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Do we need even more emojis? A lot the ones we already have don't get much use. What do people want, to ditch our current writing method and revert to using pictographs to communicate?

As you've evidently not suffered any significant harm so far from the incident I doubt you'll ever have enough in damages to sue for the alleged assault even if the statute of limitations could be extended due to a claim of continuing harm. Until you find the video (if you ever do) you're not...

You can rest easy army judge. Civilization will not end due to the earth speeding up. It may end (if something else doesn't doom the planet first) as the planet continues to slow down in rotation, however. The Daily Mail is not known as a stellar news source. Not as bad as our National...

What exactly are you worried about that this is meant to solve? Your contract is with the contractor you hired, not the subs the contractor hires to complete parts of the work. If, as is likely, the contract obligates you to pay the contractor then doing what you propose may violate the contract...

You'd need to arrange a place to stay before you have to move out. That way you can immediately move into your own place. One of the problems the landlord will be concerned about is that you are under the age of majority (age 18). Minors may disaffirm most contracts they make and that would me...

IMO, that's not a good idea for two reasons. First, large language model (LLM) AI programs like Chat GPT aren't great for writing truly original letters, especially when it won't have much material to work with. NM, and most other states (maybe all of them), treat pardon petitions as...

It's not quite that easy. Most attorneys won't take a case until after talking with the prospective client to find out exactly what is going on. If the attorney does not provide a free initial consultation the prospective client may be told what the fee is for that and to bring that payment to...

Republican pledges to eliminate the deficit and start reducing the national debt have been a charade for all of this century. At this point they ought to just be honest to the voters and stop making those pledges. The only difference between the parties now in terms of fiscal responsiblity are...

My skin is itching after reading that article. Another reminder that in nature even the very small things you can't see can be a major threat. A wild black bear is scary and can kill you, but at least you can easily see and hear the bear if you are attuned to your surroundings. Then make your...

Both conservative and liberal federal district court judges have over the years issued rulings and orders that extend beyond the geographical jurisdiction of the court, including issuing sweeping nationwide injunctions and have agreed to hear cases that are more properly brought to another court...

You may want to at least consult an attorney to see if there is any legal issue to pursue. Without knowing to whom you sent the e-mail, whether it's a goverment agency or a private person/company, and exactly what the content of the e-mail there isn't much I can tell you. You might also want...

Make it easy for whom? For the companies holding the data? It is most definitely not easy or cheap to extend the GDPR requirements to all users and as they have no such legal requirement they stick to the minimum that the GDPR mandates. The user bears some responsibility, too. If a EU resident...

The EU and UK GDPR rules only apply to those companies that retain information of people in the EU and the UK. Likewise the CA privacy laws only protect the those persons in that state. As a resident of Oregon you don't benefit from any of these laws. Oregon and federal law do not provide the...

Mexico accounts for a very sizable part of our trade; well over $300 billion of both our imports and imports are with Mexico . It has part of the reason that goods that Americans buy were as inexpensive as they were before Trump went off on his misguided tariff romp. Without trade with Mexico...

I think David Mamet needs to have the lenses on his reality glasses checked. He is wrong that Trump was "overwhelmingly elected". Perhaps he's also math challenged because no one who was being honest would call getting 49.8% of the popular vote an "overwhelming" victory. That's about as close to...