Hack Club Bedtime

You Ship a Deployable Background Process for Your Device.
We Ship You Custom Novelty Sleep Items For Bringing to Future Events :D.

Let your laptop RUN while you and it RESTS.

>> Hack Club Bedtime is an event where you build a program that runs in the background of your device, especially when your laptop would normally be idle or going to sleep!

>> In exchange, you'll cash in your hackatime hours for sleep novelty items from our store that can accompany you to your future events :D and in the meantime, fix your schedule.

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PART 1: What Can You Build?

Any app that runs passively on your device. Here are some examples to inspire you! You could turn your laptop into...

  • >>A custom idle screen/widget wall for your laptop with stats from the day (screen time, commits, stocks, etc.)
  • >>A script that completes another epoch of training on your ML model everytime your laptop is unused
  • >>A timeline of everything you did that day exported into a nice journal
  • >>A constant voice and camera incorporating an assistant always ready for your next word
  • >>A volunteer to open source projects like Folding@home, MilkyWay@home, and more

You can make ANYTHING so your device achieves its full potential as a resource >:D limitless options.

PART 2: Who Will You Join?

Pick the time window that matches your preferred time.

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Butterfly Clade

You prefer to get your work done at comfortable daytime hours.

9am – 3pm

1.5x Z's member

XYZ members

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Firefly Clade

After school, after work, after dinner are good times to work

3pm – 9pm

1.5x Z's member

XYZ members

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Moth Clade

You start working once the world starts getting quieter.

9pm – 3am

1.5x Z's member

XYZ members

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Bat Clade

..No one is up and your fully embracing your nocturnal tendencies

3am – 9am

1.5x Z's member

XYZ members

This will connects you with other hackers on the same schedule so you can co-work, debug, and ship together over Slack. Your clade creature can show up on your profile too (pfp cult! 🐾)

Pillow Fort πŸ›οΈ

Cash in your Z's for sleep novelty items! Hackatime hours convert into Z's β€” earn 10 Z's per Hackatime hour, with a 1.5x bonus during your clade window.

Light Tier1–3 hours focused
sticker sheet [15z]sleep mask [24z]die cut stickers [24z]tea/coffee [30z]keychain [30z]
Medium Tier3–6 hours focused
calendar [45z]fuzzy slippers [45z]travel pillow [60z]pillow [60z]blind box [60z]mini watch [75z]earbuds [90z]
Hard Tier6–10 hours focused
alarm clock [105z]desk lamp [120z]night lamp [120z]bedtime mascot plushie [150z]
Final Tier10+ hours focused
sleeping bag [180z]TBD πŸ‘€

Why this YSWS?

This YSWS caters to clubbers who like systems-level programming and customizing their devices, while rewarding them for sticking to a more consistent and balanced schedule, and also contributes to good public causes like BOINC.

FAQ

What am I actually building?

A program that runs in the background of your device β€” especially when it would normally be idle or asleep.

What counts as a shipped project?

Something real and deployed. It should run on your device, have usable functionality, and be published with code (GitHub).

How do I earn rewards?

Your Hackatime hours convert into Z’s. You earn 10 Z’s per hour, with a 1.5x bonus if you’re working during your clade window.

What is a clade?

Your time-based group. It matches you with people who work during the same hours and gives you a bonus multiplier during that window.

Do I have to follow my clade time strictly?

No β€” you can work anytime. You just earn more when you work during your chosen window.

What can I redeem?

Sleep-themed items from the Pillow Fort β€” things you can actually use at future Hack Club events.

Who can apply?

Hack Club members 18 and under who are building something technical.