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Robot easter egg

Type "about:robots" in Firefox 3.0 to see this little Klaatu barada nikto from our benevolent metallic brethren. [Thanks, Jay!]

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Posted by: Blithe on June 23, 2008 at 4:37 PM

Correction

It needs to be...

about:robots

without a space.

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Posted by: Bret on June 23, 2008 at 5:27 PM

Button

Be sure to click the try again button.. Twice in fact.

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Posted by: Evan on June 23, 2008 at 5:47 PM

The people present exhibit 204 why Firefox is better than IE.

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Posted by: Gareth Branwyn on June 23, 2008 at 6:01 PM

@Blithe
Thanks. (I knew that!)

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Posted by: Matt on June 24, 2008 at 4:43 AM

Why is it that you can press the button twice? What's up with that secret message about "not pressing the button"? And what is 204?

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Posted by: Elizabeth on June 24, 2008 at 6:28 AM

@Matt
The admonishment not to press the button is a "Hitchhikers Guide" reference. As is the "Your plastic pal who's fun to be with".

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Posted by: Mett on June 24, 2008 at 10:12 AM

sp ver

The spanish version says something like "The robots have shiny metal posteriors that should not be SUCKED" (in spanish).

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