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Notes from Hack Day at The Guardian. Our first hack day was a ridiculous amount of fun. Matt’s write-up includes a 15 minute highlight video, which includes my 90 second presentation of my crowdsourcing SVG-powered parliamentary constituencies hack. 0 18th November 2008, 11:42 pm

Bill Gates has pulled off one of the greatest hacks in technology and business history, by turning Microsoft’s success into a force for social responsibility. Imagine imposing a tax on every corporation in the developed world, collecting $100 per white-collar worker per year, and then directing one third of the proceeds to curing AIDS and malaria.

Anil Dash 0 26th June 2008, 5:17 pm

Bit Twiddling Hacks. I’ve never been much of a bit twiddler, but I’ve always felt I should learn. 0 2nd November 2007, 6:49 am

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