Never forget how Oregon legislators did it. Epic.<p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/04/13/135385998/rickrolled-or-how-one-politician-overcame-partisan-divide-to-pull-a-prank" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/04/13/135385998...</a>
A mildly interesting note that this paper was submitted as part of SIGBOVIK (<a href="http://www.sigbovik.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.sigbovik.org/</a>), a collection of similarly funny papers.
One of the early assignments for an introduction to scientific computing course I teach has a Rickroll link -- I added it as a light-hearted way to see who's actually working through the materials in a detailed way.
Back in the 2000s:<p>- Trick your friend into clicking on that interesting link<p>- They get to enjoy good ole Rick Astley's baritone voice and shoulder padded jacket on youtube<p>In 2024:<p>- Trick your friend into clicking on that interesting link<p>- Phew, saved by two minutes of pre-video ads!
I love all the little Easter eggs that make their way into academic papers. 42 is now firmly entrenched of course as the “default number“ in virtually all examples. And paper that I have under review, I tried sneaking in a few references to Zork.