MeFi Projects

I trained a StyleGAN neural network using official photos of UK Members of Parliament, then generated a whole new load of them along with names and constituencies (using segments from real MP names and structures of actual constituency names). The results are often blandly white, male & middle-aged, and occasionally very weird.
posted by malevolent on Jun 4, 2020 - 5 comments

A little toy that generates fresh instances of the "Pick Your Quarantine House" meme/game. Potential roommates are drawn from a pool of 3000+ celebrities and historical figures. [more inside]
posted by Iridic on Apr 9, 2020 - 1 comment

A fun little tool to distract you at home. Tap button. Get joy. [more inside]
posted by systematize on Apr 7, 2020 - 0 comments

I was interested in learning jquery at the same time I was feeling kind of irritated with all the 'thought leadership' articles flooding LinkedIn. So I made a generator that gives anyone industry influencer-level article ideas.
posted by missjenny on Mar 20, 2017 - 5 comments

For those tired of choosing between fighting 1 horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses, WYRF generates other options. "Would you rather fight 1 thunderstorm-sized clown or 1000 clown-sized thunderstorms?" [more inside]
posted by oulipian on Mar 24, 2015 - 11 comments

A friend and I were sitting around lamenting the lack of decent shibe/doge generators out there on the internet. So we decided to make our own. http://dogeforall.biz/.

- Click to make new text blurb.
- Change font size/color.
- Use a custom background.
- Upload direct to imgur.

wow.
posted by zackola on Jan 5, 2014 - 2 comments

Inspired by the awkward phrasing of Automatic Caution Door signs, I made an automatic caution sign generator.
posted by oulipian on Nov 21, 2013 - 2 comments

Privacy policies now are actually required across app stores and people are risking fines and being sued for not complying with the COPPA. So iubenda makes it really easy to comply with these requirements. (it's not just California btw. but California makes it clear that any app that is geared towards Californians, falls under their regulation).
Btw. we're always happy receiving feedback through the site, @iubenda or on here as well. :)
posted by iSimone on Jun 6, 2013 - 0 comments

Twitov takes the Twitter history file some lucky folks have been given access to (Twitter says: Rolling it out "slowly" to everyone) and turns it into the brain for a Markov chatterbot. The results are slightly deranged and slightly stupid, but sometimes pretty funny. [more inside]
posted by zerolives on Jan 8, 2013 - 3 comments

A generator for pulp sci-fi settings inspired by How to Host a Dungeon and the Dwarf Fortress world generator. You can view an animated description of the setting's evolution, pause at any time, and export a detailed description of the world as a text file. Direct Download (450 kB jar file). [more inside]
posted by Zarkonnen on Mar 13, 2012 - 1 comment

It's a ransom note generator with some CSS widgetry.
posted by melvix on Feb 21, 2011 - 2 comments

Markov meets Mulder! Previously, On The X-Files... is a random image generator that uses markov chains to generate random conversations between major characters from The X-Files. The text is all drawn from post-processed transcripts of the show's nine-season run; the code is perl, the images are created using the ImageMagick library. [more inside]
posted by cortex on Feb 17, 2011 - 9 comments

Generates random band names and albums w/covers. Integration with Facebook and Google Image Search. (Possibly NSFW) [more inside]
posted by BoatMeme on Feb 1, 2011 - 0 comments

A prototype battery replacement - generates electricity from just shaking it. How to build a simple alternator / dynamo that generates a current from electromagnetic inductance and really simple to make and improve up on. Includes how to build a simple bridge rectifier to convert the current from AC to DC so it can be used in any circuit. Also explained in the project is how magnets and electromagnetic inductance work to produce the current. Plenty of diagrams, parts lists and step by step instructions to follow.
posted by luckylarry on Sep 12, 2010 - 3 comments