Update thanks file - general ref. to try scripts

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@@ -4619,28 +4619,30 @@ HARD bug fixes** like [1988/phillipps](/thanks-for-help.md#1988_phillipps),
[2005/giljade](/thanks-for-help.md#2005_giljade), making entries like [2005/giljade](/thanks-for-help.md#2005_giljade), making entries like
[1985/sicherman](/thanks-for-help.md#1985_sicherman) and [1985/sicherman](/thanks-for-help.md#1985_sicherman) and
[1986/wall](/thanks-for-help.md#1986_wall) not need `-traditional-cpp` (all [1986/wall](/thanks-for-help.md#1986_wall) not need `-traditional-cpp` (all
**EXTREMELY HARD**), fixing entries to work with clang (some **EXTREMELY **EXTREMELY HARD**), fixing entries to work with clang (some **EXTREMELY HARD**
HARD** like [1991/dds](/thanks-for-help.md#1991_dds)) or as much as possible like [1991/dds](/thanks-for-help.md#1991_dds)) or as much as possible
([1989/westley](/thanks-for-help.md#1989_westley), a true masterpiece that ([1989/westley](/thanks-for-help.md#1989_westley), a true masterpiece that is
is **INCREDIBLY HARD, *MUCH MORE SO* than any other fix!**), porting **INCREDIBLY HARD, *MUCH MORE SO* than any other fix!**), porting entries to
entries to macOS (some **EXTREMELY HARD** like macOS (some **EXTREMELY HARD** like
[1998/schweikh1](/thanks-for-help.md#1998_schweikh1), fixing code like [1998/schweikh1](/thanks-for-help.md#1998_schweikh1), fixing code like
[2001/herrmann2](/thanks-for-help.md#2001_herrmann2) to work in both [2001/herrmann2](/thanks-for-help.md#2001_herrmann2) to work in both
32-bit/64-bit which *can be* **EXTREMELY HARD**, providing alternate code where 32-bit/64-bit which *can be* **EXTREMELY HARD**, providing alternate code where
useful/necessary, improving **ALL _Makefiles_** and writing useful/necessary, improving **ALL _Makefiles_**, writing scripts to
greatly simplify running many of the entries that have more complicated
uses/things to try to easily use and demonstrate them and writing
[sgit](https://github.com/xexyl/sgit) that we installed locally to easily run [sgit](https://github.com/xexyl/sgit) that we installed locally to easily run
`sed` on files in the repo to help build the website. `sed` on files in the repo to help build the website.
Cody Boone Ferguson also used one of his own tools to detect many Cody Boone Ferguson also used one of his own tools to detect many dead links.
dead links. While the tool was not perfect it went a long way While the tool was not perfect it went a long way to uncover a good number of
to uncover a good number of bad, broken or otherwise invalid links. bad, broken or otherwise invalid links. It was a very laborious task to copy
It was a very laborious task to copy and paste problematic links and paste problematic links into the [Internet Wayback
into the Internet Wayback Machine in an effort to try and find Machine](https://web.archive.org) in an effort to try and find otherwise lost
otherwise lost content. A good number of links that now refer to content. A good number of links that now refer to something in the [Internet
something in the [Internet Wayback Machine](https://web.archive.org) Wayback Machine](https://web.archive.org) replace bad, broken, or otherwise
replace bad, broken, or otherwise invalid links are thanks to invalid links are thanks to Cody's efforts! Another tool he wrote detected
Cody's efforts! Another tool he wrote detected inconsistent award titles inconsistent award titles in the README files and CSV file (that he generated
in the README files and CSV file (that he generated from the SQL file). from the SQL file).
**THANK YOU VERY MUCH** for your extensive efforts in helping improve the IOCCC **THANK YOU VERY MUCH** for your extensive efforts in helping improve the IOCCC
presentation of past IOCCC winners and fixing almost all past entries for modern presentation of past IOCCC winners and fixing almost all past entries for modern