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In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 14 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

I get it.

I prefer using emojis that show a range of variations of sarcasm over the very inelegant "/s," myself.

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[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 7 points 11 months ago

Not me 😋🙃😜🥴

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[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago

And isn't the winking smiley the most relevant for sarcasm?

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