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Ask Slashdot: Seen Any Good April Fool's Pranks Today?

Posted by EditorDavid on from the OMG-ponies dept.

An anonymous reader writes: It's that special time of year where sites around the net celebrate April Fool's Day with parodies of their own product offerings. Google Home announces a new companion service for smart yards called Google Gnome. Stack Overflow announces Dance Dance Authentication. The Russian foreign ministry changed their voicemail to include new menu options like "Press 2 to use the services of Russian hackers," and "press 3 to request election interference." And in what's either a really good prank or a horrific piece of bad timing, Phrack.org announces that they've been seized by the FBI.

Has anybody else noticed anything funny today?
The internet has a long history of April Fool's Day pranks, and it looks like 2017 is no exception. So use the comments to share what you're seeing around the web today. Seen any good April Fool's Day pranks today?

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  1. Yes - this site by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    The only one I've seen is this site. What a hideous fucking eyesore!

  2. Re:Superbowl winning QB Tom Brady traded to Buffal by sycodon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This new Slashdot format better be a fucking prank.

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  3. Apr 1st is stay at home day by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There are two days in the year when I just stay at home and avoid interacting with other human beings - in real life or on the internet: April 1st - the most pathetically unfunny day of the year - and December 25th - the most depressing day of the year.

    For some reason, this year I forgot today was April 1st and I visited Slashdot by mistake. I wish I hadn't...

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  4. This very site's new look... by Kergan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ... is hopefully an April fools. I've been around for ~20 years, but if this is the site's new face then my eyes just can't take it.

  5. Forced Meme Day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    If admins put this much effort into running their sites in a less politically biased manner, the internet would be a better place.

    But no, we get retarded pranks.

    For example...
    Kodi's site's down, indications are it's a fake ICE takedown, problem is people will still be wanting to download kodi, no doubt some will end up with malware.

    Hilarious.