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Why Are We Still So Afraid of Using the Grumpy Old Period?

New York Times 15 Jan 2026
Exclamation marks, ellipses and ‘haha’ can’t fix our growing inability to communicate ... .
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X replaces Iranian regime flag emoticon with pre-Islamic revolution lion and sun flag

The Jerusalem Post 10 Jan 2026
Nikita Bier, head of product X, responded to a user’s request to update the emoticon on Friday, with “Give me a few hours” before the update went into effect early on Saturday ....
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In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon

Sott 27 Nov 2025
While Fahlman describes himself as "the inventor or at least one of the inventors" of what would later be called the smiley face emoticon, the full story reveals something more interesting than a ...
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A Computer Science Professor Invented the Emoticon After a Joke Went Wrong

Wired 21 Nov 2025
In 1982, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott Fahlman suggested using .-) for humorous comments after his colleagues took a joke about mercury seriously ... .
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