The friendly folks at reddit threw a party this evening to celebrate the open-source release of their site’s software.  I saw the invitation on the reddit blog, so I decided to attend.  The city isn’t that far from Palo Alto, right?

Just for something different, I took the BART into San Francisco.  It wasn’t quite as comfortable as the Caltrain, but it was a lot cheaper than driving, and it dropped me off just a few blocks from the party’s location, Swig.

Inside, I found about 100 people talking, drinking, and having a good time.  From my conversations, it seemed like everybody was somehow involved in the startup community.   Many seemed to have a Y Combinator connection.   There were at least a few famous faces: Alexis and Steve, the founders of reddit.  There was also a guy who looked a lot like Michael Arrington, but I’m not sure if it was him.  Edit: Yup, it was him.

Yes, the open bar was top-notch, the hors d’ouvers were delicious, and the people were friendly.  It was a good time.   They even had swag: