[HN Gopher] The Caltech Sweepstakes Caper
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The Caltech Sweepstakes Caper
Author : turtlegrids
Score : 47 points
Date : 2021-02-09 05:16 UTC (1 days ago)
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| Veserv wrote:
| The article does not mention the fourth individual involved,
| Glenn Hightower (one of the founders of APh Consulting), who from
| what I've been told was one of the ringleaders of the operation.
| Here is a third-party mention of Glenn Hightower being involved
| [1].
|
| [1] https://commonplacefacts.wordpress.com/2016/01/07/i-hope-
| the...
| anonu wrote:
| > " He then denounced the Caltech stunt, calling it "in complete
| contradiction of the American standards of fairplay and
| sportsmanship."
|
| Funny how I view this quite differently. You find a way to tilt
| the odds in your favor by being astute and aware of your
| surroundings + applying math and reasoning: that seems like
| American ingenuity to me.
|
| Also, we're talking about a massive corporation running a
| sweepstakes - there's nobody really being harmed in all this.
| skulk wrote:
| It would be incredibly out of character for a big American
| corporation, when found on its ass, to not clutch pearls.
| CobrastanJorji wrote:
| Indeed. "The original intent of the sweepstakes contest was
| to provide all McDonald's customers with over 1,850 chances
| to win prizes best suited to lessen effects of the current
| economic slump" is exactly the kind of inane, obvious lie
| that corporations seem required to make in response to things
| like this.
| jedimastert wrote:
| > The Caltech students issued a press release of their own in
| response to McDonald's statements, in which they said, "We feel
| that by accepting the challenge to 'enter as often as you
| wish,' we have acted in accordance with the best ideals of
| American sportsmanship."
|
| I think they would agree
| tomcam wrote:
| The basis of an incidental subplot in the classic movie "Real
| Genius"
| overcast wrote:
| Lazlo Hollyfeld! My FAVORITE 80's movie :)
| tomcam wrote:
| Seriously, it may be the best portrait of smart people in the
| movies I know of. Also you have fine taste.
| overcast wrote:
| My man. Definitely required viewing for anyone a fan of the
| genre. Great cast, humor, morality, nerd stuff, amazing
| soundtrack, has it all.
| trynewideas wrote:
| oblig.
| https://web.archive.org/web/20080126061303/http://alumnus.ca...
| xnx wrote:
| I came to this thread exactly because I wondered if it could be
| the frito lay contest from Real Genius. I've seen that movie
| more than any other.
| KingFelix wrote:
| Its such a brilliant movie. My son and I have watched this
| countless times as well. I only recently realized that Lazlo
| is also Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite and Dr Roberts in
| Dream Corp LLC. Check out Dream Corp if you haven't its
| brilliant.
| mandragon wrote:
| GCHQ used to challenge applicants to disassemble a motor
| vehicle, and reassemble it indoors. Perhaps this inspired Chris
| and Mitch's revenge prank on Kent (for Kent's phone spying /
| leaking stunt)?
| underseacables wrote:
| One do the greatest movies of the 80s. Should be required
| viewing for technology students.
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