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Am I the only one seeing the '90s retro theme, with the unicorns and sparkles?

68 points by mauricioc 8y ago

mauricioc 8y ago
Related: http://www.wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/ http://www.wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/
ss2003 8y ago
Head ache inducing.
raverbashing 8y ago
The mildly ironic fact is that those effects are created using modern CSS/JS resources and not just <table>s in true 90s way
- QuackingJimbo 8y ago
  That's a valid critique of small prank sites like this https://www.marvel.com/captainmarvel/ https://www.marvel.com/captainmarvel/, but in this case StackOverflow's normal functionality still has to work
mr_spothawk 8y ago
This is so good, and really takes me back to that time. For some context, I've recently been particularly interested in listening to CDs (I even just bought a CD-ROM burner today, wtf...), learning programming languages from books, and trying not to stream things. So, maybe I'm stuck in the past, but I'm super grateful for this particular joke. It gives me a really warm feeling in my heart :) Thanks to those developers who put this together, and I hope that we can all take the hint and slow the f* down, study the capabilities of the technologies we've built, and figure out how to save the planet (and the human civilizations it's grown) from itself.
QuackingJimbo 8y ago
I despise globocorporate April Fools pranks as much as anyone but the aesthetic here is really well done.
- gpvos 8y ago
  Stackoverflow is hardly "globocorporate".
  - aasasd 8y ago
    It pretty much controls all programmers who read English.
Kudos 8y ago
And so it begins.
- jmartinpetersen 8y ago
  This is where globalisation really hurts. You used to have to hide 24 hours under a rock to avoid it, but with different time zones and all that jazz on the internet, it starts early and ends late.
  - jasonmp85 8y ago
    Too bad it's impossible to figure out the time zone from the browser or anything.
    - labster 8y ago
      Well, you can, but you can't trust the time. They could have the clock set a few months back to avoid silly certificate expiration errors. Though I suppose Summer Fools Day is fine too.
  - netsharc 8y ago
    At the same time it's also a cultural clash, the questioner says he lives in Dubai, so he probably just learned about this Western tradition.
archgoon 8y ago
Greatly appreciate the popup that lets you disable the joke interface. Much appreciated.
- deleted 8y ago
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egypturnash 8y ago
Why are all the answers for this question not "yes". What is wrong with everyone.
- spdebbarma 8y ago
  I'm reminded of this Reddit post [0]. What a win for the community [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cq1q2/help_reddit_turned_spanish_and_i_cannot_undo_it/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cq1q2/help_reddi...
  - egypturnash 8y ago
    Oh my that is such a thing of beauty. Thank you. <3
towb 8y ago
Ugh. A good joke would be to have no crappy joke one year, and then tell everyone that they should look out for a good one next year. Repeat.
village-idiot 8y ago
One of the more obnoxious “pranks” I’ve seen in a while, especially since it turns itself back on on every single visit.
spencerhoffman4 8y ago
This is epic haha
deleted 8y ago
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darkpuma 8y ago
Very similar to slashdot's pink unicorn theme 'prank' years ago. This is the lamest holiday. I hope I live to see it retired.
- dang 8y ago
  HN users mostly flag April 1 gags. Moderators penalize them as well. The community is divided, but I think most people feel they stopped being interesting years ago.
- Intermernet 8y ago
  What? You get April 1st off as a holiday? Wait a second... I see what you did there! Very meta.

68 points by mauricioc 8y ago

mauricioc 8y ago

Related: http://www.wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/ http://www.wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/

ss2003 8y ago

Head ache inducing.

raverbashing 8y ago

The mildly ironic fact is that those effects are created using modern CSS/JS resources and not just <table>s in true 90s way

QuackingJimbo 8y ago
That's a valid critique of small prank sites like this https://www.marvel.com/captainmarvel/ https://www.marvel.com/captainmarvel/, but in this case StackOverflow's normal functionality still has to work

mr_spothawk 8y ago

This is so good, and really takes me back to that time. For some context, I've recently been particularly interested in listening to CDs (I even just bought a CD-ROM burner today, wtf...), learning programming languages from books, and trying not to stream things. So, maybe I'm stuck in the past, but I'm super grateful for this particular joke. It gives me a really warm feeling in my heart :) Thanks to those developers who put this together, and I hope that we can all take the hint and slow the f* down, study the capabilities of the technologies we've built, and figure out how to save the planet (and the human civilizations it's grown) from itself.

QuackingJimbo 8y ago

I despise globocorporate April Fools pranks as much as anyone but the aesthetic here is really well done.

gpvos 8y ago
Stackoverflow is hardly "globocorporate".
- aasasd 8y ago
  It pretty much controls all programmers who read English.

Kudos 8y ago

And so it begins.

jmartinpetersen 8y ago
This is where globalisation really hurts. You used to have to hide 24 hours under a rock to avoid it, but with different time zones and all that jazz on the internet, it starts early and ends late.
- jasonmp85 8y ago
  Too bad it's impossible to figure out the time zone from the browser or anything.
  - labster 8y ago
    Well, you can, but you can't trust the time. They could have the clock set a few months back to avoid silly certificate expiration errors. Though I suppose Summer Fools Day is fine too.
- netsharc 8y ago
  At the same time it's also a cultural clash, the questioner says he lives in Dubai, so he probably just learned about this Western tradition.

archgoon 8y ago

Greatly appreciate the popup that lets you disable the joke interface. Much appreciated.

deleted 8y ago
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egypturnash 8y ago

Why are all the answers for this question not "yes". What is wrong with everyone.

spdebbarma 8y ago
I'm reminded of this Reddit post [0]. What a win for the community [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cq1q2/help_reddit_turned_spanish_and_i_cannot_undo_it/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cq1q2/help_reddi...
- egypturnash 8y ago
  Oh my that is such a thing of beauty. Thank you. <3

towb 8y ago

Ugh. A good joke would be to have no crappy joke one year, and then tell everyone that they should look out for a good one next year. Repeat.

village-idiot 8y ago

One of the more obnoxious “pranks” I’ve seen in a while, especially since it turns itself back on on every single visit.

spencerhoffman4 8y ago

This is epic haha

deleted 8y ago

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darkpuma 8y ago

Very similar to slashdot's pink unicorn theme 'prank' years ago. This is the lamest holiday. I hope I live to see it retired.

dang 8y ago
HN users mostly flag April 1 gags. Moderators penalize them as well. The community is divided, but I think most people feel they stopped being interesting years ago.
Intermernet 8y ago
What? You get April 1st off as a holiday? Wait a second... I see what you did there! Very meta.