The Plaza
Interest groups.
Curated WhatsApp groups for the city's recurring interests: things to build, things to lift, things to read, things to watch. Stewards keep them alive. Anyone can join.
AI Builders
LLM apps, agents, evals, prompts. Ship things, share notes.
Crypto & Web3 Builders
Onchain dev, smart contracts, wallets, indexing. Mostly EVM, some Solana.
Founders Circle
Solo + early-stage founders. Pitch practice, hard-conversation venting, intros.
Designers + Brand
Visual designers, brand strategists, illustrators. Critique each other's work.
Traders & Markets
Crypto, equities, macro. Charts and screenshots.
Patrons & Backers
Citizens who fund bounties on Ness or back the community member projects directly.
Hiring & Jobs
Members looking and members hiring. Mirrors the Discord #hiring thread.
Fitness
Lifters, cutters, runners. Daily check-ins. Body composition transformations.
Climbing & Hiking
Local crags, weekend trails, indoor sessions in JB and SG.
Football (Soccer)
Pickup games, watching matches, league chat.
Books & Reading
What we're reading. Monthly group reads with a discussion call.
Yoga & Meditation
Morning sits, stretch sessions, breathwork.
Dinners & Potlucks
Who's cooking what, where, and when. Open spots posted daily.
Music & Concerts
Concert tickets, jam sessions, share-the-aux nights.
Kids at the community
Parents coordinating playdates, schools, childcare.
Visa & Admin
Visa runs, immigration paperwork, address changes. Tribal knowledge.
Local food
Where to eat, delivery codes, tested places.
Apartments & Moves
Subleases, bulky-item swaps, what to bring on day one.
Minecraft
The community Minecraft server. Coordinates and builds.
Movies & Shows
What's worth watching this week. Rotating watch parties.
Photography
Phone shots and serious cameras. Local spots and editing tips.
Travel & Trips
Group trips, KL/Bangkok/Singapore weekend runs, visa-fresh hacks.
Want to steward a group?
Pick one and run it.
Create the WhatsApp group. Set a friendly admin. Share the public invite. Open a Townhall problem with the link and the steward will get added here.
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NS Pulse
Member + event + discussion stats for NS, sourced from public calendar and Discord exports. Different surface, complementary signal.
Visit nspulse.xyzPrivacy stance
Group invites are opt-in by stewards. Ness doesn't scrape private chats. We list public-by-design groups only. If a group steward wants their entry removed, file a Townhall problem and it's gone the same day.