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A bit more accurate title would be "Be A US citizen, write code, fix the not so international space station, win $10,000".
Could you cite where it states that you have to be a US citizen? I can't see any restriction apart from the usual ones on Quebec and the axis-of-evil countries. It's entirely possible that I'm looking at the wrong place, that's why I'm asking.
Optimization problems like that are fascinating. We can treat them generically without having to teach our program about the specific problem it's trying to solve. All we have to do is come up with proposed solutions and pare them down. For starters, we need a "cost function" so we can see which solutions are better than others. That's the easy part: render the model on 3D hardware, lighting it with a distant point l…
Don't forget Jonathan James was convicted at 16 for copying the space station source code from DoD computers. He later killed himself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_James
What exactly was your point?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Could you cite where it states that you have to be a US citizen? I can't see any restriction apart from the usual ones on Quebec and the axis-of-evil countries. It's entirely possible that I'm looking at the wrong place, that's why I'm asking.
What's the restriction on Quebec?
Quebeck is apparently excluded because of legal reasons. More details: http://business.financialpost.com/2011/09/08/why-many-contes...
I have yet to find a dataset of the ISS's geometry on the topcoder site. Do you only get that when registering?
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-... )
A wall and some pointy-shaped buildings would like a word with you.
This Competition is open to all members of the TopCoder website, who have agreed to the terms thereof, and who are at least 18 years of age. Competitors must be:
(i) a U.S. citizen, (ii) a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., (iii) a temporary resident, asylee, refugee of the U.S., or have a lawfully issued work authorization card permitting unrestricted employment in the U.S., or (iv) a non-U.S. resident authorized in the country in which the member resides while participating in this Competition to perform services as an independent contractor.
Oh well.
Sigh. This Competition is open to all members of the TopCoder website, who have agreed to the terms thereof, and who are at least 18 years of age. Competitors must be: (i) a U.S. citizen, (ii) a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., (iii) a temporary resident, asylee, refugee of the U.S., or have a lawfully issued work authorization card permitting unrestricted employment in the U.S., or (iv) a non-U.S. resident aut…
Sigh. This Competition is open to all members of the TopCoder website, who have agreed to the terms thereof, and who are at least 18 years of age. Competitors must be: (i) a U.S. citizen, (ii) a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., (iii) a temporary resident, asylee, refugee of the U.S., or have a lawfully issued work authorization card permitting unrestricted employment in the U.S., or (iv) a non-U.S. resident aut…
"A Competitor is not eligible for this Competition if he/she is a resident of the Quebec province of Canada, Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Sudan or Syria."
Sigh. This Competition is open to all members of the TopCoder website, who have agreed to the terms thereof, and who are at least 18 years of age. Competitors must be: (i) a U.S. citizen, (ii) a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., (iii) a temporary resident, asylee, refugee of the U.S., or have a lawfully issued work authorization card permitting unrestricted employment in the U.S., or (iv) a non-U.S. resident aut…