Word of the Day
Salient (adj., SAIL-ee-ehnt)
Noticeable or important. There's an older definition for salient as well, especially relating to military stuff, but it's not something we really use anymore. It's not salient to our current times.
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Link of the Day
Enraged chimpanzee lunges after being tranquilized
Two quick notes on this one. First, the Atlantic's entire selection of Photos of the Week for last week is great; go check them out. Second, the first one is a photo of the year candidate:
A male chimpanzee, Chacha, screams after he was darted following an escape from nearby Yagiyama Zoological Park, in a residential area in Sendai, northern Japan, on April 14, 2016. The chimp was eventually caught after being shot with a tranquilizer gun and falling from the power lines, Kyodo news reported.
What a photo. I would have the same reaction as the man in the cherry picker. That is a terrifying thing to see.
PhotoChimpanzeesFaces of pure angerTerrible, horrible, no good, very bad daysOccupational hazardsAbout to destroy