Emoticon
At 11:44AM EDT we celebrate 25 Years Of 🙂.
[Carnegie Mellon professor Scott E.] Fahlman posted the emoticon in a message to an online electronic bulletin board at 11:44 a.m. on Sept. 19, 1982, during a discussion about the limits of online humor and how to denote comments meant to be taken lightly.
“I propose the following character sequence for joke markers: :-),” wrote Fahlman. “Read it sideways.”
Because it was such a momentous event, Wikipedia notes that someone actually scanned old back-up tapes for the event, which also included the debut of 🙁
And some opine that IT people leave shallow, unproductive lives 😉
4 comments
Thank you for dispelling — with this one post alone — the myth that IT people leave shallow, unproductive lives!
It is a factoid that I was able to use with great effect today.
Where would chat rooms and IM be without the professionals.
im is the greatest thing since sliced bread. no, it’s better than sliced bread. 🙂
Sorry, but I prefer to slice my own bread. I know, it’s weird, but different sandwiches require different thicknesses and soup requires the “heel” with some substance. Too many years in other countries.