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		edu on Feb 25, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Only 90s Web Developers Remember This Respect. `<p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"></p> <!-- lol yeah i'm base64 encoding 1x1.gif isn't that fucking dope? -->`

xutopia on Feb 25, 2014 | [–]

ROFL that's hilarious in so many ways. The 1 pixel gif was used as a cached item... by inlining it as a data image he's making that effort useless. I love this article.

nailer on Feb 25, 2014 | | [–]

It was more about alignment.

colmvp on Feb 25, 2014 | | [–]

The future is now!

TophWells on Feb 26, 2014 | [–]

I've done that!

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