The Trouble with Misinterpreted Emoji

Here is an Improbable Research blurb on a new paper about the modern-day trouble of misinterpreted emoji.

(And thanks to Dan Larremore for pointing me to the original paper.)

The Birth of Emoticons?

Here is the most commonly accepted explanation for the origin of the first emoticon. :) (It occurs to me, by the way, that an emoticon really ought to be a special type of Decepticon.)

(Tip of the cap to whoever posts things on Facebook for Physics Today.)

Sarcasm Emoticon

Here is an article about sarcasm getting its own emoticon, but surely the entire article is meant sarcastically?

I love the phrasing of the 'fun fact' at the end of the article: "Sarcasm" comes from the Latin sarcasmos, which means "to tear flesh." How bad-ass is that?

(Tip of the cap to Sharam Shokrian.)