Rest of the Day: the Simpsons Quote Frinkiac Search Engine Can Now Create GIFs
If you logged into Twitter today and followed the right people, you were greeted with a flood of gifs from the iconic Simpsons scenes. That’s because the wonderful Frinkiac site can now make GIFs from any Simpson moment, ever.
- This is not a waste of time. In fact, communicating through Simpsons GIFs is a great life hack when you can’t find the words you’re looking for. Right? Just give it to me. Frinkiac is a searchable database of quotes from The Simpsons, accompanied by screenshots to easily create memes, and they’ve now taken it a step further by providing the ability to generate GIFs for any scene you were looking for. I am overwhelmed by the possibilities.
- Wal-Mart is testing a two-day subscription delivery service similar to Amazon Prime. It’s called ShippingPass and costs $ 49 per year, but is not widely available yet as they are slowly developing their online commerce. Online Shopping: The Next Big Step? Some people think so. [Wall Street Magazine]
- Speaking of Amazon, Alexa can now track your packages if you just ask politely . Is there anything nicer than tracking your package in transit? I track packages for the thrill of the chase. Amazon packages only, as Alexa can only access your Amazon account. [The Next Web]
- Speaking of speaking with Alex, the FBI can neither confirm nor deny whether they can eavesdrop on Amazon’s device . [Gizmodo]
- Meanwhile, there are rumors in Mountain View that Google is developing its own Amazon Echo-style device . Internally, the project is called “Chirp,” Recode reports, and is expected to be the speaker’s personal assistant, just like Alexa. The Google Developers Conference is next week, so we’ll find out soon enough. [Recode]