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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

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.

michaelcampbell 2y ago
I mean, sure, but not every post/blog has to be "useful to the reader". That last "n" of "n" fiction books I read were equally useless, but I'm glad I read them.
- mmcclure 2y ago
  I'm not even sure I agree that that one piece renders the entire blog post useless. The process is all there, just because the author didn't share a list of contests doesn't mean someone couldn't do their own research and replicate it.
- jrflowers 2y ago
  There’s a bit of a difference between a fiction book and a 3000+ word ad for consulting services[0] that could reasonably be considered a how-to guide until it reveals its lack of repeatability in its final sentences. I’m going to guess that if “You cannot replicate this” were at the top of the ad fewer people would spend their time reading through it. 0 (The link is towards the bottom, right above the reveal) https://davekiss.com/consult https://davekiss.com/consult
  - michaelcampbell 2y ago
    > There’s a bit of a difference between a fiction book and a 3000+ word ad for consulting services[0] Not in the context of the post. Regardless of what it is, it's not required to be "useful". Just enjoying the content, for whatever reason, whatever its intent, has a "use" to some.
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joshvm 2y ago
Well there is an unfinished section on the "contests" page that suggests this info might be added: https://davekiss.com/contests https://davekiss.com/contests 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.
jldugger 2y ago
I wonder if the author has a google alert set up for something like: "there is no limit on the number of entries" "official rules" 2024

michaelcampbell 2y ago

I mean, sure, but not every post/blog has to be "useful to the reader". That last "n" of "n" fiction books I read were equally useless, but I'm glad I read them.

mmcclure 2y ago
I'm not even sure I agree that that one piece renders the entire blog post useless. The process is all there, just because the author didn't share a list of contests doesn't mean someone couldn't do their own research and replicate it.
jrflowers 2y ago
There’s a bit of a difference between a fiction book and a 3000+ word ad for consulting services[0] that could reasonably be considered a how-to guide until it reveals its lack of repeatability in its final sentences. I’m going to guess that if “You cannot replicate this” were at the top of the ad fewer people would spend their time reading through it. 0 (The link is towards the bottom, right above the reveal) https://davekiss.com/consult https://davekiss.com/consult
- michaelcampbell 2y ago
  > There’s a bit of a difference between a fiction book and a 3000+ word ad for consulting services[0] Not in the context of the post. Regardless of what it is, it's not required to be "useful". Just enjoying the content, for whatever reason, whatever its intent, has a "use" to some.

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joshvm 2y ago

Well there is an unfinished section on the "contests" page that suggests this info might be added: https://davekiss.com/contests https://davekiss.com/contests 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.

jldugger 2y ago

I wonder if the author has a google alert set up for something like: "there is no limit on the number of entries" "official rules" 2024