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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
Today, we're pivoting. Our last two seasons we've been able to provide you amazing hardware at all MLH events. To make that possible we've been learning all about the logistics of packing and shipping....
HackBU S2015 was a 36 hour hackathon that took place over the weekend of March 20th - 22nd. Hosted at Binghamton University, the aim of the event was to bring together and foster a community of individuals...
Between a video game playing Yeti, snow cone producing snowman, therapy dogs and epic Nerf gun battles - HackIllinois 2015 saw plenty of hackathon awesomeness over the weekend that kicked off the season of...
I recently gave a workshop on how to raise sponsorship for hackathons. We talked about everything from how to price your sponsorship packages to how to keep sponsors happy. We received a whole bunch of great...
Ahoy hackers! When you hit up as many hackathons as we have, you begin to see some pretty clear trends in the kinds of hacks being produced. For some reason or another, hackers tend to rally around a few...