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CSS Creatures

90 points by bennettfeely 9y ago

ukulele 9y ago
This is a fun idea. Can you do more complex shapes for the bodies / heads?
ipsum2 9y ago
Are there any examples without using Twitter?
- bennettfeely 9y ago
  Here's a live version in the mean time https://codepen.io/bennettfeely/pen/tfbCo https://codepen.io/bennettfeely/pen/tfbCo
  - Theodores 9y ago
    Cute! Reminds me of Tabby Cats. This is my default new tab at work so things like 'HN' do not pop up. I also use it for password generation in the scenarios where you are setting up an admin login for someone. The thing is that Tabby Cats have got me using their project every day and even recommending it to folks, so see what you can do to get your lovely characters as equally sticky in people's lives. http://tabbycats.club/cat/u634sb http://tabbycats.club/cat/u634sb
hughes 9y ago
It's currently down due to rate limit problems. Unfortunate that the script checks the http response code, yet the server returns 200 status for an error message...
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wybiral 9y ago
When the content doesn't load (for whatever reason) the page only shows that ad... Which looks way too much like the actual content for my taste.
- bennettfeely 9y ago
  Twitter's rate limit has the site down at the moment unfortunately.
  - wybiral 9y ago
    I accidentally clicked on the ad because the content failed to load and the default behavior is to have the ad centered on the page with similar styling as the rest of the page...
    - bennettfeely 9y ago
      I just added a fix to keep the ad from jumping. I've also disabled it if the site is being rate limited.
josephpmay 9y ago
Here appears to be a few of the creatures, from back in 2013: https://codepen.io/bennettfeely/pen/tfbCo https://codepen.io/bennettfeely/pen/tfbCo
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glorkk 9y ago
I am really annoyed by websites that require you to have social media accounts to function
- gear54rus 9y ago
  Yeah, the bubble is unprecedented. Like was it really hard to just put a textbox on this very website?
  - make3 9y ago
    come on man, the point from their perspective is to generate traffic ofc
    - GreaterFool 9y ago
      at least one static example would be nice?
      - bennettfeely 9y ago
        I haven't received anywhere near the amount of traffic I'm getting right now and I thought Twitter's Search API rate limits were more relaxed than they apparently are. This is from before I recently updated the site, I'm working on getting updated examples on CodePen. https://codepen.io/bennettfeely/pen/tfbCo https://codepen.io/bennettfeely/pen/tfbCo
- bennettfeely 9y ago
  The main point of the project was utilizing the Twitter Search API in an unconventional way, by parsing tweets sent to a specific account and looking for keywords and colors. All the code is up on GitHub. https://github.com/bennettfeely/csscreatures https://github.com/bennettfeely/csscreatures
bangonkeyboard 9y ago
See also: http://simurai.com/projects/cursor-monster/ http://simurai.com/projects/cursor-monster/.
firefoxd 9y ago
Is it because i am on mobile that I don't see anything?
- wishinghand 9y ago
  Apparently whatever API it’s using is rate limited.
peterburkimsher 9y ago
They look like the characters in Dumb Ways To Die. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw
FridgeSeal 9y ago
Can we get a version that doesn't require twitter just to use?
tobyhinloopen 9y ago
hugged to death?

CSS Creatures

90 points by bennettfeely 9y ago

ukulele 9y ago

This is a fun idea. Can you do more complex shapes for the bodies / heads?

ipsum2 9y ago

Are there any examples without using Twitter?

bennettfeely 9y ago
Here's a live version in the mean time https://codepen.io/bennettfeely/pen/tfbCo https://codepen.io/bennettfeely/pen/tfbCo
- Theodores 9y ago
  Cute! Reminds me of Tabby Cats. This is my default new tab at work so things like 'HN' do not pop up. I also use it for password generation in the scenarios where you are setting up an admin login for someone. The thing is that Tabby Cats have got me using their project every day and even recommending it to folks, so see what you can do to get your lovely characters as equally sticky in people's lives. http://tabbycats.club/cat/u634sb http://tabbycats.club/cat/u634sb

hughes 9y ago

It's currently down due to rate limit problems. Unfortunate that the script checks the http response code, yet the server returns 200 status for an error message...

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wybiral 9y ago

When the content doesn't load (for whatever reason) the page only shows that ad... Which looks way too much like the actual content for my taste.

bennettfeely 9y ago
Twitter's rate limit has the site down at the moment unfortunately.
- wybiral 9y ago
  I accidentally clicked on the ad because the content failed to load and the default behavior is to have the ad centered on the page with similar styling as the rest of the page...
  - bennettfeely 9y ago
    I just added a fix to keep the ad from jumping. I've also disabled it if the site is being rate limited.

josephpmay 9y ago

Here appears to be a few of the creatures, from back in 2013: https://codepen.io/bennettfeely/pen/tfbCo https://codepen.io/bennettfeely/pen/tfbCo

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glorkk 9y ago

I am really annoyed by websites that require you to have social media accounts to function

gear54rus 9y ago
Yeah, the bubble is unprecedented. Like was it really hard to just put a textbox on this very website?
- make3 9y ago
  come on man, the point from their perspective is to generate traffic ofc
  - GreaterFool 9y ago
    at least one static example would be nice?
    - bennettfeely 9y ago
      I haven't received anywhere near the amount of traffic I'm getting right now and I thought Twitter's Search API rate limits were more relaxed than they apparently are. This is from before I recently updated the site, I'm working on getting updated examples on CodePen. https://codepen.io/bennettfeely/pen/tfbCo https://codepen.io/bennettfeely/pen/tfbCo
bennettfeely 9y ago
The main point of the project was utilizing the Twitter Search API in an unconventional way, by parsing tweets sent to a specific account and looking for keywords and colors. All the code is up on GitHub. https://github.com/bennettfeely/csscreatures https://github.com/bennettfeely/csscreatures

bangonkeyboard 9y ago

See also: http://simurai.com/projects/cursor-monster/ http://simurai.com/projects/cursor-monster/.

firefoxd 9y ago

Is it because i am on mobile that I don't see anything?

wishinghand 9y ago
Apparently whatever API it’s using is rate limited.

peterburkimsher 9y ago

They look like the characters in Dumb Ways To Die. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw

FridgeSeal 9y ago

Can we get a version that doesn't require twitter just to use?

tobyhinloopen 9y ago

hugged to death?