Comments on: KaomojiApp makes crazy text emoticons easy ＼(☆o◎)／ http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 06:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jeremy Wilson http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1593562 Jeremy Wilson Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1593562 Only for Lion! Only for Lion!

]]> By: TheKaz1969 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1593108 TheKaz1969 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1593108 Touche! Touche!

]]> By: Richard http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592804 Richard Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592804  Well, the screen shot does contain a hidden "tit". :o)  Well, the screen shot does contain a hidden “tit”. :o)

]]> By: Don Pinnell Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592765 Don Pinnell Jones Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592765 2gigabyte Japanese kaomoji has been quite a powerful communication tool. I tend to like pretty much anything using -> ω As mentioned above, LINE by Naver looks to me kinda next generation of it. (i don't mean that kaomoji is not fun/cool anymore) 2gigabyte Japanese kaomoji has been quite a powerful communication tool. I tend to like pretty much anything using -> ω

As mentioned above, LINE by Naver looks to me kinda next generation of it. (i don’t mean that kaomoji is not fun/cool anymore)

]]> By: Don Pinnell Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592761 Don Pinnell Jones Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592761 looks like fun app looks like fun app

]]> By: Shay Guy http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592670 Shay Guy Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592670 <a href="https://www.google.com/?#q=Kyubey&fp=1" rel="nofollow">That's no Pikachu.</a> That’s no Pikachu.

]]> By: greggman http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592513 greggman Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592513 Or you could just switch to "Line" like most of Japan has. http://line.naver.jp No I don't work for line. But I'm in Japan and to communicate with friends they all use Line. It's so popular there are stuff dolls Inthe stores and arcades for the emoticons from Line Or you could just switch to “Line” like most of Japan has.
http://line.naver.jp

No I don’t work for line. But I’m in Japan and to communicate with friends they all use Line. It’s so popular there are stuff dolls Inthe stores and arcades for the emoticons from Line

]]> By: TheKaz1969 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592509 TheKaz1969 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592509 What?!? No "boobies" section?!? I'm, uh... a big fan of, uh, birds... >ahem< What?!? No “boobies” section?!?

I’m, uh… a big fan of, uh, birds… >ahem<

]]> By: TheKaz1969 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592507 TheKaz1969 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592507 looks like it would be in the "Pikachu" section... looks like it would be in the “Pikachu” section…

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592504 noah django Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592504 I just copypaste the ones I like into a TextEdit file, then cmd+tab, select, cmd+tab, paste.  seems to accomplish the same thing? 【ツ】 I just copypaste the ones I like into a TextEdit file, then cmd+tab, select, cmd+tab, paste.  seems to accomplish the same thing?
【ツ】

]]> By: penguinchris http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592428 penguinchris Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592428 Yep - and so much better than the Windows version, the endless ugly icons on the bottom right (if they even do that anymore), none of which you actually want there. Yep – and so much better than the Windows version, the endless ugly icons on the bottom right (if they even do that anymore), none of which you actually want there.

]]> By: Dean Putney http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592413 Dean Putney Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592413 You also either very rarely use the icons, or access them via a keyboard shortcut. It's basically a good way to represent a background process. You also either very rarely use the icons, or access them via a keyboard shortcut. It’s basically a good way to represent a background process.

]]> By: penguinchris http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592395 penguinchris Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592395 ┗┃・ ■ ・┃┛ I don't really think so. It's otherwise-unused space, and the icons are small and unobtrusive - and are useful. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ Attached is an image of my menu bar icons; they all do something useful for me. ー(￣～￣)ξ This one is in the "smug" category which I suppose is appropriate for us mac users ;) ┗┃・ ■ ・┃┛
I don’t really think so. It’s otherwise-unused space, and the icons are small and unobtrusive – and are useful.
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
Attached is an image of my menu bar icons; they all do something useful for me.
ー(￣～￣)ξ
This one is in the “smug” category which I suppose is appropriate for us mac users ;)

]]> By: xzzy http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592359 xzzy Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592359 Goddamn you have a cluttered menu  bar.  It's the mac equivalent of that screenshot of IE that's been stuffed to the gills with search bars. Goddamn you have a cluttered menu  bar. 

It’s the mac equivalent of that screenshot of IE that’s been stuffed to the gills with search bars.

]]> By: Gilbert Wham http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592346 Gilbert Wham Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592346 Yeah, a unicode crib-sheet. Yeah, a unicode crib-sheet.

]]> By: Shay Guy http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592342 Shay Guy Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592342 Does it have ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼? (And if so, is it under the "Evil, Plotting or Sneaky" section?) Does it have ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼? (And if so, is it under the “Evil, Plotting or Sneaky” section?)

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592341 franko Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592341 this makes me insanely happy { > ◡ < } this makes me insanely happy { > ◡ < }

]]> By: Omar Kooheji http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592337 Omar Kooheji Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592337 Anyone know of a Windows Equivalent? Anyone know of a Windows Equivalent?

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/kaomojiapp-makes-crazy-text-em.html#comment-1592336 Paul Renault Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=196250#comment-1592336 Back in the day, we typed emoticons ourselves.  And we liked it. (I really was going to post a comment about how Mac users can't figure out how to do this themselves, so they need an app to do it for them, but I decided not to.) Back in the day, we typed emoticons ourselves.  And we liked it.

(I really was going to post a comment about how Mac users can’t figure out how to do this themselves, so they need an app to do it for them, but I decided not to.)

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