Hack a Day Fail Whale Contest

posted Sep 4th 2008 3:41pm by
filed under: classic hacks, contests, news

We’re back! There may be a bit of oddness for the next few days. Our Fail Whale contest is still running and we’ve received over 100 entries so far. Here’s how you can participate:

While we’re adding more hamsters to our server power plant we thought we’d hold a little art contest. Whenever Twitter goes down, they post the iconic Fail Whale. The Fail Whale has become so popular that it has spawned a dedicated blog and many many art projects: embroidery, tattoos, and laser cut models.

We want to see what you think Hack a Day failure looks like. Create an illustration, photo, sculpture, anything that you think embodies Hack a Day failing. Send your entries to hackaday.fail@gmail.com and add them to the Hack a Day photo pool. The prize is $100 for you to spend in the No Starch Press store. Entries are due 00:00PDT Saturday September 6th 2008.

[image: Bjonnh]



12 Responses to Hack a Day Fail Whale Contest

  • eliot says:
    September 4, 2008 at 7:07 pm

    this is a test comment

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  • Spork says:
    September 4, 2008 at 7:24 pm

    That fail whale picture in this post is awesome.

    I’ve been keeping up with them since the site went down.

    Those were sad days…

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  • AntiMPAAman says:
    September 4, 2008 at 8:42 pm

    we want to see what you think hack a day failure looks like:

    http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/hackaday-logo.gif

    Yep, that about sums it up.

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  • tyler says:
    September 4, 2008 at 9:55 pm

    did we do the impossible? yes, yes, they did! “powered by wordpress”

    wow, finally! so, is hack-a-day now officially independent from aol media and blogsmith?

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  • Bjonnh says:
    September 5, 2008 at 1:46 am

    Here is the XCF file (done with GIMP) :

    http://bjonnh.free.fr/had/image_whale_final_maybe.xcf

    You may want it to hack it :p

    Licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0.

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  • Gabriel Dibble says:
    September 5, 2008 at 11:31 am

    I love the photo above!

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  • Fail contest ends tonight | Techible.net says:
    September 5, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    [...] Hack a Day Fail Whale Contest ends at midnight. It’s an easy way to win $100 in No Starch Press merch. Check out some of [...]

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  • surrealight says:
    September 7, 2008 at 12:43 am

    That was a quick contest. Who won?

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  • surrealight says:
    September 7, 2008 at 12:44 am

    That one went quick, who won?

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  • Xeracy says:
    September 7, 2008 at 3:49 am

    I hope it was me! :D My fail banner made it on for

    the announcement of the ending of the contest. I

    even got cited! Thx HoD!

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  • cleaningmasters says:
    June 5, 2009 at 6:38 am

    Poolfresh is one of the leading providers of Cleaning Services in London

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  • Ananth says:
    July 21, 2009 at 12:08 am

    can anyone hack this lovedogs94@gmail.com

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