Cryptid Computer Creature

jdjohn
jdjohn Posts: 3,162
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If I don't login into my work VPN first before going to certain URLs, I get this guy in Firefox:
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What the heck is that supposed to be...some sort of 'zilla' creature?
"This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
"Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,140
    It looks like it's related to the original Mozilla dinosaur. Is this in Firefox?

    Here's a short link to an image search - Short Link

    And here's a link to a discussion about it on Reddit. Neat.
    https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/8vxlps/what_exactly_is_that_cartoon_organism_on_firefoxs/
    I disabled signatures.
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,162
    Thanks for the links, Scott. Yes, this was from Firefox, and I suspected it was a zilla.
    Weird representation of Mozilla...especially the mouth and 'fang'.

    Not surprising that some of our company's web-based apps work better on Firefox, and some are better on IE. I use Chrome for personal stuff.
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,140
    Same here. I have to use three sometimes four browsers.
    I disabled signatures.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,909
    edited August 2020
    it's a chubby little dino with xs for eyes. Po' thang...

    EDIT: upon closer inspection, he/she/they appears to be squinting.

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    PS I use an analog browser -- so much warmer and richer than the brittle, sterile "accuracy" of the digital ones...

    B)
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,162
    This one looks happier:
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    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,909
    jdjohn wrote: »
    This one looks happier:
    r3tt9et9g95h.jpg

    he/she/they found what they were looking for.

    https://youtu.be/yMnW0W5Aqy8
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,603
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    hksin3vuh7gu.png

    If you turn it upside down it looks like hello kitty with one eye poked out.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,909
    Dang -- 'cause you know I'm gonna do it...

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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,162
    Look like Hello Kitty had a rough night! :D
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,901
    edited August 2020
    That’s Zilla trying to read a map while drunk.

    He is trying to find the site for you with one eye.

    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,140
    ...after getting turned into a a Peep.
    I disabled signatures.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,909
    msg wrote: »
    ...after getting turned into a a Peep.

    a fate worse than death
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    He is related to the Noid (remember that?)
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,162
    Joe, you say that like the Noid is a thing of the past. True nerds still run Android!
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Dominos Noid
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,909
    avoid the noid.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,576
    My noids came out with my tonsils...
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,162
    Wow, I went the wrong direction with that. Noid vs. Droid :#
    Here's said Noid...to be avoided:
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    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,113
    I have been reading the above posts and replacing "noid" with "roid" to give myself a chuckle. :p
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    Dropped Firefox a long time ago due to their political crap. Wish companies would stop preaching social justice and other political positions and just put out a product.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,909
    or this guy/these guys, perhaps?

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  • CGTIII
    CGTIII Posts: 1,080
    FWIW - I now normally use and recommend the SlimJet browser. Faster, ad blocking built in, Chrome extension compatible, etc.
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    No doc:

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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,162
    The fact that I even knew the term 'cryptid' (for titling this thread) should tell you that I've been watching waaay too much Travel Channel :# They seem to have cornered the market on shows about the paranormal.
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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