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Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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I use uBlock origin for that.

Thanks. I would've never thought about it. For a few fixes I need, installing a new extension would be an overkill.

It can also remove tracking parameters from URLs (no clearurls addon needed) and remove spam from Google and duckduxkgo results via https://github.com/quenhus/uBlock-Origin-dev-filter (no ublocklist needed)

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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I'm happy that there are still a few people at google doing the kind of fun things they used to do back when it was a startup. I think the easter eggs are still up if you ask Google Maps for a walking route to Mordor.

I'm still sad they removed the Google Maps directions from Boston to London. (At one point, one step was "Swim across the Atlantic Ocean") Now the official answer is 'Sorry, we could not calculate walking directions from "Boston, Massachusetts" to "London, United Kingdom"'

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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While this one seems pretty straight forward to add, it's pretty incredible that they have so many great easter eggs. I can totally imagine that a major site like the SERP changing all the time, and maintaining an easter egg can be a helluva bit of tech debt to drag around without increasing profit. Anyways, kudos to that 1 or 2 engineers who convinced a PM to let them have fun for a few sprints.

Google can signal that they’re turning around by incorporating more and more Easter eggs into things.

Dream bigger.

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

#56
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I love these hidden eastereggs. Others I know: - askew - zeg rush (doesn't seem to work anymore) - ... Is there a list of all of them?

Zerg rush works. Even your typoed version works for me.

ah oops didn't notice the typo. But still, it doesn't work for me for some reason.

I just get the regular search page.

https://imgur.com/a/2lXvSVW

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

#59
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I really like the search results in monospace. I wish you could configure the font!

The implementation is literally just one style on the page: * { font-family: monospace !important } You can use e.g. Tampermonkey to inject this style on https://www.google.com/search *: https://www.tampermonkey.net/documentation.php?locale=en#met...

Doesn’t work on mobile (safari) though :(

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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post #54

I'm happy that there are still a few people at google doing the kind of fun things they used to do back when it was a startup. I think the easter eggs are still up if you ask Google Maps for a walking route to Mordor.

I'm still sad they removed the Google Maps directions from Boston to London. (At one point, one step was "Swim across the Atlantic Ocean") Now the official answer is 'Sorry, we could not calculate walking directions from "Boston, Massachusetts" to "London, United Kingdom"'

That must have been some sort of a workaround or counterjoke for the actual impossible water crossings Google Maps used to offer. It used to tell me to switch ferries in the middle of the sea!
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