Ionrock Dot Org

It is pretty amazing how much time I spend reading articles on technology. With all the news sites about programming, open source, linux, gnome, etc., I feel like a tech news junkie. This has made my prime material for April Fools. I can't tell you how many times April 1st rolls around and I am reading some unbelievable story about Microsoft going bankrupt due to years of padding the books and thinking to myself, "This is Nuts!!!" The next thing I know I am calling Lauren to tell her the news and looking around on other news site for more details. When I can't find any I return to reading slashdot to find yet another story making no sense whatsoever. By this time a third story has caught my attention and I am thinking the world has turned upside down. I usually end up reading the comments on one of these "jokes" and realize the occasion.

The first couple times I did this I laughed so hard I almost cried. I couldn't believe I had been duped so easily. As time went on I became somewhat prepared. I still lost track of the date but I usually would put two and two together before trying to send mass mailings to let the world know of my discoveries. Now I simple have a chuckle and move on looking for some "real" news. At this point though I am pretty tired of it. There are stories that are obvious and others that could be considered crazy that may be a joke to somebody but I really can't tell. It is really too bad I caught on because it is a lot more fun to get duped than it is to read silly headlines. With that said, I did think this was pretty funny. Happy April Fools Day!