A hacks and hackers group recently formed in Ottawa and they are going to be having a meeting at the James St pub on Thursday. Here's a little snippet about what hacks and hackers is: *snip* The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter and visualize information, and for journalists who use technology to find and tell stories. In the age of information overload, all their work has become even more crucial. This group aims to help members find inspiration and think in new directions, bringing together potential collaborators for projects and new ventures. Please also check out our blog at http://hackshackers.com Help us build the future of media! *snip* For more event information you can get it here: http://www.meetup.com/HacksHackersOttawa/events/17544225/ -- Christopher Saunders http://christophersaunders.ca/
If we're going to this location instead of the Code Factory we may wanna update the meetup group. Jamie On 2011-05-09, at 9:54 AM, Christopher Saunders wrote: > A hacks and hackers group recently formed in Ottawa and they are going to be having a meeting at the James St pub on Thursday. > > Here's a little snippet about what hacks and hackers is: > > *snip* > The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter and visualize information, and for journalists who use technology to find and tell stories. In the age of information overload, all their work has become even more crucial. This group aims to help members find inspiration and think in new directions, bringing together potential collaborators for projects and new ventures. Please also check out our > blog at http://hackshackers.com Help us build the future of media! > *snip* > > For more event information you can get it here: > http://www.meetup.com/HacksHackersOttawa/events/17544225/ > > -- > Christopher Saunders > http://christophersaunders.ca/
Nah, this is just another unrelated event that some people may be interested in. Just figured I'd get the word out. Actual meeting is still on the 18th. On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Jamie Cashin <jkcashin@jamiecashin.com>wrote: > If we're going to this location instead of the Code Factory we may wanna > update the meetup group. > > Jamie > > On 2011-05-09, at 9:54 AM, Christopher Saunders wrote: > > A hacks and hackers group recently formed in Ottawa and they are going to > be having a meeting at the James St pub on Thursday. > > Here's a little snippet about what hacks and hackers is: > > *snip* > The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes > digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call > themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. > Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. > Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all > these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of > their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter and visualize > information, and for journalists who use technology to find and tell > stories. In the age of information overload, all their work has become even > more crucial. This group aims to help members find inspiration and think in > new directions, bringing together potential collaborators for projec ts and > new ventures. Please also check out our > blog at http://hackshackers.com Help us build the future of media! > *snip* > > For more event information you can get it here: > http://www.meetup.com/HacksHackersOttawa/events/17544225/ > > -- > Christopher Saunders > http://christophersaunders.ca/ > > > -- Christopher Saunders http://christophersaunders.ca/