Weird cat cries out – loliloli’ instead of – meow’: TOKYO : Cats tend to make some weird sounds at night, especially when fighting or when there's a female in heat. A cat named Chobimaru had other things in mind when it went up to its owner and started going “loliloliloliloliiiiloli,” as reported by SoraNews24. …
Housing crisis can’t be solved by tinkering with planning laws – build more social housing instead: Shutterstock. The UK prime minister, Theresa May, has set out to address citizens’ anger over the lack of affordable housing in the UK, blaming councils for failing to enforce planning rules, and private developers for focusing on making a …
Cop vs. snake: Officer tries to catch snake, freaks out instead: A University of Central Florida police officer failed to keep his cool while trying to drive away an invading snake. In the video posted on Facebook, the officer is seen wielding a trash can and attempting to remove a small snake from a university …
Woman: Casino offered steak dinner instead of million jackpot: A slot machine told her she hit a massive jackpot, but the casino claimed it was a machine error and offered her a meal on the house. Now, she's taking this to court. : Weird News GRAPHIC: Pregnant snake brutally killed still gives birth in worst…: …
A degree with a difference: using South African sign language instead of the written word: Nyeleti Nokwazi Nkwinika acknowledges the applause after graduating with her Masters degree. Wits University Nyeleti Nokwazi Nkwinika was a year into her Master’s dissertation in English, and she was struggling. This has nothing to do with her work ethic: the …
Weird 5 mins ago 6:05 p.m.UPS delivers assault rifle instead of toy airplane: A New York couple was horrified when a UPS delivery they thought was a Christmas present turned out to be something else: an assault rifle. The husband of the family said they even drove around with the firearm after having the UPS …
South Africa in the news: ANC cancels meeting with allies to instead review vote result: South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party canceled a scheduled meeting that would have included its labor union and communist party allies and will instead have its highest decision making body review its local election results, the worst the …: …
Seven reasons why taxing company sales instead of profits is a non-starter: In the midst of the row about Google’s low tax settlement, former chancellor Lord Lawson came up with a radical proposal. In an era where multinationals can artificially shift profits around the world, he said that taxing those profits has “had its day”, …
Cory Doctorow is good with words. He just prefers stringing them into sentences, not subroutines. “I was a software developer,” he says. “I’m much better at writing science fiction novels. Like, seriously.” read more Opensource.com – bbehrens Supporting Open Source.