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Best Easter Eggs and Other Software Surprises

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-b-a-select-start dept.

the_insult_dog writes "Computerworld has an article up (with videos) about some of the coolest Easter eggs and other software surprises, ranging from full-featured games to strange messages from robots. What other eggs are out there? What's the coolest egg ever?"

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  1. Nice to know. by jellomizer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That a lot of open source apps have a bunch of extra undocumented code that could be possible security vulnerability.

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  2. Don't delude yourself. by Eevee · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Lots of closed-source apps have a bunch of extra undocumented code that could be possible security vulnerabilities.

  3. Re:telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl by Hurricane78 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As another poster noted: Go to South America and say you are American. They will say "Well, I'm American too. South American."
    They in fact would call you "United Statians".

    Point is: You chose a totally egocentric name for your country. You are not the only country in America, you know? So Americans is already taken. Sorry. Choose something else, or accept "United Statians". Because even if it sounds very stupid, that is what you chose. So be angry at yourselves, not us.

    By the way: Why don't you simply split into two countries. You know, with two completely different philosophies in your country, this would make everyone happy. You could still collaborate where you agree on things. And you could give the two new countries better names. :)

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