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The Stupid Shit No One Needs and Terrible Ideas Hackathon 2.0
- pinouchon 11y agoThe js on this page almost broke my chrome EDIT: works fine after disabling dashlane extension
- corobo 11y agoPretty fitting really
- james_pm 11y agoThere's a Toronto version as well on May 28: http://stupidhacktoronto.com http://stupidhacktoronto.com
- zelos 11y agoThe original hackathon page is probably NSFW, by the way.
- katzgrau 11y agoYes! This is the hackaton I've been waiting for. Practical in its purpose, low key, and (hopefully) fun. Wish I wasn't on the opposite side of the country ... Also wish I didn't miss the one that was on my side of the country
- 0xdeadbeefbabe 11y agoDude, give yourself permission to have stupid ideas.
- jcrei 11y agoWe just had one in Tallinn, Estonia, and the outcomes are here http://www.garage48.org/blog/the-16-seriously-hilarious-prototypes-of-garage48-serious-fun-2016-hackathon http://www.garage48.org/blog/the-16-seriously-hilarious-prot... I was working on the winning team http://placebo.works http://placebo.works And we are actually going ahead with it :)
- bkmartin 11y agoThat is amazing. One of the most scientifically sound products I've seen in a while. Guaranteed 30% success rate :)
- kevindeasis 11y agoWhat other types of hackathons are out there? I remember reading about TSSNON & Terrible Ideas Hackathon back in the day. Now that I see it in the spotlight. I wonder what other kinds of niche hackathons do you guys know about?
- mcrider 11y agoIn the cities I've lived in, there have been quite a few hackathons put together with other industries such as Hacks & Hackers (Journalists and devs) and Music-related hackathons. Take a look on meetup.com, there are probably tons of other types.
- Shrugs 11y agoThere's also Comedy Hack Day [1], my personal favorite hackathon(s) of all time. I've been to 4 so far and have flown across the country just to participate over and over again. [1] http://www.comedyhackday.org/ http://www.comedyhackday.org/
- nbevans 11y agoIs this actually a real thing or just a play on the dirty secret of hackathons?
- Kristine1975 11y agoIt's real. Last year's entries: https://stupidhackathon.github.io/2015.html https://stupidhackathon.github.io/2015.html
- forgotpwtomain 11y agoI seem to remember this: https://github.com/diafygi/gnu-pricing https://github.com/diafygi/gnu-pricing
- maaarghk 11y agooh my god, zippable banana and gnu pricing are both genius. these things are always so far away! i need to move somewhere with a decent hackathon scene and employers willing to let you fuck about at them for a few days at a time.
- josh_carterPDX 11y agoI saw that and laughed. Made me want to build an orange with velcro so you can put it back together.
- tyingq 11y agoThe "one dimensional CAD program" was my personal favorite. Screenshot: https://stupidhackathon.github.io/project-images/line-cad.png https://stupidhackathon.github.io/project-images/line-cad.pn... And, the best artifact from the Gnu pricing repo: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diafygi/gnu-pricing/master/website/index_files/stallman-quote.jpg https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diafygi/gnu-pricing/master...
- ogig 11y agoLast year I made a stupid shit social website that no one used or cared about. Wish I had used this or a similar context. Could have been a softer fall.
- briansteffens 11y agoI'll join your stupid shit social website! What's the link?
- ogig 11y ago:) https://thelongestchain.com/ https://thelongestchain.com/
- nailer 11y agoA couple of years ago I made a Chrome Extension that removes everyone's eyes: https://vimeo.com/90351144 https://vimeo.com/90351144 🇬🇧 people: let's do a Stupid Hackathon in London. I can probably get the joinef.com offices but the FB folks have candy.
- pp19dd 11y agoAlright that was actually funny and maybe useful to help detract from serious news. Now if it only had a googly eyes option.
- duncanawoods 11y agoYep - first thing I thought too - maybe even googly xeyes following the mouse.
- tim333 11y agoYeah, make it so! (I've actually got myself a ticket for the SF stupid hackathon so I might try making that if nailer doesn't mind)
- swozniak 11y agoI built a version with googly eyes last year. Was the most successful "stupid" project I've ever knocked out. http://www.cnet.com/news/googlifier-chrome-extension-adds-googly-eyes-to-internet-images/ http://www.cnet.com/news/googlifier-chrome-extension-adds-go...
- rfong 11y agoDo you know of any extensions that put googly eyes over spiders? I really want this, but ironically I am too squicked out by spiders to go acquire a training set and tweak it myself.
- tragic 11y agoAbsolutely. There must be a whole generation of people in British IT/electronics who just about remember It'll Never Work? off the BBC.
- Jafit 11y agoAre we allowed to turn up with stupid flashy well-polished projects that we've already been working on for 18 months to ensure that we win?
- sudojudo 11y agoSix months later: https://twitter.com/internetofshit https://twitter.com/internetofshit
- Joof 11y agoYou mean there are hackathons that aren't just trying to get me to build something with (insert company X)'s technology?
- golergka 11y ago> "PRIZE" "CATEGORIES" > Peter Thiel I can only imagine.
- lr4444lr 11y agoFinally - an honestly advertised hackathon.
- trishume 11y agoThere's been three "TerribleHack" hackathons similar to this at the University of Waterloo and they've been my favourite hackathons. Making stupid shit is so much fun. See http://www.davepagurek.com/blog/terriblehack http://www.davepagurek.com/blog/terriblehack and https://medium.com/@tau/terriblehack3-1164c2541c3f#.ottw76rtg https://medium.com/@tau/terriblehack3-1164c2541c3f#.ottw76rt...
- carlob 11y agoFunny how the sponsor is Nylas: give us all your email credentials and we will do something with it :)
- grinich 11y agoI actually went to college with the folks who organize this, and we just sponsor it to support some arts/comedy. We've never sponsored a real hackathon.
- Rhapso 11y agohmmm, I've been thinking about making a website to help recruit disenfranchised millennials into indentured servitude and I'll be free and in the area (I'm about to move to the bay area). Might be fun, but i'm not sure I should blur the line between satire and terrifying reality so much.
- tedmiston 11y agoIs it real? I'm still not sure. But I have a great idea for the Farm to BigTable prize...
- josh_carterPDX 11y agoOh man, I wish someone would do something like this in Portland, OR. I'd build an app that calls you every 5 minutes to play the Macarena. :)
- pkfrank 11y agoI love knocking out stupid things no one would ever need: http://StanderOrSitter.com http://StanderOrSitter.com -- do you stand or sit when you wipe? http://SwapAVote.com http://SwapAVote.com -- why vote when you can simply match with an opposing supporter? Look forward to the next hackathon in NYC.
- andrewclunn 11y agoA FPS bot that gimmicks a 14 year old gamer. It either camps or goes full on spray and pray, is constantly flooding chat with insults, accusing people of cheating and calling them fags, and team kills "4 the lulz!!!"
- joshu 11y agoI sponsored last year's. It was a blast!
- outworlder 11y agoI read the title and thought it was about an article reviewing a real hackaton.