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More Hacks at Hack the North CTF Two

More Hacks at Hack the North CTF Two

We the lurkers of the Hack the North #random Slack channel were once again in the midst of another CTF on September 12th, a mere four days after the first one fell. With 10 winning spots on the line, people from far and wide came out for the final challenge.

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Literally Hacking at Hack the North CTF

Literally Hacking at Hack the North CTF

Hack the North started a Capture the Flag (CTF) game for its participants on September 6th at 6 PM. At that point, I only had a vague idea of what a CTF was and the concepts it went over. Nearly two sleepless days later, my team finally completed the last obstacle of the game, and we learned a LOT of things about computer security.

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Surviving Waterloo ECE's 2A Term

Surviving Waterloo ECE's 2A Term

The ECE 2A term in Waterloo is infamous for its demanding, non-stop schedule. While other faculties – hell, even other engineering departments – complain about their “busy” schedules, none can compare to the nightmare that is ECE 2A.

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Myo Dialer and the 27-Hour Hackathon

Myo Dialer and the 27-Hour Hackathon

On the weekend of November 21st, I finally had the opportunity to be part of a hackathon. It was a caffine- and sugar-filled 27 hour internal event held by Thalmic Labs. As the makers of the futuristic Myo gesture control armband, our hacks naturally had to use it in some way.

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Hackathons are awesome!

Hackathons are awesome!

On September 20th, I had the privilege of attending Hack the North, a hackathon that was held over the weekend at the University of Waterloo. I attended not as a participant, not as an event volunteer, but as a rep for my current co-op company, Thalmic Labs.

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