Fools of April on the Web, Update 2
By Saintless. Filed in Personal, entertainment, humor |
Here are my favorite jokes from today across the web.
First up, of course, is Google. This one is a simple link on the main Google search page:
Introducing CADIE: a singular upgrade to your online life.
I do wish that Gmail Autopilot by CADIE were real, though. And next time you’re planning a family vacation, check out CADIE’s recommended places for humans. Make sure to check out Redmond, WA. Oh, and apparently, they’re pairing up with Alienware to produce a $100 laptop. The laptop has a built-in brain wave reading chip, with sensors that need to be applied onto the user’s skull via USB port.
If you have a gPhone, you can try out Google’s new brain seraching technology, only available via mobile. Any idea how long I’ve been begging for Google to index my brain? And I bet that pairs nicely with Ford’s new Android Car.
Apparently, there’s a new ball released in Australia called the gBall. Meanwhile, in Africa, Goog Town is opening.
ThinkGeek has a whole newsletter full, but I am loving the Unicorn Chaser drink. Don’t forget to watch the video.
Pirate Bay announced they’d sold out to Warner Bros.
The Invisible Shirt was amusing.
And because there aren’t enough Twitter rumors and jokes the rest of the year, here’s another. Make Magazine gives you the code to add 141 characters to Twitter.
Although I generally stay far away from Apps on Facebook, the “We’re Related” one has some goodies. @homerj79 and @TheDax, among others, reported Barack Obama confirming them as cousins. Ivonna Earnest discovered that her husband is her third cousin. I wonder who I’d find out I’m related to?!
One of my favorite tweets for the day, from @markie28:
Snow? Nice April Fool’s prank, Mother Nature. Jokes on you though, I’m using styrofoam cups all day long today. HA!
The Save IE 6 petition was truly horrifying.
Apparantly, Guardian is downsizing. From paper to Twitter:
A mammoth project is also under way to rewrite the whole of the newspaper’s archive, stretching back to 1821, in the form of tweets. Major stories already completed include “1832 Reform Act gives voting rights to one in five adult males yay!!!”; “OMG Hitler invades Poland, allies declare war see tinyurl.com/b5x6e for more”; and “JFK assassin8d @ Dallas, def. heard second gunshot from grassy knoll WTF?”
Reddit.com‘s site redesign is pretty good.
Expedia.com is offering $99 trips to Mars. And Hotels.com is offering lunar accomodations.
Woot.com had a Bag of Crap, but had changed the shipping price to $1,000,000.
So far from Microsoft, I’m finding the Automatic Mood Detector for Messenger. There’s also The String or the Cat: A New .NET Framework Library:
For years applications have been built that accept user input. Most user input starts out as a string. Strings are a universal representation of arbitrary data coming into a computer. However, most data does not remain as a string for very long. User input often ends up getting parsed or converted into another data type, such as an integer, Boolean value, or a date.
The concepts presented here are based on a thought experiment proposed by scientist Erwin Schrödinger. While an understanding of quantum physics will help to understand the new types and APIs, it is not required.
Some woman somewhere is pretending that she has absolutely no sexual attraction to Neil Gaiman. Which is just one of the most blatant untruths ever, because that’s just not possible.
Whole Foods is selling organic air for $6.99 for .02 oz.
GreenFeet.com has such offerings as a solar powered microwave, a tree hugging jacket, and a belly button lint kit. Along with a coupon for free shipping, which looks to be real.
Qualcomm has some interesting “creatures” helping out with wireless networks, including the crocodeagle and the sharkfalcon.
I’ll update this in a few hours with the rest of what I find. If I’m missing any good ones, please let me know in the comments!
Update: Google Chrome now comes in 3D.
HowStuffWorks explains Rechargeable Gum and Permanent Kittens.
Toshiba is releasing the PetBook for your dog, and apparently it’s slobber resistant.
And apparently, Neil Gaiman is being considered for sainthood.
For a more local flavor, check out KVNU’s announcement that they’re being syndicated. Or JM Bell’s list of favorite pranks, including getting married.
Warner Bros. announced a new sequel to the Matrix series.
NIN released a new album, Strobe Light, which you just really have to read about. Just make sure you scroll down a tiny bit, so you don’t have a seizure.
Ok, that’s it for now. More in a bit.
Update 2: Fox cancels Joss Whedon.
Ok, that’s all, folks. I didn’t find any other good ones, and it’s time to head up to Logan for PostSecret.
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