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Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by nzjames »

sp332 wrote: post #23
yesbabyyes wrote: post #9

Adblock releases Adblock Freedom - augmented reality eyewear that detects and removes ads from the world in realtime. http://chromeadblock.com/freedom/

Hm, some basic AR eyewear + UnLogo software https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/816924031/unlogo-the-co... (still looks pretty rough, but it's a start) could actually do that.

Just watched the kickstarter video but with my headphones pluggeded into 'The Prodigy: Fighter Beat' by accident. It made their video very cool. Sorry for the lack of value - I just wanted to share.

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by mashmac2 »

mindcrime wrote: post #51
joshu wrote: post #47

Is it just me or is none of this stuff any funny?

No, it's not just you. I despise this crap. I particularly hate the way /. always became "nothing but AFD jokes" on April 1, and I really, really hope the HN crowd never jumps on that particular bandwagon.

Oh geez. You just brought back memories of the "OMG Ponies!" theme from years ago. That was completely ridiculous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slashdot_omgponies.png

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by kbutler »

uvdiv wrote: post #40
NZ_Matt wrote: post #33

Air New Zealand have introduced "pay what you weigh" http://promos.airnz.co.nz/payweigh/

Is fair pricing such an obscure concept that this is a credible April Fool's joke? Why shouldn't people get discounts for losing weight and saving the airline fuel expenses? Is there a implicit moral norm that those who consume less should subsidize those who consume more ("to each according to his need"), or is mentioning an awkward truth like "heavy people take more energy to lift" a social taboo, or do people just…

Fair pay for the costs you incur is a great concept. Unfortunately it usually means charging tens-of-dollars (or more) for pennies difference in cost.

See charging for bandwidth use, etc.

edit: removed snark

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by mindcrime »

mashmac2 wrote: post #64
mindcrime wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, it's not just you. I despise this crap. I particularly hate the way /. always became "nothing but AFD jokes" on April 1, and I really, really hope the HN crowd never jumps on that particular bandwagon.

Oh geez. You just brought back memories of the "OMG Ponies!" theme from years ago. That was completely ridiculous. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slashdot_omgponies.png

I'm pretty sure that was the day I broke my /. addiction. I'd largely suppressed that memory, thanks for bringing it back. :-(

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by nfriedly »

brlewis wrote: post #50
moeffju wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Spec: The HTTP Request Header "DNF" is set to "1" if the user opted out of April Fools' Day jokes.

Thanks. I don't have FF4 on my Ubuntu laptop yet, but my testing with telnet says it's working. If you have the extension installed please check for me: http://ourdoings.com/2008-04-01 should redirect you to a picture of llamas ignoring April Fools Day if you've turned on DNF, otherwise it shows a fake "OpenID Support to be Removed" blog post from a prior April Fools day. EDIT: One reply saying if it worked would be…

It works - I saw the lamas!
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