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Mozilla Firefox ‘s Robots Want To Take Over the World April 8, 2008

Posted by showmescifi in scifi.
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Forget about SkyNet. The open source Mozilla Firefox 3 browser is controlled by robots.

Don’t believe me?

Type in:

about:robots

In the address bar of Firefox 3 Beta 5 and you’ll see what I mean (or just click the thumbnail below).

The developers of Firefox (let’s call them robot sympathizers) have put all kinds of hidden messages about their plot for world domination.

Among them is one of Asimov’s Laws of Robots

A Cylon hint

As well as the line “Gort! Klaatu barada nikto” – which is a line from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). The phrase was used to stop the robot Gort.

And I bet you thought there was no link between the worlds of open source browser development and SciFi…

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Jonny's avatar 1. Jonny - April 9, 2008

Wow, that is crazy. That is what happens when nerds start coding, they put in jokes that only other nerds find funny. I know, I am one of them 😛

robot's avatar 2. robot - June 14, 2008

hi
about:crashes

robot's avatar 3. robot - June 14, 2008

aaaaaaand
about:about


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