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Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated? by shostack on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @05:15PM (#15453549)
On the video game kick, I remember needing to do a massive number of laps in Gran Turismo 3 to unlock something.

Turns out the low-tech solution of using an insanely fast car (Escudo), taping down the controller's gas button and just letting it do laps while grazing the wall worked. Some time later I looked back and had won.

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Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated? by djhworld on Thursday October 12, 2017 @03:45PM (#15460732)
I remember using a rubber band to tie the thumbstick of my Xbox controller in a forward position when playing Morrowind.

This made your character run into a wall, but keep running on the spot, thus levelling up your "athletics" stat.

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Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated? by ian0 on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @08:36PM (#15454775)
Super speedway endurance, to get the polyphony formula one car perhaps :) I also had the same strategy.. Very handy as the car was one of 4 randomly gifted and that was one boring track.
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Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated? by cloverich on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @06:56PM (#15454282)
I also did this! I think I set the throttle to be controlled by the joystick, then used a rubber band to keep it going. It was so very satisfying for such a low tech solution, and I think the prize was the car I really wanted. Fun memory.
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