[HN Gopher] Show HN: I build one absurd web project every month
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Show HN: I build one absurd web project every month
I've been building absurd, mostly useless web projects for fun --
and I publish one every month at absurd.website. These are
deliberately non-functional, weird, sometimes funny, sometimes
philosophical -- and usually totally unnecessary. Some examples:
Sexy Math -- solve math problems to reveal erotic images. Trip to
Mars -- a real-time simulation that takes 7 months to finish. Add
Luck to Your e-Store -- add a waving cat widget to boost your
conversion via superstition. Microtasks for Meatbags -- the
future: AI gives prompts, humans execute. Invisible Lingerie --
it's sexy. And invisible. Artist Death Tracker -- art prices spike
when artists die. We track that. Open Celebrity -- one open-source
face, shared by all. Together we make her famous. I just enjoy
exploring what the web can be when it doesn't try to be "useful".
Would love to hear what you think -- and absurd ideas are always
welcome.
Author : absurdwebsite
Score : 72 points
Date : 2025-06-02 19:52 UTC (3 hours ago)
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| absurdwebsite wrote:
| You can check all my 27 absurd web projects at absurd.website
| nathan_douglas wrote:
| I almost read this in the ZOMBO.COM voice.
| moritzwarhier wrote:
| The lucky cat seems very useful. Perfect chatbot widget!
| absurdwebsite wrote:
| Thanks ;)
| MattSayar wrote:
| Love it. Bringing back the "fun" part of the web
| absurdwebsite wrote:
| Yeah, exactly -- thanks! ;)
| OrvalWintermute wrote:
| Awesome sites! :D
| absurdwebsite wrote:
| Thank you. You can subscribe to my absurd mailing list. I make
| one project every month. Subscribe here:
| http://eepurl.com/hft-U9
| nathan_douglas wrote:
| I thought you were going to say that you make one absurd
| mailing list every month and I thought, "somebody's really
| gotta stop this guy."
| absurdwebsite wrote:
| Haha, that's a great idea -- I should totally make it!
| hu3 wrote:
| i'm curious, did you use AI help to build it?
|
| Any hints and favorite AI tools?
| absurdwebsite wrote:
| I don't use AI for ideas -- I love coming up with the creative
| part myself. It's how I express who I am. It's my art. I write
| all the texts, and then I polish them with a little help from
| AI. Some images and videos are AI-generated, but the core
| concept always comes from me.
| deadbabe wrote:
| you're awesome
| codethief wrote:
| Great project!
|
| ChillyParent reminds me of this classic from Silicon Valley (the
| show): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wGy5SGTuAGI&t=216s
| absurdwebsite wrote:
| Thanks! Oh yes, I remember that episode!
| lowercased wrote:
| He disrupted fatherhood!
| nathan_douglas wrote:
| These are delightful. I think I like LingoPrio the best, since
| I'm (re)learning French. My kid and I went to a pediatrician
| appointment and my kid asked, "How do you say 'constipation' in
| French?" And I didn't have to look it up, since it ended in
| "ation".
|
| > I just enjoy exploring what the web can be when it doesn't try
| to be "useful".
|
| I have a project that's arguably strange but deeply serious. I'm
| building a Pi Bramble [1] and adding services with the goal of
| making a homelab that is continuously collapsing under the weight
| of its own complexity. Y'know, for education! But it's also
| really fun, when I have time to spend on it.
|
| [1] https://clog.goldentooth.net/
| 90s_dev wrote:
| Useles fun projects are useless but fun.
|
| I made https://tellconanobrienyourfavoritepizzatoppings.com the
| other day.
|
| It was fun. But useless.
| 90s_dev wrote:
| Some fun entries so far toppings=pineapple+
| toppings=pineapple toppings=I+don%27t+know+wh+conan+o+bri
| en+is%2C+but+I+want+him+to+know+that+I+can%27t+eat+pizza+at+all
| . toppings=mushrooms toppings=Brie
| toppings=Cheeze toppings=Wat toppings=
| toppings=peppers+and+onions
| toppings=cat+..%2Fetc%2Fpasswd
| toppings=pepperoni+is+pretty+good+usually
| toppings=More+tiny+pizzas+ fooabar 0x%5B%5D=DTAB
| toppings=rendang toppings=salami toppings=spinach
| toppings=Peppers toppings=Ham+and+Pineapple+
| toppings=french+fries toppings=egg toppings=us
| ually+plain+but+i+dont+mind+putting+some+stuff+on+there.+onions
| +or+pepperoni+or+hawaiian+every+now+and+then.+i+dont+get+why+so
| me+people+are+so+upset+about+pineapple%2C+it%27s+definitely+a+d
| ifferent+taste+but+i+think+it+works%21+although+i+will+say+some
| times+i+think+the+pineapple+slices+are+too+thick+and+so+you+jus
| t+get+pineapple+for+a+bite%2C+i+dont+like+that.+love+your+stuff
| +conan
| mtillman wrote:
| I'm officially giving you a Webby Award. Congratulations, best of
| the web.
| bradly wrote:
| Great job. I'm into mortality so the Artist's Death Effect was
| fun. I tell my kids all my ideas are terrible because if it
| wasn't a terrible idea someone else would have done it already.
| davidblue wrote:
| Operation D-Day: One Second of War truly delighted me more than
| any other video game I've ever played.
|
| I hope you like my Let's Play: https://youtu.be/iUnbD8xp0f0
| AnnaPali wrote:
| > Microtasks for Meatbags -- the future: AI gives prompts, humans
| execute
|
| That's close to how many companies, plans etc. work today. We
| manage big groups of people and systems, as syncretic holes.
| Sometimes a human, sometimes a computer is better at one task.
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