Thursday, May 04, 2017

Goodbye Gun Emoji, Hello Water Pistol..!!

Water Pistol Emoji Replaces Gun
With the latest release of iOS 10, many of us are all excited about the newest features, including deleting default apps we never use! It’s about time Apple – I don’t want your iBooks… or your News.
It also brings wonderful features such as changing the intensity of your flash light, finding where you parked your car, and some type of futuristic photo searcher; you can literally search for what’s in the photo – crazy!
But with all these new features in iOS 10, there’s really only one question on everyone’s mind… what happened to the gun emoji? Well, I’m sorry to say this but, it’s gone, gone forever!
So what will replace the empty space where the pistol once lived? Well, we can tell you it’s a fluorescent green water pistol. But why did they change this?
Well it all started with a bug report from 20th June 2016, where Neven Mrgan reported a bug that stated:
“The current “pistol” emoji is a realistically rendered lethal weapon. As the spec doesn’t require it to be this way, Apple would be doing a service to society by changing this image to a plastic toy gun, such as a bright pink or green water squirter.”
“Emoji should not be a reminder of the weapon causing tens of thousands of deaths in the US every year.”

Because of this bug report, the gun emoji has now been replaced by a water pistol.

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

National Two Different Colored Shoes Day:

National Two Different Colored Shoes Day
Who doesn’t love a reason to be unique or weird for a day? Well this special holiday might just be what you’re looking for! National Two Different Colored Shoes Day is celebrated on the 3rd May every year by simply wearing two different colored shoes. So if this is something you or a friend would like to take part in, make sure you read the facts about this crazy holiday!
I’m not sure about you, but that sounds like something I’m into! Whilst this day isn’t actually an official national holiday, it has been made popular over the years by many people including its founder.
The day was founded by a lady named Dr. Arlene Kaiser. She came up with a small way to help people break free from normality. Arlene Kaiser founded a day where we could challenge people to be a little different and in that way celebrate the uniqueness that comes with being human. So if you plan on stepping out of your box, then the third of May is a good day to do it!
There isn’t a great deal of information on this special day; however Two Different Colored Shoes Day began in 2009 by Kaiser, who has been doing crazy things like wearing shoes with mismatching colors since the 80’s! So it is pretty obvious that Two Different Colored Shoes Day is just part of Arlene Kaiser’s colorful personality.
Other than wearing mismatching footwear, there are several other things you can do to celebrate this day. You can celebrate by spreading the word and telling your friends, family, or other loved ones about how much you love their unique traits and qualities. You can tell them what you love about them & how they should always be themselves and not to let the world make that such a difficult thing to do.
As far as clothing, you could wear mismatching gloves along with a t-shirt advertising that band you were so ashamed to let people know that you liked before. Also if you’re not into the whole mismatching concept, you can use today as an ideal excuse to dress like the person you feel you are inside. This day is a great day to ignore what society thinks you should look and be like and just let your inner you shine.
The five interesting facts you may not know about footwear are as follows. Hope you enjoy!
  1. Originally, men wore heels. In the 16th century, Persian soldiers wore heals on horses. The shoes gave the soldiers stability in the foot straps so they could use their bow & arrows more efficiently.
  2. Egyptian butchers wore high-heeled shoes to avoid the blood and meat on the floor of their workplace.
  3. It wasn’t until the year 1818, that the shoe for the right foot was invented.
  4. Sneakers were named due to being very stealth-like.
  5. It is believed that the first shoes were created 40,000 years ago.

Tuesday, May 02, 2017

Facts About YouTube Star PewDiePie:

Record-breaking, award-winning YouTube celebrity PewDiePie has caught the world by the short-hairs with the success of his YouTube channel and network of fellow video content producers. He is world-famous, beloved by millions, and is one of the most influential people in the video gaming world. If you’re a fan of PewDiePie, here are 30 interesting facts you should know!
  1. PewDiePie’s real name is Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg. He is 27 years old and was born on October 24, 1989, in Gothenburg, Sweden.
  2. He lives and works in Brighton, England, United Kingdom.
  3. He originally wanted a degree in industrial economics and technology management at Chalmers University, but in 2010 he dropped out to pursue his new YouTube career which he started that year.
  4. PewDiePie supported his YouTube channel by selling hot dogs. His persistence paid off when in 2012 his YouTube channel garnered over one million subscribers.
  5. His YouTube channel is the most subscribed out of anyone on YouTube with over 54 million subscribers as of 2017.
  6. On average, PewDiePie receives around 2 million views on each video after only 24 hours of uploading them.
  7. In his early school years, he showed an interest in art and practiced by drawing his versions of popular video game characters.
  8. PewDiePie is a big supporter of independent video game producers.
  9. Originally, his YouTube channel was called “Pewdie”, however upon losing his password to the account he then registered PewDiePie.
  10. The word ‘Pew’ is from the sound of a laser gun, and ‘die’ just meant the laser shot killed.
  11. His popularity allowed him to sign up with Maker Studios in December 2012.
  12. In May 2013, he won the award for Swedish Social Star during the Starcount Social Awards in Singapore. He then went on to win Most Popular Social Show at the same event.
  13. Had his first app developed by Maker Studios in August of 2014, that allowed users to use their iPhone to watch his video feeds.
  14. PewDiePie has another video show called BroKen on MLG.tv that he started in September 2014 with co-host Kenneth Morrison (CinnamonToastKen).
  15. In December 2014, PewDiePie appeared in two episodes of his favorite TV series, South Park. It was a two part season finale and the episodes were called #REHASH & #HappyHolograms.
  16. PewDie Productions AB, his production company reportedly earned $7.5 million in 2014 according to the Swedish newspaper, Expressen.
  17. He was listed in Time Magazine’s list of the 30 most influential people on the internet in 2015.
  18. He won the 4th Streamy Awards in 2015 in the Best Gaming Channel, Show, or Series.
  19. In October 2015 he made the list of the richest YouTube stars hauling in a reported $12 million.
  20. In 2015 he voiced is disapproval of Nintendo’s Creator Program that shared revenue with any YouTube creators that featured their games in their video content.
  21. He got his first television series, Scare PewDiePie, which was released in 2016 via the YouTube’s ‘YouTube Red’ the subscription service.
  22. His girlfriend and business partner is Marzia Bisognin, they have been together since 2011. She is a vlogger & vlogs about beauty, fashion, food and travel.
  23. They have two pugs called Edgar & Maya.
  24. He won’t hire an editor to edit his videos. He wants to do it to keep the integrity of how a real YouTube video should be.
  25. PewDiePie was once a member of the Machinima YouTube network, but felt neglected and had a lawyer free him from the contract holding him to them.
  26. PewDiePie is now in a partnership with Maker Studios, producing Revelmode which is a sub-network of Maker Studios. It features PewDiePie and a number of his video making friends on their own YouTube original series.
  27. He’s a charitable guy and donates to charities such as St. Jude Children’s Hospital and the World Wildlife Fund.
  28. He has his own video game called PewDiePie: Legend of the BroFist, which was released on September 24, 2015 for iOS & Android.
  29. PewDiePie states that his religious beliefs fall under the ‘agnostic atheist’ ideology.
  30. His fans are known as ‘Bros’, although they’re also referred to as the Bro Army.

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