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Nice to see a lighter side on HN sometimes. The satirical nature of the site reminds me of when I fell for marketing tactics displayed there.
by xander2011 8y ago
Nice to see a lighter side on HN sometimes. The satirical nature of the site reminds me of when I fell for marketing tactics displayed there.
- icebraining 8y agoReminds me of the http://www.stupidhackathon.com/ http://www.stupidhackathon.com/
- sitkack 8y agoHackathons should be a place for outlandish ideas that otherwise wouldn't get exposure. As it is, most hackathons are quick PoC so the C-levels have some projects to choose from.
- detaro 8y agoThe transformation of basically all hackathons from "do something fun or interesting" to "product prototype competition for prizes" is sad. Interestingly, the term "hackday" seems less taken over by that madness.
- setzer22 8y agoI couldn't agree more. The hackathons I've won something in were the ones I enjoyed less due to the huge amount of marketing vs actual technology involved in the projects.