<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">when is birmingham/west midlands going to get a hack event like this? have i missed them? i am more interested in programming then building computers or playing with low level stuff with a raspberry pi.<br>
</div><div class="gmail_quote">just very rusty not done any in years.<br></div><div class="gmail_quote">need something to make computers interesting again and not just passive watching tv on them or surfing the web skimming reading stuff.<br>
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Thank you for coming and for building awesome stuff to improve public services and government! We were blown away by the ideas and scope of what was built and - we had a great time. We hope you did too!<br>
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For those who couldn't make it, you missed a great hack. And we missed you. <br>
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Hi to all those who haven't been to a Rewired State hack day before- it was great to meet you, I hope you enjoyed your time at NHTG and we all hope to see you again soon.
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London
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Exeter
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<span>We have some VERY (and I'm not just saying that) exciting hack days coming up (and not just in London) so keep you eyes on our event page and twitter.</span></h4>
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Hack the Hack:</h3>
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If there is anything we could have done better, let us know.<br>
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Re-live the weekend here!<br>
Be nosey about what other people made here<br>
Keep an eye open for the next hack days here and here <br>
Watch what we got up to in London on a short video here <br>
Spot yourselves in peoples photos here <br>
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Thanks for making it awesome. <br>
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See you soon. <br>
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