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by benchin 8y ago
Heads up that it looks like teachers will still be able to this if they wish. From the article: > The only exception is when smartphones’ use is assigned by a teacher.
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Despacito YouTube music video hacked plus other Vevo clips(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by benchin 8y ago|0 comments
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SoftBank injects $500m into UK startup, Improbable, at more than $1bn valuation(ft.com)
14 points by benchin 9y ago|0 comments
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by benchin 11y ago
absolutely - if you want to write your games for the terminal https://github.com/JoelOtter/termloop
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by benchin 12y ago
As a student for the last three years, the rise in student hackathon and any tech-related activity has been nothing short of immense. I think a big part of that is thanks to students like those behind HackLondon and similar events who work
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by benchin 12y ago
I heard that a third of the graduating CompSci class applied to Entrepreneur First this year?
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by benchin 12y ago
I don't think the post is arguing that the student tech scene is weak, just fragmented. These are amazing successes - it'd be great to have heard about them. It would be such a boost for the student scene to hear from such student
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by benchin 12y ago
I think we have the rivalry part pretty much nailed, especially in London ;) Really eager to see more on the collaboration side - societies working together to support the greater community: traditional CS backgrounds or not.
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by benchin 12y ago
details are http://www.compsocs.uk/
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by benchin 12y ago
Fully agree, can safely assume I probably won't hear another ever again
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by benchin 13y ago
This is a great point - I think the article really fails to acknowledge that there is a heavy technical presence behind this initiative. Amongst the advisors are people like Rohan Silva, Zach Sims, and several CTOs and founders that are ext