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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Yahoo! Hack WeekThe GT ACM Chapter, with Yahoo!, is sponsoring a Hack Fest that starts Feb. 29th and continues through next Friday, March 7th. There are several talks by Rasmus Lerdorf, creator of PHP - some of you may be interested in those talks; some of you may want to form a team to join the Hack Fest Competition. The winning team goes to California for finals later this spring. You can see some of the hacks done at other schools at http://developer.yahoo.com/hacku/
Activities:
Friday, February 29 Klaus 1443: 5:30PM Kickoff event! Moe's burritos! Raffle of an iPod Shuffle and Yahoo swag!
Saturday 2PM Klaus 1443:Kickoff follow up--demos, see code of past participants, idea generation.
Monday 6PM Klaus 1456: Instruction / Demo by Mr. PHP - Rasmus Lerdorf! Chick-fil-A.
Tuesday 6 PM Klaus 2443: Yahoo Tech Talk. TOPIC??? Wendy's burgers + chicken!
Wednesday 6PM Klaus 1456: Instruction / Demo by Rasmus Lerdorf! BBQ!
Thursday 11AM-1PM: Meet the Developers Luncheon - meet Yahoo! developers, talk to them in a relaxed, social atmosphere. Pizza.
Thursday 4PM: The 24 hour coding marathon begins!
Friday 4PM Klaus 1443: Hack Demonstration and judging, award ceremony.
