I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.
Jerome K. Jerome
May 5, 2016
May 4, 2016
Gorillas make up ‘little food songs’ while they eat
Each gorilla has its own voice: you can really tell who’s singing.
And if it’s their favorite food, they sing louder.
May 3, 2016
In Indiana, you can drop off your unwanted baby as easily as returning a library book
A Safe Haven Baby Box where mothers can drop off unwanted newborns anonymously with emergency help moments away is now available in northeastern Indiana.
The padded, climate-controlled container was dedicated Tuesday at the Woodburn Volunteer Fire Department about 15 miles east of Fort Wayne near the Ohio state line. It’s on an exterior wall of the fire station.
It's not a crime if hungry poor steal food, Italy says
Italy’s highest court has acquitted a homeless man of stealing cheese and sausages, ruling that the theft of small amounts of food by the hungry poor is not a crime.
Dog Armor
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May 2, 2016
Can you say ‘rubber stamp?’ FBI and NSA requests never denied by secret court
The secretive court was set up to scrutinize the requests in secret, in order to ensure compliance with applicable civil rights requirements. That all makes sense. That every single request is essentially approved, however, seems at least curious if not a bit off. The government response about its perfect record of approvals is that the FBI and NSA are very careful when applying for surveillance.
Self-driving features could lead to more sex in moving cars
Well, duh? Why else would we want them?
Monster
"iPhone and iPad should never be made plural," Apple head of marketing
Asked by a Twitter member whether he was really telling people that they should say “I have two iPhone phones”, rather than “two iPhones”, Mr Schiller said that was correct.