Github 404 page

config_yml | karma 955 | avg karma 4.21 · 2010-12-31 22:25:36+00:00

I love the github guys for their attention to detail, the 500 page is also worth seeing: https://github.com/500

ek | karma 979 | avg karma 6.48 · 2010-12-31 23:37:04+00:00

Monkey Island, perhaps? Or am I wrong?

nanexcool | karma 674 | avg karma 4.01 · 2010-12-31 17:59:13

Looks more like Wile E. Coyote

config_yml | karma 955 | avg karma 4.21 · 2010-12-31 18:05:20

Ah yes, Road Runner is what I was thinking

ghotli | karma 2202 | avg karma 4.5 · 2010-12-31 17:46:42

I like this one better than the 404.

danpker | karma 113 | avg karma 3.23 · 2010-12-31 17:05:59

Make sure you move your mouse over the image.

dfischer | karma 2025 | avg karma 2.14 · 2010-12-31 18:03:10

Woah. How do you do it? Magic?

Mithrandir | karma 4521 | avg karma 5.99 · 2010-12-31 18:05:57

Javascript.

judofyr | karma 6289 | avg karma 7.01 · 2010-12-31 18:08:37

Magic. Got it.

Groxx | karma 17784 | avg karma 2.5 · 2011-01-01 02:41:02+00:00

Black magic.

pjscott | karma 9654 | avg karma 3.46 · 2011-01-01 00:18:54+00:00

Looks like parallax scrolling, like we saw in some old side-scroller games:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax_scrolling

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fung | karma 2 | avg karma 1.0 · 2011-01-01 14:44:24+00:00

http://webdev.stephband.info/jparallax/

effkay | karma 47 | avg karma 3.92 · 2010-12-31 23:26:47+00:00

this is the most awesome thing i've seen in 2011 so far

Legion | karma 5005 | avg karma 6.62 · 2011-01-01 01:06:13+00:00

I was liking this page back in 2010, noob.

Groxx | karma 17784 | avg karma 2.5 · 2010-12-31 20:52:29

this is the most awesome reply i've seen in 2011 so far

brass_cannon | karma 40 | avg karma 1.43 · 2011-01-01 03:12:21+00:00

I was liking that reply in 2010, noob (technically true, living in Chicago).

nanexcool | karma 674 | avg karma 4.01 · 2010-12-31 23:26:47+00:00

Octocat's name is Octobi Wan Catnobi (view source)

ianl | karma 363 | avg karma 3.36 · 2010-12-31 17:30:15

This made my day.

kacy | karma 2578 | avg karma 15.08 · 2010-12-31 17:38:56

This is so cool! Imagine the future of web based gaming where it detects your head movement (like the mouse). So close to 3D! :-)

eam | karma 901 | avg karma 2.48 · 2010-12-31 17:44:28

Their 503 https://github.com/503 collection of random github-approved youtube videos.

pjhyett | karma 2001 | avg karma 9.26 · 2011-01-01 00:41:16+00:00

Wow, that takes me back. It's sad to see so many of those videos have been removed in the last three years.

Groxx | karma 17784 | avg karma 2.5 · 2011-01-01 02:37:22+00:00

  window.onload = function() {
    var videoIds = [
      ...
      'Yu_moia-oVI', // rickroll
      ...

Awesome.

sdghrtrt | karma 1 | avg karma 0.12 · 2011-01-01 00:09:32+00:00

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marcinw | karma 742 | avg karma 6.4 · 2010-12-31 18:10:12

Cute, but damn onmouseover on the iPad.... :(

oconnore | karma 3714 | avg karma 4.41 · 2011-01-01 00:28:14+00:00

I don't think GitHub markets to devices that can't run Git[Hub].

Xuzz | karma 2412 | avg karma 4.25 · 2010-12-31 18:37:52

I use Git on my iPad all the time, from Cydia/Telesphoreo. Sure, it's unsupported, but it works great. (Link: http://cydia.saurik.com/package/git)

sdghrtrt | karma 1 | avg karma 0.12 · 2011-01-01 00:12:20+00:00

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meatsock | karma 369 | avg karma 1.31 · 2011-01-01 01:00:22+00:00

sorry this page doesn't seem to load for me.

meatsock | karma 369 | avg karma 1.31 · 2011-01-01 02:01:39+00:00

... all i get is a 404 warning. =(

burke | karma 3472 | avg karma 4.0 · 2011-01-01 02:46:07+00:00

That's kind of the point. It's a nice 404 page.

meatsock | karma 369 | avg karma 1.31 · 2011-01-01 02:47:18+00:00

it's a joke. don't forget to tip your waitress.

siddhant | karma 2379 | avg karma 8.98 · 2011-01-01 01:06:32+00:00

The 404 page on Blippy is worth a mention too - http://blippy.com/404

ComputerGuru | karma 29702 | avg karma 4.11 · 2011-01-01 01:13:37+00:00

"worth a mention!?"

It gets a golden award! My cousin and I spent a good 5 minutes poking, prodding, chasing, and otherwise abusing that poor unicorn all over the screen!

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Groxx | karma 17784 | avg karma 2.5 · 2011-01-01 02:39:21+00:00

Awww, it ends!

a5seo | karma 2427 | avg karma 4.66 · 2010-12-31 23:26:48

Wish it were a double rainbow.

landhar | karma 820 | avg karma 3.89 · 2010-12-31 19:29:02

The link seems broken, it didn't get me where I wanted.

bootload | karma 37441 | avg karma 4.0 · 2011-01-01 02:17:06+00:00

Reddit has/had a good 404 ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/2835213914/in/set-7215... though I liked their general error report better ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/98158858/in/set-721576... "sorry broke: looks like we shouldn't have stopped using lisp..."

WalterGR | karma 4364 | avg karma 1.3 · 2010-12-31 20:35:18

Actually it's far more common to get the "You broke Reddit" error message. There are a couple more in rotation. I haven't seen the "9/11 changed everything" one in a while, so they may have wisely stopped using that one.

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aw3c2 | karma 11791 | avg karma 3.66 · 2010-12-31 20:51:23

All those creative error pages make me think that it might be a great "dear team, maybe you fancy hacking some funny or exciting non-related webdesign stuff in your free time. If you create something nice and want to, we can use it as our error page" motivation to have your programmers space out and hack as they like while still contributing to the project.

technoweenie | karma 1554 | avg karma 6.19 · 2011-01-01 03:10:20+00:00

Or, you hire an illustrator to do a quick gig: http://twitter.com/#!/cameronmcefee/status/20917220263600129

jrockway | karma 72069 | avg karma 3.74 · 2011-01-01 03:18:33+00:00

So I tried moving my mouse left and right while closing my right and left eyes. Alternate fast enough and it really looks 3D!

savrajsingh | karma 1826 | avg karma 2.99 · 2011-01-01 04:28:53+00:00

I thought it would present some ui allowing you to enter the code for the page. "page not found? This is github, so you write it. :)"

aesacus | karma 2 | avg karma 2.0 · 2011-01-01 04:42:00+00:00

The 3d effect is achieved using JParallax

substack | karma 1135 | avg karma 5.43 · 2010-12-31 22:43:52

For extra fun, type this in the address bar while on the github 404 page:

    javascript:var theta = 0; setInterval(function () { theta += 0.05; parallax({ pageX : (Math.sin(theta) + 1) * 1000, pageY : (Math.cos(theta) + 1) * 1000}) }, 50)

laughinghan | karma 2896 | avg karma 3.54 · 2010-12-31 23:34:00

Am I the first person to go "Woah! That's cool!" then look at the code and instantly go "WTF?!"?

  - Browser sniffing using `document.all` to test for IE

  - Browser sniffing at all!

  - Aborting `trace` rather than just removing it

  - In `init`, repeatedly calling `document.getElementById` with the same `id`
    instead of storing them in variables

  - Calling `document.getElementById` every time `parallax`, the `mousemove` event
    handler, is triggered rather than `init` storing them *once* in variables that
    `parallax` has access to