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The Hackathon Company@TheHackathonCo
4 May 2022
Which Yoda quote describes your hacking mindset? 1. Do. Or do not. There is no try. 2. Patience you must have my young Padawan. 3. You will find only what you bring in. 4. Your path you must decide. 5. Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.
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If you’re not on our mailing list, you likely didn’t get the chance to test your #StarWars said-by-women quote knowledge. We didn’t want you to miss out, so let us know who said this: "So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause."
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Padmé Amidala, whose style we’ve been mentally stealing but not daring to try
Are you maniacally hitting refresh in anticipation for tomorrow's newsletter? Us too, us too. But we have one more #trivia tidbit to say buh-bye to April in the meantime: (1/3)
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April is the second-most popular birth month for #CEOs, outranked only by the 12.5% born in March, according to a 375-CEO study covered by @Inc. What percentage of CEOs are April babies?
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That would be 7%. So if you want to raise the next J.P. Morgan, aim for a colder arrival (or play the lottery for a summer child like @elonmusk) bit.ly/3MQSC61
We're stretching & training for #HerHackathon 2022, but everyone needs a quick trivia break... @netflix’s 2018 April Fool’s joke was the brand’s biggest content acquisition yet: they announced that they would be purchasing the full personal autonomy of which Canadian comedian?
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With his distinctive voice, this not-so-American pickle became the voice of the Vancouver transit system instead of Morgan Freeman.
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Missed it by a Long Shot? The answer is funnyman @Sethrogen
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Here we go! On this day in 1957, the first program was run for this “high-level” language by @IBM short for “Formula Translator”. What language is it?
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FORTRAN, read more: bit.ly/3EuZlPP
Phew, last one was tough. Here’s a softball. A techie before it was cool, this Florentine #artist & #inventor born April 15 sketched out precursors to the helicopter & solar power but found more success with an automated bobbin winder. What’s his name? Hint in replies.
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Hint: here's his signature.
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He's gotten a bit more renown from his art these days than his way-way-before-his-time thinking, but our birthday boy LEONARDO DA VINCI would be 503 today
Last one was a #throwback. Round 2: Prolific April 1 jokester @Google has made notable releases in past years including an app that deletes bad jokes from your messages, an #API to determine #hummus preferences, and a rename for the Australia branch to which title?
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Let's grab some Macca's on our lunchbreak from Googz. Feast your eyes on the full list of #tech hijinks here. cnb.cx/3JqkeN3

Here are the best April Fools' Day jokes from tech companies

Snapchat offers a Cyrillic filter, while Google Maps lets you find Waldo. Meanwhile, Netflix has acquired Seth Rogen.

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Our newsletter this month focused on April #tech happenings and #trivia. Here’s a sample: For their 2015 April Fool’s Day joke, @tumblr unveiled ____, a copy machine satire of Microsoft’s Clippy. Answer in replies & stay tuned for more! #AprilFools
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Our favorite parody office assistant is Coppy! Read his biography: knowyourmeme.com/memes/coppy
What's the optimal work location schedule? Post your none-of-the-above office situ or your workplace pets/plants/pajamas pics for bonus points!
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