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Stephen Wilhite, inventor of the meme-favorite GIF, dies at 74

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Stephen Wilhite, the inventor of the internet-popular short-video format, the GIF, has died. He was 74.

It would be nice to be able to post GIFs here to honor him.

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I'm glad he decided one and for all how to pronounce GIF. It's too bad no one pronounces it that way. :)

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