Did I just win? • Hacker News Board

Re: Did I just win?

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Post by jmcgough » Fri, May 13, 2016, 10:20 PM UTC

joemi wrote: post #31

Can someone link to context? Without it, I don't see why this is even posted here.

If you're on mobile, scrolling up should show the context.

Re: Did I just win?

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Post by TrevorJ » Fri, May 13, 2016, 10:46 PM UTC

jerf wrote: post #12

TrevorJ wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interesting discussions to be had as to why this is the case. I suspect it would make it too easy.

Actually, it's not that interesting of a discussion. You just had it. Yes, it makes it too easy.

Good talk.

Re: Did I just win?

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Post by kika » Fri, May 13, 2016, 11:05 PM UTC

cranklin wrote: post #83

tstrimple wrote: post #62

1. Create issues for items I need fixed on my github repos. 2. Offer a $100 bounty to people who can trick me into getting some string into my projects. The easiest way to "trick" me of course is to hide it inside of a PR which fixes a real issue. 3. Find and remove the string before merging the PR. I've had one of my issues fixed for free. Rinse and repeat! Bonus Round: Stage an announcement on twitter and have some…

steps 1 and 2 remind me of how Congress works

I started laughing then remembered that I live in the US for the last 5 years and started crying instead.

Re: Did I just win?

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Post by garethadams » Fri, May 13, 2016, 11:25 PM UTC

mistercow wrote: post #20

LeoPanthera wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's also not a headline, so it doesn't apply anyway.

It's Betteridge's Second Law: the answer to any question is "no". It really simplifies things.

Does it?

Re: Did I just win?

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Post by KON_Air » Fri, May 13, 2016, 11:26 PM UTC

eridius wrote: post #47

Calling a website that happens to host static content in the same repo as its PHP source a "release of a software project" really seems like a stretch.

>Calling a website that happens to host static content in the same repo as its PHP source a "release of a software project" really seems like a stretch.

It is not even a string too.

Re: Did I just win?

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Post by dclowd9901 » Fri, May 13, 2016, 11:46 PM UTC

tstrimple wrote: post #62

1. Create issues for items I need fixed on my github repos. 2. Offer a $100 bounty to people who can trick me into getting some string into my projects. The easiest way to "trick" me of course is to hide it inside of a PR which fixes a real issue. 3. Find and remove the string before merging the PR. I've had one of my issues fixed for free. Rinse and repeat! Bonus Round: Stage an announcement on twitter and have some…

I was trying to figure out the actual angle here because the challenger couldn't have been that stupid. I think you've hit the nail on the head.

Re: Did I just win?

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Post by jsemrau » Fri, May 13, 2016, 11:55 PM UTC

CiPHPerCoder wrote: post #67

anaolykarpov wrote: post #41

Would you pay 100 usd to get on the front page of HN and who knows what other popular sites? Maybe it's just a marketing stunt

What exactly could DefuseSec be marketing here? Disclosure: He and I have been friends for years.

I always wonder why in general there is such a distrust / avoidance of marketing in tech communities.

Re: Did I just win?

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Post by mpnordland » Sat, May 14, 2016, 12:06 AM UTC

mistercow wrote: post #20

LeoPanthera wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's also not a headline, so it doesn't apply anyway.

It's Betteridge's Second Law: the answer to any question is "no". It really simplifies things.

Police: Are you a law abiding citizen? You: No Police: Come with me, please.

Re: Did I just win?

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Post by reledi » Sat, May 14, 2016, 12:24 AM UTC

tstrimple wrote: post #62

1. Create issues for items I need fixed on my github repos. 2. Offer a $100 bounty to people who can trick me into getting some string into my projects. The easiest way to "trick" me of course is to hide it inside of a PR which fixes a real issue. 3. Find and remove the string before merging the PR. I've had one of my issues fixed for free. Rinse and repeat! Bonus Round: Stage an announcement on twitter and have some…

It's worrying that something as harmless as this comes across as a stunt with some ulterior motive. Not everything is a viral marketing campaign.

Re: Did I just win?

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, May 14, 2016, 12:50 AM UTC

tstrimple wrote: post #62

1. Create issues for items I need fixed on my github repos. 2. Offer a $100 bounty to people who can trick me into getting some string into my projects. The easiest way to "trick" me of course is to hide it inside of a PR which fixes a real issue. 3. Find and remove the string before merging the PR. I've had one of my issues fixed for free. Rinse and repeat! Bonus Round: Stage an announcement on twitter and have some…

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