Emoticon :) has etymology stemming from emotion + icon. Tis from the 80s, early computer stuff
Emoji 😊 is japanese, from 絵文字 which is like, drawing + character, basically. It’s a word MUCH older than computing.
False cognates. Sound similar, similar function, nothing to do with each other.
Yeah, timing marks! There’s a few of them. So neat
But click it anyway
The second Ori game’s story is so good and absolutely had me and my wife bawling during it
Wow, that’s very fast imo. Good for you!
Great randomizer out there for it. And it’s Archipelago compatible so you can mix it in with other randomizers alone or with friends, in case you want more!
They also introduced Watcher late. No guarantee the 4 characters here are the only characters
Yeah, I guess the assumption it takes is that there aren’t larger topographic changes for the other legs between their points, and that the legs are equal length. But I like it, it’s a fun one I’m trying next time
What do you do for the studio? Just making conversation
Not Outer Worlds, which is a shooter, Outer Wilds is a story based… Um… I feel like anything more than that is a spoiler
Easy best game I’ve ever played.
Oh that is terrible
Ah I should be on a screen less, surely. Lots to doomscroll recently.
If it was round it wouldn’t have blown up!
I used to work for a large craft brewery. We’d have the same sentiments sometimes.
Someone was furious we wouldn’t sell them a keg of Miller. Homie, I don’t know how to explain this better, but we only sell the beer we make and that ain’t it
So her music videos are a bit strange, but they’ve got nothing on the dozens or hundreds of random other videos (some of which are crazy long)
Yup, Helene, a few months ago, in Asheville NC.
You could say I’m still experiencing it, I suppose. We’ve always been a place that’s too far inland for a hurricane. Very climate insulated. That bubble has burst for us here after this storm.
It was super scary, no cell service for days, no power or water or gas for days. We have a great network of people so we were supported and supporting but it went bad for many others.
But more than scary right now, it’s sad. Just seeing the devastation
Your title is hilarious
I’ll bite, what do you youtube about?