Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

Wow, they've put in so much work just to amuse people! Saving the composition takes this doodle to whole new level. It should be interesting to see if the links to compositions remain valid after the doodle itself is taken down.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by bfung » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 4:22 AM UTC

also has keyboard commands, across the rows:

  do re mi fa so la ti do re mi
  q  w  e  r  t  y  u  i  o  p
  a  s  d  f  g  h  j  k  l  ;
  z  x  c  v  b  n  m  ,  .  /

Edit: If anyone cares to figure out the recorded encoding scheme, could probably "record" or program a tune. ex:

http://www.google.com/webhp?tune= song here>

ex, do-re-mi from Sound of music http://www.google.com/webhp?tune=IAZxghAmCEEYYYZgQGAMMEMwARh...

ex: chopsticks http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tune=wIBgRTAigBHIOEAhg...

seems to be a big hash w/note+duration encoded. Would hack on, but need sleep & moving to SF in a couple days. G'nite HN!

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

#8

Post by koenigdavidmj » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 4:22 AM UTC

kprobst wrote: post #4

It works on Chrome but not on Firefox. Interesting.

Works on Firefox 4 for me.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by irahul » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 4:26 AM UTC

jabo wrote: post #6

Wow, they've put in so much work just to amuse people! Saving the composition takes this doodle to whole new level. It should be interesting to see if the links to compositions remain valid after the doodle itself is taken down.

How did you save the composition? I can't figure it out.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by irahul » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 4:28 AM UTC

Google is one of the few companies who would invest in this sort of PR.

It's good publicity for them and also an ultra creative way to garner people's curiosity and attention. It must have been a hell lot of work(unless I am missing something) but it's totally justified.