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Ask HN: Where are all this years April fools jokes?

4 points by rurban 3y ago

Were we really do shellshocked by the xz backdoor? I didn't see any

ado__dev 3y ago
April Fools jokes don't create shareholder value.
- abyesilyurt 3y ago
  They are a form of marketing.
  - syncbehind 3y ago
    My pet theory is that they were a form of marketing for the folks who grew up with the wild-west-internet. The internet now is more corporate and "serious". You have an entire generation of workers who only ever knew the internet in its walled off / corporate form. And then you have folks want to "just get work done". So you'll continue to see fewer of these harmless chicanery.
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ahazred8ta 3y ago
Well, there's a 2024 RFC gag: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9564.html https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9564.html Otherwise, we refer you to the tongue-in-cheek Financial Times 'why this page was not found' rationale: https://www.ft.com/errors/page/404 https://www.ft.com/errors/page/404
- rurban 3y ago
  Thanks, this was worth it!
tpurves 3y ago
I enjoyed this one from J-skis: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5NztVDO2Ch/?igsh=eGgzbTQ1cGJ0ZTN4 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5NztVDO2Ch/?igsh=eGgzbTQ1cGJ...
atleastoptimal 3y ago
Google used to be fun and do them. Now they don't. The internet isn't fun anymore
- Raed667 3y ago
  every year there was so much backlash, especially after 2020
  - person- 3y ago
    i agree, there was so much backlash, kinda wowed me honestly
- ksherlock 3y ago
  Google's still got it. This year they announced they were purging data they vacuumed up from Chrome users in incognito mode. Oh Google you little scamp!
- OnionBlender 3y ago
  The Gmail mic drop thing was funny because there was a bug that would cause it to get sent even if you pressed the regular send button.
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mikewarot 3y ago
For the mature audience... the Lock Picking Lawyer did a great one this year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X2PuE6ELmg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X2PuE6ELmg I thought Open Asteroid Impact was pretty insightful. https://openasteroidimpact.org/ https://openasteroidimpact.org/
cpach 3y ago
I saw a bunch of them. But not on HN. This one was the best: https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=171200100510963&w=2 https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=171200100510963&w=2

4 points by rurban 3y ago

Were we really do shellshocked by the xz backdoor? I didn't see any

ado__dev 3y ago

April Fools jokes don't create shareholder value.

abyesilyurt 3y ago
They are a form of marketing.
- syncbehind 3y ago
  My pet theory is that they were a form of marketing for the folks who grew up with the wild-west-internet. The internet now is more corporate and "serious". You have an entire generation of workers who only ever knew the internet in its walled off / corporate form. And then you have folks want to "just get work done". So you'll continue to see fewer of these harmless chicanery.

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ahazred8ta 3y ago

Well, there's a 2024 RFC gag: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9564.html https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9564.html Otherwise, we refer you to the tongue-in-cheek Financial Times 'why this page was not found' rationale: https://www.ft.com/errors/page/404 https://www.ft.com/errors/page/404

rurban 3y ago
Thanks, this was worth it!

tpurves 3y ago

I enjoyed this one from J-skis: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5NztVDO2Ch/?igsh=eGgzbTQ1cGJ0ZTN4 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5NztVDO2Ch/?igsh=eGgzbTQ1cGJ...

atleastoptimal 3y ago

Google used to be fun and do them. Now they don't. The internet isn't fun anymore

Raed667 3y ago
every year there was so much backlash, especially after 2020
- person- 3y ago
  i agree, there was so much backlash, kinda wowed me honestly
ksherlock 3y ago
Google's still got it. This year they announced they were purging data they vacuumed up from Chrome users in incognito mode. Oh Google you little scamp!
OnionBlender 3y ago
The Gmail mic drop thing was funny because there was a bug that would cause it to get sent even if you pressed the regular send button.

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mikewarot 3y ago

For the mature audience... the Lock Picking Lawyer did a great one this year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X2PuE6ELmg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X2PuE6ELmg I thought Open Asteroid Impact was pretty insightful. https://openasteroidimpact.org/ https://openasteroidimpact.org/

cpach 3y ago

I saw a bunch of them. But not on HN. This one was the best: https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=171200100510963&w=2 https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=171200100510963&w=2