It's not even just that: the shadows go mid-character, instead of using characters as pixels. It is just not ASCII ART at all, just some ASCII characters used as a filler.
oooh. Good point. I didn't even noticd that at first glance as I was floored that anyone would show off something so totally wrong. But yes, not responsive ascii art if you're just throwing a transparent circle over the same bunch of characters.
