{"id":3999,"date":"2011-04-01T21:38:14","date_gmt":"2011-04-02T02:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=3999"},"modified":"2023-12-03T21:45:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T03:45:24","slug":"noisestash-roundup-april-fool-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/04\/noisestash-roundup-april-fool-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Noisestash Roundup, April Fool edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bushbieber.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"4001\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/04\/noisestash-roundup-april-fool-edition\/bushbieber\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bushbieber.jpg?fit=500%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bushbieber\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bushbieber.jpg?fit=500%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bushbieber.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4001\" title=\"bushbieber\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bushbieber.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bushbieber.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bushbieber.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Something in this list is a lie. Perhaps all of it. I&#8217;ll let you be the judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s be honest. Today is a slow news day. If anything amazing happened, we wouldn&#8217;t believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re one of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?author=3\">those types<\/a> that hates the tomfoolery that defines April Fools Day, you should roll that stone back over the door of your cave and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/65864235\/home-beer-brewing-system-15-gallon\">brew some beer<\/a>. More awesomeness after the jump: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rebecca Black - Friday\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kfVsfOSbJY0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Look, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/04\/please-pardon-our-dust\/\">we won April Fools day<\/a>. Let&#8217;s just get that out of the way. (Whatup Nick Denton.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Noisecast-Redesign.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"653\" data-attachment-id=\"4010\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/04\/noisestash-roundup-april-fool-edition\/noisecast-redesign\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Noisecast-Redesign.jpg?fit=1365%2C653&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1365,653\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Noisecast Redesign\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Noisecast-Redesign.jpg?fit=602%2C287&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Noisecast-Redesign.jpg?resize=1365%2C653&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4010\" title=\"Noisecast Redesign\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Noisecast-Redesign.jpg?w=1365&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Noisecast-Redesign.jpg?resize=300%2C143&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Noisecast-Redesign.jpg?resize=1024%2C489&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wanna see all the other pranks on the web? Hit <a href=\"http:\/\/aprilfoolsdayontheweb.com\/\">this<\/a> up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget, we&#8217;re still in the middle of Survival week and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/04\/how-to-survive-a-dalek-invasion\/\">today was Daleks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sort of a light day on news so bear with us, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2011\/04\/01\/radio-shack-to-get-t-mobile-sidekick-4g-on-april-20th\/\">RadioShack may be getting the new T-Mobile Sidekick.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fukushima Nuclear plant recreated in <a href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/#!5787914\/fukushima-nuclear-plant-recreated-in-fallout-3\/gallery\/1\">Fallout 3<\/a>. It&#8217;s never too soon for works of art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I only hope these robots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2011\/04\/01\/surgical-robot-builds-tiny-paper-airplane-video\/\">don&#8217;t make paper airplanes inside me<\/a> or while they&#8217;re supposed to be saving my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gross, sweat powered <a href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/#!5787922\/the-wii-controller-thats-powered-by-sweat\">Wii controller<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t care about this article and it&#8217;s content, but did not realize it had already <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/external\/readwriteweb\/2011\/04\/01\/01readwriteweb-the-ipad-turns-one-my-top-10-ipad-apps-over-43458.html\">been a year since the iPad came out<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nerds. Sometimes you redeem yourselves by becoming billionaires and sometimes you shame us all by calling yourselves lame things like&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/external\/venturebeat\/2011\/03\/31\/31venturebeat-silicon-valley-singles-all-about-queer-decad-66737.html\">decadent robots<\/a> on online dating sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think I&#8217;ll file this under &#8220;lolwut?&#8221; facebook being&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2011\/04\/01\/facebook-zuckerberg-sued-for-1-billion-after-not-removing-a-page-fast-enough\/\">sued for $1 billion for not taking down a page fast enough<\/a>&#8230; a page that has nothing to do with the man suing. *not sure if serious*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is this a joke? Do you get <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehac.kr\/fYeu5i\">a month of HULU plus free<\/a> with IE9?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is this real? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/news\/201104\/01041980.html\">Did Sony really Pwn Nintendo in Japan in 2010<\/a>? Both outselling the Wii and Ds with the PS3 and PSP?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you an internet pirate? Are you a freedom lover? Are you a person who uses the internet and feels like reading? Well this Ars writeup about <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/news\/2011\/04\/why-the-us-needs-to-censor-pirate-websites.ars\">the attempts to handle internet piracy<\/a> is worth your perusal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protip: If you&#8217;re going to sue someone for pirating your movie, you might want to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/threatlevel\/2011\/04\/nude-nuns\/\">own it first<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m genuinely excited about Windows 8 (Windows 7 is the rare Microsoft OS that I love to death.) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgr.com\/2011\/04\/01\/windows-8-to-have-windows-phone-like-tile-ui-report-claims\/\">I&#8217;m not sure how I feel about it possibly getting Windows Phone 7 pedigree though<\/a>. I like it for a phone, but not a desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/#!5787824\/10-things-made-possible-by-poop\">10 Things made possible by poop<\/a>. Whatever I happen to be dying from that requires a poop transplant from someone else, kindly leave me alone and let me just die. Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, that&#8217;s a wrap folks. See you on Monday with another roundup. Don&#8217;t forget, we&#8217;re still in the middle of survival week(ish) and will be through on Tuesday with a wrap up on Wednesday. Tomorrow is Alien invasion day. Have a great weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A look at some of the top April Fools Day pranks and real news stories of the day. 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