[amelius]

I don't think it is really funny. Hacks like this is how progress is delayed. Because why innovate when you can rely on "hacks that provably work in the real world"?

[Kristine1975]

This hack is an innovation in its own right. And it should work with most browsers, contrary to completely new technology.

[jacquesm]

Well, it was innovation 20 years ago. Today there are more direct ways that achieve the same effect (such as canvas) without taking these roundabout ways.

[boxidea]

Good luck finding an email client that supports canvas.

[jacquesm]

Good luck finding an email client that will load animated gifs from remote sources and will keep the connection open indefinitely. Personally I'd consider either one of those to be a bug worthy of a ticket.