The latest articles on DEV Community by jacob marigold (@ninijacob). https://dev.to/ninijacob https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4010459%2F26c07859-2936-4981-a73b-183b8fc7cd27.png https://dev.to/ninijacob en jacob marigold Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:43:54 +0000 https://dev.to/ninijacob/we-built-a-portal-to-the-weird-side-of-youtube-22pa https://dev.to/ninijacob/we-built-a-portal-to-the-weird-side-of-youtube-22pa <p>Years ago, before youtube's recommendation targeting got sophisticated, suggested videos were all over the place, and frequently far from your personal taste. You'd start watching your normal content, and somehow the next video is a man explaining geopolitics to multiple cats. <br> You've entered the "Weird Side of YouTube".</p> <p>A few years ago, some college friends decided that place deserved its own dedicated home. So we built <a href="https://weirdtube.wtf/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://weirdtube.wtf/</a> </p> <p>The concept is intentionally stupid. Hit "Get Weird." <br> Get a weird video. <br> Then another. <br> Then another. <br> Forever in a loop. </p> <p>That's it. That's the whole site. <br> The website is designed to look at shitty as possible, to best match the list of curated videos. </p> <p>Sadly, one of our lead developers, Michael passed away in 2017. It felt important to get this site live again in his memory. </p> <p>Unfortunately we also lost the majority of our video collection. The weird archive we'd been curating for year. <br> What's live now is a fraction of what it once was, so If you know a weird YouTube video — submit it!</p> showdev webdev opensource watercooler