A Tragedy In Our Community
Our community saw tragedy this weekend as four students from the University of Central Florida (UCF) were in a car accident while on their way to attend HackFSU at Florida State University. In the...
MLH is coming to APAC!
Major League Hacking (MLH) started with a simple goal. Hackathons and the hacker community changed our lives and we wanted to share that experience with as many people as possible. Since then we’ve...
Outage Reports From MLH Prime Spring 2016 Finale
This past weekend at the MLH Prime Spring 2016 Finale we had two major outages: (1) the internet went out for a large portion of Saturday and (2) the food was late or not sufficient to feed everyone at the...
The Next Chapter of MLH: B Corp and Seed Round
It’s official! After lots of hard work, Major League Hacking (MLH) is now a Certified B Corporation. We also raised a seed round from a group of people who have been supporting this community for a long time...
Introducing the MLH Community Council
Back in July at Hackcon III, I announced the creation of the Major League Hacking Community Council. There are, and always have been, community members that we reach out to for advice and feedback. But as the...
Incident Report on September 23rd, 2015
On Facebook an uninvolved individual, who was not present at the event, released the details of an incident. We have enough information to believe that it is the one below. The Facts We received a report...
When Jokes go too Far.
Hackathons are a fun environment and there’s a time and place for jokes during one. Who hasn't made a joke about being sleep deprived or stinky after one? That said, jokes about bombs or hurting people in...
How to build a Hacker Community.
Back in 2010, I started a community for hackers at my alma-mater, Rutgers University. It all started with just a handful of friends I made at hackathons and a Facebook group to connect them. By the time I...
Reflecting on Hackcon III
This past weekend we held the third annual Hackcon, the conference for student hackathon organizers. We brought together student organizers and community leaders from around the world to share their knowledge,...
Life Hacks: How I Stay Productive With Gmail Labels
On average, I spend about 22 percent of my work week in Gmail either reading, writing, or responding to emails. That might sound high, but believe it or not, I’m actually a little below the average,...