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It’s official: Major League Hacking has acquired @ThePracticalDev ! Build it at a hackathon. 💻 Publish it on DEV. ✍️ Grow your career. 💼 The loop is finally complete. Welcome to the family, DEV. 🔗 in bio
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What is a hackathon? Our new video will help you share why these events are so amazing!
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Looking for more ways to build on the @Solana blockchain? @MLHacks has teamed up w/ @SolanaLabs & we're looking for 60 summer fellows. Contribute to #Solana w/ a mentor, earn a stipend & interview for roles w/in the Solana Ecosystem. Rust/TS exp. a plus! hackp.ac/cGWuUZ
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Looking for more ways to build on the @Solana blockchain? @MLHacks has teamed up w/ @Solana Labs & we're looking for 10 spring fellows. Contribute to @Solana w/ a mentor, earn a stipend, and interview for roles w/in the @Solana Ecosystem. Learn more: fellowship.mlh.io/
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Introducing our 2024 Hackathon Season Mascot, Hanson the Hardware Hippo! 🦛 🥳 Join us at an upcoming MLH event to get your hands on this year's swag ➡️ buff.ly/3pEt31X
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Interested in Open Source but don't know how to get started? @manya_ag and @kunalstwt, Pod Leaders from the MLH Fellowship, are going to walk you through the basics to making your first contributions! 🛠️ Tune in on Thursday at 2:30 PM IST at twitch.tv/mlh 🎉
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Congratulations to our MLH Fellows from Fall 2022! 🎉👩‍🎓
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Applications for the next #MLHFellowship class are opening tonight at midnight! What's your dream Open Source project to contribute to this Fall?
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We're so excited to be partnering with our friends at @GitHubEducation to empower hackers in India & support their efforts at hackathons with our expanded grant program! #NTLF2020 github.blog/2020-02-12-annou…
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Tell us you’re a hacker without telling us you’re a hacker ✍️⌨️
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Apply now for MLH Fellows - we’ve partnered with @GitHubEducation to launch a 12 week paid internship alternative for students to work on major open source projects this summer! Thanks to our partners at @Facebook, @ThePracticalDev, @RBC, and Raise news.mlh.io/mlh-fellowship-t…
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Hacked our way onto the cover of @forbes #Under30Summit
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Congratulations to all our fellows from Batch 3! 🎉 Interested in joining the MLH Fellowship? Find out more at fellowship.mlh.io! 🎉
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We are proud to announce that @desoprotocol will be our official Web3 sponsor for the 2022 Hackathon Season + LHD events. DeSo is the first layer 1 blockchain custom-built for decentralized social media apps. Read more here: deso.org/blog/deso-mlh-partn…
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Hackers are having an amazing time hacking 😍 What do you think about the hackers and the venue 🌟 🌟 🌟
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Congratulations to all of our Batch 1 Fellows on all their achievements over the last few months! 🎓❤️ Find out more about the MLH Fellowship at fellowship.mlh.io
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It is a full house at @hackCBS Opening Ceremony! 🎉 Best wishes to everyone hacking this weekend at #hackCBS 🙌🏻
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The amazing @kush_kunal shares some of his top tips on mentorship and team work from his experience as a Pod Leader during the MLH Fellowship 🤝🎉 Many more of exciting experiences will be shared during the Graduation this Monday at 11 AM EST on twitch.tv/mlh! 🧑‍🎓
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We're now accepting applications for the Summer 2023 #MLHFellowship! ☀️ Apply to one or all three of our tracks - Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, and Web3 Engineering. Learn more, and apply ➡️ buff.ly/2YD57wb
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We are all set to kick off the Opening Ceremony at @HackMountains 🚀 We have got a full house here and hackers are super excited to hack this weekend! 🔥 #HackTheMountains
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See what it was like for our co-founder @jonmarkgo to be part of the @Microsoft #Hackathon this summer with more than 8000 participants! Such an amazing experience, and this new video shows it off from MLH's perspective 😍
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Cup Stack is back at @HackTheNorth! 🤯 🥛 🥛🥛 🥛🥛🥛 🥛🥛🥛🥛 🥛🥛🥛🥛🥛
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We're now accepting applications for the Fall 2023 #MLHFellowship! 📚 Apply to one or all three of our tracks - Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, and Web3 Engineering. Learn more, and apply ➡️ buff.ly/2YD57wb
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The launch of the next #MLHFellowship has unfortunately been delayed 24 hours! ⏰ Applications will launch at midnight tomorrow. Sorry to keep you waiting, we're putting on the finishing touches 👌 for launch. Respond with a GIF to help keep the excitement up in the meantime!

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65.5% of developers who haven't contributed to #OpenSource yet think they aren't skilled enough or just don't know how to get started. We're excited to be working with our friends at @GitHubEducation to change that. #AllThingsOpen
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We're officially kicking off the first meeting of Batch 1 for the #MLHFellowship! Super excited to welcome the next class of fellows to the program.
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Over the fall season, we recycled our hackathon shirts into a quilt! This'll definitely keep us warm for the winter!
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We’ve found someone with a keyboard that has no letters!?! 💥 Do you type with or without letters on your keyboard? Let us know below 👇
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Wishing you all the most colorful Holi!
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Everyone, say "hello" to the 2022 MLH Hackathon Season mascot, Frankie the file system ferret! 📂 #mlhinit l8r.it/END1
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One of our hackers tried replicating @SiliconHBO's middle-out compression! Read about it here: news.mlh.io/i-hacked-the-mid…
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SCORE with us tonight at 7PM ET for our Intro to Blockchain workshop with ICON @helloicon #ICONproject organize.mlh.io/participants…
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We’ve been looking for the coolest tables at #HackCambridgeAtlas this weekend. Here’s a few contenders! 🔥 Which ones do you think are the best? 🚀
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Is it too late to hop on the #SpotifyWrapped trend? 😅💕 What was your top MLH moment from 2022?
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Congratulations to our MLH Prep students for graduating on Monday! 🚀 If you're looking to level up your skills over 3 weeks, apply to our November Prep Program 🙌 fellowship.mlh.io/apply
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We are excited to partner with StandOut Stickers (@standoutsticker) as our preferred sticker vendor for the 2024 Hackathon Season! We know our hackers love stickers, and we are grateful to work with them for another year! Which MLH sticker is your favorite? 🤔
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It's time to draw out your lightsabers and march on to Diversion 2023 being held on February 25-26th, 2023 in Kolkata, India! Learn more, and apply here: buff.ly/3IaTqmP. Visit our website to find upcoming #hackathons near you! buff.ly/3NJMsGw
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Want to partake in a #hackathon this weekend? Check out this thread for our list of upcoming events. 📅 Visit our website for more tech events! ➡️ buff.ly/3NJMsGw
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Introducing the #MLHTop50 Class of 2023!⁠ 🥳 The MLH Top 50 spotlights the unique stories and meaningful contributions of hackers in our community. These hackers are people who have stood out from the crowd and done something exceptional! Read more ➡️ buff.ly/3XFEJOv
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Super excited to announce the initial Fall 2015 Hackathon Season! 🍁 news.mlh.io/announcing-the-2… #HappyHacking
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Hackers had a great time learning about @hedera today! Thank you @francescocoacci and @ridley___ for covering everything hackers need to get started building with Hedera 💡 Looking forward to see great submissions this weekend
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Hack with Microsoft this weekend at Microsoft VS Code Hackathon! We challenge you to build an extension to help new coders learn. For students, by students. Happy Hacking! 😄 bit.ly/2BFRPoX
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MLH Top 50: Kunal Kushwaha is a member of the community that has gone from hacker to MLH Fellow to Pod Leader, and now, MLH Intern. His coding passion has led him to create a community and youtube channel to empower hackers worldwide! Read his story now buff.ly/3jRNqmH
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In the spirit of #HackTheNorth's best Discord channel: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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That’s a wrap! #HackconEU came to a close yesterday, but the friendships with organizers new and old will live on.
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This prize pack is #goals 👏 Register and join one of our #hackathons this weekend for your chance to win a prize pack of your own ➡️mlh.io/seasons/2023/events
Who don't like surprises..... Finally, got the winning prices for Homecoming Hackathon from @MLHacks 🙌
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We're ready for hackers to arrive to #MLHPrime Southwest Regional! Let's hack, y'all
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Tell us about one of your hacks in three words...
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Local Hack Day Share has been cancelled! 😭 But how does Global Hack Week sound? 😮 🥳 Local Hack Day is becoming Global Hack Week! 🥳 Save the date: April 3 - 11! 📅 lhd.mlh.io/share
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From October 16th-23rd, Digital Ocean (@digitalocean) will be partnering with MLH for Global Hack Week: Open Source in honor of @hacktoberfest taking place the entire month of October. Learn more, and get involved here ➡️ buff.ly/44BEQMV
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Are you at an #MLH hackathon this weekend? Well now is your chance to sign up for a @desoprotocol account and build the future of social media! In the process, you'll have a chance to win the DeSo prize category! Head over to hackp.ac/deso to get started! #breakfree
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If you didn't take a photo of your #hackathon swag, did you actually go? PC: @vrajdesai78 @0xneel2 @bailey_luu @dhruvhsachdev @VaibhavSuman00
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Congrats to the Class of 2021!
We never let achievements like graduation go unnoticed. 🎓 Join the celebration with a pull request and grab your swag before it runs out! github.co/3eE4MAG
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Hack this fall 3.0 started with a bang yesterday night with a whooping number of hackers 💥 We will be hosting Cup stacking mini event at 3pm IST! Do join us tommorow for a fun day of hacking #hackthisfall @hackthisfall
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Our CEO, @SwiftAlphaOne, just presented the State of the League at #HackconVIII keynote sharing Ellie as our 2021 mascot and what's in store for MLH Top 50, Local Hack Day: Learn, and the MLH Fellowship. If you missed it, tune in at 12 PM ET bit.ly/3j3EXJY
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Why do trees have so many friends? 🌲 Because they branch out. Why is MLH tweeting bad jokes about camping? 😅 Because #HackconX has officially begun! Welcome hackers! 👋
Well, looks like @MLHacks #Hackcon is LIVE! 🤩🔥
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And that's a wrap! 🎬 #LocalHackDay Build is officially over. Thanks to everyone who came out to help us celebrate this amazing community! Happy Hacking!
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Everyone is looking good with their @GitHubEducation backpacks!!!
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These @TAMU hackers 3D printed and made a robot that buys stocks using @RobinhoodApp! #mlh2017 #TAMUhack
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Say hi to our summer intern and MLH Coach, @kunalstwt!
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Hello World! 🌏 Today we’re excited to announce that MLH’s Hackathon League is officially launching in a new region this Fall – Asia-Pacific (APAC)! bit.ly/2mUrOLL
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Who is excited for Local Hack Day this year? Get it on your calendar!
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A cozy #hackathon morning moment, hanging out with some awesome hackers at HACKSMU IV!👾😁 #hacksmu #mlhacks
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Getting ready for the hot sauce challenge at Hacklytics by @gtcomputing !!! 🔥🥵
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We are gearing up for MLH Hackcon VIII hosted by our friends at @GitHub. With less than a day until our favorite weekend of the year, it's not too late to grab your ticket for our organizer conference! Get yours now 🐤 hackp.ac/hackcon8tix #hackconviii @jonmarkgo
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Nominate projects, teams, and communities for the MLH Open Source Awards (fellowship.mlh.io/opensource…) Winners will be honored live onstage at the All Things Open Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Oct 30-Nov. 2 #opensource #AllThingsOpen
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Interested in building on #Solana blockchain? @Solana labs has teamed up w/ @MLHacks & we're looking for 60 fellows: learn to build on Solana w/ a mentor, earn a stipend & interview for roles w/in @Solana ecosystem. Rust/TS exp. a huge plus! Learn more hackp.ac/GbajPC
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Heyo hackers! #HackJKLU has already started! 🥳 We’ve got a host of MLHers hanging out at the event, so swing by to meet us and getting a chance to grab some swag along the way!
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Start your school year off strong with the #MLHFellowship! Applications are now open for the Fall 2023 program. 🎉 Learn more about the tracks available, and other exciting announcements! ➡️ buff.ly/3OXuwL5
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Big things coming tomorrow morning: our cofounder @jonmarkgo will be chatting about hackathons and hacker culture with @colleenobrien and @sonia_dara from @Microsoft on the next episode of #MicrosoftUnboxed
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Want to learn how to start your career in tech before graduation? Join us for our livestream panel with @GitHubEducation where we will interview an MLH Fellow/Pod Leader, MLH Coach, and GitHub Campus Expert! We stream on March 9th at 12PM ET. Sign up now! bit.ly/2OrO7FO
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MLH CEO, @swiftalphaone, is doing an AMA on CS Career Questions! Sign up now for a reminder or join us Tuesday from 12-6PM ET on r/cscareerquestions on reddit! organize.mlh.io/participants…
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Calling all #Web3 hackers! Join us for our Web3 BUILD #hackathon on June 30th hosted in partnership with NEAR Horizon (@nearhorizon). Winners will receive an exclusive invite to our inaugural 3-month Web3 MLH Fellowship Incubator program. Register now ➡️ buff.ly/42u4Clc
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Hey hackers! Thanks for joining us at #HackconX this weekend. We had so much hanging out with you all and can't wait to attend your events this hackathon season. ❤️ Take the feedback survey ➡️ hackp.ac/hackcon-feedback
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On our way to @MLHacks first @nushackers #hacknroll2020! We can't wait to see what you build.
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#MLhacks saw a wonderful batch of projects this weekend at #HackSMU! Congratulations to the winning teams! ⭐️⭐️ ⭐️
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Congrats to the winner of the #WatchDogs2MLH CTF challenge at #archhacks2016! He's getting a collector's edition copy of the game #mlh2017
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Hackers here at #HackOff are loving the stickers and swag from our partners! We're so excited to be at our third ever event in APAC. Big shout out to Microsoft @Azure for helping support this new region for us. Check out the HackOff website here: bit.ly/35hrkjI
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New year, new swag! 🎉 Attend an upcoming MLH Member Event to get yourself a 2023 MLH Season t-shirt. Check out our website for a list of upcoming #hackathons! buff.ly/3NJMsGw
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Congrats to the winner of the Next Generation Award, @ThePHPF! The first programming language many of us used and has established incredible continuity. @AllThingsOpen #opensourceawards
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Congratulations to all of our new grads at #HackconX! 🎉 We’re so proud of you, and can’t wait to see all that you will accomplish in your career!
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Who else is watching @github Satellite 2020? 🙌
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Thank you so much for participating in Local Hack Day: Build! We had an absolute blast hacking with you all week and can't wait to see you at Local Hack Day: Share in a few months. Until then, Happy Hacking 😄 #localhackday l8r.it/dRut
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Hackers are filling in for the opening ceremony here at @LNMHacks. We’re so excited to kick off the first #APAC #HackathonSeason with our friends at @azure @msftimagine #LNMHacks
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What's the best thing you've ever learned at a hacakthon?
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Can we show some love ❤️ for all the amazing MLH Coaches at #HackconX this weekend? Learn more the program and get involved here ➡️ hackp.ac/MLHCoach-Hackcon
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How to choose a domain in tech for your career? Watch @OfficialLoganK answer this frequently asked question during one of the sessions of the MLH Fellowship!
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What do you do when you're facing a bug in your code? Wrong answers only 🐞
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Thanks so much to everyone who came to the @snyksec workshop at @uottahack this weekend! 💗 It was amazing meeting you all!
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Happy Pride to all of our LGBTQ+ brothers, sisters, and siblings! Today and every day, we see you, we support you, and we love you. Get ready for Pride Hacks at the end of the month now organize.mlh.io/participants…
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We had fun capturing the flag at #Snyk CTF @snyksec at #hackthisfall 3.0 and here's our winner!🏆 @hackthisfall
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If we're gonna talk about ICONIC in the tech world, you gotta check out the ICON workshop tomorrow on building your first blockchain app! June 4th at 9 AM EDT, be there or be square 😎 organize.mlh.io/participants…
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Looking for something to do next weekend? 🤔Get hype for the #MLHSummerLeague, a series of hackathons that ensures you can hack every weekend for the rest of the spring and summer! Join us for kickoff May 2nd - 3rd for Hack at Home 🙌Sign up at hackp.ac/hackathome
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Check out this amazing Braille keyboard that blind students can use to learn to code! Just one of the awesome projects from @hackCBS!
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MLH Top 50: Shivay Lamba is a hacker who attended 70 events as a participant, mentor, judge, and organizer. He threw himself into the hacker community and became an MLH Fellow. Hear how he went from first-time hacker to Open Source contributor! buff.ly/3laxLyk
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We have so many awesome resources to share with you at Local Hack Day: Build. Make sure to join the MLH Discord so you can go to our virtual help desk, learn about resources, and fun activities happening throughout the week! #localhackday l8r.it/RguS
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Look! It's Ellie the Electric Elephant, our new Season Mascot as an Animal Crossing Character. IG: designbysiao
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This holiday season, we are grateful for our friends at StandOut Stickers (@standoutsticker)! We look forward to continuing our partnership with StandOut Stickers into 2024. ❤️ 👍 React to this post if you have an MLH sticker on your laptop.
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