Cake mistake: This cake was supposed to have a “cap” on it!
From Parcelles d’Infini: Promenade au jardin d’Escher (“Pieces of Infinity: A walk through Escher’s Garden”)
Wired (UK): What’s inside the Most Exclusive Website on the internet?
More than 45,000 people are currently in line to get access to the so-called “Most Exclusive Website” on the internet — and most of them have no real idea of what lies beyond the entry line.
The website is simple, and the concept both alluring and incredibly frustrating; you go to mostexclusivewebsite.com, take a “ticket”, and wait for your turn to come inside. Every 60 seconds someone gets admitted, and the line shuffles forward.
It’s like the launch of a “slow rollout” email service or social network, but pointless.
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If you make it inside, the site turns blue and you get to post a comment on the message board. If you do, you see a rotating slideshow of cat pictures until your time inside is up. Because the internet.
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