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Title: Facebook acquires Giphy
Post by: kimmer on May 16, 2020, 12:17:31 PM

Who cares? Well, if you like to use those annoying gif's in iMessage (or Twitter, or blah, blah), then you might care. :p

https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/16/21260104/facebook-giphy-acquisition-twitter-slack-snapchat-apple-imessage-signal-facebook-tinder

Personally all those moving gifs could go away forever as far as I'm concerned. ;)

Title: Re: Facebook acquires Giphy
Post by: Xairbusdriver on May 16, 2020, 02:48:12 PM

I agree!!!!

:clap:
:thumbup: :yahoo:
:laughhard: :doh: :Thinking:
:yes:   :nono:   :notworthy:   :sos:
:blink:    :coolio:    :tears:    :no2:    :blueeek:
:rant: :pipes: :cheer2: :fireworks: :jawdrop:
:noevil: :pillow: :Hurt: :Groaner: :confetti: :LOL:
:deadhorse: :flail: :fool: :swoon: :bored: :yum: :stop: :nopity: :inspect: :soapbox: :boxing:
:losemarbles: :hi:
:judge:
:multitask:
:party:
:astronomer2:

:scram:

Title: Re: Facebook acquires Giphy
Post by: kimmer on May 16, 2020, 02:54:40 PM

In Chrome I have an extension that turns all these annoying gifs off, but haven't yet found one for Firefox. I need to research.

HA! Found one!

Title: Re: Facebook acquires Giphy
Post by: Highmac on May 17, 2020, 06:22:56 AM

Thank you Jim - had a good chuckle at that  :notworthy:


Bit early for Christmas, but guess you had no idea how long it might take to create it  :toothgrin:

Title: Re: Facebook acquires Giphy
Post by: Xairbusdriver on May 17, 2020, 09:46:33 AM

It took way more time to create than I would have had, if not for the current need-to-kill-time requirements!   I hope kim had her gif blocker disabled so she could enjoy the "show"!   Next thing we know we'll be hearing that we can't use two spaces after a sentence!!!   And we haven't even settled on a correct pronunciation of "gif"!!!

:deadhorse:

Title: Re: Facebook acquires Giphy
Post by: Sooz on May 18, 2020, 03:20:20 AM

Jim, that sure is a cuuuute Christmas tree!!! ...and I notice your little man waving at me, flying his airbus!

As for how to pronounce "gif" -- well, the "g" is silent, yes?  :toothgrin:

Title: Re: Facebook acquires Giphy
Post by: Xairbusdriver on May 18, 2020, 09:09:42 AM

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As for how to pronounce "gif" -- well, the "g" is silent, yes?

It is if you don’t pronounce it! I thought the question was; is it like a “j as in “just” or a “g” as in “get”? All I know is I’m not happy about somebody buying my favorite peanut butter brand!! :rant:

I guess we’ll just have to ‘move’ on with life with an animation blocker. More of a ‘still-life’ existence! Perhaps we will have fewer reminders to stay active!!!

I gotta go find my potatoes. I think I left them on the couch... :scram: