[Coco] . Gif
eric at canales.me
eric at canales.me
Thu Mar 24 09:54:50 EDT 2022
To be fair the original patent on toilet paper has a diagram that features the orientation clearly:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US465588A/en
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From: Coco <coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com> On Behalf Of Allen Huffman
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2022 8:40 AM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Subject: Re: [Coco] . Gif
> On Mar 24, 2022, at 8:04 AM, John W. Linville <linville at tuxdriver.com> wrote:
>
> Even in late-80's BBS days (i.e. before normal folks had access to the
> Internet), every one I came across that knew GIFs existed also knew
> the correct pronunciation. It is hugely disappointing to see how many
> people continue to mispronounce GIF even after Wilhite reminded
> everyone, now so long ago.
I was 100% on the hard-G sound … until the moment the author clarified it.
Just think of all the flame wars that could have been prevented if he had included a pronunciation in the original spec ;-)
Or if toilet paper came with directions on how to hang it on the roller.
But then what would we do with our online time?
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