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Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by nitefly » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 1:42 PM UTC

Security Advisory SMB-1985-0001: Plumber Injection Attack in Bowser’s Castle:

http://blog.ksplice.com/2011/04/smb-1985-0001-advisory

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by emit_time_n3rgy » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 1:45 PM UTC

yesbabyyes wrote: post #26

sp332 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Yeah, I was so happy to see it because I've been thinking about this exact thing for quite a long while. I like the idea of replacing all ads with random images from my photo albums. I would be so much happier. One day.

http://add-art.org add-on that uses that sort of idea :)

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by dord » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 1:46 PM UTC

At Sporcle, they've added a 'Boss!' button. Now when you're playing games on their site at work and the boss comes around, just click the boss button and something else will pop up in the window!

http://www.sporcle.com

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by TimothyBurgess » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 1:46 PM UTC

riprock wrote: post #154

Blizzard Entertainment's April Fools starcraft: http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/console/ warcraft: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/dungeon-helper/ http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/dungeon/tomb-of-immortal-da... diablo: http://us.blizzard.com/diablo3/media/horadrapp/

I've never played StarCraft but I would totally play that. That actually looked like a lot of fun. Make it happen Blizzard!

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by streeter » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 1:48 PM UTC

th wrote: post #86

xkcd is 3D: http://xkcd.com/ Randall is accepting user-submitted 3D versions of each comic: http://xkcd.com/xk3d/ Unfortunately, it looks like there is no title text for 3D comics yet.

You can also disable the 3d with the link http://xkcd.com/880/#flat

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by brlewis » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 1:49 PM UTC

sid0 wrote: post #170

brlewis wrote: post #169

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's both. The "DNF" header can't be a serious proposal since it doesn't follow the convention of other HTTP headers. They're leaving "Do-Not-Fool" unused in case it later becomes a serious proposal. But it does actually send the header, so in that sense it's legit. Announcement for our DNF support: http://ourdoings.com/2011-04-01

> The "DNF" header can't be a serious proposal since it doesn't follow the convention of other HTTP headers. Why do you say that? The Do Not Track header (which is of course quite serious) is "DNT".

I hadn't looked at DNT. Are there other recent http header propsals that use acronyms? Maybe I'm just not keeping with the times.

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by mmilkin » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 1:54 PM UTC

http://sheldonbrown.com/5and5.html

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by trebor » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 1:55 PM UTC

ch0wn wrote: post #145

robin_reala wrote: post #139

Search for Helvetica on Google: https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=helvetica

Searching for "Comic Sans MS" has the same effect.

But it isn't nearly so funny as Googling Helvetica. Most Helvetica-lovers are Comic Sans haters...

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by cinch » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 1:58 PM UTC

(in German) Netbook review: Compaq Aero 4/33C http://www.golem.de/1104/82381.html

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by gcr » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 2:04 PM UTC

nedwin wrote: post #71

gcr wrote: post #5

I'm planning on installing a transparent proxy that rotates web pages 1-2 degrees with CSS3 transforms. https://github.com/gcr/proxies/blob/master/rotating-proxy.js

This is AWESOME. Got a link to an example?

Sure, sure.

Run the proxy with

  sudo -u nobody node rotating-proxy.js

It will start listening on your local machine. If you want to filter all output on your computer through this proxy, try an iptables redirect:

  iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-ports 8080 -m owner '!' --uid-owner nobody

If you want to do it on the router for a network of machines, the trick is to redirect all HTTP traffic through a dedicated box running the proxy. Pretend this machine is 10.0.2.15.

First, ensure that that machine's traffic gets through normally and isn't redirected to itself:

  iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -s 10.0.2.15 -j ACCEPT

Then, redirect all HTTP traffic on your network (say, 10.0.2.0/24) through that machine:

  iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -s 10.0.2.0/24 -p tcp --dport 80 -j DNAT --to-destination=10.0.2.15:8080

Finally, ensure that your packets get back to the source with a masquerade:

  iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -p tcp -d 10.0.2.15 --dport 8080 -j MASQUERADE

Here's what it looks like. http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/4035/april1.png