One mathematical reason for the rising usage of emoji in Twitter and other forms of online communication may be that it increases the amount of information that can be encoded in 140 (and now 280) characters.

​Pragli takes things a step further. Rather than hopping onto a video call, you can communicate with anime-style avatars of your coworkers. Set "happy" or "sad" expressions blur the lines between real and performative feelings.

Today I learned: By using an HDR <video>, a website can display a very bright white, like ~7 times brighter than #FFFFFF, on an iPhone/iPad. This can be used to e.g. show a bright QR code for easy scanning despite user’s low brightness settings. https://t.co/zZ8SLomPun... See more