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i hate vans

January 1st, 2009 by madlep

This is a little project I was playing around with over the holidays while I should have been working on this site, and ubercharged.net, and responding to everyone who has emailed in asking to write for both (yeah, yeah, I’m getting there…)

Anyway, I present to you ihatevans.com. Basically it’s Francis searching twitter for stuff to hate, and telling you about it.

Well, the server web app hits the twitter search API for “i hate” once a minute, and then extracts what people hate, and displays it.

I managed to get it live last night, pretty much on the stroke of midnight as the fireworks were going off. Yes, that’s how much of a party animal I am. While everyone else was counting down, and drinking, and dancing, I was at home coding :D. I did get invited to a party, but I ended up with a stomach bug. Yeah, I know. I rock.

It’s still a little flakey, but check it out and let me know what you think. I know the link at the bottom of the page is broken, I’m gonna do a little tweaking later on. And the layout is a little screwy on IE (sif anyone actually uses that browser anymore…)

For those technically interested, I was wanting to play around with making an Erlang web app using Mochiweb. And I can safely say it all kicks ass. Great technology. I’m gonna be using them more in future. I even managed to mix a little jquery and json in there as well :D.

update

Source code is up on github at http://github.com/madlep/ihatevans/tree/master. Yup, it’s crap. Don’t be too hard on me :/

 
55 Comments | Posted in funny, left 4 dead, survivors, tagged: , ,

55 Responses to “i hate vans” (post new)

  1. Zorgulon
    January 1st, 2009 at 11:10 pm
     

    The best one I’ve seen is- “I hate trying to solder 17amp wire on to tiny electrical component pins.”

    I feel Valve missed a trick not working that into the game’s dialogue.

  2. Killa-Ewok
    January 1st, 2009 at 11:11 pm
     

    I lol’d. Hard.

  3. Jakka
    January 2nd, 2009 at 1:05 am
     

    It’s still not fully working though. The main page is perfect but the What The Hell FAQ doesn’t exist.

  4. Askeptykal
    January 2nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
     

    ihatevans.com is now officially my new favorite website.

    Though you know, we’re probably going to need an official place to post the good ones…

  5. Corodan
    January 2nd, 2009 at 3:57 am
     

    “I hate Jesus.”

  6. Jesse
    January 2nd, 2009 at 4:03 am
     

    Too much switching…….

  7. MonsieurMonkey
    January 2nd, 2009 at 5:04 am
     

    My favorite so far… “I hate being a girl sometimes.”

  8. Coded One
    January 2nd, 2009 at 6:20 am
     

    Hehe, setting up the sight on New Year’s isn’t NEARLY as lame as what I was doing when 2009 hit. Me and three friends were having an awesome time with Gang Garrison 2. The games fun when you can voice chat over skype.

    Personally, I think it switches too fast, I like to read the original comments as well.

    Other than that, the sight is full of lulz and epic.

  9. Coded One
    January 2nd, 2009 at 6:22 am
     

    I just saw my favorite one yet:

    “I hate talking to people who think they’re an expert in something because their employer operates in that industry.”

  10. Baejung92
    January 2nd, 2009 at 6:26 am
     

    I read three different instances of plain old “I hate you” in about 30 seconds.

  11. Coded One
    January 2nd, 2009 at 6:37 am
     

    “i hate when my kids touch my stuff.”

    “I hate it when my brother’s cute friends come over blahhhh.”

    “i hate pigments!”

    I love this website. The first one is my favorite by far.

  12. Eldrake
    January 2nd, 2009 at 7:06 am
     

    Full of win and awesome, and made of win and awesome aswell.

  13. Askeptykal
    January 2nd, 2009 at 7:07 am
     

    “I hate waking up covered in glitter and not knowing where it came from”

    Buahaha, definitely my favorite XD

  14. Stick
    January 2nd, 2009 at 7:27 am
     

    The best one has to be “I hate saying this”

  15. Name
    January 2nd, 2009 at 7:46 am
     

    Lol, “I hate being socially awkward.”

  16. The Light
    January 2nd, 2009 at 7:58 am
     

    “I hate boys btw” LAWL

    This is pure awesome here. +1 internets for madlep.

  17. James Freeman
    January 2nd, 2009 at 8:25 am
     

    “I hate L4D”

    WUT!

  18. Tweedledum
    January 2nd, 2009 at 8:33 am
     

    Best one by far:

    “I hate USC, right?”

  19. Coded One
    January 2nd, 2009 at 8:38 am
     

    lol, me and my friend are enjoying screwing this over:

    http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zombiegamego9.jpg

    @James Freeman: that “I hate L4D” was also us.

  20. Coded One
    January 2nd, 2009 at 8:44 am
     

    Oh god… if you see any more by Mushrooshi, that would be my friend… He just posted a TON of “I hate” comments.

  21. Tweedledum
    January 2nd, 2009 at 8:47 am
     

    Also, could we get a function to save the image with Francis saying that? It’s not as fun to just copy the text, besides, the idiots on 4chan will be glad to get those pictures.

  22. Tweedledum
    January 2nd, 2009 at 8:50 am
     

    “I hate reflecting” AHAHAHA

    The whole comment was like “I just recovered from a long crying session. Sometimes I hate reflecting.”

  23. Coded One
    January 2nd, 2009 at 9:13 am
     

    Man, I can really hate my friend sometimes…

    http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=noobcodedsl4.jpg

  24. PositiveJosh
    January 2nd, 2009 at 10:03 am
     

    http://i40.tinypic.com/2vj69m0.jpg

    :D

  25. sQUEAKYfOAMpEANUT
    January 2nd, 2009 at 10:14 am
     

    Hey, those bastards stole the image I posed without a word of thanks! Sum’bitches!

    http://boomercharged.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/dickwad-francis-2.png

  26. Stick
    January 2nd, 2009 at 10:57 am
     

    I hate you
    I hate life
    I hate this

  27. Stick
    January 2nd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
     

    It seems to get stuck a lot on the same one…

  28. L3banese_Maf1a
    January 2nd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
     

    lol i just found “I hate ihatevans.”

  29. Jesusmart TM
    January 2nd, 2009 at 12:31 pm
     

    I got
    “I hate to love you”
    “I hate it when people tell you that it will promote yourself, blah, blah blah”
    “I hatePCslol”

  30. Himmelstoss
    January 2nd, 2009 at 6:54 pm
     

    @sQUEAKYfOAMpEANUT: “Those bastards” = madlep.

    :P

  31. DEFme
    January 2nd, 2009 at 6:57 pm
     

    shitty fucking mood. i hate relationships.
    ^^isn’t this basically said by every female on facebook?

  32. sQUEAKYfOAMpEANUT
    January 2nd, 2009 at 8:15 pm
     

    @ Himmelstoss:

    IT’S A JOKE, SON.

  33. Collasta
    January 2nd, 2009 at 8:59 pm
     

    Lol, “I hate shooting without any inspiration”

  34. Zorgulon
    January 2nd, 2009 at 10:38 pm
     

    “I hate this guy from the “Shamwow” commercials.”

  35. Lord Destructo
    January 3rd, 2009 at 12:10 am
     

    EPIC WIN. madlep has just taken hating to a whole new level.

    (The posting’s last paragraph was a huge blur for me…)

  36. Lord Destructo
    January 3rd, 2009 at 12:16 am
     

    The website is so awesome, I just had to spam about how awesome it is. Srsly.

    Did I mention how awesome it is?

  37. Doomsday One
    January 3rd, 2009 at 1:09 am
     

    That’s quite cool =)
    Although, like others were saying, it does move a little fast (I know you haven’t finished tweeking it yet, so I’ll shut up about that).

    I somehow got “I hate about vacation.” Strange? Well, someone said “that would be the one part I hate about vacation”.
    THEY BROKE IT WITH CLEVER ENGLISH!
    Also, people break it with stupid english. And brackets.

  38. Askeptykal
    January 3rd, 2009 at 2:04 am
     

    I know the general consensus is “make it slower”, but I wouldn’t want it to be slower all the time. Granted, there are some moments it would be useful, especially on some of the longer entries, but since his hates can recycle, I don’t want to sit through one I’ve already seen, which are now going agonizingly slow. Perhaps something like a “pause” button would work better for everyone.

    Also, I think there needs to be a few filters up to catch some of the more generic entries, such as “I hate that” or “I hate?” (which comes about when someone says “Do you know what I hate?”).

  39. nikoPSK
    January 3rd, 2009 at 3:48 am
     

    You know what Francis doesn’t hate?

    Vests.

  40. The Chicken
    January 3rd, 2009 at 6:23 am
     

    lol “I hate pants”

    “I hate you for preventing my from hitting that” What?

    “I hate blood!!!” Understandable

    After reading a lot of those the word hate just seems weird. Not the meaning. like how its spelled

  41. The Chicken
    January 3rd, 2009 at 6:23 am
     

    “I hate I hate vans http://ihatevans.com/”

    figures

  42. Wormatsu
    January 3rd, 2009 at 6:32 am
     

    “I hate being alone :( I miss you mom”

  43. madlep
    January 3rd, 2009 at 8:51 am
     

    Cheers guys. Glad you’re enjoying it :D

    I’ll do a little tweaking over the weekend to play with the speed, and the short posts.

    I’m just amazed it’s still up and hasn’t crashed yet.

  44. moosenukes
    January 3rd, 2009 at 10:51 am
     

    “I hate to say it but I kind of like shopping, is that weird?”

  45. Zorgulon
    January 3rd, 2009 at 11:07 am
     

    Hours later, and still I’m amazed by some of these!

    “I hate my haiir, lets chop iit all off (:”

    “I hate being confident”

    “I hate parties when I am not there.”

    “I hate getting to a whiteboard’s edge when it’s not the edge of the wall, it’s lost scribble space.”

    With the exception of one or two ends-of-sentence that don’t make sense on their own, these are a veritable treasure trove.

  46. SirMax
    January 3rd, 2009 at 2:05 pm
     

    BUG REPORT:
    Francis picks up the wrong types of “I hate” - e.g. not followed by a noun
    http://i39.tinypic.com/25g5v1t.png
    http://i42.tinypic.com/2cpp6dj.png
    Francis picks up emoticons which is a tad bit odd.
    http://i43.tinypic.com/nvxyd5.png

    Also I saw that “I hate http://ihatevans.com/” one too

  47. SirMax
    January 3rd, 2009 at 2:08 pm
     

    also the randomising code need a tweak, it’s given me the same one twice in a row a few times and throws out the same old one even after it’s moved on to a new set

  48. David
    January 3rd, 2009 at 2:14 pm
     

    Very good, I like it a lot! I am somewhat jealous though, because that’s almost exactly what I myself am trying to do with my own twitter bot: http://twitter.com/francishates

    Hats off to you though sir, you are far less lazy than I!

  49. Francis Hates Everything
    January 3rd, 2009 at 2:18 pm
     

    [...] I should be impressed that madlep (of ubercharged.net and boomercharged.net fame) did pretty much exactly what I wanted to do with my bot before me, or angry for the exact same reason. Either way, hats off to the man for getting it coded [...]

  50. General Balls
    January 3rd, 2009 at 3:26 pm
     

    “I hate you” < —– I really like that one. :D

  51. madlep
    January 3rd, 2009 at 10:05 pm
     

    SirMax - The logic is pretty basic at the moment. It just hits http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%22i+hate%22 once a minute, and everything ends up in the random set. There isn’t much to check that each tweet actually makes sense.

    Once every 5 seconds, the page refreshes with a new random tweet from the set last retrieved from the search page. Unfortunately at the moment, it doesn’t track state at all - so the server doesn’t know what one you had last.

    I’m thinking of having the page send an ID of the last displayed tweet, so that the server knows the sends ANYTHING except that one next time.

    The reason that the same ones show up when the set changes, is that there haven’t been enough new tweets to push the old ones off the bottom of the search results - and they’re still in the list the next time they’re downloaded.

  52. Pyrit
    January 4th, 2009 at 10:04 am
     

    “I HATE MY PERIOD” and “I hate the nail salons, I just know they’re all talking about me” are my personal favourites.

  53. SirMax
    January 7th, 2009 at 4:16 am
     

    I notice that you’ve either added a splash page or broken the code.

  54. madlep
    January 7th, 2009 at 9:31 am
     

    SirMax - I changed the initial message to be hardcoded, and then dynamically updated after that.

    I think there are problems with browser and/or proxy caching in some cases that stop messages updating.

    Are you seeing the same message flash up over and over without updating? What browser/os you using?

  55. Father Deagle
    January 14th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
     

    Oh man, this is hilarious!

    “I HATE IT!”

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