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FuzzBeed – Randomly generated BuzzFeed

126 points by anubiann00b 12y ago

anubiann00b 12y ago
https://github.com/bsansouci/fuzzbeed https://github.com/bsansouci/fuzzbeed
- stygiansonic 12y ago
  Seems like they committed/pushed their Flickr API key[0] secret? Or is it just a dummy value? 0. https://github.com/bsansouci/fuzzbeed/blob/master/server.js#L14 https://github.com/bsansouci/fuzzbeed/blob/master/server.js#...
  - schmavery 12y ago
    Hackathons ;)
    - stygiansonic 12y ago
      I emailed the commit author to let them know, just in case.
      - seanp2k2 12y ago
        Good. Looks like a job for https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/ https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/ and a new API key + revoking that one.
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Gyonka 12y ago
Well done :P I've pulled similar shenanigans, I made one website for my school: http://latestart.cf http://latestart.cf Then later: http://slatetart.tk http://slatetart.tk
- alelefant 12y ago
  Someone was the lead designer for a one page website with a handful of words on the page?
  - Gyonka 12y ago
    Yeah... we both needed resume padding for university.
- chm 12y ago
  What is this?
  - Gyonka 12y ago
    School has late starts on some days, and most people had no idea when they were so I threw this together one day real quick to be able to check; then shenanigans ensued and we had an alternate website set up, see slatetart.tk
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- Gyonka 12y ago
  If you are downvoting my comment, please tell me why so I can improve my comments in the future. Cheers
  - jpatokal 12y ago
    Your comment does not appear to have any relevance at all to the topic of this discussion.
    - Gyonka 12y ago
marban 12y ago
Here's one generated from actual trending and real stories http://popist.com http://popist.com
- minimaxir 12y ago
  The original link is a parody of BuzzFeed article construction, which is the point.
louthy 12y ago
Nice. The headlines should all be followed with "number X will blow your mind", "You will not believe number X", and other variants.
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minimaxir 12y ago
Note that there is more to BuzzFeed than listicles (listicles are about 26% of all BuzzFeed articles), although they are certainly the most notable part of BuzzFeed content. In fact, the "The [X]" listicle prefix construction has died off. I wrote a blog post this week about the subject: http://minimaxir.com/2015/01/linkbait/ http://minimaxir.com/2015/01/linkbait/ (HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8893448 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8893448)
- prawn 12y ago
  I end up at BuzzFeed content through social media or aggregators. Maybe it's because of who I follow, but I never end up at listicles and at pieces of content like this: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mallorymcduff/hiking-period?utm_term=4ldqpia http://www.buzzfeed.com/mallorymcduff/hiking-period?utm_term... (Which is not going to be for everyone, but it's more of a Medium-style piece.) BuzzFeed cops ridicule on one front while covering a few bases and building a (presumably) profitable, capable media venture overall.
  - untog 12y ago
    I do agree that Buzzfeed does some great stuff, but their homepage rarely reflects it.
    - prawn 12y ago
      I think it's an interesting strategy regardless.
- oliyoung 12y ago
  I'm finding they're becoming a decent newswire in Australia at least, they did a good job covering recent hostage incident in Sydney
kmfrk 12y ago
It looks like there are a few things blocking (slowing) the loading of the page - could be fonts or some social-media stuff. Great project! :)
jgalt212 12y ago
That's funny because I always thought Buzzfeed was randomly generated Buzzfeed.
iLoch 12y ago
Wait these titles are randomly generated? I just got "18 Wives with stupendous jugs"
- jstanek 12y ago
  So did I. Makes me suspect it's not completely random...
  - schmavery 12y ago
    Hey, I'm one of the guys who worked on this. Once we generate the articles, they're persisted on the website so that you can share them with your friends. If you want to generate a new article, go to the "Write for Us" page (link on the right of the top menu)
    - camillomiller 12y ago
      I think you guys just created a tool that's gonna be used by actual buzzfeed authors
brador 12y ago
Why is it so slow? Looking at a 30 second load time on ipad...
peter_l_downs 12y ago
Awesome work! I've been thinking about doing something like this for a while – you beat me to it :)
parski 12y ago
My tears of laughter have yet to dry and my tummy hurts. This is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Is there a way I can archive this to keep it forever and laugh until I die? I'd fork this in a heartbeat and host it on my server so I never have to leave my house again. Remarkable.
- joshmn 12y ago
  https://github.com/bsansouci/fuzzbeed https://github.com/bsansouci/fuzzbeed via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8908323 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8908323
- plaguuuuuu 12y ago
  >Is there a way I can archive this to keep it forever and laugh until I die? You could just set yourself on fire while reading it
huskyr 12y ago
This is very well done, especially the fact that the generated articles are not just headlines, but actual real articles!
TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
Presumably because they copied BuzzFeed's HTML without editing, iOS Safari suggests I download the BuzzFeed app. Hah.

126 points by anubiann00b 12y ago

anubiann00b 12y ago

https://github.com/bsansouci/fuzzbeed https://github.com/bsansouci/fuzzbeed

stygiansonic 12y ago
Seems like they committed/pushed their Flickr API key[0] secret? Or is it just a dummy value? 0. https://github.com/bsansouci/fuzzbeed/blob/master/server.js#L14 https://github.com/bsansouci/fuzzbeed/blob/master/server.js#...
- schmavery 12y ago
  Hackathons ;)
  - stygiansonic 12y ago
    I emailed the commit author to let them know, just in case.
    - seanp2k2 12y ago
      Good. Looks like a job for https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/ https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/ and a new API key + revoking that one.
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Gyonka 12y ago

Well done :P I've pulled similar shenanigans, I made one website for my school: http://latestart.cf http://latestart.cf Then later: http://slatetart.tk http://slatetart.tk

alelefant 12y ago
Someone was the lead designer for a one page website with a handful of words on the page?
- Gyonka 12y ago
  Yeah... we both needed resume padding for university.
chm 12y ago
What is this?
- Gyonka 12y ago
  School has late starts on some days, and most people had no idea when they were so I threw this together one day real quick to be able to check; then shenanigans ensued and we had an alternate website set up, see slatetart.tk
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Gyonka 12y ago
If you are downvoting my comment, please tell me why so I can improve my comments in the future. Cheers
- jpatokal 12y ago
  Your comment does not appear to have any relevance at all to the topic of this discussion.
  - Gyonka 12y ago

marban 12y ago

Here's one generated from actual trending and real stories http://popist.com http://popist.com

minimaxir 12y ago
The original link is a parody of BuzzFeed article construction, which is the point.

louthy 12y ago

Nice. The headlines should all be followed with "number X will blow your mind", "You will not believe number X", and other variants.

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minimaxir 12y ago

Note that there is more to BuzzFeed than listicles (listicles are about 26% of all BuzzFeed articles), although they are certainly the most notable part of BuzzFeed content. In fact, the "The [X]" listicle prefix construction has died off. I wrote a blog post this week about the subject: http://minimaxir.com/2015/01/linkbait/ http://minimaxir.com/2015/01/linkbait/ (HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8893448 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8893448)

prawn 12y ago
I end up at BuzzFeed content through social media or aggregators. Maybe it's because of who I follow, but I never end up at listicles and at pieces of content like this: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mallorymcduff/hiking-period?utm_term=4ldqpia http://www.buzzfeed.com/mallorymcduff/hiking-period?utm_term... (Which is not going to be for everyone, but it's more of a Medium-style piece.) BuzzFeed cops ridicule on one front while covering a few bases and building a (presumably) profitable, capable media venture overall.
- untog 12y ago
  I do agree that Buzzfeed does some great stuff, but their homepage rarely reflects it.
  - prawn 12y ago
    I think it's an interesting strategy regardless.
oliyoung 12y ago
I'm finding they're becoming a decent newswire in Australia at least, they did a good job covering recent hostage incident in Sydney

kmfrk 12y ago

It looks like there are a few things blocking (slowing) the loading of the page - could be fonts or some social-media stuff. Great project! :)

jgalt212 12y ago

That's funny because I always thought Buzzfeed was randomly generated Buzzfeed.

iLoch 12y ago

Wait these titles are randomly generated? I just got "18 Wives with stupendous jugs"

jstanek 12y ago
So did I. Makes me suspect it's not completely random...
- schmavery 12y ago
  Hey, I'm one of the guys who worked on this. Once we generate the articles, they're persisted on the website so that you can share them with your friends. If you want to generate a new article, go to the "Write for Us" page (link on the right of the top menu)
  - camillomiller 12y ago
    I think you guys just created a tool that's gonna be used by actual buzzfeed authors

brador 12y ago

Why is it so slow? Looking at a 30 second load time on ipad...

peter_l_downs 12y ago

Awesome work! I've been thinking about doing something like this for a while – you beat me to it :)

parski 12y ago

My tears of laughter have yet to dry and my tummy hurts. This is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Is there a way I can archive this to keep it forever and laugh until I die? I'd fork this in a heartbeat and host it on my server so I never have to leave my house again. Remarkable.

joshmn 12y ago
https://github.com/bsansouci/fuzzbeed https://github.com/bsansouci/fuzzbeed via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8908323 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8908323
plaguuuuuu 12y ago
>Is there a way I can archive this to keep it forever and laugh until I die? You could just set yourself on fire while reading it

huskyr 12y ago

This is very well done, especially the fact that the generated articles are not just headlines, but actual real articles!

TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago

Presumably because they copied BuzzFeed's HTML without editing, iOS Safari suggests I download the BuzzFeed app. Hah.