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Firefox Wikipedia Page Contains Recursive Screenshot of Itself

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It's called the Droste effect, for what it's worth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droste_effect

This is brilliant! This wasn't just an accident; a true easter egg. Good find.

Unfortunately, the screenshot is of an older revision of the page, so it's not perfect recursion. Still, worth a levity upvote lol

slow news day?

I swear HN makes up the majority of users who actually give a shit about that prehistoric Netscape fork.

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