CAPS LOCK DAY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT BAD

June 27, 2011 · by .ed

TUESDAY, JUNE 28TH IS INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY! A FAKE INTERNET HOLIDAY THAT STARTED ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO; IT ALSO SOMETIMES EXPLODES IN OCTOBER!

ARGUABLY THE MOST ANNOYING INTERNET HOLIDAY (NEXT TO TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY), CAPS LOCK DAY IS ALSO THE LEAST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BECAUSE COMPUTERS COMPUTE A LITTLE HARDER ON EVERY LETTER! A NIFTY WAY AROUND THIS IS TO... hold on, I'm out of breath... ok, IS TO USE CSS! YOU CAN USE TEXT-TRANSFORM TO BLAST YOUR COOL MESSAGE AND BE GREEN AT THE SAME TIME, CHIEF:

<span style="text-transform: uppercase;">Get Opera for that iPad, chief!</span>

IDEAS FOR CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY

YELL ALL DAY
EDUCATE A YOUNGSTER
JUMP YOUR BIKE OR CAR OFF OF EVERYTHING
EAT EVERYTHING IN ONE BITE
SET YOUR FRIENDS' MOBILE PHONE NOTIFICATIONS TO THE LOUDEST SETTING
TURN YOUR VOLUME UP, TOO
JUMP INSTEAD OF WALKING
STAND UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM; IF ALREADY STANDING STAND ON THE TOILET
TURN ON OPERA TURBO
PUT PEPPER ON EVERYTHING
RESHARE THIS X ONE MILLION, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT ANNOYING
DON'T BLINK
WEAR A HAT
COMMENT AND MESSAGE ALL DAY IN CAPS

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CELEBRATE?!

Readers' comments 32

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Obese MauriceMonday, June 27, 2011 11:47:44 PM
WHAT DID YOU SAY?? I DON'T HEAR YOU!!!
.edMonday, June 27, 2011 11:51:55 PM
SORRY! I SHOULD HAVE USED MORE EMPHASIS!
João DavidMonday, June 27, 2011 11:54:14 PM
AND WHAT A GREAT DAY TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF OPERA 11.50! (probably...)
ZodiusMonday, June 27, 2011 11:56:15 PM
SHARED IT ONE TIME! NEED TO DO 999999 MORE!!!
TamilMonday, June 27, 2011 11:58:26 PM
O RLY?
slackwrdaveTuesday, June 28, 2011 12:00:49 AM
[blink]I miss blinking text AND CAPS LOCK on Geocities.[/blink]
Obese MauriceTuesday, June 28, 2011 12:03:40 AM
THE INTERNET DEFINITELY IS SERIOUS BUSINESS!
Javier Avecilla RangelTuesday, June 28, 2011 12:15:51 AM
OMG!, FIRST IPv6 DAY AND NOW CAPS LOCK DAY..I LOVE YOU, INTERNET!
Charles SchlossTuesday, June 28, 2011 12:29:11 AM
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
Anton DiazTuesday, June 28, 2011 12:48:09 AM
http://my.opera.com/AntonDiaz/
OMG!! WTH WITH MY BLOG???!!!!
=)

Hint. Write this code in ur custom css:
* {text-transform: uppercase !important;}
Eric VergaraTuesday, June 28, 2011 12:50:31 AM
DONT FORGET DEACTIVATE YOUR CAPS, WHEN YOU WRITE THE PASSWORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
d4rkn1ghtTuesday, June 28, 2011 1:19:04 AM
HELLO THERE!! IT FEELS GOOD TO SHOUT ONCE IN A WHILE!
Eric GreenTuesday, June 28, 2011 1:35:35 AM
Standing on the toilet?

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
ZodiusTuesday, June 28, 2011 1:46:53 AM
Originally posted by AntonDiaz:

Hint. Write this code in ur custom css:
* {text-transform: uppercase !important;}

IT DOES NOT WORK FOR ME! AM I DOIN IT RITE?!
Enoch 'Robot Boy' Appiah JuniorTuesday, June 28, 2011 1:58:39 AM
AMMA GLUE MY CAPS LOCK KEY DOWN TO THE KEYBOARD!
Mağruf ÇolakoğluTuesday, June 28, 2011 3:23:21 AM
CONG. FOR ALL OF US
UtkarshTuesday, June 28, 2011 3:30:26 AM
PROBLEM?
Jens MüllerTuesday, June 28, 2011 3:45:28 AM
i have a problem. my keyboard does not include an capslock key. i ripped it off after buying the keyboard
Spencer dubeTuesday, June 28, 2011 4:52:07 AM
Wow
Daniel ZiltenerTuesday, June 28, 2011 4:52:20 AM
OH DAMN! THANKS FOR THE CHALLENGE TO STAND _ONTO_ THE TOILET!!! NOW MY FEET ARE WET!! HAVE TO BUY A NEW TOILET LID!!
Phil K TaylorTuesday, June 28, 2011 5:14:59 AM
I'M GOING TO SAY "LOL!" AFTER EVERY THINHG I SAY... LOL!
lul3fTuesday, June 28, 2011 5:21:08 AM
YAY, MY CUSTOMERS GONNA LOVE THIS!!
Samed AyanTuesday, June 28, 2011 6:03:26 AM
WanTuesday, June 28, 2011 7:18:28 AM
Originally posted by scoutJens:

i have a problem. my keyboard does not include an capslock key. i ripped it off after buying the keyboard

That's not a problem. That is just the right thing to do.
I am a happy "I don't have a caps key anymore on my keyboard" user, and proud of it (thanks to setxkbmap -option 'ctrl:nocaps'. But you could do just about the same with Autohotkey on Windows).

Take back Ctrl over your computers, remap caps-lock key (the most useless key ever)!
Paweł PawlakTuesday, June 28, 2011 7:52:07 AM
Originally posted by wanr:

Originally posted by scoutJens:
i have a problem. my keyboard does not include an capslock key. i ripped it off after buying the keyboard
(...)(thanks to setxkbmap -option 'ctrl:nocaps'. But you could do just about the same with Autohotkey on Windows). Take back Ctrl over your computers, remap caps-lock key (the most useless key ever)!

Well, I did it "the hard way"...

Accidentally pressing this 3 keys (while working) was driving me insane, so I just get rid of them...
jottossonTuesday, June 28, 2011 8:21:08 AM
I CANNOT COMMENT. MY PASSWORD IS NOT IN CAPS SO I CANNOT LOG IN AND COMMENT. THEREFORE, YOU CANNOT SEE THIS EITHER.
ouzowtfTuesday, June 28, 2011 10:08:07 AM
HAPPY CAPSLOCK DAY EVERYONE! WOOHOOOOO! http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Cheers.gif -
dee-essTuesday, June 28, 2011 12:30:21 PM
WRITING ON MY BACHELOR'S THESIS ON CAPS LOCK DAY - WHETER THAT'S A GOOD IDEA?
slackwrdaveTuesday, June 28, 2011 1:34:28 PM
Originally posted by dee-ess:

WRITING ON MY BACHELOR'S THESIS ON CAPS LOCK DAY

Also it is good to use Comic Sans font. It conveys seriousness.
WOFallTuesday, June 28, 2011 4:46:40 PM
Originally posted by decodedthought:
```
javascript:(function(){document.body.style.textTransform=%22lowercase%22})();
```
PASTE ^^^ IN THE ADDRESS BAR AND CHANGE THE THOSE UPPERCASE LETTERS TO LOWERCASE ONES
SOUNDS LIKE A NEAT IDEA FOR A SIMPLE EXTENSION

UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED OF THE WONDROUS JOYS OF CAPS LOCK, BUT I'LL BE SURE TO SLAM MY PINKIE ON SHIFT ALL DAY!
der WandersmannTuesday, June 28, 2011 4:57:17 PM
THERE ARE PROGS, BOTH INTRICATE AND SIMPLE, THAT DISABLE THE CAPSLOCK KEY. GOOGLE FOR THEM.
YañezCCarlosATuesday, June 28, 2011 11:12:06 PM
BUENOS DIAS OSLO! EN ESA FRIA MAÑANA Y MUCHAS FELICIDADES EN EL DIA DE LAS MAYUSCULAS!! DESDE TABASCO MEXICO!!!
GOOD MORNING OSLO! IS COLD THIS MORNING AND HAPPY CAPS LOCK DAY!! FROM TABASCO MEXICO!!!