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HackU
a.k.a: Serious Awesome
   in 24 hours or less
You Hack
You Present
We dress funny
(seriously, who is judging whom?)
You Win Prizes!
 (First prize: Photos with us!)
What’s the plan?




     Do we seem like
     we have a plan?
What’s the plan?



   • 2 days of talks
   • 24 hours of hacking
   • Free food, snacks, drinks, etc
   • Smart people to help you... if they
     can’t, we will.
What’s the plan?




    You can sleep when
       you’re dead
               or on Friday
What’s the plan?




         or really, whenever you want.
The Rules




  Who Rules? We Rules!
      (Gimme a break... we made this really late at night.)
The Rules




   Up to 4 people on
        a team
The Rules




      24 hours MAX
The Rules




    !registered == !presenting

  For the non-geeks, that loosely translates to:
“If you’re not registered, you’re not presenting”
Hacker?




    What is a |-|4xx0|2?
              Hacker?
Hacker?




          Probably not a hacker...
Hacker?




          totally a bunch of hackers!
Hacker?




                Hacker
      Dreamer            Coder




   Dreamer + Coder
Hacker?


              A Hack is:

           A Good Idea
          Brought To Life
Hacker?


            A HackU hack is:

             Any Idea
          Brought To Life
Hacker?

          You Can:
Revolutionize   Something
   Automate     Something
        Build   Something
          Fix   Something
Hacker?




    If All Else Fails...
Hacker?




  Do Something Silly
Demo Time




    Show it off!
            (even if it’s not done)
Demo Time


      You have 90 seconds
Demo Time


         You have 90 seconds


 Problem         Live Demo              Details

  15 seconds         60 seconds         15 seconds




               or something like that
Demo Time




            NO
Demo Time




  POWER
Demo Time




    POINT
Demo Time


         You have 90 seconds


 Problem         Live Demo              Details

  15 seconds         60 seconds         15 seconds




               or something like that
Demo Time




       Have a Plan B
   (you know, cuz sometimes computers suck)
Demo Time




            but most of all...

        Impress Us
Resources




      Resources
Resources


    Yahoo! Can Help
   •   Yahoo! free and open source projects

       •   YUI

       •   YQL

       •   tons of APIs:
           Flickr, Answers, del.icio.us, Fantasy Sports, Fire
             Eagle, GeoPlanet, Placefinder, Placemaker …

   •   developer.yahoo.com
Resources

              Other Sites
   •   github.com/codepo8/hackday-toolbox

   •   wait-till-i.com

   •   isithackday.com/hacks

   •   gist.github.com/ydn

   •   developer.yahoo.com/hacku/pasthacks.html

   •   talks.php.net/show/hacku

   •   flickr.com/search/?q=hacku
All done!
• Run your ideas by us if you want
• Register your hack:
  developer.yahoo.com/hacku/register

• Hack talk tomorrow at 6pm
• Hacking starts Thursday at 5pm
• Full Schedule:
  developer.yahoo.com/hacku/uiuc.html

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Hack u intro

  • 1. HackU a.k.a: Serious Awesome in 24 hours or less
  • 4. We dress funny (seriously, who is judging whom?)
  • 5. You Win Prizes! (First prize: Photos with us!)
  • 6. What’s the plan? Do we seem like we have a plan?
  • 7. What’s the plan? • 2 days of talks • 24 hours of hacking • Free food, snacks, drinks, etc • Smart people to help you... if they can’t, we will.
  • 8. What’s the plan? You can sleep when you’re dead or on Friday
  • 9. What’s the plan? or really, whenever you want.
  • 10. The Rules Who Rules? We Rules! (Gimme a break... we made this really late at night.)
  • 11. The Rules Up to 4 people on a team
  • 12. The Rules 24 hours MAX
  • 13. The Rules !registered == !presenting For the non-geeks, that loosely translates to: “If you’re not registered, you’re not presenting”
  • 14. Hacker? What is a |-|4xx0|2? Hacker?
  • 15. Hacker? Probably not a hacker...
  • 16. Hacker? totally a bunch of hackers!
  • 17. Hacker? Hacker Dreamer Coder Dreamer + Coder
  • 18. Hacker? A Hack is: A Good Idea Brought To Life
  • 19. Hacker? A HackU hack is: Any Idea Brought To Life
  • 20. Hacker? You Can: Revolutionize Something Automate Something Build Something Fix Something
  • 21. Hacker? If All Else Fails...
  • 22. Hacker? Do Something Silly
  • 23. Demo Time Show it off! (even if it’s not done)
  • 24. Demo Time You have 90 seconds
  • 25. Demo Time You have 90 seconds Problem Live Demo Details 15 seconds 60 seconds 15 seconds or something like that
  • 26. Demo Time NO
  • 27. Demo Time POWER
  • 28. Demo Time POINT
  • 29. Demo Time You have 90 seconds Problem Live Demo Details 15 seconds 60 seconds 15 seconds or something like that
  • 30. Demo Time Have a Plan B (you know, cuz sometimes computers suck)
  • 31. Demo Time but most of all... Impress Us
  • 32. Resources Resources
  • 33. Resources Yahoo! Can Help • Yahoo! free and open source projects • YUI • YQL • tons of APIs: Flickr, Answers, del.icio.us, Fantasy Sports, Fire Eagle, GeoPlanet, Placefinder, Placemaker … • developer.yahoo.com
  • 34. Resources Other Sites • github.com/codepo8/hackday-toolbox • wait-till-i.com • isithackday.com/hacks • gist.github.com/ydn • developer.yahoo.com/hacku/pasthacks.html • talks.php.net/show/hacku • flickr.com/search/?q=hacku
  • 35. All done! • Run your ideas by us if you want • Register your hack: developer.yahoo.com/hacku/register • Hack talk tomorrow at 6pm • Hacking starts Thursday at 5pm • Full Schedule: developer.yahoo.com/hacku/uiuc.html