Revolt for Fast Updates
- Abner Coimbre
- Meetups
- January 16, 2026
Abner Coimbre is our Seattle meetup host. You may reach the author at abner@handmadecities.com
TL;DR: Request invite codes for Revolt today! Check out our brand new wiki. Finally, the Seattle co-working session is cancelled as we potentially switch venues.
Seattle area folks,
Happy 2026!
Our Discord server is no more: as I promised last summer (see Discord Off-Ramp section) and then very explicitly in the fall. Indeed I’m going underground to promote offline meetups - may the power of word-of-mouth bless the community.
My own account is scheduled for deletion.
Discord said it will take up to 14 days, so I don’t know if that means my account appears active? Anyway, if you’re sending me DMs there I’m not seeing them.
Keeping up with Handmade Cities
There’s three official ways to keep tabs on things. As we go down this list the frequency of updates goes way up:
Public Newsletter: this is the slowest one. You get a Press Release newsletter once in a blue moon, because it’s intended for a mass audience. I take into account the events occuring at other Handmade meetups around the world.
Seattle Mailing List: you’re already part of this! You get notifications about monthly meetups, co-working sessions or just critical announcements like our Discord shutting down.
Chat Server: Revolt is the new real-time chat. I send messages there every other day: some of them bubble up to the mailing list and, eventually, a public newsletter.
For Revolt we have an application process for you to get an invite code.
Quick Guide
We’re excited to announce the HMC Guide: a proper wiki to document how our community is structured:
In the new spirit of handing off ownership to trusted community members, our friend Zac Nowicki is editor of Handmade Cities. If you spot inaccuracies or valuable missing info shoot him a message at zac@handmadecities.com.
Seattle Co-Work on Pause
I am scoping out new venues for co-working in Seattle today. There’s a strong chance we’re going to use the ol’ Third Place Books for the monthly meetup after-party (instead of co-working.)
Our best candidate for a new co-working venue is Armistice Coffee, which is in the Roosevelt neighborhood as always. Anyway, until the dust settles I am canceling the co-working session today. Forgive me and stay tuned on this front.
Your independent organizer,
Abner Coimbre
