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In Which We Science Why Nouns Become Verbs. (Because Language). Shakespeare was also quite the inveterate verber — one among many — because nouns have been verbing their way all over the English language for quite some time.

Kim Kardashian's Nude Instagram and the Linguistic Evolution of 'LOL' Far from its "laughing out loud” origins, the term now suggests irony and ambivalence — and also the mutability of language.

In Which We Science Why Nouns Become Verbs. (Because Language).

Kim Kardashian's Nude Instagram and the Linguistic Evolution of 'LOL'

What Slack is doing to our offices—and our minds

What Slack is doing to our offices—and our minds It started as social software for work, but Slack now has our :heart:, time, and data.

Octopus Snatches A Seagull, Ruins Everyone's Day

Octopus Snatches A Seagull, Ruins Everyone's Day This seagull was just trying to get fed by some humans — until an octopus latched on from below. March 9, 2016 at 06:30PM

quiescent , adj : Inactive, quiet, at rest. (grammar) Not sounded; silent. (cell biology) Non-proliferating.

Word of the day is quiescent : Inactive, quiet, at rest. (grammar) Not sounded; silent. (cell biology) Non-proliferating.

Picture of the day on March 10, 2016: Vaults in the nave of cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris, France. The pillars are slightly offset, so that the vaults are a bit skewed.

New MIT Code Makes Web Pages Load 34 Percent Faster in Any Browser Internet connections get faster but websites get more complex — and that means we often still have to wait an age for pages to load. Now, a new technique from MIT that helps browsers gather files more efficiently could change that.

The Article of the day for March 10, 2016 is Jacob van Ruisdael . Jacob van Ruisdael (c. 1629 – 1682) was a prolific and versatile Dutch artist, generally considered the pre-eminent landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age. During this period of great wealth and cultural achievement when Dutch painting became highly popular, his father and uncle were also landscape artists. His earliest works, dating from 1646, show remarkable quality for his age. He moved from his Haarlem birthplace to Amsterdam around 1657, where he lived until his death. Ruisdael painted a wide variety of landscape subjects, including Dutch countryside scenes, city panoramas, seascapes, and Scandinavian waterfalls. The sky often takes up two thirds of the canvas. His accurate rendering of trees was unprecedented, and he is particularly known for his paintings of mills, such as Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede (pictured). Ruisdael shaped landscape painting traditions worldwide, influencing the English Romantics, ...

Vaults in the nave of cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris, France. The pillars are slightly offset, so that the vaults are a bit skewed..

Article of the day is Jacob van Ruisdael. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

New MIT Code Makes Web Pages Load 34 Percent Faster in Any Browser

Why Nobody Can Build an Email Killer

The Dragonslayer

Why Nobody Can Build an Email Killer It will remain impossible to build a better communication system until the primary goal is actually communication itself.

The Dragonslayer A year ago, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler saved the Internet. In this exclusive interview, he tells us what’s next.

Watch Google's Self-Driving Car Cause Its First Crash

Watch Google's Self-Driving Car Cause Its First Crash Footage taken from the bus that was hit by one of Google self-driving SUVs clearly shows that the computer-driven car pulled out when it shouldn't have. Thankfully, the self-driving car was only going 4 MPH at the time of collision.

Google's Deepmind AI beats Go world champion in first match The "AlphaGo" program forced its opponent, 33-year-old 9-dan professional Lee Sedol, to resign three and a half hours into the first of their five-match battle. While Deepmind has defeated a Go champion before, it's the first time a machine has beaten a world champion.

Google's Deepmind AI beats Go world champion in first match

New MIT Code Makes Web Pages Load 34 Percent Faster in Any Browser

New MIT Code Makes Web Pages Load 34 Percent Faster in Any Browser Internet connections get faster but websites get more complex — and that means we often still have to wait an age for pages to load. Now, a new technique from MIT that helps browsers gather files more efficiently could change that.