An April Fool's Update

So, the New York Times did a great roundup of Friday's technopranks, which I definitely recommend everyone to check out (some of my favourites include the Huffington Post's jab at subscription costs from the NYTimes, ThinkGeek's Playmobile Apple Store, and National Public Radio's 3D eye implants). And looking at these is a fair bit of fun, particularly on Friday when they were actually operational and all.

But perhaps just as fun is seeing some of the continuing effects of these little pranks.

For example, the good ol' New York Times (I'm sure later I will rant about how I have FIVE ARTICLES LEFT in my monthly allowance, as of yesterday night--let me remind you, dearest readers, yesterday was the THIRD DAY of April) ran a followup article regarding Google Motion.

Apparently, with just a Microsoft Kinect sensor and a group of college students, one can really have Google Motion!

Of course, they have renamed it, a little more aptly--SLOOW (Software Library Optimized Obligatory Waving).

Now, this can only ever be considered as good as one that honestly, I hope never makes it to the end, for the good of both parties--selling nothing on eBay. It's still for bid, if you've got a bunch of extra cash, on the grounds of around half a million dollars and climbing.

Snickeringly yours,
IBI

Happy April Fools!

I meant to put this up last night... But I didn't. This was our class's April Fools Day prank to the world (I guess), and we figured as long as we uploaded it to the blog, it was relevant.

NOW, I will also include a little rant about the comments on Youtube for the actual video.

People really need to lay off Rebecca Black. Sure, she sucks, but so does Miley Cyrus, and no one is telling her to go kill herself. And why would you tell a 13-year-old to go KILL herself?! You shouldn't tell anyone that, much less someone you don't know who made a crappy song that she didn't even write. We all know she sucks, but if you hate it than much, stop watching it and get away from the video! I hate it too and I very much enjoy watching the parodies, but hey, if Rebecca Black wants to go give herself a terrible image and be made fun of, that's fine with me. I know I would have taken one look at the lyrics and said, "Really? No way. I'm not doing this."

Also, here are a couple really funny parodies.

LOVE,

EJE ♥