Check out what Google Maps Japan is doing for April Fools:
http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?t=8&utm_campaign=8bit&utm_source=se (http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?t=8&utm_campaign=8bit&utm_source=se)
Oh, Google Maps is available for NES :D
http://youtu.be/rznYifPHxDg
;)
Lol I love the map.
Zoom in all the way to street level :D
Yeah, 8-bit street view!
I wonder if Princess Peach is in the Tokyo Castle?
I really liked the directions from LA to NY. That was slick.
http://www.atlassian.com/irkd
IRKD from Atlassian. An issue tracker for Everyday life.
Quote from: Tom on March 31, 2012, 02:27:46 PM
http://www.atlassian.com/irkd
IRKD from Atlassian. An issue tracker for Everyday life.
Nice.
https://bitbucket.org/spooning/
Latest in Pair Programming techniques.
https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/multitask.html
Chrome Multitask Mode.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/01/nokia-7110-review/
Nokia 7110 Review at Engadget!
http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/games/zergotchi/
New Authentication system for Battle.net
https://mail.google.com/mail/help/promos/tap/index.html
GMail Tap
http://www.google.com/js/reallyadvanced.html
Google /really advanced/ search
(http://static.allegro.cc/image/cache/4/1/41c7c5f0ceece0618e9b56522ff501b2.jpg)
http://na.leagueoflegends.com/3d-mode
League of Legends in /3D/ :o
http://www.google.com/racing/
Google Nascar!
Hahahaha!
Man those are good :)
Two sites I thought would have fun stuff today didn't really: slashdot and deviantart
So far I haven't seen any really hilarious stories on /. (mind you the day is young) and deviantArt is doing a stupid cat thing replacing thumbnails, which kind of pisses me off because the joke I have in store today relies on how the thumbnails work...
MAN the Fraga April Fool joke is lame part of me actually expected there to actually be a registration link somewhere but then I remembered what day it was...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4SkoJy3D0M
Kargo Kids from WestJet. Child free cabins.
I almost wish this was true. Almost.
http://www.xkcd.com
Different comic based on location, browser, os and screensize? :o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re0VRK6ouwI
Google Fiber
http://www.virgin.com/travel/news/richard-branson-and-virgin-holidays-launch-new-currency-1
Richard Branson and Virgin Holidays launch new currency.
possibly a prank?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/01/keith-olbermann-s-angry-e-mail-trail-traces-breakup-with-current-tv.html
I mean really, how difficult can it be for Keith Olbermann to not piss off his bosses? (looks legit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Olbermann#Current_TV_and_FOKNewsChannel.com), though)
...related...
http://www.mediaite.com/online/msnbc-shells-out-big-bucks-to-congratulate-rachel-maddow-in-full-page-ny-times-ad/
however, this is a for sure HILARIOUS AFD joke:
http://adblockforchrome.blogspot.ca/2012/03/inturdusing-catblock.html (wheee! dancing kittehs! http://chromeadblock.com/catblock/credits.html )
Go visit an ad-heavy webpage right now! (only gonna be live for a few days, apparently)
e.g. http://www.drugs.com/sfx/anacin-side-effects.html turns into...
(http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/671/adblockcatblock01apr201.png)
(hover over a cat-blocked image and you see this: (http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/1069/adblockcatblockhover.png))
:D
I think CatBlock is a huge improvement on a lot of pages.
Quote from: Tom on April 01, 2012, 05:58:04 PM
I think CatBlock is a huge improvement on a lot of pages.
Hell yeah, tbh I didn't even notice the "ads" until my mouse accidentally hovered over one of them, then it took me a second to even realize what the text was saying! Luckily there was a "Learn More" link so I could pass the sillies on to you the consumer!
Day is ending, so now the 'best of 2012' lists are showing up...
http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/01/april-fools-day-roundup-the-big-toys-the-small-toys-and-the-c/
http://mashable.com/2012/04/01/google-april-fools/
http://aprilfoolsdayontheweb.com/2012.html
http://www.slashgear.com/april-fools-in-the-tech-world-2012-round-up-01221002/
Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 01, 2012, 05:39:11 PM
Go visit an ad-heavy webpage right now! (only gonna be live for a few days, apparently)
http://boxofficemojo.com/ is also a really good one -- virtually every page has 2+ catads.
...and based on spending around 10 minutes on that site, I for one would happily choose to enable it as a permanent setting, it makes web browsing just... cuter!
Ditto for http://www.imdb.com/ -- plenty of larger, fur-filled ads!
Facebook is a good place as well. Might as well call it CatBook now. (not like it wasn't before...)
Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 01, 2012, 05:39:11 PM
possibly a prank?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/01/keith-olbermann-s-angry-e-mail-trail-traces-breakup-with-current-tv.html
I mean really, how difficult can it be for Keith Olbermann to not piss off his bosses? (looks legit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Olbermann#Current_TV_and_FOKNewsChannel.com), though)
btw if anybody cares about these things, Keith O firing = def not a prank, true and some pretty juicy details... lawsuit gun firing in 3... 2... 1...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/30/keith-olbermann-out-current-eliot-spitzer_n_1392513.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/31/keith-olbermann-fired-current-war_n_1393799.html
Good night, and good luck!
Some are saying the Jeff Daniels character in Aaron Sorkin's new HBO tv series = a caricature of Olbermann:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/02/the-newsroom-hbo_n_1396230.html
Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 03, 2012, 12:55:35 AM
Some are saying the Jeff Daniels character in Aaron Sorkin's new HBO tv series = a caricature of Olbermann:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/02/the-newsroom-hbo_n_1396230.html
Weird that I mentioned the Sorkin series in THIS thread of all places.
But whatever. Some guys would create a new thread. BUT I'M NOT THAT GUY. (and you know it) "Sorkinisms" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S78RzZr3IwI)
HEY did we NOT do one for 2013?
Cuz it's 2015 already, and I could not remember if there was a reason we stopped after 2012 or something?
Anyway...
(http://www.danijustis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/eminem.png)
Spoiler
http://mashable.com/2014/04/01/clippy-is-back/
etc...
Quote from: Thorin on April 01, 2014, 03:40:47 PM
Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 01, 2014, 02:54:38 PM
it's 2015 already
Err, it's still 2014, no?
(http://api.ning.com/files/HuXcRorDGvR0EAeWNxBeetWooKReHWX8X1u5hhlzFnroV9xSvyC20VELGvrt*KLsCJQf*nviq1wJC9rCy2axPZONr72ah1Lz/made_you_look_trollcat.jpg)
Also hey did you hear about
Stephen Colbert -- Seriously. (?) [Fry]Not Sure If April Fools Or Just Bad Timing With A Racist Gaffe[/Fry]
https://twitter.com/suey_park/statuses/449333467369570304
http://www.deadline.com/2014/03/cancel-colbert-twitter-controversy-press-reaction-analysis/
https://news.google.com/news?q=Ching-Chong+Ding-Dong+Foundation+for+Sensitivity+to+Orientals
Who's attacking him now? (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2594461/I-not-racist-Stephen-Colbert-dedicates-half-explain-context-Tweet-launched-CancelColbert-movement.html)
"Who would have thought a means of communication limited to 140 characters would ever cause misunderstanding"
(by the way, it wasn't even an original tweet, it was an out-of-context quote (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/03/28/stephen-colbert-controversy-illustrates-extreme-difference-between-tv-and-twitter-audiences/) -- and in context was obviously
mocking racism, using an 8 year old one-time bit Stephen did as its core reference for long-running fans ; and Stephen responded on Monday perfectly (http://www.avclub.com/article/stephen-colbert-responds-twitter-satire-controvers-202916) )
Just finished watching Monday's ep of The Colbert Report.
Stephen "nailed it" for sure. Complete with 2 un-censored F-bombs.
http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/full-episodes/u4jfik/march-31--2014---biz-stone
Best summed up in one of the comments:
Spoiler
A lot of tools brought for damage control: 1. Asians, including celebrity ones 2. A clear explanation 3. The God of Twitter 4. Character counterattack. Well done, hope it's enough.
(also, simple, rational CONTEXT helps too.) long live #KingColbert
apparently if you where watching stuff via plex today there was a good chance you got rick rolled.
Quote from: Lazybones on April 02, 2014, 12:18:59 AM
apparently if you where watching stuff via plex today there was a good chance you got rick rolled.
Most evil april fools prank ever.
I had some fun with my followers and did some April Fools artwork
it ended up being one of my more popular things in a while =_=; so I guess I'm the April Fool lol
Quote from: Mr. Analog on April 02, 2014, 08:48:37 AM
I had some fun with my followers and did some April Fools artwork
it ended up being one of my more popular things in a while =_=; so I guess I'm the April Fool lol
LINK!
Quote from: Tom on April 02, 2014, 10:12:45 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on April 02, 2014, 08:48:37 AM
I had some fun with my followers and did some April Fools artwork
it ended up being one of my more popular things in a while =_=; so I guess I'm the April Fool lol
LINK!
It won't make sense out of context
Quote from: Mr. Analog on April 02, 2014, 10:52:34 AM
Quote from: Tom on April 02, 2014, 10:12:45 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on April 02, 2014, 08:48:37 AM
I had some fun with my followers and did some April Fools artwork
it ended up being one of my more popular things in a while =_=; so I guess I'm the April Fool lol
LINK!
It won't make sense out of context
This is the internet, where everything is made better out of context!
-no monkey, that's my wife! HAHAHAHAHA
(for example)
Quote from: Tom on April 02, 2014, 11:34:13 AM
This is the internet, where everything is made better out of context!
Sort of like in films where a character awkwardly enters the scene at the tail end of an obviously convoluted punchline
"...so she says 'well if that's your walrus where's my lobster'? Ha ha hah! Oh hey Bill..."
Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 01, 2014, 02:54:38 PM
HEY did we NOT do one for 2013?
Cuz it's 2015 already, and I could not remember if there was a reason we stopped after 2012 or something?
by the way we were all just as lazy* in 2013 as we were this year when it comes to April Fools Day pranks being listed in the forum: "
Youtube is Over" (http://forums.righteouswrath.com/index.php?topic=9505.msg70574#msg70574) seems to be the only April Fools Day 2013 threads.
This is a really weak sauce year, April Fools Day 2014 is. :(
*but Youtube is the opposite, they are forecasting the future of viral video trends! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YUbYohGMOg (for example: GGWD (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=glub+glub+water+dance) )
Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 01, 2014, 06:01:13 PM
Just finished watching Monday's ep of The Colbert Report.
Stephen "nailed it" for sure. Complete with 2 un-censored F-bombs.
http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/full-episodes/u4jfik/march-31--2014---biz-stone
Best summed up in one of the comments:
Spoiler
A lot of tools brought for damage control: 1. Asians, including celebrity ones 2. A clear explanation 3. The God of Twitter 4. Character counterattack. Well done, hope it's enough.
(also, simple, rational CONTEXT helps too.) long live #KingColbert
So now the main instigator -- nay, Twitter Troll -- is now claiming she did not want Colbert cancelled, instead she actually wanted the irrational over-reaction she inspired because SHE is a comedian-activist so was using satire HERSELF to get a conversation about race going within the comedy industry... I call bull@%&#. ( My interpretation is after seeing how perfectly -- and classy -- a handling of the situation Colbert responded... aka ass handed to her, she has to save face somehow. For context* check out the painful to read interview @ http://www.salon.com/2014/04/03/cancelcolbert_activist_suey_park_this_is_not_reform_this_is_revolution/ )
*ha ha (will make sense when follow the link -- apparently she thinks it's counterproductive to The Cause to bother focusing in on context -- even the context of her own actions. #epicWTF )
Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 07, 2014, 08:11:52 PM
Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 01, 2014, 06:01:13 PM
Just finished watching Monday's ep of The Colbert Report.
Stephen "nailed it" for sure. Complete with 2 un-censored F-bombs.
http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/full-episodes/u4jfik/march-31--2014---biz-stone
Best summed up in one of the comments:
Spoiler
A lot of tools brought for damage control: 1. Asians, including celebrity ones 2. A clear explanation 3. The God of Twitter 4. Character counterattack. Well done, hope it's enough.
(also, simple, rational CONTEXT helps too.) long live #KingColbert
So now the main instigator -- nay, Twitter Troll -- is now claiming she did not want Colbert cancelled, instead she actually wanted the irrational over-reaction she inspired because SHE is a comedian-activist so was using satire HERSELF to get a conversation about race going within the comedy industry... I call bull@%&#. ( My interpretation is after seeing how perfectly -- and classy -- a handling of the situation Colbert responded... aka ass handed to her, she has to save face somehow. For context* check out the painful to read interview @ http://www.salon.com/2014/04/03/cancelcolbert_activist_suey_park_this_is_not_reform_this_is_revolution/ )
*ha ha (will make sense when follow the link -- apparently she thinks it's counterproductive to The Cause to bother focusing in on context -- even the context of her own actions. #epicWTF )
The hardest part, for me, is listening to her complain about racism and then in the very next sentence clearly delineating
us vs them based on race ("woman of colour" vs "white man", "people of colour" vs "white ally industrial complex", etc). Racism only ends when people stop considering race in any transaction. As long as someone of
any race considers race in
any transaction, there is racism. Meanwhile, those of us who truly wish to end racism look every person in the eye and ask, "What do you bring to the table?", rather than dredging up, "Oh, you're white, oh, you're yellow, oh, you're red, oh, you're black, oh, you're brown".
Interesting, too, that she admits to putting racism in her own jokes but then complains about others
who are a different race than her doing the same thing - isn't that showing she's racist herself?
This has been my problem with almost all "SJW"s they seem more interested in directing blame than solving problems
Quote from: Thorin on April 07, 2014, 09:05:48 PM
The hardest part, for me, is listening to her complain about racism and then in the very next sentence clearly delineating us vs them based on race ("woman of colour" vs "white man", "people of colour" vs "white ally industrial complex", etc). Racism only ends when people stop considering race in any transaction. As long as someone of any race considers race in any transaction, there is racism. Meanwhile, those of us who truly wish to end racism look every person in the eye and ask, "What do you bring to the table?", rather than dredging up, "Oh, you're white, oh, you're yellow, oh, you're red, oh, you're black, oh, you're brown".
Interesting, too, that she admits to putting racism in her own jokes but then complains about others who are a different race than her doing the same thing - isn't that showing she's racist herself?
Yeah! ...but ... but... you're forgetting about CONTEXT! (although she is fine with that, apparently)
Quote from: Mr. Analog on April 08, 2014, 07:06:22 AM
This has been my problem with almost all "SJW"s they seem more interested in directing blame than solving problems
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sjw
imo she ain't looking for justice, she's looking for never-ending guilt-trips etc.
btw...
QuoteA Product of Ching Dowdy Dodo Industries
As a student of history and a lamenter of the tragic loss of the dodo, I find your footer text offensive.
This is how random twitter/reddit/facebook users/pages drum up a bunch of page views. Random outrage at anything. Stir the pot and see the ad views roll in.
Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 08, 2014, 10:19:03 AMhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sjw
imo she ain't looking for justice, she's looking for never-ending guilt-trips etc.
btw...
QuoteA Product of Ching Dowdy Dodo Industries
As a student of history and a lamenter of the tragic loss of the dodo, I find your footer text offensive.
Exactly, I'm on tumblr almost every day and you should see the @%&# that goes around, the sheer ignorance of some people astounds me. Circular logic, complete ignorance, zero fact checking... a tempest in a teacup.
What I'm enjoying is that the
trend rose sharply around 2010 and stayed there for a while and has been receiving backlash over the last few months or so as the hypocrisy of it all begins to sink in.
The sad thing I've seen is that the kind of user susceptible to actual emotional damage from some SJW asshat populist rantings already suffer from things like low self esteem, general anxiety disorder and guilt trip themselves over things they couldn't possibly have had any impact on whatsoever. I hate to see people get so wound up over such illogical things but then again, this is human nature I suppose, human nature coupled with ignorance and emotions
I'll add a TW to all my posts from now on
#trigger warning dodo abuse
Quote from: Mr. Analog on April 08, 2014, 10:47:39 AM
some SJW asshat populist rantings already suffer from things like low self esteem, general anxiety disorder and guilt trip themselves over things they couldn't possibly have had any impact on whatsoever.
(http://www.letsreverseobesity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/no-excuses-300x225.jpg)
;)
Quote from: Tom on April 08, 2014, 10:29:03 AM
This is how random twitter/reddit/facebook users/pages drum up a bunch of page views.
#CancelColbert (http://forums.righteouswrath.com/index.php?topic=8571.msg79038#msg79038) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quote from: Darren Dirt on April 08, 2014, 02:22:03 PM
Quote from: Tom on April 08, 2014, 10:29:03 AM
This is how random twitter/reddit/facebook users/pages drum up a bunch of page views.
#CancelColbert (http://forums.righteouswrath.com/index.php?topic=8571.msg79038#msg79038) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quote from: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-stephen-colbert-replaces-letterman-20140410,0,3424423.story
Comedian Andy Daly, whose show "Review" also airs on Comedy Central, touched on the recent "cancel Colbert" controversy, touched off by Asian Americans unhappy with a Colbert joke, and simultaneously hoped to ride those coattails, "The cancel Colbert controversy worked out pretty well for him. Well I happen to despise Asians. That is the WORST race! #cancelreview."
Well played, Stephen! And I gotta say, what a perfect way of freeing yourself from a brilliant but limiting character without pissing off your fan base...
What? I don't even!
It looked like they were grooming Craig Ferguson for that role.
I might actually start watching the late show again. but I'll miss the Repor
Personally I am SUPER HAPPY they didn't tap CraigyFerg because hosting LLS means he can be an unrestrained goofball the way Letterman was in his earliest years, the way Ferg interviews and improvises is perfect for his timeslot but imo would have to be diluted if he took over from Dave.
Colbert hopefully takes most of his writers and graphics team with him, should do great.
Should let it be said that CraigyFerg never wanted letterman's job. But it seemed like they were trying to clean him up...
Dammit. (http://forums.righteouswrath.com/index.php?topic=7423.msg79466#msg79466) (goodbye Craig, holy CRAP it's been a hilarious good time countless lunch hours viewing your escapades and tomfoolery especially your inimitable interviews with hotties!)
Didn't see this until this weekend, but watch Jon Stewart give his ... protege (?) ... great praise and good wishes for the Letterman-shoe-filling gig:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iHIozX-O5s
How sweet. 8)
I wonder if thru this new venue Colbert can finally have his dream come true -- "It is really important to me that I have crushed you... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTo50sKBbiM)"
Colbert saying "goodbye" in character to his character to his character's original home's homeboy in his original home:
The Daily Show: Stephen Colbert Says Goodbye (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r3lEqB5vnw) (April 24, 2014)
Quote from: Darren Dirt on May 23, 2014, 05:51:01 PM
Colbert saying "goodbye" in character to his character to his character's original home's homeboy in his original home:
The Daily Show: Stephen Colbert Says Goodbye (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r3lEqB5vnw) (April 24, 2014)
SO GOOD