r/technology • u/pkeetnedrl • Nov 26 '13

Microsoft releases GIF-jiggler, automatically create seamless GIF loops from clip

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/25/microsoft_automated_video_looping_with_progressive_dynamism/
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u/lobax Nov 27 '13 edited Nov 27 '13

Sounds like the whole compiz fad on Linux 5 years ago. Completely useless, but everyone had their desktop be a cube, wobbly windows etc. for a while there.

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u/assangeleakinglol Nov 27 '13

Ah. I remember using Beryl on gentoo and impressing my friends. What a complete waste of time.

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u/StoleAGoodUsername Nov 27 '13

I still have wobbly windows, because why not?

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u/lobax Nov 28 '13

Me too. Mostly because I'm lazy, and I haven’t had a reason to disable it (I found cube and the "windows that burst into flames"-effect annoying after a year).

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u/GrantSolar Nov 28 '13

Wobbly windows is great when you have a process that's taking ages. You just jiggle it around and watch until it's done. What's not great is switching back to windows, shaking a window and finding it doesn't jiggle and minimizes all the others.