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Drakim
on May 26, 2013
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Show HN: Real time updating gif countdown with aut...
I am confused, what is the actual advantage of having the countdown be a gif compared to HTML+JavaScript?
For video and remote desktop there might be use for the kinds of gifs, but for a numeral countdown?
mape
on May 26, 2013
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The use case for it is things like forums, where you are limited in what you can embed.
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I would use such a gif in a blog post as an announcement for something. "Site will be up again at 8pm. (gif)", "Get 25% off in 1 hour (gif)"
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For video and remote desktop there might be use for the kinds of gifs, but for a numeral countdown?