The internet is an inherently strange place.
And in this space (here we are again), strange things happen.
You know, like this:
This bizarre occurrence was spotted by Reddit userYanekkeand shared onthe social networking site.
If youre dubious, give it a try yourself.
More likely than not, youll be confronted by some art that looks very similar to the above.
I think we can all agree this whole thing is very… odd.
It’s free, every week, in your inbox.
How on earth is this happening?
Thankfully, there are some rather intrepid and intelligent folks on the internet.
Take a bow, Reddit userylph.
They found there are two scripts on a website that generate the pictures youre seeing on Google.
Give it a try.
They did eventually admit their explanation might not necessarily be correct though.
How are they appearing on Google Image search then?
But, I wasnt keen to run with this story without speaking to Google.
The first thing a spokesperson told me was these images appearing were not any sort of Easter Egg.
Nor does Google have any affiliation with c0d3.attorney.
Pretty boring stuff there, Google.
Right… so what is this website?
To give you some more information about Malboge, it is indeed is a programming language.
And it was was invented in 1998 by Ben Olmstead.
So c0d3.attorney is telling the truth there.
Oh, and its basically impossible to use.
Olmstead created Malboge to be deliberately difficult and cumbersome to code, making it part of theesoteric programming languagelineage.
Whatever else you think, the phrase weaknesses in the design have been found sends tingles down my spine.
Whats the point of this site then?
Well, no one really knows.
Theres no information about who created it and there are no connections to any other sites.
I then did a reverse IP lookup to see if there were any clues there.
This meant we couldnt draw any specific clues to who is behind the site.
For all intents and purposes, c0d3.attorney is an odd internet island.
People have tried to find out.
The folks over atEsoteric Codes did a deep dive into the site, which is well worth a read.
They also point out the gibberish onthe sites main pageisnt actually a Malboge program.
In a peculiar way, I enjoy this mystery.
I dont want to know why c0d3.attorney was created.
Think of it this way, the truth is probably boring, while the conundrum is compelling.
It reminds me of the old days of the internet, when weirdness and oddity was everywhere.
Thank you, internet gods.
