kurtalee
Re:Chairs of SFO
on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @12:09PM (#10079961)
Thanks everybody for checking out #ChairsofSFO!
It wouldn't have had legs to stand on without all your support.
Happy Sitting, Kurt & Shy.
Re:What a 4am haircut taught me about hackathons
on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @12:50PM (#9806616)
"What I love most about hackathons is that failure is everywhere. When you’re not afraid to fail, you’re not afraid to push your limits, and that’s an attitude everyone can benefit from."
Truth!
Random Hacks of Awesomeness
Re:Changing Lives at HackLondon
on Wednesday March 04, 2015 @01:10PM (#9146130)
Awesome to hear about your experience at KHacks and thanks for sharing the event write ups!
Have you got plans to go to more hackathons? Might see you at the next one! :)
Re:Changing Lives at HackLondon
on Wednesday March 04, 2015 @12:58PM (#9146038)
"Life is a series of opportunities, and we either take them, ignore them or waste them. Sometimes, life gives us a handful to give away and I realise now that hackathons are the best way of doing that." - Fares, organiser of HackLondon 2015
Changing Lives at HackLondon
Re:My Second Hackathon Changed My Life
on Monday February 16, 2015 @06:31PM (#9059741)
An inspiring read - I know of so many people that got dragged to their first hackathon thanks to persistent friends, myself included!
Every single hackathon I've been to since have inspired me in one way or another - be it trying out the latest tech, the buzz from working on a hack over a short period of time, or just meeting & sharing the weekend with super awesome people!
The hacker ethos is extremely transferrable as well, it's a mindset I promote a lot when I teach Computing to my secondary school students in the UK. It's all about getting the learners to take control of their own education & be as creative as they want about it.
Proud to have MLH at the forefront of revolutionising how students learn, build and share ideas around technology. Very excited to be part of this growing global community and cannot wait to see what's to come!
If you're in the EU, I would highly recommend checking out these upcoming hackathons (drag a friend along too!): http://mlh.io/eu/
Hackathons: A life changing experience
Hackathons are Gifts from Tech-Heaven
How to inspire young people to pursue careers in Computing?
I'm currently doing my PhD research around Computer Science education and it seems like most middle/high schools are a bit behind on what the current state of the industry is! I've worked with many bright students wanting to pursue a career in Computer Sciences but feel like the school is letting them down! I've run after-school coding clubs & the likes but just wondered if anybody has had...
Re:Given the chance, would you go back to school?
on Wednesday February 11, 2015 @12:24PM (#9034108)
That's really inspiring to hear! I would love to do the same one day - I wished I knew what I now know about being a good learner back when I was at school and feel like as though doing what you did will be a good way to experience that.