A linguistic dissection of 7 annoying teenage sounds - The Week

The sounds people - especially young people - make in between the words they are saying are fascinating.

The following video provides a studied look at seven of them.

I also find the contemporary singers such as Rihanna and Kesha are doing a superb job of listening for such sounds and incorporating them in the the vocalizations of their lyrics

http://theweek.com/article/index/244460/a-linguistic-dissection-of-7-annoying-teenage-sounds

I don't find such sounds particularly annoying. I wonder if such sounds can be considered as words and therefore part of a vocabulary. Also I wonder if the sounds cross borders. Are they like the 'home' and 'refresh' icons in your browser and work in any language?

New York City adopts new International Symbol of Accessibility - Boing Boing

You can be disabled and you can be fit.

http://boingboing.net/2013/05/25/new-york-city-adopts-new-inter.html

Will Robots take all the jobs?

My feeling is that the robots will take the drudge jobs.

We will (somehow) in response create more jobs for artists, teachers, musicians, semi-pro athletes and other creative, artistic and helpful people. 

http://boingboing.net/2013/05/17/will-robots-take-all-the-jobs.html

Say Hello to the 100 Trillion Bacteria That Make Up Your Microbiome - NYTimes.com

Michael Pollan is one of my favorite writers on food, diet and the creation of food.

Here he talks about you (plural) are what you (plural) eat.

With you (plural) being the mass of bacteria you cohabit your body with.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/magazine/say-hello-to-the-100-trillion-bacteria-that-make-up-your-microbiome.html?_r=0

Making Your Own Website: Your Career Will Thank You Later

I think you all know this. In any case here are some good tips on how and why to have your own web site.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/making-your-own-website-your-career-will-thank-you-later/