modal_id) toggle_modal(document.querySelector(`#${modal_id}`), false);
+      if (modal_id) toggle_modal(document.querySelector(`#${modal_id}`), false);
     }
   });
 
+  // timelines
+  // ----------------------------------------
+  const updateTimeline = (timeline) => {
+    const day_target = timeline.getAttribute("data-day-target");
+    timeline.querySelectorAll(".day-events:not(.hidden)").forEach((day_events) => { day_events.classList.toggle("hidden", true); });
+    timeline.querySelector(`[data-day-title="${day_target}"]`).classList.toggle("hidden", false);
+    timeline.querySelectorAll(`.day_listing.active`).forEach((listing) => {
+      listing.classList.toggle("inactive", true);
+      listing.classList.toggle("active", false);
+    });
+    var new_active = timeline.querySelector(`.day_listing[data-day-target="${day_target}"]`);
+    new_active.classList.toggle("active", true);
+    new_active.classList.toggle("inactive", false);
+  };
+
+  document.querySelectorAll(".timeline_grid_container").forEach((timeline) => {
+    const days = timeline.querySelector(".day-listing-container");
+    days.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
+      const day_target = e.target.getAttribute("data-day-target");
+      if (day_target) {
+        timeline.setAttribute("data-day-target", day_target);
+        updateTimeline(timeline);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
   // Swipers
   // ----------------------------------------
   const swipers = document.querySelectorAll(".swiper-slider");

assets/scss/custom.scss

@@ -50,16 +50,26 @@
 }
 
 .testimonial a,
-.img_grid_container a {
+.img_grid_container a,
+.timeline_grid_container a {
     color: var(--meetups-color) !important;
     text-decoration: none;
 }
 
 .testimonial a:hover,
-.img_grid_container a:hover {
+.img_grid_container a:hover,
+.timeline_grid_container a {
     text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
+// .day_listing.active {
+
+// }
+
+.day_listing.inactive {
+    color: rgb(163, 163, 163);
+}
+
 .modal-bg a {
     color: var(--meetups-color) !important;
     text-decoration: none;
@@ -71,7 +81,7 @@
 
 .frontpage-stream-container {
     max-height: calc(75vh);
-    min-height: 36rem;
+    min-height: 34rem;
     aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
 }
 
@@ -104,3 +114,10 @@
     background-color: #fff3cd;
     color: #856404;
 }
+
+// Disable the horrendous open and close quotes on blockquote content
+blockquote p:first-of-type {
+    &::before, &::after {
+        content: "" !important;
+    }
+}

config/_default/menus.en.toml

@@ -35,19 +35,19 @@ weight = 4
 parent = "Explore"
 name = "Discord"
 url = "https://discord.com/invite/txcCe8vyQ6"
-weight = 1
+weight = 3
 
 [[main]]
 parent = "Explore"
 name = "Meetups"
 url = "/meetups"
-weight = 2
+weight = 1
 
 [[main]]
 parent = "Explore"
 name = "Members"
 url = "https://donorbox.org/handmadecities"
-weight = 3
+weight = 2
 
 [[main]]
 name = "About"

config/_default/params.toml

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ 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 = "Handmade Seattle Nov 20th - 22nd, 2024. [Buy Tickets](/tickets) now!"
 

content/english/_index.md

@@ -8,27 +8,33 @@ banner:
   image: "/images/hmc_spread.png"
   hide_banner_img: true
   live_banner:
-    enable: true
+    enable: false
     use_twitch: true
     use_youtube: false
     title: "Handmade Seattle 2024"
-    title_class: "text-black dark:text-white mb-4"
+    title_class: "seattle-color mb-4"
     twitch_channel: "abnercoimbre"
     youtube_channel_id: "UCkiOutDcOG0KRLQc71Pd-Fg" # found at: https://www.youtube.com/account_advanced, is currently yt/handmadecities
-    section_class: "pb-24"
+    section_class: "pb-36 row mb-4"
     buttons_class: "p-2 px-3"
     buttons_row_class: "mt-4 text-white gap-4"
     buttons:
-      - title: "Join Private Chat"
-        link: "https://chat.handmadecities.com"
+      - title: "<i class='fa fa-ticket'></i> Tickets"
+        link: "/tickets"
         class: "btn seattle-bg"
+      - title: "<i class='fa fa-comments'></i> Chat"
+        link: "https://chat.handmadecities.com"
+        class: "btn bg-green-500"
+      - title: "<i class='fa fa-gift'></i> Donate"
+        link: "https://donorbox.org/handmadecities"
+        class: "btn bg-red-700"
       - title: "Twitch"
         link: "https://twitch.tv/abnercoimbre"
         class: "btn meetups-bg"
         icon_only: true
         icon: "fa-brands fa-twitch"
       - title: "YouTube"
-        link: "https://youtube.com/handmadecities"
+        link: "https://youtube.com/@handmadecities"
         class: "btn bg-[#ff0000]"
         icon_only: true
         icon: "fa-brands fa-youtube"
@@ -53,11 +59,11 @@ banner:
     icon: "fa fa-ticket pl-2"
     class: "btn text-white seattle-bg"
   button2:
-    enable: false
-    label: "Twitch"
-    link: "https://twitch.tv/abnercoimbre"
-    icon: "fab fa-twitch pl-2"
-    class: "btn bg-purple-700 dark:bg-purple-700 dark:text-white hover:bg-purple-800 mt-6 text-white"
+    enable: true
+    label: "Donate"
+    link: "https://donorbox.org/handmadecities"
+    icon: "fa fa-gift pl-2"
+    class: "btn bg-red-700 dark:bg-red-700 dark:text-white hover:bg-red-800 mt-6 ml-2 text-white"
 
 # Features
 features:
@@ -88,33 +94,6 @@ features:
       label: "About Us"
       link: "/about"
 
-  - title: "Partnered with Handmade Network"
-    title_class: "text-white mb-8"
-    image: ""
-    side: "center"
-    bg_img: 
-      parallax: true
-      img: "/images/devon_starfield.png"
-    transition:
-      start: "/images/transition.svg"
-      start_class: "mb-5 transform"
-      start_color: "#fff"
-      start_dark: "/images/transition2.svg"
-      start_dark_color: "#150e31"
-      end: "/images/transition.svg"
-      end_class: "mt-20 transform -scale-y-100 -scale-x-100"
-      end_color: "#fff"
-      end_dark: "/images/transition2.svg"
-      end_dark_color: "#150e31"
-    bg_color: "#0a0a0a"
-    content: "The Handmade Network is your online community and go-to hub when there's no in-person events. Participate in jams, be awed by software projects and enjoy a huge Discord community."
-    content_class: "text-white mt-12 px-12 pb-12 pt-24 bg-[rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] rounded-lg"
-    button:
-      enable: enable
-      class: "meetups-bg dark:meetups-bg"
-      label: "Network"
-      link: "https://handmade.network"
-
   - title: "Companies Value Handmade"
     title_class: "text-center mt-16 mb-12"
     image: ""

content/english/about/index.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ features:
       start_dark_color: "black"
     bg_color: "#060610"
     content_class: "mt-4"
-    content: "[Abner](https://abnercoimbre.com) is the founder of Handmade Cities and sole organizer for our conferences.<br>His professional story began when he left Puerto Rico for a yearlong internship at NASA. Abner was mentored on how they make software and after winning NASA’s Intern of the Year, he published an essay on their programming philosophy ([featured](https://observer.com/2017/07/a-look-into-nasa-coding-philosophy-kennedy-space-center-programming/) in the news.) He was promoted to launch control engineers.<br><br>Abner also started the [Handmade Network](https://handmade.network/), an online community learning to make quality software. He went on to work for Jonathan Blow multiple years and then Cyan Worlds to help ship the [Myst remake](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1255560/Myst/).<br><br>His concern of declining standards—both ethical and technical—pushed Abner to run tech conferences full-time, with ironclad conviction that we need independent organizers more than ever."
+    content: "[Abner](https://abnercoimbre.com) is the founder of Handmade Cities and sole organizer for our conferences.<br><br>His professional story began when he left Puerto Rico for a yearlong internship at NASA. Abner was mentored on how they make software and after winning NASA’s Intern of the Year, he published an essay on their programming philosophy ([featured](https://observer.com/2017/07/a-look-into-nasa-coding-philosophy-kennedy-space-center-programming/) in the news.) He was promoted to launch control engineer.<br><br>Abner also started the [Handmade Network](https://handmade.network/), an online community learning to make quality software. He went on to work for Jonathan Blow multiple years and then Cyan Worlds to help ship the [Myst remake](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1255560/Myst/).<br><br>His concern of declining standards—both ethical and technical—pushed Abner to run tech conferences full-time, with ironclad conviction that we need independent organizers more than ever."
 
   - title: "Morgan Rammell"
     title_class: "text-white"
@@ -83,5 +83,5 @@ features:
     image_class: "rounded-full"
     content_class: ""
     section_class: "!pt-16 !pb-32 text-white"
-    content: "Devon is a guy who makes things."  
----
+    content: "Devon is a guy who makes things.<br>(like a PSX style souls like in C on [stream](https://twitch.tv/tek256))"  
+---

content/english/boston/index.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: "Handmade Boston 2024"
 meta_title: "About"
 description: "this is meta description"
-image: "/images/avatar.png"
+image: "/images/hmb/boston-dark-mode.svg"
 draft: false
 layout: under_construction
----
+---

content/english/media/_index.md

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 +++
 title="Media"
+image="/images/under-construction.svg"
 +++

content/english/media/seattle-2022/rsms.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 +++
-title="RSM"
+title="Virtual Computer"
 mediatype="talk"
 conference="seattle-2022"
 date="2022-11-17T15:45:00-08:00"
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ description="A little virtual computer"
 thumbnail="/images/thumbnails/2022HMSRSM.jpg"
 
 [[videos]]
-title="RSM"
+title="RSMS"
 embed="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1024179839"
 service="vimeo"
 download_link=""
 
 [[videos]]
-title="RSM - Q&A"
+title="RSMS - Q&A"
 embed="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1024184763"
 service="vimeo"
 download_link=""

content/english/media/seattle-2024/_index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
++++
+title="Handmade Seattle 2024"
+date="2024-11-20T09:00:00-04:00"
+enddate="2024-11-22T18:00:00-04:00"
+
+[[notes]]
+type="notice"
+text="""
+**We are editing these recordings**
+
+Sign up for the [newsletter](/news) to be notified.
+"""
++++
+

content/english/meetups/dc.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ api_endpoint="https://api.handmadecities.com/v1/meetups/dc"
 
 [[hosts]]
 name="Felix Ulmanu"
-bio="felix@handmadeciies.com"
+bio="felix@handmadecities.com"
 image=""
 +++
 

content/english/news/a-breakdown-of-my-indie-life.md

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+---
+title: "A Breakdown of My Indie Life"
+meta_title: ""
+description: "Allen Webster, creator of 4coder and programmer at Epic Games, digs deep into Abner Coimbre's life as an indie organizer."
+date: 2023-04-17T05:00:00Z
+image: "/images/news/breakdown_of_an_indie_life.webp"
+categories: ["Press Release"]
+author: "Abner Coimbre"
+draft: false
+aliases:
+- /a-breakdown-of-my-indie-life
+---
+
+
+#### Allen Digs Into My Affairs
+
+[Allen Webster](https://mr4th.com/), creator of 4coder and systems programmer at RAD (now part of Epic Games), interviewed me in earnest about my life as an indie organizer—where I must confess I’ve never opened up like this before.
+
+Have you ever asked yourself, while attending one of our conferences:
+
+* What does Abner do as a full-time organizer?
+* What does it actually _look like_, day in and day out?
+* Why the obsession with being sponsor-free?
+* Aren’t there good tech companies that can help him grow the conferences even faster?
+
+If you’ve wondered along these lines before then this video should hopefully prove fun and enlightening. You’ll learn about my strange (but, in my view, necessary) career path that’s been a bit of a black box until now.
+
+![](/images/news/breakdown_of_an_indie_life.webp)
+
+
+#### Follow Along More Conversations
+
+This is the first in a series of important discussions Allen is having with industry figures. He’s zooming in on angles most us programmers tend to miss and tries to understand what people are doing in a broader sense. I think it’s a very worthwhile and interesting project! (Fun fact: the awesome visualizer you see in the video was programmed by Allen himself. [Over a weekend jam.](https://handmade.network/jam))
+
+Join Allen’s [newsletter](https://newsletter.mr4th.com/) to know when his next conversation gets published.
+
+
+#### Post-Interview Notes
+
+Nearing the end of my conversation with Allen I accidentally imply you must go through the first 25 to 30 episodes of [Handmade Hero](https://guide.handmadehero.org/) in order to attend [Handmade Boston](https://handmadecities.com/boston). **Please note you’re not actually required to go through all the episodes.** (All the power to you if you decide to though!) This is just a rule of thumb to convey the real expectations:
+
+1. That you’re already comfortable with the kind of programming shown in Handmade hero.
+
+2. Alternatively, that you’ve written some substantial application or game in a systems language like C.
+
+And you should be good to go.

content/english/news/almost-gone-spring-sale-2023.md

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+---
+title: "Almost Gone: Spring Sale 2023"
+meta_title: ""
+description: "Our Spring Sale for the Handmade conferences is coming to a close on April 30th. Thanks to popular demand we've extended the deadline to accomodat..."
+date: 2023-04-25T05:00:00Z
+image: "/images/news/clock-2015460_1280.jpg"
+categories: ["Press Release"]
+author: "Abner Coimbre"
+draft: false
+aliases:
+- /almost-gone-spring-sale-2023
+---
+
+
+#### Dear Handmade Folks,
+
+Our Spring Sale for the Handmade conferences is coming to a close on April 30th. Thanks to popular demand we’ve extended the deadline to accommodate more of our community, especially students.
+
+Get ready for what should be a remarkable year! We’re shipping conferences on both the west and east coast: exclusive masterclasses in Boston this summer, and brand new talks in Seattle this fall (featuring an expanded job fair and tradeshow). Secure your spot at the best price by registering now:
+
+<div class="flex justify-center">
+  <a href="https://handmadecities.com/tickets" class="btn bg-blue-700 dark:bg-blue-700 
+  dark:text-white hover:bg-blue-800 text-white">Early Bird</a>
+</div>
+
+
+#### The Making of an Indie Organizer
+
+Handmade is currently a niche interest, championing low-level understanding and quality in a world that elevates the production of McSoftware – the digital manifestation of chowing down on Big Macs.
+
+Within this niche my career occupies a distinct corner: orchestrating indie conferences to further our shared values. If you’ve ever wondered about the daily ins and outs of such a position, my friend Allen Webster interviewed me to offer a glimpse:
+
+<div class="flex justify-center">
+  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqZ6QbKzgW4" class="btn bg-blue-700 dark:bg-blue-700 
+  dark:text-white hover:bg-blue-800 text-white">YouTube Interview</a>
+</div>
+
+
+#### Handmade Jams
+
+While it’s not true that the online community ([Handmade Network](https://discord.gg/hmn)) creates delicious strawberry jams (though I think it would be fantastic marketing), they do host cool jam events for programmers. Very often we pick the best entries to be featured at a conference
+
+With the completion of the [Visibility Jam](https://handmade.network/jam/visibility-2023/recap) I encourage you to explore the recap and maybe even join the [upcoming initiative](https://handmade.network/blog/p/8690-three_big_initiatives_for_2023) called _Time Machine: reminding ourselves how things used to be._
+
+
+#### Stay Tuned: New Batch of Speakers
+
+We’ve been quietly (but intensely) seeking new instructors for Handmade Boston and reviewing proposals for Handmade Seattle. Keep an eye out for our new lineup reveal next month!
+
+##### A Note on Instructor, Speaker & Demo Proposals
+
+For those who have reached out for instructor, speaker, or demo opportunities, please bear with me if you haven’t received a response yet. I’ve been recovering from the flu but I’m catching up this week. You can always reply to this email if you have any questions.
+
+See you soon,
+
+Abner

content/english/news/anniversary-rebrand-2024.md

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+---
+title: "Anniversary Rebrand"
+meta_title: ""
+description: "Faster website, new logos, new chat server, and Handmade Seattle 2024"
+date: 2024-10-20T05:00:00Z
+image: "/images/news/seattle-2024-1080x675.jpg"
+categories: ["Press Release"]
+author: "Abner Coimbre"
+draft: false
+aliases:
+- /anniversary-rebrand-2024
+---
+
+
+#### Dear Handmade Friends,
+
+Notice the new logo? There’s more to share about our rebrand below.
+
+![](/images/news/cities-withpc-light-mode-row.png)
+
+However, let’s discuss the conference next month first.
+
+##### Handmade Seattle 2024: Anniversary Edition 🌟
+
+We’re a little over a month away from Handmade Seattle, celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Handmade movement. Thanks to everyone who’s shown interest to participate!
+
+If you haven’t heard from me or my staff yet, you should get a response by ~~Monday~~ Tuesday. Worst case, send me a ping on Discord (**@abnercoimbre**) in case ~~Monday~~ Tuesday passed by and you still didn’t hear from us.
+
+It’s never ideal for us to take a long time responding to all emails and submissions. Please forgive us.
+
+
+#### Twitch marathon for ticket sales
+
+This ~~Monday, October 21st~~ Tuesday, October 22nd. I’ll kick off a multi-week Twitch stream running through November 1st. It’ll be my side-project Terminal Click while keeping an eye on how conference registrations are going.
+
+<div class="flex justify-center">
+  <a href="https://twitch.tv/abnercoimbre" class="btn bg-purple-700 dark:bg-purple-700 
+  dark:text-white hover:bg-purple-800 text-white"><i class="fab fa-twitch"></i> Twitch</a>
+</div>
+
+Loris Cro offered to help me port my terminal site from Hugo to [Zine](https://zine-ssg.io/). If he’s around I’ll collab with him during one of the streams!
+
+---
+
+#### Full website rewrite ⚡
+
+[handmadecities.com](http://handmadecities.com/) is getting a much-needed upgrade too. This self-hosted WordPress site is slow and clunky—not great for a community that’s all about software quality!
+
+Thanks to staff member Devon along with the Handmade Network [team](https://handmade.network/about), I’m switching to a static site that’s lightning-fast by comparison. I won’t promise an exact release date, though it’ll ship well ahead of the conference.
+
+As part of this overhaul [Jes Chuhta](https://vimeo.com/887532756/2972a82e55) also designed amazing new logos. You saw the Cities one at the top. We also have a version for Handmade [Meetups](https://handmadecities.com/meetups):
+
+![](/images/news/meetups-light-mode-fixed.png)
+
+The conferences gets fresh logos too: one for Handmade Boston and Handmade Seattle. Dude there’s even a cute favicon! She did incredible work, so keep an eye out for all of them soon.
+
+_Note: With everything going on with WordPress [lately](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/4/24262232/matt-mullenweg-wordpress-org-wp-engine), it was a good time to ditch it and build our own site anyway. Ben Visness will cover the drama in a Handmade Network newsletter soon—be sure to [subscribe](https://handmade.network/newsletter) there!_
+
+---
+
+#### From Vimeo to YouTube
+
+By popular demand, from both my staff and the audience, I’m mirroring our Vimeo catalog to YouTube. As a matter of principle I’m keeping monetization off and will always point people to [handmadecities.com](http://handmadecities.com/) to support us directly.
+
+You’ll get updates through the [newsletter](https://handmadecities.com/news) when the uploads begin.
+
+---
+
+#### Revolt replaces Matrix 🥳
+
+I’ve switched our chat server from Matrix to Revolt. Complaints against Matrix kept mounting every year, and after a lot of feedback (and some near ticket-holder boycotts), Revolt is now self-hosted live at [chat.handmadecities.com](http://chat.handmadecities.com/). It’s not as feature-rich as Discord yet, but it works really well for short-term events like Handmade Seattle:
+
+![](/images/news/hmc_revolt_screenshot.png)
+
+Revolt is our private chat server for conferences: where ticket holders join live Q&As and official discussions. During the off-season we use our [public](https://handmadecities.com/discord) Discord instead.
+
+_Note: Read more about my decision to drop Matrix (and their CEO’s reaction) in [this](https://handmadecities.com/new-discord-server/) blog post._
+
+_Note note: Jamie Brandon of [HYTRADBOI](https://hytradboi.com/) fame dropped Matrix too. He’s trying Zulip instead, so we both challenged each other to write post-mortems after each conference!_
+
+---
+
+#### Speaker lineup coming soon ⏳
+
+We’re aiming to have most of the Handmade Seattle speaker [lineup](https://handmadecities.com/seattle) ready by November 1st (the last day of my Twitch marathon.) It’s been tough locking in speakers due to the current economic climate, but like Boston, we’ll deliver great talks and demos even if the final list comes in late.
+
+---
+
+#### Slimming down the conference
+
+Conferences, big and small, have been shutting down since COVID and this year saw even more go under. Deconstruct, O’Reilly, E3, Strangeloop, XOXO and bang bang con, to name but a few.
+
+Like so many, I’m really feeling the squeeze this year. 2024 is a survival year, and we’re making some cuts:
+
+* **No hotel assistance:** We tried, but the terms I’d have to sign to secure mass discounts are too financially risky. Our Discord server is your best bet for advice on where to stay in Seattle for cheap.
+* **No free merch this time:** We’ll be selling shirts if we can. However, if you registered for both Boston and Seattle, send proof and the merch is yours. (Physical tickets only.)
+* **No in-person trade show:** Seattle Center’s new booth fees make it prohibitive, so we’re going virtual for the trade show and job fair (using Revolt.)
+
+We still convene at the Seattle Center as always, at the Nesholm Family Lecture Hall:
+
+![](/images/news/lecture_hall.jpg)
+
+**The talks and demos on stage are happening here.** And we’ll still have group lunches, dinners, and official hangouts.
+
+---
+
+#### Register ASAP 🎫
+
+It’s frankly such a delightful miracle that we’re alive and kicking. The community likes to joke that we’re playing Last Con Standing.
+
+[Tickets](https://handmadecities.com/tickets) and [donations](https://handmadecities.com/member) need to pick up a bit to keep Handmade Cities going, hence the Twitch marathon next week. If you’re thinking about attending, please consider registering early—even if the lineup isn’t finalized just yet.
+
+---
+
+#### Handmade Cities and what the future holds
+
+Once we make it through this year, **I see a new business model for conferences emerging:** community-driven, 100% indie, and making juuust enough profit to cover the basics—rent, groceries, healthcare, and the occasional night out. That’s it. I’ll never get rich doing this, and that’s fine. In fact, I think the big, sponsor-heavy conferences are fading out, while indie events like HYTRADBOI are making a comeback (they were [inspired](https://www.scattered-thoughts.net/writing/why-start-a-new-database-conference#funding) by Handmade Seattle.)
+
+So how am I still here? The people supporting Handmade Cities point to one thing: _community_.
+
+![](/images/news/hms_hangout.jpg)
+
+When we’re not running tech conferences, Handmade Cities is quietly growing monthly **meetups** around the world. Handmade [Australians](https://handmadecities.com/meetups/australia) met for the first time this month. We’ve just added [Vienna](https://handmadecities.com/meetups/vienna) and [Tokyo](https://handmadecities.com/meetups/tokyo), and in Seattle my technical producer Phil pioneered **co-working** sessions, which are now a community staple: they happen every other week. I also started weekly **hangouts** on Sundays—a third place where people gather and do whatever they want; new friendships and a couple of job offers have already come out of them! (Although job networking isn’t the goal.)
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+At these meetups I’ve met founding engineers from multiple high-profile startups who are burned out by the impact their companies have on society—whether it’s software quality degrading, endless mass layoffs or immoral business practices. They’re starting to come to us. These reliable, growing interactions among very competent programmers who care are sparking… _something_.
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+Handmade Cities, not accountable to any company or investor, will galvanize this energy after I’ve muscled my way through 2024.
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+See you on Twitch,<br>
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