How an engineer created a Twitter bot that won 4 contests per day for 9 months

LConnections on 11/08/2015 - 12:22

How an engineer created a Twitter bot that won 4 contests per day for 9 months, a smart way to win contests =)

Comments

cypher67 on 11/08/2015 - 12:34

+11

I don't even need a bot, I win free lotteries on my mobile on a regular basis and I didn't even enter. Just needed to click a link and provide my bank details to collect
- Connections on 11/08/2015 - 12:46
  
  Yeah tho his process is automated using a python script. You are actually clicking the 1000+ links.
- try2bhelpful on 11/08/2015 - 13:57
  
  +3
  
  Have you won a Nigerian yet?
- 01011010 on 11/08/2015 - 15:50
  
  +2
  
  how are you winning these if i'm winning them!
spackbace on 11/08/2015 - 12:41

There's a lot of tickets on that list!

And screw paying tax on every win :/
- Lukian on 11/08/2015 - 14:51
  
  List for those who don't read the entire article -
  
  http://www.hscott.net/winnings.txt
  
  (although good luck getting through the list if you can't even read a comparatively short article!)
  - Lukian on 11/08/2015 - 14:52
    
    He won a free infographic and didn't make use of it for his article? Shame!
try2bhelpful on 11/08/2015 - 13:59

This looks basically like a programming exercise. I have a friend who has written a program to solve Sudoku puzzles, which I think basically misses the point.
mungicide on 27/08/2015 - 16:04

Can someone make a bot to enter all contests on ozbargain? :)