For Brooklyn’s Stupid Shit No One Needs and Terrible Ideas Hackathon, developers, engineers, artists and whomever else come together to make profoundly useless technology. Stupid Hackathon categories include, “Data Seance,” “Smart Garbage” and “Monetizing Children.”
This year, developer Max Goodman made an app called Picnic. Picnic orders food delivery to a random location and Ubers you to to that address. This weekend Goodman — who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area — put his money where his mouth is, and no one can explain his experience better than he can.
So, for the @stupidhackathon I made an app that orders delivery to a random location, and ubers you there…
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
I'm on my inaugural run of my app "Picnic". Currently in a car headed to Daly City somewhere.
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
Here's the menu for today: Dolmas, Coconut Water, and a Lebanese Omlet. The app generated a very generous tip… pic.twitter.com/LEZbKWztEq
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
Heading down the highway to Daly City pic.twitter.com/Rt6TpS4FkP
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
I haven't eaten anything yet today. So hungry.
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
I'm here! It's… a gas station. pic.twitter.com/wUw7F9peJZ
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
Uber driver: "Where should I drop you off?"
Me: "Uhhh… just this corner here."— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
The delivery estimate was 45-60 minutes so I have some time to kill…
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
I'm not really sure where I'm going to be able to eat this meal. This is a *terrible* place for a picnic.
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
Perhaps this chair over here! pic.twitter.com/qEFJ0yD0a5
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
This feels like a real-life point and click adventure game.
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
So the restaurant I "ordered" from is closer to my start point pic.twitter.com/2fvlsilPCL
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
Also re: "it could be worse", here's a shot from development yesterday when Brain was on the menu pic.twitter.com/JDnA8O2URr
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
My picnic seat pic.twitter.com/m2JIp6KQDU
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
Looking good pic.twitter.com/jCuMXsqw9s
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
mmmmmmm pic.twitter.com/tGimFB9Lrr
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
OH NO I DON'T HAVE UTENSILS
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
omg they didn't have any
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
neither did the hotel around the corner pic.twitter.com/ZOTF7ilXIo
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
I got caught stealing plastic cutlery from a hotel
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
But all they have is knives? wtf. attendant is bringing some
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
OK we're back in business, I have a spoon! pic.twitter.com/V1L9ShdOBC
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
om nom nom pic.twitter.com/UjMzAadubV
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
just that Sunday eating Omlet and Dolmas with a spoon in Daly City mood pic.twitter.com/DoFdZWRFkv
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
that moment in the hotel was really scary. I was rummaging around and finally found some but it was only knives wtf pic.twitter.com/rTSa1ZTDnD
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
and then this nice elderly attendant voice comes from behind asking if I needed anything… scared the crap out of me
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
omelet devoured. Dolmas time. I've never had Dolmas before… pic.twitter.com/45XtXlFyOX
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
here goes… pic.twitter.com/egBJnluqHk
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
first bite was gross but it's growing on me. good pairing with the coconut water. good job bot.
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
Ahhhh~ pic.twitter.com/01wBGlAdhL
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
So very satisfied. Time to pack it up and reflect on lessons learned. pic.twitter.com/F1DSsRTFVA
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
Farewell, Dolmas. pic.twitter.com/iAC6WUTpOU
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
I am thankful for the delivery people, uber drivers, @stupidhackathon organizers, and noisebridge hosts that made this possible.
— ⏩ @chromakode@mastodon.social (@chromakode) May 15, 2016
