Robotron, 8 months ago

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AccordionBruce, 8 months ago

@Robotron
I really hope to get the proposal in before they approve the vinyl record emoji they have in the pipeline

Because that would be a sad shadow of the multipurpose utility of this one

And this one would be much more gratifying if the “it’s back!” Vinyl folks see the current fad lose its luster the first time people move house

I will be really sad if the boring vinyl record emoji gets approved and this one doesn’t, and the fad ends and we’re stuck with a vinyl emoji nobody uses 📼

Robotron, 8 months ago

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AccordionBruce, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago)

@Robotron
The best of these #emoji things combine the seriousness of a scientific grant-proposal with the reality that if successful they will result in a tiny cartoon on billions of phones 📱

The #Jellyfish 🪼 proposal is an inspiration

https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2021/21217-jellyfish-emoji.pdf

You make the most serious effort you can, but the whole thing is fairly ridiculous

So that makes it pretty easy to laugh about

#science #oceanography

AccordionBruce, 8 months ago

@Robotron
I just hope the phonograph gets a chance to be considered before they approve the vinyl record proposal

The next approval window is in April I believe

So we’ll know if they announce the vinyl record this year whether I missed it 😔

jgamble, 8 months ago

@AccordionBruce

Is there a "Sitting dog looking left" emoji? Because I have an idea for a pairing...

AccordionBruce, 8 months ago

@jgamble
OMG! I should add that to the proposal

Probably #PhonographEmoji + 🐶 would be closest

#Unicode is working on a scheme to have emoji be reversible so you can make sure all the police-cars are chasing the right surfer instead of the other way 'round or whatever

So if you had a sitting dog, that might take care of the issue

But I don't know what other dog: 🐕 Dog2; 🐕‍🦺 Service Dog; 🦮 Guide Dog; or 🌭 Hot Dog; would fit as well as 🐶 for ol' Nipper

#WallaceAndGromit #emoji
#DogsOfMastodon