How to Explain Hackathons to your Parents & Principal
Today, Major League Hacking is really excited to unveil three new resources that are going to demystify the exploding student hacker movement. This year over 50,000 students will participate in over...
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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...
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Publishing a static website with Amazon Web Services
This post is syndicated from Freddie Lindsey’s Blog Who? This post is for people who have static websites they want to deploy and have running efficiently across multiple continents. It assumes only a...
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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...
View ArticleIncident 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...
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Hackathons & analytics, peas & carrots, etc.
Howdy! I’m Tim Falls – VP, Community at Keen IO. I’ve been involved with hackathons for the last five years of my life. Over the past year or so, as I joined Keen and became more focused on data...
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Announcing the Winners of Spring 2015 European Season, King’s College London
It’s one of our favourite times of the year again. The time of the year where we look back to the past season to celebrate and recognise the most dedicated and passionate student hackers who give up...
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A Not So Local Hack Day?
On October 10th, after countless months of preparation, we successfully helped thousands of students attend their first hackathon and tens of campuses throw their first hacker event through Local Hack...
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Let’s Get Down to Business: Making An App That Helps You Sing in The Shower
The shower is considered the last bastion of freedom from technology. The one place where you can collect your thoughts without the buzz and business of your electronic devices. The one place you can...
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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...
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Introducing MLH Spring 2016 Membership
Today we are unveiling a brand new way for student hackathons to become a part of the Major League Hacking season. We’re kicking off Spring 2016 Sanctioning with some changes to make it more awesome...
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Oculus Bike: An Interactive Virtual Reality Bicycle Simulator
UGAHacks 2015 1st Place – Michael Bottone, Ryan Smith, Neal Thacker We signed up for UGAHacks a few days before the hackathon with absolutely no idea what to make. Shortly after signing up, I noticed...
View ArticleHackcon III: It’s been a HUGE year for hackathons
On the weekend of July 17, 300 hackathon organizers from universities around the world gathered for an epic weekend in sunny San Francisco at GitHub HQ. Hackathons have taken the world by storm, and...
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Introducing the Spring 2016 Season
Get ready to Spring in to Hackathon Season! Today we are announcing the first batch of MLH Member Events for Spring 2016. We love seeing all of the brand new hackathons each season. They enable more...
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Dual Reality: Art & The Hacker Worlds Collide
Hackathons have become a sanctuary for me lately. I find myself at peace during the times hackers are all hunched over their machines putting their dreams together and when they exhibit their work in...
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Shadow Realm VR
Ever go to a hackathon with the sole purpose of making your childhood dreams come true? Well that’s exactly what we had in mind when we set out for BostonHacks. We wanted to make a real life virtual...
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Introducing the EU Spring 2016 Season
Hackathon Season is starting soon! Today we are announcing the first batch of MLH Member Events for EU Spring 2016. We’re delighted to welcome back some amazing events which we’ve worked with many...
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The Rise of King’s College London
With the rise of the global student hacker movement, King’s has thrived like no other and their Spring 2015 EU Season victory is a testament to this. However, just a few semesters ago, students from...
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Rutgers Hackers Secure a Slim Victory Over Waterloo and Purdue in the Fall...
The Fall Hackathon Season was an amazing way to say goodbye to 2015. Tens of thousands of hackers surged to fifty-two Major League Hacking Events in North America. We were astonished by the amazing...
View ArticleHackcon EU: A Growing Community
What happens when you bring together a group of incredible university hackathon organisers, student hackers, and technical event experts? You create a recipe for really great hackathons. On August 29,...
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