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Aw man, sorry this one wasn't for you!
Great response. The value is in depth not just soundbites.
How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40
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#22That 8th entry pouring loads on WD40 on trees is just crazy, that thing is petroleum distillate !
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#23I can simultaneously appreciate the write-up for gaming a competition while also dreading how it basically describes the incentives for contributing to the AI-enshittification of the internet.
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#24I wonder if the mispronunciation of "polish" as "Polish" had anything to do with missing out on a win with the fairy submission? Fun read!
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#25Lubricating a sliding door Quieting a squeaky door hinge Lubricating an HVAC register lever Wd-40 is not really a lubricant. You can use WD-40 to clean gunk out of things, but you really need to follow it up with a proper lubricating oil
I learned a lot about WD-40 from this project! This is a highly debated topic, but their website leans into the fact that WD-40 is, indeed, a lubricant.
> While the “W-D” in WD-40 stands for Water Displacement, WD-40 Multi-Use Product is a unique, special blend of lubricants. The product’s formulation also contains anti-corrosion agents and ingredients for penetration, water displacement and soil removal.
Regardless of the facts, when all was said and done, they were the ones judging the entries, sooo… yep, it's a lubricant.
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#27That 8th entry pouring loads on WD40 on trees is just crazy, that thing is petroleum distillate !
Don't worry, this is a stump that's been dead for years, isolated to a very small garden bed in my yard
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#28I can simultaneously appreciate the write-up for gaming a competition while also dreading how it basically describes the incentives for contributing to the AI-enshittification of the internet.
Sigh… you know, there's a bit of "can't beat 'em, join 'em" happening here, for sure, but let me be optimistic for a second.
This story wouldn't have happened without AI. I genuinely used the tools to tell the story I wanted to tell.
There was something about the way friction was removed with the typical narration round-trips that actually made the storytelling better, easier, less painful… and I truly don't believe anything authentic was lost in that process.
My hope is tools like these can make storytelling easier for everyone.
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#29I'm in the art scene, and when it comes to submitting proposals for exhibitions and being in art/film festivals and such, competing against other people being picked is surprisingly easy when you realise that most people don't study the brief that tells you exactly what the organisations is looking for. make sure you nail everything in the brief and you're in the lead, even if your art is terrible. I feel this is similar in nature, but taken to its extreme.
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