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i found almost offensive that they offer just 10k for such a task
by alex_t 14y ago
i found almost offensive that they offer just 10k for such a task
- anigbrowl 14y agoIf they can get solutions at that price, why pay more? Besides, having that on your resume pretty much guarantees future consulting $.
- forrestkyle 14y agoThis contest is not meant for Ferengi such as yourself, but the noble hackers of the Federation. And Vulcans.
- 3327 14y agoI believe this wraps it up, lets move along now...
- mikeash 14y agoA lot of people would jump on this kind of thing for free. Don't like the money? Don't enter the contest.
- DanBC 14y agoIt's a fun, hard, puzzle. Some people enjoy fun hard puzzles. This puzzle gives those people a small chance of winning some cash as well as giving them a fun hard puzzle to work on.
- VikingCoder 14y ago$10,000 and a line-item on your resume that's pretty hard to beat.
- hakaaaaak 14y agoThey are also giving out 5 letters of recommendation, which may be even better than a line-item on your resume.
- hakaaaaak 14y ago10k's a hell of a lot more than I get for developing my open-source projects...
- unimpressive 14y agoI'm flattered they'd ask me for my opinion.
- tlrobinson 14y agoFortunately for you they're not forcing you to do it.
- pharrington 14y agoTruth. I don't even get out of bed for less than 10k.