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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. This by Artem+S.+Tashkinov · · Score: 5, Informative

    I absolutely loved this: Reg now behind invisible HTML5 Bitcoin paywall

    Tender and kind. Just what the doctor prescribed.

  2. I use this every year by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 5, Informative
    http://aprilfoolsdayontheweb.com/

    All the Google stuff is great as usual. Lexus' one is pretty good too.

  3. April Fools is Over by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Waiting for April 1st for fake stories is no longer necessary.

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  4. 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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  5. 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.

  6. Re: Superbowl winning QB Tom Brady traded to Buff by LordByronStyrofoam · · Score: 4, Informative

    No, it's a play on Hacker News which has the orange theme.

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  7. Pornhub wins... by Mistakill · · Score: 5, Informative

    Pornhub apparently had a popup which stated it had automatic sharing to Facebook after watching a video... https://imgur.com/gallery/msFA...