It's definitely doable. Anyone in SF wants to meet in the golden gate park today around 3pm?

Edit: Since this got a few upvotes but not many replies, feel free to come at 37°46'08.4"N 122°29'08.8"W (https://goo.gl/maps/Vvyctgz4CAQ2). Will have a Linkedin tshirt/backpack.

I would -- one of my residences is in SF -- but I'm actually in Palm Springs at the moment.

Success breeds spatial flexibility.

Proximity breeds close relationships.

Not in SF, but this is awesome. Hope it's fun!

Same here I can't. I live in France but as soon as I am back in SF I will!

Did anyone come?

I know most here aren't a fan of the site, but Reddit does this and the meetups are a blast. They're usually geographic or interest-oriented, but there are some bigger ones that inspire travel. You do get the negative you'd expect, but that's the Web in general. Don't go just to get laid (you won't), treat people with respect and it's great. I suspect there would be different problems with this audience, but all manageable.

They get pretty fun beyond a critical mass but that usually takes logistics, sponsors, and so on, and you're basically organizing a conference. I think Imgur had sponsors for the last big one and fed everybody the whole time. There's a spectrum. Small and intimate can be good, big and organized and logistical can be good. Sets the tone.

Get one or two of the heavyweight names here to talk, toss out some Goat Hill, and you'd draw a crowd.

I think reddit bashers just haven't spent enough time on Reddit. I only read Reddit as a lurker but I have been time and again just delighted at the fractal of subreddits. No matter your curiosity, kink or quirk, there's a small community there for it.

We basically used to do this when I lived in San Diego -- a monthly Hacker News meetup organized by email list. It'd start with a ~2 hours at a local non-alcoholic establishment, and then at a set time, whoever wanted would transition to a pub across the street. No agenda or presentation, just a meetup of interesting & like-minded folk. Good times!

I'd love to have an HN irl meetup sometime.

WE COULD SHOUT AT AND DOWNVOTE EACHOTHER DOWN IN PERSON.

Is dang available to move tables when discussions go off topic?

Only if you have enough karma!

I'm in ;)

(Even though I probably would spend the time figuring out how the fuck you teleported us across the world.)

Anyone around "Silicon Beach" come down to Original Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, we'll be down there swinging on the rings and monkey bars all day. Come make friends.

Sounds fun! I'll have to join next time.

> eleport some people from HN into the local park with some beers.

Park runs are fun (for various values of fun) and probably a good way to meet people.