PHOTO OP: Kitty in Black and White
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Baby Seal Literally Redefines ‘Cute’
Baby Seal Literally Redefines ‘Cute’
A baby seal has been discovered in South Georgia in the Sandwich Islands that is causing linguists to rethink current definitions of the word “cute.” Current dictionary definitions of the term usually talk about cute thing being “pretty” or “attractive” in a “dainty” or “child-like” manner. But experts argue that isn’t enough for this particular seal.
“This cuteness displayed in this baby seal is too much for the word to adequately described using its current definition,” said Aaron McLean of the Oxford Lexicographical Heritage Society. According to McLean, dictionary editors are working on a new definition and hope it will be ready sometime in May 2014.
Via wili_hybrid.
STUDY: Kittens Don’t Understand Non-Touch Computer Interfaces
STUDY: Kittens Don’t Understand Non-Touch Computer Interfaces
By now you’ve probably seen the video of the human child who can’t figure out why a paper magazine doesn’t work like an iPad. It has been viewed over 3.4 million times on YouTube. Futurists have pointed to it often over the past few months as evidence of the changing norms in media consumption. But new research out of the Feline Computer Interaction Institute has found that today’s kittens – most of whom have grown up in a completely post-PC world – also find non-touch interfaces baffling.
Via dougwoods.
PHOTO OP: Kitty Close-Up
PHOTO OP: Kitty Close-Up
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PHOTO OP: Do I Have Something on my Nose?
PHOTO OP: Do I Have Something on my Nose?
Via David W Oliver.