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> CONTEST IS OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND WORLDWIDE, EXCEPT FOR QUEBEC, CRIMEA, CUBA, IRAN, SYRIA, NORTH KOREA, and S
by rnotaro 4y ago
> CONTEST IS OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND WORLDWIDE, EXCEPT FOR QUEBEC, CRIMEA, CUBA, IRAN, SYRIA, NORTH KOREA, and SUDAN.
Ah yes, Quebec, excluded of most contests.
https://capturetheflag.withgoogle.com/rules https://capturetheflag.withgoogle.com/rules
- Thorrez 4y agoHmm, I don't know whether that applies to H4CK1NG G00GL3 or just to the main CTF (which took place from July 1 to July 3).
- jrockway 4y agoQuebec has a lot of rules for contests; advance registration with the government, providing them with a % of the prize value in advance, etc. Probably not worth the paperwork when dealing with them internationally.
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- bombcar 4y agoIsn’t that where you have to answer a math question if you win?
- wk_end 4y agoThat's not Quebec specific [0] - in fact, growing up in Ontario, it wasn't until just now that I learned that this was a Canadian thing at all. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill_testing_question https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill_testing_question
- Sirened 4y agoI love that the image in the article also includes parenthesis, you just know that someone had to point out that a lot of people would manage to get it wrong without them.
- dmix 4y agoNo it's much more byzantine than simply the skill testing question. Classic Canadian bureaucracy. https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Canadian-contests-exclude-Quebec https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Canadian-contests-exclude-Quebe...
- daniel-cussen 4y ago
- mechanical_bear 4y agoAre you ok?
- Izikiel43 4y agoI’m doubting if this guy is a person or an AI
- sebzim4500 4y agoSeriously. If GPT-3 produced this I would assume it had been horribly misconfigured.
- jrockway 4y agoIt doesn't seem like an AI to me. Seems like a human that might have had a couple three beers on Friday night after work, and then wrote an HN comment. I've done it before. It can be weird ;)
- daniel-cussen 4y ago
- dlord 4y agoIt's not required to do so anymore for internationally based contests. https://www-racj-gouv-qc-ca.translate.goog/communications/nouvelles/detail.html?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=643&_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://www-racj-gouv-qc-ca.translate.goog/communications/no...
- bombcar 4y agoVery weird way of wording it. Also Quebec is finally on the axis of evil where it belongs, I guess.
- robobro 4y agoSurprised Russia isn't on the list..
- arthurcolle 4y agoPayoff was 2 potatoes, only had 1 to spare.
- pluc 4y agoIt's because we've nationalized gambling[1], and so all gambling/contests need to be approved by the government. 1: https://portail.lotoquebec.com/en/home https://portail.lotoquebec.com/en/home https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loto-Qu%C3%A9bec https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loto-Qu%C3%A9bec https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_Quebec https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_Quebec
- jbglenn 4y agoNationalized lol
- gruez 4y ago> It's because we've nationalized gambling[1], and so all gambling/contests need to be approved by the government. What you're describing (the state has a monopoly on gambling) is applicable to many other jurisdictions in US/Canada that aren't excluded from the website.
- Thorrez 4y agoYeah, it doesn't have to do with nationalized gambling. It has to do with strict sweepstakes laws. * Register the sweepstakes rules and all advertisements used to promote the contest with the Quebec government at least 30 days ahead of the sweepstakes' launch. * Pay a fee of up to 10% of the sweepstakes' value, depending on who is allowed to enter. * Offer the sweepstakes rules in French as well as English. https://www.liveabout.com/why-are-so-many-competitions-void-in-quebec-896835 https://www.liveabout.com/why-are-so-many-competitions-void-...
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- Justin_K 4y agoTheir laws are so terrible it's not worth the trouble. Their citizens need to vote for change.
- speed_spread 4y agoFunny cause Quebec elections are ongoing right now and it looks like the do-nothing party is gonna stay in charge.
- hulitu 4y agoThey didn't upset anyone or the alternative is worse. Just normal politics.