Plunge Websites Into Madness With the @horse_ebooks Bookmarklet

Ben Nyberg horse_ebokmarklet horse_ebooks tricks Twitter

by Max Eddy | 3:40 pm, February 10th, 2012

What you’re looking at above is what would happen if the legendary Dadaist word salad spewing, questionably legal eBooks marketing Twitter account @horse_ebooks ran Geekosystem. Thankfully, we were able to enjoy the view without having to lose control of our site thanks to the horse_ebookmarklet. The brainchild of Ben Nyberg, the bookmarklet systematically replaces all the text on a given website with @horse_ebooks tweets and likewise changes all of the images to the infamous @horse_ebooks avatar. Wondering how you can enjoy the madness on your own computer? It’s easy. Find out how, after the break.

Setting up the Horse_ebookmarklet is really easy. The only requirement is that you have your browser configured so that it always shows the bookmark bar. Here’s all you need to do.

Navigate to http://heyben.com/horse_ebookmarklet/

Drag the bookmarklet in the middle of the screen to your bookmark bar

Navigate to your favorite website, say Geekosystem.com

Click on the bookmarklet

Watch the magic happen

Strangely, the bookmarklet seems to have no discernable effect on Reddit.

Okay, last one, I swear.

(Thanks, Kris!)

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James Plafke I just threatened my mom to email me something by telling her I'd discuss with her all the lady celebrities I'd have sex with.
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Max New Hallmark Card: "I held an extended conversation with you without being able to remember your name" Inside: "I'm sorry."
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Eric Limer "Does this mustache look creepy? Experts are blind; can't tell."
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Rollin Bishop Lin Beifong is suddenly one of the best things about Legend of Korra.
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James Plafke A porn spambot named "toothsex" just spammed me.
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Eric Limer Walking my sister through the finer points of PS2 emulation as something of a birthday gift.
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Eric Limer "That Spacex launch last Saturday was an absolute abortion."
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