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Title: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Furiously on April 01, 2011, 12:28:47 AM A new way to compose email from google.
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html (http://mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html) And minecraft has a store! http://www.minecraft.net/store/loot.jsp (http://www.minecraft.net/store/loot.jsp) Gmail is also hiring autocompleters.... http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/uslocations/mountain-view/autocompleter/index.html (http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/uslocations/mountain-view/autocompleter/index.html) Youtube allows you to view any video in 1911 - silent movie format... It makes this a lot better.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0) The web really has made April 1st a better holiday. Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: taolurker on April 01, 2011, 01:38:11 AM The guy demonstrating the Gmail motions made me chuckle every time he appeared in the video. I think it was his facial expression that sold the comedy genius of it.
:thumbs_up: = reply all Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Ironwood on April 01, 2011, 01:51:54 AM (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1411632/linkjoke.JPG)
Heh. Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Nonentity on April 01, 2011, 01:52:30 AM http://eu.blizzard.com/diablo3/media/horadrapp/
The Horadric Cube app for your iPhone. Combine apps to create brand new apps! Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Jeff Kelly on April 01, 2011, 02:47:02 AM The Heisenberg gag would be even funnier with something like 4square or Google lattitude, where you'd either get to know where he is or how fast he is going but not both.
Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Ironwood on April 01, 2011, 06:10:56 AM http://www.westjet.com/guest/en/media-investors/helium.shtml?sm_cid=sm-af-ge-20110401 (http://www.westjet.com/guest/en/media-investors/helium.shtml?sm_cid=sm-af-ge-20110401)
Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: slog on April 01, 2011, 06:30:24 AM http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/console/
Motion controls for console version of Starcraft 2 Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: murdoc on April 01, 2011, 06:40:38 AM http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/console/ Motion controls for console version of Starcraft 2 Blizzard usually does a decent job. I'm wandering around their website with Crabby the Dungeon Helper giving me tips. http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2568248 If you log into the website with your account, Crabby gives commentary on your characters too. Such as: "Worgen are definitely the most under-represented race" Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Paelos on April 01, 2011, 06:43:18 AM Now I want a Minecraft Creeper saddle!
Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: JWIV on April 01, 2011, 07:05:08 AM Woot has a truly fucking awful game you can play for the ability to buy a bag of crap.
www.woot.com Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Hutch on April 01, 2011, 08:49:46 AM http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/console/ Motion controls for console version of Starcraft 2 Blizzard usually does a decent job. I'm wandering around their website with Crabby the Dungeon Helper giving me tips. http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2568248 If you log into the website with your account, Crabby gives commentary on your characters too. Such as: "Worgen are definitely the most under-represented race" Now I want someone to make the Crabby the Dungeon Helper add-on for the actual game. Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Lantyssa on April 01, 2011, 09:06:59 AM I put it in the GW2 thread already, but for those who don't venture there: The Commando (http://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/professions/commando/).
Also they added the Commando to the profession page. Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Mrbloodworth on April 01, 2011, 09:46:11 AM The Secret World: Devs Shift to Fantasy Setting (http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/the_secret_world_shifts_to_fantasy_setting) :grin:
Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Prospero on April 01, 2011, 10:02:39 AM Hulu goes back to 1996 (http://www.hulu.com/index.htm)
Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: murdoc on April 01, 2011, 10:25:35 AM Funnyordie.com takes the Rebecca Black stuff to a new level (http://www.funnyordie.com)
Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Rasix on April 01, 2011, 10:43:46 AM So, is Steam's April 1st joke not having a weekend deal? So mean.
Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Trippy on April 01, 2011, 11:33:50 AM List from Tech Crunch:
http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/01/april-fools-2011-the-big-list/ Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Teleku on April 01, 2011, 12:32:51 PM Hulu goes back to 1996 (http://www.hulu.com/index.htm) Thats god damn hilarious.I liked the Starbucks one just for the gif alone: http://www.starbucks.com/blog/introducing-starbucks-mobile-pour (http://www.starbucks.com/blogmedia/bab5e3ff-7a2c-4e54-85fc-f462402a593c) Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Trippy on April 01, 2011, 12:40:06 PM Hulu goes back to 1996 (http://www.hulu.com/index.htm) Thats god damn hilarious.Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Teleku on April 01, 2011, 12:48:45 PM Uh, I see blinking "New" text at the top.....
Granted, in the code they used CSS instead of the blink tag, but I think they had to do that for everything. :p Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Trippy on April 01, 2011, 12:50:50 PM Uh, I see blinking "New" text at the top..... Ah missed that was looking for blinkies in the main video listing page.Granted, in the code they used CSS instead of the blink tag, but I think they had to do that for everything. :p Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Ingmar on April 01, 2011, 12:53:24 PM Slashdot is all mad-libs today.
Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Mrbloodworth on April 01, 2011, 01:03:48 PM Hulu loads so fast now! :grin:
Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Ingmar on April 01, 2011, 01:31:20 PM WotC:
http://wizards.com/DnD/TOC.aspx?x=dnd/4new/drtoc/398 http://wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/ld/136 http://wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/twtw/136 Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Sand on April 01, 2011, 02:01:25 PM Funnyordie.com takes the Rebecca Black stuff to a new level (http://www.funnyordie.com) I didnt get it. Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Trippy on April 01, 2011, 02:16:47 PM Funnyordie.com takes the Rebecca Black stuff to a new level (http://www.funnyordie.com) I didnt get it. Edit: not working in popup for some reason but if you click on video in popup or cut and paste URL can you view on main site. Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Sand on April 01, 2011, 02:24:17 PM Yes, I know she is an obnoxious no talent teenager who some how created a music video.
I dont get why Funny or Die invested so much time in making millions of videos about her or a safety message (real?fake?) with her. Or was the music video the actual joke on everyone? And she and her fame were created by Funny or Die? Im old and confused. Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Furiously on April 01, 2011, 02:53:01 PM Her fame is pretty much the same as chocolate rain guy....
Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Teleku on April 01, 2011, 03:17:37 PM Google to change all fonts to comic sans:
http://www.google.com/landing/csfe/ I made the mistake of clicking on the install link while viewing in chrome. My eyes!! Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Strazos on April 01, 2011, 03:30:24 PM Thats god damn hilarious. I liked the Starbucks one just for the gif alone: http://www.starbucks.com/blog/introducing-starbucks-mobile-pour (http://www.starbucks.com/blogmedia/bab5e3ff-7a2c-4e54-85fc-f462402a593c) Idea totally stolen from Mach Pizza. Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: ajax34i on April 01, 2011, 03:45:17 PM Cloud City and VMware (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4iKug2SqqE) - best part is from 1:17 -1:30 or so, then it's meh.
Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: MahrinSkel on April 01, 2011, 05:01:49 PM Scientific American throws in the towel (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=okay-we-give-up&flushCache=).
Quote In retrospect, this magazine's coverage of so-called evolution has been hideously one-sided. For decades, we published articles in every issue that endorsed the ideas of Charles Darwin and his cronies. True, the theory of common descent through natural selection has been called the unifying concept for all of biology and one of the greatest scientific ideas of all time, but that was no excuse to be fanatics about it. Where were the answering articles presenting the powerful case for scientific creationism? Why were we so unwilling to suggest that dinosaurs lived 6,000 years ago or that a cataclysmic flood carved the Grand Canyon? Blame the scientists. They dazzled us with their fancy fossils, their radiocarbon dating and their tens of thousands of peer-reviewed journal articles. As editors, we had no business being persuaded by mountains of evidence. --Dave Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Ingmar on April 01, 2011, 05:04:44 PM Scientific American throws in the towel (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=okay-we-give-up&flushCache=). Quote In retrospect, this magazine's coverage of so-called evolution has been hideously one-sided. For decades, we published articles in every issue that endorsed the ideas of Charles Darwin and his cronies. True, the theory of common descent through natural selection has been called the unifying concept for all of biology and one of the greatest scientific ideas of all time, but that was no excuse to be fanatics about it. Where were the answering articles presenting the powerful case for scientific creationism? Why were we so unwilling to suggest that dinosaurs lived 6,000 years ago or that a cataclysmic flood carved the Grand Canyon? Blame the scientists. They dazzled us with their fancy fossils, their radiocarbon dating and their tens of thousands of peer-reviewed journal articles. As editors, we had no business being persuaded by mountains of evidence. --Dave ...in 2005 Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Sand on April 01, 2011, 05:22:00 PM Her fame is pretty much the same as chocolate rain guy.... Except he made a cheesy amateurish video that went viral due to 4Chan, and Rebeca Black seems to have gotten her's because her mommy and daddy have to much money? So I still dont get it. And still dont understand why she made so many videos on Funny or Die making fun of herself. Unless the original music video was a plant by Funny or Die who were already planning to release their material after she got Youtube famous? Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Bzalthek on April 01, 2011, 11:40:35 PM It's not really worth this much introspection. Stupid people are stupid. Next?
Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: penfold on April 02, 2011, 03:28:26 AM Parents buy their daughter a music video as a present. She picks a song written by 2 adult males. Video is made with her and her friends. They have fun.
Video is put on youtube. Hateswarm descends. Millions call for her head. Song becomes a global meme. Sells a million copies on itunes.13 year old girl gives the money to Tsunami charity Hateswarm descends, Millions still call for her head. Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: grebo on April 02, 2011, 07:16:01 AM http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/youtubes-rebecca-black-part-1-3-22-11/1315496
She's a cool kid. She doesn't really look 13 though, I'm sure most folks (myself included) figured she was trying to get famous with that terrible song. Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Merusk on April 02, 2011, 11:17:23 AM 13? She drinks a lot of milk products and eats a ton of beef, it would seem.
Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Merusk on April 02, 2011, 11:44:06 AM Hulu goes back to 1996 (http://www.hulu.com/index.htm) The '96 Morning After is brilliant and disturbing at the same time. Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Sand on April 02, 2011, 12:47:14 PM 13? She drinks a lot of milk products and eats a ton of beef, it would seem. Yeah I had the same thoughts. Holy cow! :pedobear: Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Mrbloodworth on April 04, 2011, 07:34:00 AM Rebeca Black seems to have gotten her's because her mommy and daddy have to much money? Um.... Proof? Quite sure she just put it on youtube and it happened. Title: Re: Gmail Motion and other stuff related to April 1st Post by: Engels on April 04, 2011, 07:42:11 AM Nah, I read that there's a writer somewhere, and the parents ponied up 4K or something like that to some studio to make it. Its not 'an outrage' or anything, its still a small small production that went viral, but its not a DIY. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_(Rebecca_Black_song)
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