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Re: Snakisms

#4

Post by eyelidlessness »

For the views which state “swipes control snake”, is it part of the gag that by and large swipes do nothing? Or is that because I was too hasty loading nihilism?

Re: Snakisms

#6

Post by cwillu »

eurasiantiger wrote: post #3

On iOS this suddenly wanted to open a page in Mail. You have been warned.

Joke explainer:

Narcissism mode attempts to send an email to the author when you score a point: “https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?fs=1&tf=cm&source=mailto&s...

   Subject: I+love+your+work
   to: pippin.barr@gmail.com
   body: I+wanted+to+take+a+couple+of+minutes+to+write+you+an+email+about+how+much+I+respect+and+appreciate+your+work...

Re: Snakisms

#7

Post by cwillu »

eyelidlessness wrote: post #4

For the views which state “swipes control snake”, is it part of the gag that by and large swipes do nothing? Or is that because I was too hasty loading nihilism?

Try dualism if you want to experiment with mind control

Re: Snakisms

#8

Post by eurasiantiger »

cwillu wrote: post #6
eurasiantiger wrote: post #3

On iOS this suddenly wanted to open a page in Mail. You have been warned.

Joke explainer: Narcissism mode attempts to send an email to the author when you score a point: “ https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?fs=1&tf=cm&source=mailto&s... Subject: I+love+your+work to: pippin.barr@gmail.com body: I+wanted+to+take+a+couple+of+minutes+to+write+you+an+email+about+how+much+I+respect+and+appreciate+your+work...

Right. Joke.

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#9

Post by bgun »

eurasiantiger wrote: post #8
cwillu wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Joke explainer: Narcissism mode attempts to send an email to the author when you score a point: “ https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?fs=1&tf=cm&source=mailto&s... Subject: I+love+your+work to: pippin.barr@gmail.com body: I+wanted+to+take+a+couple+of+minutes+to+write+you+an+email+about+how+much+I+respect+and+appreciate+your+work...

Right. Joke.

If you think iOS opening mailto: links in the Mail app represents some kind of security breach then I have bad news for you.
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