Proto-smiley
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I guess smiley archaeology was just a matter of time.
The smiley and its many variants are an important (and fun!) part of the worldwide online social culture – allowing emotions to be conveyed in plain text. It has been in widespread use since the early ’80s, when it was first proposed. Yet the original message in which the smiley was invented had been lost – until now.
I always thought words expressed emotion in plain text, but maybe I’m just old-fashioned. Remember, kids: use smileys sparingly.
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Posted to Computers • 2002.09.13 (Fri) • 23:43
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Posted by John 2002.09.14, 03:08
I don’t mind smileys as much as people that use “u” to mean “you.” For whatever reason, that drives me up the wall. Does it really take more time to type two extra letters? They’re even pretty close to the “u” key!
Kids these days…
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