A woman from Scotland has shared some of the shocking things people have said to her about being deaf

In the video — posted by BBC Social — Bea says she’s happy for people to ask questions, but there are some enquiries that are just plain stupid

“How do deaf people have babies?” is one of the more unusual questions shared by Bea. “How do deaf people have sex?” is yet another gem. 

“Can deaf people drive?” 

Don’t be a dick to deaf people.  Read more…

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First it was a North Korea expert — now it’s a TV presenter to left red-faced while on air on the BBC. 

Ben Brown was interviewing the BBC’s assistant political editor Norman Smith in Bradford when a passerby wearing sunglasses came into the shot behind them. 

She gave thumbs up and could be heard saying: “Absolutely fantastic.” 

But the presenter pushed the woman away while grabbing her chest and continued the interview. 

The woman, visibly surprised, then slapped his arm and walked away. 

In a tweet later, Brown said the incident was “completely unintentional”. 

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Elon Musk’s pun-inducing, earth-shattering Boring Company is getting more official by the day. Now, as announced by Musk, the CEO of everything, it has a website, complete with an FAQ. So are all our questions answered now? Not really. 

“To solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic, roads must go 3D, which means either flying cars or tunnels. Unlike flying cars, tunnels are weatherproof, out of sight and won’t fall on your head,” the FAQ states. The innovation the company hopes to bring is “increasing tunneling speed and dropping costs by a factor of 10 or more.” 

While that sounds absolutely amazing — who wouldn’t want faster and cheaper tunnels — it raises our first additional question.  Read more…

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These figurines are a far cry from your usual cardboard cut-outs. 

Monami Ohno, a Japanese artist, transforms plain brown cardboard into incredible objects. 

From Star Wars to Super Mario, there’s nothing she hasn’t done. 

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Imagine a loot box — but for security exploits.

The people behind the security exploits that powered WannaCry are threatening more leaks. 

The Shadow Brokers — a group that claimed last Saturday (May 13) that they have stolen hacking tools from the National Security Agency (NSA) — said in a blog post that it would set up a “monthly subscription model” for security exploits.

“Is being like wine of month club,” they wrote in broken English. “Each month peoples [sic] can be paying membership fee, then getting members only data dump each month.” Read more…

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So, umm, this is awkward. Someone needs to quietly tell the prime minister of Australia the real meaning of “Netflix and chill” or at least point him in the direction of Urban Dictionary.

Malcolm Turnbull was having an innocent old chat with radio station, 97.3FM, on Wednesday when he decided to drop the NSFW bombshell. 

“Do you ever Netflix and chill with Lucy?” the host asked, referring to his wife. A very eager Turnbull responded: “Yes, yes we do.” 

TMI, Mal. 

For those not in the know, “Netflix and chill” is often used as an invitation to come over and have sex. Example: “Wanna come over and Netflix and chill?” The term was first used on Black Twitter before it became a massive meme and ultimately its own catchphrase as Netflix gained popularity in the U.S.  Read more…

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Yep, there is someone out there creating a photographic library of all the animals in the world.

The National Geographic Photo Ark is a project to document all the species living in protected areas and zoos around the globe, in an effort to get us humans caring and protecting these animals for future generations.

Leading this is the publication’s photographer, Joel Sartore, who has so far completed more than 6,000 studio portraits of different species in 40 countries. 

Like a close-up shot of a platypus.

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Accepting that your computer is infected with ransomware is hard. 

Figuring out Bitcoin in order to pay the ransom? Even harder. 

As more than 200,000 systems around the world were hit with the ransomware WannaCry, businesses, hospitals, and regular people were all presented with a troubling choice: Pay approximately $300 worth of Bitcoin to unknown attackers or lose access to their data forever. 

But what happens when the victims don’t understand how to pay? Could the biggest thing holding ransomware hackers back be not updated computer systems but Bitcoin ignorance?  Read more…

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There’s something undeniably special in the way Meera Phillips looks at you when you speak. It’s as if your words are the only words that will ever matter, whether you’re talking about something silly or something serious. 

The 15-year-old knows the value of hearing what people say. That’s because she’s used to not being heard.

Meera is nonverbal, living with a rare condition called schizencephaly that impacts her ability to speak. But with the help of her iPad and text-to-speech technology, she can make her thoughts and opinions known — and she sure does. From her love of Katy Perry to her passion for soccer, Meera will let you know exactly what’s on her mind. All it takes is a few taps of her tablet, and with a specialized app stringing letters into words, and words into phrases, her thoughts are played out loud. Read more…

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Yes, we’ve all been through those “Why I left BuzzFeed” videos.

They typically start off talking about their issues with BuzzFeed, why they decided to leave, and what they hope to do next. 

But this video by former content creator Michelle Khare is quite literally pretty kickass.

The video opens with a classic Marvel opening sequence, with Michelle’s voice playing dramatically in the background.

“I will always have respect for where I came from. But some battles, you have to face alone…” she says, before proceeding to bury a guy’s body.  Read more…

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