Humor In The Code. Baratunde at RailsConf 2014 On Comedy, Technology, And Creativity

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Humor In The Code The Future Of Everything, Humbly Stated


In The Beginning

















@justbyoga @FBYogaNetwork


What Next?




If you don’t buy this book, you’re a racist.


#howtobeblack





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“A cultivated wit, one that badgers less, can persuade all the more. Artful ridicule can

address contentious issues more competently and vigorously than can severity alone.”

-Horace

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Let’s go to the internet.



On Humor (Creativity) & Technology (Code), A Theory

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Comedy Code

1 = separate, unequal

3 = new format

2 = unexpected/misuseful

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1 = separate, unequal


This is not the innovation we are looking for


2 = unexpected/misuseful

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Break on through to the other side


parody + performance art + UX insertion


e.g. @the_swine_flu & @MayorEmanuel


e.g. Abortionplex






e.g. Venmo payments



e.g. surprise UX


OMFG LIVE DEMO TIME!


3 = new format

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This is the new hotness, the holy grail, the universal build


e.g. ComedyHackDay.org


OH SNAP MORE LIVE DEMO!


e.g. Magic Story Maker


e.g. GlassProv








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