Secretive Startup Transmuta Updates Web Page Posted by CmdrGrits on Sunday October 17, @02:02PM EDT from the this-headline-is-not-here-yet dept. Speculatron writes "The famously quiet chip startup Transmuta has changed its web page. Where it previously said 'This web page is not here yet,' it now says 'This web page is still not here yet.' Analysts are reading the extra word as a signal of an imminent product launch, or possibly of a new web designer." Rumors range from a low-power x86 clone to a quantum toaster. I'm putting my money on the toaster. Readers who viewed the page source report a hidden HTML comment reading "keep guessing." Several readers have also reported trying to send resumes. All were returned with the message "this mailbox is not here yet." Secretive Startup Transmuta Updates Web Page | Login/Create an Account | Top | 15 comments | Search Discussion Threshold: -1: 15 comments 0: 11 comments 1: 8 comments 2: 7 comments 3: 4 comments 4: 2 comments 5: 1 comments NestedFlatThreadedNo Comments Oldest FirstNewest FirstHighest Scores First The fine print: the following comments belong to whoever typed them. Dashdot takes no responsibility for them, and frankly, neither do most of the people who typed them. View source by ByteBandit on Sunday October 17, @02:05PM EDT (#1) (User Info) View source on their page. There's a comment that says 'keep guessing'. They are absolutely messing with us and I love it. [ Reply to This ] Re:View source by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @02:25PM EDT (#3) Thanks for posting this. I learned something today, which is rare for a comment section. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:View source by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @02:50PM EDT (#6) Mod parent down! Flamebait. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:View source by PolarPenguin on Sunday October 17, @03:05PM EDT (#7) (User Info) So what you're saying is that it's a conspiracy. Got it. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Code morphing by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @02:18PM EDT (#2) My cousin's roommate's dentist says they're doing software that translates x86 instructions on the fly to a VLIW core. Sounds crazy, but so did the Web. [ Reply to This ] Re:Code morphing by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @03:23PM EDT (#8) Wait until you see the next version. It's going to be worse. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Answer: 42 by MediaMaven on Sunday October 17, @02:33PM EDT (#4) (User Info) The answer, of course, is 42. What was the question? [ Reply to This ] Re:Answer: 42 by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @02:42PM EDT (#5) No, that's not how any of this works. Please read the FAQ before posting. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Answer: 42 by ParanoidPolly on Sunday October 17, @03:50PM EDT (#10) (User Info) Not true at all. I've been running it for months with no problems. Maybe check your hardware? [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Answer: 42 by NullPointer on Sunday October 17, @04:04PM EDT (#12) (User Info) Says the guy posting at 3am on a Tuesday. [ Reply to This | Parent ] BSD: a eulogy by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @03:30PM EDT (#9) Sad news, everyone. Analysts at a firm I just made up report that BSD now runs on fewer than 4% of servers, down from 4.1% last spring. Even the daemon mascot has been seen updating his resume. Gather round, friends, and light a candle for the little OS that could, but statistically shouldn't. [ Reply to This ] Slashdotted by kludge_king on Sunday October 17, @03:58PM EDT (#11) (User Info) Site's already slashdotted. Er, dashdotted. Anyone have a mirror? [ Reply to This ] The best marketing ever by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @04:16PM EDT (#13) They've spent zero dollars on marketing and they've been on Dashdot four times. Every startup in the Valley should take notes. [ Reply to This ] Re:The best marketing ever by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @04:33PM EDT (#14) Don't feed the trolls. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Does it run Linix? by Speculatron on Sunday October 17, @04:37PM EDT (#15) (User Info) But does it run Linix? [ Reply to This ]

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