Hacks/Hackers San Diego

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

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January 8 at 4:00 PM, 3 Members attended
Plan a 'coding for beginners' project
Please update your RSVP to reflect your plans accurately, so we can know exactly how many to expect. Jason and I will be meeting at Downtown Johnny Browns (at Civic... Learn more
July 13, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 9 Members attended
Meetup to discuss Twitter caching project
They rated it 5.002 (2 ratings)

A project has come up that fits in perfectly with the mission of the H/H group. All interested members are invited to come and get involved at the ground level with a... Learn more
June 2, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 8 Members attended
Let's hash out goals for this year.
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At the last great gathering at the Blind Lady Ale House earlier this month, a few of us talked about meeting up at least once a month and maybe even having a rotating... Learn more
May 12, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 8 Members attended
Get to know your fellow Hacks/Hackers in San Diego.
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April 20, 2011 at 6:30 PM, 10 Members attended
Come learn stats and data visualization TOMORROW
They rated it 3.001 (1 ratings)

Forgive the late notice, but Brian Conner (http://twitter.com/baconner) has generously offered to offer a free class on R, which is an open source statistical analysis... Learn more

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Xavier Leonard commented on Let's hash out goals for this year.
Yesterday at 3:43 PM

"I think that's a great idea, but the "end of May" is upon us. I can commit to a meeting in the first week of June. Others?"

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Katie Rast joined
Yesterday at 10:37 AM

"Hello, my name is Katie - I am a lover of words, making things, and (most importantly) creating opportunities for others to design and make things. I have a background in marketing, communications, and digital media, education and fabrication."
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Dani Fankhauser commented on Let's hash out goals for this year.
May 9 at 1:53 PM

"Hi Kim! Seems our best intentions failed us re:monthly meetings but I think we'd all welcome an opportunity to get back together -- perhaps end of May and we can talk more about developing structure/goals? What do you all think?"

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kimberly gillie commented on Let's hash out goals for this year.
May 9 at 10:50 AM

"What happened to the idea of monthly meet-ups and a presentation schedule? I just joined the group and am interested in getting to know the community!"

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kimberly gillie joined
May 9 at 10:48 AM

"My name is Kimberly Gillie and I work for a company that is looking for ways to make it easier for civic organizations to extract knowledge from data. I'm looking to get to know that journalism community in San Diego!"
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Rodrigo joined
May 4 at 12:24 PM

"Academic interested in the convergence of news and technology."
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Eric Busboom joined
May 3 at 5:37 PM

"I'm working on using standard Data warehousing and Business intelligence practices to benefit civic organizations that use public data."
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Christopher C joined
April 27 at 3:00 AM

"Hello, My name is Chris."
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Reba joined
April 20 at 11:03 AM

"Starting a tech company and looking for people with machine learning experience."
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Jed Sundwall started March Mingle on March 21st!
March 6 at 4:45 PM

"Dear hacks/hackers member, The 8th Annual March Mingle is just around the corner!..."

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