Spark 2.0: Rearchitecting Spark for Mobile Platforms https://databricks.com/blog/2015/04/01/spark-2-rearchitectin... This is probably among the most technical, nerdy April fool's.
It's actually one of the few that one day might not be a joke...
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#303One of my favorite April 1 things is Wikipedia's bizarre frontpage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
The featured article, picture, and various highlights on the frontpage are always delightful. And true and educational! Check it out.
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#304MSDOS is the new mobile OS from Microsoft Announcement: http://lumiaconversations.microsoft.com/2015/04/01/microsoft... Product page: http://www.microsoft.com/en/mobile/ms-dos/ Edit: Even an app http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/ms-dos-mobile/85... Wow, the app is really well done. SPOILERS: Can cd into a programs folder, and launch programs like sms.exe, where I get a blue DOS-style window asking for input…
Is it a full DOS emulator that could run other games, or just a simple shell?
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#305Earlier quoted context omitted.
I always thought "do a barrel roll" was kind of stupid, but it's cool that it still works on com.google.
Zerg Rush is broken though; Zerglings attack the air, dealing damage to DOM elements on the other side of the screen.
Makes sense, it's an old animation, probably a gif or something. It even uses the old 'o'.
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#306Youtube has a new 'Add Music' button to the player (left to the 'Watch Later' button) which spices the experience I suppose! :) Oh and it's action based of course, some kind of a storm inducing experience.
Searching for a song on YouTube will suggest Sandstorm by Darude.
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#307Earlier quoted context omitted.
Zerg Rush is broken though; Zerglings attack the air, dealing damage to DOM elements on the other side of the screen.
Makes sense, it's an old animation, probably a gif or something. It even uses the old 'o'.
It's not an animation, you can kill Zerglings by clicking on them.
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#308Retro amazon, http://www.amazon.com/
Amazon Dash Button https://www.amazon.com/oc/dash-button
Hey, I actually thought it was an April Fools joke as well, but then realized that we've gotten to the point where it is crucial to have 1 day delivery for toilet paper...Honestly, it's cool, but from a sense of self-pride...no. This is how civilizations collapse...let's be honest.
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#310Code School is Now Customizable: https://www.codeschool.com/geocities#?bg=1&cr=1&ff=1&g1=0&g2...