Thursday, December 3, 2015
Ever wanted to live in the Middle-earth?
A company called Green Magic Homes came up with an idea to build tiny prefabricated houses that look exactly like Hobbit holes and can be assembled by 3 people in a few days time!
An Interactive Cloud Installation Made Of 6,000 Lightbulbs
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
San Bernardino Shooting
Emergency crews responded Wednesday to reports of a shooting with multiple victims in San Bernardino, Calif., the city’s fire and police departments reported.
The Fire Department posted on Twitter that there were reports of as many as 20 victims.
The city Police Department confirmed that it was handling an “active shooter” incident, but declined to say more.
The 51 most commonly misused words and phrases
It's surprising how many mistakes people make when they use the English language.
A linguist from Harvard University is here to help - he has created a list of the words we misuse the most.
In his latest book, "The Sense of Style," Harvard cognitive scientist and linguist Steven Pinker explores the most common words and phrases that people stumble over.
It is reminiscent of Strunk and White's classic "The Elements of Style," but is based on linguistics and updated for the 21st century.
In the English language, there is no definitive body governing the rules, so grammar can be up to interpretation.
Here are the 51 most commonly misused words and phrases from his book.
Here are the 51 most commonly misused words and phrases from his book.
Watching a Lego Sisyphus Perpetually Push a Boulder Is Unimaginably Relaxing
The video of Sisyphus in motion is mesmerizing, and a surprisingly effective way to relax.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Fiorina: I Will Not Be Bullied Into Telling Truth
Calling criticism of her misrepresentations about Planned Parenthood “typical left-wing tactics,”
the Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina said, on Sunday, “I will not be bullied into telling the truth.”
Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” the former Hewlett-Packard C.E.O. denied that spreading misinformation about Planned Parenthood was “in any way incendiary,” but added,
“What is truly incendiary is demanding that someone who is seeking the highest office in the land stop lying.”
Fiorina noted that many of her rivals for the Republican nomination—including Donald Trump, Ben Carson, and Ted Cruz—had successfully used lying as a key element of their campaign strategies.
“All I am trying to do is level the playing field,” she said.
Additionally, she argued that she had not singled out Planned Parenthood as the subject of falsehoods during her campaign. “Look at the things I have said about my tenure at Hewlett-Packard,” she said.
“I have steadfastly avoided facts from day one.”
Striking a defiant note, she said that she refused to allow a “tiny cabal of left-wing truth-fetishists” break her resolve. “Anyone who thinks I’m going to start suddenly telling the truth doesn’t know what Carly Fiorina is made of,” she said.
The Borowitz Report
the Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina said, on Sunday, “I will not be bullied into telling the truth.”
Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” the former Hewlett-Packard C.E.O. denied that spreading misinformation about Planned Parenthood was “in any way incendiary,” but added,
“What is truly incendiary is demanding that someone who is seeking the highest office in the land stop lying.”
Fiorina noted that many of her rivals for the Republican nomination—including Donald Trump, Ben Carson, and Ted Cruz—had successfully used lying as a key element of their campaign strategies.
“All I am trying to do is level the playing field,” she said.
Additionally, she argued that she had not singled out Planned Parenthood as the subject of falsehoods during her campaign. “Look at the things I have said about my tenure at Hewlett-Packard,” she said.
“I have steadfastly avoided facts from day one.”
Striking a defiant note, she said that she refused to allow a “tiny cabal of left-wing truth-fetishists” break her resolve. “Anyone who thinks I’m going to start suddenly telling the truth doesn’t know what Carly Fiorina is made of,” she said.
The Borowitz Report
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