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Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by sankara » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 8:32 AM UTC

Introducing Cleartrip Enamel - http://blog.cleartrip.com/journal/2011/4/1/introducing-clear...

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

#132

Post by mrspeaker » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 8:36 AM UTC

Joe Armstrong and Robert Virding admit that Erlang VM was just a dodgy clone of the JVM (video)

http://www.infoq.com/news/2011/04/erlang-copied-jvm-and-scal...

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by vog » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 8:40 AM UTC

joshu wrote: post #47

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

There are many different kinds of humor spread over the world - starting from creative deviations from the (perceived) norm, up to classical jokes.

I'm pretty sure anyone will find some stuff he likes, and lots of other stuff he doesn't account to be funny.

With a little more tolerance, appreciating all those different types of humor will become a fun in itself, even when most of it doesn't suit your personal taste.

Creativity, not mere laughing, is the key ingredient for humor.

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by agaton » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 8:40 AM UTC

Twingly and TV4+ Haunted House launches Blog Platform for Ghost Writers and Social Mediums

http://blog.twingly.com/2011/04/01/twingly-launches-blog-pla...

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by herman » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 8:44 AM UTC

We're having some reverse packet switching issues on Snapfinch, seems to be causing images to display upside down: http://snapfinch.com

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by PStamatiou » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 8:45 AM UTC

Google Docs Motion Beta: http://www.google.com/google-d-s/promos/motion.html

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by jitendra_ » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 8:46 AM UTC

News about Pune's Tech Industry decline quotes Vivek Wadhwa:

http://punetech.com/punes-tech-industry-to-decline-40-by-202... .

Wadhwa on twitter confirms it is a prank: http://twitter.com/vwadhwa/status/53675195906531328

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

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Post by eneveu » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 8:48 AM UTC

meadhikari wrote: post #102

derrida wrote: post #80

Wikipedia is hilarious! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_page

What is hilarious?

Read "Today's featured article", the "Did you know..." part, and "Today's featured picture".

Here is a screenshot of the page, in case you don't see the same / for future viewers: http://i.imgur.com/nGHhQ.png

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

#139

Post by robin_reala » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 9:04 AM UTC

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

Re: Collect HN: Aprils Fools

#140

Post by stanleydrew » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 9:08 AM UTC

Twilio releases long-awaited carrier pigeon API: http://www.twilio.com/pigeons