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Whoever thought non-fungible tokens (NFTs), cool websites, sweet apps and cybersecurity would be mentioned in the same sentence as computer science?

A guy from Cloquet who focused on computer science (at Harvard, no less) and was named one of Fortune magazine’s “30 Under 30” honorees, that’s who. Because Luke Heine, 27, knows computer science is the foundation for all kinds of cool innovation.

“A hackathon is a digital form of building things with Legos, only more fun!” said Heine. “You don’t have to be a website guru to join us. You just have to want to explore all the cool things associated with computer science. There’s no cost, so you have nothing to lose.”

The first-ever Northland Hackathon is a virtual, free event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 9. Register now at NorthlandHackathon.com.