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nacturation writes "Everyone loves Gmail. But not everyone loves email, or the digital era. What ever happened to stamps, filing cabinets, and the mailman? Now with Gmail Paper, you can request a physical copy of any message with the click of a button, and it'll be sent to you in the mail. Photo attachments are printed on high-quality, glossy photo paper, and secured to your Gmail Paper with a paper clip. And it's totally free: the cost of postage is offset with the help of relevant, targeted, unobtrusive advertisements printed on the back of every print."
No Google stamps?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Remember that your requests for Gmail Paper go through faster if you're a subscriber to Google TiSP.
I caught a nasty virus when I got a paper cut from a piece of Gmail paper spam.
This is the second time I've been fooled since getting to work an hour ago.
I can't be discerning at this ungody hour.
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Is it really necessary to make the site completely useless one day of the year?
:)
What day in particular is that? I'd like to see them make the site completely useful for one day of the year
It'd be a start
Thanks! Maybe by posting this, now I can get modded informative for no particular, real or special reason.
I'm here to mod insightful and chew bubble gum, and I'm all outta mod points.
GAAH! MY PRINTER IS ON FIRE!!! PUT IT OUT! PUT IT OUT!
May we have 32 days in March and then April, 2nd, please?
What's next, Cowboyneal gets laid?
Frankly, I cannot wait to tell my boss what I did with his last memo.
Seriously. I -have- a photo printer, and with dealing with low-ink, misprints, misalignments, streaks, etc, I'd -gladly- let them put advertisements on the back of the photo. I'd even promise to look at them. Most of the time, I simply don't print any more, because it's just too much hassle. If a family-member asks me to print a picture, I just glare them down until they give up.
It's too bad this is a joke, because I think it might actually work. -sigh-
"If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you." - DM
"In Romania, during the Ceausescu era, one newspaper printed an article as an April Fool's joke saying all political prisoners were being freed. People started turning up at prisons and waiting for family and friends to be released. It didn't go down well when it was revealed to be a hoax."
I checked this wasn't a fool with in a fool, and it wasn't. This really happened. Jesus Christ, can you imagine that? A mother and her kids rushing along to the prison, the kids skipping along.. 'Yayy! We're going to get Daddy back!' And then to be told it was a joke. Easily the most depressing thing I've read about in weeks.
thanks for that insight, Captain Obvious.
"Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs. We have a protractor."
Trolling around the "upcoming" section of digg last night I found this:
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"Oh this is so funny!!! Google tried to release an April Fool's joke today about Google Paper
- the ability to have your emails printed and sent via snail mail!
The problem they didn't realise is that in the latest issue of Fast Company, this ACTUALLY HAPPENS in India!!!
It's called the ePost service from the Indian post office. Now you have a Billion Indians who are thinking that this is a legitimate alternative to their ePost service - nice try Google, but next time, make sure your PR people read Fast Company!!"
Link to blog: http://www.vinnylingham.com/2007/04/massive-googl
Link to article: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/113/next-worl
And no this definitely isn't my blog. And wtf, people being modded insightful just for asking? This must be April Fools day.
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