A month-long gathering of hackers and like-minded people on a tropical island (or coast). Every year in January, since 2013.
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2026-11-01T10:26:48Z Event JSON
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Last Notes npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach Join us this coming January for our first South Asia gathering on the island of Sri Lanka: https://hackerbeach.org/episode-15-surfers-paradise/ npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach 🚨 PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT The location for Hacker Beach in January 2027 is now official: we're going to gather on the southern coast of Sri Lanka! Detailed announcement and more precise location following soon. But you can already book your flights to CMB: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandaranaike_International_Airport#Airlines_and_destinations From there, you can take the train, or a little Cessna water plane for the final leg. npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach What a nice evening! We had @nprofile…ul69 introduce us to https://www.jj-vcs.dev, @nprofile…3780 shared his Tailscale setup with Headscale, and @nprofile…m70s did a Nostr 101. Next sessions coming up soon... npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach The first #hackerbeach unconference sessions this year start tonight at 7:30pm. The location is private, please join the XMPP channel or DM us elsewhere. npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach Sunday lunch time. https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/115/914/747/906/905/173/original/18905e530183ef5c.jpg npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach There will be signs. https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/115/859/243/154/069/587/original/09ca3a18e2fb140b.jpg npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrwf5fj4zNI npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach Wildlife in Ko Lanta: https://www.thainationalparks.com/mu-ko-lanta-national-park/wildlife npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach If you're into #diving: "Hin Daeng and Hin Muang near Ko Lanta are perhaps the best dive sites in Thailand (frequently ranking in the world’s top ten) with more than 200 hard corals and 108 reef fish catalogued in a study underway, but thousands more organisms abound. [...] The sites also have one of the world's highest incidences of whale shark sightings." https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ko_Lanta#Diving #hackerbeach https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/115/716/330/285/931/568/original/e57d568e23463a6e.png npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach See you in January! https://hackerbeach.org/episode-14-scooters-and-smiles/ npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach It's official now: This coming January, we're gathering on the beautiful and laid-back island of Koh Lanta in Thailand! 🏖️ No excuses this time! It's one of our most accessible locations to date... (Photos by Loin en large, under CC BY-NC-ND) #hackerbeach https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/115/407/325/917/745/511/original/2bf79aa1acd3b8f9.png https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/115/407/326/432/335/859/original/08f4093768c11501.png https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/115/407/326/795/020/923/original/a442c21aebf2b8cf.png npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach Location announcement for January 2026 imminent... npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach Bonus sloth: https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/986/393/390/217/664/original/a16e49339429cb90.jpg npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/893/477/202/712/original/c20bb04807602822.jpg https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/898/591/230/562/original/c91fd5d4384f2588.jpg https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/901/250/973/301/original/e966a65bff3ff618.jpg npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/885/255/919/517/original/afc86b692cbdb907.jpg https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/887/061/689/336/original/fd056712223cb33c.jpg https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/889/846/124/554/original/fe9bd7f98ddc0f12.jpg https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/891/104/429/742/original/18db0195e0d1ea4f.jpg npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/879/247/899/410/original/0500b048ba860ecd.jpg https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/880/330/372/311/original/f3503936c224ff56.jpg https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/882/607/987/200/original/d88981e02f5752ac.jpg https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/884/149/886/262/original/da7ebd6896c144c3.jpg npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach One of the smallest Hacker Beaches in our history has concluded. But as usual, with Bocas del Toro we found an amazing place yet again! Here are some more Bocas vibes for you (and please reply with more photos if you were there). 🧵 https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/869/754/130/507/original/aa38666cba4571a7.jpg https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/872/856/213/927/original/0b9803dae76c405b.jpg https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/874/686/727/816/original/a346d332624c3f2b.jpg https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/985/877/133/738/289/original/8b0d8f77c6988f2f.jpg npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach Bluff Beach is amazing! 4km of pristine beauty. https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/829/963/903/713/983/original/0281b7bada03b2d2.jpg npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach Bocas vibes: https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/828/645/086/852/681/original/5aa9bf1dd37390a0.jpg https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/828/646/826/453/148/original/d9fa0550f1e1adb9.jpg https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/828/649/703/837/366/original/6a1d5b44d666d87e.jpg https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/828/651/948/332/623/original/b04bcefe093159c2.jpg npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach Flytrip and Sansa are the fun ones, if you like small planes. They both use Cessna Grand Caravans (12 passengers, 2 pilots). 🛩️ npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach Since we failed to post a full announcement with more details, we're going to post some important bits here now. The first one is that in order to fly to the Bocas del Toro airport (BOC), it's usually best to book a ticket to Panama City (PTY), and then book a *separate ticket* on either Air Panama or Flytrip from the local Albrook Airport (PAC) to BOC, directly on those airlines' websites. The only other route to BOC seems to be flying with Sansa from San José in Costa Rica. npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach People on Nostr, please be aware that our account is bridged from the fediverse, so your Nostr DMs won't arrive here. Either DM us on the fediverse, or join #hackerbeach on libera.chat if you're interested in joining. Sorry about that! 🙏 npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach If you're interested in scuba diving, there is a fantastic dive shop in Bocas town, with top-notch instructors and great equipment. Great for both beginner courses and advanced divers: https://bocasdiversparadise.com/bocasdivecenter/ A good opportunity for completing your first certification, or any advanced skills/certs. (And don't forget to try out https://subsurface-divelog.org ;)) npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach Fiber Internet connections confirmed in Bocas town! The Internet in the central hub of the Bocas del Toro archipelago is considerably better than in Panama City. Also, someone is currently one the way to Panama with a mobile Starlink terminal so we can venture out to off-grid accommodations (which are the nicest around here) without losing connectivity. https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/765/226/807/937/707/original/10e27529dabc2603.png npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach More flights confirmed. Some hackers arriving in PTY before NYE already... https://pty.life/nye-panama/ npub1pcz5t5chmv3kctpfzfdauwvt3nuszfcft867hp3azavu2hwav9ksy70utg Hacker Beach Pre-announcement: Hacker Beach #13 is a go! The first flight has been booked, so you can book yours, too! This coming January, we'll gather on the Bocas del Toro islands in Panama. Join us anytime during January for some hacking by the beach! https://s3.kosmos.social/media_attachments/files/113/432/099/526/638/301/original/cb2d82069be81f91.png