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Today I Rescued 7,234 Old GIFs
As Web standards have moved on, a particular 1990s library of GIFs has been hard to effectively archive and was at risk of being lost forever. So I swooped in, wrote some hacky code, and now a few thousand low-res images have been saved for posterity. Hurrah, I guess?
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Web & FrontendHistory & Retro Computing2026
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | Today I Rescued 7,234 Old GIFs by birdculture | 149 | 24 |