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Re: How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40

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Post by dirtyhippiefree » Thu, Aug 15, 2024, 5:23 PM UTC

zinglersen wrote: post #210

semi-extrinsic wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A thousand times this. M******g reviewers who fail to comprehend the instructions for evaluating a proposal is a perpetual pain in the neck.

I'm surprisingly annoyed that I cannot guess what word you you are censoring, and AI wasn't helping much, mind spoiling it for me? Also, I don't think you have to censor words here in general.

What profanity that starts with M, ends with G and references sex comes to mind?

We’re an adhocracy that uses votes, and profanity doesn’t win votes…simple math…

Re: How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40

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Post by neontomo » Thu, Aug 15, 2024, 7:55 PM UTC

zinglersen wrote: post #210

semi-extrinsic wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A thousand times this. M******g reviewers who fail to comprehend the instructions for evaluating a proposal is a perpetual pain in the neck.

I'm surprisingly annoyed that I cannot guess what word you you are censoring, and AI wasn't helping much, mind spoiling it for me? Also, I don't think you have to censor words here in general.

something something with mothers

Re: How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40

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Post by ruthmarx » Thu, Aug 15, 2024, 8:35 PM UTC

thenickdude wrote: post #116

wrsh07 wrote: post #109

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In that video, Nigel pronounces www as "world wide web" and I have not heard that in decades. It's so much better than actually pronouncing the letters, I can't believe we ever stopped using it

Here "www" is read "dub dub dub", which is at least only one syllable per character instead of "double-u double-u double-u"

Where is 'Here'?

Re: How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40

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Post by ruthmarx » Thu, Aug 15, 2024, 8:35 PM UTC

Weirdest thing about this to me is this guy apparently enters online competitions enough that he has a strict filtering criteria for them. It's a hobby I wouldn't have even dreamed of someone having, yet it seems it can be quite profitable.

Re: How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40

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Post by 8organicbits » Thu, Aug 15, 2024, 8:53 PM UTC

zinglersen wrote: post #210

semi-extrinsic wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A thousand times this. M******g reviewers who fail to comprehend the instructions for evaluating a proposal is a perpetual pain in the neck.

I'm surprisingly annoyed that I cannot guess what word you you are censoring, and AI wasn't helping much, mind spoiling it for me? Also, I don't think you have to censor words here in general.

Looks like "motherfucking" to me, just missing a couple asterisks.

Re: How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40

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Post by 8organicbits » Thu, Aug 15, 2024, 9:37 PM UTC

dubcanada wrote: post #197

mgaunard wrote: post #166

So it's two days of work for a chance at two days of pay.

$2750 USD is 2 days of pay? In what world? That's some parts of the world yearly gross.

$1375/day is $170 per hour or about $300k annually (five days a week, 8 weeks off). Pretty reasonable rate for a senior software developer contract in the US.

Re: How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40

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Post by somastoma » Thu, Aug 15, 2024, 10:04 PM UTC

Wait, wait, wait! He actually BELIEVED that they would judge the entrees as stated? They could EASILY have just used the opinion of the marketing guy responsible for this, and ignored the actual "judging of the entries based on the following.." yeah, right.

Re: How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40

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Post by DiscourseFan » Thu, Aug 15, 2024, 10:08 PM UTC

neontomo wrote: post #133

DiscourseFan wrote: post #132

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were you born this rude or was it a conscious choice?

Its simple, do you want to book shows, or do you want to be an artist?

Re: How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40

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Post by hi-v-rocknroll » Thu, Aug 15, 2024, 10:49 PM UTC

Pro-Tip: WD-40 isn't a very durable lubricant or a very useful penetrant oil. It was designed for aerospace purposes but DIY users cargo-culted it and it became a product.

For lubrication, use a more appropriate lubricant like lithium or graphite grease, motor oil, cutting oil, or dry lubricant in dusty environments.

For a penetrant oil, 50-50 (by volume) acetone & ATF is one of the best for rusty ferric materials. (And, in general, you should be using an anti-seize compound orthreadlocker, and/or surface coatings to prevent rust.)

Re: How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40

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Post by michaelcampbell » Fri, Aug 16, 2024, 12:23 PM UTC

jrflowers wrote: post #64

michaelcampbell wrote: post #54

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I mean, sure, but not every post/blog has to be "useful to the reader". That last "n" of "n" fiction books I read were equally useless, but I'm glad I read them.

There’s a bit of a difference between a fiction book and a 3000+ word ad for consulting services[0] that could reasonably be considered a how-to guide until it reveals its lack of repeatability in its final sentences. I’m going to guess that if “You cannot replicate this” were at the top of the ad fewer people would spend their time reading through it. 0 (The link is towards the bottom, right above the reveal) https:…

> There’s a bit of a difference between a fiction book and a 3000+ word ad for consulting services[0]

Not in the context of the post. Regardless of what it is, it's not required to be "useful". Just enjoying the content, for whatever reason, whatever its intent, has a "use" to some.