Ah yes, the four foundational criteria to rate a hackathon application: passionAndInterest, projectAndPracticalExp, techSkillsAndExp, diversity
How I accepted myself into Canada's largest AI hackathon
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Re: How I accepted myself into Canada's largest AI hackathon
#82> 09/03/2025 - vulnerability disclosed
a security vulnerability and time travel to go with it!
Re: How I accepted myself into Canada's largest AI hackathon
#83Nice catch. I remember the days when one could just show up to a hackathon and do cool hacks. Now it feels like they only exist for serious reasons.
The hackathons I have been forced to participate in always seemed like a cheap shot at labor and ideas from some corporate overlord And for the record.... PIZZA is not an appropriate compensation. Especially if someone is lactose intolerant!
Re: How I accepted myself into Canada's largest AI hackathon
#84> disclosure timeline (mm/dd/yyyy) > 09/03/2025 - vulnerability disclosed a security vulnerability and time travel to go with it!
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#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
O-1
Ok looks like people are not getting my comment. Being a judge in a hackathon is one of the criterion for O-1 visa. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/getting-o-1-visa-easier-than-...
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#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
The hackathons I have been forced to participate in always seemed like a cheap shot at labor and ideas from some corporate overlord And for the record.... PIZZA is not an appropriate compensation. Especially if someone is lactose intolerant!
It’s always Little Caesars too. At that point, I’d rather just have the $5 that the pizza cost.
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#88cool wanna give me a reference so I can get in, do I have to phyiscally show up?
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#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
O-1
Ok looks like people are not getting my comment. Being a judge in a hackathon is one of the criterion for O-1 visa. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/getting-o-1-visa-easier-than-...
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
What would this realistically be rated on? If anything it seems like racial profiling
Pretty obvious— "Guys, this year we need a few people of color and especially women on the hackathon, I don't want another white wiener party!" So they artificially skew the participants by granting bonus points for any minority groups.
[1]in soul if not title