The Daily Populous

Monday November 13rd, 2017 evening edition

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Ferry McFerryface to be name of new Sydney ferry after public vote.

Run a competition asking Sydney to name a new ferry, expect the outright silliest name to win.

Ferry McFerryface is now officially the name of the last ferry in a new fleet of inner harbour vessels.

The name was voted on by hundreds of Sydneysiders in a competition which allowed the public to be part of maritime history.

However, the most votes actually went to the name Boaty McBoatface, the notable title Brits voted to call a new research vessel last year.

"Ferry McFerryface will be the harbour's newest icon, and I hope it brings a smile to the faces of visitors and locals alike.

When voting opened Mr Constance urged the public: "Let's really generate some of the best names possible.". »

Moderate alcohol consumption improves foreign language skills

Authored by digest.bps.org.uk

So it really should make it harder for someone to speak in a foreign language.

To test the effect of alcohol on foreign language skills, Renner and his fellow researchers recruited 50 German students in their second year of an undergraduate degree in psychology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.

Effects of acute alcohol consumption on self-ratings and observer ratings of foreign language skills. »

Muslim activists hack Isis mailing list hours after terrorists claimed it was unhackable

Authored by independent.co.uk

For a Muslim hacking collective called Di5s3nSi0N, which previously disabled the automated email service last month, it was “challenge accepted”.

The email contained a list of 1,784 subscribers’ email addresses, which were partly redacted but have been verified by The Independent.

Muslim hacking collective Di5s3nSi0N hacked the mailing list of Isis’ Amaq propaganda agency and published subscribers’ emails. »

HBO's Deadwood Revival Movie Eyes Fall 2018 Production Start

Authored by tvline.com

Attention Deadwood vets: You’re going to be busy as f@&# next fall.

Sources confirm to TVLine exclusively that HBO is eyeing a Fall 2018 production start for the expletive-drenched drama’s long-in-the-works revival movie.

A rep for the cabler declined to comment on anything about the project, which has yet to receive a formal green light. »

The Kiwis who have invented a way of stopping time (in film, at least)

Authored by i.stuff.co.nz
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MARVEL/SCREENGRAB A still from the sequence in Thor:Ragnarok made possible by Stu Rutherford and Carlo van de Roer.

When Waititi visited van de Roer and Rutherford's temporary studio in Brooklyn, they began testing the idea with a quarter-size prototype model.

"But I would much prefer that Satellite Lab's lighting stuff made the final cut, than my little bit. »