Author Topic: April 1, 2014 (Read 14,454 times)

x16wda · « **on:** April 01, 2014, 01:55 AM »

It's already April 1 in some places... anyone run into a great, well-done gag this year?

Docstoc ran this article on the best from the past. They mentioned some good ones I hadn't seen before, including this one from 2008 and this one from 1957(!!), both from the BBC.

Wonder what Google has in store?

superboyac · « **Reply #1 on:** April 01, 2014, 02:35 AM »

Google: "We are changing our Terms and Conditions so that personal data will only be accessed upon expressed written consent of the individual."

rgdot · « **Reply #2 on:** April 01, 2014, 02:55 AM »

NSA: Log into mynsa dot com to view and download your data

mouser · « **Reply #3 on:** April 01, 2014, 04:16 AM »

See http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=37631

Jibz · « **Reply #4 on:** April 01, 2014, 09:19 AM »

Atlassian BitBand - https://www.atlassian.com/bitband

Facebook buying Ubuntu - http://itsfoss.com/facebook-to-buy-ubuntu-for-3-billion

Google Roundup - http://ausdroid.net/2014/04/01/google-april-fools-pranks-2014/

SwiftKey Flow Hard - http://youtu.be/-QfhTWJIDCM

Samsung Fingers - http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=35430 (apparently HTC had the same idea)

CERN switching to Comic Sans - http://home.web.cern.ch/about/updates/2014/04/cern-switch-comic-sans

mwb1100 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 01, 2014, 10:04 AM »

http://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2014/04/where-is-intellij-idea-headed/

TaoPhoenix · « **Reply #6 on:** April 01, 2014, 10:07 AM »

Quote from: rgdot on April 01, 2014, 02:55 AM

NSA: Log into mynsa dot com to view and download your data

Or maybe this? Except it's not!
http://www.nsa.gov/kids/home.shtml

40hz · « **Reply #7 on:** April 01, 2014, 10:47 AM »

Quote from: superboyac on April 01, 2014, 02:35 AM

Google: "We are changing our Terms and Conditions so that personal data will only be accessed upon expressed written consent of the individual."

LOL!

app103 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 01, 2014, 11:25 AM »

It's just what your dog or cat has been waiting their entire lives for....instant ramen for pets!

http://www.cupnoodle.jp/ONE_NYAN/

Vurbal · « **Reply #9 on:** April 01, 2014, 12:28 PM »

Netflix streaming has a new original show they added today. It's described as a "Momento-like thriller." The title is simply Sizzling Bacon.

Yes, it consists of nothing but a closeup on a cast iron skillet with 2 strips of bacon frying. It would have been funnier had I not already seen their Christmas-themed Fireplace For Your Home. The description made me look anyway so there is that.

Deozaan · « **Reply #10 on:** April 01, 2014, 05:13 PM »

Here's one:

Goat Simulator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvWGLcdI8o8

Seems to really be a playable game (though I haven't bought it to find out). The reviews are pretty hilarious. And the trailer is a parody of this Dead Island trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZqrG1bdGtg

Goat Simulator on Steam or on Humble Store

nosh · « **Reply #11 on:** April 02, 2014, 02:21 PM »

Goat sim caught my eye too... seems like a whole lot of mindless fun!

Deozaan · « **Reply #12 on:** April 02, 2014, 07:52 PM »

Yesterday I was uploading some photos of a hiking trip last summer to a Google+ album, and when I clicked the finish button it asked me to tag the faces of people in the photos. One of them was a celebrity. I was like, "How the smurf did we get an image of him anywhere in there?"

Google photobombed my photo as an April Fool's joke.

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