Stupid Hackathon
Some press for the most recent Stupid Hackathon hosted at ITP:
http://www.theguardian.com/global/2016/feb/08/inside-stupid-hackathon-extremely-stupid-ideas
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/inside-the-stupid-shit-no-one-needs-terrible-ideas-hackathon
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a19330/a-day-at-the-stupid-hackathon-2016/
From the self-starting growth hackers that brought you such disruptive innovations as *Tweet Your Food*, *iPad on a Face Telepresence Solution*, and *Tinder for Babies*… behold: *The Third Annual Stupid Shit No One Needs And Terrible Ideas Hackathon!*
Date: *February 6th, 2016*
Time: *11am to 8pm*
Location: *721 Broadway, 4th floor, Manhattan NY*
Widely heralded as “the only relevant hackathon in the world” and “a real event,” the Stupid Shit No One Needs And Terrible Ideas Hackathon represents a unique opportunity for technologists, artists, and other hapless understudies of end-stage capitalism to collaborate on projects that have absolutely no utility whatsoever.
Participants have one day to realize the most ill-conceived, foolhardy, impractical ideas they can imagine. At the end of the day individuals and groups will present their projects and hit a piñata.
This year’s project categories include:
- Commodities to End Climate Change
- Data Seance
- Smart Garbage
- Monetizing Children
- Artisanal Ad Networks
- The Sharing Economy
- Fetal Leaning In
- Disrupting Solid Foods
- Open Source Debtors Prison
- 3D Printed Drugs
- Deepest Learning
- Compostable Neural Networks
All current and former ITP students are pre-approved to participate. Please
register here: http://www.stupidhackathon.com/apply.html