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Re:How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40 by nickspacek on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @03:09PM (#41249461)
I wonder if the mispronunciation of "polish" as "Polish" had anything to do with missing out on a win with the fairy submission? Fun read!
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Re:How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40 by BlueGh0st on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @05:13PM (#41250559)
I assumed it was just a bad look dumping WD-40 straight into the environment
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Re:How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40 by shermantanktop on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @10:44PM (#41252713)
It’s a floor polish! It’s a dessert topping!

And apparently a shingle sealer too.

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Re:How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40 by edm0nd on Thursday August 15, 2024 @01:03AM (#41253238)
I too think it was that combined w the fact of hurting insects with it perhaps.
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Re:How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40 by lobsterthief on Thursday August 15, 2024 @08:07AM (#41254995)
Yeah, I’m assuming that was the reason too.
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