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Your job is to open a browser window of the default browser to http://codegolf.stackexchange.com.

Your code must open the browser itself, and cannot rely on an open one.

This is , so the shortest answer in bytes wins.

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Are URL shorteners allowed? – isaacg Mar 30 at 15:01
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Is it allowed to run JavaScript in the default browser to open a window? – Mwr247 Mar 30 at 15:30
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@Mwr247 No, it is not. – CrazyPython Mar 30 at 15:49
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You should add clarifications/restrictions to the question itself, since comments are not guaranteed to stick around forever. – Mego Mar 30 at 16:01
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Your spec is minimal, which led to alot of uncertainty over what is allowed to accomplish the task. Additionally, some probably consider it a trivial task. Still, you're in the positive ;) – Mwr247 Mar 30 at 17:16

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Python, 46

import webbrowser as w;w.open('http:ppcg.ga');

URL from this comment
Edit: ppcg.ga seems to become more popular now (but it WAS available when I posted this answer).

Ungolfed:

import webbrowser # Imports the webbrowser module
webbrowser.open("http://www.ppcg.ga/") # Opens default browser to http://www.ppcg.ga/

Python, 46

import webbrowser as w;w.open('http:gfa1.tk');

URL from this answer

Ungolfed:

import webbrowser # Imports the webbrowser module
webbrowser.open("http://www.gfa1.tk/") # Opens default browser to http://www.gfa1.tk/

Take that, ppcg.lol! (1 byte shorter)

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Common Lisp, 31 bytes

(ext:shell "open http:ppcg.ga")

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R, 28 bytes

browseURL("http://ppcg.lol")

(in utils package)

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Game Maker Studio, 26 bytes

url_open('http://ppcg.ga')
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PHP (OSX), 33 bytes

<?php exec("open http:ppcg.lol");

PHP (Windows), 34 bytes

<?php exec("start http:ppcg.lol");
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"'open' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." – Dewi Morgan Apr 1 at 18:06
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C# (Full Class) 90 bytes

class P{static void Main(string[]a){System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://ppcg.lol");}}

Not sure that it's possible to write a full class (with the System.Diagnostics reference) any shorter.

Inside main method only without references, 33 bytes: 

Process.Start("http://ppcg.lol");
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Perl 6 (45)

Requires the Browser::Open module.

use Browser::Open;open_browser 'http:ppcg.ga'
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C++, 61 Bytes

#include <cstdlib>
main(){system("xdg-open http:ppcg.lol");}

Just a rip off of the bash solution using system, and it only works on systems using the freedesktop tools. Also shortened by using the short link some kindly provided, otherwise it would be much longer.

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Batch, 17 bytes

I used a url shortener so it might take 24 hours to work (blame freedom)

start www.gfa1.tk
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You should include the language for this. Also, this is a trivial improvement upon an existing answer, and thus it should have been a comment rather than a separate answer. – Mego 2 days ago
    
ppgc.ga is working now. – Tim 2 days ago
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