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[Hello Weekend] Remember Stephen Wilhite by sharing your best GIFs Mar 25, 2022

yashonagori
The Lab - OnePlus 8 Pro Reviewer Writers' Club Mar 25, 2022

yashonagori , Mar 25, 2022 :

Howdy folks, hope everyone is doing well.
This weekend, I come bearing some sad news. Unfortunately, Stephen Wilhite, the inventor of GIFs (Pronounced Jif, btw), has sadly passed away at the age of 74, according to his wife Kathaleen, as sourced by The Verge.

There's a popular saying that goes: "Trends will come and go, but the GIF stays on forever." Okay, maybe it isn't exactly that, but you get my point.

For way beyond our lifetimes, GIFs have been a fun and lightweight medium of sharing emotions across the Internet. Back when they were first introduced by CompuServe in the late 1980s, Internet speeds were slow, to say the least (around 30-50 kbps, in the USA, and probably 0 kbps in India). The concept of sharing high-quality images was a luxury back in the day, and GIFs were the knight in shining armor, promising "High-quality, high-resolution graphics with a small size".

(One of Stephen's favorite GIFs)

How hilarious is it that it's been more than 40 years since they were first introduced, yet people STILL mispronounce them as GIFs, with a hard G. Even the Oxford English dictionary has recognized both pronunciations as correct, which in turn is incorrect, sigh.

All jokes aside, it is indeed crazy to think that an invention that took all, but the mind of a single human, lived through the quick and rough tides of the Internet, and is now more relevant than ever.
In parts of the world where the Internet speeds are yet to catch up, and even where they have caught up in the past few years, GIFs are being shared like nobody's business. Even around the forums, GIFs have been used regularly to spice up threads and add that extra flair.

(A GIF used as a banner for the previous Hello Weekend)

As a tribute to a legend of the World Wide Web, you are now invited to share your best GIFs down below. GO crazy with them, scrounge the deepest and darkest corners of your memory, and bring them back to life with that one GIF that cracked you up the best, and share the joy! Have fun folks.
Starcommander
The Lab Reviewer - OnePlus 9RT 5G Writers' Club Mar 25, 2022
rohitanand , Mar 26, 2022 :

I haven't seen any other GIF this energetic... literally shakes my eyes and mind...

Anyone else with such powerful GIF, do share.
JelleZon
OnePlus Accessory Tester Mar 26, 2022
artloverjv , via OnePlus Community App , Mar 26, 2022 :

Well, Stephen Wilhite will always be remembered as the inventor of GIFs. But most people, Linguistics, GIPHY, and Basic Common Sense will always disagree with his pronunciation of GIF as 'Jiff'. May his soul rest in peace. 💙
Dresa91
User of the Year 2016; Most Active User 2020 Community Expert Mar 26, 2022
woSch
Photography Expert Mar 26, 2022
RacerZ , Mar 26, 2022 :

Jeff or Geoff?😉
TibiTibi
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woSch
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woSch , Mar 26, 2022 :

Who remembers Wallace & Gromit
RacerZ , Mar 26, 2022 :

That's the wrong trousers, Gromit.
pkg3107 , Mar 26, 2022 :

My go through GIF when I get another thing to deal with.
Works like a charm everytime ✨
TibiTibi
Photography Expert Community Expert Mar 26, 2022
Bobbie63 , Mar 26, 2022 :

I have to say, there is no best gif I think. The occasion is what makes a GIF.
dcmcc24 , Mar 26, 2022 :

This is an all time classic.
Mr. BG
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