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Woo! >> hey, hackers! how many of you built an awesome project this weekend? >> woo! >> the cal hacks hackathon is coming to a close. >> everybody give it up for stockpile. >> team "please don't mug me." >> robot recycle, up there. >> woo! >> james's team didn't win any prizes. >> cranium cart come onto the stage. >> but he still wouldn't trade the experience for anything. >> i've learned a lot, and it was exhausting but exhilarating as well. >> i find it incredible that you're here at this event where people are creating things that could potentially change the world, and you have to go back ...

Door. >> what university are you with. >> i am from high school. >> what? >> it from a high school. >> we are told there are no high school students allow. >> to mind waiting. >> of course. >> at 17 years old he is the wind essential overachiever. it eagle scout and honor student diversity debate team and model congress. >> is happens all the time. they cannot find my registration for the same thing happen last year graduate right here. >> is already won prizes at two hack-a-thon and though he is still too young to vote he did software development for hillary clinton's presidential campaign. >...

Hack-a-thon he found a world full of people like him so. >> how is it going? it's a stable or area being used? thank you so much. >> the stereotype is that we stay at home and drink soda and eat pizza. >> james, nice to meet you. >> the whole mentality changes when you come to an event like this. the chance you could become friends with the people here is extremely high. >> can have the sea? >> between events he keeps and touch with economic community online how he found two payments for this weekend's event. >> it only took me one hour. >> i was going? >> good how are you. >> michaela is a fo...

Hack-a-thon.the students will spend the next several hours in this stadium rushing to complete computer-based programs from scratch. >> i just want to give you shout out all of the corporate sponsors who may hack-a-thon possible. with her, james whitaker from microsoft! [cheering] >> thank you. do not clap until i hear what i have to say because i have bad news for you all. for every smart person standing near listening to this right now, there's 100,000 other smart people who are just as good as you. what is going to make you stand out? that is creativity. now, i am getting warm. software is ...

>> james and his team are making headway with their app, which would allow people to use their phones to vote in political elections. >> so it's 11:30 pm, saturday night. how is everything going? >> we're making pretty good progress. >> we're trying to get authentication working so that we can make sure that, you know, one person equals one vote, they don't submit votes on multiple phones. >> i noticed you lost a partner here. >> yes. >> yeah. >> vivek is gone? is he sleeping? >> lost him to the horrors of being awake for 30 hours straight, but he's asleep somewhere. >> the last time i was her...