User:Elbie/UDLS Talk

For the June 12, 2009 Computer Science Un-Distinguished Lecture Series talk, Elbie spoke about geohashing in Vancouver area.

A designated alternate meetup was held for the talk, at 2009-06-12 49 -123.

Talk from the Vancouver page has been moved to the talkpage here.

Abstract

How would you like to go on quests and earn achievements... IN REAL LIFE? Learn how to use the MD5 hash algorithm and the Dow Jones Index to generate adventure, to explore beautiful British Columbian landscapes, get exercise, earn nerd-cred, and meet interesting people; and hear tales from those who've done it. Details on the mechanics of geohashing and its community, and what goes on in our region.

The Slides

Available at: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~patitsas/geohashing/udls_geohashing.pdf

The Video

Elbie lack the disk quota required to host the video that Xore took of the talk.