The Stupid Shit No One Needs and Terrible Ideas Hackathon 2.0

https://stupidhackathon.github.io/?2.0

by bahro • 10 years ago

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pinouchon• 10 years ago

The js on this page almost broke my chrome EDIT: works fine after disabling dashlane extension

corobo• 10 years ago

Pretty fitting really

james_pm• 10 years ago

There's a Toronto version as well on May 28: http://stupidhacktoronto.com

odabaxok• 10 years ago

On the end of the page you can see other versions (together with Toronto) too.

nix0n• 10 years ago

If anyone's looking for a teammate for the Toronto one, send me an HN PM. I know C++, Java (including Android), and PHP.

zelos• 10 years ago

The original hackathon page is probably NSFW, by the way.

katzgrau• 10 years ago

Yes! 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• 10 years ago

Dude, give yourself permission to have stupid ideas.

jcrei• 10 years ago

We just had one in Tallinn, Estonia, and the outcomes are here http://www.garage48.org/blog/the-16-seriously-hilarious-prot... I was working on the winning team http://placebo.works And we are actually going ahead with it :)

bkmartin• 10 years ago

That is amazing. One of the most scientifically sound products I've seen in a while. Guaranteed 30% success rate :)

kevindeasis• 10 years ago

What 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• 10 years ago

In 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• 10 years ago

There'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/

nbevans• 10 years ago

Is this actually a real thing or just a play on the dirty secret of hackathons?

Kristine1975• 10 years ago

It's real. Last year's entries: https://stupidhackathon.github.io/2015.html

forgotpwtomain• 10 years ago

I seem to remember this: https://github.com/diafygi/gnu-pricing

maaarghk• 10 years ago

oh 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.

ogig2• 10 years ago

Last 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• 10 years ago

I'll join your stupid shit social website! What's the link?

ogig2• 10 years ago

https://thelongestchain.com/

nailer2• 10 years ago

A couple of years ago I made a Chrome Extension that removes everyone's eyes: 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.

_c0mh• 10 years ago

Alright that was actually funny and maybe useful to help detract from serious news. Now if it only had a googly eyes option.

duncanawoods• 10 years ago

Yep - first thing I thought too - maybe even googly xeyes following the mouse.

swozniak• 10 years ago

I 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-go...

tragic• 10 years ago

Absolutely. There must be a whole generation of people in British IT/electronics who just about remember It'll Never Work? off the BBC.

ZenoArrow2• 10 years ago

The only thing I remember about that show was that it used People are People by Depeche Mode as the theme tune! Remind me, what was the show about again?

jdiez17• 10 years ago

I don't know if you're joking or not, but I'd totally be up for a Stupid Ideas Hackathon in London.

kedean2• 10 years ago

Hah. Similarly, I made a Firefox extension back in the day that replaced people's faces in photos with this face: http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/borderlands/images/5/59/...

My implementation was pretty hackathon-worthy, too, if I say so myself. The shoop face would be scaled and placed only while on Facebook, using FB's own facial recognition metadata on each page.

readyp1• 10 years ago

Nice! Would you at all be willing to provide the extension? This would make slow days so much better.

pisarzp• 10 years ago

Happy to help with organising one

nailer2• 10 years ago

Are you on Twitter? I'm @mikemaccana. I've run a bunch of events before, happy to handle web & some of the publicity.

robgbiv• 10 years ago

This would be brilliant - count me in!

tharax• 10 years ago

Count me in!

celticninja• 10 years ago

can i remote in from manchester? or should we have a north vs south stupid hackathon?

jarofgreen• 10 years ago

Only last month I was talking to someone about one in Scotland ...

groundCode• 10 years ago

A Stupid Ideas in London sounds great - happy to help out!

felix_xyk• 10 years ago

bduerst• 10 years ago

You had the opportunity to turn all of the internet's eyes into googly eyes and you missed it!

djsumdog• 10 years ago

This would have been much less creepy.

retox• 10 years ago

Would be good fun, let me know if you get something moving.

michaeloblak• 10 years ago

Count me in!

Jafit• 10 years ago

Are 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• 10 years ago

Six months later: https://twitter.com/internetofshit

Joof• 10 years ago

You mean there are hackathons that aren't just trying to get me to build something with (insert company X)'s technology?

golergka• 10 years ago

"PRIZE" "CATEGORIES"
Peter Thiel

I can only imagine.

lr4444lr• 10 years ago

Finally - an honestly advertised hackathon.

trishume• 10 years ago

There'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 and https://medium.com/@tau/terriblehack3-1164c2541c3f#.ottw76rt...

carlob• 10 years ago

Funny how the sponsor is Nylas: give us all your email credentials and we will do something with it :)

grinich• 10 years ago

I 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• 10 years ago

hmmm, 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• 10 years ago

Is it real?

I'm still not sure.

But I have a great idea for the Farm to BigTable prize...

josh_carterPDX2• 10 years ago

Oh 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• 10 years ago

I love knocking out stupid things no one would ever need:

http://StanderOrSitter.com -- do you stand or sit when you wipe?

http://SwapAVote.com -- why vote when you can simply match with an opposing supporter?

Look forward to the next hackathon in NYC.

andrewclunn• 10 years ago

A 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• 10 years ago

I sponsored last year's. It was a blast!

outworlder• 10 years ago

I read the title and thought it was about an article reviewing a real hackaton.

The Stupid Shit No One Needs and Terrible Ideas Hackathon 2.0

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