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Is this a statement of dentist solidarity? a wish for my coworker to return with more (or fewer) teeth than he set out with?
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Wren lemmy.today Wren@lemmy.today
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valar lemmy.ca valar@lemmy.ca
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An alethiometer is a fictional device which appears in Philip Pullman’s fantasy series, His Dark Materials. The device bears a superficial resemblance to a compass, and is used to answer questions asked of it, albeit in a rather cryptic manner.

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jtrek startrek.website jtrek@startrek.website
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I used to dislike emoji reactions , but I realized they're a nice way to signal "I read your message but have nothing more to add"

"Going to lunch. Back by 1" gets 4 thumbs up emojis and a sandwich. Uses far less space than 5 lines of "okay"

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Cypressed lemmy.blahaj.zone cyclonedusk@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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🦷

Translation: may your teeth be well, friend.

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Brave Little Hitachi Wand feddit.uk yakko@feddit.uk
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An alethiometer is a fictional device which appears in Philip Pullman’s fantasy series, His Dark Materials. The device bears a superficial resemblance to a compass, and is used to answer questions asked of it, albeit in a rather cryptic manner.

🫘

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October lemmy.world edgemaster72@lemmy.world
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I used to dislike emoji reactions , but I realized they're a nice way to signal "I read your message but have nothing more to add" "Going to lunch. Back by 1" gets 4 thumbs up emojis and a sandwich. Uses far less space than 5 lines of "okay"

👍👍👍👍🥪

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GamingChairModel lemmy.world GamingChairModel@lemmy.world
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I used to dislike emoji reactions , but I realized they're a nice way to signal "I read your message but have nothing more to add" "Going to lunch. Back by 1" gets 4 thumbs up emojis and a sandwich. Uses far less space than 5 lines of "okay"

"I read your message but have nothing more to add"

ACK

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UniversalBasicJustice lemmy.blahaj.zone UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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An alethiometer is a fictional device which appears in Philip Pullman’s fantasy series, His Dark Materials. The device bears a superficial resemblance to a compass, and is used to answer questions asked of it, albeit in a rather cryptic manner.

My favorite YA fiction about deicide!

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MinnesotaGoddam lemmy.world HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
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"I read your message but have nothing more to add" ACK

SYN

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GaMEChld lemmy.world GaMEChld@lemmy.world
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It furthers my theory that a frighteningly small amount of communication actually accurately conveys one mind to another and something like 99% of received communication ends up being the recipient's projection of whatever they wanted it to mean.

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Swedneck discuss.tchncs.de Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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"I read your message but have nothing more to add" ACK

i have read your confirmation of my confirmation of your confirmation of my confirmation of reading your message

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Swedneck discuss.tchncs.de Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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I used to dislike emoji reactions , but I realized they're a nice way to signal "I read your message but have nothing more to add" "Going to lunch. Back by 1" gets 4 thumbs up emojis and a sandwich. Uses far less space than 5 lines of "okay"

bread 👍

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JennyLaFae lemmy.blahaj.zone JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-03-14
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An alethiometer is a fictional device which appears in Philip Pullman’s fantasy series, His Dark Materials. The device bears a superficial resemblance to a compass, and is used to answer questions asked of it, albeit in a rather cryptic manner.

🧭

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