Add ASCII art to your GitHub profile page (opens in new tab)

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57 pointsskazhy12y ago19 comments

19 comments

I always like to take the opportunity to plug my Chrome plugin which makes your Github landing page play Conway's game of life: https://github.com/mk270/life-contributions

taspeotis12y ago

    Add ASCII art to your GitHub profile page (github.com)
    6 points by skazhy 1 hour ago | flag | cached | share | 4 comments

Add art to your GitHub profile page (May 2013) [1]

[1] https://github.com/gelstudios/gitfiti

mkohlmyr12y ago

Alternatively, you could just.. You know.. Actually commit enough work to impress people...

icebraining12y ago

Who says the point is impressing people?

kmfrk12y ago

... or ... both. :)

pearjuice12y ago

Later: click here to flag this activity graph as fake

ozh12y ago

Or just do it with a few daily commits, no cheat -- https://github.com/contributions

Same uselessness but, man, the anticipation ;)

joshguthrie12y ago

Finally! The time has come for me to write my newest melody using http://song-of-github.herokuapp.com/ !

zapt0212y ago

Not sure if this morally ok, because I assume it uses git timestamps to trick the activity graph.

Argorak12y ago

Let's put it another way: it shows very nicely that the activity graph is a very nice plaything, but not to be trusted in any way.

icebraining12y ago

Why would it be morally not ok to trick the activity graph and/or create fake git timestamps?

infinity012y ago

github activity discounts commits to non-master branches anyway, which is pretty immoral from my point of view.

rfergie12y ago

Immoral seems to be a bit of a strong word here. But then I don't use git/github much.

Can you explain?

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shocks12y ago

It'll display correctly once you merge your non-master branches down.

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lcedp12y ago

Hacking things is not morally ok?

manojlds12y ago

Just a "script kiddie" in this case if you use it.

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19 comments

mk27012y ago

I always like to take the opportunity to plug my Chrome plugin which makes your Github landing page play Conway's game of life: https://github.com/mk270/life-contributions

taspeotis12y ago

    Add ASCII art to your GitHub profile page (github.com)
    6 points by skazhy 1 hour ago | flag | cached | share | 4 comments

Add art to your GitHub profile page (May 2013) [1]

[1] https://github.com/gelstudios/gitfiti

mkohlmyr12y ago

Alternatively, you could just.. You know.. Actually commit enough work to impress people...

icebraining12y ago

Who says the point is impressing people?

kmfrk12y ago

... or ... both. :)

pearjuice12y ago

Later: click here to flag this activity graph as fake

ozh12y ago

Or just do it with a few daily commits, no cheat -- https://github.com/contributions

Same uselessness but, man, the anticipation ;)

joshguthrie12y ago

Finally! The time has come for me to write my newest melody using http://song-of-github.herokuapp.com/ !

zapt0212y ago

Not sure if this morally ok, because I assume it uses git timestamps to trick the activity graph.

Argorak12y ago

Let's put it another way: it shows very nicely that the activity graph is a very nice plaything, but not to be trusted in any way.

icebraining12y ago

Why would it be morally not ok to trick the activity graph and/or create fake git timestamps?

infinity012y ago

github activity discounts commits to non-master branches anyway, which is pretty immoral from my point of view.

rfergie12y ago

Immoral seems to be a bit of a strong word here. But then I don't use git/github much.

Can you explain?

1 more reply

shocks12y ago

It'll display correctly once you merge your non-master branches down.

1 more reply

lcedp12y ago

Hacking things is not morally ok?

manojlds12y ago

Just a "script kiddie" in this case if you use it.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse