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What is the difference between "the cake she made was terrible :-)" and "the cake she made was terrible :-("?

The nose mark is hard to decipher since it's used so rarely and mostly by elderly computer users, but the dueling smilies read to me like malicious intent vs agreeable disappointment. I.e.,

"The cake that horrible coworker of mine made was terrible, and everyone hated it. I delight in this schadenfreude." vs "The cake my loving and adorable girlfriend made me for my birthday was terrible, and while I appreciate the effort, it was hard to stomach. "

> The nose mark is hard to decipher since it's used so rarely and mostly by elderly computer users, but the dueling smilies (...)

Russian smiles are even more advanced. They use only one sign ")" and "(". Of course you can multiply them.

"I still ate some and feel fine" vs. "I've been sitting on the toilet for the last 25 minutes".

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