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Re:Shannon Labs – $100K Fellowship to support independent re... by nicklovescode on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @08:14PM (#17720753)
it was posted earlier, but never made it on the top 10 pages for reasons we couldn't figure out despite getting plenty of upvotes on /newest. To check if it was actually alive we posted a couple dummy comments after a while, and then abandoned the post.

(disclosure, I'm a mentor and the post was sent to a few mentors, which likely tripped some bot checker)

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Re:Shannon Labs – $100K Fellowship to support independent re... by confeit on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @08:22PM (#17720799)
Because you also used a voting ring (next to astroturfing). Admire the hustle, though a bit too naughty.
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Re:Shannon Labs – $100K Fellowship to support independent re... by nicklovescode on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @08:28PM (#17720831)
A few of us think the project is very much worth upvoting! The bot checker should appreciate that :)
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Re:Shannon Labs – $100K Fellowship to support independent re... by confeit on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @08:36PM (#17720865)
That's why I called it naughty and not blatant manipulation. Now if this were an ICO or a company looking for an easy flip in the overhyped AI market, it would be different.
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Re:Shannon Labs – $100K Fellowship to support independent re... by growlix on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @08:27PM (#17720827)
Totally reasonable. I was more (be/a)mused than suspicious. I'm excited to see what gets funded!
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