Andy Chase

I vaguely remember thinking April Fools' Day was kind of funny as a kid, but since I was the kid most likely to be the target of schoolyard pranksters I was probably over that by oh, second grade.



I didn't pay much attention to April Fools' day online last year because I was too worried about where my next paycheck was going to come from... but the glut of fake news stories and 'hacks' (in the MIT sense of the word) today was just plain annoying, and a little bit disquieting. And if the general reaction to Slashdot's all day crapfest is any indication, it's not just me.



The gag is so played that each new fake news story reminds me of a fat, pimply Comp/Sci major with B.O. nudging me with his elbow and snorting "Get It??? Get It??? It's April Fools day, so we made up a fake news story!" Over and over and over again, until the joke that wasn't funny in the first place just makes me want to kill them.