Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game
summary
Builds an npm module called the internet that pulls in 2,000 dependencies and gets rejected by the registry, a joke elevator-scroll library that triggers actual manufacturers, a Blue Screen of Death JS that breaks consoles, and a small site recruitercatcher.com that collects payments and provokes recruiters. Then deploys a Chrome “Buddy” that auto-voices, rickrolls every video, randomly closes tabs, swaps images for Donald Trump, fades searches and once summons a pizza delivery — experiments reveal how small creative hacks become disruptive.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction and setup
- 1:46Australia’s internet struggles
- 3:12Building ridiculous npm modules
- 5:41Spam emails and bizarre libraries
- 7:47Frustration with recruiters
- 9:12Vandalizing LinkedIn profile
- 11:40Creating Recruiter Catcher
- 14:49Lazy recruiters as the new IE
- 15:11Working from home challenges
- 16:14Building Buddy the AI friend
- 20:36Testing Buddy with friends
- 23:09Buddy’s chaotic pranks
- 26:25Final thoughts and lessons
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