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1. 30 days ago on Agnes

   Necessity is the mother of invention — it worked fine and safely.

2. about 1 month ago on The Lockhorns

   I read how to pronounce GIF long before there was a wiki — I read it in one of my computer books back in the 90s — the developer worked at compuserve and said it was a Jiffy of a program. I serious wouldn’t believe wiki — here is an answer from Chatgpt 4oYes, you’re correct. The creator of the GIF format, Steve Wilhite, did mention that the pronunciation “Jif” (like the peanut butter) was intended, and he did make a playful reference to it being a “jiffy” of a program. This pun was part of the reason behind the soft “G” pronunciation.

   However, despite Wilhite’s preference, the debate continues, and both pronunciations remain widely used. Here’s a bit more detail on the origin and intent behind the name:

   Origin of the Name:

   GIF stands for “Graphics Interchange Format.”Steve Wilhite and his team at CompuServe developed the format in 1987.Wilhite chose the pronunciation “Jif” as a joke, playing on the expression “jiffy,” meaning a short amount of time, to highlight the quickness and efficiency of the program.Pronunciation Debate:

   “Jif”: Preferred by the creator and meant to sound like “jiffy,” indicating the program’s speed and efficiency.“Gif”: Commonly used by many people based on the hard “G” in “Graphics.”The playful reference to a “jiffy” adds an interesting historical tidbit to the story of the GIF format, emphasizing the developer’s intention for the pronunciation.

3. about 1 month ago on The Lockhorns

   Well I just learned something — in my nearly 30 years of working in web design and with Photoshop I never saw .jif — my ignorance. — But I would pronounce it was a J sound like the peanut butter.

4. about 1 month ago on The Lockhorns

   Sorry you are wrong — hard G not soft.

5. about 1 month ago on Agnes

   It’s not the same configuration for the plug and also you have to consider amperage. Yes it’s 240V. I actually made my own adapter once for my arc welder so I could plugin it into my kitchen stove outlet and then ran the cord out the window — that was a good temporary fix until I wired it in correctly to the breaker panel.

6. about 1 month ago on The Lockhorns

   It’s GIF with a soft G and people have been saying wrong for years using a hard G.

7. about 1 month ago on The Lockhorns

   Unfortunately that’s not true — the story is the developer said that GIF was a “Jiffy” of a program — nothing to do with peanut butter — but thanks for playing — we have some lovely parting gifts (GIFS) for you — see how I used a play on words there using the hard G to write gifts / gifs.

8. about 1 month ago on The Lockhorns

   also it’s .jpg not .jif

9. about 1 month ago on The Lockhorns

   The file extension is .gif not .jif and GIF is an acronym as I forementioned.

10. about 1 month ago on The Lockhorns

    a GIF is Graphical Interchange Format which can be a still image BUT an animated GIF is several images made into something like a video clip. Also don’t forget to pronounce it JIF and not a hard G as many people do mistakenly.