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Re:Build on Redis Hackathon by gpas on Thursday April 15, 2021 @08:13AM (#26819469)
Why Italy is not on the list? Also this part "Canadian residents must correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question, if selected as winner, in order to claim prize" what's up with canadians and math?
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Re:Build on Redis Hackathon by z77dj3kl on Thursday April 15, 2021 @08:21AM (#26819541)
Interesting video on Canadians having to do math to win prices: https://youtu.be/jOmnx-V1zBo
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Re:Build on Redis Hackathon by border43 on Thursday April 15, 2021 @12:28PM (#26822606)
Canadian here, can confirm. Every time I've ever won any prize of any kind in an official way, we have to do stupid basic algebra problems. Very odd.
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Re:Build on Redis Hackathon by Waterluvian on Thursday April 15, 2021 @08:19AM (#26819526)
Laws in Canada require all sweepstakes and the like to have a challenge aspect and a no purchase necessary aspect to separate them from gambling which is quite regulated.

For example, when McDonald's is doing the Monopoly peel offs you can mail them and ask for some free peel offs, which they send you from a limited supply.

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