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Ask/Show HN: Hackers in the Shires

2 pointsby stevejalimabout 11 years ago
After inadvertently discovering some other HN readers living locally to me, outside of a city, I thought I&#x27;d try something to help surface more people like that.<p>So: Hackers in the Shires (Editable Google Map)<p>It&#x27;s easy to find fellow startup hackers in cities - less easy when you live out of town. So, wherever you are in the world, add a marker with your Twitter handle&#x2F;HN username&#x2F;something if you want others around you to know you&#x27;re out there.<p>The goal is to help people outside of the dense networks to hook up, talk and maybe even help each other out sometime.<p>PS: The map is publicly editable, so please, play nice, else I&#x27;ll just have to zap it.

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stevejalimabout 11 years ago
After inadvertently discovering some other HN readers living locally to me, outside of a city, I thought I&#x27;d try something to help surface more people like that.<p>So: Hackers in the Shires (Editable Google Map)<p>It&#x27;s easy to find fellow startup hackers in cities - less easy when you live out of town. Add a marker with your Twitter handle&#x2F;HN username&#x2F;something if you want others around you to know you&#x27;re out there.<p>The goal is to help people outside of the dense networks to hook up, talk and maybe even help each other out sometime.<p>PS: The nature of the map is that it&#x27;s zoomed in on me right now - am assuming that&#x27;ll change when there are more points - let me know if there&#x27;s an alternative way.<p>PPS: The map is publicly editable, so please, play nice, else I&#x27;ll just have to zap it.