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		kinggencha on Jan 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: I've built a C# IDE, Runtime, and AppStor... Animations embedded within text are distracting and make the reading experience worse

anakic on Jan 25, 2023 [–]

I like that a gifs shows so much in very little space, but I take your point about it being distracting. Regular mp4 videos you can play/pause explicitly might be a better option for the future.

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