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Hidden in F12: Why Big Tech talks to you in the Console 🛠️
As a web engineer (17+ years exp), I love finding "Easter eggs" where nobody looks. The browser console isn't just for bugs—it's a secret marketing channel.
The "Security" Warning 🛡️ Facebook, PayPal, and Snapchat use huge red letters or "STOP" signs to prevent Self-XSS attacks. Ironically, it’s the best ad for hacking I’ve ever seen!
Secret Job Board 💼 Companies like Etsy, NYT, and Tumblr hide hiring ads right in the console. NYT's favorite: "All the code that's fit to window.print()!"
Pure Poetry 🏮 Baidu’s console messages read like modern AI poetry.
Read the full deep-dive with screenshots here: 🔗 tovstonos.com/...
Ever found a job or a meme in the console? Share your best finds! 👇
Which site has the craziest console Easter egg you’ve ever found? 🕵️ I’m still waiting for someone to beat Tumblr’s Guy Fieri memes. Drop your favorites (or weirdest finds) below! 👇
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Some of the features I used:
-🧙♂️Data binding for character customization
-🃏Lists for game settings and in-game playing cards
-📱Responsive layout
-📜Rive scripts to simplify game code
Play the demo now: querent.games
Fantastic work, do you plan the final animation to be morphing every few seconds or are you just testing which variant works better?
I am all in for variant 6.
UI pass update ✅
Dark neon arcade look is coming together: board + HUD + new snake/food styling.
Next: wire the UI into the Lua engine + add start/restart + test responsive web embed.
The dark neon board with cyan and teal scan lines is such a perfect fit for a snake game. Wiring that board + HUD + food styling into a Lua engine and making it responsive is no small task. That compile time of 11 minutes in the console log cracked me up. Keep going, this is shaping up really well.
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