Stupid Shit No One Needs & Terrible Ideas Hackathon
Village:Moonrock is delighted to present the 4th annual* Stupid Shit No One Needs & Terrible Ideas Hackathon.
What is a Stupid Hackathon?
This Stupid Hackathon is a time-limited event that gives creators the opportunity to produce variously useless, horrifying, boring, and/or bad things. Create terrible things alone or with a group! After 24 hours of production time, bring your terrible thing to our Stupid Hackathon showcase for judging.
Who can participate?
Any ToorCamp attendee is eligible to submit a project for the Stupid Hackathon.
How do I participate?
2026 Stupid Hackathon signups will be held from 6:30PM to 7:00PM on Friday at Prime Dome. There will be a brief walkthrough of what to expect, followed by plenty of time to chat with other entrants to form teams or generate ideas.
The Hackathon showcase will be held ahead of closing remarks Saturday evening at Prime Dome, just before closing remarks. All participants will be invited to demo their creations. Our panel of judges will award trophies in categories they've probably made up on the spot.
What can I win?
Probably nothing!
Previous Entries
2026
| Team | Project | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jørgen & Lesley | LLLM | Limited liability Lesley model — will take some time to run. (Lesley draws a unicorn with a magnificent horn) |
| The Jessicas | Shadyfans.world/disclosure.html | Party line operations for the event — dial FANS, pay by Shadybucks or Hellnotes (“Call the police and see what happens” / “Do not use Shadytel to call the police!”) “In order to avoid making any material statements I am not reading this slide to you.” “We paid six stickers to get a radio spot.” “If you are a lawyer, please don’t talk to us.” |
| Nixxie | Banging rocks together as a service | Contestant took nap (tbh we approve) |
| IO | Ass to video | The Curb Your Enthusiasm pilot rendered in ASCII (“you will overload the subtitle event heap tracker”) |
| Lexie | Self-hosting list compiler that targets bash | Poetry ~~ |
| Seby | World’s smallest pencil | Pencil is v v large, but contains a wisest wizard beer can storage |
| Grace & Hattz | The Cure for Loneliness | Pivo has a mag stripe reader attached to his vest, and tap to pet on his tum tum. |
| Lola | It’s Amazon | “The world’s largest pen” with a live demo |
| Camp Dash | Food delivery | “You go to the website, you order, you expect you’re getting your food. Website has no login. You get an email!” (email contains a photograph of food) |
2024
| Team | Project | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Notification App | The Notification App | A crash notification is technically a notification. Working as designed. |
| Lola | Deer Facts as a Service | "You're welcome!" |
| Sebastian | Abnormal Hangman | Just one letter, but possibly a LOT of body parts? |
| DBS | ShadyTel Prank Call Bot | "We've been trying to reach you about your vehicle's extended warranty" |
| The Fan | Troll Face - JavaScript game | Microtransactions! |
| The One | Not The Shady Website | This website looked super legit |
| Aditya | Phone book that shuffles numbers | Grandma doesn't want your sassy pics |
| Ryan | ITPS (image transfer protocol something) | Transmit data wirelessly via Oh My God That is So Loud |
| Yen | AI-powered, crypto-backed child location & safety system | AKA L.E.A.S.H. |
| Jacqueline | Hackathon Prizes Hackathon | Efficiency & outsourcing! |
| Adam | B1ll10n D0llar Idea5 |
Previous (unaffiliated) Stupid Hackathons
NYC: http://www.stupidhackathon.com/
Toronto: http://stupidhacktoronto.com/
San Francisco: http://stupidhackathon.github.io/
Berlin: http://stupidhackathon.de/