Berlin Swapfest
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event listing and registration for flea market
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16 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.53.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Berlin hacker scene is a great fit for the event
From 2 comments
Berlin is still the ultimate hacker city. Great initiative!
herval on HNC-base is easily one of the coolest places in Berlin! I’m so going. Maybe I can grab a well loved laptop (sure I can get one from eBay, but this way I can give money to a fellow…
gigatexal on HN
Objections
Registration required to attend a flea market seemed unusual
From 1 comment
Never heard of having to register in order to visit a flea market as a potential customer.
KeplerBoy on HN
Event date conflicts with Easter weekend
From 1 comment
This sounds awesome. But it’s sadly the Easter weekend. Family has other plans on this longer weekend.
larusso on HN
Requests
Events in other cities such as Austin, Frankfurt and the US
From 3 comments
Related events in other cities? To start: * US Boston / New England area -- MIT Swapfest, http://w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/
neilv on HNWe need one of these in Austin!
jrexilius on HNGood luck! Waiting for this to be hosted in Frankfurt. Good luck!
satyamkapoor on HN
Follow-up with photos of items brought
From 1 comment
Nice website design - with the tearaway papers to download... Would love to see a follow-up on what interesting items were brought there... Good luck!
saidinesh5 on HN
Questions
Whether English speakers will be comfortable at the event
From 1 comment
Nice! Might travel to Berlin for this. Any idea how non-german-speaker friendly this will be? The hackerspace website is german only, but I'm hoping we can expect most attendees…
progbits on HN
Which other hackerspaces in Berlin are recommended
From 1 comment
Which other ones in Berlin would you recommend?
lippihom on HN
Alternatives named
MIT Swapfest
From 1 comment
Related events in other cities? To start: * US Boston / New England area -- MIT Swapfest, http://w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/
neilv on HN
Silicon Valley Electronics Flea Market
From 1 comment
* Silicon Valley -- Electronics Flea Market, https://www.electronicsfleamarket.com/
piperswe on HN
Dayton Hamvention
From 1 comment
My Dad took me to the Dayton, Ohio Hamvention a few times back in the late 80's/early 90's. It looks like they still exist. I didn't really have a lot of money to spend, but it…
dunham on HN