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Megathread: April Fools' Day 2021 on the internet
(Is it really that time again already?) It's already started a little, but over the next day or so, the internet will be filled with jokes, pranks, fake "announcements" from companies, fun...
(Is it really that time again already?)
It's already started a little, but over the next day or so, the internet will be filled with jokes, pranks, fake "announcements" from companies, fun interactive activities, games, and so on. A lot of these can be quite clever and interesting so I think posting about them in general is fine, but in the interest of preventing them from completely taking over Tildes, let's try to keep as many of them restricted to this thread as possible. Ideally, a separate top-level comment for each individual item would be good.
If something particularly discussion-worthy comes up (like an ARG or activity that a lot of people want to talk about), a separate thread is reasonable, but please make sure it has the "april fools day" tag. That way, if anyone wants to avoid seeing the April Fools' Day threads, they can use the topic tag filters and filter that tag out.
I'm going to use the "official" styling for this topic (that's usually only for ~tildes.official topics) to make it stand out more to try to encourage people to notice it. If you notice people making individual topics for April Fools' Day things that don't really warrant their own topic, please (nicely) encourage them to delete and post in here instead.
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If I'm using Cloudflare for my domains, do I need to bother with LE?
It is late... and I am pretty much finished with migrating to a new VPS provider. I got rate limited with two domains, but I'm running everything through Cloudflare. Do I need to bother with...
It is late... and I am pretty much finished with migrating to a new VPS provider. I got rate limited with two domains, but I'm running everything through Cloudflare. Do I need to bother with LetsEncrypt on the VPS itself? When I check the domains, the certs from CF are working nicely.
This is my first time using CF.
Quick edit while I pretend I can sleep.
I’m thinking that CF will cover me for 443 and route all traffic there. I’ve got wildcards set for domains with services that require other ports — which is working. All CF is doing is caching my sites, right?
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Xbox is supporting old games, while Sony and Nintendo are leaving them behind
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Are we automating racism?
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Comus - Out of the Coma (2012)
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Ryley Walker -- Course In Fable (2020)
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I want to watch anime more regularly but I'm not sure where to go to do so. Do you have any recommendations?
My 2 main dealbreakers are significant amounts of paid content or the service itself being paid (because I'm not of working age) and that it doesn't work in mobile. So any reccomendations or...
My 2 main dealbreakers are significant amounts of paid content or the service itself being paid (because I'm not of working age) and that it doesn't work in mobile. So any reccomendations or anything more you might want to say?
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In Colorado, the looming liability of oil and gas cleanup
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Welcome to Pollinator Park
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Giuseppe Verdi: Otello / Act 4 - Ave Maria, piena di grazia
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Architects unveil a massive plan for Chinese city that’s dedicated to science and tech
10 votes -
Ready For The World - Oh Sheila (1985)
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Transgender people in Britain explain why transphobia is on the rise in the UK
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Meet the developers who are about to lose their PlayStation Vita games forever
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The collapse of Puerto Rico’s iconic telescope - The uncertain future of the Arecibo Observatory, and the end of an era in space science
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Joe Biden wants the country to heal from its political divisions. But many people say they aren’t ready to reconnect with their estranged friends and family members.
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The insane engineering of the X-15 (experimental hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft)
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Amtrak responds to Biden's infrastructure plan, proposing >thirty new routes, >twenty route enhancements, and more
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US Food and Drug Administration authorizes over-the-counter screening tests for COVID-19
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Do you tend to participate in April fools day?
(Well, let's play a game of trust, shall we?) I personally don't because most of the things that come to mind in my case are mostly doing really out of character things that would require way too...
(Well, let's play a game of trust, shall we?)
I personally don't because most of the things that come to mind in my case are mostly doing really out of character things that would require way too much effort in my part and hoping people will find them funny, which will probably not happen and generally trust-based games like April fools aren't really my thing and I'm pretty sure I've struggled enough with irony and naiveness enough as is.
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Fitness Weekly Discussion
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started...
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started a new diet or have a new recipe you want to share? Anything else health and wellness related?
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The thirteen metre long table built from single planks of 5000 year old oak
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I now own the Coinhive domain. Here's how I'm fighting cryptojacking and doing good things with content security policies.
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The Amazon Rainforest now emits more greenhouse gases than it absorbs
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Annie's Mac and Cheese is based in the Bay Area, but Annie is not. Here's her story.
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What is "Water Hammer"? - An explanation and demonstration
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Snøhetta, the world's first tunnel for large ships, has been approved and will soon begin looking for contractors in Norway – expected to begin construction in 2022
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The greenest countries in the world – Denmark places first out of 180 countries analysed by Yale University
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Terunofuji redefines legacy with historic return to ozeki rank
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‘Believe Women’ was a slogan. ‘Believe All Women’ is a straw man
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Slamilton - A Basketball Musical (Hamilton + Space Jam Mashup)
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YouTube experimenting with removal of public dislike count
@YouTube: 👍👎 In response to creator feedback around well-being and targeted dislike campaigns, we're testing a few new designs that don't show the public dislike count. If you're part of this small experiment, you might spot one of these designs in the coming weeks (example below!). pic.twitter.com/aemrIcnrbx
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Can’t Get You Out of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World
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The "S" in "IoT" is for Security
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Inside a viral website - An account of running istheshipstillstuck.com
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The trillion-dollar woman - A conversation with the economist Stephanie Kelton about the "deficit myth," Modern Monetary Theory for dummies, and why the age of capital may finally be ending
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Elite Dangerous: Odyssey just sent alpha players onto the surface
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The plan to revive the mammoth steppe to fight climate change
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Chris Delay's fail masterclass (Introversion discuss their failed prototypes)
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Murder coffee
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The incredible video game packaging designs of Hock Wah Yeo
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Sea lions
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Swedish carmaker Volvo will offer a generous paid parental leave scheme to its 40,000 employees globally
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The Nordic Act – Give Me The Power (2021)
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The secrets of synchronization
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BBC China correspondent John Sudworth moves to Taiwan after threats
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Final members named for four-person crew of Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian mission to space
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A story about losing $10M on a to-do list startup
@Andrew Wilkinson: This is a story about how I lost $10,000,000 by doing something stupid.Ten. Million. Dollars.Literally up in smoke. Money bonfire.That's enough to retire with $250,000+ in annual income.Here's what happened...
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Writing Club #3—"Madness" (April 23)
Rounds one and two of the Tildes Writing Club have been smashing, if small-scale, successes. In the interest of luring out a few lurkers with a timely provocation, I want to establish this month's...
Rounds one and two of the Tildes Writing Club have been smashing, if small-scale, successes. In the interest of luring out a few lurkers with a timely provocation, I want to establish this month's theme by fiat.
What do you have to say about madness? Your contribution can resemble a clinician's assessment, a confession, a polemic, an absinthe specter, the cry of the cuckoo, the diagnosis offered by Major Clipton (but hopefully of greater length), or a 1980s ska band. That is, whether you take the word to be romantic, offensive, biographical, inspirational, or risible, take it as inspiration for your writing this month.
Just follow these easy guidelines:
Your submission can be prose or poetry of any reasonable length. Less than 7,000 words, surely.
Watch for the April 23 submissions thread to appear. Reply to it with a link to your work, which may be housed anywhere you like, including on Tildes. Prioritize venues that are not known to be aggressively anti-privacy (e.g., Google Docs). You may provide questions for readers.
You must provide feedback on 3 submissions if you are posting a submission. Only one needs to be a substantial critique. If you see a post without feedback, consider giving it preference in the order of your responses. No one likes to be left hanging.
You don't have to follow the theme. Your detective fiction about beaver glands is welcome, too.
Feel free to post questions or comments.12 votes