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Ask HN: Gender Neutral (or non-brogrammer) hacknight activities

Posted by jjling on Tuesday March 17, 2015 @02:02PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm involved in helping run a hacknight. In the past the hacknight has been successful but the activities have included energy drink chugging, halo tournaments, bb-gun shooting and things like that. It's been a lot of fun, but now that I am helping to plan it, I'd really like to introduce some activities and games that appeal to everyone. Basically just want everyone to feel...

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Re:Side projects on Thursday February 26, 2015 @11:01AM (#9113178)
I have a hard time focusing on side projects for very long. At any one point in time I'm usually working on 3 or 4 different projects. Then I get burned out and do something that isn't programming instead, like write a book.

Ironically, the only "side-project" I've finished is a book and not code (https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/M0X7KAS29H5Q) Makes me wonder if I'm cut out to be an entrepreneur or even an developer if I can't dedicate all my free time to coding.

Re:Magic: How to launch a product so no one will ever use it again on Monday February 23, 2015 @10:08AM (#9094643)
Don't worry. It's just their "minimal viable product". <-- Hate that, that phrase has become an excuse to ship/launch crap.
Re:Startup School 2014 applications are open on Wednesday August 13, 2014 @02:49PM (#8174415)
Awesome. Application submitted. Anyone know what the typical acceptance rate is for this?