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  1. Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬 @[email protected] ·

    In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the #emoticon
    #Fahlman entered the discussion with his now-famous post: “I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: :-) Read it sideways.” He added that serious messages could use :-(, noting, “Maybe we should mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends.”
    arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/1

    #emoticon #fahlman
  2. Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬 @[email protected] ·

    In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the #emoticon
    #Fahlman entered the discussion with his now-famous post: “I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: :-) Read it sideways.” He added that serious messages could use :-(, noting, “Maybe we should mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends.”
    arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/1

    #emoticon #fahlman