Welcome to MiniHack
Where we meet monthly to come up with cool solutions to pointless problems

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What is This?

MiniHack is a monthly meetup where teams of between 3 and 6 people compete to produce the best solution to a given problem.

We encourage new people - both new to programming, and new to the group. We're completely tech agnostic: if you can display your solution over Zoom then it counts!

MeetupCode of Conduct

Projects

Hack 1 - Jigsaw

You are provided with 6 Jigsaw pieces. The brief for MiniHack 1 is to create something that uses at least one of these images

Guest Judge:

Martin Beeby

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Hack 2 - Game with no Graphics

The task for Hack 2 is to create a game with no graphics.

Guest Judge:

Alan O'Donohoe

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Hack 3 - Advent

The aim of this hack was to create an advent to a given date.

Guest Judge:

Kevlin Henney

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Hack 4 - Locked In

You're part of a crack team of spies, who are breaking a high value asset out of prison. Build something that, based on a real world (or simulated real world event) event, performs an action that will communicate with the outside world.

Guest Judge:

Pete Galagher

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Hack 5 - Locked In

The theme for MiniHack 5 is Valentines Day. Your friend has forgotten about valentines day - since we're in lockdown, they want you to help them out by creating a virtual valentines card or gift.

Guest Judge:

Jon Skeet

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Hack 6 - Easter

The theme for MiniHack 6 is Easter. The task this month is to create an "Easter Egg" hunt. You should hide as many easter eggs as you can around; however, there should be subtle hints and clues as to where the next one can be found.

Guest Judge:

Layla Porter

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Hack 7 - Space

The theme for MiniHack 7 is Space. The task this month is to create a space travel booking system.

Guest Judge:

Dave Thomas

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Hack 8 - Trains

The theme for MiniHack 8 is Trains. The task is to create a system that manages train schedules.

Guest Judge:

Steve Poole

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Hack 9 - Doors

The theme for MiniHack 9 is Doors. You have been approached by a gang of criminals, who would like you to build a backdoor into the code that you're currently producing.

Guest Judge:

Robin Wood

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Hack 10 - Stories

The theme for Hack 10 is stories. You need to tell a story using the most diverse and imaginative technology you can.

Guest Judge:

Dan Clarke

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Hack 11 - Name That Tune

The task is to capture the sound without recording the sound itself as a sound file.

14/09/2021

Guest Judge:

Jamie Taylor

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Hack 12 - The Turing Test

Create something that, when investigated, convinces the planning department representative that the plans have been taken by the water board, and not stolen.

12/10/2021

Guest Judge:

Bill Ayers

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Hack 13 - The OWASP Challenge

Create a system that replaces the jewellery shop alarm system. It should have at least one OWASP top 10 vulnerability. To complete the task, create an exploit for the vulnerability that switches the alarm off.

16/11/2021

Guest Judge:

Daniel Cuthbert

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