[Citation not needed]: Hoover was a harbor seal who was able to imitate basic human speech. […] On the British comedy panel game show QI, host Stephen Fry asked the question: “What is meant by the expression “Hoover the talking seal”?” Panelist Roger McGough answered, “Well, it’s either one of those wonderful Oz expressions for …
Is Sketch available for Windows or Linux? “Due to the technologies and frameworks exclusive to OS X that Sketch has been built upon, regrettably we will not be considering supporting Sketch on either of these platforms.”
A friend just talked to me about 3D printer/scanner combos as if they were already common-place. Some people are just helplessly stuck in the future.
Product of the year: a tentacle clamp.
Implausible wording in StrangerThings2. GoogleNgram
Organic waste ain’t cute, kids.
http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2017/17393-wg2-emoji-feedback.pdf
“Confirmation bias in big data analysis” is the new “finding answers in the night sky”. apophenia
Italy is the country with the highest amount of elevators in the world. The only thing missing are investors listening to elevator pitches.
UX for good and bad habits
Headspace is a really nice app that helps you tip-toeing into the world of meditation. I’ve been looking into ways of improving my focus and trying a few meditation apps seemed a normal part of the process. But meditation, like most beneficial practices, needs to become a habit in order to give any positive result. …
Time and time again I am reminded of how Italians are rigid about their recipes. Also, guilty as charged. And ready for being trolled.