Fuckers, prepare for free stuff 2012 [SparkFun - USA only]

[HeatPipe]

[URL]http://www.sparkfun.com/news/747[/URL]

[IMG]http://dlnmh9ip6v2uc.cloudfront.net/newsimages/freeday2012/FD2012-2.jpg[/IMG]

[URL]http://www.sparkfun.com/news/747[/URL]

January 11 2012.

[ROBO_DONUT]

I missed this last year, totally wanted that FPGA dev board, too.

[HeatPipe]

Well, you got chance this year. 2000 x 100$ will be given away.

[Overv]

The site will be inaccessible and I won't even see the first question of the quiz just like the last two times...

[Wingar]

Aw man.
Australia.

[DrLuke]

Maybe I'll get more than 20$ this time.

[VGS_Devs]

I thought it said "Spankfun" and got all excited :(

[HeatPipe]

[QUOTE=Overv;33406630]The site will be inaccessible and I won't even see the first question of the quiz just like the last two times...[/QUOTE]

It's worth a try though.

[Capsup]

Isn't this US only? How come europeans such as Overv can try their luck then?

[Perl]

[QUOTE=Capsup;33415926]Isn't this US only? How come europeans such as Overv can try their luck then?[/QUOTE]

Probably explains why it was inaccessible to him then :v:

[Overv]

[QUOTE=Capsup;33415926]Isn't this US only? How come europeans such as Overv can try their luck then?[/QUOTE]

Where does it say that it's US only?

[czmate10]

[QUOTE=Overv;33417125]Where does it say that it's US only?[/QUOTE]

Title.

[DrLuke]

It's not US only, but you have to pay shipping to Europe, which is well over 30$.

[Lapsus]

Yeah, it's not US only, it's just that shipping and customs fees will kick your ass. I had $100 last year, ended up paying $80 for shipping and customs when it finally arrived.

Not that that's going to stop me from trying for another $100 this year :v:

[Ortzinator]

[QUOTE=Overv;33406630]The site will be inaccessible and I won't even see the first question of the quiz just like the last two times...[/QUOTE]

There's no quiz.

[quote]We're doing away with the quiz system of 2011 and trying to return to a give-away system that is as simple as possible, but can handle the load of the Free Day crowd. The system will randomly give away the 2,000 prizes (2000 * $100 = $200,000) through out the day. For example, if we set up a 7 hour giveaway window, we should see a gift given away about every 12 seconds. We will allow people to try for the prize as many times as they'd like, but we will have a basic system to prove you're not a script (sometimes robots can be bad).[/quote]

[Map in a box]

I figured I'd bump this due to the date is coming up and I think that some people may have forgotten about it. Starts Wednesday--2 days from now!

[HeatPipe]

Thanks! I will try that too then =D

[VistaPOWA]

Got my shopping list ready, my intro to Electronics just for $13 (will order components from bitsbox).

[img]http://localhostr.com/files/eUFjf3S/sparkfunhopefully.png[/img]

I really really do hope that I get a coupon, since all the money I've spared up for this had to go on phone repairs (why screen, why do you have to break a day before I order?).

[Keegs]

I must win and build an RFID door

[VistaPOWA]

No luck yet, entered about 50 captchas now.

[DrLuke]

lol, I won on the third captcha

[img]http://i53.tinypic.com/16m90k8.png[/img]

[Lapsus]

Lucky bastard, I had to enter at least a thousand of the damn things. On the other hand;

[img]http://imgkk.com/i/i2pl.png[/img]

[Overv]

Filled in 500 of these things while someone probably makes money off of it by selling a "captcha enter botnet". This is the worst free day yet.

[DrLuke]

[QUOTE=Overv;34162372]Filled in 500 of these things while someone probably makes money off of it by selling a "captcha enter botnet". This is the worst free day yet.[/QUOTE]

This is the best, because the server does work for once.
Also, you should damn radiation, as they hooked up a geiger-mueller-tube as a random number generator

[Overv]

Okay my wrists are hurting now. This is my last year.

[VistaPOWA]

Typed since the start, nothing yet.

If any generous soul is willing to give me his code (I want to start learning Electronics) (aka no-one), shoot me with a PM.

Goddamn you, biased Geiger-Müller tube!

[ROBO_DONUT]

How are you guys counting?

Is there like a display somewhere?

[BlkDucky]

Wait, I thought this was USA only?

I see non-USA peoples talking about captchas.

edit: Nevermind, read the thread this time. Title is misleading as hell.

[DrLuke]

[QUOTE=BlkDucky;34163128]Wait, I thought this was USA only?

I see non-USA peoples talking about captchas.

edit: Nevermind, read the thread this time. Title is misleading as hell.[/QUOTE]

fucking n00b no sk1ll

[BlkDucky]

[QUOTE=DrLuke;34163203]fucking n00b no sk1ll[/QUOTE]

it's true

[url]https://www.sparkfun.com/account/register[/url]

[quote]Woah there, Turbo!

Our server gnomes couldn't find the page you are looking for.

Seriously, where are you trying to go?[/quote]

have I missed a registration deadline or something or is the site just broken