How to Play Chrome's Hidden 'Dinosaur Game' and Firefox's 'Unicorn Pong' (howtogeek.com) 28
How-To Geek has discovered three of the world's most popular web browsers contain Easter Eggs:
It seems like every browser has a hidden game these days. Chrome has a dinosaur game, Edge has surfing, and Firefox has . . . unicorn pong? Yep, you read that right — here's how to play it.
First, open Firefox. Click the hamburger menu (the three horizontal lines) at the upper right, and then click "Customize." On the "Customize Firefox" tab, you'll see a list of interface elements to configure the toolbar. Click and drag all the toolbar items except "Flexible Space" into the "Overflow Menu" on the right.
Click the Unicorn button that appears at the bottom of the window....
There's screenshots in the article illustrating all of the steps — and the result.
First, open Firefox. Click the hamburger menu (the three horizontal lines) at the upper right, and then click "Customize." On the "Customize Firefox" tab, you'll see a list of interface elements to configure the toolbar. Click and drag all the toolbar items except "Flexible Space" into the "Overflow Menu" on the right.
Click the Unicorn button that appears at the bottom of the window....
There's screenshots in the article illustrating all of the steps — and the result.
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Remove the URL bar (Score:2)
But keep the hidden games.
Re:Remove the URL bar (Score:5, Insightful)
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Anything legitimate you need to access should be available and reachable via Google search.
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How to remove the easter egg games? (Score:1)
I'd rather have an article explaining how to compile Chromium without easter eggs. Chromium is so big and bloated as it is, why do I need a dopey dinosaur game taking up memory when I don't even want it?
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Re:Remove the URL bar (Score:4, Interesting)
Why would anyone want a web browser without a URL bar?
Anyone? Not so much. But Google / Microsoft (Bing)? So you have to use a search engine, like Google/Bing, to access everything and they can track even more information about you and direct your browsing more.
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Not sure about you but I browse web pages not URL bars. The only time I ever use the URL is to copy and paste it somewhere. Otherwise bookmarks and search is where it's at unless you fancy the old archaic world.
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How do you e.g. copy a URL from a text message on your phone and type it into a safe browser (e.g. in a VM) to see if what that dodgy link does? In addition, many phishing scams work well with precisely because people no longer read urls and see something's fishy in a url that looks like https://uk-gov.tax-rebates.in/ [tax-rebates.in].
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Paste the URL into the search bar, then if it looks good I click the enter key after which the entire mess disappears as it should. ... Is this another one of those situations where an seasoned professional can't figure out something that dumb users simply do intuitively?
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Update it myself as required
Google fails to be part of the equation
You're dumb even for a troll. Go back to 4chan/b/ and fapping to transsexual porn, that's all you're good for apparently.
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No wonder you voted for Chump
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Yes makes perfect sense. You have:
a) A URL bar which brings absolutely nothing of value to 99% of people, and for those who do value it they just click on it. For those 99% it's just a pointless distraction at the top of the page, often full of senseless gibberish.
b) A mini game which is completely hidden nearly all the time, which also requires a click to activate.
Perfectly consistent and offering the same better user experience.
6 years (Score:2)
That's how late How-To Geek is to the party. ... well that's only 4 months old but MS is always late to the party.
Chrome: Introduced the dinosaur in 2014
Firefox: Introduced the unicorn in 2015
Edge:
I think it's about time How-To Geek turned in their Geek card.
Okay, that was really stupid (Score:2)
This article and the waste of programmer brain cycles is one step removed from click bait.
"Go to customize" (Score:2)
On the "Customize Firefox" tab, you'll see a list of interface elements to configure the toolbar. Click and drag all the toolbar items except "Flexible Space" into the "Overflow Menu" on the right.
Will this screw up my toolbar? Given how much trendy UI nonsense is going on these days, you can never tell how these innocent, playful hacks could screw everything up.
Back in my day, Easter Eggs could be accessed by holding 10 keyboard keys at the same time.
And they made it manageable (Score:2)
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My daughter got a Chromebook issued to her for remote school. First thing she did (or maybe second, after having me put in the Netflix password) was try to play the dinosaur game. The school had disabled it. I was surprised they had management hooks built in to their Easter egg. It's literally only there when you're not connected; what do they think they're accomplishing by disabling it?
Encouraging kids to disconnect to have fun?