{"id":329,"date":"2013-04-02T19:00:33","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maverickmav.com.au\/blog\/?p=329"},"modified":"2013-04-02T19:40:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T08:40:08","slug":"the-mav-wrap-up-april-fools-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickmav.com.au\/blog\/the-mav-wrap-up-april-fools-special\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mav Wrap up &#8211; April Fool&#8217;s special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">April Fool\u2019s Day is always a big day for the more mischievous of the lot, but the rest of us enjoy it just as much, as long as our role is that of spectators. But it wasn\u2019t just a day full of pranks. Here\u2019s our round-up of the most arresting technology and design news from yesterday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Top 10 YouTube Prank Videos:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Parents Tell Children That Their Halloween Candy is Over<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"444\" height=\"256\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/_YQpbzQ6gzs?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"444\" height=\"256\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/_YQpbzQ6gzs?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">April Fool\u2019s obviously initiated a flurry of prank videos on YouTube, but the YouTube took the time to sift and curate the best of the lot. To see the full list of videos, click<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2013\/04\/01\/youtube-10-prank-videos\/\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Game of Thrones Autotune:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">HBO\u2019s super-popular \u00a0series Game of Thrones returned for a 3rd season this past Sunday night, sending the internet fandom into a tizzy. As a result, \u00a0an auto tune remix of Arya\u2019s list of enemies with the house motto \u2018A Lannister always pays his debts\u2019, is now a thing. Don\u2019t believe us?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=uZV4R0M8ogM\"> See for yourself<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Amazon Updates Cloud Drive:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Giving Dropbox and Google Drive some stiff competition in the area of cloud storage, Amazon has updated its<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/feature.html?ie=UTF8&amp;docId=1000828861\"> Cloud Drive<\/a> service with desktop file-syncing feature, which was lacking since its May 2012 launch. &#8220;The updated app makes it simple for users to put files in Cloud Drive and to access them from any of their computers, ensuring that they always have access to the latest version of their files from home and on the road,&#8221; the company states.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Thierry Cohen\u2019s Cities Without Light Pollution:<\/p>\n<p><b><b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/jLyvuZwSRkcuQ20rX1XA1TB8KgAmVUSlKWh54P0jFunX7tN2QVlUF9h-xrc7FXvVuA1y-LwoLSxL9pmsm-fXM-cQpy05YfuTC-IWEEFZ8RChNZ1LwcMTK0bw\" width=\"665\" height=\"444\" \/><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We have always been fans of great graphic design work combined with astounding photography to make a statement, and Thierry Cohen\u2019s \u2018Major Cities Without Light Pollution falls right under that bracket. The French photographer took nighttime pictures of major cityscapes and combined them with pictures of deserted places with corresponding angles and latitudes and the results are breathtaking. Kinda goes to show what we\u2019re all missing. See the<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.smithsonianmag.com\/artscience\/2013\/03\/darkened-cities\"> full story and images here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April Fool\u2019s Day is always a big day for the more mischievous of the lot, but the rest of us enjoy it just as much, as long as our role is that of spectators. But it wasn\u2019t just a day full of pranks. 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