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On The Commit, our weekly podcast we talk about our favorite projects on Devpost, interview leading hackers & evangelists, and keep you up to date developer news. New episodes hit the street every Thursday.

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In our last episode of the year, we're talking about the good & bad of hackathons, how to distribute (but also protect) your postal address, and our favorite staff picks: Ponzies & Music TV.

We'll see you next in 2016, so happy holidays and happy hacking!

http://devpost.com/software/cryptopostal http://devpost.com/software/ponzies http://devpost.com/software/music-tv-music-videos-for-the-masses-finally

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We've got a new UX-focused hackathon for you from USDA. Then, Neal will show you how to create a digital business card with node, npm, and a little json. And finally, staff picks: DynamoUI and In the Loop.

http://lunchux.devpost.com

http://github.com/nealrs/nealrs http://gitat.me/2015/11/26/johnkpaul/

http://devpost.com/software/dynamoui http://devpost.com/software/in-the-loop-real-time-news-aggregating-web-app

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MLH's Mike Swift joins us to give thanks, celebrate the end of the fall hackathon season, talk about what's coming up in the MLH hardware lab, and shout out some awesome hacks (Skin Sense, Neural Style in TensorFlow, and Oculus Bike).

Gobble Gobble!

http://devpost.com/software/skinsense http://devpost.com/software/neural-style-in-tensorflow http://devpost.com/software/vr-bicycle-simulator

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Fresh off our latest employee Hackathon, Neal grills Richard about best practices for internal / company hackathons and highlights two epic 3D modeling hacks from Hack Harvard and Codestellation (3Degrees and Recall3D).

FYI, we're working on an official API now.

http://devpost-hackathon-2015.devpost.com/submissions http://devpost.com/software/3degrees http://devpost.com/software/codestellation2015

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How do you bring the hacker ethos to work? What's a hacker in residence? Will Neal build a new app for hackathon judging? The answers to these questions and more (like our staff picks: Go Shift! and MovieRings) are in this week's episode of the Commit!

http://devpost.com/software/go-shift http://devpost.com/software/movierings

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Stuyvesant senior Caitlin Stanton joins us this week to talk about getting into programming, #BuiltByGirls, and how she started defhacks(). We've also got two great staff picks: Dry Erase Plotter & CubeBot, plus the Internet of Cows. WUT?

http://devpost.com/software/stock-market-plotter http://devpost.com/software/cubebot

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This week, Richard returns from Def Hacks() with 3 tips for hackathon judges. Next, while hacking 24/7 isn’t healthy, reading is! Expand your mind with Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, Seven Eves, and Cryptonomicon or Mark Vanhoenacker’s Skyfaring. And of course, we’ve got new staff picks: Obsidio (THE SIEGE!) and AC Unsubscribr.

http://devpost.com/software/obsidio http://devpost.com/software/acunsubscribr

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It's the game episode! Why did Richard skip Playstations 2 & 3? Why is Monument Valley so cool? What's the key to making your first game? What are our favorite hackathon games (Bop It X Leap Motion and Funball? We've got the answers to all that and more.

We're also launching the new Sparkathon for weather apps with $30,000 in prizes.

http://devpost.com/software/bop-it-x-leap-motion http://sparkathon.devpost.com http://devpost.com/software/5chackathons15

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First, we've got a Devpost product announcement for all the hackathon hackers. Next, Richard and Neal chat about their favorite mice, keyboards, and PS/2 input devices of yore (er, 1998). And as usual, our staff picks: Sahara and Project SAOUI.

http://devpost.com/software/sahara-s3zdw4 http://devpost.com/software/project-saoui

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MLH’s Jade Yee joins Richard in the studio this week to chat about how she got involved with hackathons, sandwiches, what non-CS / hardcore coders bring to the table, and her favorite project from HackRU: 1Deej.

And Neal’s got new hackathons from FLIR and Meteor (this weekend only), plus his first ever most epic hack of all time staffpick: SNS Payments.

http://devpost.com/software/hackru15f http://devpost.com/software/sns http://flir-online-hackathon-2546.devpost.com http://meteor-2015.devpost.com/

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This week, ADstruc COO Josh Warrum walks us through the legal issues involved with starting a company. We've also got 2 new online hackathons from Nexmo and Adobe, plus our staffpicks: Roam and The Smartest Glass. So, grab your co-founder, a moleskine, and some snacks, because this is an episode you don't want to miss!

http://adstruc.com http://nexmo-oct15.devpost.com http://creativesdk.devpost.com http://devpost.com/software/roam-yno5mc http://devpost.com/software/smartestcup

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This week on the Commit, Richard reports live from the floor @ TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. As usual, we've got our favorite staffpicks: HiccupCSS & Harvest -- plus the winners of our LevelUp 1 & 2 hackathons: David Kanda & Timothy Cyrus. See you this weekend at HackNY!!

http://devpost.com/software/hiccupcss http://devpost.com/software/harvest http://devpost.com/software/headbang-js http://devpost.com/software/tjhsst-electron-dayschedule

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In this week’s episode, Richard and I try to define the hacker ethos, chat about Ahmed Mohammed, and our favorite staffpicks from MHacks 6: BaymaxBuddies & TVTalk

http://devpost.com/software/baymaxbuddies http://devpost.com/software/tvtalk

http://mhacks6.devpost.com

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This week, our buddy Valerie from Swarm dropped by to chat about how great hackathon teams approach design. We also got new staff picks (Pocket Lab & asdfghjkl), and two JavaScript hackathons featuring computer vision (tracking.js) and desktop apps (Electron) — which both end September 17th.

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We’re back from our world travel and ready for more! This week we’re talking about Richard’s trip to HackCon EU, Neal’s predictions for hackathon season, our favorite staff picks (HTML5-knob and RPi-Kitty Cam), and two new hackathons: IBM Bluemixathon and AT&T's Data for Diplomas.

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Episode 7 | The Short One by Devpost

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We got a bunch of new studio gear!

  1. New! Wacom's Inkathon - Build new apps with digital ink! (http://inkathon.devpost.com)

  2. We chat with Mike Seidler from Small Planet about working at an agency & in-app purchases.

  3. Staffpicks: Beyekster & PurchaseMate

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Another day, another podcast!

  1. New! Ford's Mexico City Mobility Challenge - help us reduce rush hour.

  2. We chat with Joe Nash about BattleHack and MLH Europe

  3. Internet of Things + Your First API + Bionic Hacker Summer Jam winners are up!!

  4. Staffpicks: FavTruck & Emergency Phone Numbers

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Extra short, extra awesome. Full notes & links @ http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=4812d3b2b48f57c38070d62e7&id=85a33cef8d

  1. The return of hackathon season! Come find us at PennApps, MHacks, Disrupt SF, and HackNY in September.

  2. "What is pair programming?" with Matt Gerrior

  3. Staffpicks: Nexcall & Metryx

  4. Maps as Art Summer Jam winners are up + Hack the Planet is almost here!

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We did our best to keep it short this week!

Links and show notes: http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=4812d3b2b48f57c38070d62e7&id=4f3472aba8

  1. Talking about the Devpost rebrand with Brandon Kessler, our CEO.

  2. Staffpicks: KinesicMouse & Hot Guard

  3. Hacking on Evernote with Chris Traganos

  4. USDA Innovation Challenge

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