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The pistol emoji ― 🔫 ― is being phasered out, or turned into a water pistol:
Google is the latest company to ditch the pistol with a new emoji update for Android users. The switch to a bright orange and yellow water gun, rolling out now, mimics changes made by Apple, WhatsApp, Twitter, and Samsung over the last few years. That leaves Microsoft as the only major platform with the realistic handgun emoji. True, Facebook still uses it, but a spokesperson for the company confirmed to Emojipedia that it would also be replacing its gun emoji with a toy water gun. The Verge has reached out to Microsoft for comment.
[...] Ironically, Microsoft initially displayed the gun emoji as a toy, but changed it to a revolver in 2016 as part of its emoji redesign project. With Google's (and Facebook's) latest move, Microsoft's gun emoji puts it at philosophical odds with the other giant tech companies based in the US where gun violence is a major concern. As we previously noted, in 2016 Apple successfully pushed to remove the rifle icon from the standardized collection of emoji.
However, later on the day The Verge's article was published, Microsoft revealed that it is jumping on the trend as well:
We are in the process of evolving our emojis to reflect our values and the feedback we've received. Here's a preview: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbqXVKBU0AAdXLk.jpg
Previously: Apple Changes "Pistol" Emoji From Revolver to Toy Water Gun
Apple Urged to Rethink Gun Emoji Change
Twitter Changes Revolver Emoji to Water Pistol Emoji
Related: Kids Are Facing Criminal Charges for Using Emoji
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 27 2018, @08:10PM (11 children)
Taken from injury lawyer website:
Here are some statistics on the number of emergency room (ER) visits per year caused by individual types of tools (source: "The Most Dangerous Power Tools," Forbes.com, December 2009):
Power nailers or nail guns: 37,000 emergency room visits/year
John Deere-type Riding Lawn Mowers: 37,000 hospital visits a year
Chain Saws: 36,000 ER visits/year
Stationary Table Saws: 29,000 ER visits/year
Snowblowers: 5,7000 ER Visits per year; 19 deaths recorded since 1992
Circular or Rotary Saws: 10,600 ER cases/year
Power Drills: 5,800
Backhoes: Average of 38 construction fatalities a year
Air Compression Devices: 2,400
Wood Chippers: Average of 3 deaths a year
If they could take our guns, they would come for the nailguns next.
In Great Cuckin they are now "rounding up" sticks and bicycle wheels during their "weapon sweeps" meant to make it looks like they are doing their jobs.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by KiloByte on Friday April 27 2018, @09:07PM (10 children)
In the UK, they already banned knives, and regular scissors (you can get only the type that in normal countries is given to kindergarten but not elementary school kids).
Ceterum censeo systemd esse delendam.
(Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Friday April 27 2018, @09:27PM (6 children)
What? You don't want to, maybe, qualify that broad statement just a little?
systemd is Roko's Basilisk
(Score: 2) by kazzie on Friday April 27 2018, @11:23PM (5 children)
The GP may want to take a glance over this page [www.gov.uk] before trying to back up their claims.
(Score: 2) by deimtee on Saturday April 28 2018, @12:32AM (1 child)
Why the hate on locking blades? They're safer to use than non-locking and no more dangerous as a weapon than any other knife.
If you cough while drinking cheap red wine it really cleans out your sinuses.
(Score: 2) by kazzie on Saturday April 28 2018, @07:43AM
At a guess, they're as concealable as other folding blades, but (because they lock) can cause more stabbing damage, because they're rigid.
(Score: 2) by qzm on Saturday April 28 2018, @12:42AM (2 children)
'kusari (or ‘manrikigusari’) - a weight attached to a rope, cord, wire'
Which I can only assume could be read as including fishing lines with a sinker on the end attached to a trace wire.. that sucks.
Then again, you are ok if you are carrying 'if it’ll be used in a demonstration or to teach someone how to use it' - who comes up with this shite? I mean really?
But dont worry, Sikhs can carry Kiripan with no problems, in fact they get a special mention as ok:
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT7frnYEwxJIPvvOZ120xp8Y3Et3XPV0QF1PamaBFLrNJy-tvIj [gstatic.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 28 2018, @10:06AM
> Which I can only assume could be read as including fishing lines with a sinker on the end attached to a trace wire.. that sucks.
So what you're saying is, that law has been narrowly crafted to target Buzzard the Mighty.
(Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Saturday April 28 2018, @03:19PM
That's conkers out then.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk
(Score: 2) by EETech1 on Friday April 27 2018, @10:42PM (2 children)
Guess they need a throw acid in your face emoji.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 28 2018, @02:58AM (1 child)
Right here [christianpodcastcentral.com]
(Score: 2) by EETech1 on Saturday April 28 2018, @03:24AM
You fucking rock my anonymous friend:)
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