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Campionats de Catalunya Universitaris (CCU) 2015

Last weekend was the Catalonian Snowboard Big Air Championship at La Molina. I compete representing the UPC at the University Open. 

The day was sunny and cold. The snow was a little tough, and the kickers with so much compression. 

The competitions was only 3 rounds, and the best of this was the one that counts.

Finally, I got the 3rd place on the university category. We have so much fun, and I'm ready for the next! GO FOR IT!

Cold Snoaboard days

1nd race Championship karting Terrassa Spring 2015

First race of the Spring Season at the Gene Karting Terrassa. All began with a race briefing, explaining all the rules for the race. We were 13 racers, so the race chief decide to do 2 races. Every race getting the same points, so the both winners will got the same points on the general results.

The qualifying began, we got 5 min to do our best lap. Finally I qualify #5 for the pole.

The race Began, and on the green light I push the pedal to the metal. I saw a chance to take the 3rd place, so get it!

The following laps I was focused on containing the racers behind me, but it was impossible and at the 5th lap C.Manzano passes me. On the next turn, Alonso get his change to pass me too. 

The rest of the race was trying to close the gap with the Alonso and Canario. They were battleing for the 3rd place all the race.

Finally I got the 5th position from 6 racers, but so happy to began racing at the championship.

The podium for my race was:

#1 Didimo 

#2 C.Manzano

#3 Canario

Kairos Hackathon Barcelona

Last Sunday we were at the Kairos Hacks (#KHacks), a Hackathon form the MLH (Major League Hacking). A hackathon is a contest, and the goal is create something interesting (in informatic ambit) in a limited line of time. This time, we got 24h.

1 hour to start hacking (11:30pm): 

The opening talk began with a presentation of the organizers, and the rules of the contest. Then they explain the API's of the sponsors, we can use it, or improve it to win the sponsor prize. The final prize was a travel to Seoul to participate on another Hackathon. 

The Organizers decide to make an Ice Breaker BINGO, to meet other people, and make teams (some people comes alone to make their team there). 

Hacking starts (12:30pm):

The contest began, and we got no project to do. First we began checking all the API's of the sponsors, and thinking lot of ideas. All projects were impossible, or crazy difficult. 

23 hours remaining (1:30pm):

Lunch time, we still had no idea what to do. But there were mini Burgers, so we went to eat!

21 hours remaining(3:30pm):

We got an idea! We was thinking on a project with the SkyScanner API, (on of the sponsors). That API has 2 cities (origin, destiny) for inputs and a list of flights for output. 

Our idea was to make a HTML web, using that API; The costumer introduces the days that he wants to stay out, and the cities that he want to visit, and our web return the cheaper route with flights around that cities.

18,5 hours remaining (6:00pm):

Coding...

16,5 hours remaining (8:00pm):

Lunch time, pizza party!

14,5 hours remaining (10:00pm):

We went for a walk to McDonalds, to take some burgers. On the way, we pass for the Rockstar Energy Spain Office to take some drinks for all Hackathon competitors. 

12 hours remaining (12:30am):

Nerf Gun battles began. The matches were made by 3 battles of 2 minuts each. The best of this 3 battles won that match!

10 hours remaining (2:30am):

We forgot we were here to code, not to conquer the world with NERF!

9 hours remaining (3:30am):

Happy hour! The organizers give us some super sugar food, to following coding!

7 hours remaining (5:30am):

We got the power, we got ROCKSTAR ENERGY! 

6 hours remaining (6:30am):

People began to fell sleep.

4 hours remaining (8:30am):

More people being sleep.

3 hours remaining (9:30am):

Breakfast time.

1 hour remaining (11:30am):

We were so tired, and we were not knowing what we were doing!

Hacking ends!

Finally the judges gone to see all projects. Every team needs to explain what they have done. The Judges, will choose the best 10 projects to explain it to all the competitors. Finally they choose the best 3. 

Further, every sponsor choose the best project done with their API (or they bases) to give them the sponsor prize!

The 1st place was for our friends that make a game called "penguin rush". They use a homemade hardware, using some light pushers to play the game! Absolutely awesome! Congrats!