I don’t have the original source for that bitchin’ & twitchin’ lenticulation, but I can tell you that the first .gif was created by Steve Wilhite of CompuServe 25 years ago. He coined the phrase, “Choosy programmers choose GIF.”
Fun Facts to Know And Tell on The Overnight Open Thread.
The Weekly World News was one of the most amusing pulps on the supermarket newstands from 1979 through 2007. The best thing was that every story, no matter how outrageous, had a tiny little shred of truth to it (just like LGF does today). It was so great that I signed up a few people for subscriptions without telling them. They loved it.
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending how you look at it) WWN is only available online. On the other hand, we’re always out of line on
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This edition of the OOT is dedicated to Aaron Worthing.
Bruno Bozetto‘s short animations have been around for years, and this one is very appropriate in view of current events, both online and in meatworld. Presenting one minute and eleven seconds of pure concise brilliance, here on
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Update: Robert Stacy McCain has more on Aaron Worthing’s SWATting.
No new cloud type has been officially classified since 1951 but Gavin Pretor-Pinney who runs the Cloud Appreciation Society believes that there is a new cloud that deserves international recognition. He calls it asperatus, which means rough in Latin. Hanmer Springs, South Island, New Zealand, 2009. [via]
If I saw a sky like this, I’d tell the missus and the kids to pack a bag and get in the car as quietly as possible. Then we’d back out slowly, idle to the freeway on-ramp, and floor it for a couple of days.
Or not. Apparently this unusual cloud formation is benign, not related to precipitation, violent weather or mass extinctions, but merely a harbinger of
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