The SF Permacomputing Club is a new monthly meetup group discussing and working with the principles of permacomputing. We will explore alternatives to mainstream online and computing infrastructure, focused on resilience and regenerativity. We are especially interested in technology considered obsolete, impractical, small, or obscure — a counter to a Bay Area tech culture dominated by the new, disposable, big, and profitable.
Our next meeting will be at The Fold (3359 26th St, San Francisco, CA) on April 12, 2026 at 12PM. (iCal / Google Calendar) We will have a short period for presentations, then an open forum for any ideas or projects that folks encountered this month. Please email me if you want to present!
Previous meetings:Feel free to explore the rest of the wiki and bring other ideas for discussion. Feel free to bring snacks to share!
Join the mailing list for online discussion by sending an email with any subject/body to ~aw/sf-permacomputing+subscribe@lists.sr.ht. It would also be great if you replied to this thread to introduce yourself. Email me personally if you have any issues or questions. I will also use this list for announcements, alongside this page. I'm trying to avoid using any 'non-permacomputing' social media for organization, so hopefully you can bear with these idiosyncratic choices :)
Feel free to explore other resources on the permacomputing website as well.
In a time where computing epitomizes industrial waste and exploitation, permacomputing encourages a more sustainable approach, maximizing hardware lifespans, minimizing energy use and focussing on the use of already available computational resources. Permacomputing asks the question whether it is possible to rethink computing in the same way as permaculture rethinks agriculture. Permaculture is the science and practice of creating semi-permanent ecosystems of nature. The resilience of any such ecosystem is equal to its diversity and interconnectedness. Permaculture design is a system of assembling conceptual, material and strategic components in a pattern which functions to benefit life in all its forms. It seeks to provide a sustainable and secure place for living things on this earth.Other permacomputing groups:
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