In case you haven’t heard, Hackaday put on a little shindig in downtown LA this past Tuesday. It was awesome.
And we had a few very awesome visitors: [Eliot], senior editor of Hackaday for the first five years made a showing, as did former co-editor [Jack Buffington]. Eminent LA-area hackers came out, including [charliex] of Null Space Labs, the guys from Deezmaker, and the long-haired hippie who can be found in a few NASA videos for the Curiosity rover.
Aside from the free drinks and the awesome people, there was some really cool tech on display. The mezzanine of the bar had a laser graffiti rig, and everyone who came received a super collectible NFC card that allowed them to vote on what Hackaday is doing for our next main event (the quadcopter option won but the vote was non-binding so we’ll keep you updated).
On a personal note, this was one of the few times I’ve interacted with Hackaday readers without the use of a keyboard. You guys are awesome. Thanks for coming out, and if you have any pics from the party, post a link to an album in the comments, or share your stories with us on Twitter via #HaDLA, Google+, and/or Facebook.
Pics below. These were taken by [Edward de la Torre]
Thanks for putting this up,
Now, I feel a bit of vicarious joy!
(My vote would’ve been for the Rube Goldberg)
I have final say on the event (because I’m ultimately stuck planning it). I actually edited Brian’s post to put that disclaimer in there. Here’s why I agree with you that Rube Goldberg (which came in second) is a great concept:
One of the attendees was speaking with me about the themes and he said he liked the Rube Goldberg option because it was collaborative instead of competitive. I think that’s a very important distinction. Wouldn’t you rather have readers with elite skills giving those still honing their skills a hand rising to the top of hardware hacking? I would.
While not quite as much fun, I agree with the Rube Goldberg being so much more appropriate for the reasons you mentioned.
I also feel that the Rube Goldberg being something you cobble together and make work also better represents the creative solutions people come up with in their hacks.
It was a great event, thanks for inviting us along. HAD and the SupplyFrame were super nice people too, pleasure to meet y’all.
Thanks for attending CharlieX, and thanks to you and Kris for the lightning talk on LayerOne Badges!
HaD a great time! Thanks for the event! More parties and live events!
+1 to more parties and live events! Would be awesome to try and get an east coast meet up going at some point too. I know I’d be willing to travel about 8 or 10 hours by car to visit. :-)
+1, and my vote for Boston.
Yeah, would love an east coast meetup. I’d love to see Greenville, SC or Asheville, NC since I live fairly close to there. However, maybe the ATL would be a good spot?
Wish I was in america !
Yeah you guys and SupplyFrame put on a great shindig. Thanks for getting so many SoCal hackers in one location, it was cool to meet you all!
Looks like fun, would have tried to be there but the whole 5000 miles away thing put me off………….
The next one you throw, you should have music and more visuals. And go until dawn.
The first photo makes it look like hacking is done with vacuum tubes and wax coated paper caps.
My impression was that of a depression era bread and soup line.
Oh! the freak that drives around on Mars. Way to go!
More of a hootnanny than a shindig…
SSSHHIET, I need that HAD flag!
I made that. With a sewing machine. You can doooo eeeettttt
Wow, was that all HAD people in that bar? That’s really cool.
Looks like you all had a great time!
When are you going to do this in the Real World, aka someplace outside the LA Reality Distortion Zone®? ;)
The next one should be in São Paulo Brasil… My vote is for Rube Goldberg.
Thanks for the pictures.