OT: NYT discovers .GIF's
The New York Times puts on their "TMZ" hat and writes an incredibly banal article about the "resurgence" of .gif images. I never knew they went away?
I know we love our gifs around here. Discuss amongst yourselves.
February 14th, 2013 at 10:56 AM ^
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February 14th, 2013 at 2:38 PM ^
Is York aiming to compete with Greenwich for mean time supremacy?
February 14th, 2013 at 10:59 AM ^
(pops in Chumbawamba CD)
February 14th, 2013 at 11:03 AM ^
The NYTimes lifestyle columns are completely idiotic. They have the be the most lazy pieces of "journalism" out there. They literally read like a writer was sitting in his/her office, thought, "oh crap, I need an article...uh...what's happening right in front of my face right now?"
I remember reading one a couple years ago about the new "trend" among 20-somethings: not wearing deodorant. It was clear the writer had just run into some smelly Brooklynites.
February 14th, 2013 at 11:24 AM ^
also had an article a few weeks back about the new fade amongst young people that involves "hooking up" instead of "dating." It was something that Herm would have written: "in my day we used to only hold hands until marriage..."
February 14th, 2013 at 12:07 PM ^
Is "hooking up" another name for "going steady"? We had that.
~Herm
February 14th, 2013 at 12:02 PM ^
Hey NYT,
February 14th, 2013 at 12:07 PM ^
What's worse is that their gif doesn't loop. What good is a gif that doesn't loop?
February 14th, 2013 at 12:12 PM ^
"“For people in their 20s, GIFs are a relic of their childhood, so it makes sense they would come back as a fashion statement — just like ’70s fashion came back in the ’90s, and the ’90s are coming back around now,” said Jason Tanz, the executive editor of Wired."
What? Its not a relic of our childhood, and its not reemerging. Gifs NEVER were gone. They were extremely popular in the early-mid 2000's, just like they are now.
February 14th, 2013 at 7:10 PM ^
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February 14th, 2013 at 9:40 PM ^
I lived in Ohio during the late '80s/early '90s. It was a BLAST. Ohio State was totally freaked out by Michigan. Not only in football . . . they also lost a chance at the Final Four to the freshman version of the Fab Five.
I got so cocky that I would not even tune into the Michigan-Ohio State game until the second half. Why waste time when the results were inevitable?
February 15th, 2013 at 12:15 AM ^
February 14th, 2013 at 12:41 PM ^
They probably thought that reporting on .gifs was a safe bet.
February 14th, 2013 at 12:51 PM ^
Only posts that contain .gifs will be allowed in the comments. All others will be downvoted. That is how I conduct matters here.
February 14th, 2013 at 4:29 PM ^
gifs or splode
February 14th, 2013 at 3:02 PM ^
i didn't get past "for those in their 20's, gifs are a remembrance of their childhoods' or whatever the hell.
wat
February 14th, 2013 at 5:00 PM ^
