April Fools 2005 roundup

Apr 2, 2005 17:23 · 85 words · 1 minute read

April Fools on the web is always a great deal of fun. This year, there were some good ones. My favorites (ranked in order):

  1. Boring Boring parody of Boing Boing
  2. Google Gulp brain enhancer
  3. My previously mentioned Scientific American editors note in which SciAm gives up.
  4. 43 Folders’ April Power Hacks from Merlin Mann
  5. April Fools EFFector, the EFF gives their take on the state of the world via a nice bit of satire.
  6. ScreenCleanerPro as reviewed on MacWorld
  7. Stricter Whitespace Enforcement in Python 2.5