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BP Does Your Browser Like It Did the Gulf

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Maybe you want to protest BP. Maybe you’re just sick of hearing about them. Either way, you can now block all mention of British Petroleum from your internets with a Firefox plug-in… and replace them with mini oil spills.

The Oil Spill plug-in effect is similar to what we saw a few weeks ago with Shaved Bieber—which gets rid of all Justin Bieber references, rending Twitter basically impotent—with an added twist: the oil slick that replaces any BP-related text actually drips down your screen.

An effective form of protest? Maybe not. A little on the nose? Sure. But it’s a steady reminder of just how bad a shape we’re in. And the longer this plays out, the more we’ll need one. [Oil Spill]

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