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Robots hidden in Firefox 3

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vineetrocks2005 Original post #1
Jul 10, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Firefox has a cool little easter egg, just type in about:robots in the address bar & you will find robots greeting you with a special message.

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karnivore
Jul 10, 2008 at 10:22 AM
BAWAHAHAHAHA

Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!
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The Conqueror #3
Jul 10, 2008 at 10:25 AM
Thanks! Klaatu barada nikto!
iinfi
iinfi #4
Jul 10, 2008 at 10:27 AM
funny!!
wats it for
skippednote
Jul 10, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Why have they kept such a thing
j1n M@tt
Jul 10, 2008 at 10:39 AM
^^they r called Easter Eggs among programmers.....its for making programmers in a relaxed mood when development process smokes their brains.....
Zangetsu
Jul 10, 2008 at 10:59 AM
:( this doesnt work in FF2
M
Jul 10, 2008 at 11:21 AM
hahahaha... good one... they should make some more interactive Easter Eggs ;)
krazzy
krazzy #10
Jul 10, 2008 at 11:43 AM
Good good.
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ThinkFree #11
Jul 10, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Nice
Kl@w-24
Kl@w-24 #13
Jul 10, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Nice!!! :D
j1n M@tt
j1n M@tt #14
Jul 10, 2008 at 12:17 PM
in the about:robots page press the Try Again button.........!!?!! :p
unni
unni #15
Jul 10, 2008 at 1:08 PM
In the spirit of the Firefox 3 firstrun pages, I would like to permanently
commemorate the noble deeds of the robot community in their fight for an open
web. The proposed format for this is an about:robots page that will change the
favicons for all open and future tabs in the current browser session to the
blinking robot favicon.

Courtesy of beltzner, the suggested interaction is:
- User types about:robots
- about:config/netError styled page with a large robot graphic and tagline will
appear
- all current favicons will change to the animated robot favicon
- there will be a button, and clicking it will undo the favicon changes and
close the tab (note: what if this is the only page open?)

Suggested strings for the tagline:
"We have come to visit you with peace and goodwill!" (beltzner; The Day The
Earth Stood Still)
"Robots are taking over!" (jslater; random)
"Welcome Humans! I am ready for you" (pkim)
"0.68 seconds sir. For an android, that is nearly an eternity" (pkim)
"I know you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's
something I cannot allow to happen" (pkim)

Suggested strings for the button text:
"Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!" (beltzner; The Day The Earth Stood Still; used to
stop the robot Gort from destroying the earth)


Other suggestions for the tagline and button are welcome, but we need to decide
on this quickly.

jslater will be working on the graphic in the same style as the existing
firstrun ones, and any direction/ideas for it are welcome.

In order to make beta4, we will need to move quickly on this important
recognition of robotic generosity.
Read more here
Garbage
Garbage #16
Jul 10, 2008 at 1:17 PM
was posted here by vishal gupta whn FF Beta 3 was released...
Any way... Thanks for sharing...
Vishal Gupta
Jul 10, 2008 at 2:12 PM
^^ True. Posted here:

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=833024&postcount=19
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The Conqueror #18
Jul 10, 2008 at 3:16 PM
Thanks VG
x3060
x3060 #19
Jul 11, 2008 at 5:10 AM
thanks for the easter egg.
NucleusKore
Jul 11, 2008 at 9:05 AM
*img525.imageshack.us/img525/3672/ff31ze1.th.png

*img154.imageshack.us/img154/4243/ff32ig7.th.png

Nothing happens when I click Please don't click here again
j1n M@tt
j1n M@tt #22
Jul 11, 2008 at 11:16 AM
^^the button disappears.......so u wont click that anymore :p
NucleusKore
Jul 11, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Oh ok, that's it
D@rekills4
Jul 11, 2008 at 1:44 PM
How did you find this Eastern Egg
casanova
casanova #25
Jul 11, 2008 at 3:36 PM
This might just give an idea where FF4 would be heading to.
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The Conqueror #26
Jul 11, 2008 at 3:41 PM
^^ I dont get you??
dOm1naTOr
dOm1naTOr #27
Jul 11, 2008 at 11:14 PM
its a relatively old news. I saw it somewhere when FF3 was released.

U can also try this code

about:Mozilla
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clifford #28
Jul 11, 2008 at 11:25 PM
I got some more

about kitchensink

about:config

about:cache

about:credits

about:license

about:buildconfig

…and my favorite today:

about:mozilla

Try them out for the heck of it....
dOm1naTOr
dOm1naTOr #29
Jul 12, 2008 at 12:23 AM
good one dude
phreak0ut
phreak0ut #31
Jul 12, 2008 at 6:53 PM
Thank you! it's great!
Tech.Masti
Jul 13, 2008 at 1:12 AM
Thanks for sharing
amrawtanshx
Jul 13, 2008 at 1:55 AM
Thank you ....
Now Robots to welcome me
A
Jul 13, 2008 at 11:00 PM
really funny.........
ilugd
ilugd #35
Jul 13, 2008 at 11:29 PM
@clifford: since it was your favorite, check this out. *www.mozilla.org/book/
pushkaraj
pushkaraj #36
Jul 14, 2008 at 12:17 AM
Nice info:)
R
Jul 14, 2008 at 9:28 PM
We have come to visit you in peace and with goodwill!
* Robots may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

* Robots have seen things you people wouldn't believe.

* Robots are Your Plastic Pal Who's Fun To Be With.

* Robots have shiny metal posteriors which should not be bitten.












And they have a plan.
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clifford #38
Jul 22, 2008 at 12:13 AM
@ilugd..way to go bro... loved it
~Phenom~
~Phenom~ #39
Jul 22, 2008 at 9:50 AM
nice :)