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20 years ago, the robots.txt file was created as a way to limit what web crawlers would and would not index. The file disallows certain pages on a web site from being indexed, and therefore keeping it out of search results. And, like any other anniversary of something related to technology, Google is taking the opportunity to make a clever joke with it.
Google has uploaded a robots.txt file to their servers that can be found at Google.com/killer-robots.txt with instructions for the inevitable Terminator-style doomsday scenario. The file lists two user agents, the T-800 and T-1000, and instructs them to “disallow” the deaths of Sergey Brin and Larry Page. If you’re a fan of the Terminator movies, you’ll notice both of those user agents are also Terminator models.
Looks like that’s how Google expects the world to end, and they’re planning for the post-apocalyptic future. Now might not be a bad time to stock up on supplies in case of a zombie outbreak, either. You know, just in case.
Source: Search Engine Land
Via: The Verge
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