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Fartscroll-Lid: An app that plays fart sounds when opening or closing a MacBook

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Re: Fartscroll-Lid: An app that plays fart sounds when opening or closing a MacBook

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What a glorious homage to fartscroll.js: https://theonion.github.io/fartscroll.js/ Coincidentally the number of stars this library had over the years was a decent predictor whether a new frontend library/framework was mature enough for adoption. In other words: if something is less popular than a joke library that makes fart sounds, can it really be considered as having the momentum to go mainstream? For instance, Re…

— remember iFart? https://www.wired.com/2008/12/iphone-fart-app/ It got #1 in App Store and made $10k/day

I think that's fair historically. Roland made serjeanty and got a mansion/acres for similar work in the 12th century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_the_Farter

Re: Fartscroll-Lid: An app that plays fart sounds when opening or closing a MacBook

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The GitHub needs a video demo. I’m too lazy to install this just to see it in action.

Just play the fart sound [1] and imagine you're opening or closing a laptop lid. [1] https://github.com/iannuttall/fartscroll-lid/blob/main/FartS...

Its actually quite a bit funnier then that in practice, due to the alignment of fart pitch to lid angle, it creates a range of... you know just try it :D

Re: Fartscroll-Lid: An app that plays fart sounds when opening or closing a MacBook

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What a glorious homage to fartscroll.js: https://theonion.github.io/fartscroll.js/ Coincidentally the number of stars this library had over the years was a decent predictor whether a new frontend library/framework was mature enough for adoption. In other words: if something is less popular than a joke library that makes fart sounds, can it really be considered as having the momentum to go mainstream? For instance, Re…

— remember iFart? https://www.wired.com/2008/12/iphone-fart-app/ It got #1 in App Store and made $10k/day

Fart noise apps were the first iPhone killer app for a good long stretch in the early days, dominating the app leaderboards for at least half a year.

Yep… Humanity is… let’s face it, pretty stupid.

I, for one welcome, the latest bubble. And, with it, our new, venerable AI overlords!

Mobile^H^H^H^H^H^HAI first!!!!

Re: Fartscroll-Lid: An app that plays fart sounds when opening or closing a MacBook

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What a glorious homage to fartscroll.js: https://theonion.github.io/fartscroll.js/ Coincidentally the number of stars this library had over the years was a decent predictor whether a new frontend library/framework was mature enough for adoption. In other words: if something is less popular than a joke library that makes fart sounds, can it really be considered as having the momentum to go mainstream? For instance, Re…

— remember iFart? https://www.wired.com/2008/12/iphone-fart-app/ It got #1 in App Store and made $10k/day

Does anyone else find articles from 2008 etc. easier to read? Its like I gloss over it if I think an AI has written the article but when its from ages ago I take more care to actually understand it.
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