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Write code, fix the space station, win $10,000

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Re: Write code, fix the space station, win $10,000

#11
From the official rules: "The tester will be eligible for the final prizes based on his initial submission, but not the tester is eligible for the milestone prizes."

http://community.topcoder.com/tc?module=MatchRules&rd=15...

Was legal outsourced to an eastern european firm, or was this written by an advanced AI?

Also, the bullets look to have an encoding problem.

Re: Write code, fix the space station, win $10,000

#13
post #6

So many trash comments on the site about how NASA should be "offering more money" or how this is a way for them to "save money" and it is all a scam. Seriously? Any decent hacker attempting this is probably doing it for props. The money is great and provides a good monetary incentive but when it comes down to it I'd wager people would do this for free. Hell a personal tour of NASA and maybe their name in the code mig…

Agree, most hackers with interest in space, science, etc would dedicate a considerable amount of time and do it for free. 10k is 10k and its really not a game changer amount. Its the fun, the problems significance and bragging rights!

Re: Write code, fix the space station, win $10,000

#16
post #2

i found almost offensive that they offer just 10k for such a task

$10,000 and a line-item on your resume that's pretty hard to beat.

They are also giving out 5 letters of recommendation, which may be even better than a line-item on your resume.

Re: Write code, fix the space station, win $10,000

#17

If this is legit, then this is incredibly cool. Having your code run in space is as close as many of us will come to being in space ourselves. Sure, 10K is small given that it's the ISS, but let's be honest, the money is the secondary prize. This is for bragging rights.

TopCoder is certainly legit.

Re: Write code, fix the space station, win $10,000

#18

If this is legit, then this is incredibly cool. Having your code run in space is as close as many of us will come to being in space ourselves. Sure, 10K is small given that it's the ISS, but let's be honest, the money is the secondary prize. This is for bragging rights.

>Sure, 10K is small given that it's the ISS

slightly unrelated but fun fact: the ISS is the most expensive thing ever built[1](sorry for the silly source, couldn't find the original list).

[1](http://www.filmitown.com/forums/general-chit-chat/37819-top-...)

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