tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post8274732963187009400..comments2009-08-09T05:16:06.701-07:00EliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-50448227570435472682009-08-09T05:16:06.701-07:002009-08-09T05:16:06.701-07:00

&gt; early forms of emoticons<br /><br />Ouch. A side-by-side comparison of the signals used by different generations would probably be interesting.<br /><br />----<br /><br />Some rabbits (or rather Rabbits (c) Disney)<br /><br />http://forums.dailyrotten.com/stupid/24/d1/t.24d11dddd454c8d07bd110a60f42b192.gif

Hank Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-39914440745250149712009-08-04T19:47:45.962-07:002009-08-04T19:47:45.962-07:00

John Mashey,<br /><br />Yes, I was there. It was quite amusing.

No Onenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-59607274165822349102009-08-03T15:01:54.605-07:002009-08-03T15:01:54.605-07:00

Hank:<br /><br />Consider these fan gestures early forms of emoticons.<br /><br />By amusing coincidence, I once gave a keynote talk at at the Tri-ADA 95 conference, so this thread may be more appropriate than Eli realized.

John Masheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786354229618237133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-62850460907966492512009-07-28T21:03:45.823-07:002009-07-28T21:03:45.823-07:00

Dear Rabett, thanks to a recent advice column in one of the local newspapers, in which a woman who is pregnant asked about the propriety of carrying and using a handheld fan of the type depicted here, I found that in fact they _were_ twitter:<br /><br />http://www.plan-an-elegant-tea-party.com/loves-secret-languages.html<br />---- excerpt follows----<br /><br />The Ladies Fan<br />This fashion

Hank Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-2933287360768705832009-07-21T13:48:40.139-07:002009-07-21T13:48:40.139-07:00

thumbnail size, and background for the image, here:<br />http://ohenrosan.blogspot.com/2007_06_01_archive.html

Hank Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-6445838088025345602009-07-21T13:45:13.943-07:002009-07-21T13:45:13.943-07:00

Iconography to be used when replying to trolls, maybe?<br /><br />http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RUPqhnYtByA/Rmn_nTQierI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/33uIPN9J51M/s1600-h/Kappaweb.jpg

Hank Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-17470996655236808162009-07-15T19:05:59.104-07:002009-07-15T19:05:59.104-07:00

You need to post something interesting.<br /><br />And pronto!!

No Onenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-2310919105757531022009-07-12T16:39:14.701-07:002009-07-12T16:39:14.701-07:00

Ho, ho.<br /><br />To think how long ago TwitterScience might have been introduced....<br /><br />A minor nit, as I posted over at the source. The second Babbage engine was commissioned by Nathan Myhrvold, who was kind enough to lend it to us at the <a href="http://www.computerhistory.org/" rel="nofollow">Computer History Museum</a> for ~18 months, through YE2009.<br /><br />See it while you can

John Masheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786354229618237133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-27496189780854242762009-07-12T05:16:10.970-07:002009-07-12T05:16:10.970-07:00

Excellent! I&#39;ve just spent far more time there than I really should have.<br /><br />Thanks.

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