XKCD Substitutions

Change words to make stories more interesting.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-02-23
By: Jamhead
Users: 20
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2013-11-10)
Creation date: 2013-11-10
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 69.31K

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Extension summary

Based on the xkcd post http://xkcd.com/1288/

This automatically makes stories "more interesting" on any page you load.

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Extension safety

Risk impact

XKCD Substitutions requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

XKCD Substitutions may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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