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Stupid Shit No One Needs and Terrible Ideas Hackathon

171 points by sinak 12y ago

joshu 12y ago
Registering. Thanks
skrebbel 12y ago
I love that Peter Thiel is a category
- recursify 12y ago
  "Delighting The Designer" is my favourite I think
  - raverbashing 12y ago
    "Don't you just love Comic Sans!?" "Maybe we should present an alert() to the user here"
anigbrowl 12y ago
Dammit, I am going to be working Los Angeles when this goes on. Wishing the event great success, I was enormously impressed by previous ones and think these hackathons serve an incredibly important social function.
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jmzwar 12y ago
Is this not the gratuitous negativity that Hacker News seeks to avoid? Satire is not universally good. Many start-ups in their infancy could be classified using that list. Indeed many of those start-up's founders come here for resources or support.
- kennywinker 12y ago
  Social critique isn't the same as "gratuitous negativity". I got a lot out of reading the projects that came out of last year's hackathon.
  - jmzwar 12y ago
    How can 'Stupid Shit No One Needs' be classified as a social critique by any respectable semantician?
    - nl 12y ago
      Because it makes people smile? Also because they are actually going to make it? Emoji is stupid shit no one needs. It also makes people smile.
      - jmzwar 12y ago
        Do you really need to criticise the actions of others as 'stupid' to make yourself smile?
        zaroth 12y ago
        Is your dogged persistence in this thread simply a test of our collective ability to abide by the new policy?
        nl 12y ago
        No. They are your own ideas, or ideas of others at the hackathon where they self-identified as stupid.
        anonbanker 12y ago
        how very meta; I was doing the exact thing to your post (criticizing your actions as stupid, and making myself smile).
    - zer0rest 12y ago
pokoleo 12y ago
Previously, at UWaterloo... http://terriblehack.website http://terriblehack.website
bruceb 12y ago
The Stealing Economy. Stealing does need to be disrupted. For too long "Big Pawn" has given thieves pennies on the dollar for hot goods.
- krapp 12y ago
  So... Bitcoin?
- pavel_lishin 12y ago
  > Stealing does need to be disrupted. For too long "Big Pawn" has given thieves pennies on the dollar for hot goods I disagree. Current pawnshop technology is lagging behind nearly every field. Why should I have to shlep my legitimately acquired car stereo, or the television without any cables or remote control down to a physical location? I should be able to log onto paw.nr, snap a photo of the thing I want to pawn with my iPhone 4 that has "Kimberly & John Forever" engraved on the back, and instantly get bitcoins deposited into my wallet. If I don't pay that money back in time, Pawnr locates a willing buyer, they use Taskrabbit or Fiverr to send someone to my house to collect the merchandise and deliver it to the buyer. Disruptive as fuck, bro.
reustle 12y ago
I like subtle dig at Vessyl https://www.myvessyl.com/ https://www.myvessyl.com/
hyperpallium 12y ago
They were inspired by http://www.stupidhackathon.com/ http://www.stupidhackathon.com/ If you can't wait for the results, have a look at that one.
- rl3 12y ago
  Just to note: that site gets very NSFW the further you scroll down. Also, it is sad that teledildonics is not making a return this year. The best-named category by far, and probably a real thing somewhere in the adult industry. Presumably, professionals working within this field may then refer to their occupation or specialization as that of a teledildonicist.
  - icebraining 12y ago
    It is a real thing, as the Metafetish blog reports: http://www.metafetish.com/tag/teledildonics/ http://www.metafetish.com/tag/teledildonics/
  - qdot76367 12y ago
    While it's not in the hackathon (I have /so/ thought about entering though), teledildonics is very much a real thing and there are more products out right now for it than ever. Hell, there's even a pretty big patent war happening that I'm working on writing up. And teledildonticist has been in my twitter bio for years, yes (I run the metafetish blog listed in the other comment). :)
    - rl3 12y ago
      This is why I love HN. You make a post, and often receive a reply from a domain expert. Teledildonics isn't even an exception. Thanks, you made my day. :)
ianstallings 12y ago
edibleX is the most exciting category imho. I've always wanted to eat my computer after hitting a milestone.
cloudwalking 12y ago
This could be really fun. Some quick ideas: Like React.js But For Cooks - Metered digital MSG dispenser (perhaps in a spray?) Monetizing The Eschaton - Credit card-reading donation plate / tip jar Hyperlocal Paranoia - Device with LED/beeper + wifi, indicates whenever a new/unseen MAC address is nearby Flesh Skeuomorphism - Computer mouse with skin-like texture Scatological APIs - Device and service which monitor stool movements. Summaries, graphs, alerts. Targeting The "Hikikomori" Space - Take any/all existing services (Uber, WashIO, food delivery, etc) and guarantee no conversation required.
- nl 12y ago
  Scatological APIs - Device and service which monitor stool movements. Summaries, graphs, alerts. A truly shitty big data movement... Though of course it's actually a pretty good idea. See [1] for example. [1] http://quantifiedtoilets.com/ http://quantifiedtoilets.com/
  - barbs 12y ago
    Adult Swim did a skit on this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ
    - sitkack 12y ago
      > He was in the union and he grew lazy (zoom on Atlas Shrugged)
    - morenoh149 12y ago
      Stares right into camera Actively Harass your congressmans staff
  - godzilla82 12y ago
    This would be very useful device to carry with you if you were to visit the planet Bethselamin.
- jarman 12y ago
  >Monetizing The Eschaton - Credit card-reading donation plate / tip jar Catholics already did it http://i.imgur.com/e77Sy4t.jpg http://i.imgur.com/e77Sy4t.jpg
jesusthatsgreat 12y ago
Smart Watches
RankingMember 12y ago
Haha, I love the Google Glass rollover image used here.
Rhapso 12y ago
maybe I am a bit odd, but a a lot of these seem really viable. Servitude-As-A-Service seems particularly viable. We are in an economic state where indentured servitude sounds like a decent deal.

171 points by sinak 12y ago

joshu 12y ago

Registering. Thanks

skrebbel 12y ago

I love that Peter Thiel is a category

recursify 12y ago
"Delighting The Designer" is my favourite I think
- raverbashing 12y ago
  "Don't you just love Comic Sans!?" "Maybe we should present an alert() to the user here"

anigbrowl 12y ago

Dammit, I am going to be working Los Angeles when this goes on. Wishing the event great success, I was enormously impressed by previous ones and think these hackathons serve an incredibly important social function.

deleted 12y ago

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jmzwar 12y ago

Is this not the gratuitous negativity that Hacker News seeks to avoid? Satire is not universally good. Many start-ups in their infancy could be classified using that list. Indeed many of those start-up's founders come here for resources or support.

kennywinker 12y ago
Social critique isn't the same as "gratuitous negativity". I got a lot out of reading the projects that came out of last year's hackathon.
- jmzwar 12y ago
  How can 'Stupid Shit No One Needs' be classified as a social critique by any respectable semantician?
  - nl 12y ago
    Because it makes people smile? Also because they are actually going to make it? Emoji is stupid shit no one needs. It also makes people smile.
    - jmzwar 12y ago
      Do you really need to criticise the actions of others as 'stupid' to make yourself smile?
      - zaroth 12y ago
        Is your dogged persistence in this thread simply a test of our collective ability to abide by the new policy?
      - nl 12y ago
        No. They are your own ideas, or ideas of others at the hackathon where they self-identified as stupid.
      - anonbanker 12y ago
        how very meta; I was doing the exact thing to your post (criticizing your actions as stupid, and making myself smile).
  - zer0rest 12y ago

pokoleo 12y ago

Previously, at UWaterloo... http://terriblehack.website http://terriblehack.website

bruceb 12y ago

The Stealing Economy. Stealing does need to be disrupted. For too long "Big Pawn" has given thieves pennies on the dollar for hot goods.

krapp 12y ago
So... Bitcoin?
pavel_lishin 12y ago
> Stealing does need to be disrupted. For too long "Big Pawn" has given thieves pennies on the dollar for hot goods I disagree. Current pawnshop technology is lagging behind nearly every field. Why should I have to shlep my legitimately acquired car stereo, or the television without any cables or remote control down to a physical location? I should be able to log onto paw.nr, snap a photo of the thing I want to pawn with my iPhone 4 that has "Kimberly & John Forever" engraved on the back, and instantly get bitcoins deposited into my wallet. If I don't pay that money back in time, Pawnr locates a willing buyer, they use Taskrabbit or Fiverr to send someone to my house to collect the merchandise and deliver it to the buyer. Disruptive as fuck, bro.

reustle 12y ago

I like subtle dig at Vessyl https://www.myvessyl.com/ https://www.myvessyl.com/

hyperpallium 12y ago

They were inspired by http://www.stupidhackathon.com/ http://www.stupidhackathon.com/ If you can't wait for the results, have a look at that one.

rl3 12y ago
Just to note: that site gets very NSFW the further you scroll down. Also, it is sad that teledildonics is not making a return this year. The best-named category by far, and probably a real thing somewhere in the adult industry. Presumably, professionals working within this field may then refer to their occupation or specialization as that of a teledildonicist.
- icebraining 12y ago
  It is a real thing, as the Metafetish blog reports: http://www.metafetish.com/tag/teledildonics/ http://www.metafetish.com/tag/teledildonics/
- qdot76367 12y ago
  While it's not in the hackathon (I have /so/ thought about entering though), teledildonics is very much a real thing and there are more products out right now for it than ever. Hell, there's even a pretty big patent war happening that I'm working on writing up. And teledildonticist has been in my twitter bio for years, yes (I run the metafetish blog listed in the other comment). :)
  - rl3 12y ago
    This is why I love HN. You make a post, and often receive a reply from a domain expert. Teledildonics isn't even an exception. Thanks, you made my day. :)

ianstallings 12y ago

edibleX is the most exciting category imho. I've always wanted to eat my computer after hitting a milestone.

cloudwalking 12y ago

This could be really fun. Some quick ideas: Like React.js But For Cooks - Metered digital MSG dispenser (perhaps in a spray?) Monetizing The Eschaton - Credit card-reading donation plate / tip jar Hyperlocal Paranoia - Device with LED/beeper + wifi, indicates whenever a new/unseen MAC address is nearby Flesh Skeuomorphism - Computer mouse with skin-like texture Scatological APIs - Device and service which monitor stool movements. Summaries, graphs, alerts. Targeting The "Hikikomori" Space - Take any/all existing services (Uber, WashIO, food delivery, etc) and guarantee no conversation required.

nl 12y ago
Scatological APIs - Device and service which monitor stool movements. Summaries, graphs, alerts. A truly shitty big data movement... Though of course it's actually a pretty good idea. See [1] for example. [1] http://quantifiedtoilets.com/ http://quantifiedtoilets.com/
- barbs 12y ago
  Adult Swim did a skit on this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ
  - sitkack 12y ago
    > He was in the union and he grew lazy (zoom on Atlas Shrugged)
  - morenoh149 12y ago
    Stares right into camera Actively Harass your congressmans staff
- godzilla82 12y ago
  This would be very useful device to carry with you if you were to visit the planet Bethselamin.
jarman 12y ago
>Monetizing The Eschaton - Credit card-reading donation plate / tip jar Catholics already did it http://i.imgur.com/e77Sy4t.jpg http://i.imgur.com/e77Sy4t.jpg

jesusthatsgreat 12y ago

Smart Watches

RankingMember 12y ago

Haha, I love the Google Glass rollover image used here.

Rhapso 12y ago

maybe I am a bit odd, but a a lot of these seem really viable. Servitude-As-A-Service seems particularly viable. We are in an economic state where indentured servitude sounds like a decent deal.