Shibe Doge
[There is a] general principle of internet language these days that the more overwhelmed with emotions you are, the less sensical your sentence structure gets, which I’ve described elsewhere as “stylized verbal incoherence mirroring emotional incoherence” and which leads us to expressions like “feels,” “I can’t even/I’ve lost the ability to can,” and “because reasons.” Contrast this with first-generation internet language, demonstrated by LOLcat or 1337speak, and in general characterized by abbreviations containing numbers and single letters, often in caps (C U L8R), smilies containing noses, and words containing deliberate misspellings. We’ve now moved on: broadly speaking, second-generation internet language plays with grammar instead of spelling. In this sense, doge really is the next generation of LOLcat, in terms of a pet-based snapshot of a certain era in internet language.
Science
Timeline of the far future
First, we brought you a prediction of the forthcoming year. Then we brought you a timeline of the near future, revealing what could happen up to around 100 years time. But here’s our most ambitious set of predictions yet – from what could happen in one thousand years time to one hundred quintillion years (that’s 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 years). As the song says, there may be trouble ahead... To see more of our infographics, click here.
Doge pronunciation: How do you pronounce the name of the shibe doge meme.
The meme known as doge—in which photos of dogs, usually Shiba Inus, are labeled with internal monologues like “wow,” “such [adjective],” and “very [noun]”—has been taking over the Web in recent weeks. Websites and comment sections are full of phrases like “Wow, so crack” (in reference to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford) and “Such fail” (in relation to the healthcare.gov rollout). But how do you pronounce doge? No one seems to agree. The site Your Daily Doge, which has received hundreds of thousands of visitors, agrees: Others, however, claim that the name of the meme is pronounced “like ‘dodge’” (or Dodge), with a soft G but a short O. Wow. But Chen and Sheidlower may not be the foremost authorities. But though Strong Bad may have played a crucial role in the meme’s origins, the pronunciations of words can change. However, since this is at root an Internet phenomenon, perhaps it’s best to let the Internet decide. Update, Dec. 6, 2013: The results of the poll are no longer displaying.
Surprise Motherfucker
PC Drivers for Xbox One Controller Available
PC gamers will not have to wait for a Windows Update Microsoft is set to release PC drivers so that users will be able to play their games with the Xbox One controller in an upcoming Windows update. But for the dedicated PC gamer, Xbox Live’s Major Nelson is offering early access to the drivers for download on his blog. Xbox Live director of programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb made the announcement saying, “We know our fans have wanted PC compatibility, and we know they wanted to be able to use the Xbox One controller with the same games and applications they have been playing with using the Xbox 360 controller. We can’t wait for them to play their favorite PC games with what we consider the best controller ever made and we’re excited for fans to experience the improved D-pad, redesigned battery compartment, new comfortable design and offset analog sticks.” According to Hryb, any PC game that supports the Xbox 360 controller will now be able to support the Xbox One controller.
PC Drivers for the Xbox One Controller Now Available :
Beginning today, new PC drivers for the Xbox One controller will be available for download, offering PC gamers a better way to play using the Xbox One controller. We’re planning to release the drivers as part of a Windows update in the near future; however, today, I am happy to offer early access to our dedicated PC gamers on MajorNelson.com. PC Drivers for Xbox One Controller (x86)PC Drivers for Xbox One Controller (x64) We know our fans have wanted PC compatibility, and we know they wanted to be able to use the Xbox One controller with the same games and applications they have been playing with using the Xbox 360 controller. We can’t wait for them to play their favorite PC games with what we consider the best controller ever made and we’re excited for fans to experience the improved D-pad, redesigned battery compartment, new comfortable design and offset analog sticks.
Infants 'unable to use toy building blocks' due to iPad addiction
Experts have warned that the growth is having a serious effect on children’s social and physical development. Last year, a doctor claimed that rising numbers of young people – including one aged just four – required therapy for compulsive behaviour after being exposed to the internet and digital devices from birth. Addressing the ATL annual conference in Manchester, Colin Kinney, a teacher from Northern Ireland, said colleagues “talk of pupils who come into their classrooms after spending most of the previous night playing computer games and whose attention span is so limited that they may as well not be there”. He added: “I have spoken to a number of nursery teachers who have concerns over the increasing numbers of young pupils who can swipe a screen but have little or no manipulative skills to play with building blocks or the like, or the pupils who cannot socialise with other pupils but whose parents talk proudly of their ability to use a tablet or smartphone.”
