Interesting Links for 05-10-2018

[andrewducker]

"It's all Greek to me" around the world

(tags: language )

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate Amazon and Apple

(tags: security hacking china amazing computers )

Russian spies attempted to hack into an international laboratory investigating the chemical weapons attack in Salisbury

At what point does Russia start to be considered a rogue nation?
(tags: assassination russia hacking security )

A thread of different magical systems.

(tags: magic )

The Tories have declared war on reality itself

(tags: conservatives OhForFucksSake )

Selfie deaths: 259 people reported dead seeking the perfect picture

(tags: photography death )

Twitter-inspired "You Might Be the Killer" is coming to Syfy this weekend

(tags: movies review )

Star Wars: Mandalorian TV Show Sets Taika Waititi & Others to Direct

(tags: StarWars tv )

The story behind Turkish Delight

(tags: food turkey history women )

Comments

[calimac]

Not only do we learn today what the Greeks say for "It's Greek to me," but we learn what the Turks call Turkish Delight. Thanks!

The phrase "You can't have your cake and eat it too" is really annoying. To have some cake means to eat it. What do you say when you're about to eat some cake? "Yes, I'll have some cake." Have. HAVE. It means to eat the cake, not to save it for later.

[cmcmck]

Apparently, the saying started out as 'you can't eat your cake and have it' which makes somewhat more sense!

[calimac]

No, I don't see that. "Eat some cake" and "Have some cake" are the same thing. The saying is like saying "You can't saunter and stroll" or "You can't converse and colloquy" or any other pair of synonyms. If you mean "Keep some cake for later" or "Hoard some cake against a famine" you have to say so.

[cmcmck]

I think the intention was to say that if you eat it now, you no longer have it for later.

How it came to change to its present form is more than I know.