Another good crop of Ig Nobel this year! I'm not sure which one is my favorite.

Another love letter to SQLite. It's meant to be funny but comes with plenty of good arguments and ideas as well.

You won't look at your kitchen the same way after this.

OK, didn't know about this one. It was indeed ridiculous... we're really a weird species.

Interesting game. Want to make your own alternate history? Gives pause about what we assume of the past. It stays fun of course.

Funny experiment. If you're a Linux user pondering going back to Windows it'll likely cure you. Goodness the install experience is abysmal and that's just the beginning of the troubles. Of course it has a good side as well but it feels fairly limited.

OK, I find it funny. That said, there's a kernel of truth in this piece: there's clearly a taxonomy of bugs and you better know on what you just stepped.

Yes we do need to talk more about them. They are ugly... but they are awesome! (in a scary way)

Really fun thought experiment. What if we need truly unique IDs at universe scale? Several options are explored.

Can we stop with the audiophile snobbery now?

Telnet is not dead! We still have fun places to turn telnet clients to.

This is a very nice satire website about the problems in our industry. Want to work in a resume driven context? Here is how!

OK, this is old so I wish it'd go beyond 2003. Still, that's quite a funny read.

Definitely fun research. Let's not be fooled though it also has practical use.

Ever wondered if we could solve the Fizz Buzz with a Fourier series? Trigonometry is magic.

Very fun an impressive experiment of making a Wayland compositor rendering in the terminal with surprising refinements. Now it feels totally useless too of course.

OK, this is an interesting way for the Darwin Award to branch. Some of the 2025 nominees are indeed funny. Now I wonder which ones will win the award!

Neat little introduction to use your shell properly.

This is a lovely idea I think. Good way to pay homage to lost ones.

OK... This is weird and funny. I definitely like the idea of an actor reading this important RFC aloud.