xkcd comic #541 (titled “TED Talk”) expose a problem I’ve long been aware of: how do you end parenthetical statements with emoticons?
Randall reveal two possible solutions:
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… Linux (or BSD :) would…
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… Linux (or BSD :) ) would…
Of course, none of these are acceptable! But today, I think I’ve found the definitive solution…
As you may know, unicode comes with loads of weird characters. The weirdest are called dingbats . Beside this family, you’ll find the weirdest of the weirdest , which contain 2 interesting symbols:
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☹ (aka white frowning face )
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☺ (aka white smiling face )
So using the latest, our statement become:
… Linux (or BSD ☺) would…
Problem solved! :D