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Apple Fixes Bagel Emoji

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Resurfaced independently across 3 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
4
submitters
2
observed span
2018–2022
peak thread · 59 comments
56 pts
latest 20+ return · 2021-01-09
27 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.

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Speaking of fascinating emoji stories, I'd recommend this good old favorite: an entomologist rates ant emojis http://curlicuecal.tumblr.com/post/175362924100/an-entomolog...

It's interesting to see a number of mid-California culturalisms that creep into Apple products. I find it mostly amusing, and only slightly annoying. There are probably a dozen, at least. Here are a couple of examples off the top of my head: For a very long time, when you asked Siri the temperature, if it was above 80°, she would add the word "hot" to the end of it. "It's 81 degrees. Hot." Where I was living at the time…

The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.

Breakout years
2

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
88

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Total comments
114

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2018-10-16Apple Fixes Bagel EmojiDoubleguitars40
2018-10-16Apple Fixes Bagel EmojiFirst breakout · Best threadTomte5659
2021-01-09Apple Fixes Bagel Emoji (2019)Latest 20+ point returnTomte2755
2022-11-29Apple Fixes Bagel Emoji (2019)Tomte10