Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday • Hacker News Board

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by jabo » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 4:47 AM UTC

redthrowaway wrote: post #16

chintanp wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is a record button hidden in second 'g' of Google doodle.

Where? Care to point it out with a screenshot?

Indicated by a red arrow: http://tinypic.com/r/1z2o9kz/7

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by redthrowaway » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 4:48 AM UTC

jabo wrote: post #21

redthrowaway wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where? Care to point it out with a screenshot?

Indicated by a red arrow: http://tinypic.com/r/1z2o9kz/7

Weird. That shows up as a keyboard for me, and allows me to use the keys to play.

See: http://min.us/ldmfEC

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by 51Cards » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 4:50 AM UTC

redthrowaway wrote: post #16

chintanp wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is a record button hidden in second 'g' of Google doodle.

Where? Care to point it out with a screenshot?

I get the keyboard too, no ability to record or play back anyone's existing tunes.... odd. Thought maybe it was because I am in Canada? Tried in FF and Chrome.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by cma » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 4:57 AM UTC

If Moe's can be successfully sued over using dead people's likenesses, how can Google get away with living people?

Do they have to get permission for each one?

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by JonathanStanton » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 4:58 AM UTC

Lean on Me: http://goo.gl/doodle/ubOZ

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by JonathanStanton » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 5:00 AM UTC

Lean on Me: http://goo.gl/doodle/ubOZ

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by dschobel » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 5:01 AM UTC

51Cards wrote: post #23

redthrowaway wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where? Care to point it out with a screenshot?

I get the keyboard too, no ability to record or play back anyone's existing tunes.... odd. Thought maybe it was because I am in Canada? Tried in FF and Chrome.

same here, no record or playback. Chrome 12.0.742.91 beta-m in Australia.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 5:01 AM UTC

bfung wrote: post #7

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.goog…

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Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by redthrowaway » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 5:02 AM UTC

51Cards wrote: post #23

redthrowaway wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where? Care to point it out with a screenshot?

I get the keyboard too, no ability to record or play back anyone's existing tunes.... odd. Thought maybe it was because I am in Canada? Tried in FF and Chrome.

Canada here, too. Google hates us.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by nostrademons » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 5:02 AM UTC

cma wrote: post #24

If Moe's can be successfully sued over using dead people's likenesses, how can Google get away with living people? Do they have to get permission for each one?

Les Paul is dead. Died in 2009.

The only "living people" that get a doodle are you. Search from the homepage on your own birthday when you're signed in, and if your Google Account has a birthday associated with it, you'll get a special doodle.