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Google Fun - Personalized homepage hacks
Google recently launched their beautified personalized homepage themes. These themes provide a nice contrast to the once boring whiteness of the traditional Google layout. But lurking deep inside the XML there stands some interesting tidbits. The "Easter Eggs" that Marissa Mayer hinted about not that long ago are scattered about the themes, and appear at certain time specific interval. Two decimal places past Pi (3.14) as a matter of fact, will see a new skin overlay appear at 3:14 AM local time on top of your selected theme, and stay there for one minute. The XML files for the overlays can be found here, with the time changes noted inside:
For instance, here is a snapshot of good old Nessy:
Who wants to see more Easter Eggs in Google? I do!
[via Tony Ruscoe]
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Brandon said 4:40PM on 3-21-2007
Nice how the one that I picked to use is the only skin that doesn't have a "time_entry"...:(
Boooooooo Google, booo!!!
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Brandon said 4:42PM on 3-21-2007
I really think these should have a small animation with them... Maybe animated rain or birds or something...just to add a bit more to it.
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