for multiple meanings of 'Hack'

February 11, 2016 12:10 AM

Last weekend The Stupid Shit No One Needs & Terrible Ideas Hackathon happened in Brooklyn. (Considering the first 'Terrible Idea' listed is 'Soylent Dick' please assume NSFW-ness) Vice.com and the Guardian have additional tawdry details.

Yes, it's related to the San Francisco Stupid Hackathon, previously here, held in May. It is not clear if they are looking for locations for August and November stupid shit, but somebody should.

posted by oneswellfoop (18 comments total)

I installed the British Nanny Netflix Chrome Extension, and three observations:

1. You can't turn it off once it's installed, at least on Chrome on a Mac.
2. It completely disables any captioning you have on.
3. It makes Firefly better, if that was even a thing that was possible.
posted by spinifex23 at 1:09 AM on February 11, 2016 [2 favorites]

It is not clear if they are looking for locations for August and November stupid shit, but somebody should.

I'm disrupting the calendar with my new app FukIt, which tells you when to stop being productive and start fucking around to waste time. I've even, through my black hacking arts, implemented it on this very website. Watch!


*******
* NOW *
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posted by eriko at 1:21 AM on February 11, 2016 [4 favorites]

okay then, Stupid Hackathon August is at eriko's place...
posted by oneswellfoop at 2:08 AM on February 11, 2016

Nah, not then. I don't feel like it.
posted by ardgedee at 2:30 AM on February 11, 2016

Damn. That works pretty well, eriko.
posted by ardgedee at 2:30 AM on February 11, 2016

So, this is essentially a sort of chindōgu solutionism?
posted by acb at 3:36 AM on February 11, 2016

Damn. That works pretty well, eriko.

I paid three UX designers to decide on the layout.
posted by eriko at 4:03 AM on February 11, 2016

Non-Adblock is pretty funny
posted by rockindata at 4:41 AM on February 11, 2016

Considering the first 'Terrible Idea' listed is 'Soylent Dick'

By the great Nicole He, previously best known for creating the Tinder-swiping robot.
posted by escabeche at 5:21 AM on February 11, 2016 [2 favorites]

THEY STOLE MY 3D CHEESE PRINTING IDEA DAMMIT
posted by edheil at 7:43 AM on February 11, 2016 [1 favorite]

I love the idea of a virtual reality couch and tv fireplace log.
posted by ph00dz at 7:51 AM on February 11, 2016

Even just the list of categories is so, so good.
posted by zjacreman at 7:55 AM on February 11, 2016 [1 favorite]

My personal favorite was the app that takes photos when you shake your phone.
posted by Itaxpica at 8:35 AM on February 11, 2016

I laughed a dozen times and more. Fscking brilliant stuff here. I wish more mainstream art were as strong as this!
posted by lupus_yonderboy at 10:19 AM on February 11, 2016 [1 favorite]

This is incredible and amazing.
posted by infinitewindow at 11:48 AM on February 11, 2016

By the great Nicole He, previously best known for creating the Tinder-swiping robot.

Oh my god, she is wonderful.
posted by lkc at 6:06 PM on February 11, 2016

I don't understand how this is different from most other hackathons
posted by phearlez at 6:12 PM on February 11, 2016 [1 favorite]

Self-awareness.
posted by zjacreman at 7:54 PM on February 11, 2016 [1 favorite]