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I 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.
I'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 sim…
I'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 sim…
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I'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 sim…
This means that to improve one's chances to gain publicly, one should adjust their art to the exact requirements of the publicity-producing organization, and not let artistic whims like "inspiration" ruin the day. Or, better yet, has to learn how to reorient the latter slightly to check every box when a checklist becomes available. This requires a serious mastery of the art that allows to obtain exactly what's envisi…
A gamed a contest into a brief TV career once. A British computer TV show ran a content on their web site, but it was a fast-paced multiple-choice Flash game. I just opened three accounts. Ran through it with the first two to figure out all the right answers, then got perfect scores on the third. The prize was to co-present the show one time, but apparently they got so much positive feedback they made me permanent, u…
> I've got a Voodoo Banshee graphics card and when I installed Win98 with the latest drivers meant I could play the new titles like Unreal Tournament and Quake III but couldn't play old titles like Rollcage Turok 2 and Quake II. I then decided to install Win98 Second Edition with my old drivers which worked so I can now play all my old games, however, I've got no Open GL so I still can't play Quake III. Please give me an answer!
> Paul
The nostalgia is hitting hard here.
Oh no, its the AWD vs 4WD thing all over again. Is WD-40 a lubricant? Apparently, again, it depends!
Any low viscosity liquid is a lubricant including water, or any small enough solids. WD40 is a lubricant, but a very poor one for folks who have not discovered silicone spray lubricant. That said if all I had was an old can of WD40, I would use it. The funny thing is where I live you can buy “WD40 Lubricant” (silicone). I think many people buy WD40 because, unconsciously or not, the smell brings back memories.
We're talking about a national newspaper with a circulation of ~3 million at the time. I still keep the copy of the issue with my name. Sometimes, just showing up can take you to the top 0.0002%. :)
How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, a can of WD-40 and One Secret Factor That Makes This Process Unrepeatable and Useless To The Reader > Where do you find these exceedingly winnable contests? Sorry, that’s a trade secret — but it’s not any of the standard various contest aggregators out there.
But generally I agree. I won an Instructables contest once, because the odds were very good: most entries were low effort and it was panel judged. Nowadays I dunno, there are so many entries and a lot of them are fluff from companies writing instructions on how to build their kits. But I do think if you had nothing to do, and a good workshop, you could probably farm contests there.
When I was visiting India for work back in 2006, I got my name published on The Times of India newspaper. I was reading it while having breakfast at the hotel, and I saw this sports related question, and all you had to do was to send an email with your answer. So, I did that. And apparently, only a few people did it. I got my name printed on the next issue. We're talking about a national newspaper with a circulation…
I wonder if the mispronunciation of "polish" as "Polish" had anything to do with missing out on a win with the fairy submission? Fun read!
I assumed it was just a bad look dumping WD-40 straight into the environment
And apparently a shingle sealer too.