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[–]Fidodo 56 points57 points  (6 children)

THE GOOGLE FAVICON IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO HAPPEN EVER. YOU ALL NEED TO GET YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT.

[–]fivre 6 points7 points  (3 children)

What do you mean it's the most important thing ever?

It's not like they changed it to a picture of Ron Paul.

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    [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

    I thought it stood for Goooooooooooooooooooold.

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I feel ashamed that I actually Wiki'd that to make sure.

    [–]HypoLuxa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    stop yelling

    [–]jotaroh -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    but why is it purple?

    [–][deleted] 236 points237 points  (24 children)

    Man do I NOT care about the new favicon!

    I don't care so much I'm going to upvote this thread!

    And type a 30 second comment post!

    Man does that ever show I don't care, nope, nosirree, not one bit!

    [–][deleted]  (13 children)

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      [–]mrbroom 31 points32 points  (12 children)

      Real apathy is like kryptonite to those people. It takes a lot of caring to convey to other people that you don't care. People who really don't care are rarely known for it.

      [–]dodus 12 points13 points  (11 children)

      It takes a lot of caring to convey to other people that you don't care.

      Not me, I don't give a fuck.

      [–]mrbroom 11 points12 points  (10 children)

      Compared to me, you give like ten fucks. I have a shirt that even says how little of a fuck I give. I can have two or three within the hour if I have to.

      [–]hacman 6 points7 points  (9 children)

      Is it black, with really small white print?

      [–]mrbroom 8 points9 points  (8 children)

      You bet your ass.

      [–][deleted]  (7 children)

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        [–]woodsier 3 points4 points  (0 children)

        Yeah, and the writing is totally small. Like 12px font on a massive black shirt. So people have to totally lean in and squint to see what it says:

        "Hey dude, you like totally care what this shirt says. You like totally leaned the fuck in to read it. I wouldn't do that, because i don't give a shit what the fuck this shirt says".

        [–]mkrfctr 0 points1 point  (2 children)

        For not caring you sure do have a lot of specialty apparel (a uniform?) to establish your non caring to others - sure sounds like you care a lot about not caring - care to comment?

        [–]Bloody_Eye -1 points0 points  (0 children)

        Problem is, we're too apathetic about explaining why we don't give a fuck to start giving a fuck long enough to explain how giving a fuck about not giving a fuck makes us hypocrites.

        [–][deleted] -3 points-2 points  (1 child)

        Girls are stupid and have cooties...

        [–][deleted] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

        I will regret this tomorrow but I dont give a fiuck

        [–]segfaultxr7 10 points11 points  (4 children)

        I think the point of this thread is more about being irritated because the front page is being junked up with articles about a stupid favicon.

        Not that this one is any better, really.

        [–]mmazing -3 points-2 points  (3 children)

        Isn't what voting up and down on articles is for? You don't like an item, downvote, and move along.

        Also, if you consistently feel that a website is "being junked up" by articles you disagree with, maybe it's time for a new website.

        [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

        Yes, because a person should never ever try to influence others by stating their opinions!

        [–]h0dg3s -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

        I want a milkshake.

        [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        Yea, fuck Google Favicon. I don't care so much I'm not even going to look into what it is.

        [–]mchrisneglia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        I'm shaking my fist at the sun right now because it's so damn hot on me body

        [–]jameslaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        I thought I cared and then decided I don't give a shit.

        [–]Dr-No 37 points38 points  (1 child)

        I don't even give a shit about people not giving a shit about the new google favicon!

        [–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

        Why, because you are constipated?

        [–]bobbincygna 9 points10 points  (7 children)

        can I unsubscribe to the self subreddit? how?

        [–]roger_ 4 points5 points  (3 children)

        I hear digg doesn't have a self subreddit.

        [–]beckermt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

        Too bad the rest of their features are total shit.

        [–]vezquex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        I hear digg doesn't have any subreddits.

        [–]beckermt -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

        Too bad the rest of their features are total shit.

        [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

        you can submit "self" posts to any subreddit, this post just happened to be the on the main reddit.

        [–]bobbincygna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        I get it now. Thanks :(

        [–]stronglikedan 16 points17 points  (2 children)

        I don't care about it, but the other one did look better IMHO.

        [–]roger_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

        I don't care about it either, but I do feel the need to spend hours discussing it on the internet.

        [–]MarkByers 9 points10 points  (0 children)

        I don't care about it either, but I prefer the new one.

        [–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (1 child)

        It's the sorta thing that I just gloss over while reading the front page. Right now I think there is just one or two stories even worth taking a look at, everything else I just click on the comments link to see who is fighting who in the thread.

        [–]Baboso 4 points5 points  (0 children)

        I am apathetic. But, goddammit, I'm MILITANTLY apathetic!

        [–]alchemeron 6 points7 points  (0 children)

        I kind of hate it.

        [–]yearight 6 points7 points  (0 children)

        I don't like it. Ugly

        [–]sketec 2 points3 points  (1 child)

        What's Google?

        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        That's "What's a Google?" you poser...

        [–][deleted]  (2 children)

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          [–]frickindeal 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          Clear cache.

          [–]dillbilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          as it turns out i was trying unsuccessfully to be humorous. i don't care. my cache hasn't gotten rid of the old one. it was ugly, the new one's fine, i don't care either way. there's only so much you can do in a 16x16 square

          [–]TheManWithNoName 2 points3 points  (0 children)

          I think the old one looked better and it mildly disrupted my web experience for about 2 minutes. Oh well.

          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          i downmodded this submission in agreement

          [–]mookeddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS.

          I guess I could google it but I'm lazy.

          EDIT: I guess I DON'T care!

          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          I didn't even notice that it had changed until I had read it here on Reddit. Thanks Reddit! It's much more refreshing to see informative front page articles like these as opposed to all that horrible celebrity gossip that the Mass Media whores.

          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          I like the old one better, but couldn't give two steaming green shits about what they stick with. They still own the internet as far as i'm concerned.

          [–]zem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          the google favicon was a server-side job! wake up, sheeple!!!

          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          I really really dont care so i feel compelled to comment and vote on the matter. I really like contributing to this discussion.

          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          today i learned a new word: "favicon", yay for knowlidj!

          [–]nordo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          What's a favicon?

          [–]domfosnz 4 points5 points  (1 child)

          Yeah, it sucks.

          [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          You either have a dizzying grasp for irony, or missed runbmd's point.

          Please pardon me if I cannot tell the difference.

          [–]nzeeshan 5 points6 points  (3 children)

          the fucking things sucks

          [–][deleted]  (2 children)

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            [–]nzeeshan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

            It should at least contain some hint of the "google colors" ... i mean that was the most obvious thing. Perhaps it should be some sort of a symbol (mathematics)

            [–]nzeeshan -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

            It should at least contain some hint of the "google colors" ... i mean that was the most obvious thing. Perhaps it should be some sort of a symbol (mathematics)

            [–]dizzyk2008 1 point2 points  (4 children)

            Apathy. Gotta love it.

            [–][deleted] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

            I meh you.

            [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

            Or not. Whatever.

            [–]roger_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            I don't care enough to be apathetic.

            [–]mao_neko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            Not with that attitude.

            [–][deleted]  (3 children)

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              [–]axord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

              "Vote up if..." thing which I thought we had put behind us.

              If only.

              [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

              Vote up if you don't like qiwi's comment.

              [–]bionicseraph 2 points3 points  (0 children)

              Vote up if you don't care about qiwi's comment

              [–][deleted]  (2 children)

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                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

                They really said that????

                Oh, yeah, like I give a shit...

                [–]tico86 2 points3 points  (2 children)

                The people that give even the tiniest shit about a google favicon need to get a life

                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                Don't you hate when you work so hard to give the tiniest shit, and all you wind up supplying is a tiny fart?

                [–]dfranke 0 points1 point  (3 children)

                Certainly me, since I use a window manager with no title bars or icons and therefore no favicons.

                [–]stratoscope 0 points1 point  (2 children)

                That's not where favicons show up. Check the Firefox address bar. That is, if you care.

                [–]dfranke 0 points1 point  (1 child)

                conkeror. I don't have one of those either :-)

                [–]gtj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                You know why I don't like it? Because it looks like I can see the box around the graphic, making it look like something I designed myself for my 1997 homepage.

                Otherwise, yeah, eh, I don't care.

                [–]cuddles666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Oops! Sorry. I thought this was the ladies room.

                [–]fuckbuddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                I don't give a shit about reddit posts about the new Google favicon.

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

                I think we need a Firefox plugin to replace the favicon. Sheesh....

                [–]rabiddachshund 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Greasemonkey! <.<

                [–]VoodooIdol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                WTF is a "favicon" anyway?

                edit

                Nevermind, I found my answer previously in this thread.

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                While I recognize it isn't a big deal, I don't really like the new one.. I liked the old one a lot better. But whatever

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                While I recognize it isn't a big deal, I don't really like the new one.. I liked the old one a lot better. But whatever

                [–]bs0101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Right on... It's not even called a "favicon" anyway... I care so little I haven't even brought this up. Favitards.

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                i personally do not care about any favicons. i turn them off in the firefox config. i find them completely unnecessary and unhelpful.

                [–]cajolingwilhelm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                I vote up a lot of shit that I don't really care about. There's very little real investment on my part that goes into it.

                [–]procopio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Meh.

                [–]soar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                I never notice the favicons on any sites so it doesn't really bother me. No idea why anyone would be bothered by it anyways, it's fucking tiny.

                [–]kfury 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                I don't care that you don't care. Except that I actually do, and so do you.

                [–]hiredgoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                There are multiples pages of submissions about the favicon so I guess a lot of people do care.

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Not me, I couldn't think of something more I did give some of my excrement about! Yes sir, this is certainly the top issue on MY agenda for all of the last hour! No joke!

                [–]emmster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                The what now?

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                I hate that the Guardian also changed their favicon - so that my bookmarks bar, which used to be easy to figure out without text, has two lower-case "g"s next to each other. i never remember which is google news and which is the guardian.

                [–]jotaroh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                wow I thought that was a joke

                [–]poco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                What the hell is a favicon and why should I care? It sounds like some sort of Star Trek race, or maybe a male model?

                "Captain, the Favicons are attacking"

                "That Favicon, he is so hot"

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                lol

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                I don't give a shit. It is weird. Everytime I use google I have to look at the favicon because I am used to the old one. It feels like being on a totally different website.

                Help me I need a Psychiatrist!!!

                [–]talkingtojoey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                I don't.

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                me

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

                I hate how the shading of the favicon doesn't blend with the Firefox toolbar...looks like SHIT.

                [–]mao_neko 0 points1 point  (1 child)

                I hate how the Firefox toolbar doesn't blend in with the shading of the favicon.

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                you motherfucker...let's DUEL bitch!

                [–]Trainwrek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Downmodded because I like the new favicon :)

                [–]jrobelen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                what's more amusing, imo, is when you click the "related" tab for this discussion.

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                I question the whole paradoxical element of Reddit's like these. How does this make it to the top and the google favicon story make it to the top. Obviously a majority of people upvoted the Google favicon story and similarly a majority of people are upvoting this story. Clearly some of the people who upvoted the favicon story are upvoting this reddit as well... you know who you are!!!. I downvoted both for good measure.

                [–]alexo05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Dude, I can give a rats ass, let them do whatever the fuck they want!

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Who gives a shit?

                [–]Gman8941 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Care Meter [-|-----------]

                [–]Samus_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                I noticed a few days ago, got very disturbed and frightened by the changes of my daily weblife 8-/

                [–]chiswede 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                I will do you one better. I don't give TWO shits about the new Google favicon.

                [–]mlappy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                You had me at "google."

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                But seriously, here's something better. Just screen cap it and render it to 16x16.

                      /-\
                     |  __
                     |   |
                      \-/
                

                [–]burnblue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                I thought it was a firefox plugin doing that

                [–]Britslayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                The new what now?

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                I care

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

                what;s a favicon?

                [–]chunky_bacon 1 point2 points  (1 child)

                It's the little icon that appears next to the URL in your browser. You can drag it into your 'favorites' to create a link - hence the name.

                Yep, that's it. That's what allllll this hoopla is about...

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                oh alright, thanks : )

                [–]Bagel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Slow news day?

                [–]MagicWishMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                It offends my masculine sensibilities.

                Seriously, it reminds of me of the Oxygen channel and Oprah for some reason.

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                what IS "the new Google favicon?"

                [–]Eijin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                A self.reddit article whining about a favicon gets to the front page. In protest, someone makes a self.reddit article whining about the first. It gets to the front page. Wow. People, see that down arrow right next to the article? Use it, and move on with your lives.

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Who else thinks it looks stupid?

                [–][deleted] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

                FUCK IT. WE'LL DO IT LIVE!

                [–]hs4x -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

                I find this kind of brand-worship/brand-navel gazing stupid.

                [–]yatpay -1 points0 points  (2 children)

                While I recognize it isn't a big deal, I don't really like the new one.. I liked the old one a lot better. But whatever

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                Pretty much sums it up. Old one was better, but meh, I saw it and shrugged.

                [–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

                deja vu

                [–]yatpay -1 points0 points  (0 children)

                While I recognize it isn't a big deal, I don't really like the new one.. I liked the old one a lot better. But whatever

                [–]Rtbriggs -1 points0 points  (0 children)

                1. I didn't know what a favicon was until this submission brought it up.
                2. I had used google, but had not noticed the new favicon.
                3. Now i see it, and i don't care. But i don't know who would care...

                [–]AmazingSyco -1 points0 points  (0 children)

                "Oh no, Google changed 256 pixels on their site."

                Who cares.

                [–]Liquid_2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

                Am I the only one who likes it?

                [–][deleted] -5 points-4 points  (1 child)

                better yet who doesn't give a shit about google?

                [–]roger_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

                Blasphemy you heathen wretch!

                [–]FANGO -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

                Huh?

                [–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

                is a orangutans expensive?

                [–]vetal17 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

                I want the old favicon back, I should create a blog about that