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Would You Open Your Home To a Hacker – For Free?

Posted by timothy on from the are-you-including-stock-options? dept.

coondoggie writes "What do you get when you mix access to Google's ultra-fast fiber network and old fashioned grass roots business ideas? Well, in this case you'd get someone living on your couch for free for three months. This week a group calling itself the 'Kansas City Hacker Homes' launched a program that calls on the good folks of Kansas City to open up their homes to entrepreneurs and developers who would live and work there for a period of three months, rent and utility free. They have to buy their own food."

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  1. Re:Don't think they know the meaning of room & by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is America, chukco. We know what "Room and Board" is - that's what happens when they lock you up at Gitmo.

    Really, please try and keep up.

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    Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
  2. Re:Don't think they know the meaning of room & by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why do you always have to knock my Leiagram project?!

  3. Fine Print by bobstreo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Should also have a Bathing Clause.

  4. It's worse than that... by Troyusrex · · Score: 3, Funny

    Free would be a huge step up! Since I use Windows I am, in fact, inviting hackers into my system every day and paying for the privilege.