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Re: Google.pl's crazy doodle

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Post by ggchappell » Wed, Nov 23, 2011, 8:18 AM UTC

JoshTriplett wrote: post #19

This doodle appears on google.com at this point, not just google.pl.

8 minutes after you. I'm getting a turkey w/ changeable feathers on google.com.

Re: Google.pl's crazy doodle

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Post by shrikant » Wed, Nov 23, 2011, 8:20 AM UTC

joshu wrote: post #6

Is that Klapaucius or Trurl? I think it's Trurl.

Yep, Trurl built the insane robot that gets cheesed off when you insist on the correct answers in arithmetic operations.

Edit: Yup, can confirm this - Klapaucius asks the robot that create anything beginning with "N" to create "nothing" causing it to implode.

Re: Google.pl's crazy doodle

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Post by andiw » Wed, Nov 23, 2011, 8:22 AM UTC

JoshTriplett wrote: post #19

This doodle appears on google.com at this point, not just google.pl.

Not for me (US), I see a thanksgiving turkey. Oh well...

Re: Google.pl's crazy doodle

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Post by gulbrandr » Wed, Nov 23, 2011, 8:28 AM UTC

The JS script for the animations is here: http://www.google.pl/logos/2011/lem.2.js

Re: Google.pl's crazy doodle

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Post by grumblepeet » Wed, Nov 23, 2011, 8:49 AM UTC

JoshTriplett wrote: post #19

This doodle appears on google.com at this point, not just google.pl.

I'm getting it on google.co.uk too now

Re: Google.pl's crazy doodle

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Post by kefs » Wed, Nov 23, 2011, 9:05 AM UTC

yesimahuman wrote: post #15

Also reminded me of this game: http://machinarium.net/demo/

Machinarium is great. I'm happy it was included with the original Humble Bundle.

Which reminds me, everyone should go check out the recently released Humble Introversion Bundle. Pay what you want for 5+ great cross-platform games by independent developers, and choose who your money goes to.. charity or the developers.

http://www.humblebundle.com/

Re: Google.pl's crazy doodle

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Post by vl » Wed, Nov 23, 2011, 9:07 AM UTC

It's only crazy if you haven't read Lem's stories.

Re: Google.pl's crazy doodle

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Post by zalthor » Wed, Nov 23, 2011, 9:13 AM UTC

In case anyone was looking for the popup text info in english (hit the '?' on the right) http://www.google.pl/?hl=en

Re: Google.pl's crazy doodle

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Post by sireat » Wed, Nov 23, 2011, 9:16 AM UTC

I should mention that it is not only on google.pl, but should be on most (East?) European countries google.com .

Great tribute.

Re: Google.pl's crazy doodle

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Post by utunga » Wed, Nov 23, 2011, 9:26 AM UTC

kitsune_ wrote: post #7

Stanislaw Lem is probably my most favorite sci-fi author. He's very popular in Europe, but not so much in the US it seems. His works are hilariously funny, philosophical and have a certain magic to them. When I saw the robot I was almost certain that it had to be about him. I don't know about the quality of the English translations of his books, but in German, they are fabulous. There are a lot of word plays that are…

A funny story - how I got my first Stanislaw Lem book from a Washington Square park bookseller..

Guy had a table with a wide range of second hand books mostly sci fi. I carefully picked over the pile and chose some of my favorite authors - some that were quite hard to get.

When I went to purchase about three books, the guy said "OK since you are obviously a man with taste in SF I'm gonna let you see my other 'special' stock" - and out came a small tray of books from under the table. Not previously on sale. Maybe it was just a clever marketing ploy - but this is how I found my first Stanislaw Lem book (which he recommended).

Since then I've always tried to buy Lem at SF second hand stores but actually very hard to come by (in English). I did buy a brand new copy of 'His Master's Voice' the other day and was not disappointed.

Don't think he actually wrote that many SF books - I think I have them all now but maybe I'm mistaken.