A Hacker's LIfe

Keynote on hacker culture for the world's largest student hackathon, MHacks, at the University of Michigan

Transcript

1. a hacker’s life MHacks 2013 @dugsong
2. about me
3. about me
4. hacker culture
5. culture & revolution 1984 today
6. culture & revolution 1984 today
7. we reject kings, presidents, & voting join up join us join in
8. we believe in rough consensus & running code – David Clark, 1992
9. open source gi! culture win! win!
10. 1999: birth of the hackathon
11. 1999: disrupting the music industry via IRC
12. 1999: disrupting the music industry via IRC
13. hackers save the internet
14. hackers save the internet
15. hackers save the internet
16. systems hackers to valley elite
17. power in the network
18. startup coworking & community
19. all hands active
20. sharing geek culture
21. what else matters adventure!!! appreciation transparency execution inspiration challenge attitude
22. how to draw an owl 1. 2. 1. Draw some circles 2. Draw the rest of the fucking owl
23. how to draw an owl 1. 2. 1. Draw some circles 2. Draw the rest of the fucking owl
24. technical career track Distinguished Engineer Architecture (Architect) Principal Engineer Mastery (Master) Senior Engineer Leadership (Leader) Software Engineer II Competence (Practitioner) Software Engineer I Introductory (Internship)
25. ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED Survive DEFCON conference in Las Vegas ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED Speak publicly on the company’s behalf levelling up
26. anti-patterns
27. startup feng shui
28. posse up!