Business Insider is reporting that Apple is changing its implementation of the "pistol" emoji (🔫 \U0001F52B; "🔫") from a revolver to a toy water gun. According to Apple's announcement, the change will take effect with the release of iOS 10 this fall. Apple's announcement didn't explicitly mention the change or its rationale but the change is, predictably, ruffling some feathers.
(Score: 4, Informative) by MostCynical on Wednesday August 03 2016, @12:59AM
Every time an someone uses an emoji, they look like a tool. This is automatic. No coding required.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 5, Touché) by jdavidb on Wednesday August 03 2016, @02:24AM
ⓋⒶ☮✝🕊 Secession is the right of all sentient beings
(Score: 2) by jdavidb on Wednesday August 03 2016, @01:58PM
ⓋⒶ☮✝🕊 Secession is the right of all sentient beings
(Score: 3, Funny) by kurenai.tsubasa on Wednesday August 03 2016, @02:30AM
☞ Please tell me I can keep using these! ☜
☞ If not for these codepoints, we would have no way of representing old west posters in unicode!
☞ We must keep these codepoints for our heritage and posterity!