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An interview with an Apple emoji designer

https://shadycharacters.co.uk/2026/06/ollie-wagner/
29•nate•2d ago

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amelius•1h ago
In case anyone is actually interested in the emoji:

https://emojipedia.org/apple

Tepix•32m ago
Are the emojis on Apple (macOS, iOS etc) vector graphics these days?
LoganDark•4m ago
They are not. They are perhaps higher resolution than they once were, but still raster:

https://logandark.net/files/328S6690-9Q368809-16843Q53-RR2SN...

NoSalt•28m ago
Why does that site feel like I am reading typed text on paper?
holistio•7m ago
There is still no walnut emoji. Blonde-haired, black-skinned pregnant man? Yes. Walnut? No.
wpm•5m ago
Be the petty, small change you wish to see in the world: https://joypixels.com/blog/how-to-submit-an-emoji-to-unicode

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https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/
324•razin•3h ago•49 comments

Correlated randomness in Slay the Spire 2

https://tck.mn/blog/correlated-randomness-sts2/
125•rdmuser•4h ago•48 comments

I Fired Google

https://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/i-fired-google/
10•speckx•20m ago•2 comments

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https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260615-00/?p=112419
401•paulmooreparks•9h ago•117 comments

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https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/2064095424420487226
549•apitman•9h ago•284 comments

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https://roman.pt/posts/linkedin-backdoor/
1396•lwhsiao•18h ago•267 comments

An interview with an Apple emoji designer

https://shadycharacters.co.uk/2026/06/ollie-wagner/
29•nate•2d ago•7 comments

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https://sighack.com/post/getting-creative-with-perlin-noise-fields
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Unicorn – The Ultimate CPU Emulator

https://www.unicorn-engine.org/
24•tosh•3h ago•6 comments

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https://www.iroh.computer/blog/v1
1304•chadfowler•23h ago•403 comments

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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/15/feds-freaked-over-fable-5-after-simple-fix-this-c...
318•_tk_•5h ago•175 comments

Google Chrome update will close the door on ad blockers

https://9to5google.com/2026/06/15/google-chromes-next-update-will-mark-the-end-of-popular-ad-bloc...
26•speckx•1h ago•1 comments

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https://professorsigmund.com/praxis/hackers_for_granny_manifesto.html
15•Prof_Sigmund•31m ago•3 comments

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https://www.richardosgood.com/posts/banned-book-library/
490•sohkamyung•16h ago•287 comments

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1169•cloudking•23h ago•495 comments

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https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260611-00/?p=112415
75•tosh•7h ago•23 comments

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https://tinywind.io
928•tinywind•22h ago•162 comments

SpaceX Is Buying Cursor

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgd5g7d7gyo
242•jrm-veris•2h ago•261 comments

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https://trinket.strivemath.org/
77•apulkit6•5h ago•11 comments

Russian artist and Putin critic shot dead in Poland

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyrzd5g6k2o
105•2OEH8eoCRo0•2h ago•43 comments

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43•defrost•1h ago•17 comments

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15•sabareesh•3d ago•2 comments

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274•speckx•18h ago•152 comments

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109•california-og•10h ago•15 comments

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPrtVGimBYs
139•alexis-d•5d ago•67 comments

Hetzner Price Adjustment

https://docs.hetzner.com/general/infrastructure-and-availability/price-adjustment/#cloud-servers
511•tuhtah•1d ago•692 comments

Peopleless economy? Not technically impossible

https://gmalandrakis.com/writings/ad-economicum.html
244•l0new0lf-G•17h ago•457 comments

My Homelab AI Dev Platform

https://rsgm.dev/post/ai-dev-platform/
347•rsgm•23h ago•54 comments

Why I email complete strangers

https://www.goodinternetmagazine.com/why-i-email-complete-strangers/
193•karakoram•16h ago•84 comments

Color Photos of Stalin-Era Soviet Union Taken by a US Diplomat

https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/stalin-era-soviet-union-pictures-martin-manhoff/
82•Cider9986•2d ago•25 comments